Humble Pap Leads Wheat Field Rescue Amid Suspicion
Pap Sampson rallies six men to harvest Mary Mann’s overdue wheat, aiming to ease her plight while gossip swirls about Sim Banks and Lou eesy. Sim defends himself against false accusations, while Pap cautions against harming the innocent as tension rises. TO BE CONTINUED.
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Pap Sampson
Pap
Mrs. Sampson
Mirandy
Widder Mann
Sim Banks
Waal
Sim
Becus
Mary Mann
Nat
Tomorry
Jason Roberts
Jason
Sam Morstan
Ebenezer Sparks
Shade
Sam Morgan
Misus Mann
Missus Mann
Loueesy
Reminiscences of Halifax and the Halifax settlement
A 1870 reminiscence recalls Halifax near Yorkville founded around 1800 by Ward from Virginia. Families like the Wrights Paces Foremans Knights and Cooks settled on Fishing Creek, preserving Old Dominion hospitality with dances at Ward’s hall. The piece features Ferebee Ward and Bill Ervin as famed dancers, Ward’s benevolence, enslaved workers, and the village fading as younger generations move away.
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Halifax
Ward
Virginia
Bob Barrow
Fishing Creek
Yorkville
Wrights
Paces
Knights
Edwards
Bensons
Old Dominion
Ben Cook
York
Mr. Ward
Congo
William Ervin
Ferebee Ward
Bill Ervin
Arnold
Jack Crocket
Butler endorses McLaurin voting and urges broad South policy
In a Washington interview, ex-Senator Butler defends McLaurin on the ship subsidy issue, contrasts state and federal subsidies, and calls for liberal, constitutional democracy in the South. He praises McLaurin and predicts gains from national unity and modernization, including a Charleston exhibit plan.
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Washington
Atlanta Daily News
M. Do. Butler
Senate
McLaurin
South Carolina
Union Pacific Railroad
Treasury
Butler
South
Milner Reviews Boer War Plan Delays and Setbacks
Sir Alfred Milner presents a British issued blue-book on the Boer war, noting the review is slow and costly. He admits six months of campaign regression but remains confident of eventual success.
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Alfred Milner
Senator McLaurin recounts Buffalo to Charleston government exhibit move
In Charlotte at the Buford hotel, Senator McLaurin told South Carolina callers how the government exhibit transfer from Buffalo to Charleston began. He cited Wm. M. Bird of Charleston and described contacting the president and cabinet as the process unfolded amid telegrams and newspaper speculation.
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New York
Williams
Seaboard
Southern
Buffalo
Charleston
Washington
White House
Latimer
Schley
Santiago
South Carolina
Buford
Charlotte
Senator McLaurin
Wm. M. Bird
St. Louis
News and Courier
Elliott
Averill
Southern politics and the McLaurin Tillman clash
The Richmond News reports bitter opposition by the Baltimore Sun and the Charleston News and Courier to Senator McLaurin's expansion ideas. It argues McLaurin will discuss broad issues before Southern Democrats, while Tillman relies on passion and personal attack. The piece criticizes press and politics, urging a return to real Democratic principles and modernization.
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Baltimore Sun
Charleston
S. C
News and Courier
Ben Tillman
Senator McLaurin
South Carolina
Richmond News
Senator Tillman
Cotton States
Maryland
McLaurin
the Sun
The
South
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Thomas P. Montfort
Xil
Maurice Moore
Enquirer
Southern Politics
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