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The Lancaster Ledger

Location

Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1901

Page

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Lancaster Mercantile Company Train Connections Overview

Train schedules list connections for Lancaster Mercantile Company lines with numerous routes. Trains Nos 34 and 18 run daily except Sundays, linking Camden with Southern Ry and other lines. Connections extend to Watawba, Rock Mill, Yorkville, Blackeburx, Shelby, Rutherfordton, Marion, and nearby rails, detailing partner railroads and service notes.

Camden Southern Ry ALL Act Line Lancaster Watawba Seaboard Air Line Rock Mill Southern Railway Yorkville Carolina & Northwastern Blackeburx Houthern Shelby Rutherfordton Bia. G Marion Somthern B.H Ally Sun Nolin Dally Heath Springs Rivershie Rock Ray Pincksburg Bae Rutherfordion Thermal City Rutherkron Henrietta Rhelhy Patterson Blacksburg Graves Blacksbury Hickey Grove Yorkvite Vrshaw Westville Gaffney Branch Es West Round Blacksburg RIVES Gaffney Arives

Calvin M. Smith Shot In Pickens County Enmity Cited

Greenville reports the assassination of Calvin M. Smith amid local turmoil in Pickens county. A shotgun blast from ambush killed him as he tended Mrs. Alfred Barton’s farm under a mortuary deed dispute. Enmity linked to Moonshine informant rumors and a contested land title fuels suspicion. suspicions fall on A. A. Alexander, though no arrest made. The tale also notes a separate assault near Drake involving Witherspoon, and a Ky. health miracle claim for Dr King’s New Discovery.

Greenville Calvin M. Smith Pickens Ambos Smith Alfred Barton Sadieville S.P. Whitaker Crawford Bros J. P. Mackey & Co

Koester Named Collector of Internal Revenue in South Carolina

Washington Oct 21 The President appointed George R Koester editor of The Columbia Record as Collector of Internal Revenue for South Carolina to succeed the late KE O Webster Ke O Webster He is a Democrat and supporter of Senator McLaurin The move signals a shift in federal appointments in the state and aligns with Tillmanite influence and the McLaurin policy.

Washington, D. C George R. Koester Internal Revenue South Carolina KE. OA. Webster Koester Charleston Columbia Record Metaurin McLaurin

Judge Bennett Will Not Seek Reelection Judge Post

Judge Bennett announces he will not run again for the judicial seat. He notes standing commitment to service and urges voters to consider his record, while leaving open future public involvement.

Bennett

Scott's Emulsion Promises Restored Appetite and Vitality

An old advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as a life enhancing remedy for men, women, and children. It claims to restore appetite, ease burdens of eating, aid digestion, and support strength, touting cod liver oil as the key ingredient. It invites readers to seek the product at New Veilees and local druggists.

Senator Uses Influence to Split Democratic Party

A junior senator leverages administration ties to undermine the Democratic Party by promoting the rise of a white Republican faction. The move signals intra party tensions and possible realignment pressures within national politics.

Democratic

Laborers Buried Alive in New York Tunnel Cave-In

News from New York reports fifteen laborers trapped in a rapid transit tunnel collapse. Fifty tons of rock buried workers a hundred and five feet below surface. four bodies recovered. fears remain that thirteen are entombed with many injured. Relatives gather at the excavation as rescue and blasting proceed.

Tix Wailing Weejin

Champion Hammer Thrower Sets World Record at New York Meet

John Flanagan, champion hammer thrower from New York, shattered the world record in the 50 pound weight event at the Greater New York Track and Field Association meet with a throw of 36 feet nine and a half inches. The previous mark stood at 35 feet ten inches by J.S. Mitchell, leaving Flanagan holding nearly all heavyweight records except the pound weight for height, where Mitchell remains the top challenger.

New York John Flanagan Greater New York Worll JS. Mitchell Flanagan Michell

Filipino fight leaves heavy casualties at Samar

Manila reports five hundred Belero attacked a detachment of forty six men of the Ninth Infantry at Bangayon Samar, killing ten and wounding six. Reinforcements halted further slaughter. General Smith heads to the scene. Colonel Emerson of Liscum was killed along with Captain Connell Major Griswold and Lieutenant Bunpus reported killed. bodies not found. Prisoners believed alive.

Manila Hundra Belerow Ninth Infantry Bangayon Samar Enem Smith Emerson Ol Liscum Geiswold

Accident at Cotton Mill Injures Chief Electrician

Mr. Chas Wilburn, chief electrician at Bute Cotton mill, was seriously injured this afternoon when a belt pulley system failed at 4280. He was struck by a falling line and dynamo part, nearly fatally injuring him. he is expected to recover, with hip injury and possible broken bones. Wilburn, from Columbia, had been working at Olympia mills and was assisting during the accident when the dynamo rope fractured, causing debris to strike him before he fell from the height.

Mr. Wilburn Columbia Olympia Mills

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