31 Aug 1898
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Newspaper
Edgefield Advertiser
Location
Edgefield, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1898
Page
1
A collage of items notes Spain’s Cuba links and Philippine facts while local figures show Barnwell and Edgefield campaigns. It cites mustered-out SC soldiers, Dewey memorial details, and a mockery of officials amid river and plantation era chatter.
The excerpt contrasts Manila street cars with Charleston and reports a heated political exchange in Edgefield involving Senator Archer and Neal. It critiques Neal’s penitentiary report and questions potential doctored bookkeeping while noting broader business optimism in weekly outlooks and the continued flow of American securities to Europe.
A 1868 letter to the South Carolina Cotton Growers Association urges withholding the current cotton crop for 90 days to curb prices. It notes a forthcoming major union restructuring, aims to organize growers from township to statewide levels, and warns of disaster if the crop floods markets.
The Greenville Mountaineer argues against McLaurin's hysteria over Cubans and praises the President's steadiness. It urges suspension of judgment until facts emerge, discusses cotton growers funding liens, and calls a Columbia convention to advance state plans amid South Carolina’s tough times.
Senator McLaurin declares support for re electing President McKinley by acclamation if the election were held now. He praises the-war to end sectionalism and lauds appointments to high posts, calling McKinley the pride of the nation and predicting the peace policy will match the success of the war policy.
Cincinnati August 24 delegates adopt resolutions endorsing Bryan and his platform. They back free coinage of silver and gold at 16 to 1, support an income tax, and praise minority lawmakers for aiming to distribute war taxes fairly among wealth, corporations, and labor.
In Spite of Hard Times, JH Pearce moved from Darlington County to Williamsburg and, as a farm laborer earning six dollars a month, worked hard to build a comfortable home near Cades a 250 acre farm and is now out of debt.
Henderson Dale of Carmi Illinois reports strong results from Bradfield Regulator Company's Mother's Friend a liniment claimed to ease labor reduce pain and shorten delivery It is advertised as usable from early pregnancy through confinement and priced at one dollar with a free book offered.
The Edgefield Town Council approves a tax levy of two and one half mills for 1898 to fund town expenses. The ordinance sets due dates, allows future adjustments by council, and is signed by Mayor W. W. Adams and Clerk B. J. Crooker on July 23, 1898.
The Edgefield Town Council revises the 1898 ordinance to raise revenue by taxation. It sets October 1 as the payment deadline and authorizes the Town Treasurer to issue executions for delinquent taxes, with costs. If taxes remain unpaid, the marshal may seize and auction both personal and real property to satisfy the tax lien. Proceeds go to taxes and costs. surplus returns to the taxpayer.
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