South Carolina Feud Over Tillman McLaurin at Gaffney
In a fever of political excitement South Carolina faces a showdown between Senators Tillman and McLaurin. Governor McSweeney declines resignations, hoping for peace. Tillman and McLaurin, once allies, clash over bi metalism and policy, with public sentiment split and a likely hot race at the polls.
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Columbia
S. C
Carolina
M. B. McSweeney
Tillman
McLaurin
South Carolina
United States Senate
Gaffney
McSweeney
United States
Senator Tillman
Edgefield County
Conkling-Platt
Roscoe Conkling
Thomas C. Platt
New York
William Walter Wella
A Maverick and a Loyalist in a Tidewater Tale
A Chesapeake era tale follows Maverick a landowner and his young wife Julie as they gamble on debt and a mortgage with Haines the county treasurer. Secrets, a sheriff chase, and class entwine as clever statecraft and old loyalties collide on a dawnlit riverbank.
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Jupiter
St. Deny’s
Lord Proprietary
Haines
Nansemond
Maverick
Nancy Garry
Julie
Nner
Paradise
Frightful bell joke by Father Boyle converts crack to tone
Father Boyle, famed Washington priest and wit, bought an old discarded Presbyterian bell. After trimming the rim at a Georgetown foundry and blessing it, he claimed the bell’s harsh tone became sweeter, quipping that blessing drove the Presbyterian devil from it.
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Father Boyle
Washington
Navy Yard
Georgetown
Trial Fragments Capture Courtroom Confusion Over Meds
The exchange shows a judge questioning a doctor and a defendant named Fred about rhubarb orders and intake. The dialogue sample reflects a terse, unclear transcript with key terms clipped. No further context or outcomes are given.
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M. B. M'Sweeney
Wade Hampton
Old Democracy
Farmers’ Alliance
South
Ben Tillman
Cleveland
Coleagues
William Jennings Bryan
Nebraska
Senate
Philippines
Porto Rico
United States Supreme Court
Bryan
Supreme Court
Congress
John L. McLaurin
Joseph H. Earle
Detroit Free Press
B. R. Tillman
J. L. M'Laurin
Kenite
S. E. Bealt
Red River
Great Northwest
Northwest
Trusa
Nichols & Sheppado
Battle Creek
Mich
Minneapolis, Minn
Fargo, N. D
Milwaukee, Wis
DesMoines, Ia
J.J. Beul
Devils Lake Iron Works
Gorder & Son
Devils Lake, Morth Dakota
Chas. F. Cogelow
Devils Lake
North Dakota
Prosser & Scrumgard
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