Alleged Lynchers Indicted in Eutawville Case
Orangeburg May 3 five accused in the Eutawville lynching case were arraigned in open court after confinement at Moncks Corner. Defense moved to quash the indictment but was overruled. The defendants pled not guilty and a trial date was set for next Wednesday. State witness Edwards, named in the true bill, has confessed and will testify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orangeburg
N. C
J H Palmer
Seaton
Penby Martin
Andrew Martin
Benjamin Martin
Eutawville
Berkley County
Moncks Corner
A. Edwards
Patterson Jury Declared Hopelessly Deadlocked in Patterson Case
New York May 5 Having failed to reach a verdict the Nan Patterson jury was formally discharged at 2 20 this morning. The 12 jurors deliberated twelve hours after being impaneled at 1 30 yesterday and informed Recorder Goff they could not agree. The foreman said the disagreement seemed hopeless of adjustment and the 12 jurors were discharged. It was believed a majority favored acquittal, though exact proportions were not known.
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New York
Nan Patterson
Goff
Don’t Borrow Trouble From Dyspepsia to Detox
A 19th century style remedy ad urges readers to seek relief from dyspepsia and internal disorders with Electric Bitters. It promotes permanent forgetfulness of troubles and relief from heavy burdens of disease, naming Crawford Bros and J. F. Mackey & Co. and local drug stores offering the product at 50 cents with a guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Crawford Bros
J. F. Mackey & Co
Funderbark Pharmacy
Notice to Public on County Inquests
Notice states a person will conduct inquests in the county and requests calls to a Pleasant Hill residence when needed. Identifies Montgomery Caskey with option 20 tf and provides a contact instruction for locating the official.
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Pleasant Hill
Montgomery Caskey
Newspaper Subscription Offer Brief in Ledger and Journal
The Ledger The Atlanta Journal Semiweekly and The Southern Cultivator offer a one year subscription at 11 three for 2 dollars, with payment required in advance.
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The
Ledger
Atlanta Journal
Southern Cultivator
Weekly Cotton Crop Conditions See Varied Planting Progress
The Weather Bureau reports favorable planting in the eastern cotton belt with nearing completion in southern districts and generally good stands. Central and western regions show delays with less than half planted in Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Indian Territory, half in Mississippi, and little up in Texas. Much land in Texas and Louisiana washed out by rains. extensive replanting likely. Southwestern Texas shows general progress in chopping and cultivation.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Indian Territories
Tex
Texas
Plans to Get Rich Endangered by Sudden Breakdowns
A vintage health ad urges readers to brace up and take Dr Kings New Life Pills to remove clogging materials that sap energy. It claims to cure headaches and dizziness and promotes availability at Jeanford Bros JK Mackey Co and Bunderbark Pharmacy with a guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr King
Jeanford Bros
JK Mackey & Co
Bunderbark Pharmacy
Fire Gutts J I Arnold Co Store in Greenville
A late morning blaze at the J I Arnold Company dry goods store gutted the building in Greenville. The stock valued around 860,000 was mostly a total loss with about half covered by insurance. Origin of the fire remains a mystery.
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Columbia
S.gc
Greenville
J I Arnold Company
Express Agent Missing With $12,000 Package
Martino Gonzales, an Express Company agent at Santillo Mexico, is missing with a package said to contain $12,000 in currency. It is uncertain if he fled or was harmed. he enjoyed the fullest confidence of the company.
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Laredo
Tex
Martino Gonzales
National Express Company
Santillo
Mexico
New Cure for Cancers by Arnica Salve Claim
Duffield Virginia resident Jas Walters reports a lip cancer cured by Bucklen's Arnica Salve after years of seeming incurability. The ad touts guaranteed cures for cuts and burns and lists Crawford Bros J F Mackey Co and Funderburk Pharmacy as retailers at 25 cents.
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Bucklen
Jas Walters
Duffield
Crawford Bros
J F Mackey & Co
Funderburk Pharmacy
Foley's Kidney Cure Remedy Promises Kidney Relief
Foley's Kidney Cure is advertised to fix kidneys and bladder with prompt use. Sold by Funderburk Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Funderburk Pharmacy
Caleb Powers Seeks Case Transfer to Federal Court
Georgetown May 5 Caleb Powers requests transfer of his conspiracy to murder Goebel from Scott circuit court to the U S district court for the eastern district of Kentucky. He argues denial of equal protection and due process, citing three trials with juries packed against him and disputes over a governor's pardon. Former Governors Yates and Black join as counsel as a July 10 hearing is set.
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Georgetown
Caleb Powers
Wm. S Goebel
Scott Circuit Court
United States District Court
Kentucky
Richard Yates
Illinois
Frank S. Black
New York
Powers
United States
Scott Circuit
Goebel
Wm. S. Taylor
Court of Appeals
Stout
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Ife serves twenty years in prison and dies in burial
Richard Davis, sent from Marion county on May 7 1885, to State prison for life for murder, died yesterday after serving 20 years minus four days. His penitentiary number was 7139 as 9903 others had been admitted since his arrival, an average of nearly 500 per year.
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Richard Davis
Marion County
Ife
Davis
The Gold Standard in Operation in Mexico City
The gold standard began operating smoothly in Mexico City on May 2 with new regulations easing adoption. The peso is valued at 50 cents in gold, and finance officials report broad approval within business, transportation, and importer communities.
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Mexico City
Finance Department
Dr Kings New Discovery Promise Crowded Claims
A Casey Iowa man, J H Simmons, touts Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds as a cure after a severe cough. He claims immediate relief and permanent cure and notes Crawford Bros J F Mackey Co and Punderbark Pharmacy as vendors with trial bottles offered.
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J. H. Simmons
Casey
Dr. King
Crawford Bros
J. F. Mackey & Co
Punderbark Pharmacy
Brazos River Flood Damages Cotton and Corn Crops
The Brazos river floods bottom lands from Hearn to Richmond with rising waters inching toward Columbia. One and a half feet deep in Columbia near the mouth. Damage to cotton and corn will run into thousands, but warned farmers saved livestock.
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Houston Tex
Brazos River
Hearn
Richmond
Columbia
Hundred Die as Warsaw Turmoil Narrows City’s Mood
In Warsaw on May 1 authorities faced uncontrolled disturbances. Troops fired on crowds, workers retaliated with firearms and bombs. Dozens of women and children among the dead and wounded, creating a grim, tense atmosphere and foreboding for the city tonight.
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Warsaw
Foley's Honey and Tar Cough Remedy Safety Claim
Mothers can safely give Foley's Honey and Tar to children for coughs and colds as it contains no opiates or other poisons. Sold by Kanderburg Pharmacy.
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Kanderburg Pharmacy
Anderson Farmers Meet Aims At County Reduction
A Cotton Growers Association meeting in Anderson courthouse reports a 23 percent reduction in cotton acreage and a 21 percent drop in fertilizer use across Anderson county. In Union, the county association notes 25 percent average acreage cuts with 35 percent in Jonesville and urges merchants to ship fertilizers and staple goods in cotton sacks for county warehouses. Sum mey Nance surrendered to Sheriff Nicholls in Spartanburg after fatally shooting Lily Quinn. He sought to shoot Asa Bishop. Nance has engaged attorney Stanynrne Wilson.
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Anderson
Anderson County
Court House
Jordan
Cotton Growers’ Association
Spartanburg
Jonesville
R. W. Hamilton
Cotton Growers’ Association of
Union County
Duncan Cotton Mills Return to Old Hours
Union May 2 reports five large Duncan Mills led by Col T C Duncan reverted from a ten hour day to the traditional eleven hour workday. The move follows earlier criticism and is said to reflect believed production in ten hours was not feasible due to worker condition.
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Duncan Cotton Mills
Col. T. C. Duncan
Mills ease back to old hours amid labor shift
In a month of turmoil the Union cotton mills Nos 1 and 9 Buffalo cotton mills Seneca cotton mills and Pine Creek Manufacturing company revert to old hours. About 2400 operatives affected. Darlington May 2 no hanging in Darlington as death sentence commuted to life. Kershaw county corner stone for new courthouse May 3. A 9 year old boy fell into a mud mill at Tannah brick yard near Glendale and died late last night.
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Union Cotton Mills
Buffalo Cotton Mills
Seneca Cotton Mills
Seneca
Pine Creek Manufacturing Company
Camden
Spartanburg
Will Salter
Tannah_ brick yard
Glendale
Mickle Acquitted in Orangeburg Murder Trial
After four witnesses testified, defense counsel moved for verdict of not guilty in the murder case of William Mickle. The State assented. Oliver, conductor on the Southern local freight train from Charleston on April 6, was killed. Mickle was one of his brakemen.
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Wm Mickle
Orangeburg
William Mickle
J C Oliver
Council For
Southern
Charleston
Chronic Bronchitis Cured by Foley's Honey and Tar
Joseph Coffman of Montmorenci Indiana says ten years of chronic bronchitis left him nearly speechless before Foley's Honey and Tar. After trying all remedies, the product cured him and many others have seen relief, sold by Fanderburk Pharmacy.
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Joseph Coffman
Montmorenci
Ind
Foley
Fanderburk Pharmacy
Foley’s Honey and Tar Croup Remedy Promo
Local note promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a best treatment for croup and whooping cough, claiming it contains no opiates and cures quickly. Advises careful mothers to keep the product at home. Sold by Fanderburk.
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Foley
Fanderburk Pharmacy
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Express
Brazos
Alert
Columbian State
Charleston News and Courier
Anderson Farmers Meet
Summey Nance
Darlington
Gov. Heyward
Blackwell
Bob Small
Kershaw's New Court House
Kershaw County
John R Bellinger
Masons
John Kershaw
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