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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1903
Page
2
In the third trial James Howard was found guilty of killing Governor William Goebel in Frankfort Kentucky. The jury initially could not agree, then returned after instructions to reach a verdict. Punishment set at life imprisonment with all members voting guilty. one juror Burkes refused to consider the death penalty.
The Charlotte gamblers faced penalties from Judge Shaw after a dice game dispute. William Horan received 12 months in jail to be served on the chain gang, Walker Daniels six months with chain gang service, others fined and required to post bonds. Several appealed, with Horah posting a $750 bond.
Governor Heyward grants a pardon for Mrs. Plume Hall who has served seven years of a life sentence. Hall was accused as an accessory in the murder of her husband Watson Hall, killed by Aleck Ferrell at Mars Bluff. She refused to testify on religious grounds.
The Anders son rum shops were told to have buyers sign requests for chemically pure liquor in the dispenser’s presence and not to sell more than once daily. The note questions why the state would violate a law that fines or imprisons violators and has led to fatalities among citizens, per the Gaffney Ledger.
Two thirds of members of the Northern Presbyterian church vote in favor of raising the confession of faith. An unrelated ad touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tad Jets claim to cure a cold in one day, with price 25e.
Special to The State Greenville April 20 United States court found Thomas Hampton William Oliver and J A Bird guilty of breaking into Anton post office near Pendleton February 2 and into Iva post office Anderson county February 8 They were identified by reliable citizens and sentenced to five years each in the Atlanta penitentiary. Staunton Va April 28 Navy assistant surgeon H H Haas attempted suicide at a hotel firing a pistol his temple The round lodged near the left temple destroying both eyes He left letters for friends and asked to notify his brother’s lawyer in Harrisonburg Va Haas was on furlough from Portsmouth Va.
Greenville April 28 J A Wright proprietor of a local beef market tried to take his life this afternoon in room 37 at the Southern Hotel by cutting his throat and slashing his wrists and arms. The act stemmed from financial despondency. Physicians were summoned and his wounds are reported as potentially fatal. Wright was under 21 and a native of Athens Georgia.
Atlanta April 28 G Hall man Sims pleaded guilty to embezzling 94000 of Capital City National Bank funds. He served as collection clerk and was a prominent social figure in Atlanta, and was sentenced to six years in a Federal prison.
One man from Dempsey town Pennsylvania reports taking Dr King's New Life Pills nightly for two weeks and claims they restore youthful vigor. The pills are described as purely vegetable and effective for liver stomach and bowels with no griping. Available at Crawford Bros and J F Mackoy & Co Drug Store for a small price.
The Southern Baptist convention plans in Savannah for May 8 with lodging for 500 guests at one hotel and many other accommodations. A 3,000 seat tabernacle is rising in the park for sessions and auxiliary bodies. Rev Dr John D Jordan and Charles Graham arrange Tybee hotel opening and rail specials. The Southern Baptist Woman's Missionary Society and other groups convene May 7. James G Gibbes, Columbia land agent, dies aged 74. he aided the Confederate cause and relief after the siege.
An old advertisement touts BB Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for eczema itching pimples and skin eruptions. It claims blood purification will clear the sores and restore complexion, urging readers to write for prepaid samples and testimonials from thousands of users.
A blaze wiped out the barn and stables of Mt J N Voorhies in St Andrew's Parish Wednesday night. Nine mules and two horses perished before rescuers could reach them. Several carts and large amounts of corn and produce were destroyed. The cause of the fire remains unknown.
Dawnous traveling portrait project seeks every survivor of the Confederate army in Lancaster County. Artist W A Davis will photograph veterans free of charge until May 20 at his gallery. He previously photographed about 100 veterans and hopes to include all county veterans in a group portrait for the county Veterans associations.
Gen Maximo Gomez, Cu ban patriot, tells Jacksonville audience that Cube has recovered and the author for prosperity looks bright. The remarks underscore renewed optimism for economic revival and national resilience.
A historical note describes Foley's Kidney Cure as a remedy claimed to set kidneys and bladder right. It highlights its advertised health benefits and popularity in era uses. The item outlines consumer usage and general claims of relief from kidney and bladder discomfort.
The ad claims Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic relieves chills and fever with iron and quinine, describing it as tasteless and effective, promising no cure no pay.
Eleven people are dead and twenty five injured after a collision between work and stock trains on the Missouri Pacific near Buffalo Kansas on Tuesday. The wreck disrupted service and prompted emergency response as investigators assess the cause and scope of the incident.
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