South Carolina Alcohol Licensing and Tax Unions Debate
A lengthy 1874 legislative summary outlines licenses for retailing spirituous liquors, wine, cider, and malt liquors outside cities, with bonds, taxes, and conditions for orderliness. It also notes tax union rules, county and state governance, and executive oversight amid broader political reform discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chay -Bedtrox
Eaid
Grand Jury
Ric
Nizance
Pereonac
Hs Jay
Uoty
Besant
Virginia railroad tragedy sparks deadly confrontation
A Virginia railroad incident ends in violence after an engineer, claiming to speak with a gentleman, witnesses a provocative gesture and then fires on the target. Thirteen freight cars are implied in the aftermath, signaling a chaotic clash that halted rail operations.
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Virginia
Executive Vindictiveness in Grant Administration
The President’s reply to South Carolina taxpayers is condemned as personal and vindictive. The piece contrasts Grant with Jefferson, arguing the President misuses office to punish critics and reward Favorites. It asserts free speech should not be stifled and denounces official rage against a state and its press as undermining liberty and public trust.
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Taxpayers’ Convention
Aldrich
Executive Committee
County ‘Union
Ownahip
Court House
Township Union
Gay. Mone
Columbia
Charleston News and Couriee
Orangeburg
Humbert
Trenty
Jackless
Covernor
Cardoza
Esperes
Moses
Preaton
Scott
Neagle
Richland County
Baltimore
Bontt
Mr. Waterman
Waterman
Tani
Soma
Sean Annie Strong
John Commins
Charleston
South Carolina
Gary
Jefferson
Granti
Tunius
England
Maon
Grant
Sumner Aald
Loston
Gary and Grant in a heated civic debate over Pink's charges
The Ridgefield Advertiser discusses General Grant and the alleged scandal tied to the Black Friday gold speculation, noting reactions from opponents and defenders. It cites Charles Sumner and James Fisk, questioning the President's denials and stressing the charges’ repetition without clear refutation.
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White House
Grant
Alusar
Napoleon
William the Conqueror
Washington
Hessen
Freeealah
Fisk and Gould
Charles H. Sumner
Renan
Chamber of the United States
Idant
United States
James Fisk
Pink
Gary
South Carolina
America
Ridgefield Advertiser
Richmond Kentucky Register Confers Hood Family Hope
The Richmond Kentucky Register imagines Confederate veterans rebuilding the South, predicting rapid population recovery as veterans like General John B Hood return to life. It notes Hood’s marriage of five years and new family of eight children, suggesting Providence smiles on him after Civil War hardships.
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Richmond
Kentucky
John B. Hood
South
Hood
Providence
The Tongue The Latc Lickey That Lelt Out The Mind
A fragmentary line hints at a linguistic or philosophical note about speech and thought, with unclear spelling suggesting OCR corruption. The readable elements reference the tongue and mind, implying a discussion of language versus inner cognition.
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West Indies
Europe
South Atlantic
Chamber of Commerce
J. Adger Smyth
West
van Atlasta
Knoxville
Nashville
Ccleston
Ofernal Uber
Tims
Columbia Phanix
Txape
Charleston Newer and Courier
Tax Unions
Seceumar
County Union
Hell
State Union
Tony
North Carolina
New Hampshire
Vermont
Chicago Times
Confederata
Erie Railroad
Inmense Aunia
Union Pacific
Union Pacife Railroad Company
House of Aessentatives
John W. Hazelton
New Jersey
Utah
Atock
Soll
Ava Bhai
Tiem
Rewanxanus Miony
Brucetow
Mary Summerville
Edinburg
Highlands
New York
Herald
Gary Ve. Provident
Gus. M. W. Gary
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