Not Mine at Beckett's Mill
Sim Banks finds a mysterious note that suggests a secret between his wife Louisa and another man. Louisa confirms the note is hers and refuses to reveal its meaning, deepening Sim's jealousy and fear. Their confrontation ends with Louisa declaring she does not love Sim, leaving him crushed and haunted by a fatal heartbreak.
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Sim Banks
Sim
Louisa
Melvin
Beckett's Mill
Loueesyan
Loueesy
Mary Mann
Mrs. Banks
Trever
Jim Thorn
Jim Thorp
Almin
Waal
Looeely
Slim
Olympia mill a landmark in modern cotton manufacture
The Olympia cotton mill in Columbia is described as the largest under one roof in the South and among the world’s largest. Built for electricity from steam, it showcases advanced construction, equipment, and cost saving uses of power. W. B. Smith Whaley led the project with praise from General Electric engineers who visited to inspect the plant.
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Olympia
Columbia
South
United States
W. B. Smith Whaley
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Mr. Whaley
Olympia Mill
General Electric Concern
Whaley
New England
South Carolina
Charleston
John J. Griffin
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Bernard B. Evans
Major Evans
Captain Griffin
Major Evan
Evans
Gibbes
Ernest Gary
Gary
Griffin
Macon
East Tennessee
Virginia
Georgia
Norfolk and Western
N. G. Evans
Mort W. Gary
John Gary Evans
Havana
McKinley uses press to gauge public sentiment on Funston
The article describes President McKinley as an avid newspaper reader who trusts public opinion over editorials. It details how he uses marked papers, hours of Sunday review, and conversations with Secretary Root and General Corbin to determine rewards for Funston and policy moves, including Aguinaldo.
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Funston
New York World
McKinley
New York
Washington
White House
Executive Mansion
Aguinaldo
Cortelyou
The Whisky Pitcher and a Corpse in South Carolina
The Greenville News argues over Major B. B. Evans jailed in a grisly room death case likening it to major trials. It blames the dispensary system and suggests the pitcher of corn whisky two glasses and a pistol are the witnesses behind the alleged crime.
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B. B. Evans
New York
Major Evans
Griffin
Evans
South Carolina
Greenville News
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Thomas P. Montfort
Charleston News and Courier
South African Republic
Pietersburg
Leydsdrop
Zoutpansberg
Schalk-Burger
Botha
de Wet
Vaal
Vrede
Vesamel Breg
Orange River Colony
Harrismith
Natal
Johannesburg
Selatl Valley
Komatipoort
Transvaal
Pretoria
Delagoa Bay
Leydsdorp
Free State
Steyn
Lord Kitchener
New York Sun
South Carolina News
Lee
W. S. Lee
Whitmire
Statesburg
News and Courier
Wateree
J. B. O. Landrom
J. B. O. Landrum
Campobello
Spartanburg County
Landrum
Dr. Landrum
Mount Zion Churchyard
Pension Department
Abbeville
Spartanburg
Atlanta Daily News
McLaurin
John C Sheppard
Edgefield
Senate
Latimer
Tillman
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