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Newspaper

The Lancaster Ledger

Location

Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1903

Page

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Chicco Protests Dispensary Law Before South Carolina Governor

Vincent Chicco, East Bay street resort owner, visited Governor Heyward to protest the dispensary law in Charleston. Heyward remained firm on enforcing the law, despite Chicco's warnings of ruin. Hammett attended, Chicco praised common courtesy, and Chicco recalled prior liquor seizures, including a large shipment in disguised cotlin boxes. He noted a proposed boat contingency but said mounted constables could not catch his boat.

Vincent Chicco East Bay Street South Carolina Old City Chicco Gov. Heyward Charleston Mr. Hammett Tillman Divine Columbia

Young Man Dies in Cotton Mill Tragedy and Murder Trial

Reports from Marion and Winnsboro describe a deadly cotton mill accident claiming the life of 15 year old Charles Wooten, and a local murder trial where Josephine Burns was found not guilty of murder but guilty of carrying concealed weapons in a separate verdict.

Marion Josephine Burns Townsend Winnsboro S. C Charles Wooten J. A. Wooten

Bucklens Arnica Salve Cures Leg Sore in Five Days

Len P. A. Danforth of LaGrange Georgia suffered six months with a frightful running sore on his leg. He writes that Bucklen s Arnica Salve wholly cured it in five days. It also treats ulcers wounds piles and is guaranteed. Only 25 cents. Sold by Crawford Bros and J F Mackey Co Drug gists.

P. A. Danforth LaGrange Bucklen Crawford Bros J. F. Mackey & Co

Little Boy Saved by Dr King’s New Discovery

Mrs W Watkins of Pleasant City Ohio recounts how pneumonia and a terrible cough plagued her child until Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption was tried. The remedy is praised as the only sure cure for coughs colds and lung diseases priced 50c and 1.00 with free trial bottles offered by Crawford Bros J F Mackey Co and others.

J. F. Mackey & Co

Man and Unknown Negro Die When Fly Wheel Bursts

A High Point man named Holt and an unnamed black man were cutting feed with a steam cutter when the fly wheel burst in the country near Raleigh. Holt’s legs were mangled and he died about an hour later. the other worker was killed instantly.

Raleigh N. C High Point Holt

Tragedy at Lukens Lumber Plant Claims Laughery

At Sumter on March 13 John F Laughery was seriously injured by a runaway fly wheel at Lukens Lumber. The wheel burst causing fatal injuries to his face and skull after an explosion. Engineer Joiner escaped unharmed and debris damaged the roof and machinery.

Sumter John F. Laughery Lukens Lumber Company Laughery Mr. Laughery

Dangers of Pneumonia Warned by Local Doctor

A local health notice warns that neglecting a cold can lead to pneumonia, with weakened lungs afterward increasing tuberculosis risk. It promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy to stop coughing heal and strengthen lungs and prevent pneumonia. Dr. T Eugene Funderburk, druggist, endorsed.

Foley T. Eugene Funderburk

State imposes liquor ban for new constabulary

The secretary of state issued commissions to A. B. Hammett of Barnwell J. K. White and J. W. Seay of Spartanburg as constables in the new liquor constabulary. Hammett orders zero tolerance for intoxication with suspensions and potential dismissal upon repeated offenses.

A. B. Hammett Barnwell J. K. White J. W. Seay Spartanburg Hammett

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Morgan Visits Washington and Talks Cuba with Leaders

J Pierpont Morgan met with Senators Hanna Aldrich Gorman and others in the Capitol then with the President at the White House to discuss Cuba and reciprocity. Morgan supported Aldrichs extra session plan and sparked speculation about Hanna’s possible 1904 presidential nomination.

Washington J. Pierpont Morgan Capitol Hanna Aldrich Gorman Senate White House Mr. Morgan Cuba Senator Hanna Roosevelt Morgan

Mexican Bandits Hold Up The Stage In Yaqui River

A Tucson dispatch reports bandits attacked a stage between Tatam and Lorin along the Yaqui river in Sonora last Tuesday night. All six passengers and the driver were killed including Fili berto Alverado a wealthy Mexican ranch owner. Authorities in Guayamas are notified and suspect local gangs in the Yaqui mountains planned the ambush.

Los Angeles Cal Tucson Ariz The Herald Yaqui River Sonora Filiberto Alverado Guayamas Seresat Alverado Yaqui

Presidents Ate With Their Knives in Early White House Life

The article lists presidents from Washington to Taylor noting each ate with a knife and cooled drinks with their own methods. It highlights John Quincy Adams using a fork after learning in France and mentions General Taylor’s finally fatal illness linked to July 4th cherries.

George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison James Monroe John Quincy Adams White House Adams France Andrew Jackson Gen. Taylor Washington

Five People Shot in Alabama Family Attack

Huntsville Alabama March 13 Joseph Powers a young white man from Newmarket attempted to exterminate a family near there today after a dispute with John Winkle. He fired through a window wounding five including Winkle a baby and two women Winkles son lost an eye Powers fled by train to Texas.

Huntsville Ala Joseph Powers Newmarket Powers John Winkle Winkle Texas

S W Gillilan on newspaper work and reader behavior

The essay argues from S W Gillilan that active reader support matters more than criticism. It notes that paying subscribers and contributors shape quality while frequent complaints from non-patrons reveal biases. Readers who financially back the paper or provide tips help accuracy and reliability in reporting.

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Governor Heyward Sarvis Nichols Len TRAG Hin Fhe Constabulary the President Mark Hunon Hanna J Rhode Island Mr. Hanna New England Utica S. W. Gillilan Baltimore American
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