Ledger edition note for September 15 1900
The Ledger dated Saturday September 15 1900 edited and managed by Carter provides a period newspaper card with local notices and brief items. The readable text confirms publication date and editor manager.
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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1900
Page
2
Election News Flash Shows Tight Races Across Counties
Early returns report Gov McSweeney leading Col Hoyt by 18 624 with total votes 87 020 counted and more ballots pending. Wharton leads Evans by 4 126, while Tillman trails Sloan by 17 58. Counties Beaufort Cherokee Darlington Greenwood Spartanburg Anderson Greenville show uncertain outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col Tillman
Col Sloan
GLC
Wharton
Evans
Offic
Beaufort
Hee
Clarendon
Ovonce
Spartan B
Darlington
Otis
Col Hoyt
Cherokee
Darlin
Fairsfield
Greenwood
Spartanburg
Anderson
Greenville
Edgefield
Rest
York
BOTAS
Tillwan Sloan Abbeville
SIS Iken
Vis
Bamberg Hss
Barnwell
Berklyon
Charleston
Chester
Chesterfield
Gag Clarendon
Colleton OG
Dorcheste Holst Edgefield
St Infield
Florence
Geetown
Greoville
OES
Hampton
Horry
Kershaw
Lancaster
Laurens Doss
Lexington
Marion Marlboro
Newberry
Orones
Orangeburg
Pickens
Richland
Saluda
Sumte
Union
Williamsburg
Oldest Methodist Minister Sidi H Browne Dies in South Carolina
The Rev Sidi H Browne longtime editor of the Christian Neighbor and the oldest Methodist minister in the state died at his home in this city. Born Sept 28 1819 in Pendleton district he rose from farm work to teaching and then to the South Carolina conference. His death came as a shock to friends as he was near a centennial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidi H Browne
South Carolina
State Methodist Conference
Sidi Mamet Browne
Elijah and
Sarah McPheson Browne
Old Pendleton
Anderson County
Mmanhood
Old Field
The Texas Horror After Galveston Disaster
Galveston Texas suffers massive loss of life and property with estimates around 4600 dead and thousands homeless. Armed guards enforce burials on barges as relief lags, water and food run scarce, and rescue work continues amid mass devastation and appeals for aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Texas
Destitution in Texas After Severe Flooding Reported
95 000 people are destitute in Galveston and surrounding areas after great damage. The Associated Press notes massive relief needs with cities supplying food and clothing. funds should be sent to John Sealey and WA McVittie for relief efforts. The report includes harrowing accounts of devastation along the rail line and at rural communities, with many missing homes and livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
Trouston
Ened
Walter Jones
Mr. Jones
Associated Press
Texas
John Sealey
WA McVittie
RG Lowe
ATL
W C Jones
Ds Wai
Storm Ravages Twenty Texas Towns Warn Governor Sayers
Governor Sayers receives reports from Gulf coast towns estimating extensive property damage across hundreds of miles. Dickinson Alvin Texas City Brookshire Richwood Missouri City Stafford Bay City Paton Rollover Bolivar Quintana Sugarland Belleville Wharton Fairview Surtertia Arcola El Campo suffer heavy losses with about 500 dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Sayers
Gulf Coast
Galveston
Dickinson
Alvin
Alata Loma
Texas City
Brookshire
Richwood
Missouri City
Stafford
Opposit
Bay City
Anoth er Hurricane Developing Along Atlantic Gulf
Hurricane warnings issued as an alarming storm forms along the Atlantic and gulf coasts. Chief Moore of the Washington weather bureau warns ships to stay at sea until further notice as wires go down and wind intensifies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Atlantic
Gulf
Terri
Chief Moore
Weather Bureau
Washington
Hurricane Devastates Galveston and Texas Crop Losses
The report details severe hurricane damage across Texas with cotton losses up to a third, rice crops ruined in spots, and Galveston suffering catastrophic casualties. Officials in Galveston estimate 3000 deaths, 5000 families destitute, with widespread destruction of churches schools and homes and urgent needs for food clothing and shelter.
Galveston Island City Aims as Commercial Hub in 19th Century
The article outlines Galveston as a major Southwest trading center on the island, detailing its rail and steamship links, a ten mile canal to the Brazos, and a large port facility. It notes Lafitte’s historic presence, growth since 1837, Civil War occupation timelines, and economic data from 1890 including 187 manufacturing establishments, capital, wages, and output. It also lists churches, new buildings like the United States cast house, John Sealy Hospital, a State University medical school, utilities, hotels, and a 1890 population of 29,154.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Gulf of Mexico
Galveston Bay
Enire
United States
Mexico
New York
Gals Yeston, Houston and Henderson Railroad
Brazos River
Texas
Lafitte
Gal
Iveston
Cyclopaedia
United States Cast House
John Sealy Hospital
School of Medicine
The
State University
Gulf Beach
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Jim Tillman
McSweeney
McSwee
Marion
Marlboro
Pickens Orangeburg
Salada
Sumter
Sidi H Brown
News and Courier
MH Kempen
Hac Sfeledort
Texas Horror
Rcd
Houston
Winchesters
Jones
Virginia Point
Mississippi
Kansas
JB Dillion
Sante ’E
Hitchcock
Hitch
Virs
Sage
Greenville News
Mny
Dearborn Bt
Chicago
Memphis
Tenn
Asss
Phos
Houston Post
Houston, Tex
Post
Galves
Atlanta
Elliott
Crawford
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