Prohibition Verdict Shocks Florence City Court
The South Carolina Supreme Court announces that the 1892 dispensary law is repealed for license grants and enforces a ban on all liquor sales within the state. Florence case orders dismissal of a jail discharge petition while injunctions prevent licenses in the city. Prohibitionists celebrate an accidental but sweeping ruling.
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Florence
J. Lilis Brunson
City of
Henry Mclyrr
McGowan
A.J. VY
Porn
A. J
Governor limits enforcement of new law on dispensary
After the decision, Governor Tillman says he lacks machinery to enforce the change and cannot take control of local police. He notes his proclamation was only for the dispensary law and now has no authority to enforce the prohibition law. He prefers to wait and see how municipalities proceed.
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Tillman
Sam
Divers rescue seven tourists from trapped alpine cavern
In Souraith Austria a diver reached a group of seven tourists trapped nine days by rising water and a blocked cave. They were weakened but alive, while initial reports of eight missing and a premature birth caused alarm as villagers celebrated the rescue.
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Gravy
Austria
Souraith
Lugloch
Pear
Fashings
Zwater
Deputy sheriff killed in Bear Creek Road ambush
Special dispatch reports deputy Sheriff Bo Reet shot dead along Bear Creek road while returning home. George Roberts and his brother are suspected but not yet arrested.
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Asisville
N.C
Marshall
Sherif
Bo Reetor
Bear Creel
George Roberts
Coxey voices plea before House Labor panel
Coxey defended his bills before a House committee as members pressed with sharp questions. He argued for direct money issuance and warned of political upheaval if reforms were blocked. The panel voted 7 to 2 to pursue a joint Senate-House investigation into the Coxey movement and labor gloom.
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Coxey
House Committee On Labor
Senate
I House
Browne
Farmers Alliance
Alliance
People's Party
Yeas Erdman
Weather crop report shows mixed improvements across South Carolina
The weekly weather crop summary reports general improvement in planted crops and vegetation, with showers mostly light or missing in many areas. Western and northern counties show the greatest gains while hail, worms, and dry soils hinder progress in places like Charleston and Berkeley counties.
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Columbia
S.C
Oconee
Chesterfield
Charleston
Berkeley
Colleton
Charleston County
Anderson County
J. W. Bauven
Mills Disclaims Responsibility for Tariff Bill Amid Clash
In Washington the tariff debate heated as Mills denounced the bill as not his, arguing for honest taxation and opposing ad valorem duties. The Senate rejected an amendment favoring British producers before tabling Lodge’s tougher tariff proviso and adjourning the measure to tomorrow.
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Wressing
Senate
Chamber
Slate
Aldrich
Finance Committee
United States
Mills
Wilson
Maryland
Gorman
Ohio
Brice
Democratic Party
Eivery
Washington
Lodge
Massachusetts
Great Britain
Ialf
Slarris
Yeas
Allen
Bate
Berry
Blanchard
Caffery
Call
Cockerell
Coke
George
Gibson
Gordon
Gray
Harris
Slanton
Jarvis
Jones
Ark
McLaurin
McPherson
Martin
Palmer
Pasco
Peffer
Pugh
Ransom
Roach
Turple
West
Walsh
White
Allison
Dolph
Dubois
Gallinger
Hale
Hansboroug
Hawley
Sliggins
Hoar
McMillin
Manderson
Perkins
Platt
Proctor
Shoup
Squire
Stewart
Teller
Washburo
Senator Lodge
Assault Looms as Boiling Mountain Suspect Foiled
Misa Mary Vierson of Botetourt County was attacked near Saltpeter Gap by an unknown man who stabbed her, pistol threatened, and forced a poisonous pill. She escaped to her home in agony, while the assailant fled toward Clit Lon Forge and was later jailed after a chase through Glen Wilton.
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Janet Gath
Misa Mary Vierson
Saltpeter Gap
Botetourt
Ife
Clit- Lon Forge
Glen Wilton
Harris
Hlares
Flend
Gubernatorial Candidates Reply to Alliance Questions
The State Alliance circulated questions to all Governor hopefuls in March asking if they will support Alliance demands and pledge loyalty to the National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union. W.H. Ellerbe and W.D. Evans confirmed they will endorse the demands, while J.G. Evans affirmed strong support. Timmerman declined the second question. The campaign faces delays as state leaders await a committee meeting to restart campaign events.
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Columbia
Alliance
State Alliance
Thomas L. Mitchell
State Farmers’ Alliance
Tillman
Butler
United State Senate
Buller
Ellerbe
S. C
Thos. i’. Mitchell
Woodward
Allance
W.H. Ellerbe
W. D. Evans
Bennettsville
Hoo
T. P. Mitchell
Charman
National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
John Gary Evans
Aiken
5. C
Mitchell, Esq
Jefferson
Calhoun
Joan Gary Ivans
Timmerman
Congressman McLaurin
Starvation Relief Sought as Zapata County Raid Reported
A San Antonio dispatch says Zapata county residents face extreme hunger. Twenty starving individuals reportedly raided a general store for food before their needs were temporarily satisfied.
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Texas
New Orleans
Limes-Democrat
San Antonio
Zapata County
Wade
Tragic double tragedy at burial in Catholic cemetery
In Poughkeepsie May 10 a man named Aquilia Fuller, heartbroken by the death of Mary Michaels, fatally shot himself with a 32 caliber revolver as her coffin was lowered. He died beside the open grave, leaving mourners stunned.
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Poughkeepsie
Mary Michaels
Aquilia Fuller
The Coming Campaign In South Carolina Politics
A 1894 South Carolina outlook notes an ugly personal campaign likely in state races headed by John Gary Evans in a gubernatorial bid. McLaurin or Millerbe may oppose him. anti administration forces dispute strategy while Prohibition forces push for a full ticket and a state convention.
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Columbia
8.C
South Carolina
John Gary Evans
Iillerbe
John L. McLaurin
McLaurin
State Tindall
W. DaWitt Vane
Anti Administration
Tillmanites
News and Courier
Army camp deemed unfit for habitation in DC
A committee of physicians visiting the Com monweal Army camp reported the square and its fence area are germ breeding, with a mud filled ground and straw sleeping arrangements. They urge immediate vacating to prevent an epidemic, and Coxey’s camp removal is likely ordered.
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Washington
Htealth
Hammett
Slammett
Whins
Tts
District of Columbia
Coxey
Southern states set example amid national unrest
The News reports that while labor strife roils New Jersey and Pennsylvania, the South remains peaceful though poor. It notes widespread unemployment and discontent beyond the Mason-Dixon line, yet praises Southern conservatism and patience as a model for the nation.
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South
Washington
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Mason and Dixon
Sorious Account in Columbia Man Shot by Accident
D R Fleniken, a respected commission merchant in Columbia, accidentally shot himself in the left wrist today. His hand was amputated and he carried $41,000 in accident insurance.
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Columbia
D. R Fleniken
Fleniken
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