Happenings In The State Chronicle Reported Deaths and Crimes
Chester death of Susannah McFadden at Lansford aged 91 or 92, last blind for three years. Edgefield murder trial ends in manslaughter sentence. Darlington drowning of Ed Lucas while fishing near Society Hill. Newberry gin house burned with heavy losses estimated at 1200 dollars, incendiary suspected. Stono river steamer death from scalding on Mary Draper. Bishopville white man Kelly arrested for burglary after liquor fueled act. Spartanburg depot project 75000. Con verse College library gift of 10000 from Carnegie. Anderson fatal shooting of Nelson Wingfield by Jim Rice. pneumonia warning and Honey and Tar promotion.
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Bishopville
Kelly
Lucknow
Hyatt
Hyatt &Son
Stor
Southern
Spartanburg
One Hundred Schools Qualify For Libraries
Four counties Richland Florence Spartanburg and Laurens have met rural school library conditions and each will receive 12 libraries. Three to six schools in several other counties have complied, and about 100 schools statewide have met requirements and will receive libraries once the pamphlet list is issued by State Superintendent Martin.
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Richland
Florence
Spartanburg
Laurens
Jact
Martin
Candidate for Trouble Quote by Bob Taylor
A quotation about politicians, describing honesty and ambition as sources of trouble. The speaker compares a candidate to a mariner adrift between hopeful cliffs and fearful crags, a pack horse of public sentiment, a dromedary of politics, and predicts eventual inner decay.
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Ile
Bob Taylor
Foley's Honey and Tar Promises Lung Relief
A medical ad warns that neglecting a cold can lead to pneumonia and weakened lungs. It promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy to stop the cough heal and strengthen the lungs and prevent pneumonia with sales through Hunderburk's Pharmacy.
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Foley
Punderburk
Hunderburk
Penkrie Fire Ravages Nebraska Property
A Penkrie brush fire in Nebraska caused extensive property damage as responders battled flames. Authorities report minimal injuries while efforts focused on containment and securing affected structures.
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Penkrie
Nebraska
Pardon for Anderson Nix in Barnwell murder case
Gov Heyward pardoned Anderson Nix a colored man who had been sentenced to life in November 1597 for the murder of Jennings Green in Barnwell. The pardon follows a deathbed confession by Town Marshal Owens admitting he fired the fatal shot, with affidavits from white men supporting the claim that Nix did not commit the crime.
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G. Duncan Bellinger
Nix
Anderson Nix
Owens
Sum
Inas
Tragedy Averted by New Discovery Says Pleasant City Mother
Mrs W Watkins of Pleasant City declares her sick child nearly died from pneumonia and a severe cough. After trying Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption the boy recovered completely. The druggists Crawford Bros J K Mackey Co and T Eugene Funderburk offer 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles with trial bottles free.
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J. K. Mackey & Co
T. Eugene Funderburk
Arrest of Charles Smith in New York for NC murder
Charles Smith, alias Morris Tucker, 28, a Black man, was arrested in New York City on March 22 charged with the murder of John Guy in Wilson, North Carolina, last February or March. He is held pending extradition papers and arrival of North Carolina officers.
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New York
Charles Smith
Morris Tucker
John Guy
Wilson
N. C
North Carolina
Working Overtime and Daily Labor Pains Remedy
Advertisement claims Dr King s New Life Pills keep millions at work night and day curing indigestion biliousness constipation sick headache and stomach liver and bowel troubles. Easy pleasant safe cure offered by Crawford Bros Mackey Co and Ty Eugene Fundesburk drag store.
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Dr. King
Crawford Bros
Do, Mackey & Co
Ty Eugene Fundesburk
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Miss Coppedge
Lancaster
Lancaster Mercantile Co
Columbia State
Chester
Susannah McFadden
Landsford
Jeff Denson
Edgefield
Jelf Henderson
Darlington
Ed Lucas
Pee Dee River
Society Hill
Newberry
Jno. C. Hipp
Ol Town
Charleston
Philip Wright
Mary Draper
Stono River
8. C
Southern Railway Company
Converse
D. C
Robert Pell
Andrew Carnegie
Converse College
Perneumonia
Cabtoe Benna the the Ke
Ni Lavelle
Angers of Pheumonia
Barnwell
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