Charleston Navy Yard Buildings Fund Approved on Senate Move
At Senator Tillman’s urging, Senator Hale offered an amendment to the naval appropriation bill, adopted by vote 57 300 to provide funds for construction at the Charleston navy yard. Charleston had been deemed underperforming on its contract, leading to previous omission by the house. The move signals continued work and investment for Charleston.
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Washington
Tillman
Hale
Naval Committee
Charleston Navy Yard
Charleston
House
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement fraud claim notice
An 1880s styled advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for a cure of catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure. It lists agents and endorsements from Bichene y & Co and BaT & Truax Toledo and mentions testimonial and family pills, pricing a bottle at 75 cents.
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Bicheney & C
Tosleds
FJ Sheney
Bat & Truax
Toledo
Dingetsa
O. Hall
Hal
Kamily Willa
Fire destroys St Luke's sanitarium in Chicago
A blaze at the St Luke's society sanitarium at the corner of Wabfish avenue and Twenty-first street killed twelve people and one woman and injured about 30 others. The building, once the Hotel Woodrut then Hotel Lancater, housed patients of the dilate habit and those treated for delirium tremens. Several patients were strapped to beds and could not be saved as the fire spread rapidly.
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Chicago
Jane
St. Luke's Society
Wabfish Avenue
Twenty-first Street
Ends Life of Shame in Spartanburg Suicide Tragedy
Loula Bridges a 30 year old white resident of the tenderloin district reportedly died last night at her home from an overdose of morphine. The native of the county had lived in Spartanburg for five years and left no note explaining the act.
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Spartanburg
Loula
Tenderloin
Volcanic Cloud Forms Over Fort de France After Mont Pelee Activity
June 6 10 am volcanic cloud from Mont Pelee forms heavy cover over Fort de France similar to May 20 event but less dense. No stones fell and no panic. Observers note volcanic outbursts coincide with lunar changes. Also reports seabound upheavals between Martinique and St Lucia hint at submarine eruptions. A domestic mishap involving liniment and mistaken bottle caused illness. Rock Hill Herald.
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Fort de France
Martinique
Mont Pelee
Kingstown
St. Lucia
Bucklen's Armies Surge Cure Promises Quick Healing
An early 20th century ad touts Bucklen's Armies Surge as a universal healer for skin diseases ulcers and boils. It claims rapid relief for itching burning eczema and related conditions with a 25 cent price at Crawford Bros and J Fy Mackey Co drug stores.
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Bucklen
Crawford Brosx
J. Fy Mackey &,Co
Lightning Strikes Conway Stables Wiping Out Fires
A fierce lightning blaze hit the large livery stables of A W Jenkins & Son in Conway on June 2. The fire destroyed the second story forage and most of the building, with one horse reportedly saved and several buggies saved. Losses for Jenkins touch $9,000, while nearby W E Porter’s stable and residence were also burned, totaling about $8,000 with $2,000 insured. A large crowd assisted the effort and nearby dwellings were saved only with difficulty.
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Conway
A.W. Jenkins & Son
Messrs. Jenkins
Mostra
Jenkins
W. E. Porter
Porter
Todd
W. R. Lewis
Lightning Strikes House in Lower Richland Area
A severe wood storm near Weston, lower Richland, damaged a house owned by Isaac Taylor on J. A. Clarkson land. The chimney was demolished, a setting hen and brood were harmed, and rafters were torn. Five soil surveyors from the Bureau of Soils arrived from Washington to study 1000 square miles across Greenwood, Abbeville, Laurens, and Anderson counties. They will spend six to eight months compiling soil maps and crop guidance for South Carolina farmers, with a forthcoming bulletin on fertilizers.
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Congaree
Isaac Taylor
J. A. Clarkson
Weston
Isaie
Washington
South Carolina
Bureau of Soils
Agricultural Department
Greenwood
Abbeville
Laurens
Anderson
Johnson
Latimer
Talbert
Yorkville Enquirer
Stops the Cough and Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab Ad
An old advertisement promises to stop a cough and relieve cold symptoms in one day with Bromo Quinine tablets. It claims no cure no pay and lists a price of 25 cents. Also offers a subscription incentive for Home and Farm free for one year.
John A. Cook Seeks Re election as County Auditor
The notice announces John A. Cook as a candidate for re election to the office of County Auditor. It praises his marked efficiency faithfulness and fidelity and states he will abide the result of the Democratic Primary. It also announces Boling Horon as a candidate for County Auditor who will abide the outcome of the primary.
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M. Betridge
House of Representatives
Estridge
Mice of Pr Bate
John M. Perry
Tima
Ofice of
W. O.cauthen
Dempeter
Vapland Ingham
Vanandingham
John A. Cook
Vuuiy
Boliig H Horon
Lancaster County
Henieufert
Reelection bid and notices by local supervisor candidates
A noisy election notice draft announces multiple candidates for county supervisor, pledging to support the Democratic primary and outlining intent to run again. Names such as W. Q Caskey and M. Gaon appear amid garbled phrases about duties and vote targets.
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Charleston Naval Station
Rowesville
W Wolfe
Florence
Smith and Dennis
J. &. Mathews
Lynch Township
W. S. Lynch
Saratoga
N. Y
Citizens National Bank
Shackelford
England
Governor Davis
Arkansas
Baptist Church
Little Rock
Russellville
Loula Bridges
Pelee
Rock Hill Herald
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Wightning
Cornway
Goda
Lower Richland
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W. ¢. Hough
House OF Representa~tives
Court House
State Board of Education
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C. Rowell
Coupt
Indiana Land Township
Pineville
N. C
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Catawba House
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