Abbeville News Roundup Reflects Local Politics and Tragedy
Abbeville Medina reports a busy set of items from nearby towns including vaccination drives in Charleston and a large February 10 public meeting by the Abbeville County Alliance. It notes political maneuvering over railway sales, court sessions, and rail work progress, plus a fatal shooting near Camden and concerns about Jim Crow car bills. The column includes assorted anecdotes about local fixes and legislative commentary.
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Charleston
Abbeville
Lawrens
Greenville
Charleston and Western Carolina Railway
Atlantic Coast Line
T.C. Liddle
Leslie's Creek
T. P. Milford
Offhrand
Abbeville Medina
United States
Pickens and Easley
Kreencille News
Legislative Review of Two Weeks’ Work in Columbia
A Raleigh era of legislative activity reflects more refusals than actions. Bills on popular judicial elections and redistricting faced sharp opposition and died. Mortgage tax, telegraph and telephone regulation, and dispensary issues dominated debate as the Senate and House wrestle with adjournment timing and procedural moves.
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Rainsford
Patton
Senate
McQullough
McCullough
House
DeLoach
Railroad Commission
Gasque
Barber
Smith
Metropolitan Police
Rogers
Los
Sire
Leelwsen
Upton
Allive
Derhiut
Clemson
Furness
Timely Letter Warns South Over Cotton Overproduction
A New York firm Tatham, Alexander & Co. argues that over-planting cotton harms Southern prosperity. It cites 1893–1896 crop data, showing lower prices and large losses from excessive acreage, urging coordinated reduction of next year's cotton area to lift prices and profits for planters and merchants.
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Tatham, Alexander & Co
New York
Bureau of Statistics
Waslington
South
United States
Busin
Cotton Commission
Taiwan
Devil incident at Bethel Church ends in panic fire
Rev Akin's Sunday sermon on Satanic Majesty ends in chaos as a devil costume scare induces a crush and a fire destroys Bethel Church. Investigations reveal his son George Akin and others made the devil suit and hid behind a chair to surprise the crowd.
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George Akin
Fatal Wreck on Coast Line Near Ciarnestos
A collision between Atlantic Coast Line trains No. 87 from New York to Florida and No. 52 from Charleston to Columbia killed two firemen and injured many others. The wreck occurred about eight miles west of Ciarnestos at 7:21 AM. A relief train carried the injured to town while officials investigated orders and track conditions. Local notices and counterfeit alert items follow.
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Ciarnestos
D. C
New York
Florida
Charleston
Columbia
Robert James
Ilohn Sellers
I. P. Wall
J. 1
Bingham
M. McDube
J. A. Powell
A.J. Goulding
J. W. Hood
Knoxville
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Evans & Co
Butler Lyeth
F. M. Butler
WL. Lyeth
Mrs. Lyeth
M. Butler
EF. M. BUTLER, W._ L. LYETH
Sullivan Hardware Cos
Mammoth Hardware Establishment
Moore & Lucas
Alex
Sonus Carolina
Wulf
Rioore & Lucas
Stecessirty
Moore & Wallis
Oliver
The
Towers & Sullivan
Georgia
M. Ferry & CO
Sullivan Hardware CO
Mion
Orangeline
Hitle
Genco Five
C&sorne & Bout
State News
Claflin University
General Assembly
Clieita
Gilchrist
Henry Leatherwood
Lam
Celestia Post
John Allen
Oscar
Thien Ableville Medina
Camden
4. G. Baker
John
Tom Spradley
Alf. Spradley
Creentioud Dulre
Columbia Register, Fin
the Devil
Coast Line
Treasury
Troyue
Secret Service Department
Webber Irathers
Sonia
Mick
Ita
Kiss
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