Aiken Delivers Speech on Cotton Market Fixes 1911
South Carolina Congressman Aiken urges Congress to curb cotton exchange manipulation. He recounts historic depressions, accuses the Attorney General of favoring bears over producers, and pushes for investigation and reform to protect southern farmers and domestic commerce.
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South Carolina
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Unill
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Scales
United States
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Mr. Aiken
Political tension rises over Blease race in state legislature
The report centers on the return of eS delegation to the legislature amid heated political activity. Local supporters and elites rally around Gov. eae as candidates debate Blease. Osbornes stance and Jones bid are highlighted as key factors in stumping and shaping the anti Blease platform.
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Osborne
Jones
Gome
Pete Osborne
Hospitality and Prosperity in Edmont Town
Nilswood town in New York area boasts open doors and strict law and order. The community reports low crime, growing church and school membership, rising business, and a thriving market for corn, cotton, and farm products. Hotels and boarding houses serve locals and travelers as the town plans for more visitors.
Large Houston Fire Leaves City Wrecked
A major Houston blaze destroyed seven blocks by a mile in the eastern city area. More than a dozen businesses and 200 plus dwellings were wiped out leaving about 1,000 homeless. Early losses exceed 7 million dollars with insurance likely to cover around 40 percent. Only minor injuries reported.
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Houston
Texas
State warehouse commission names chosen
Warehouse Commissioners J W McCown of Florence chairman JohnS Horlbeck of Charleston and T L Clinkscales of Anderson form the new State warehouse commission to run the cotton warehouse system created this session and approved by the governor. Terms are six four and two years by lot among the three elected members.
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J. W. McCown
Florence
Johns. Horlbeck
Charleston
T. L. Clinkscales
Anderson
New State Warehouse Commission
Parcels Post Plan Advances in House Committee
Democratic members of the house committee on post offices and post roads have agreed to include a general parcels post system in the appropriation bill with a 12 cent domestic rate and 11 pound maximum. Rural parcels would be 5 cents for one pound and 2 cents for each additional pound. The provisions will be sent to the house next week with wording not yet framed.
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House Committee On Post Offices
Old Bar Room Seen at Charleston Race Track
A description contrasts an open saloon with gilded dens of iniquity and notes how readers unable to travel far can view a fair idea of such places at Charleston race track in the State.
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Pennsylvania
New York
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State
Acts Forwarded as South Carolina Statutes
Over one hundred acts and joint resolutions of the current general assembly have been sent to the secretary of state and filed as statutes. A minority bore the governor’s official signature, while in most cases the governor left the signature line blank. The State.
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South Carolina
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