Governor McSweeney’s Last Recommendations Told
Governor McSweeney delivers a final message urging levied taxes match value fairly and a public assessment system with township boards. He supports compulsory education to curb child labor, calls for road funding, school support parity, and reform of pardons, pensions, and judicial circuits. He also proposes an immigration bureau and systematic indexing of historical records.
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County Board of Equalization
Court House
Commonwealth
South Carolina College
South Carolina Legislature Opens Amid Chief Justice McIver Memorial
The General Assembly convened in Columbia on January 13 with 76 new members and Speaker M. L. Smith chosen after a vote of 97 to 21. The House and Senate paused to honor Chief Justice Henry McIver with adjournments and a memorial procession as Gov. McSweeney announced his death.
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Columbia
General Assembly of
South Carolina
McIver
T.C. Hamer
Altamont Moses
M. L. Smith
Kershaw
T. Y. Williams
Lancaster
Smith
House
T. C. Hamer
Bennettsville
John 3
Wilson
Grant
Efird
Williams
Thomas
Patterson
Mauldin
Whaley
Senate
Tillman
Edward McIver
Chesterfield
J. C. Sheppard
O. A. Darby
McSweeney
Henry McIver
Brown
Mes Iver
Brown, Hydrick and
Raysor
Gov. McSweeney
Judge Melver
General Assembly
Scott's Emulsion Fats and Tissues Booster Ad
An old promotional notice extols Scott's Emulsion as a strong nourishing tonic and fattener. It claims to restore bone, flesh, blood, and nerves for invalids, convalescents, consumptives, and weak children. Free sample offered.
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Scott
Grove's Taste Less Chill Tonic Claim
You know what you are taking when you take Grove's Taste less Chill Tonic because the formula is plainly printed on every bottle showing that it is simply Ivor and Quinine in a tasteless form No Cure No Pay 50c.
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Grove
Ivor
Governor McSweeney Announces Chief Justice Melver’s Death
Governor McSweeney informs the General Assembly of Chief Justice Henry Melver’s death at his Cheraw home. He praises Melver as South Carolina’s eminent jurist, noting eleven years as chief justice and a lifetime of dedicated public service to the state.
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Henry Melver
Cheraw
McIver
South Carolina
M. R. McSweeney
Risked Life to Save Doll in Charlotte Fire Tragedy
In Charlotte North Carolina on January 9 3 year old Mary Sherrill daughter of N W Sherrill died from burns after attempting to save her doll from flames. A live coal popped from an open fireplace igniting the doll dress and the child dress caught fire before help arrived. She clung to the doll as flames spread and perished from the injuries.
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Charlotte
N.C
Mary Sherrill
N. W. Sherrill
Cure Headache Pills End Long Suffering For Mrs Webster
Mrs N A Webster of Winnie Virginia says Dr King s New Life Pills wholly cured her two year long sick headaches. Also effective for headache constipation and biliousness. 25 cents at Crawford Bros and J F Mackey Co drug stores.
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N. A. Webster
Winnie
Dr. King
Crawford Bros
J. F. Mackey & Co
Subscribe to The Lancaster Report Ad
An advertisement invites readers to subscribe to The Lancaster Report for one year at a rate of $1.50 per annum. The plea emphasizes affordable access and ongoing local coverage. The notice presents no further details beyond the price and the subscription offer.
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Lancaster
Trial of James Wilcox to begin in Hertford
The second Wilcox trial opens tomorrow in Hertford Perquiman s County for the murder of Ella Cropsey. Wilcox, son of former Pasquotank sheriff Thomas P Wilcox, was moved from Pasquotank due to local feeling. He previously stood convicted in Elizabeth City and appealed for a new trial. The case drew wide attention for its mystery and prominent families. The first jury found him guilty. details recount the November 20 1901 night at the Cropsey home in Elizabeth City and the disputed conduct between Wilcox and Roy Crawford before the alleged crime.
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Charlotte Observer
James E. Wilcox
Thomas P. Wilcox
Pasquotank County
Ella Maud
Nellie Cropsey
Elizabeth City
Hertford
Perquimas County
Pasquotank
Wilcox
Supreme Court
Wilcox-Cropsey
North Carolina
Superior Court
James Wilcox
Nellie
Cropsey
Eay
Roy Crawford
Ollie
Miss Ollie
Carrie Cropsey
New York
Crawford
Carrie
Ollie Cropsey
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M. B. M'Sweeney
McMahan
Mr. Smith
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Scott & Bowne
Pearl St
N.Y. Cc
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