Senator Tillman Speaks at Greenville Fourth of July
Senator Tillman delivered a restrained address at the Greenville fair grounds on Independence Day. He urged farmer independence, discussed cotton prices and the Southern Cotton Association, warned against Wall Street speculation, and touched on Chinese exclusion and tariffs while recalling his 19th century campaigns.
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Greenville
John Marshall
News and Courier
B. K. Tillman
Ife
Fair Grounds
Acarcely
Ben Tillman
Senator Tillman
China
Tillman Calls for Dispensary Reform in South Carolina Speech
In a public session Tillman denounced the beer dispensary as an evil created by the Legislature and urged cleaning or killing it. He warned that the real fight would come in the Democratic primary over voting rights and price-law exclusions, ending with a pledge to stump the state if reform fails. He praised President Smith for aiding farmers.
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Greenville News
South Carolina
Senate
Driftwood
Tragedy Near Marion Claims Life of Jackson Powers
Marion July 5 Jackson Powers seventeen is dead after an accidental shooting by his brother Drewry while preparing for a Fourth of July celebration. The pistol discharged in this county four miles north of Marion, the wound proving fatal at midnight.
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Jackson Powers
Drewry
Jackson
Weekly papers urged to adopt business methods
The Bamburg Herald notes prosperity among daily papers like Charleston News and Courier Columbia State and Charleston Evening Post, but argues weeklies run on slipshod methods. It calls for charging for notices and tributes and settling with subscribers, claiming a wave of prosperity would reach weeklies if they reform.
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Charleston News and Courier
Columbia State
Charleston Evening Post
Post
Bamburg
Brother Knight
The
Times
Democrat
Orangeburg Times-Democrat
Price Crowned Cotton King in New York Millionaire
New York July 6 Theodore H Price is rated a millionaire after profits from a burst in cotton prices. He reportedly earned about 750000 on 60000 bales as prices jumped, marking a dramatic fortune rise five years after debt woes. The report branded him king of cotton due to the surge and amassed wealth.
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New York
Theodore H. Price
Cotton Talk by President E D Smith at Greensville Fair
President K D Smith of the South Carolina Branch of the Southern Cotton Association spoke at Greensville fair grounds last week. He attacked Washington’s bureau of statistics, praised Cheatham investigation prospects, and blamed local mills for keeping cotton prices down. He urged broad farmer unity, endorsed a general warehouse system, and noted mills paid dividends even as cotton rose. A telegram from Theodore H Price predicted twelve cent cotton in certain circumstances.
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South Carolina
Southern Cotton Association
Fair Grounds
Greensville
South
Agricultural Department
Washington
Bureau of Statistics
Cheatham
Smith
Theodore H. Price
Pickens Dispensary Case Delayed by Supreme Court Referee
The Pickens dispensary case is stalled as Chief Justice Pope designates A. J. Boggs special referee to take testimony and report by September second Tuesday. The ruling keeps Pickens County dry pending a full Supreme Court review of constitutional issues, with the writ of mandamus filed by W. Boyd Evans seeking reopening of the dispensary.
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Pickens
Pope
Newberry
Supreme Court
A. J. Boggs
Board of Directors
W. Boyd Evans
State Board
Opi
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