Two-Party Reform Hurdles in South Carolina Politics
A historical discussion argues the Southern Republican effort, led by Marion Butler and the Southern States Republican League, faces entrenched spoilage and Reconstruction-era baggage in South Carolina. It contends real progress requires a constructive, house-cleaned party and bipartisan engagement to improve state and national governance.
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South
North
Caroina
Marion Butler
Southern States
Republican League
Tue Green- Ants News
South Car
South Carolina
Ee Reine
Confederacy
Democratic Party
Wade Hampton
Republican Party
Pioneer South Carolina Editor Recalled in 75th Birth Anniversary
The Oxancesuac Times-Demo crat editor Sime Sims, born 1850 in Charleston, celebrated for shaping the Times and Democrat in Orangeburg, is remembered for wartime experiences near Fort Sumter and for backing Tillman and Wilson. He later served as United States Marshal for South Carolina before retiring.
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Oxancesuac Times-Democrat
Times-Democrat
Sime
South Carolina
Charleston
Fort Sumter
Lee
Beauregard
Sims
Benjamin R. Tillman
Senator Tillman
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
United States Sarsha
Unusual Cotton Bolls Exhibit by Creston Farmer Walsh
W L Walsh of Creston displayed odd open cotton bolls in town on Saturday. He notes this variety averages 6 locks per boll, versus the common 4, with one boll showing two fully developed bolls on a single stem and nine locks on two burrs. Evidence of a weevil puncture appeared, and Walsh has no idea what seed produced this curiosity.
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W.L. Walsh
Creston
Making Crooks Prohibition Era Allegations
A satirical quip notes that prohibition breeds crooks among lawkeepers as liquor did in open saloons, attributed to the Marble Star.
Make McRae A Life Of Duty And Dignity In Death
Make McRae lived a disciplined life from farm tenant to landowner showing honesty thrift and industry. He paid debts on time kept careful accounts and maintained a modest comfortable estate and good name. A stern but benevolent figure is recalled in this Dillon Herald memorial.
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McRae
Marie
Marie McRae
Dillon Herald
South Carolina Weather Droughts and Heat Through History
The text recounts extreme heat and drought in 1728 and 1752 in South Carolina, noting parched earth, dried water sources, and distressed wildlife. It cites Dr. Lionel Chalmers on scorching temps and droughts, plus later remarks on 1793, 1818, and 1875 to 1883, with record rainfall and frost dates through 1990.
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Isek Raamy
South Carolina
Lionel Chalmers
Doctor Chalmers
Ima
Orangeburg
Skindoe Bay
Charleston
Santee River
Pee Dee
Harry Hammond
Game Laws for the Season 1925 26
Farmers Bulletin No. 1466 from the United States Department of Agriculture compiles a twenty sixth annual summary of federal state and provincial game statutes. George A Sawyer and Frank L Earnshaw prepare concise synopses on seasons licenses limits possession interstate transport and sale for each State and Province to aid sportsmen.
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George A. Sawyer
Frank L. Earnshaw
Biological Survey
Farmers’ Bulletin
United States Department of Agriculture
Florida And Good Jobs
A Greenwood youth who grew up there but has lived in Florida 15 months spends his vacation at home. He notes many young men quit local work paying 10 to 12 dollars weekly to seek Florida jobs offering 50 dollars, which are scarce and costly living makes ends meet hard.
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Greenwood
Florida
Greenswood Index-Journal
Home ownership urged by Yorkville Enquirer
The Yorkville Enquirer urges every man or family to own a home and notes Building and Loan associations stand ready to help people achieve ownership with practical support and financing options.
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Building and Loan Associations
Yorkville Enquirer
Good Way to Spend It Plays to Newspaper Fans
A Spartanburg Herald note touts newspapering as a fine life and a stylish way to spend money, framing the trade as fulfilling for readers who love the press.
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Spartanburg Herald
Anderson Centenary Planning Contemplates 1996 or 1928
The Anderson County centennial debate weighs two possible anniversaries. The 1826 Act split Pendleton District into Anderson and Pickens, with land set aside for a county seat and county buildings. Although early courts for Anderson and Pickens occurred in October 1828, records suggest 1926 as the town’s starting point.
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Anderson County
Penditton
Anderson
Pickens
Andere Aes Pickens
Anderson Mail
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