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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1903
Page
2
Yorkville reports 250 workers employed at the Catawba Power Company works with room for 100 more. If weather improves, wheels may start within six months. poor weather delays remain. Nearby coverage notes a fatal shooting in Thibodeaux Louisiana and a Birmingham burglary of 7000 dollars.
A Charlotte cotton mill man, present at the Cotton Spinners' Convention, closed a notable deal by selling 1,500 bales of cotton at 12 cents per pound to a New Orleans firm. He moved the stock from his warehouse and shipped it to New Orleans, a transaction seen as remarkable given current market volatility.
In Wilson North Carolina on May 16 bail was set at 1200 each for five men indicted in the murder of T Percy Jones, the Arkansas insurance man killed in his room Thursday morning. A special term of court will be requested. The city also discharged depot watchman Peter Nicholas and suspended Frank Felton for ten days for neglect. The mob killing prompted a call for a thorough investigation with military on duty.
A string of late May Georgia and South Carolina items report fatal shooting of W H Abrams after a brief dispute in Conway. Coroner's inquest confirms both men drank. the incident ends Abrams's life at about 8 am. Also noted are a Spartanburg postal theft probe, a Florence shooting, a Laurens mill shooting, and a Cross Hill murder near churchgoers.
An outbound Choctaw Alabama and Gulf train left Hot Springs Ark and jammed on a 15 foot embankment. One man was killed and at least twenty others wounded, several critically, as wreckage and debris spilled into nearby terrain.
A fragmented notice announces a sheriff sale by virtue of a tax lien on a property. The text references Exelon gun and locations in a town, with a next date in June and a specific lane for bidding under sheriff authority.
Contract to build a new bridge over Sugar Creek at Dobys Bridge will be let to the lowest responsible bidder on Friday May 29 at eleven o clock in the morning. Bid bond required for faithful performance. Right to reject any or all bids reserved. Lancaster and York County supervisors listed.
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