Local Notices From Kershaw Era and Town Movements
Miss Ells Welsh returned from Baltimore. John W. Truesdel leaves for Cleveland Springs with wife and daughter. Mrs Mary Cook and daughter visit Sumter relatives. Dr R S Beckham elected Knights of Pythias delegate. Horton named alternate. Rev D Freeman arrives as Baptist pastor. Dr E C Brasington moves to Camden. praised by community. Water works bonds fail 60 to 6. about half of registered voters turnout.
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Kershaw
Ells Welsh
Baltimore
John W. Truesdel
Cleveland Springs
Mary Cook
B. F. Estridge
Camden
Educational Meeting Reminder at Tabernacle Academy
The Lancaster County Educational Association will hold its regular meeting at Tabernacle Academy on April 19. All supporters of schools are urged to attend to foster greater educational interest. Local residents should welcome visiting teachers with several speeches and talks planned. A.C. Rowell, Co. Supt. of Education.
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Lancaster County Educational Association
Tabernnacle Academy
Tabernacle
Tradesville Sunbeans Community Notes and Ads
Farm work progresses despite bad weather as corn entom disease is tackled and students prepare for a school term. Sunday School and prayer meetings conclude weekly gatherings. Local residents visit Waxhaw and Monroe. Advertises Dr King s New Life Pills for liver and bowels with Crawford Bros drug store and J P Mackey Co supplying.
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Master Berchal
J.C. Gordon
Waxhaw
W. R. Heglar
Monroe
Dr. King
Crawford Bros
J.P. Mackey and Co's
Fight Abandoned as Gov McSweeney Blocks Prize Fight
Charleston April 7 Gov McSweeney announced after a lengthy conference with mayoral and business leaders that he will not permit the Jeffries-Fitzaimmons prize fight in Charleston. He warned he may call out militia to enforce the ban, citing constitutional provisions and Townsend Code penalties for prize fighting.
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Charleston
Wagener
McSweeney
J.C. Jauden
New York
General Assembly
Sword presentation to Major Micah Jenkins at Exposition
The article notes a public ceremony on Presidents Day at the Exposition for presenting a sword from South Carolina citizens to Major Micah Jenkins. President Roosevelt will present the sword after exercises honoring the Rough Riders veteran, with former state leaders expected to attend and speak. The weapon rests in a mahogany box with a gold plate naming Major Micah Jenkins.
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South Carolina
Micah Jenkins
Roosevelt
Jen~kine
Fies Hagis
Jenking
Maj Jenkins
Micah J. Jenkins
Rough Riders
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Army of the United States
Cuba
Testimonial sword and the South's political sway
A detailed description of a ceremonial sword presented by President Roosevelt in 1892 with a South Carolina connection, plus a New York Sun editorial praising Southern dominance in the Democratic Party and urging the 1904 nomination of a Southern candidate. The piece underscores Southern influence in Congress and the push to shape national policy.
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Charlotte Observer
New York Sun
Griggs
Georgia
Democratic Congress Committee
Senate
South
House of Representatives
Congress
Congressional Committee
Sailor of Cruiser Cincinnati Killed by Trolley in Charleston
Special to The State reports Gus Rooney of the United States cruiser Cincinnati crew killed in Charleston on April 4 after attempting to board a trolley on Meeting Street extension. He was badly mauled as the proceeding car struck him.
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Cincinnati
Charleston
Gus Rooney
United States
Meeting Street
Smallpox Vaccination and Local Loans Report
The Yorkville Enquirer notes one smallpox case at York Cotton Mills with vaccination urged for all residents. President Carroll says universal vaccination would end the outbreak, citing a recent family where two children died of smallpox after others were vaccinated. The State acts as a money lender to counties, listing loans totaling 57,880 dollars to York, Bamberg, Clarendon, Kershaw, Dorchester, Marion, Hampton, Williamsburg, Sumter, and Darlington, with 5 percent interest to the State and more loans expected from the sinking land commission.
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York Cotton Mills
Mill Village
Carroll
Yorkville Enquirer
York
Bamberg
Clarendon
Kershaw
Dorchester
Marion
Hampton
Williamsburg
Sumter
Darlington
Sinking Land Commission
Assassination Near Augusta Leaves Farmer Dead
In Aiken county near Augusta, W. L. Collins, a respected farmer, was killed in an attack by two black men as he rode home with another farmer. The companions were shot. the survivor escaped. Authorities offered a $200 reward for the capture and conviction of the suspects.
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Aiken County
Augusta
W. L. Collins
Tribute of Respect for Mr Thomas Vick Died March 16 1902
Memorial lines lament the loss of Thomas Vick with mourning verses about crossing the river to join loved ones and the enduring memory left behind. The poem reflects sorrow, fond remembrance, and hope of reunion in a heavenly shore.
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Thomas Vick
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Tradesville Sunbeans
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A. J. McNinch
Prave
Newell
C.H. Kerrz
Jones St
Sioux City
Nonna
South Carolina & Georgia Extension Railroad
Chareleston
D. C
Westville
Yorkville
Boar
Hickory Grove
Emyrna
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Gaffneyn
Eatles
Shelby Lattimore
Moorsboro
Henrietta
Forest City
Rutherford
Thermal City
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