Makers of Palmetto State Makers of Palmetto
A day by day recap of South Carolina General Assembly actions. Senate debates on Ott liquor nuisance bill and child labor limits. Carlisle bills expand university scholarships and establish four agricultural schools. House actions include railroad fare rates, insurance fees, and a broad statewide prohibition bill with severe penalties.
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Ott
Carlisle
Hamrick
South Carolina
University of South Carolina
Department of Education
Hardin
Anity
Clemson College
House
Gov. Ansel
Ashley
Third Redin
Coker
Hall
Third Sing
Bowman
Rucker
Senate and college bills move in state session
A favor able report advances the Charleston tax stamp measure while the university scholarship bill raises normal department aid to 124 and about $8,000 appropriated. County terms of office for Spartanburg and Laurens are set at four years with an injunction law amendment. Graydon’s bill on the dispensary law passes. Clifton’s injunction notice provision approved. Pension bill debates linger as insurers face new certification rules. Garris introduces a noiseless report and related penalties.
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Clifton
Graydon
House
Carlisle
Charleston
Spartanburg
Laurens County
Favau
Dillon
Columbia
Board of Regents
The
State Hospital For
W. J. Gooding
Hampton
J. Perry Glenn
Anderson
W. Ray
Congaree
J. H. Taylor
South Carolina
United States
Legislation Advances in Dillon County Bill Actions
The Senate passed the Dillon county bill on third reading and shifted Dillon to the fourth circuit with Maine and to the twelfth circuit for other actions. Key measures include the Otts liquor bill and mileage basis changes. Several third readings followed on public nuisance, interstate rates, and railroad commission duties. House votes killed Hydrick and Rucker bills. Dixon bill on disposing of white children to negroes passed with an emergency exception. A tax board bill proposes a five member board including the comptroller general to oversee tax laws and property assessments.
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Senate
Dillon County
Dillon
Montgomery
Maine
Gaydon
Railroad Commission
Wade
Carolina
Hydrick
Rucker
Dixon
Foster
House
Board of Tax Assesors
State Board of Equalization
State Board of Assessors
Comptroller General
Senate War Fight Shapes Legislation in Senate Session
In a key wartime debate the Senate opened with Carlisle backing a statewide bill replacing last session's Otts measure. The move aims to elevate the bill for priority consideration and advance its prospects this session.
Legislature Passes Bills Amid Asylum Debate and Bond Plans
The House passed a safety matches bill and banking paper notary changes while the Senate vetoed a bill to abolish the Confederate infirmary. Other measures include Dillon county creation, false banking certificates as a misdemeanor, militia law tweaks, and carrier trial records. Lawmakers propose a $1,000,000 bond for new asylums with a governor appointed commission to select sites and plans, pending two thirds vote, with strong opposition to remodeling current facilities.
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Harmon
House
Senate
Dillon County
Riley
Richard
Foster
Gleanings From The Week In World Affairs
China opened two Manchurian ports to trade and America proposed settling Manchuria by rail purchases funded by an international syndicate. The Turkish government prepared 12 900 troops for Crete and Nantucket Shoals Lightship reached New Bedford after breaking moorings. Industry and public notices include a Sugary Trust officer's arraignment and magazine publishers seeking relief from high postal rates. Anne Morgan advances a planned organization of working women amid the shirtwaist strike.
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Crete
Sugary Trust
Charles R. Heike
House
Washington, D. C
Nantucket Shoals
New Bedford
Mass
Washington, D.C
New York City
America
Russia
Manchuria
Chiis
C. C. Tegethoff
E. H. Harriman
Night and Day Bank
Mrs. Harriman
Dogs in Germany and a Lentil Soup Recipe
The article notes dachshunds as Germanys favorite and useful companions with bulldogs second in popularity and fox terriers less common. It also mentions women loving their King Charles spaniels. A separate recipe describes soaking lentils, cooking with pork and vegetables, then adding sorrel and cream for a creamy soup.
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Germany
Charlesea
Nepotism Accusations Hit Clemson College Board
Former Clemson President Mell accuses the board of trustees of nepotism causing friction at the college. The report notes several relatives on faculty and staff, signaling a coming legislative clash over Clemson governance. The committee urges steps toward stronger board oversight while citing tensions between trustees and the president.
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Columbia Special
Mell
Clemson
Board of Trustees
R. W. Simpson
W. W. Bradley
J. E. Wannamaker
W. D. Evans
Alan Johnstone
House
Trustees of State
Collges
Browning
Clemson Ely
Dr. Mell
T. J. Rogers
Chase
State Expenses Report Shows 1910 Budget and 5 Mill Levy
State expenses for 1910 are estimated at 1 547 490 16 with a recommendation to borrow before tax receipts arrive. If expenditures stay within estimates, a 5 mill levy would cover all appropriations and leave a small surplus of 20 241 05.
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Columbia, Special
Jones
Pension rolls rise in Columbia per Comptroller report
Comptroller General Jones reports 9,537 pensioners on the rolls, up 221 from 1908. Refunds totaling 2726.96 were issued to various counties for deaths and unclaimed pensions. Clerical costs for disbursement total 600 dollars paid to the pension board.
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Columbia, Special
Jones
Reuters
Comptroller General
Pension Board
Wilson Reappointed State Bank Examiner in South Carolina
Spartanburg man Spevial Giles L. Wileson was reappointed by Governor Ansel as State bank examiner for four years. The appointment received unanimous endorsement from the executive committee of the South Carolina Bankers Association.
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Son
Spartanburg
Ansel
South Carolina Bankers Association
Gubernatorial Hopefuls Stir South Carolina Headlines
Rumors say Mr. Lyon may not run for governor and could seek reelection while a possible clash with Senator Tillman for a seat in Congress circulates. Senator Smith urges farmers to resist cotton market speculation and notes Congress could curb it by law. In Branchville, three infants burned to death while parents were away. Ansel attends Governors’ conference in Washington. State constables seize whiskey on Johns Island. Founders Day at USC. Deeene resigns Anderson presidency. Next South Carolina Bank Association meeting planned.
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Columbia
Lyon
Senator Tillman
Cicas
D. Smith
Congress
Branchville
Ansel
Washington
John’s Island
University of South Carolina
Bookworm disease blamed on Negro in Southern mills
Dr Charles Wardell Stiles of the U S Public Health Service told a national conference the hookworm disease is spreading in the South, largely attributed to African Americans. He cited 25 percent infection among cotton mill workers across the region and stark sanitary failures in rural areas.
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Atlanta
Charles Wardel Stiles
United States Public Health Service
New England States
Middle West
Northern Pacific States
South Atlantic
Gulf States
United States
Stiles
Africa
South
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Piedmont
Ginners Report totals cotton ginned to date
A National Ginners Association supplemental report from Memphis shows 98,000 bales ginned since January 1 for a running total of 9,744,000 bales. An estimated 100,000 more bales may be ginned, yielding about 9,844,000 bales. State figures list Alabama 1,025,000 Arkansas 665,000 Florida 61,000 Louisiana 58,000 North Carolina 612,000 Oklahoma 529,000 South Carolina 1,106,000 Tennessee 227,000 Texas 2,371,000.
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Memphis
Tenn
National Ginner’s Association
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Louisiana South and
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Total
Ministers Push for Stricter Prohibition Enforcement in Charlotte
At the regular Charlotte Ministerial Association meeting leaders decided to pursue harsher enforcement of prohibition and anti-gambling laws. They voted to petition the city aldermen to appoint a city solicitor or prosecutor and to investigate the situation and pass additional laws if needed to achieve results.
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Charlotte
Specia
Charlotte Ministerial Association
Prachers
Board of Aldermen
Aurora Police Magistrate Peter Klees Dead in Sleigh Removal
Peter Klees police magistrate at Aurora weighing five pounds is dead. A portion of his residence had to be torn away to permit the body being taken out. There was no hearse big enough, so a bobsled was used to transport the corpse.
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Aurora
Chicago
Peter Klees
Monument to Nathaniel Greene Suggested in Senate
A bill sponsored by Senator Overman proposes a monument at Guile ford Battle Ground to honor Revolutionary War hero Nathaniel Greene with a $25,000 appropriation.
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Nathaniel Green
Washington
Guileford Battle Ground
Nathaniel Greene
Senate
Senator Overman
Elizabethtown Rail Line Progress Near Fayetteville
Surveyors begin work on the proposed railroad from Lumberton to Elizabethtown with a target completion by April 1. The Raleigh and Southport also advances from Fayetteville toward Elizabethtown as plans move forward.
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Elizabethtown
Lumberton
Raleigh
Southport
Fayetteville
Winter Frost Damages LA Orange Crop Estimated at Million
The year’s orange crop in Los Angeles has been damaged by heavy frosts, with losses pegged around one million dollars by reputable growers. Some believe the figure covers nursery stock and next year’s output, while others estimate it could reach several millions.
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Los Angeles
Murder Trial With Eleven Jurors In Greenville
In Greenville a murder case began in general sessions with eleven jurors seated from an available pool of forty one. Three black defendants faced trial for the death of John McGaha, nephew of Joseph Ashley, as objections arose to the unusual number and procedure before Judge Wilson ruled the panel valid.
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Greenville
John McGaha
Joseph Ashley
Wilson
Tailor Beaten and Prison Break at Camden County Jail
Five prisoners assaulted jail staff and escaped from Camden county jail after beating, choking, and stamping tailor John Boone. A jailor was smothered with a blanket and left in a cell. one escapee was recaptured by a citizen amid a post‑alarm hue and cry. Eight prisoners did not escape.
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Camden
John Boone
Camden County
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