Supreme Court Dockets Multiple South Carolina Cases
The Supreme Court affirmed the lower court in State v Morrison, a homicide case resulting in a life sentence with mercy. It also upheld rulings on manslaughter convictions in Anderson county and granted a new trial for Ernest Ashley in the Honea Path case. The Morrah v De la Howe Industrial School suit is sent back for trial on the merits after procedural questions.
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Basil Morrison
Abbeville
Hays
Wilson
Ashley
Supreme Court
Morrison
Court of General Sessions
Walter Hays
Ed Wilson
Tom Ramey
Anderson County
George Wilson
Allen Emerson
Ramey
Emerson
Ernest Ashley
Arthur J .Hughes
Honea Path
S. P. Morrah
John de la Howe
Morrah
de la Howe
Sease
Starnes Family Picnics at Harris Lithia Springs
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Starnes visited Ninety Six to spend the Fourth of July with Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Starnes. The gathering included a picnic at Harris Lithia Springs where the old hotel remains standing as it did 25 years ago.
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Lewis Starnes
R. C. Starnes
Harris Lithia Springs
Visitors From Tennessee In City To See Miss Reames
Miss Mary Garter and Mr. G E Freeman of Tennessee visit Miss Eva Reames on Myeeeie street in the city.
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Mary Garter
G. E. Freeman
Tennessee
City
Miss Eva Reames
Myeeeie Street
Surrender of Cathal Brugha Ends Irish Insurgent Siege in Dublin
In Dublin on July 6 the siege of insurgent strongholds concluded with the capture of Cathal Brugha and the surrender of remaining irregulars after intense bombardment and widespread destruction in O Connell Street. Fires raged through multiple buildings as Free State troops bombarded the sites.
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Dublin
Cathal Brugha
O'Connell Street
Spanish American Veterans to Meet in Council Chamber
The Spanish American veterans will hold a meeting in the Council Chamber at six o clock Tuesday afternoon to organize a camp and arrange for a state charter. All county veterans are urged to attend.
Peace Talks Extend as Rail Strike Stabilizes
Chicago reports show no new strikers joining while several roads gain workers. Some lines require strikers to return by July 10 or forfeit rights, with replacements filling positions. Railroad leaders expect a clearer view by Saturday and a retrenchment plan, doubt remaining on a settlement. The Jewell statement cites Hooper’s letter backing the labor board, noting the danger of “whitewashed strike breakers.”
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Chicago
Mr. Jewell
Ben W. Hooper
Railroad Labor Board
Hooper
Labor Board
Harding Praises American Legion Veterans in Marion
President Harding told World War veterans in Marion Ohio that the American Legion safeguards the constitution and law and order and that former servicemen hold the nation’s destiny. He reviewed a historical parade and joined a golf round with O S Rapp General Pershing and Charles G Dawes before a luncheon and pageant.
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Marion
Ohio
American Legion
American Republic
Harding
France
United States
Rapp
General Pershing
Charles G. Dawes
Budget Bureau
C. B. Kling
Fairgrounds
County Memorial Hospital Celebrates Second Birthday Parade
Abbeville County marked the hospital's second anniversary with a public parade led by Hatch's Concert Band. Little girls, Dr. J E Pressly as a baby, and parade mascots accompanied floats and bikes, with prizes awarded at the Opera House later that evening.
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County Memorial Hospital
Abbeville County
Memorial Hospital
Hatch
Christine Stephens
Floris Vandiver
Elizebeth DuPre
Carolyn Hughes
Elizabeth Woodhurst
Tina May Andrews
J. E. Pressly
Pressly
C. C. Gambrel
Sol Rosenberg
Billy the Goat
Allen Hall
Frances McComb
Frances
Rivers Mabry
Mary Alice Lomax
Jack Gilleland
Jack
Abbeville
R. C. Philson
Rosenberg Mare, Co
W. E. Johnson
Austin Perrin Co
P. E. Harrison, Jr. During the Entertainment At the Opera House
Republicans Define Congress Agenda After Lodge Dinner
Republican senators said the regis tive program for the current session is clearer after last night's Lodge dinner. Major goals include tariff and soldiers bonus measures with other items like the Capper Tibher grain bill, Librarian loans, and rivers and harbors projects. the soldiers bonus remains a key obstacle.
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Washington
Congress
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Senate
Harding
Marion
Dyer
No Mail Interference Assertion From Washington
The government will not tolerate hindrance to the movement of the U S mail. After reports that striking railway workers interfered with mail transportation, authorities vowed to act vigorously against strikers or anyone else interfering with proper dispatch of the mails.
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Washington
United States
Reduction on Cloths in Tariff Debate Targets Cotton Goods Rates
The Senate finance committee approves cuts to cotton cloth duties and related cotton goods including hose under the tariff bill while keeping woolen rates largely unchanged. Cotton cloths face tops of 45 percent ad valorem, vs 60 percent previously. Hose and half hose move to a fixed 10 cents per pound and 60 cents ad valorem. Ham Joel Bailey of the Index Journal observed the Abbeville versus Greenwood ball game yesterday.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Ham Joel Bailey
The
Index- Journal
Abbeville
Greenwood
Tolbert Nomination Faces Senate Subcommittee Review
Washington July 6 The nomination of Joseph W Tolbert for marshal of the Western district of South Carolina faces subcommittee scrutiny next week Senator Samuel M Shortridge of California chairs the judiciary panel and has received protests against Tolberts confirmation Senator N B Dial of South Carolina will present a protest report he will argue Tolberts unsuitability based on his view of Republican history in the state Dial emphasizes his duty to oppose appointive office holders and to vote against confirmation Tolbert is a longtime Republican figure and head of the state committee His rejection by a Republican Senate would be notable. Senator E D Smiths stance remains undecided.
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Washington
Joseph W. Tolbert
South Carolina
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Samuel M. Shortridge
California
Shortridge
Tolbert
N. B. Dial
Dial
Harding
National Republican Committee
State Committee
Republican Party
E. D. Smith
Taft Receives Farewell in London Tribute
England's Bench and Bar bid farewell to Chief Justice Taft with a formal dinner in Middle Temple. Prominent members praised his career and history noted Shakespearean echoes as the Dec of Independence signers studied there. The assembly rose for cheers and sang a goodbye song.
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London
England
Bench
Bar
Taft
Middle Temple
Britain
Shakespeare
Queen Elizabeth
Gadspeed
Call Presented for Abbeville Presbyterian Pastor
A Fayetteville delegation led by Rev. John A. McMurray presented the call from the Presbyterian church in Abbeville to Dr. J. McMurray. He will visit to preach on July 16 after considering the call.
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Eamonn de Valera
Free
Hamagues Hotel
Granville Hotel
Hamagues
Jewels
Hooper OF Labor Board
Julia Barnwell
Red Cross
Fayetteville
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