From Newsboy to Governor in South Carolina Rise
Charleston correspondent recalls Miles B. McSweeney rising from a poor newsboy to governor of South Carolina. Born to a widow, he sold papers at nine, worked as clerk, ran Ninety Six Guardian, founded Hampton County Guardian, and advanced through union printing, politics, and military service becoming a Democratic leader and state figure.
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Charleston
America
M. B. McSweeney
South Carolina
Miles B. McSweeney
McAweeney
McSweeney
Ninety Six
Abbeville County
Ninety Six Guardian
Hampton County
Burk & Ford
Edward Perry
Washington and Lee University of
Lexington
Charleston Typographical Union
Young Mcsweeney
Columbia Typographical Union
Phoenix Hook and Ladder Company
Sewall
Stokes
Moore
Free Provisions For Roubaix School Children
In Roubaix, a Socialist stronghold in France, 11,020 public school pupils receive free food and clothing funded by the town. The item notes social welfare generosity amid local politics and everyday life.
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Roubaix
France
Death by Own Action of a Chinaman
A Chinese farmer Gee Chung Yung on Franklin road was murdered by his partner Chin Fouk who hanged himself. Chinese witnesses say Chin Fook faces terrible punishment. Funeral rites may be altered due to disgrace. burial customs include food offerings and paper money to guide the dead.
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Gee Chung Yung
Franklin Road
Chin Fouk
Baltimore Sun
Tong
Chin Pook
Chin Fook
Excellency of Royal Irish Constabulary Training Noted
The article praises the Royal Irish Constabulary training, stating officers’ and men’s readiness. It notes vacancies in police posts often go to RIC members, with the Birmingham chief constableship election highlighting candidate C. H. Rafter, D. J. Sr. Boyle of Roscommon? as chosen among Irish candidates.
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Royal Irish Constabulary
R. TC
Birmingham
England
C. H. Rafter
D. J. Sr
Boyle County
Roscommon,land
Widow Clings to 83-Year-Old Home Amid Transit Syndicate Bid
At Ninth and Main in Philadelphia, 83 year old widow Mrs. Alice Pierson refuses to sell her historic family homestead to a transit syndicate. She vows to die in front of the house if dispossessed, saying the shelter of her birth has sheltered her through sun and storm since infancy. The sale effort is led by Daniel Mullin with options placed by local property owners. only Mrs. Charles Wiggins has agreed to part with her residence.
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Philadelphia
Ninth
Main Streets
Alice Pierson
Daniel D. Mullin
Lansdowne
Ninth and
the Times
W. W. James
George 8. Patchel
Enos Verlenden
P. I. Tyler
Charles Wiggins
Tam
East
Klondike
Western Utopia Bethel Colony and Dr Keil's Communism
The Albany Argus recounts the Bethel Colony founded by Dr. William Keil in 1845 near Bethel New York and its western expansion to Elim in Oregon. It details communal living multiracial labor, common board, supervised religious ceremonies and Keil’s autocratic leadership, plus later departure in 1858 and a famed spy story.
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Oregon
Rockies
Dr. Keil
Aurora
Bethel
Willamette
William Keil
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Keil
Lowell
Colony
Paul
Old Church
North River
Elim
Solomon
Joshua
Swindled Forty Lawyers in New York Scam
A rogue defrauded forty lawyers by hiring them to prosecute rail road companies for fictitious injuries and promising to share proceeds. He then borrowed small sums from the lawyers on the pretended retainer. Cheating a lawyer is praised as clever, akin to the Yorkshire wagoner’s boast.
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New York
Women Thieves Rise in Paris Shopping District
Paris police report a notable rise in women thieves in the city. They are drawn to temptations offered by large shop displays, with thefts increasing as shop windows invite casual grabbing.
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Paris
Music Boxes for Bicycles Move From Hamburg Factory
A Hamburg based firm now manufactures music boxes for bicycles. The new product line targets riders seeking musical accessories for their bicycles. The company says production emphasizes portability and durability for on road use.
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Hamburg
Germany
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Newsboy
Strong Man
Missouri
Sedalia
St. Louis Republic
Paul Brown
Pettis County
Mississippi
Georgetown
Brown
DREAM
Missouri Colony
Bellamy
Commonwealth
Betiul Colony
Shelby
Mansion House
Cascades
THE
Colony Church
Nicholas Nickleby
Nicholas
Albany Argus
Women Thieves
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