Happenings in the State from The Columbia State
Reports from Oct 20 to Oct 21 recount deaths by lockjaw and suicide, murders, manslaughter verdicts, a fatal train incident, a runaway horse accident killing Mrs Wix, a shooting at a Greenville disreputable house leaving Samuel Bigby gravely injured, and a prisoner attempting suicide four times in Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
York and
Pine Streets
W. R. Wix
Lawrence Bigham
York Street
Pine Street
Hal Murphy
Mrs. Wix
Greenville
Samuel Bigby
Honea Park
Dr. Black
Bigby
West End
Belton Powell
Powell
Shylock and the promise of flesh in a tonic ad
An advertising piece portrays Shylock as a figure of flesh appetite and promotes Scott s Emulsion as a life giving tonic. The copy claims the product feeds nerves and strengthens digestion while promising free samples and naming Scott and Bowne as chemists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shylock
Scott
Multiple Events Reported From Augusta Mill And City
The dispatch describes a suicide attempt in a station house cell by Hopkins, cut down by Street Overseer Lee and later subdued after two more self harms. It also notes a fatal accident at Sibley cotton mill in Augusta, where a slasher machine exploded heads, killing a Bath, SC native and injuring four Augusta residents. Additionally, it mentions lynching threats against four accused murderers and a mob scene tied to a telephone pole in a related case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Lee
Augusta
Sibley
Bath
S. C
Law Flouted By Texas Mobs in Hempstead Lynchings
At Hempstead Texas on October 21 Wesley Barton and Reddick Barton two Black men were hanged by a mob after being convicted of criminal assault and murder. The district judge requested troops from the governor to transfer them from Houston jail but the request was countermanded by local citizens promising to aid authorities. Barton pleaded guilty to criminal assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Lewis
Thompson
Hempstead
Tex
Dim
Wesley
Reddick Barton
Houston
Barton
Doctor's New Life Pills Save Life in Durham Ad
A Durham North Carolina resident, P Muse, credits Dr King’s New Life Pills with saving his life from years of severe stomach and liver trouble. The ad promotes the pills as a life saver, priced at 25 cents at Crawford Bros and J F Mackay & Co drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Muse
Durham
N.C
Dr. King
Crawford Bros
J. F. Mackay & Co
Mob Burns Suspect After Arrestly Killing Mrs Lewis
Forest City Arkansas October 20 Charles Young a Black man accused of assaulting and killing Mrs Ed Lewis white was lynched by a mob. Sheriff Williams and Judge Hatton faced demands for lawful trial but the mob seized the prisoner from the jail and executed him by fire. The search for a second suspect continued into midnight as the mob scattered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest City
Ark
Charles Young
Ed Lewis
W E Williams
Judge Hatton
Murphy
Williams
Willams
Young
Lewis
Life in peril aided by Electric Bitters
Alfred Bee of Welfare Texas describes biliousness back pain and exhaustion before using Electric Bitters. He reports improved sleep appetite and strength after treatment, claiming a gain of 19 pounds and renewed ability to work. The advertises them for 50 cents at Crawford Bros. and Mackey & Co. drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Bee
Tex
Crawford Bros
Mackey & Co
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Columbia State
Dird OF
Lockjaw
Whitmire
Wm. M. Nance
Nancy Ham
Florence
Court of General Sessions
Handy Ham
Ham
Orangeburg
Austin Livingston
Chesterfield
W. Hampton Oliver
James M. Davis
Hugh Nicholson
Emanuel Sutton
Henry Loyd
Rock Hill
Gisely Rodman
Charlotte
Fort Mill
Cisely
Trapier
Anderson
D. W
Scott & Bowne
Paarl Steel
New Yorke
Free J Altraguiets
LS Ee
Are Headquarters
Lancaster Hercantile Co
Blood Balm Co
Atlana
B. B
Texas
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