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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1900
Page
2
The piece reports Lord Roberts accepting Cronje’s surrender with 40,000 troops in the aftermath of the war, notes the mutual prisoner status of Cronje’s force, and comments on Prohibition debates in South Carolina urging a total liquor ban, criticizing dispensaries and urging women and clergy to oppose liquor sales.
A Tucson letter recounts a three week stay in Arizona noting the ancient mission church at Crag Valley ten miles south of Laveson. The piece details Moorish Byzantine architecture, a domed exterior, minarets, frescoes, a Latin cross interior, and multiple statues and paintings. An admission fee and guide are mentioned amid vivid descriptions of the structure.
Seneca De February 27 Dr John Topking describes a Florida Cuba trip. He notes Cuban cemeteries with rentable graves, views of the Maine remans, and people, flora, and driving styles. Also mentions business prospects for youths and a bubble party at Miss Mary Julia Reid’s.
During a long Senate discussion on the Hawaiian government bill Senator Tillman of South Carolina launches a strong critique of the measure and its suffrage provisions. He condemns the Hawaii oligarchy and accuses proponents of hypocrisy while praising Connecticut Senator Platt’s judiciary amendment and arguing for white voter protection.
A historical notice discusses a 1900 General Assembly act on protecting partridges and quail, restricting sale, export, and hunting, with exceptions for imports and landowner consent. It notes penalties up to 80 dollars and 310 days imprisonment, plus a separate section on criminal statistics reporting duties for clerks.
Five members of the Smith family die and a sixth is fatally injured when a Lehigh Valley express hits a carriage at Tuttle's Crossing near Rochester New York. The family had spent the evening at a friend’s home and were en route home when the accident occurred in a gale. Neighbors and officials rushed to scene as relatives waited at a nearby station for news.
An early spring shop notice touts a broad line of goods for babies including muslins and dimities, and claims a large stock of fabrics, embroideries, and towels. It promotes fertilizer, tobacco, flour, molasses, and molasses prices, urging customers to visit before hot weather.
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