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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1901
Page
2
The notice explains free obituary notices and tributes up to one hundred words. Any text beyond applies a rate of one cent per word. Manuscripts must include cash payment and are directed to Aeotuce Gonder and t r Communications.
President Ellison calls on farmers and Alliancemen to unite and strengthen sub-alliances. He warns disunity hurts the farming class and urges action to finish unfinished work, rebuild on the old foundation, and pursue common goals for national prosperity. The column also includes a testimonial for Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy from Indiana.
Senator McLaurin delivered an Oakway address to Woodmen of the World and spoke to a Westminster crowd of two to three hundred at W J Anderson home. He urged white man suffrage, defended his votes, highlighted 1907 campaign aims, and urged local youths to have equal job chances.
A lengthy report covers speeches by McLaurin foes and Tillman allies at Oakway Union Chester Union, detailing expansion, tariff, ship subsidy, and political tactics. Crowds over two thousand hear fiery addresses condemning bossism and praising Democratic unity, with Tillman’s finale amid strong voter support and calls for primary participation.
A violent August night storm in Greenville struck the Poo mills area injuring several nearby residents. Victoria Levi aged 22 and Walter Busby aged 16 were killed when lightning ripped through the Levi household dining room. Six others, including Lovander Alba Beulah Russell Annie Bell and Clingman Ward, were knocked unconscious but expected to recover. A physician attributed the family’s survival to the intact dining room and healing after the shock. A local booster report touts Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with a testimonial from Rev A A Power of Emporia Kansas describing dramatic relief in a separate case requiring no further medical care. The product is sold locally by J W Boll.
Dispatches indicate favorable prospects for the cotton crop in Missouri Arkansas Tennessee Mississippi Indiana Territory Louisiana and Kansas. Average yields may reach at least half the producing states with Mississippi Louisiana and Alabama expected to exceed last year’s output.
Jim Harris, a negro desperado, was hanged in Bennettsville after being convicted of murder tied to the death of Ames Carter during a jail escape. Crowd gathered around the jail while a small witness group attended the execution. Harris showed defiance before death, asking forgiveness from the victims' kin as he prayed.
Townville reports good rains boosting crops and a Baptist church revival with three baptisms. Local social notes list residents visiting relatives, upcoming Townville Tortia baseball game ended by rain, and plans for two games with Autin next weekend. Also mentions DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve success stories and a brutal Savannah murder mob execution of Joe Washington with graphic but neutrally stated details.
By order of the Walhalla Town Council a special election is set for Tuesday September 10 1901 to vote on issuing five thousand dollars in bonds for twenty years at under seven percent to fund a new school building for white children within the town. Eligible voters are qualified residents of Walhalla and election managers named include G K Maxwell Gee Hayou S J Owens J M Ward and GW Pitchford with JI Intendant and Secretary. The notice is dated August 1901.
County commissioners will award to the lowest responsible bidder for rebuilding the Crooked Creek bridge near J. M. Hunnicutta. Bid date is Thursday, August 2001 at 1 a.m. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Supervisor B. M. Pool notes the notice dated August 14, 1001.
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