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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1911
Page
2
The Columbia State notes the governor’s parole of Judson Chewning, convicted in Clarendon County in 1896 for criminal assault and sentenced to life. It argues clemency in such crimes should be rare, criticizing mob justice and the impact of parole on public conscience.
A new religious movement, born in New York, spreads among friends and associates. It reportedly seeks funding from J Pierpont Morgan and aims to unite men and boys with churches to halt moral drift.
A plea calls for a sweeping Pentecostal revival in America to halt decline and bring every man and boy under its influence. It urges Christians to support the movement amid crime, corruption, and religious apathy, hoping for a powerful, nationwide spiritual awakening led by divine intervention.
The Easley and Pickens Daughters of the Confederacy should raise a fund to mark Confederate graves and erect a monument on the Pickens courthouse square. The writer urges the community to form a memorial association, plan the project, and contribute to honor Pickens county soldiers.
A Pickens boy misreads G O P as Get Off and Push, reflecting broader party strife as Taft battles insurgents. The cartoon shows the elephant and the president struggling under rebel pressure, illustrating the era’s GOP tensions.
Local items report Pickens county advances in cotton prospects with an estimated 20 000 bales and a $900 000 value at 9 cents per pound. Wilson clubs form nationwide and Alabama figures lean toward Woodrow Wilson. A Spokane traveler discusses state political outlook while the Law and Order League of Pickens County prepares for a meeting on Monday the 20th. A legal notice outlines a December 1911 sale of lands in Easat oe township and Cedar Creek area under a decretal order.
The note expresses deep appreciation for kind words from friends and patrons and states the newspaper will strive to merit their commendation going forward. It emphasizes gratitude and commitment to quality.
Farmers report one of the best falls for harvest in years with no stained or yellow cotton noted. The season’s favorable conditions promise strong yields and steady market prospects for growers statewide.
Farmers urged to plant wheat and oats now to push up the price of next year’s cotton. Encouragement highlights crop diversification as a price strategy for cotton growers.
Chattanooga Democrats plan a Woodrow Wilson club led by Hamilton County leaders to promote Wilson for the Democratic nomination and presidency. The Nashville State Wilson club formed earlier with Lewis M. Coleman on its executive committee, aiming to enroll every Democrat in Hamilton County and back Wilson in the district.
The Roanoke World notes Wilson clubs springing up across the country with Texas leading at nineteen clubs. It praises Woodrow Wilson as a Virginian native with distinguished roles as author teacher and Princeton president. His governor election in New Jersey elevated him politically and he is seen as a likely Democratic presidential nominee. The piece commends his clean life politics free of office seeking and sympathy for progressive ideas.
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