Decision Reversed in Bl Land Case
The Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling in the Mrs Florence S Smith versus James F Clinkscales land dispute involving 1200 acres tied to a 1876 deed. The decision grants the plaintiffs one third of the twelve thousand acres, with the land valued at about twenty dollars per acre. The main opinion by Associate Justice Hydrick, with several concurrences and a dissent by Chief Justice Gary.
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Supreme Court
Florence S. Smith
James F. Clinkscales
John T. Clinkscales
Albert J. Clinkscales
James F
John T
James F. Clinkseales
John T. Glintzeales
Saul
Frank B. Gary
James
John
Smith
Ellen S. Thomson
Smit
McCullough
Martin & Blythe
Greenville
Thompson
Wm. P. Greene
Mess
Blease Attacks Wilson Policies in South Carolina
Former Governor Cole L. Blease tours the state in a potential third term bid, denouncing President Wilson and Democratic leaders as subservient to British interests. He blames cotton prices on Wilson’s “do nothingness,” calls for an extra Congress, and urges embargoes on munitions for the Triple Entente and its allies, plus a ban on arm manufacture domestically.
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Columbia
Cole L. Blease
South Carolina
Woodrow Wilson
Blease
Greenville County
South
Congress
Washington
England
United States
First South Carolina bale of new cotton arrives in Charleston
South Carolina's first bale of new cotton arrived in Charleston from Barnwell. It weighed 340 pounds and was bought for 15 cents a pound by nine representatives of a local cotton firm. The bale, grown by John Owens, is classed as good middling.
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Charleston
D. C
South Carolina
Barnwell
John Owens
Gulf Coast Hurricane Threat Reaches Texas Coast
Brownsville reports ten foot tides as Buford and Galveston wire traffic warn of the hurricane danger. Sabine Pass and Sabine Towns ordered to safety as Bolivar and Caplan endure flood. Galveston sea wall holds with minor street flooding while communications fail and trains push toward Galveston to cross the causeway.
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Dallas
Tesas
Yucatan
Abbeville
Texas
Gulf Coast
Galveston
Sabine
Sabine Pass
Rolio River
Caplan
Bolivar
Port Arthur
Galveson
Houston
Brownsville
United States
Buford
Texas City
Bay
Beaumont
Gulf
Southern Pacific Railway
Sentence Commuted For Murder Convict In Marlboro County
Joe Malloy a negro of Marlboro County convicted of the murders of Prestiss Moore and Guy Rogers two white boys and sentenced to be electrocuted on August 18th has been reprieved by Governor Manning until September 29th. The reprieve causes a full investigation into charges that white men killed the boys and fled the county.
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Joe Malloy
Marlboro County
Prestiss Moore
Guy Rogers
Manning
Sclilelter Spears
Prentiss Moore
Bennettsville
Meribore County
Malloy
Swiss Buy Our Sugar for First Time in History
New York August 11 Switzerland for the first time in history has purchased sugar from the United States. Its initial order is 1000 tons of granulated sugar. Previously Switzerland bought sugar from Germany and Austria.
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New York
Switzerland
United States
Germany
Austria
Germany can make military supplies without cotton, says Zeitung
London Aug 12 The Frankfurter Zeitung quoted by Reuters states Germany can dispense with cotton in military manufacture. The piece notes that abandoning cotton as contraband of war would not resolve Anglo American difficulties.
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London
Germany
Frankfurter Zeitung
Reuter
Amsterdam
Governors Visit Lethe Estate To Promote Abbeville Aid
Governor Manning and Senator Stone toured the John De La Howe estate at Lethe in Abbeville with Rep. Durst and Rev. Blakely. They discussed securing state funds to enlarge Lethe school for poor children, praising the estate and the community turnout of about fifteen hundred for the picnic day.
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Richard I. Manning
Columbia
Allen Johnstone
Newberry
Abbeville
Lethe
John de la Howe
Senate
House
Seator Johnstone
Durst
Greenwood
Mr. Blakely
Janning
Johnstone
Swearingen
Gove
Russia a Great Miser Hoards Mass of Gold
Petrograd reports the Russian state bank vaults hold about 850 million dollars in gold, yet travel across the empire shows almost no gold coins in daily use. Paper currency dominates and the check system is largely unknown outside major cities. Ordinary Russians mistrust banks and many have never had a banking account. Wealthy individuals carry large sums in paper money in leather bags worn around the neck.
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Petrograd
Russian Empire
United States
England
Russia
Senator E D Smith Speaks to Farmers
The Junior United States senator from South Carolina addressed farmers at a Union picnic, promoting knowledge as essential to democracy, discussing cotton trade issues with the president and secretary of state, urging careful consideration of international and economic policy, and pledging to push the cotton futures bill and banking reforms. He urged nonwar stance if honorably possible and stressed aiding farmers to share wealth from production.
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Farmers’ Union
United States
South Carolina
Smith
Washington
Congress
Senate of
Senate
Lexington County
War reports vary as Entente moves on cotton contraband
Reports from the war front show the quadruple entente plans to declare cotton contraband with backing from France Italy and Belgium. Venizelos’ former cabinet in Greece remains a focal point as Athens contemplates aligning with the entente. Petrograd claims Russian gains in Courland and German setbacks in Poland while Italian and Austrian air units clash over Venice. A German submarine shelled English towns Par on Harrington Whitehaven with no casualties but some material damage.
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Venizelos
Constantine
Fayor
Great Britain
France
Italy
Andelgium
M. Zagitzanos
M. Venizelos
M. Gournaris
Athens
Berlin
Greece
Petrorad
Courland
Poland
Venice
Paron
Harrington
Whitehaven
Senator McLaurin Speaks Today at Abbeville County
Hon John L McLaurin Ware House Commissioner of South Carolina and former U S Senator will address Abbeville County residents at 11 o clock this morning The article touts his eloquence and notes his focus on warehouse issues and marketing the year s crop urging a large turnout for an informed audience
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McLaurin
John L. McLaurin
Wareouse
South Carning
United States
Abbeville County
Frank Lynched by Mob in Georgia Killing
Reports say Leo M. Frank was abducted from Milledgeville prison by about seventy five men Monday night. The mob overpowered guards and took Frank away, with belief that he is guilty of murder. Frank earlier had been convicted, sentenced to hang, and later commuted to life. latest dispatches say his body was found three miles from Eatonton.
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Leo M. Frank
Georgia
Milledgeville
Frank
Jim Conley
Superior
Supreme Courts of
United States Supreme Court
John M. Slaton
State Farm
Linton
Atlanta
Eatonton
Indictments in Eastland disaster blame officials and crew
A Chicago grand jury returns manslaughter and criminal carelessness indictments in the Eastland wreck case. It names president Arnold, VP Hull, secretary Steele, treasurer Davis, captain Pedersen, and engineer Erickson, with bonds set at $20,000 for officials and $10,000 for Pedersen and Erickson. The report cites overloading, ballast mismanagement, and faulty construction as the disaster’s causes, urging expert federal construction approval and constant inspection.
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Chicago
St. Joseph Steamship Company
George
T. Arnold
William H. Hull
W. GC. Steele
Treaurer
Ray Davis
Harry Pedersen
Joseph M. Erickson
Pedersen
Erickson
Grand Jury
Eastland
Peace Plea at Chicago Peace Convention Set
Chicago delegates map a national peace agenda for September with calls to end munition shipments from the United States and seek freedom of the seas. The plan, discussed by 40 representatives led by Dr J J Tobias, urges the administration to implement a munition embargo and end hostilities in Europe. Miss Ray Beveridge spoke at the preliminary conference.
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Chicago
United States
America
Europe
J. J. Tobias
G. L. Hagenberger
Boston
Ray Beveridge
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Wilson
Amy Wwirelegs
E.d.smith
Lexington
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