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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1901
Page
2
A garbled column recalls the attempted assassination rumor of a prominent figure, with prayers for recovery. It then lists local society notes from Kershaw era and nearby towns, detailing visits, travel plans, school openings, petty theft arrests, and a forthcoming marriage announcement in Charlotte.
An assassin named Leon Czolgo, described as 28, 160 pounds, shot President McKinley during a reception at the Pan American Exposition. One bullet hit McKinley in the chest, another in the groin. he was taken to hospital for extraction of both bullets. The suspect was knocked down by Detective Baster and held by police amid threats of lynching. The exposition closed as guards secured order and preparations for McKinley’s recovery began.
Buffalo September 6 Secretary Cortelyou issued a bulletin from physicians at 7 p.m. describing the president shot about 4 p.m. with bullets striking the breastbone abdomen and stomach. The abdomen was opened and wounds closed with silk stitches. No intestinal injury found the patient remained stable with hope of recovery. Also reported diphtheria cases at Frank Kirkpatrick’s near the State farm and at Manchester Mill. conditions improving and no valete fever in Rock Hill.
Tens to thousands swelled a city street around Pearl and Seneca streets, cries of Lynch him! Hang him! surged as the crowd pressed forward. Reserves opened doors and dispersed the throng, closing the street with ropes while 50 000 people gathered near police headquarters and patrols continued into the night.
An oddly worded ad-style passage promotes bowel training and various patent medicines. It touts Educate Your Bowels with claims about training bowels, vowels, and brain, mentions Candy Cathartic and C. C. tablets, and lists Keriett's Chocolates Laxative Quinine with easy, quick cures, all presented in a period advertising voice.
The brief note promises satisfaction with Fresh 4 products. It reassures customers that they will be pleased, emphasizing confidence in the item’s quality and result. No further details on price, origin, or features are provided in the fragment.
Police trace Pleas McDaniell from Mooresville to Mint Hill and toward Fort Mill South Carolina amid a $50 reward. Authorities describe a white man about 80, 5 feet 8 inches, red hair, freckles, wearing striped overalls and a black coat with a wife and infant.
The notice sets an election for the expansion of Lancaster's corporate limits. It lists precinct polling locations between premises on the road from Lancaster to Camden and near the courthouse. Registered voters will choose whether to extend the town limits by up to one mile, with polling hours from dawn to 5 PM and named election officials and managers.
The Lettister Grete announces the opening of a special school district on September. Pupils must take tests or furnish fees set by their district. Tuition for non-district pupils: Primary $1.00, Literme diate $1.50, High School $2.00 per month. Teachers meet September 13 at 10 am.
Local items report names and visits of residents from Rock Hill and surrounding towns, business changes at the Davis corner market, a land purchase on Elm Street, and marriages. A diphtheria death of an infant near Gill Creek is noted, with other family illnesses mentioned. A mysterious large animal with white spots is said to roam eastern sections, attacking dogs and worrying residents as hunting continues.
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