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The Lancaster Ledger

Location

Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1903

Page

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Young White Man Faces Assault Charge in Greenville

Spartanburg news reports a grave assault on a four year old colored girl in West End Greenville. Robert Gunnells, son of a Greenville officer, is jailed in Spartanburg after being found asleep near the woods where the alleged crime occurred. Authorities describe the evidence as conclusive.

Spartanburg Greenville Robert Gunnells Gunnells Gilreath Sergt. O Gunndlls West End

Benet to Preside in Lexington For Tillman Trial

Gov Heyward commissions former Judge W C Benet as special judge to hold court at Kershaw for the week beginning Monday due to Judge G W Gage illness. Judge Townsend shifts to Fairfield on Sept 21. Benet will preside in Lexington replacing Townsend for the J H Tillman trial.

Benet Lexington Tillman Columbia Heyward W. C. Benet Kershaw G. W. Gage Pope D. A. Townsend Townsend Fairfield Col. A. R. Brooks Supreme Court Judge Benet Isuage Townsend

New England Mills to Resume Operations

Mills in New England will restart production as cotton supplies are deemed sufficient. The decision aims to stabilize output and meet demand after delays in earlier months.

New England

Florida Cyclone Ravages Coast From Miami To Tampa

A historic cyclone swept the east coast of Florida from Miami to Tampa over 24 hours, with winds up to 78 mph in Jupiter and 70 mph in Tampa. Damaged structures included the East Coast Railroad car shed, Belcher block roof, hotel roofing, cigar factories, and pineapple sheds. No fatalities reported though vessels wrecked and several buildings were unroofed or blown down.

Jacksonville Niu East Coast South Florida Miami East Coast Railroad Belcher Hobe’s Sound Standard Oil Company Boynton Key West St. Augustine Cutler Stuart Wa Wa Capitan McNeil Jupiter Peninsular Tampa Almeria & de Soto Ybor City Hampton Block

Boy's Wild Ride for Life Title From Old Ad

A Leeville Indiana man asthma sufferer endures death's agony to reach a doctor for Kings New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. He reports instant relief and sleep after using the remedy. The ad touts cures for throat and lung troubles with guaranteed bottles and free trials at local druggists.

Crawford Bros J. F. Mackey & Co Funderburk Drug Store

Beare the Id You an Bought Ss Leplieten

A compact OCR fragment references a name like Beare and a purchase or dealing with an unidentified party. The readable text is fragmentary and lacks clear event details, dates, or locations to establish a definite news item.

Cabtotr Ra Ss Leplieten

Young White Man Sent Up For Life

Camden Sept 11 Another verdict of guilty of murder though with mercy urged can be placed to Kershaw county credit Aaron Williams a prominent white farmer is sentenced for killing his brother in law William S Gardner on March 1 1902 The jury despite a related juror verdicts that Williams is guilty and should be confined for life in the State penitentiary Self defense was rejected by the jury and Solicitor Thurmond and M L Smith represented the State Aston Williams is the third young white man from this county to be sentenced for murder in six months

Camden Kershaw Court of General Sessions Aaron Williams Wm. S. Gardner Tobert Sibe State Messrs Eugene Blakeney W. D. Trantham Thurmond M. L. Smith Aston Williams

Mystery surrounds killing of Stenson Wise in Saluda area

A fatal shooting occurred near Saluda between Batesburg and Mount Wilting at midnight. Stenson Wise, a Black man, was killed after leaving a house with a woman. a pistol shot ended his life and two white men were described as stopping the woman and firing. The incident remains under investigation.

Batesburg Stenson Wise Mount Wiltling Watson Wise Stense Wise

Sixty Thousand Christians Slain in Macedonia News

Latin reports from Sept 12 warn of 60000 Bulgarian Christians killed in Okrida and Seren districts by Albanian and Turkish troops. Dispatches describe mass executions, burning villages, and depopulation as 12000 soldiers scour nearby Losengrad area. Christians flee to forests as authorities fail to curb violence.

Macedonia Okrida Seren Autonomye Yildiz Sofia Adrianople Monastir Kastitonisco Amagik Erikler Losengrad Almagki Losengred

Bedridden Veteran Finds Quick Cure in Electric Bitters

J. J. Havens of Versailles, long plagued by kidney disease and infirmities, credits Electric Bitters with restoring his health. He claims rapid improvement and a road to recovery. The remedy is praised as best for liver and kidney issues and stomach and bowel complaints, priced at 50 cents with local guarantees.

J. J. Havens Versailles Crawford Bros J. F. Mackey & Co Funderburk ‘Druggist

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