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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1902
Page
2
Reported in May 2002 a deadly cyclone struck Daccan and surrounding districts, killing 416 people and destroying crops. The path from Posgola to Sanshachat caused widespread ruin, lifting trees and people like paper and damaging jute works and water infrastructure.
Miss Cordie Childers, 23 or 24, from near Lenoir, disappeared after a church visit last night. Neighbor Will Fulwood was with her at the door as she spoke of an engagement, but she has not been seen since. Searches yield no clues, and no link to Fulwood has been established. The town braces for possible parallels to the Cropsey case as bodies and suspects are sought.
The Chester Lantern argues to restrict the primary to those qualified to vote in the general election. Those not registered cannot complain since they may register on the first Monday of any month. With the primary run wide open the system falls into disrepute. Restrict to qualified voters pledged to abide by the result. No extra candidate pledge is needed.
An offer to pay one year in advance for The Ledger and receive The Home and Farm free for one year. The deal promotes prepaid subscriptions with bundled publication access. Eligible readers are invited to enroll to enjoy both printed newspapers at no additional cost during the first year.
Constipation or diarrhea when your bowels are out of order. Casearets Candy Cathartic will make them act naturally. Genuine tablets stamped C. C. C. Never sold in bulk. All druggists, roc.
A Clemson College crisis erupts as junior and senior classes threaten resignations and walk out amid charges against faculty. Cadet Thornwell and others are reinstated after Col. R. Simpson talks with trustees. June trustees meeting to decide action.
A 40 year old African American, Arthur Fry, was killed this afternoon at Mr Fair's gravel pit one mile from Newberry when the gravel cave in collapsed. He died shortly after removal. The coroner's jury returned a verdict that the death was caused by the cave in at the pit.
The observer argues that if endorsing the Kansas City platform is a prerequisite for winning in the primary it should also be a prerequisite to voting. They favor parity between candidates and voters, insisting both declare Democratic allegiance and pledge to abide by the primary result. The current rule already keeps the process in the people's hands.
Albemarle April 28 Mr B Blalock living seven miles from here on the Yadkin plowed up an Indian relic in his field a few days ago a curiosity. It is a delicately carved figure of a woman from flint rock mounted on a stone pedestal. The face is colored red indicating skilled sculptors among the tribe long before white men trod this country.
Florence May 1 A prominent citizen Mr Andrew Muldrow accidentally shot a negro at Muldrow's mill pond while fishing. Muldrow tried to hand a cigarette and the rifle discharged killing the man who lingered in agony until night.
An ad touts King’s New Life Pills for thin folks to digest food, cleanse the system, enrich blood, and improve appetite. Sold by Crawford Bros. and J. F. Mackey & Co. The Winston Journal comments on Democratic platform loyalties, noting selective repudiation as virtuous or traitorous.
The discovery proclaims Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a guaranteed cure for constipation. Genuine tablets stamped C C C Never sold in bulk Druggists ROC.
Charleston reports rapid progress on large oil storage tanks to be built near the exposition grounds. One tank will hold 20 000 barrels with Charleston serving as a regional distributing point. The Consolidated Railway and Electric Company will run on oil, contract lasting two years, tanks due ready mid next month ahead of a steamer from Port Arthur Texas.
A colored woman on Spuire 8 near town at J Richardson's place contracted smallpox. Her residence is quarantined and over thirty people were exposed before the illness was identified, according to the Waxhaw Enterprise.
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