Gompers Responds to Kansas Governor on Public Rights
Samuel Gompers, in deferred replies to Governor Allen of Kansas, says the public has no rights above workers to live and defend themselves. He argues strikes threaten public health only when employers or officials cause breach of peace with guards and detectives. Labor must protect the right to strike as self defense and public progress.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
Allen
Kansas
New York
Gomper
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
New Cotton Firm for Abbeville Formed by Jackson and Jones
The Jackson-Jones Cotton Co. is organized by C. D. Jackson and W. F. Jones. Jackson comes from Pacolet and Ware Shoals, bringing buying experience, while Jones is a local figure and son of the County Treasurer who has served in World War I earning several decorations. The partnership blends cotton grades expertise with strong farmer connections to promise success in Abbeville.
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Jackson-Jones Cotton Co
C. D. Jackson
W. F. Jones
Jackson
Pacolet
Ware Shoals
Pacolet Mills
Bill Jones
Gnd
Abbeville
New Orleans
Bill
Flanders
Jones
Jackson-Jones
Mr R M Haddon Ill at Home on North Main Street
R M Haddon is ill and bedridden at his North Main Street home after a few days of indisposition. He denies that fried chicken and ice cream served by Mrs Fulp and J J McSwain last Friday caused his illness.
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Uncle Marshall
Haddon
North Main Street
Mr. Haddon
Mrs Andrews Falls Into Old Well On Pinckney Street
On Pinckney street at ten o clock Mrs D F Andrews fell into an old ten foot deep well while sweeping waste. Ida Wardlaw attempted rescue and broke her arm. W R Broom rescued both women but gas from the well nearly suffocated Mrs Andrews. She recovered consciousness after about an hour and is not seriously injured.
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Pinckney Street
D. F. Andrews
Ida Wardlaw
Andrews
Mr Howie Improves After Railroad Injury
Friends report Mr Howie, a Seaboard Air Line locomotive worker, is recovering from chest injuries from an iron bar blow last Thursday. He was examined in Chester and treated in hospital, with family visiting and optimistic he will soon be home.
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T. V. Howie
Seaboard Air Line
Howie
Chester
Tom
Abbeville Grows Apace May Vital Statistics Report
The May report from T G Perrin, clerk of Abbeville city council, shows 165 births with 10 white births and 7 deaths. Four deaths were colored and three white. Perrin notes a rising birth rate in 1920 with 60 stork deliveries since January 1 and 28 deaths, an average just over one per week.
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T. G. Perrin
Abbeville
Toll Bridge Over Savannah
A charter was issued Friday by Secretary of State W Banks Cove for the New York Atlanta Highway Bridge Company of Iva with capital stock of 100000. The firm plans a toll bridge over the Savannah River linking Anderson County and Elbert County in Georgia. W T A Sherard serves as president R Stapleton as vice president and H S Wakefield as secretary and treasurer.
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W. Banks Cove
New _ York-Atlanta Highway Bridge company
Iva
Savannah River
Anderson County
Elbert’ County
Georgia
W. T. A. Sherard
R. Stapleton
H.S. Wakefield
Uncle Jim at Home Dirs. J. 5S. Stark Return to Abbeville
J. 5S. Stark and Miss sanaie Stark returned to Abbeville after weeks in New York as guests of Mrs. Thos. Lyles Davis. Friends welcomed them back.
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J. 5S
Stark
Sanaie Stark
Abbeville
New York
Thos. Lyles Davis
Due West Wins Ballistic Station for Map Town
Due West secures a government ballistic station site after brief Washington approval, promising telegraph links, observer quarters, and five year lease terms. The project will bring kites and balloons to test wind, boost local optics, enroll physics study perks at nearby Erskine and Woman's College, and enhance regional publicity.
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Due West
United States
South Carolina
Georgia
Washington
Oly
U. S. Mail
Erskine
Woman's College
Teachers Leave For Summer In Auveville
Auveville stock of teachers thins as out-of-town instructors depart for summer. The last to leave boards the Southern for Columbia at 7 p m. Names of departing teachers include Miss Lottie M Vaughn and Miss Rachel Whisonant among others from Columbia Blacksburg Winnsboro Fort Mill Landrum Waynesville Shelton Darlington Laurens Chester Campo Bello Heavy Edgefield Greenwood Lowndesville and Anderson. Local shoppers note increased stamp sales and wholesale envelope inquiries.
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Auveville
Columbia
Minshall
Mac Nickles
Red McMillan
W. D. Wilkinson
R. E. Cox
Lottie M. Vaughn
Rachl Whisonant
Blacksburg
Annie Gantt
Winnsboro
Georgie Ott
Fort Mill
Johnnie May Lynch
Waynesville
N. C
Julia Turner
Landrum
Kathleen Coleman
Shelton
Saslie F. Bary
Darlington
Mary Burton
Laurens
Mary Cornwell
Chester
Lois Jackson
Campobello
Susie Lown
Heavy
Brookland
Elaine Tribble
Anderson
New York Population Mildly Rises in 2020 Census
New York City is recorded at 5 621 151 residents, an 18 percent ten year growth though figures elicit disappointment. The Census Bureau notes two causes war related immigration slowdown and emigration since. London retains status as largest city, Newport News Virginia shows substantial growth while Boston edges up slightly.
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New York City
New York
London
Newport News
Boston
Pressly returns to Cedar Springs after Paris post
Hon Charles P Pressly, recently resigning as Vice-Consul in Paris, has come back to the United States and is staying at the old Pressly Home in Cedar Springs. He served as anniversary orator at The Woman's College at Due West this year.
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Charles P. Pressly
Paris
States
Pressly
Cedar Springs
Woman's College
Due West
New Trial Sought for Kenneth Gossett in Abbeville Rape Case
Attorneys for Kenneth Gossett plan a motion for a new trial arguing juror bias by L G Botts and J F Gibert in the April Abbeville rape verdict. Affidavits from Calhoun Falls residents and remarks by Gibert and Botts are cited as grounds. The motion, not an appeal, could renew a change of venue and may lead to further courtroom testimony if granted.
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L. G. Botts
J. F. Gibert
Kenneth Gossett
Abbeville
Bonham and Price
Greenville
Milledge L. Bonham
Anderson
Gossett
John Gossett
Seas
State Penitentiary
Calhoun Falls
John Mullins
Z. Campbell
Gossetts
J. G. White
Botts
Dimes H. Price
Gilbert and Botts
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Sease
Gibert
Platforms Being Repaired Today
Chicago June 6. Republican platform writers work on vexing planks including Versailles treaty and league of nations and industrial relations. Irreconcilables and mild reservationists plan to push drafts via resolutions committee with Borah and Lodge predicting broad agreement amid expected floor scrimmages.
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Chicago
League of Nations
Mexico
Rio Grande
Washington
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Johnson
Ogden Mills
Executive Committee
Resolutions Committee
Senator Borah
Plank
Senator Lodge
Police Crackdown on Speeders and Wind Burners
Police activity over the weekend focused on speeders and drivers who used noisy cut-out devices. Three motorists were fined for alarming residents with their cut outs and two more were fined five dollars each for burning the wind.
Abbeville Rumors On Juror Bias After Trial Verdict
After sentence, persistent rumors spread in Abbeville that a juror had shown bias before the trial. Newspaper reporters informed defense counsel after court adjourned, triggering questions about fairness and possible prejudice toward Gossett.
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Abbeville
Gossett
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