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Newspaper

The Lancaster Ledger

Location

Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Nov 12, 1904

Page

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Negro released in Dixie warehouse arson case in Florence

Florence reports Jim Brown, the black man held for setting the Dixie warehouse fire, has been released after officials concluded he is not the right suspect. In Saluda, Joe Denny Wills, 22, son of ex-Auditor Wills, was shot and killed near Berry's Cross Roads while on the way to the polls by Johnnie Berry. A scaffold collapse in Charleston killed two men, while Baptist ministers in Richmond urge the convention to oppose lynching, arguing it harms crime control, community, and AnglO-Saxon fairness.

Florence Jim Brown New York Dixie Warehouse Saluda Joe Denny Wills Wills Berry Johnnie Berry Baptist Ministers’ Conference of Richmond Virginia Baptist Convention S. ©. Mitchell Richmond College Mitchell Aiman Lancoaster Crawford Bros Satelite Childret Mpare Sve Evra

White Man Killed While Beating a Ride

A rail worker train accident near Thors station after a freight train diverted two young white men walking the tracks. One man died when struck as the rear portion doubled the hill. The survivor, identified as Will Smith of Greenville, was about 25 to 30 years old.

Savannah Columbian Thors Station Will Smith Greenville

Hite Man Convicted of Murder in Varhalla Trial

Valhalla crowd filled the court as Earle Rochester faced Judge Joseph A. McCullough for the May 12 killing of Walter Mille. A jury found Rochester guilty of first degree murder after three hours deliberation. Two more homicide cases were expected to be heard later this term.

Valhalla Joseph A. McCullough Earle Rochester Walter Mille Rochester Mille

Electric Bitters Cure a Fremont Man of Kidney Trouble

No more sickness since B. F. Bass of Fremont, North Carolina suffered kidney trouble. After trying various medicines he found relief with Electric Bitters. He reports full cure and mentions neighbors also healed from rheumatism neuralgia liver and kidney issues and general debility. Available at Crawford Bros J F Macxey & Co and Fanderburk Pharmacy Druggist.

B. F. Bass Fremont, N. C Crawford Bros J. F. Macxey & Co Fanderburk Pharmacy Druggist

Murray's Horehound Mulein Tar Cures Coughs

A brief health notice warns of dangers from common coughs and lung illnesses like pneumonia and bronchitis. It promotes Murray's Horehound Matlein and Tar as the remedy to knock out a cough, claiming it drops the bottom out of a cough and is sold by druggists for 25 cents a bottle, with a regular 50 cent size.

Murray

Curious Case of the Bird Nickname and Bun Trick

A playful scene centers on a man who insists Woman prefers to be called a bird. He is tricked by a bun j until she recalls parrots are birds, revealing the ruse and the lighthearted misunderstanding.

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