Duel on a Mississippi steamer ends in fatality mystery
A vivid reminiscence recalls a New Orleans bound voyage on a once famous steamer. Captain West, a noted duelist, challenges a stranger to a pistol duel after a glare on deck. A shot kills the captain’s foe and the stranger reveals he is blind, prompting widespread speculation about his identity. The incident becomes part of the era’s dark, romantic lore aboard river steamers.
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West
New Orleans
Captain West
Weetfell
The Last of the Catawbas and Uncle Billy George
A look at the fading Catawba tribe in York County on the Rock Hill reservation. Uncle Billy George, the oldest Indian there, reflects on war, loss, language decline, and a plea for state aid, schools, and a chaplain to preserve their culture.
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Billy George
Furman
York County
Carolinas
South Carolina
Sred
Rock Hill
Bureau of Et
Catawba River
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Tarleton
H. J. Smith
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Miawatha
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Union County
North Carolina
Indiana
George Washington
Twan
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Uncle Billy
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Bureau of Ethnology
Congress
Carolina
Catawba
United States
Mississippi River
McDonald Furman
Williamrafts
Meter Torrissa
Sugar Beets Colony Planned by German Immigrants
Atlanta Journal reports Julius Hartman plans to establish a German backed sugar beet colony in South Carolina near Abbeville County with a sugar factory and townsite. He aims to bring a dozen families from Germany to start, then invite American Germans and other farmers to settle, benefiting from cheap land and rail access.
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Switzerland
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Ponce de Leon
Atlanta
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Georgia
Abbeville County
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South Carolina
Seaboard Air Tis Railroad
Calhoun Falls
California
Utah
Nebraska
Virginia
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Colony
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Texas Prophet Predicts Millenium 1898 In Bonham
A Dallas News account reports a self styled Seventh Angel from Texas preaching on Bonham's courthouse steps predicting the world’s end in 1899. He claimed a divine calling after a vision with his father in law in a field, preached to warn sinners, accepted nickels from listeners, and left many unsettled but skeptical.
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Melchisadeck
Bonham
Court House
Noah
Lord Jesus Christ
Dallas News
Aggregate expenditures show heavy spend on goods and drink
A circulated exhibit compiles last year’s household outlays from inter state sources, listing items from Foreign Missions to tobacco and cement. It highlights large sums for education, clothing, sugar, and wool, urging reform of what it calls the drink curse. The note ends with a testimonial praising Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy.
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Inter- Pace
Tillman's Visit to Watson Sparks Regional Speculation
Washington reports discuss a Thomasville Georgia conference between Tom Watson and Senator Ben Tillman. The meeting is described as political, with Tillman likely aligning with Watson on South Carolina electors and vice presidential voting, while denying messages from the Democratic National Committee. The piece notes Sewall and Bryan did not likely send greetings. Also includes a joke exchange about marriage and a short note on Cham berlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy usage during epidemics, followed by a local sale ad.
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Hoox
William J. Bryan
John M. Thurston
Bryan
Republican National Committee
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Thornton
Omaha World-Herald
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Thurston
Nebraska
Republican, National Committee
Washington
Georgia
South Carolina
Thomasville
Tom Watson
Ben Tillman
Tillman
the Star
Democratic National Committee
Epirita
New York
Sewall
Watson
Till
Waty
Tilman
Chicago
St. Louis
News
Canler
Diggsby
Migs Surtanby
Griggsby
Borneo
Mediciae
Hill Bros
The Sign of Love in Old Fashioned Romance
A St. Louis Republic excerpt reflects on first love as a spiritual, uplifting force that keeps people young. It contrasts tenderness with practical concerns, noting marriage must balance emotion with bread and butter. The piece uses metaphors of birds and youthful joy to celebrate enduring affection.
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St. Louis Republic
A Politically Excited Night At The Farmhouse
A man returns home after a heated political gathering and faces a sharp domestic rebuke for wasting energy. The wife warns that shouting and waving the hat drains strength that could be used for chores like chopping wood, affecting the country. Then an unrelated testimonial endorses Chamberlain's Youga Remedy for colds, crediting Wy. Rete of St. Paul, Minnesota, with recovery and recommending the product.
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