Monument plan for Wade Hampton equestrian statue in Columbia
The Wade Hampton monument movement gains momentum with Camp Hampton UCV adopting a plan to raise funds and select a site in Columbia. Daughters of the Confederacy join, urging statewide subscriptions via daily papers and forming a central committee led by Confederate veterans to oversee fundraising and coordination.
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Wade Hampton
Daughters of the Confederacy
Camp Hampton
U. C. V. Lhat
Gen. Hampton
Brooks
Gen
Hampton
Wade
C. M. Douglas
City of
Columbia
South Carolina
Central Committee
Theodore G. Barker
J. W. Moore
D. H. Russell
Jas. A. Hoyt
Jas. F. Hart
W. E. James
A. Haskell
Flesniken
U. D.G
S. Reid Broney
Murder at Rest as Wife Slays Husband in Sleep
Abbeville Press and Banner reports a grim double tale of murder and confession. Alice Bradly killed Morgan Belcher in their home while he slept after years of abuse, then led authorities to dispose of his body with crowding details of the crime and her subsequent jail confession dated April 15, 1902.
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Alice Bradly
Morgan Belcher
Hoper
Alice
Morgan
Long Cane
Bureau
Abbeville
Bel Mo
Mr. Gray
Moczan
Van Wyck notes of farming and local life in Ledger
The Van Wyck column reports farmers preparing lands with cotton acreage down about 30 percent and corn similar. Spring oats look good, fertiliser demand rises, cotton seed and seed corn in demand, and mule prices high. Local incidents include a 14 bale cotton fire, church service mishap, a runaway accident, and residents Mr. J L Tillman Sr and family back in Van Wyck. Ed Massey catches a German carp, 18 pounds, in Twelve Mile creek. Parish notes, visits, and social tidbits fill the column.
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van Wyck
Ed Massey
Twelve Mile Creek
J. L. Tillman, Sr
Frank Crouse
Waxhaw
J. M. Farley
Monroe
N.C
Child Burned To Death In Fairmont Mill Incident
In Spartanburg D C April 17 the five year old daughter of Columbus Bangho an Fairfield Mill operative died after severe burns. The father was burning tarred material and the child approached near the flumes unnoticed and suffered fatal injuries.
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Spartanburg
D. C
Columbus Bangho
Fairmont Mill
Electric Bitters touted as malaria cure in Virginia swamp warning
The ad claims the Great Dismal Swamp is a malaria hotspot and promotes Electric Bitters as a reliable remedy for malaria, chills, fever, and body ailments. A testimonial from John Charleston of Byenville, C., endorses the product, with Crawford Bros. and J. F. Mackay & Co. guaranteeing satisfaction at 50 cents.
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Virginia
John Charleston
Byenville
Crawford Bros
J. F. Mackay & Co
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Thurlow
Carter
Hampton Monument
Abbeville Press and Banner
State of
County of
Der
Alice x Bradley
Mark Wituessens
M. £. Hollingsworth, J, Lyen
A. L. Railroad
J. L. Rodman
N. C
M. M. Tillman
Greenville
U. S. Court
J. W. Bates
van Wyck Methodist Church
Williams-Hughes CO
India
Mr. Strickland
T. W. Plyler
Dr. Ezzell
Mrs Plyler
Mr. Plyler
Regula
War Department
Chaffeels
Roosevelt
Geneva
Smith
Nowell
Kertz
Jones Se
Sioux City
Barat
Lancaster Marble
Granite Works
A. J. MeNinch
Lancaster
Ates de
Ito
Wearville
Kershaw
Neath Springs
Catawba
Rock Hill
Tuxah
Yorkville
Bharon
Hickory Grove
Bmyrna
Blacksburg
Gaffneys
Farles
Shelby Lattimore
Moorsboro
Henrietta
Forest City
Rutherfordton
Thermal City
Marion
Wales
Wulu
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