Prohibition Deepens in South Carolina State
The piece surveys how prohibition has reshaped law enforcement, trade, and crime in South Carolina. It notes a twelve-man governor’s constabulary, widespread bootlegging, and the reliance on local sheriffs. It shares anecdotes of officials drunk in session, bootleggers in towns, and farmers turning to liquor amid the weevil's impact on cotton.
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Senate
South Carolina
Inp
North Car
Gotton
University of South Carolina
Greenville
Aliens Counted in U S Population for Apportionment
By 48 to 29 the United States decided that unnaturalized aliens should be included in population counts used to determine House representation. The Senate also defeated a proposal to determine if aliens were lawfully present. The outcome signals continued political influence for aliens in legislative matters and suggests the House will not alter its program.
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United States
House of Representatives
Senate
Doctor confirms the professor finds hay confusion
A garbled note reports a doctor congratulating a professor amid confusion over a hay reference. The text mentions absent or unclear terms and a poet’s name-like fragment, with no clear action or outcome.
Richards Proposes Monument to Tilman Tillman Leader of SC reform
Governor Richards urges South Carolina to honor Benjamin Ryan Tillman with a monument. He cites Tillman as a driving force behind the farm movement, Clemson, Rock Hill Winthrop, public schools, and the 1895 constitutional convention. He says a monument would recognize his statewide influence and push for action.
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Benjaxin Ryan Tillman
Richards
South Carolina
Palmetto
Senator Tillman
Wilsonhoe
Columbia
Wade Hampton
Washington
J. Marion Sims
State House
Lancaster County
Andrew Jackson
Benjamin
Ryan Tillman—overnor
United States
Clemson College
Tillman
Rock AU Winthrop College
Illinois lawmakers weigh age 21 cigarette ban
In Oinniois Illinois the legislature considers pills to prohibit advertisements or sale of cigarettes to anyone under 21 and punishes mailing or furnishing samples to girls in schools or colleges. Other states weigh similar restrictive measures.
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Illinois
Warden vows kept until carpenter trade learned
Quote fragment shows a prisoner stating the warden will not release him until he learns carpentry. Another line mentions becoming a conductor before T vel out, with a bent pun about a conductor of electricity. The text is a fragment from Ollapod.
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Ollapad
The Worm Always Turns in Wife’s Driving Demand
A provocative line notes the worm turning as a husband resists being told to drive from the back seat. The quip frames role reversal humor within domestic dynamics.
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