Distressing death in Rockton ends in tragedy
The four year old son of Mr and Mrs Eph McKeown of Rockton died after accidentally ingesting carbolic acid mistaken for medicine. The child, who suffered from croup, was treated with squills and coughed before taking the poison. A physician arrived but the child died within twenty minutes. Также references Chester and Yorkville society notices follow.
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Eph Mckowwn
Rockton
Bethlehem Methodist Church
TS Jefferys
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Yorkville
Jefferys
South
Yorkville Enquirer
Dispensary’s Words Across Generations Alarm Town
HARF Evans laments the dispensary’s toll as three years of use allegedly age him, while the Chester Lantern cites sorrow as many parents face graves within that span. The dialogue reflects community concern over a local issue affecting families.
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Harf Evans
Chester
Seven Men Under Death Sentences in South Carolina
Special to the Charlotte Observer from Columbia South Carolina reports a rising crime rate has softened with pulpit and press influence. Juries in Pickens Greenville Oconee and Spartanburg show change while seven men sit under death sentences including Marion Parr and RA Adams. Two hangings planned for May at Florence with parallel cases in Walterboro and Oconee County Hoyt Hayes and Rochester cases loom. The article notes the governor’s commutation debate and a dramatic courthouse scene involving a presiding judge and a child witness.
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Chester
Columbia
United Daughters of the Confederacy
William JH Brawley
Charleston
JS Clifton
Orangeburg
Chester County
Brawley
South Carolina Infantry
de Chifton
Cavalry
Charlotte Observer
S.C
Pickens
Greenville
Oconee
Spattanburg
RA Adams
Colleton
Supreme Court
Walterboro
Sacques
Adams
Florence
Marke
Hill Langston
Oconee County
Hoyt Hayes
Earle Rochester
Rochester
Lisa
Terrible Explosion at Brockton Shoe Factory
An explosion at the R. R. Grover Shoe Company factory in Brockton sent debris and flames through three floors. About four hundred workers were present. early estimates put deaths between fifty and seventy five, with many injured and ambulances busy.
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Boston
R. R. Grover Shoe Company
Brockton
Builer
Dahlburg
Emerson
Itia
Downpour Hits Texas Damage Crops and Potatoes
A terrible rainstorm swept Eastern and Southeastern Texas on March 18 damaging bridges, fences, and newly planted crops. Reports say seed potatoes rot and overall crop damage exceeds fifty percent as farmers who planted potatoes as a cotton substitute face losses.
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Houston
Texas
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Mel Edger
South Carolina
J.T. Hay
Camden
Cole L. Blouse
Newberry
Niels Christensen
Boaufort
A. L. Gaston
T. B. Fraser
Sumter
D. A. Spivey
Conway
Fraser Lyon
Abbeville
Grime
Pullitt
Press Sant Ty
Marion Parr
Parr
McUulough
Greanville
Burle Rochester
Cox
Fountain Low
Mase
Ascot
International
United
SK SI
Pe SK OS Sss
Wunti-Jones
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