Tolbert Ordered Out Of Ninety Six After Bond Vote
Joe W. Tolbert of Ninety Six was ordered by a citizen committee to leave town after opposing a bond issue for a new graded school. He was beaten and escorted to the train to Columbia, where he arrived with witnesses. Reports differ on the altercation and motives, with Tolbert denying involvement in registering negro voters for the bond election.
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Greenwood Index
Joe W. Tolbert
Ninety-Six
Nover
Columbia
Ninety- Six
Tolbert
Greenwood
Joe Tolbert
Col
John R. Tolbert
Phoenix
Col. Tolbert
Ninety-Ste
J. W. Tolbert
South
John G. Capers
Hitchcock
Dean
Bryan
Bryan campaigns in Nebraska with speeches on records
In Fairview Nebraska on July 22 Mor yan delivered speeches on campaign issues using a phonograph. He stated he received five hundred dollars from two competing concerns for his work and turned the money over to state and county committees as a personal contribution.
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Fairview
Lincoln
Neb
Moryan
Bryan
Democratic Party
Tolbert Affair sparks Ninety Six town clash
The Ninety Six incident, dubbed a Southern outary, saw a prominent Republican leader knocked down and ordered to leave town. Tolbert, a noted figure among South Carolina Republicans, once played a central role in a prior disturbance known as the Phoenix Hat, reflecting continued influence in regional politics.
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Tolbert
News and Courier
South Carolina
Rip Van Winkle Seeks News In Timeworn Barber Shop
An aged Rip Van Winkle awakens to a sleepy village, asking the barber if Congress or notable figures have acted, only to hear nothing changed. An advertisement warns of summer kidney irregularities and promotes Foley's Kidney Cure from druggists.
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Rip van Winkle
Foley
Bomb Explodes at Bet Corbett Saloon Chicago
A blast at James J. Corbett’s saloon in Chicago on State Street last night damaged hundreds of dollars worth of bottled goods. The explosion appears aimed at the gambling rooms in the hotel as part of a gamblers’ vendetta.
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Chicago
James J. Corbett
Doan's Kidney Pills Put Walhalla Woman Right
A Walhalla resident praises Doan's Kidney Pills for restoring kidney health after a gradual decline from backache urinary issues and irregular secretions. She says a few doses relieved pain and led to full recovery, endorsing the product and urging others with kidney trouble to try it. Foster Milburn Co. and Buffalo agents are listed as sellers.
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Bright
Walhalla
B.R. Moss
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
Train Conductor Faces Passenger with Gun in Carolina Incident
Capt. W. B. Smithers, conductor of No. 87, faced by a passenger named Shemwell who waved a revolver as the train refused Lexington stops. The train traveled 10 to 15 miles with passengers in panic before authorities were alerted. Smithers remained calm, stopping at Thomasville and Lexington to seek help, while Shemwell threatened, then backed off as the train reached Lexington.
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Charlotte
N. Y
W. B. Smithers
Southern
Shemwell
Lexington
Smithers
Alexandria
Charlottesville
High Point
Salisbury
Capt. Smithers
Thomasville
Pullman
John F. Payne
Boston Saloon Attack Leaves Three Dead in Shootout
In Boston on Tuesday night three desperadoes opened fire in a Washington Street saloon near Winterstone and McManus. One bandit was killed, another wounded and hunted, and the third, possibly Gelssippi Denda, taken into custody for murder. A stray volley wounded eleven and killed watchman Herbert B. Knox. Police and civilians pursued gunmen through Calvary cemetery where a man was killed and others fled into a ravine. Captured and dead suspects were brought to Jamaea Plain station.
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Boston
Gelssippi Denda
Washington
Winterstone
McManus
Calvary Cemetery
D. Fallon
Englis
Thomas Moore
Michael Finn
Patrick McGfew
Thomas Fleming
John Nolan
John H. Wrightman
Herbert B. Knox
Captye
Jamatea Plain
Dr Shoop's Restorative Promises Quick Nerve Relief
Heat drains nerves in summer and a tonic can lift mood. Dr Shoop's Restorative is claimed to restore weakened nerves within days, improve appetite and digestion, and strengthen kidneys and heart by rebuilding nerves, with Dr J W Bell as the seller.
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Dr. Shoop
St John's Walhalla church invites worshipers to Sunday services
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Walhalla lists morning service at eleven o'clock with Sunday school at ten a.m. The pastor Rev. T. P. Eptigg extends a cordial invitation to the public to join in worship every Sunday.
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St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Walhalla
T. P. Eptigg
Lydia Pinkham Plant Helps Women Avoid Surgery
A long advertisement argues many female surgeries are unnecessary and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as life saving. It cites letters from women in Kansas and New Jersey claiming relief from severe conditions and avoiding operations. The copy presents the product as a standard remedy for displacement inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities periodic pain and backache. It invites women nationwide to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Barbara Base
Kingman
Kansas
Lydia EB
Pinkham
Lydia EK
Inkham
Stele
Lynn
Muss
Clubbing Offers For Reading Matter At Low Cost
A reproduced notice presents varied newspaper club rates offering extensive reading matter for a small price. Listings include KEOWEE COURIER and multiple partner papers such as Charleston Semi-Weekly News and Courier, TriWeekly Constitution, Atlanta papers, Home and Farm, and The Union News. The ad notes premiums and discounts, with prices like 1.28 to 1.60 and references to W. J. Bryan’s The Commoner and The Thrice-Weekly New York World.
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Keowee Courier
Charleston
News and Courier
Keewee Courier
Atlanta
Sure Constitution
Keowe Courler
Keower Courier
Home and Farm
Keowrer Courier
W. J. Bryan
Keowed Courier
the Union News
Farmers’ Union
Aeiaicalaelcaes Jounal
New York World
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