The State (newspaper)
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The State is an American newspaper published in Columbia, South Carolina. The newspaper is owned and distributed by The McClatchy Company in the Midlands region of the state. It is by circulation, the
The paper's July 27, 2005 front page
James H. Tillman
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James Hammond Tillman was an American politician. A Democrat, he was the Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, under Miles Benjamin McSweeney.
The State (newspaper)
…on February 18, 1891. was founded by two brothers, N.G. Gonzales and A.E. Gonzales. In 1903, N. G. Gonzales was fatally shot by lieutenant governor James H. Tillman, who was later acquitted of murder charges. In 1945, The State bought its rival, the Columbia Record, with the parent company becoming The State-Record…
Tillman in 1903
Political cartoon based on the trial's outcome