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The Southern Railway Company was formed by J. P. Morgan & Company, New York Bankers, consolidating a number of bankrupt Southern rail lines, including the Richmond and Danville Railroad, which served Calhoun, South Carolina.
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The Pullman Strike began in May 1894 in the Pullman Company town near Chicago. It was a significant labor dispute involving workers protesting wage cuts and high rents. The strike escalated into a nationwide railroad boycott, leading to violent clashes and federal intervention.
On Campus
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The Calhoun Forensic Society is founded, the campus' oldest organization.
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Tillman Hall caught fire early in the morning of May 22nd, on the top floor, which was then the Preparatory Department and most of the interior is destroyed. It is, of course, rebuilt. For a time it appears that the barracks might burn as well, and cadets remove their belongings to the small parade ground south of the Main Building. Fortunately, the dorms are spared.
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