Dispensary Bill Sets Vote Link to County Prohibition
In Columbia the House considers a substitute dispensary bill authorizing a state board of control and a special tax to fund enforcement. Counties voting for prohibition would pay to maintain dispensary enforcement, with funds to the state treasury if unspent. The measure outlines county dispenser actions, voter petitions, and elections on establishment or removal of dispensaries.
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Greenville
Columbia
Tatum
State Board of Control
Avid
State Board of Directors
County Board of Control
Children poisoned by opiate cough syrups warn readers
A public notice warns that many children were poisoned or made sick by mothers giving cough syrups with opiates. It promotes Poley’s Honey and Tar as a safe no opiate remedy for coughs and croup, asserting it is the only prominent medicine without poisons.
Excitement Over Horrible Shields Case Triggers Mob Action
Roanoke Virginia February 6 a mob of several hundred men seized Tay lor Fields a black man accused of discussing the Shields assault case in inciting violence. He was taken from his Salem home tied with a rope around his neck whipped at a lamp pole with electric wire and sticks. Three black men including a preacher were driven from Roanoke for incendiary comments and told not to return.
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Roanoke
Taylor Fields
Salem
Lawa
Doves 110 Troubles and Tax Debate Mentioned
A Greenville News excerpt notes Dr Kings New Life Pills for stomach and liver troubles with local drugstores listed. It argues South Carolina should tax all business bases rather than select corporations, warning excise tax could drive firms away. Also advertises three houses for sale by T S Carter.
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South Carolina
Ohio
New York
Greenville News
Tillman attacks South Carolina press over murder reporting
Washington reports Senator Tillman condemns both South Carolina and external papers for sensational murder coverage. He cites claims of 220 murders and accuses editors of slander, arguing the state’s reputation is dragged through the mire by its own citizens. He warns immigration and law enforcement must improve.
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Washington, D. C
Tillman
South Carolina
Carolina
Sach
Treo
Union
Bureau of Commerce and Immigration
Columbia
Not A Member Of The Grand Jury
Dialogues about canal treaty and grand jury sessions feature Senator Spooner and Senator Gorman. A Wisconsin revival anecdote is cited, noting the grand jury as a constraint on repentance. The piece preserves the humorous exchange without embellishment.
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Grand Jury
Senator Spooner
Senator Gor
A Life at Stake Foley's Honey and Tar Claim
An advertisement extols Foley's Honey and Tar as life saving, stating a dose or two prevents pneumonia or la grippe and may save your life, urging use by all.
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Foley
A Forgiving Spirit and a Southern Divine
General Gordon recounts an anecdote about Rev. Robert Breckinridge a fervent union advocate whose sharp rhetoric spared none. On his deathbed his kin asked if he forgave all enemies and his reply affirmed forgiveness but declared he would not greet Stuart Robinson in heaven.
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Gordon
Robert J. Breckinridge
Ian Self
Stuart Robinson
Kentucky
Breckinridge
Brother Breckinridge
Brother Stuart Robinson
Saved from terrible death by king’s new discovery
The family of Mrs. MS Bobbitt of Bargerton Tennessee watched her struggle with consumption as doctors failed. After using Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption she improved immediately and was cured. Trial bottles are free at Crawford Bros J F Mackey Co and T Eugene Funderburk Drag store.
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Dr. King
Crawford Bros
J. I. Mackey & Co
T. Eugene Funderbark
MS. Bobbitt
Bargerton
Tenn
J. F. Mackey & Co
T. Eugene Funderburk
Auditor's Notice of 1904 Tax Returns in Tyrncaaster County
The Auditor announces January 1 to February 20 1904 for receiving tax returns. Taxpayers must list all property or face a fifty percent penalty. a one dollar tax applies to all males aged 21 to 60 unless married or a Confederate soldier. Officials will visit outlined towns on specified January dates to collect returns. An additional act requires returns from those with income over 2500, and penalties rise after February 20 1904.
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Tyncaster
Jsuardian
Osceola
Olclock
Pleasant Valey
Belair
van Wok
Dwight
Kershaw
Heath Springs
Pleasant Hil
Dry Creek
Train Connections: Chester Southern and Other Rails Schedule
Passenger timetable lists multiple daily departures and arrivals between Yorkville Atlanta Columbia Charlotte Chester Richburg Fort Lawn and Lancaster with connections among Chester Southern Seaboard and Carolina Northwestern railways Lancaster Southern Railway and notices from A McClure superintendent and Leroy Springb president.
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Gustavia
Yorkville
Atlanta
Sal
Volumbia
Charlotte
Chester
Rithbury
Bascomville
Fort Lawn
Lancaster
Connections
Chester—Southern, Seaboard and
Carolina & Northwestern Railways
Lancaster—Southern Railway
A P McLure
Leroy Springb
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General Assembly of
Board of Control
Shields
T. $.Carter
G. Marshall Moore
Clemson
Gorman
Providence
Spooner
Wisconsin
Court House
Turkey
County Pension Board
Bruge Pen Com L. C
Teo
Castoria
Fecipe
Ola
Samuilfin Pavone
Rochelle Eter di Tas
Derme
Bears
J. Harry Foster
Lancaster, D. C
Charlotte Observer
Caldwell & Tompkins
Publizhors
J. P. Caldwell
Observer
Washington
North Carolina
Sunday Observer
the Observer
Charlotte, N. C
Maiara Hills
Grove
E. W. Grove
RAI
Fort Town
Basconville
ArAtania
Ways
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