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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1891
Page
2
Last week the grippe struck the United States Supreme Court with Justices Bradley and Drewer down with illness. The Eighth Circuit will be called on May 1201 for five days, according to the state supreme court convening last Tuesday.
Fragmentary notice from a wartime era in Charlotte describes dwindling conflict waves over the past decade and an incomplete threat of a storm, leaving impressions of exhaustion and unrealized danger.
The article reports mine owners evicting striking workers from company houses in Pennsylvania. Families including wives and children are forced from homes, with workers told to quit or face separation from their families as the dispute continues.
The Keowee Courier ends paper delivery last week and notes improvement and prosperity in its contemporary, congratulating Brother Thom on the neat appearance of the love of his youth.
The alliance reportedly plans to back a free silver presidential candidate in 1882 even if it risks a Democratic defeat. The southern alliance leadership is unlikely to support such treasonous action against its own party.
Hon. PL Glielaweil of Paipetiood county dies suddenly from heart disease while in his field last Saturday. The article surveys political shifts in the South, including Democratic splits, Alliance influence, and mockups of a Lookout Mountain monument commemorating Civil War armies amid ongoing Coosaw lawsuit developments.
The governor will assert his own stance against Fas ter Stokes and Lecturer Talbert as they push the sub-treasury bill into his policy creed.
The Congo Free State explorer Henry M. Stanley attracts ongoing controversy from detractors while continuing to profit from his ventures amid renewed denunciations of his treatment of Congo natives.
Report states that Ohio Republicans gain a solid ten year hold in Congress while Wisconsin Democrats redraw maps to unseat several Republican incumbents, reshaping the state’s political balance.
Tension rises as Russia Germany and France prepare for possible war. Analysts warn of a long bloody conflict and note that the United States could profit from the upheaval. The piece reflects wartime sentiment and economic expectations.
The piece notes readers prefer straightforward reporting over factional rhetoric and political commentary as business people remain busy and avoid lengthy political discourse. It emphasizes a demand for concise news without heavy editorial content.
The fourth annual Y M C A of South Carolina convened in Charleston with strong attendance. The gathering praised the association for advancing reform and moral betterment among young men, noting its substantial impact compared with other societies.
President McCoath of the Kansas Alliance issues a letter urging Southern branches to back reforms through the Democratic party and cautions the North against aiding a Republican revival. He warns that few Southern statesmen support a third party and predicts a difficult path outside the Democratic ranks.
A narrator urges action to secure Old Tomblin and push a Cumberland Gap to Greenwood route. The speaker claims citizens of Anderson will assist, promising access to valuable Piedmont country and commercial benefits from a Pickoms road and Savannah Valley link, with charter and work to start soon.
The County Commissioners met at Prisboy to review architect Mitehem of Sprattaibirg plans and specifications. After a loss of papers en route, a new set was prepared and accepted with minor changes. The building contract will be set on May 1, with work starting once preliminaries are arranged.
The Columbia gathering gathered 108 delegates from the party’s white segment and concluded without incident. The event focused on revenue rather than tariff or free trade and pledged no interference in state affairs, pursuing its own steady course.
The National Farmers Alliance leaders W I Willetts and W Talbert share views with Governor Tillman and the Cotton Plant that unity among whites blocks any split from the Democratic ranks. State Alliance opinion favors maintaining the white unity and opposes a third party.
The obituary notes James Porter, known as Uncle Jimmie, is gravely ill at his son CGC Porter’s home in Westminster. Born February 20, 1782, he will reach his 100th year, a lifelong Methodist leader who helped build the first tent at Sandy Springs campground and served as class leader for over seventy five years while remaining devoted to prayer and faith.
Rupert Tinsborough of Crowley, Tinnsborough & Co., Chillicothe merchants, owns Mollie a mixed breed cow that reportedly yields ink. The animal, calved on a farm, has many offspring and unique milk coloration. chemists in Hulland and Washington investigated the milk. no clear explanation found.
A reminiscence recalling Rev Kennedy work at the Manual Labor School near Old Pendleton and in Pickens County, noting his discipline and teaching style, the school’s aims to educate with labor, a trial over alleged cruelty, and Kennedy’s lasting impact on Carmel Church pastors and students across several states.
The Indiana Supreme Court upholds a ruling that a Deidle county farmer must pay railroad damages after his cow on the Lake Shore track caused a wreck. The farmer bears the loss of the cow and the railroad’s injury costs totaling about 81,000. The railroad argued criminal carelessness by the farmer, but the decision stands. Judge Peffer, a Kansas senator designate, advocates substantial handicraft education for youth, noting eight children with varied trades in the family.
The London Hospital states intellectual work does not injure the brain but emotional excitement does. It argues most men endure severe thought well, but ambition anxiety and disappointment wear out the nervous system and threaten brain balance.
Clemson College progress reported after a trustees executive committee meeting. 25,000 brick daily on site as rapid construction continues on the laboratory building 150 by 100 feet three stories. rock foundations for mechanical hall main college building and dormitories underway. Fort Hill scene busy with hundreds of workers.
The item warns against temper in heat, a gossiping spouse, alluring yet deceptive invitations, and flashy vanity. It cautions about the bakery of people who borrow, the stylish yet hollow, and the claim life lacks flavor. Candid, moralizing tone from a New York Herald reprint.
The item recalls Grover Cleveland at age 54 and outlines his career from Buffalo to Governor of New York at 45 and President at 47. It notes his robust health and belief he could serve another term despite speculative press concerns.
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