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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1901
Page
1
The farmers institute at Clemsoe College drew strong attendance and interest. A disease called black eye affected shop workers in several state areas. Heavy rains caused widespread crop damage. Bagefield works to connect with Punta, Ga, via electric railway. Winthrop College hospital receives a new fit funded by Captain and Mrs. W. L. Oddy.
A Florida County drought and crop woes push local farmer W H Smith to take his life. Highways and bridges in Florence County suffer rain damage prompting a $6000 borrowing. Sumter editor W C Trey faces past charges linked to illegal saloons. Aiken bleachery restarts as South tastes industrial growth. Charleston plans artesian wells for exposition water supply and a saltwater fire system. Possible postmaster appointment for William M Bird in Charleston cited. Blue Ridge bond script case moved to Charleston court. A negro woman gives birth to four children, all alive. Tobacco output highlights rising SC production. Greenville elects Dr C C Jones as mayor. Various political and civic notes follow including pardons, education, and local incidents. Reports on weather, strikes, crimes, and national affairs fill the rest of the column.
The article alleges hidden Department leverage and witness strategy around Sampson and Schley, accusing officials of concealing strong evidence about fleet movements and communication with insurgents. It cites calls for legislative control of corporations, debates on Chinese exclusion, and critiques of Navy procurement and ship sales profits tied to the era's corruption concerns.
Rain threatens cotton as chronic wet weather continues. Local visits include 0.1 Mayot and family from Honea Path and Crayton, Emmie Simmons from Craton, Purman Boleman and Annie from Anderson, and many Belle and gent entries. Obituary notes memorialize Mrs. Elming Katherine Stevenson Morgan, born 1851, wife of Rev. J. T. Morgan, with tributes from Union Church.
Notice for Old Stone Church Association urging members and friends to attend a meeting in August with addresses to be provided by W. S. Pickens and others versed in church history. J. J. Lewis presides, with secretary and treasurer roles noted, members urged to come and help enlarge and perpetuate the association.
An impassioned critique argues education can harm when misapplied by society and the state. It warns against overreaching or misdirected schooling that fuels vanity, imposture, and disloyalty, urging temperate, morally grounded instruction aligned with humble lives.
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