Work of the Makers in the State Legislature
The opening of the session shows both houses focused on solid work with several bills disposed of and an investigation into the dispensary discussed. Sen Scarborough presided as lieutenant governor after McSweeney’s elevation, with appointments announced and swift committee actions planned to probe state affairs and financials.
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Hon
McSweeney
Scarborough
Senate
McDermotte
Storry
Cro
Gill Seveson
Sheppard
Deat
Mayfield
Huse
Winkler
Levington
Mnessige
Milled
Mauill
Gary
Mer
Hichards
Marlbore
Vheevendine
Thenesaiee
Marshall
Eatheer
United States
Phurstiy
Oc Abney
O. D. Mai Wad
Ian
Justi Se Gary
Hay
Wharton
Laurens
Sael
Mir Jade
Manklin
Ammouit Bet
Pickens Qeonee
Alexander
Cosgrave
House
Vernon
Hui Aytas
Graydon
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company
Jorney
Suasticese Tb. Chaury
Blease
Viennith
South Carolina
Comenbec
General Assembly
Words of Wisdom for Our Farmers Address of President Stevens
President Stevens speaks at a convention addressing farmers with guidance on crop strategy, market conditions, and rural relief. He urges practical reforms, calls for cooperative efforts, and stresses resilience amid drought and changing prices.
Cotton States Convention Addresses Agricultural Reform
The first annual Cotton States Association of the Commissioners of Agriculture met in New Orleans on February 10. President Stevens urged farmers to plant more food crops, reduce cotton acreage, and promote rural independence, warning against debt and time purchases. He stressed monthly agricultural letters to readers and warned that pursuing large cotton production could ruin the country.
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Cotton States Association of the Commissioners of Agriculture
New Orleans
Fawory
Jastremski
Moster
Welcone
Culver
Alabam
Stevens
Col. Stevens
South
Georgia
Choy
Tobsne
Coeney
B. Cheney
Trra
Cheney & Doing
Voledo
Hall
Cheney
Boer War Costs England Daily Says Public Alarm
Fragmentary OCR cites rising Boer War costs and blood shed. Loud voices claim the war drains England’s treasury and morale while urging decisive action to support soldiers and protect national interests.
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England
bin Id Conthy
Duels, Executions, and Turbulent News From Early Texas and Mississippi
A chaotic report recounts Geronimo Tarrand Flores and Antonio Flores being executed in El Paso for murder after a failed attempt to attack guards and spectators during the doorway transfer to the scaffold. A ranger was wounded and one prisoner killed on the gallows. The piece also covers a January duel at Oak Ridge, Mississippi, leaving three men dead and several wounded, amid arrests and conflicting accounts of who fired first. A stray advertisement promises Hosehoe's German Syrup as a household remedy amid the varied wartime and local notices.
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Geronimo Tarrand Antonio Flores
Ei Paso
Texas
Flores
Allie
Parra
Tie
Ed. Bryant
Airfeld
Parr
Oak Ridge
Ares AL
Rolland
Ros. Stephenson
Ovo Austin
James Austin
Otto Austin
Reo Ss. Stephenson
Roland
Holland
Stephenson
Son of
Two Negroes Shot Dead After Riot in Ripley Tennessee
In Ripley Tennessee two African American men were killed by police following a confrontation that ended in gunfire and the officers involved were shot. Authorities reported the deadly incident as a riot with multiple witnesses and ongoing investigations. Possibility of gang or organized crime linkage is not confirmed.
Two Constables Shot Near Ripley Penn
A Ripley Pennsylvania dispatch reports Constables Marvin Durham and W D Turner killed while pursuing a prisoner named Gingerly for vaccination law violations. Two Black men allegedly shot them in the head, sparking a manhunt that led to lynching of two suspects. Tense vigilante actions follow as trains bring more volunteers.
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Marvin Durham
W. D. ‘Turner
Ripley
Penn
Turner
Durham
Bloody Card Game Ends in Double Tragedy at Pound Ky
A quarrel over a game of blind tiger at Pound Kentucky on January 16 led to a fatal shootout. John Hall Arch Leap and Henry Leap faced Henry Sutherland Berry Long and Henry Campbell. Dave Hall and Henry Leap were killed, Dave Sutherland and Henry Campbell mortally wounded, while Aveh Leap Henry Sullivan were slightly wounded. Revolvers were fired, with two men wounded.
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Wincressitt
Pound Ky
John Hall
Arch
Henry Leap
Henry Sutherland
Berry Long
Henry Campbell
Dave Hall
Dave
Henry Sullivan
Mistrial sparks judge’s tirade against jurors in Meares case
Judge Buchanan berated the Spartanburg jury for failing to reach a verdict in the Meares case, calling out the jurors for lack of manhood and obligation. The Yorkville Enquirer notes the judge’s sharp condemnation as a critique of the jury system and questions whether reforms are needed to prevent mistrials.
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Buchanan
Meares
LI O’elock
The
Yorkville Enquirer
Lis
O. W. Buchanan
Spartanburg
Jatood
Jodge Pucchanin
Fudge Buchanan
Hudson
Conrele
Baenan
Ospes
Sliving Buchanan
Bevel
Supreme Court
West General Assembly
Shou
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Hosehoe
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Wits
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Hotinny
Vievonisy
Steaunery 1 Amnshipy
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Dapan
Jamie
Osake
Kobe
Tee Tey Mall
LAW
Ripley, Tenn
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Nero
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AC Ayer CO
Lawell, Massy
Switzerland
Otto Dorner
Sis
Lyle ‘T. Adams
Napoleon
Geo. 1
Catlin
Zurich
Canton of
Republic
Omr
Tional League For
League of American Wheelmen
Hood Roads
Wash. Hidon
Tom
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Bowen
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Signature Lit Gee
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