Pleasant Charleston Trip Described by Oconee Writer
A May 1 1902 column recounts a pleasant Charleston journey from Newry via Seneca and Belton. Odessa and Annaressa join two Miss Boggs and Miss Trotter. sights include Fort Sumter, Morris Island, and the exposition with U S government displays. The writer urges others to visit for broadening education and patriot pride. Also reports Admiral Sampson death from cerebral hemorrhage and local notes on a Abbeville furniture factory, Potter Palmer death, Ht. Clay Evans appointment in London.
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Odessa
Annaressa
Freddie Boggs
Cora Trotter
Newry
Charleston
Seneca
Anderson
Belton
Archelaus
Henry Ostendorff
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Illinois
Ohio
Missouri
South
United States
Southern Railway
Columbia
D. D. Crenshaw
Oconee
Washington
W.T. Sampson
Dickson
Ripley
Anderson Soldier Confirms Cruelties in Philippines
Adam Loskoskie, an Anderson youth who served in Uncle Sam's army in the Philippines, corroborates newspaper reports of cruelties by American troops. He witnessed water cures and a hanging, says orders from officers compelled harsher actions, while natives are described as inferior yet not wholly treacherous. He leaves Anderson for South Dakota to start anew.
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Tler
Arnold
Ter
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Fanny
Islanes
Ido
Rover
Ife
Mistress
Sare
Thas
Hash
Jim
Elkina
Aha
Adam Loskoskie
Anderson
Bam
Philippines
South Dakota
Mr. Loskoskie
Frank Loskoskie
South Carolina
19Th Infantry
Loskoskie
Tutt’s Pills Promoted For Drinkers And Headache Relief
An advertising notice touts Tutt’s Pills as helpful for persons with a “billows habit” and for those who have been drinking too much, claiming relief from sick headache nervousness appetite restoration and mood uplift. It also includes a verbose promotional paragraph about cheap exposition tickets and the United States Agricultural Department grass garden exhibit with forage crops and seeds from many countries.
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Tutt
Southern Railway
Atlantic Coast Line
Ben
United States Agricultural Department
Marine Corps
Africa
Egypt
China
Ireland
Scotland
England
Australia
Agricultural Department
Morganeering and the Moral of British Trade Doom
Henry Labouchere argues in the London Truth that Britain faces a shrinking supremacy in commerce as American capital expands. He notes Americans challenge British power, invest globally, and even gain openings in London while Britain spends on overseas projects and coronation pomp. The piece warns of stagnation at home, urges focusing on domestic industry, and cites the St Louis Exposition timeline shift from 1908 to 1904.
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Henry Labourchere
London
Mr. Labouchere
John Bull
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Europe
Asia
South America
Africa
United States
Britannia
England
Germany
America
Manchester
Birmingham
South Africa
Roads dispute sparks cross-county road tour in South Carolina
A letter from Fair Play residents prompted Oconee anderson counties to inspect public road 9m from Fair Play to Pullen’s Ferry. Vandiver, upset by unequal road conditions, led a rough cross-county trek, with locals helping push the buggy over ravines and rocks until reaching the Anderson line. He vows to keep the Pullen’s Ferry road in good shape and to inspect from the Anderson line toward Oconee next time. The piece ends noting T. E. Stribling as soliciting agent for subscriptions and ads.
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Vandiver
Fair Play
Oconee County
Pullen’s Ferry
Anderson County
Oconee
Anderson Line
Anderson
Ocones
Fork Township
W. W
Cole
Pullen's Ferry
Repeal and Reduction of War Revenue Taxes on July 1 1902
The act repeals many war revenue taxes including bank broker and tobacco taxes and lowers liquor and tobacco rates. Estates of those dying before July 1 2002 inherit legacy tax. Also provides limited discounts on tobacco stamp sales and notes mixed flour definition unchanged.
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Congress
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Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company
Richmond
Atlanta, GA
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Carolina Chemical Co
Charleston, S. C
Oconee and
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Stribling & White
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