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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1900
Page
2
Special to The State Union reports Little, who killed Judge Hughes two months ago, was tried yesterday. Jury deliberated from 4 p.m. Wednesday until 11 a.m. today, returning a verdict of acquittal.
Two white life convicts, DC Murphy and WH Collins, escaped from the penitentiary by sawing through their cell belt bolts with improvised saws and lowering a knotted hose rope from the wall to reach the canal bank. Guards scoured the riverbanks as authorities investigated the elaborate breakout and noted Collins as the brainier planner.
The Goebel trial in Frankfort Ky begins defense evidence with Howard taking the stand to present an alibi. He describes his arrival in Frankfort on January 26 and movements around the State Capitol, while the defense argues a man seen near the scene was not Howard. Howard then testifies about his movements the day of the shooting and his interactions with witnesses and officials as prosecutors probe details of the case.
In Charleston on September 2 13 year old John Callahan was shot dead by his playmate 14 year old John Tiedeman using a parlor rifle inside the offices of JD Wo Claussen on East Bay. The boys were close friends and had been playing together earlier that day.
Dr Hunter McGuire long a leading Southern surgeon and medical director to Stonewall Jackson died at his country home near Richmond after months of paralysis from a stroke. He was a prominent figure in Civil War medical service.
An old advertisement in the Aiken Journal and Review promotes Bucklen's Arm Salve as a cure for skin eruptions, boils, felons, corns, warts, cuts, burns, scalds, chapped hands, and piles. It claims pain relief and a money back guarantee at Crawford Bros Druggist with a note about trade following the flag.
Senator Tillman, en route to Washington and Wisconsin for anti imperialist speeches, discusses South Carolina liquor policy. He predicts possible dispensary consolidation, favors a convention style nomination to settle the issue, and says participation would depend on public request and the political situation.
A promotional blurb touts a woman of beauty and virtue driven by health, warning that poor habits cause nervous irritation and skin blemishes. It markets Electric Bitters as the cure for stomach, liver, kidneys and blood issues, claiming it smooths skin and nerves, with a price of 50 cents at Crawford Bros Drug Store.
Military report from Manila outlines intensified insurgent operations across Laguna Morong Bulacan and Pampanga, with a major clash near Siniloan. US forces of the Fifteenth and Thirty-seventh Infantry suffer 12 dead 26 wounded and 5 missing among roughly 1000 insurgents.
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