A New Socialist Party Emerges in South Carolina
Delegates from 18 counties attend the Socialist State convention in Columbia. O. E. Branstetter of Oklahoma organized the revived state, nominating candidates for governor and other offices and endorsing a platform calling for public ownership of utilities and broad electoral reforms. The platform demands include voting rights after short residences, recall and initiative, equal suffrage, eight hour workday, union-run state printers, and abolition of convict leasing.
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Columbia
Socialist Party
South Carolina
O. E. Branstetter
Oklahoma
Socialists
National Socialist Party
Socialist Party of
United States
State Department
Spartanburg Counts Supports Jones in Convention Fallout
A Columbia dispatch quotes a Spartanburg attendee saying Jones will carry Spartanburg County by at least a 2000 vote margin. The report notes Bleasties facing a setback and records a favorable local sentiment toward Judge Jones.
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Columbia
Spartanburg
Judge Jones
Pay of Expenses Refused in South Carolina Case
Columbia May 9 Comptroller General Jones released correspondence with Gov Blease and C W Creighton Greenwood special detective detailing refusal to honor Creighton's month expense account for lack of itemization. Creighton had sent a simple expense tally and Jones demanded itemized charges. The governor defended the account and warned of court action if Creighton has a right, while he travels to Spartanburg for several days. Creighton has been inspecting law violations.
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Columbia
Jones
Gov
Blease
C. W. Creighton
Greenwood
Creighton
Tillman Divorce Suit Filed in Cincinnati Court
Mrs Eucy Dugas Tillman filed for divorce from Benjamin Ryan Tillman Jr in insolvency court Monday citing gross neglect of duty and failure to provide. The couple wed December 2 in Edgefield DC and have two children whose custody became a public episode involving Senator Tillman.
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Cincinnatti
Eucy Dugas Tillman
Benjamin Ryan Tillman
Tillman
Pickens
Edgefield
D. C
Senator Tillman
Notice to Harbor My Minor Son James M Galloway
A notice forbids any person or corporation to hire employ feed or harbor James M Galloway a minor who left home without consent. Any violator will be prosecuted by It3 E Galloway.
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James M. Galloway
E. H. Galloway
Tillman seeks re election amid health concerns in letter
Senator Tillman appeals to South Carolina voters to re elect him to the Senate. He recalls a long career from governor to senator, notes his health decline, and asks supporters to indicate if they still want him to serve. He offers to mail copies of speeches and asks for retirement if voters deem him unable to perform duties.
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South Carolina
Senate
Congress
Washington
Contract Award for Electric Chair at State Penitentiary
The board of directors awarded the contract to Adam Electrical Company of Clinton New Jersey to erect and outfit the electric chair for the State penitentiary. The chair will be mission oak and receive electrical current from the local Columbia electric company. The project, approved under a 1912 act, aims to be ready by June for several executions, with installation supervised by the State electrician.
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Adam Electrical Company
Clinton
N.J
Mission Oak
Local Electric Company of
Columbia
State Penitentiary
General Assembly
Raleigh
Richmond
Trespass Notice on Price Lands
All persons are warned not to hunt fish or trespass on the lands of Mrs J W Price. Disregard of this notice will be prosecuted.
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J. W. Price
Rexall Orderlies Promise Relief for Constipation
An advertisement claims Rexall Orderlies can permanently relieve chronic constipation without laxatives. It argues cathartics harm bowels, cites nerve and muscle weakness as causes, and touts a candy like tablet that does not purge. Available in Pickens at The Texall Store and Pickens Drug Co with pricing.
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Rexall Orderlies
Pickens
Texall
Pickens Drug Co
State Democratic Convention Opens in Columbia
The State Democratic Convention met in Columbia yesterday with reports from all counties arriving late for the Sentinel. Many expect Judge Jones supporters to control the convention, and the table below shows Jones and Blease strength by county.
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Columbia
Sentinel
Judge Jones
Jones and Blease
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets Offer In Pickens Drug Store
A local ad promotes Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets as effective relief for indigestion and dyspepsia. It guarantees money back after 15 days for a 25 cent box and offers larger sizes for 50 cents and one dollar, with the Pickens Drug Company selling Rexall Remedies.
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Pickens
Rexall
Pickens Drug Company
Chattanooga Wins 1913 Confederate Reunion Site
The 22nd annual Macon Georgia reunion of Confederate Veterans closes with Chattanooga named 1913 host city after a stormy session. Jacksonville and San Antonio trailed in voting while Gen. Trimble led the bid and Miss Mary Scandrett of Macon was crowned 1912 queen on Coleman’s Hill.
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Macon
Chatanooga
Tenn
Trimble
Gettsyburg
Mary Scandrett
Coleman’s Hill
Georgia
Jacksonville
San Antonio
Altho
Walker
Notice of Sale by Pickens Railroad Company
The Pickens Railroad Company will offer for sale to the highest bidder at its Pickens South Carolina freight depot on June 8 1912 at 10 a.m. all refused and unclaimed freight and express with unpaid charges. Payment by recipients before sale day prevents sale. Items include beans tobacco oysters shells glass medicines crockery Starch syrup lamp box etc and many named recipients. General Manager J T Taylor signs the notice.
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Pickens Railroad Company
Pickens
S. C
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