Marion Meeting In Spite Of Rain Aims To Unite Parties
In Marion on July 3 a large turnout heard Governor Tillman and General Butler speak amid a torrential downpour. The meeting featured reform rhetoric, personal exchanges, and calls for harmony as candidates urged unity and addressed accusations over past actions and state issues.
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Alliance
Columbia
South Carolina College
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Tucker
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State Executive Committee
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Brice
Yorkville
Chester
Yorkville Enquirer
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Simonton
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Clemson College
Spartanburg
Gen. Butler
Itamburg
Issy
Senate
Ife
Carolina
John Gary Evans
Ierbe
Florence
Columbia Register
Register
Tindal
Ellerba
Young convict dies in escape attempt near CoLumpra
James Hill twenty three year old prisoner from Edgefield county, serving twelve months for livestock larceny, was killed by guard fire during a planned escape with a squad of white convicts near an old rock quarry two miles above the city. Coroner’s inquest returns verdict Hill was killed in the discharge of his duty by Guard Hardy.
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James Hill
Edgefield County
Edwards
Sumter Country
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Hardy
Old Rock
Roach
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Ilill
State
Fruit and Melons a Drug in Atlanta Amid Tie-Up
Due to West coast railroad tie ups, Atlanta sees a fruit and melon glut. Watermelons bound for Chicago and St Louis are stalled and sold cheaply, with bananas at 25 cents per bunch and pineapples at 8 to 6 cents each. If the disruption lasts longer, prices may drop further to move the stock.
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Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Plucky Woman Defends Self Against Tramps in West Cuestion
Miss Lizzie Painter, a music teacher from Ilopewell, shot at two tramps along a country road. One tramp was wounded in the wrist when she fired to protect herself and her horse. The other tramp fled. both assailants remain at large.
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West Cuestion
Lizzie Painter
Ilopewell
Troops Pour Into Chicago as Rail Strike Splinters City
Washington reports Secretary Lamont orders Col Crofton’s troops from Fort Sheridan to enforce federal laws in Chicago amid a widening strike. Freight paralysis spreads with 32 Western roads boycotting shipments, trains halted, and clashes erupt near stock yards as police and troops contend with large crowds.
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United States
United States District Attorney
United States District
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Cal. Marlin
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Chioang
Col. Crawford
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Halstead
Fortieth Street
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Ffteenth United Sates Infantry
Chapin
Michigan Central
Rattlesnake Fatal Attack Kills Baby Near Wingester
Mrs. Jenny Walford watched her infant play when the child laughed and pointed at a rattlesnake in the yard. The snake struck the baby in the neck, delivering a fatal bite that left the child to suffer through the night and die.
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Winghester
Jenny Walford
Federal Troops in Chicago Sparks Illinois Governor Protest
Governor John P. Atgeld condemns federal troops in Chicago while President Cleveland defends the action as necessary to maintain mail service and order. The exchange cites constitutional supremacy and calls for withdrawal unless local forces prove unable to control the city. The Illinois governor vows cooperation if needed but pressed for immediate troop withdrawal.
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Lamont
Arnold
Illinois
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United States
Chicago
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Washington, D. C
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John VP
Lilnois
Springfield
Lil
Post Office Department
Grovin
Cleveland
Gal
Cook County
Iinois
Joan P. Atragan
Cleveland rejects new bond issue amid New York pressure
A Washington report says President Cleveland refused a New York financiers push to issue 50 million in bonds. He insisted gold reserves stay in the treasury and that any future bond issue require an act of Congress, dissolving a syndicate seeking syndication.
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Atlanta
Gia
Washington
Cleveland
New York
Hey
New England
Treasury
Congress
Senator Butler Tiles for Equal Election Manager Representation
In a July 3 1894 dispatch from Columbia South Carolina Senator Butler asked county Democratic chairmen for equal representation on primary election boards. S. A. Nettles of Clarendon County replied June 30 arguing wide elections involve many offices and parties and proposing a reform split. Captain Capers answered July 2 defending fair play and party balance.
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Democratic Executive Committees
Clarendon
Lee
United States
Tillman
Congress
Clarendon County
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A. Nettles
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Capers
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South Carolina
Gen. Butler
Senator Butler
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Freight wreck over trestle kills two in New St Louis area
A Southwestern railroad freight train plunged through a high trestle two miles south of New St Louis. Engine, caboose and 28 cars derailed. Mingineer Ferguson and Ilead Brake man Richardson were killed. Fireman O'Neill died later from burns. Trestle had been set on fire, burning through. In Alexandria, Mia Hilton gave birth to quadruplets weighing nine pounds each, two boys and two girls.
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Alexandria
Mia
Hilton
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