Wilson and Bride Off on Honeymoon
President Wilson and Mrs Edith Boling Galt wed in a home ceremony at the White House. They left for Hot Springs Virginia aboard a private car attached to a special train. The ceremony moved swiftly with no attendants or diplomats. a buffet luncheon followed and the couple departed for their honeymoon.
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Hot Springs
Washington
Wilson
Edith Boling Galt
Epp Springs
Galt
Herbert Scott Smith
St. Margaret's Protestant Episcopal Church
Jas. H. Taylor
Central Presbyterian Church
William H. Bolling
Smith
Dr. Smith
United States Coast Defenses Rated Formidable
Washington reports the coast defense system as the world's most formidable with 620 regular officers and 10,828 men plus 271 officers and 9,891 guards. Congress has funded 175 million dollars for forts. batteries of 16 inch guns are urged to keep enemies at distance, with mobile 16 to 17 inch howitzers proposed. The army totaled 105,393 officers and men, plus militia strength of 8,075 officers and 120,493 men. militia mobilization could take from two to twelve months.
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Washington
War Department
Army of the United States
National Guard
Congress
Continental
United States
Coast Artillery
Endorse Policies and Peace Belt Move Dominates Southern Congress
Charleston December 17 delegates to the Southern Commercial Congress endorsed all policies of President Wilson including rural credits and a proposed peace belt campaign funded by school children, and urged federal aid for unemployed offices. The gathering backed inland waterways improved highways and cooperative marketing while noting attire of the Presidents daughters and cousin.
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Charleston
Wilson
Southern Commercial Congress
Congress
Coness
Ben Altheimer
St. Louis
U. S
Fletcher
Florida
Labor
Pate
American Bar Asociation
National Chamber of Agriculture
Association of Southern Agricultural Commisioners
Greenville Bond Issue Is Legal
The Supreme Court en banc upheld the constitutionality of Richland County 1,250,000 and Greenville County 950,000 road bond issues authorized by the last General Assembly session. Opinions by Judge Mendel L. Smith and others concurred, with separate dissents in Richland. The act authorizing bonds without a vote and the auto and motor vehicle tax to fund interest were ruled constitutional as a tax on highway use.
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Richland County
Greenville County
General Assembly
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Richland
Circuit 7
Mendel L. Smith
Eugene B. Gary
Watts
Mauldin
Frank B. Gary
Fraser
Shipp
Greenville
Supreme Court Rules Railways Liable to Shippers
Washington December 20 The South Carolina statute making railroad carriers liable to each other and to the shipper for damages to shipments is held constitutional by the Supreme Court Chief Justice White delivering the decision in the case of R W Glenn suing Atlantic Coast Line for a shipment blocked while on the Southern railway and connecting carriers The shipment ran from Chester to Latta South Carolina
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Washington
South Carolina
Supreme Court
White
R. W. Glenn
Atlantic Coast Line
Southern Railway
Chester
Latta
Germans Plan New Movement In Balkan and West Fronts
London dispatches report Germany preparing new strokes on both eastern and western fronts as diplomats negotiate in Greece and Romania. Petrograd notes German activity near the Dvina while western operations focus on Flanders Artois and Saint Mihiel where floods and river Meuse barriers complicate advances.
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London
Greece
Rumania
Balkan
Petrograd
Bvinsk
Dvina
Flanders
Artois
Saint Mihiel
Meuse
Turkish Food Prices Rise as Rail Link Opens to Europe
Paris dispatch from Athens reports railroad connection from Turkey to Austria and Germany driving up prices of essentials. Turkish women held protest meetings but were dispersed by troops.
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Paris
Turkey
Austria
Germany
Athens
Ferguson Victim of Shootings Across Georgia News Brief
The report details the murder of John Ferguson at Barnett Georgia and J C Ferguson in Loganville near Atlanta. It notes Ferguson's family, marriages, and business ties, plus Maxey surrendering after killing the real estate dealer. It also cites broader items from Georgia and national news.
Villa quits to leave Mexico border tale ends
El Paso reports General Villa has quit the revolution and may cross to the United States or go to Europe. Washington says asylum plans discussed. War Department sent word to Villa through Funston. Obregon rejects Villa’s fate while Villa forces face traitors and defections.
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State Departments
General Villa
United States
General Funston
War Department
Villa
Mexico
el Paso
Texas
Chihuahua
Jaurez
Europe
Santa Rotsalia
Carranza
Obregon
Miguel Diaz Lombardo
Second Note to Austria Sent From Washington
Secretary Lansing announced the second American note to Austria over the sinking of the Ancona has went forward and should reach Vienna tomorrow night. It reiterates the original demands with firmer tone but is less sharp in tenor. The note, about 600 words, cites the Austrian admiralty version and mentions American victims and survivors indirectly.
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Washington
Lansing
Austria
Ancona
Vienna
United States
Major Hyde elected Baptist Convention president in Greenville
Charleston mayor elect T. T. Hyde was chosen president of the Baptist Convention after the Greenville annual gathering. The body adjourned to meet next year in Newberry with Hyde again in leadership, as cholesterol notes and county gin figures accompany the national holiday tone.
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T. T. Hyde
Charleston
Baptist Convention
Baptists
Greenville
Newberry
Mr. Hyde
Cotton ginning report shows 10.8 million bales by Dec 13
Washington dispatch notes the seventh ginning report of the season tallies 10,803,263 bales, counting round bales, ginned prior to December 13. Comparisons with prior years and state totals are included, alongside Sea Island cotton figures and next report date set for January 8.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Sea Island
P.O
South Carolina
Abbeville Rep Seeks Hearing Over Ashworth Requisition
Representative J Howard Moore of Abbeville asks Governor Manning for a hearing before Georgia issues the requisition for Ben J Ashworth wanted in Elbert County Ga for an alleged offense. Ashworth remains jailed in Abbeville and had been convicted of manslaughter for killing his mother in Calhoun Falls nearly two years ago, with case status unclear as of last report.
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J. Howard Moore
Abbeville
Manning
Georgia
Ben J. Ashworth
Elbert County
Moore
Ashworth
Overnor
Chare Lestom
Columbia Record
Kisl
Calhoun Falls
Tom
Conspiracy sweep tied to US ammo plants blaze case
Federal officials probe a country wide plan to blow up munition plants after the arraignment of Paul Koenig and Richard Lyendecker in New York. Others arrested include Scheidt and Metzler as detectives seek links to bank papers and munitions shipments while Hamburg American bail efforts unfold.
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New York
Paul Koenig
Secret Service
America
Richard Emil Lyendecker
Welland Canal
Planta
Koenig
Lyendecker
Frederick Scheidt
National City Bank
Scheind
Frederick Metzler
United States
George Fuchs
Secret
Otto Mottola
Rock Hill Prepares Community Christmas Tree Gift Drive
Rock Hill plans a Christmas tree event where Elks will oversee the distribution of six thousand gifts to children twelve and under. A Belgian Relief Ship in Liverpool has beached after sailing from New York in November, carrying more than six hundred tons of lard and bacon.
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Rock Hill
The
Elks
Liverpool
New York
Titanic settlement reached for sinking claims
New York December 17 The White Star Line agrees to pay 664000 dollars to settle all claims arising from the Titanic disaster of April 15 1912 in which more than 1500 people perished.
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New York
White Star Line
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