Tariff Bill Passed House Amid Party Tensions
The Underwood tariff bill cleared the House on Thursday by 281 to 139 with five Democrats voting for it and several independents or Republicans dissenting. The vote followed marathon sessions, partisan maneuvers, and a brief adjournment after earlier obstruction, as supporters touted free lists and reform while opponents urged changes.
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Underwood
House of Congress
New York
House
Repubican
May
Ways and Meats Committee
Dullaby
Payne
Orestrait Commission
Cish
Bryan Speech Echoes Senate on California Visit
The Journal previews Mr. Bryan’s Baltimore dinner speech and notes his return from a California trip to discuss a proposed law opposing Japanese influence. The piece lauds his character and lifelong integrity, contrasting him with mere oratory and politics. It highlights diplomacy under Secretary of State and Bryan’s enduring public esteem since 1896.
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Journal
Bryan
Baltimore
California
W. J. Bryan
Hartimore Sun
Philadelphia Record
Wiil
Muich
Japan
Suite
Wilson
Weil
Bonds Favored for Monroe Township Road Work
The Journal endorses the proposed bonds to fund road improvements in Monroe township, Valon county, arguing tax effects will be minimal if proceeds are spent immediately. It cites county unity and local support as reasons to vote for the measure while noting broader regional opinions. The piece also covers local public figures and other contemporary topics.
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American Magazine
Monroe Township
Valon County
Toyue
How You Look When You Look Down On Others
A reflective guide urges integrity in business and life. It advocates square dealing over crooked gains, valuing self respect and a clear conscience above money and power. It encourages seeking good in others, listing their virtues to foster personal growth and community trust.
Billy Possum Tricks Outsmart Farmer Brown's Boy
In a rural tale from Thorton W. Burgess a crafty possum named Une Billy feigns death to escape capture by Farmer Brown's boy. The boy dogs him, then employs Bowser the Hound and a box to trap the clever marsupial, who finally admits defeat and stirs with a yawn. Decades later, obituaries report Mrs Mary Elizabeth Gordon's death after a long illness, noting her Christian faith, large family, and lasting kindness.
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Thorton W. Burgess
Billy Possum
Farmer Brown
Unc
Billy
Brown
Bowser
Parmer Brown
Une
John
Farner Brown
BE. Gordon
Mary Elizabeth Gordon
Adam Gordon
Gordon
Methodist Church
Mr. Bickett’s Push for State Cooking Schools
Attorney General Bickett, a leading advocate of cooking schools, urged expanding the idea in a Spencer graded school address. He said if he were Andrew Carnegie he would create a cooking school in every county of South Carolina and press the Legislature to require a diploma from such a school before marriage.
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Bickett
Spencer Graded School
Andrew Carnegie
SS Carolina
Tax Takers Appointed for May 1913 Union County Returns
Union County taxpayers are to make their May 1913 tax returns at designated sites and dates across townships including Monroe, Goose Creek, New Salem, Vance, Jackson, Sandy Ridge, Lanes Creek, Marshville, and more. List-takers names and locations are listed with specific May dates and venues. A concluding line states a woman’s suffrage status does not affect a man’s wages.
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Union County
Armfield
Tt. C. “Banks
Goose Creek
Euro
Pleasant Hill Church
W. H. Brooks
Vance
E. J. Byrum
P. ©. Stinson
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Lindboom
Chicago
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Monroe
Plow
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J.B. Greene
ML. Spring
Rehoboth School
Waxhaw
T. L. Davis
Sandy Ridge
Horby
Colossus Mine
Mineral Springs
A. M. Howle
Wesley Chapel
Clark's
A. Sutton
Lanes Creek
M. Morgan
Em Rayfield
Thomas
Marshville Township
T. P. Little
Faulks Church
Marshville
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