Governor McSweeney's final recommendations for South Carolina
Governor McSweeney will retire with dignity and honor. His last message to the General Assembly outlines 16 recommendations including tax reform based on actual property value, statewide road improvements funded by a property tax, compulsory education, state aid to public schools, creation of County Boards of Education, home and farm schools, continued support for state colleges, a ban on child labor in cotton mills, a new governor's mansion, more judicial circuits, a 2 percent tax on outside insurance companies, improved pension oversight, ample militia funding, a State Bacteriologist, and the publication of inaccessible historical records at Columbia.
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McSweeney
Logan
General Assembly
Aclievting Insurance
State Board of Health
Columbia
Governor's Message Warns Legislature on Reform
The governor's message advocates practical reforms for immigration, education, and finance, urging law makers to act on merits. It emphasizes protecting rights, limiting government, and avoiding conflicts from the past. Also notes Methodist church activities in Sumter and Manning school appointments.
Cure for Heart Disease At Any Age Promises Hope
A testimonial endorses Dr Miles Heart Cure along with Nervine and Tonic. A 70 year old Civil War veteran from Lexington Va recounts severe illness, declines, then recovery after using multiple bottles. The ad asserts improved heart action and blood circulation, with a free booklet offered by Dr Miles Medical Co.
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Miles
Lexington
T. A. Kirby
Roanoke
Mra. Kirby
J. L. Slaughter
Salem
Vac
New Two Cent Stamp Portrait Debut Planned
Washington January 9 The new two cent postage stamp featuring a three quarters portrait of Washington is nearly ready for issue and will be distributed to post offices nationwide within ten days. The portrait, taken from a Stuart painting, is set in a shield medallion with American flags on the sides and the dates 1732 1809 beneath. The design is said to be more ornamental and artistic than the old issue, aligning with the style of the new series.
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Washington
Post Office
Higher Freight Rates Planned by Western Railroads
Western railroad executives announced an upcoming general freight rate increase within thirty days. The plan envisions at least a five percent rise on all commodity tariffs, aiming to boost railroad revenues by more than 1008 and at least 100 million dollars.
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Chicago
Vdea
Gluck Cotton Mills Incorporators Form New Company
A commission has issued Gluck Cotton Mills of Anderson, North Carolina, with capital stock $500,000. Incorporators include Mesurn Ro 8 Ti, N. B. Sullivan, Robert E. Ligon, and Joseph N. Brown. The plan foresees 26 000 spindles and 750 looms to manufacture high grade cotton cloth. Further details will follow in soon.
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Gluck Cotton Mills
Anderson, N
N. B. Sullivan
Robert E. Ligon
Joseph N. Brown
Ine Corporation
Talking Across the Ocean Marconi's Transatlantic Telegraph
Without a cable Marconi sent messages to King Edward and King Victor Emmanuel from Cape Breton to Cornwall. The system uses high masts, wireless signals, and tuning to connect distant stations. Since 1899 it has found use on ships for long distance, with the New York Herald testing off Nantucket and aiding distress calls.
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Signor
Marconi
Edward
England
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Table Head
Cape Breton
Poldhu
Cornwall
Signor Marconi
Bologna
William Marconi
Yale
New York
New York Herald
Nantucket
Marcovi
Christian Herald
Address to Dispensers from a South Carolina Author
Grateful to you for zeal in your duties I call attention to facts urging dispensers to notify customers buying wines whiskey lager for the year Your efforts will create drunkards beggars harming sober industrious citizens Rioting robbery and bloodshed will rise and lives will shorten They will corrupt families and churches and destroy peace Support the people despite costs to their worth
Preserving Forests and Renovating Upland Soils
A Spartanburg Spartan editorial urges South Carolina farmers to stop hill-side clearing and restore soil fertility. It recommends planting broom sedge and noble trees, encouraging Bermuda grass, briars, and pea vines, and deep plowing to deepen soil to 8 to 14 inches. The piece calls for persistent, long-term soil rehabilitation and wiser land use for future harvests.
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Broad River
Columbia
Lockhart
Acarcely
Texas
Farmorain
Spartanburg Spartan
Medical advertising and tax figures clash in county report
An advertisement by J Newton Hathaway M D offers free medical booklets and confidential consultations in Atlanta while a Comptroller General report notes a rise in South Carolina's taxable property value totaling 6 209 002 with figures listing 1001 180 843 100 and 1002 195 687 001 and mentions a joint promotion between The Countian and the Atlanta Constitution.
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Hathaway
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Sonootate Phyaiciant
Ran Rouble
J. Newton Hathaway
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Inman
Broad Street
Atlanta
Georgia
Comptroller General
South Carolina
Confederate Veteran's Death Sparks Pension Debate in Laurens County
A gallant Confederate veteran dies in Laurens county poor house provoking state pension concerns. The State pension fund is criticized for wide distribution among about 7,500 recipients, with some argued to receive less than a disabled veteran deserves. The January 10 State editorial urges concentrating aid on a few hundred veterans to ensure decency.
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Laurens County
Hillarley
Plant Locust Trees for Posts and Pests
A Clemson correspondent reports Col J B Newman endorsing locust trees for posts. He cites a year‑old stand growing robustly, claims posts last centuries. Also notes Edison’s New Year forecast on storage batteries, cheaper electricity from coal and elements, wireless tech, and machine medicine. An old negro preacher splits his sermon into in text and not in text portions.
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Clemson
Newman
Col
A. Edison
Marconi
Impure Meat Sale Draws City Letter From Charleston
A Chicago paper cites a Charleston letter from a provision dealer seeking consignment of bad meats. The letter offers rejected and scrap meats with no regard to quality or quantity. It claims a demand among Charleston’s large negro population and suggests similar needs in other Southern cities.
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Chicago
Charleston
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Savannah Morning News
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Local OCR fragment shows scattered numbers and letters. No clear names dates places or event details are readable for a factual summary. Unable to extract meaningful entities or actions from the garbled text.
Pickens R R Co Train Schedule Charleston to Greenville
Train timetable for Pickens R R Co listing departures from Charleston and Spartanburg to Greenville with connections to Sumter Florence Darlington Hartville Bennettsville Gibson Fayetteville Wilmington Rocky Mount Weldon Petersburg Richmond Washington New York and Pullman sleeping and dining cars. Includes agent names and schedule notes from 1902.
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Sumter
Georgetown
Florence
Darlington
Hartaville
Bennettsville
Gibson
Fayetteville
Wilmington
Rocky Mount
Weldon
Petersburg
Richmond
Washington
New York
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