Debate over Porto Rico constitution and canal politics rages in Washington
From Washington May 14 1900 officials reel from Judge Lochrens ruling on constitutional reach to Porto Rico and new possessions. Critics say the decision affects trade and tariffs while politicians debate the Nicaraguan canal and Hay-Pauncefote treaty with McKinley and Bryan's ticket.
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Lochren
Porto Rico
Ieast
Philippines
Griggs
Cas
Supreme Court
Dred Scott
Ialue
Cleveland
McKinley
Treasury Department
United States
New York
Republican Party
Europe
Towne
Minneapolis
Bryan
Jones
Democratic National Committee
B. F. Caldwell
Ilinois
Dewey
Iimself
Hanon
Senate Committee On
Hanna
Sowell
Moray
Senate
Morgan
Great Britain
Murder on Augusta street car ends in lynching
Aleck Whitney, 25, a society leader, was shot on a street car in Augusta by Gus Wilson amid a seat dispute. Wilson was seized by a mob at Grovetown after transfer and hanged. reports say the rope broke and he was shot to pieces.
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Allidera
Whitney
Wilson
Georgia
Grovetown
Auausta
William B. Wilson
Aleck Whitney
Atlanta
Judge Benet Rues Homicide Surge in Richland County
Judge Benet delivers a pointed charge to the Richland grand jury on the high homicide rate in South Carolina. He notes Vermont logged thirteen homicides in a year while Richland had nine in four months and cites shallow self defense notions and faulty jury selection as causes. The packed courtroom reflects public concern.
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Satina
Benet
Grand Jury
Richland
South Carolina
Jarora
State news items show political shifts and local incidents
The summary notes deaths such as ex-chief justice Willard in Washington and Rev Dr Trimm resignations. political maneuvering includes B Gary remaining in the governor’s race and McSweeney’s Hampton county backing. It reports smallpox cases in Abbeville, a fatal quarry accident in Lexington, and Dispensary price cuts with school fund impact.
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Charleston
Union
dJilgo Willard
Mustice
Washington
Ann Rice
Whitmire
Seaboard
B. Gary
Hampton
McSweeney
John R. Shuler
Lexington County
Hias
Columbia Female College
W. E. Johnson
Bamberg
Justice Pope
Young Bellinger
C. Featherstone
Gaya
Yorkville
Blanchy Wilkie
Frank Jones
J. C. Glenn
South Carolina College
United States Geological Sirvey
Trimm
Haa
Columbia Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Little River
Abbeville County
Bad Ward
Gantt Township
Greenville County
W.H. Timmerman
I. H. Jennings
Fairfield
Virginia
State Dispensary Board of Directors
General School Fund
War Department
Pickens
Cunninghan
17Th
South Carolina Regiment
John Rice
Roas
Seneca Cotton Mills
Seneca
Golden Weed
Florence
8. C
Isne
South Carolina
Columbia
Oconee Electric Power Manufacturing Company
Conncross Creek
Congressional debates and fireside tales of 19th century politics
A garbled variety of political discussion notes congress, fires, soldiers, and public figures. It mentions Siveley alt, Higan, Reynolds, and many names, with claims about senators elected by direct vote, party shifts, and upcoming Louisville reunion. It includes statistics on fires, shipbuilding costs, and labor strikes across Savannah, Atlanta, and other cities, with scattered local anecdotes.
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Lis
Congress
Philippines
Siveley
Higan
Rolfe
Mine
N.Y
Hine
Democrats of Laws
United States
Thomas L. Chison
Philadelphia
United Christian Party
Silas C. Swallow
Harrisburg
John G. Woolwy
Chicago
Ims
Statistica
B.C. Benedict
Tlelen
Thomas Tnntings
Green 1
Pingree
Michigan
Cottontots And their Crop Increases Expected
Reports from over two hundred points in Georgia Alabama Mississippi and from North and South Carolina and Florida indicate a 10 percent crop rise over last year. Fertilizer use has risen 0 to 20 percent and up to 25 percent in some cases. Farmers are in good financing with little cotton in warehouses.
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Savannais Ga
Ciaedner Ey Dickinson
Savannas
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