Married Man Runs Off With Pretty 19-Year-Old
Florence May 17 Special to The State reports Mee W. Milligan a married man eloped with a nineteen year old girl from Effingham. They were seen on a midnight train. the father seeks to sue for damages. Milligan is known among local schoolchildren and had provided schooling and music instruction to the girl.
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Florence
Mee W. Milligan
Effingham
Miligan
Mixk
Means
Scan Moriths
Abduction Case Sparks Charleston Scandal Involving Prominent Family
Charleston police arrested Hunter Sharpe for abducting 16 year old Viola Adams from Columbia and keeping her in a Charleston house for over a week after promising marriage. Adams, granddaughter of ex Governor Adams, was rescued yesterday amid public uproar.
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Hunter Sharpe
City
Colombia
Viola Adams
Columbia
Charleston
Adame
Adams
Russia may supply its own cotton soon says report
A State Department report from Deputy Consul General Honauer at Frankfort Germany notes Russia could soon meet its own cotton needs. Russia imposes a tax of about two thirds of cotton value on imports. In 1899 imports fell by over 72 million pounds while production rose 34 percent. Grain fields now host cotton, as fibre cultivation proves more profitable than wheat.
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Washingto
Rossia
State Department
Honauer
Frankfort
Germany
Russia
An Occasion of Great Pleasure at Mr Carmel’s 76th Birthday
A Ledger survey notes a family reunion for Mr Joshua Carmel on his 76th birthday last Thursday the 16th with 142 attendees including 129 descendants and 20 neighbors. The feast filled a fifty foot table with varied dishes while children roamed the homestead and elders recalled past times. After dinner guests socialized and some visited the Buford monument before departure, all expressing joy at the gathering and prayers for blessing in his remaining years.
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Mr. Bvrron
Joshua Carmel
Bis
Carnes
L. H. Rowell
Wm. Shute
H. S. Plyler
Jas. M Stewart
J. F. Carnes
W. P. Rowell
Buford Monument
Memorial Day Address Honors Confederate Dead
The Memorial Day program features Rev Dr Bays delivering a 30 minute tribute introduced by R E Wylie. Speakers praise Confederate soldiers, emphasize reverence, and celebrate mothers and sisters who lay flowers on graves, noting the enduring memory beyond monuments. The address honors Lost Cause valor and the role of women in memorial rites. CONCLUDED ON FOURTH PAGE.
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Rial Association
Bays
R. E. Wylie
Wylie
Memorial Association
Ryan
Wade Hampton
John B. Gordon
H. W. Bays
Two Young White Men Waylaid Near Mayaville
Special to The State Sumter May 19 Deputy Juillard led a posse and bloodhounds after a report of two white men ambushed near Mayas ville. Ashley and Rogan Strother were wounded, not killed, by a shooter who eluded capture. Wheeler is expected to surrender to the sheriff tomorrow.
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Sumter
Juillard
Mayasville
Ashley
Rogan Strother
Wheeler
Faltering Ad Promises Cure All Constipation Forever
An old style medical pitch markets a miracle laxative and cure all claims. It touts fast relief within minutes and cites a druggist vendor Fenakey & Co. The ad uses sensational language to promise permanent cures and financial gain from the product.
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Cascarets
Hartic
Woolford
Fenakey & Co
Pancslars
Supreme Court Awards $150,000 Pension Disbursement
Special to Greenville News from Columbia reports the Supreme Court ordered $150,000 to be distributed for pensioners, replacing $100,000. The unanimous ruling was filed later, with Clerk Walker seeking a mandamus to marshal warrants. Comptroller said only $100,000 was appropriated. legislature intended $140,000 but did not place it in the regular appropriation act. Payment to pensioners will follow, likely next week, after class-by-class calculations.
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South
iIt
Citadel Cadets
Star of the West
South Carolina
Fort Sumter
Appomattox
Virginia
Columbia
Supreme Court
Walker
Ine. P. Thomas, Sr
Comptroller General's Office
Dr Kings New Life Pills Advert Claim
Countless thousands find relief with Dr Kings New Life Pills advertised for constipation headache dizziness jaundice malaria fever and ague and liver and stomach troubles. Purely vegetable and gentle never gripe or weaken. Available for 25c at Crawford Bros and J F Mackey Co drug stores.
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Dr. King
Crawford Bros
J F Mackey & Co
Death by own action of A J Agnew
Abbeville May 18 Yesterday about 6 o clock Mr A J Agnew a merchandise broker and farmer who lived near Donalds in this county committed death by own action by shooting himself Ill health is supposed to have been the cause of this rash act He leaves a large family and extensive connection
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Abbeville
A.J. Agnew
Donalds
Enduring denunciations and praise in Carolina politics
The piece recalls 1876 figures Chester Lantern Wade Hampton and Joe L McLaurin, noting former allies turned harsh critics after Hampton's decline and McLaurin’s support for him. It contrasts current adulation of Hampton with prior insults and questions McLaurin’s standing amid partisan disputes.
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Hampton
Carolina
Joe L. McLaurin
McLaurin
Woman's right to bear arms vs. delicate nature questioned
The expression notes that few doubt a woman's right to bear arms while suggesting her perceived delicacy may limit her participation in military action. It reflects early 20th century gender debates on women and weaponry.
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Funderburk
Sapp
Stewart
Hair
Taylor and Walters
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Landball
Scipio
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M. Mathis & CO
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