State Happenings Chronicle Burned Gin House and Tragedies
From Camden to Laurens the alert Columbia State reports: a gin house fire near Camden destroys S L Boykin’s Rio house and thirty one bales of cotton. in Walterboro a young woman becomes a governor’s office stenographer. a white man’s body found near Varnville with brutal injuries. Sumter reports a negro ambush wounding Officer Owens and a fugitive Amos Singleton at large. Florence notes magistrate W W Graham’s sudden death. Chester records Captain John S Wilson’s stroke and death. Laurens covers a homicide at a hot supper with Ben Williams dead and Jack Robinson jailed, plus upcoming trials.
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Laurens
Hanter'’s
Belfast
Ben Williams
Jack Robinson
Man Dies of Starvation Believed Death By Secret Society
Chicago, Oct 4. Wong Now, a Chinese laundry owner at Provident hospital, died after two months of starvation amid claims a secret society forced him to starve. The coroner investigates while doctors said death followed prolonged refusal to eat. About 40 friends attended a death ceremony before burial arrangements by his uncle Shun Fack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
H. ©. Jones
Jones
Now
Shun Fack
Ten Bodies Found in Medical College Scandal
Indianapolis October 4 sensational developments unfolded in a long running graveyard robbery probe. Detectives unearthed 10 bodies in the cellar of the Medical College of Indiana. A gang of 10 Black men led by Rufus Cantrell was arrested and Cantrell has confessed to many robberies and said others aided by operators across nearby counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolia
Ind
Medical College of Indiana
Rufus Cantrell
Fall Opening in Millinery and Dress Goods
Miss Evans returns from the North with the latest styles and shapes. Our department offers a complete line of millinery and dress goods for all ages. We invite all ladies to visit and bring along the gentlemen to hear about the offerings.
Shenango Valley mill shuts down for boiler cost issues
The Shenango Valley steel mill at Newcastle Pennsylvania closed at midnight due to inability to secure boiler costs. The plant employs about 1,000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
Shenango Valley
Death Defied by Dr King's New Life Pills in Durham
P Muse of Durham North Carolina recounts surviving a severe stomach and liver illness after years of suffering. He credits Dr King's New Life Pills with saving his life and restoring health. Crawford Bros and J F Mackey Co Drug Store sell the pills for 250.
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P. Muse
Durham
N.C
Dr. King
Crawford Bros
J. F. Mackey & Co’s
Cherry Met Men Must Pay in Greensboro Court
United States Court opens in Greensboro North Carolina with the Cherry Tree swindle defendants facing repayment as Receiver Cowles holds funds. Defendants plan a plea of inability to repay but risk heavy penalties if leniency fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
N.C
United States Court
Amos Owens
Cherry Tree Caves
Cowles
Napkin Ring Swindle Set for Asheville Trial
The Napkin Ring case parallels the Owens cherry tree fraud saga. Defendants J B Sherrill J S Elmore and Lee J Hall in Bryson City face three counts of swindling and use of the US mail for fraudulent purposes. They allegedly promoted a Cherokee Napkin Ring Company to fleece agents for profits and sell valuable rings to fund payoffs. Court opens November 17 with trials assigned by county in the Asheville division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
South Carolina
United States
J. B. Sherrill
J. S. Elmore
Lee J. Hall
Sherrill
Elmore
Hall
Bryson City
Cherokee Napkin Ring Company
Bumcombe
Madison
November Dates Assigned to Counties with Judge Boyd Presiding
The notice lists assignments for November 19 to 21 across multiple counties including Yancey Haywood Swain Henderson Transylvania Jackson Macon Grahaw Clay and Cherokee. Judge James E Boyd is named to preside. The article reflects a judicial seating or court scheduling notice.
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Yancey
Haywood
Swain
Henderson
Transylvania
Jackson
Macon
Grahaw, Clay
Cherokee
James E. Boyd
Mormons Defend Blood Atonement Doctrine Claims Refuting Murder Link
Salt Lake Conference officials reject reports tying Mormon doctrine to the Mrs Pulitzer murder in New York. President Ben E Rich argues that while all nations acknowledge blood atonement, Mormons advocate no extra punishment beyond lawful execution, citing constitutional support. He notes past crimes by non-Mormon individuals as irrelevant to church beliefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Church of Latter Day Saints
Pulitzer
New York
Ben E Rich
Central States
The
Mormon Church
East
Church
Rich
Hooper Young
Dr King’s New Discovery Endorsed by Kentucky Dealer
Davis Kentucky druggist C T Smith calls Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds the fastest selling article in his store. He claims it cures when doctors fail and notes mothers rely on it. Crawford Bros and J B Mackey Co guarantee satisfaction or refund. Trial bottles free, regular sizes 50 cents and 1 dollar.
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C. T. Smith
Davis
Dr. King
Crawford Bros
J. Bh
Mackey & Co
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Columbia State
Camden
S. L. Boykin
T’birety
Mayward
Walterboro
Alice N. Henderson
Capt. Meynard
Near
Hamptom
Hampton
Charlestown and Western Carolina
Varnville
Yarnville
J. P. Gallardo
Spain
Sumter
A. D. Owens
Amos Singleton
Florence County
Singleton
Timmonaville
Florence
W. W. Graham
St Cowards
Dargan Street
Graham
Chester
John’ S. Wilson
Chester County
Bun
Jack
Medical College
Miss Evans
North
Tion Department
Lancaster Mercantile
Mi. Pulitzer
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