King's Mountain Gathered Patriots In Quiet Valley
In September 1780 at a South Carolina church near York district a group of Mountaineer volunteers and families convene to rally for liberty. Alexander Bowen and Reuben Ferris clash over pay and loyalty as Ellen Campbell and Aunt and ministerly figures weigh risks of war. The scene blends faith, duty, and romance amid the looming conflict.
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York District
South Carolina
Fing
Allison's Creek
Blue Ridge
King’s Mountain
North Carolina
Brown's Mountain
Henry's Knob
Mberty
Washington
Toll
Miss Ellen
Bessie
Mr. Willoughby
Ellen
Alexander Bowen
Adams
Mr. Adams
Israel
Merom
Gideon
Charleston
Gates
Sumter
Marion
First Citizens
Gadsden Gibbes
Heyward
Hutson
Livingston
Moultrie
Rutledge
St. Augustine
Gadsden
Ferguson
Andrew
Cornwallis
Waxhaw
Andrew Craig
Wallace
Bruce
Bannockburn
Clyde
Alexander
Davie
Ellen Campbell
Mr. Ferris
Reuven
Hercules
Vulcan
Ferris
Watauga
Bowen
Captain Bowen
Congress
King George
Ellick
Reuben
Jonah
Eliick Bowen
Gilbert
Rube
Parsons
Reuben Ferris
Willoughby
Veiled Prophet in History and Death
The text recounts the figure known as the veiled prophet a Moslem fanatic named Haken Ibn Hashem born in the eighth century. It describes his claim to divine status his gold mask his large following and the eventual pursuit by an army leading to his suicide after burning his family He allegedly promised to return in white regalia riding a white horse.
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Jehovah
Redeemer
God the Terrible
Christ
God
Christ the Son
Haken Ibn Hashem
al Mahdi
Kek
Oxus
Bagdad
Inducements to Homeseekers urged for South Carolina
A talk by I H Norris to the South Carolina Industrial and Commercial association urges lively publicity of state opportunities for investors manufacturers and home seekers. He stresses soil value, citizenship, and unity among railroads real estate agents and communities to attract investment and build factories.
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I. H. Norris
Yorkville
South Carolina Industrial and Commercial Association
Columbia
Nebraska
United States
Great Northwest
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains
South Carolina
Newberry Educator Replies to Senator Tillman on Dispensary Law
Dr Cr omer writes to Hon. B R Tillman defending enforcement of the dispensary law while criticizing the profit motive and the law's administration. He cites state Supreme Court history, argues forms of government and police powers, and warns against using alcohol control for revenue, urging genuine public welfare over profit.
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B. R. Tillman
Heyward
Charleston
Pope
Supreme Court
Nice
Justice McGowan
McIver
Gary
Melver
State Vs. Aiken
Hugh Farley
Prohibition
Newberry
Marlboro
Greenwood
Cherokee
An era tale exits with An drew Craig in dusk departure
In a rustic dialogue, old An drew Craig urges Bessie to hurry home as darkness falls. The exchange hints at a close relationship and a moment of shared departure, capturing regional speech and social cadence.
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Bessie
Andrew Craig
Facing point switches demand distant signals for safety
A railway article argues that high speed lines require distant signal protection for facing point switches. It warns guards against neglect by crews and suggests universal distant signaling to prevent derailments, noting 1895 practices and calling for action on safeguarding all trains.
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Railroad Gazette
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Erick
King’s Men
Old Andrew
Lamb
Major Davie
Mr. Craig
Gilbert Town
Clark
Lassie
DR. Cromer
Senator Tillman