South Carolina Legislature Faces Slow Start in 1892 Session
Observers note the General Assembly has accomplished little in the first two weeks. Debates center on retrenchment measures, salaries, and abolishing offices such as jury commissioner and supervisor of registration. The Clemson College trustees report outlines needs and future reforms, while the Senate and House discuss pay, commissions, and clerical roles as lawmakers await Governor Tillman's suggestions.
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Columbia
General Assembly
Tillman
House
Nardin
Chester
State House
Eanch
O. A. Darby
Colege
Clemson College
Clemson Agricultural and Mechanical College
Isa
W. W. Simpson
J. E. Wannamaker
P. If
Kk, Sloan
J. W. Simpson
D.K. Norris
Jas. L. Orr
Alan Johnstone
Re. Bowen
Clenson
Supreme Court of the United States
A. Strode
J. P. Dueggar
Missisippi Agricultural College
Miss Lee
Thomas G. Clemson
Friends of Education
Friends of Agricultural and Mechanical Education
South Carolina
State Department of Agriculture
Yolo
Charleston County
Berkeley
Charleston
Ile
Georgia
Township Boards of Supervisors
County Board of Finance
Otier
Golveney
Senate
Sam
Heaven
Eugene B. Gary
Gary
Snorrow
Tragic carriage accident in New Jersey kills infant
James McNabb, a local builder, hired a carriage to take his brother's wife and child for a ride. The horse ran away and overturned the carriage at a curve near Church Street. The one year old baby struck the parsonage gate and died from brain injuries.
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Bompb Brook
N.J
James McNabb
Church Street
Tillman Inauguration Promises Deep State Reform
A large crowd attended the South Carolina inauguration of Governor Tillman in Columbia. His exhaustive address urged retrenchment, tax reduction, and extensive reforms in public schools, university, asylums, and state finances, with calls for a constitutional convention and revamped county governance.
Senate Force Bill Seen Passing This Winter
The New York Times reports Senator Gorman predicts a quick House to Senate passage, with major changes from the Reed rules. Republicans may push for Senate action this winter but face House resistance and quorum challenges as they seek to place the bill on the books.
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Washington
Gorman
Senate
Mr. Gorman
Dicker
Quay
Finance Committee
House
Congress
Dbner
Wisconsin
Ingalls
Ife
Goaman
Reed
New York Times
Mesiah Prophecy Report From Nevada Indian Chief
John Mayhugh writes to the Indian Bureau about a Nevada prophecy centering on a sub chief known as Captain Jack Wilson or We-vo-kar. The messenger describes a trance yielding visions of a messiah and a sacred Mount Grant where delegations may visit to verify the claim. The piece also notes political tensions and a separate Georgian local dispute over funds.
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Wasitinaros
John TL. Mayhugh
The
Indians For
Nevada
Indian Bureau
Mason Valley
Esmeralda County
Walker River Reservation
Johnson
Reno
Jack Wilson
Ile
Mount Grant
Walker River Agency
Mayhugh
The Rapist Cremated in Greenville After Lynch Like Fire
The report says Henry Johnson, a colored man, was shot near Central before daylight yesterday and cremated last night. The coroner found only a charred fragment of a foot. A bystander said Johnson recovered briefly for water, then died, and the body was burned with brush and logs as a vigilante punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Henry Johnson
Central
Thomas Waites
Pickeps
Jouhneon
Johinson
Columbia Register
The Cause of Pain and Its Remedy
An ache signals illness from weak kidneys and troubled blood. Advert says Botanic Blood Balm B B B claims to remove distress by curing underlying issues. Testimonials from C Nl Roberts Atlanta Ga and W R Elis Brunswick Ga praise its effects on nerves and rheumatic pains.
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C. Nl. Roberts
Atlanta
N. Nelson
McDough
W.R. Elis
Brunswick
Marriage Reunites Noted Atlantan With Mrs Ivey
In Atlanta on December 3 a notable wedding joined Major Marion C. Kiser a leading local merchant and Mrs Sarat Turner Ivey. The couple had a long history with an earlier broken engagement and later remarriages before renewing their union as Mr and Mrs M C Kiser.
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Atlanta, Ga
Marion C. Kiser
Atlanta
Sarat ‘Turner Ivey
Mr. Ivey
Major Kiser
Population of United States Final 1890 Count Issued
Tomyeht Robert P. Porter presented the final 1890 census population to the Secretary of the Interior. The verified United States total is 62 622 250, with a delta of 141 710 from the October 28 1800 report due to corrections and omissions from the rough count.
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Waasiiington
Tomyeht
Robert P. Porter
Secretary of the Interior
United States
Century Piano and Organ Sales Push in Columbia
Innes and Organs advertises direct-from-factory pianos and organs at reduced prices with six year guarantees and a fifteen day trial. Featured makers include Chickering Mathushek Mason & Hamlin and Sterling, with prices from 22 to 850 dollars. Also notes a political rumor about Col Polk and Ingalls and a promotion for Bradfield’s Female Regulator and a bedroom suite offered for 16.50 freight paid.
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N.W. Trump
Main Street
Columbia
S.C
Padgett
Svare Hows
Augusta
L. F. Padgett
Wadgett's Furniture
Broad Street
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Carolina
Judiciary Committee
Laurens County
McBride
John de la Lowe
Plhice
David Morrah
Toozer
Edgefield
Ernest Gary
Arteria
Secretary of State
Sloan
Richland
Evans
Marlboro
Wis Nob
Lexington
Messengier
Lampton
Speakbarry
Gray
Pope
Irby
Conumbia
S.C. Dee
Louse
Simpson
Commonwealth
Union
Free Common
Hese
Treasury
Winthrop Training School
Maryland
Capt. Tillman
Darien
McIntosh County
4 Kromance
Innes and Organs
Col. Polk
National Alliance
North Carolina
Ingills
Frank Leslie
Illustrated
Bradfield
L. PF. Padgett
Sean
Anspresonin
Holler & Anderson
Lippman Bros
Lippman’s Block
Savannah
Ty Seagh Ny
Pete Deel
Abe Tee
Terry M
fasHviLte
P. P.P
Lirpatan's
Brock
Talbott Son's
Badham
Sola Yer
A. MN
Tay
E. BE. Hasell
VY. BE. Cor
Wentworth
Globe Streets
M ST
Thomas Hay Rakes
Deering
Corbin Harrowsa and
Planet, Jr
Cooper & CO
Corlis Kussines Lane
Liddell Company
W. H. Gibbes, Jr., &Co
CoLumata
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