The Oaks of Col Walton and a Rebel Encounter
Major Singleton and Emily Singleton dwell on memories under the oaks at Col Walton while British officers Proctor and Dickson visit. Kate Walton clashes with Proctor about loyalty as Robert Singleton hides nearby and eavesdrops on a tense Carolina scene. Emily, fragile yet hopeful, confronts mortality as family ties strain under war.
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Major Singleton
Singleton
Zephyr
Emily
Kate Walton
Humphries
Santee
Charleston
Caneacre
Horse Savannah
Stone
West Indies
Proctor
Kate
Miss Walton
Colonel Walton
Emily Singleton
Captain Dickson
Guards
Dickson
Procters
Carolina
Robert
Katharine Walton
Robert Singleton
Rutledge
Katharine
Major Proctor
Wit
Leutenant
Magma
Frill
Luke
Heaven
Earth
Salton Sea crisis and Colorado River control effort
A Washington correspondent outlines a massive engineering challenge on the Mexican border to save the Imperial Valley from the Colorado River floods. Director Wolcott warns of $15 million in losses and describes failed dams, river diversion, and looming spring floods that threaten 100,000 acres and 10,000 residents.
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United States
California
Arizona
Washington
Colorado River
Salton Sea
Wolcott
United States Geological Survey
Colorado
Imperial Valley
Southern Pacific Railroad
California Development Company
Southern Pacific
Yuma
Shaw Defends Treasury Policy Against Stock Gamblers
Secretary of the Treasury denies relief to stock gamblers while noting the department has not aided speculation. He explains that speculation is small and not limited to New York, cites recent aiding of legitimate business, and describes money releases and deposits aimed at supporting cotton, agriculture, and general commerce.
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London
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Strong
Cotton Oil and Fiber Company
Norfolk
New York
Denison
Iowa
Shaw
Treasury
New York City
Nashville
Tenn
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Washington Post
Roosevelt Precedent Lingers From Tillman Whisky War
The 1904 Darlington Whisky War episode shows Governor B R Tillman ordering militia to Columbia to monitor telegraph lines. Newberry Rifles protested, resigning in protest over scrutiny of private citizens. Tillman cited executive discretion and dismissed troops without honor, a precedent cited in later debates on military authority and civil rights.
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United States
B. R. Tillman
South Carolina
Darlington
Tillman
Columbia
Newberry Rifles
Roosevelt
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Great Salton Sea
Shaw and the Gamblers
Reclamation Service
State Department
Southwest
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