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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1905
Page
2
The governor released Henry's report on the Kershaw Morrison lynching case. It reviews pretrial actions, possible prosecutions, and the use of Howie as special detective. The solicitor characterizes the killing as murder and hints further action without detailing new steps.
Columbia records detail a series of robberies traced to George Douglass, a Savannah suspect later jailed for attempted safe cracking. He faces additional inquiries over stolen Columbia property and possible linkage to a Kershaw crime.
Five white men accused of Keitt Bookard murder present alibis as key witness Henry Edwards supports a nonmutilated river body finding. Defense offers alibi testimony showing defendants remained at home after a suspected lynching plan. Courtroom crowd, emotional appeals from wives and families accompany the day’s proceedings.
Washington Duke died this afternoon at 7 o clock after a period of illness. His three sons J B Duke BN Duke and BL Duke were at his bedside along with other relatives and friends. He founded the Doe tobacco manufacturing business and led the American Tobacco Company as its president. He had donated more than a million dollars to Trinity College and had retired from business in recent years. Dare bam mourns as he would have turned 85 next December. The death was due to pleurisy and complications from a fall two months earlier.
Swansea May 10 A boy 14 son of Richardson Curtin at WB Rast's factory was injured when a pressing board he leaned against allowed an auger to penetrate his groin on the right side five to six inches. He pulled the auger out himself and was then attended by others. The boy's condition is described as critical.
Reports from Snyder Oklahoma and nearby towns recount a devastating tornado that wrecked the town, killed many including the station agent, with relief trains dispatched from Chickasaw and Onanah. Fire followed the destruction, graves are being dug, and aid pours in from Oklahoma City and other cities while officials assess the grim toll and ongoing needs.
A New Orleans interview with Mr. Arie Strane notes planned reductions in cotton acreage across southern states. He cites reductions up to 20 percent in the Gotten evap of the South and about 22 percent in North Carolina, with ten counties visited and farmers in each providing input for a statewide report. The aim is to curb waste and reallocate land use as governors push for acreage reductions.
Athens Ga May 1 Last night between 10 and 12 Frank M Holbrook 65 and his wife who ran a country lite store four miles from Watkinsville were murdered with an axe Their bodies lay on the back porch found this morning Three youths Jim Taylor Sidney Harris and Claude Elder negroes under 22 are jailed at Watkinsville charged with the crime They fled with 400 believed taken from the house Authorities say the community is aroused and may take action if the killers are identified
Tinney and Tir conimas no Opiates, a noted cough medicine, refuses substitutes and is sold by Fundechurk Pharmacy. The product avoids opiate content and markets itself as a safe option amid many similar preparations.
A railroad accident in the Pennsylvania Railroad corridor caused a explosive wreck early Monday. At least nineteen dead and dozens injured as a derailed express train and a blast sent debris across the tracks. Officials report 98 aboard were injured and treated locally with remaining casualties unanswered.
An ad touts a nerve energy theory and promotes Dr Miles Restorative Nervine as a fuel for nerves. It claims Restorative Nervine feeds nerves, improves energy, and restores vitality, with a money back guarantee if benefits fail. Sold by druggists, Miles Medical Co., Elkhart Indiana.
Notice calls a public meeting of voters in Lancaster School District to elect a secretary and chair and to decide on a district tax levy for maintenance of public schools. It notes the meeting will be held May 26, 1905, at a local place with residents asked to attend and vote on the levy and officers.
Notice to the Public states Lill Holt oversees all inquests in the county and requests phone contact to her residence for assistance when needed. The notice mentions Montgomery Cunkoy with an option related to 20-LE.
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