Stuckey Weighs Governorship Run Amid Blease Rift
Columbia Feb 24 Special W A Stuckey states he will decide in days if he will run for governor on his own ticket not as tail to any man He opposes Blease platform planks on rail rates two cents and lower interest He denies plans to run as lieutenant governor and signals farmers support for constructive legislation He is a leader in the Blease faction and the Secret Farmers Union unrest hints at broader gubernatorial moves in South Carolina politics
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Columbia
8. C
Cole L. Blease
News and Courier
W. A. Stuckey
Bishopville
Blease
Stuckey
Jease
Timate
Stuck
Rye
Mr. Blease
United States
New Seneret Farmers’ Union
Pee-Dee
Farmers’ Movement
Farmers’ Union
Please
Mr. Stuckey
Pissoprile
Olin Sawyer
Georgetown
R. A. Cooper
Laurens
Cooper
Fromer
Solicitor Cooper
Manning
Washington
J. F. Byrnes
2Nd
South Carolina
W. F. Caldwell
Georgia Weekend Lynching Brings Mob To Cartersville
In Cartersville Georgia Jesse McCorkle a Black man about 20 was taken from jail and hanged in front of the city hall. The crowd numbered forty to fifty and McCorkle was shot multiple times after an alleged attack on Mrs A T Heath who wounded him in the wrist. Local authorities reported the mob action following the alleged assault.
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Cartersville
Jesse McCorkle
McCorkle
A T Heath
Navy to arm new battleships with sixteen inch guns
Washington reports that Atlantic fleet tests and European battles influence plan to mount ten 16 inch rifles per new battleships, replacing the 12 14 inch weapons on California class. Proposal includes kite balloons for targeting and greater ranges up to 18 000 yards, with officials debating ship tonnage and budget.
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Washington
Navy Department
North Sea
Navy General Board
Naval Committee
Daniels
Navy
Shota
Winslow
Wake Forest Dean Sent to Coker College Presidency
Florence Feb 22 News confirms Dr E W Sikes dean of Wake Forest College Wake Forest NC has accepted the presidency of Coker College Hartsville SC and will start duties next session A prominent Baptist in North Carolina he is held in high esteem by many friends of Coker College
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Florence
E. W. Sikes
Wake Forest College
Wake Forest
N. C
Coker College
Hartsvile
8. C
Sikes
North Carolina
Storing This Cotton Paid at Banks & Wimberly Co
In St Matthews on February 22 the Banks & Wimberly Co delivered 3 100 bales of cotton from their Bila place warehouse to the Southern road. The cotton stored in 1914 when prices were six cents yielded 11 90 for 1 600 bales and 11 50 for 1 500 bales. They still hold 1 500 bales. This proves the benefit of storage to farmers as the price rose by 100 percent within 15 months.
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St. Matthews
Banks & Wimberly Co
Bila Place
Death of Charleston Reporter Under Investigation
The grand jury continued its inquiry into the death of Sidney J. Cohen a reporter for the Evening Post shot and killed at a city Democratic committee meeting held October 16 at King and George streets. Indictments were handed to the grand jury against Henry J. Brown and Edward R. McDonald for assault with intent to kill and carrying concealed weapons. The rural policemen S Welch and I L Towles were also named for indictment.
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Charleston
Sidney J. Cohen
The
Evening Post
City Democratic Executive Committee
King and George Streets
Henry J. Brown
Edward R. McDonald
Theantest Real Folicemen
Grand Jury
S. Welch and I
L. Towles
Ada McClain and William Crawford Married in Augusta
Miss Ada McClain of Abbeville South Carolina wed William Andrew Crawford of Augusta at the groom’s cousin J R Crawford home in Augusta on February 24 with the Rev Charles Wilkerson officiating. They will reside in Augusta for now.
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Augusta
Ada McClain
Abbeville
S. C
William Andrew Crawford
Charles Wilkerson
Military bill advances with regular army and guard plan
Washington reports the house military committee agreed on the general terms of a bill to create a regular army of 137000 with possible overenlistment, federalized National Guard reaching 424000 in four years, and civilian training camps. Senate plans include district camps and potential volunteer forces, with debates on broader federalization and war-time use.
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Washington
House ‘Military Committee
House
War Department
Senate
Garrison
Nas
Continental Army
National Guard
Kahn
House Committee
Regular Army
Orer
Department
Coast Artillery
Congress
Senate Committee
Verdun Battle Rages As Fort Cousumont Falls
Fresh fighting around Verdun sees German advances claimed while French officials say they checked attacking masses. Fort Cousumont reportedly ruined after fall. In a separate note, Germany states submarine warfare policies remain unchanged despite a March 1 armed merchantman plan.
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Verdun
Fort Cousumont
Washington
Lansing
Lusitania
Ford peace party spent $400000 after Ford’s return
New York report states Gaston Plain, business manager, that Ford peace expedition costs reached four hundred thousand dollars with delegates remaining in Europe to continue efforts. Dr. Jenkins Lloyd Jones of Chicago noted criticisms of the peace venture but said it made a definite impression in four neutral countries. Returning delegates urged future Ford work concentrate at The Hague with the antiwar council and the women’s international committee for permanent peace.
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New York
Gaston Plain
Ford Peace Party
Ford
America
Europe
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Chicago
Newamsterdam
Jones
The
Hague
Anti-War Council
Women's International Committee For Permanent Peace
Southern Railway to add two telephone circuits Alexandria Monroe
Washington February 28. Southern Railway will extend telephone dispatching for trains along 330 miles from Alexandria Virginia to Salisbury North Carolina by adding two circuits between Alexandria and Monroe. Construction will create jobs under W H Eats superintendent of Telegraph. The line, already using phone dispatching between Monroe and Salisbury, is touted for quicker service and reduced errors, with direct contact between dispatcher conductor and engineer and plans for double tracking and automatic signals on the Washington Atlanta route.
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Washington, D. C
Alexandria
Salisbury
N.C
Southern Railway
Monroe
W. H. Eats
Telegraph
Southern
Washington-Atlanta
Catholic Service Visited by Father Tobin in Abbeville
Father Tobin from Greenville conducted a morning Catholic service at Abbeville church on Tuesday. The congregation meets monthly, though attendance is described as small.
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Father Tobin
Greenville
Abbeville
Plan for civilian camps tied to army bill
A war measure aims to aid the project with civilian training camps to be developed in conjunction with the army appropriation bill. The bill will receive a final committee review Wednesday with Chairman Hay seeking quick floor action early next week.
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Hay
Manning Believes Wilson Will Win
Columbia dispatch reports Governor Manning returning from Washington saying tension between President Wilson and Congress over German issues excites interest. He foresees Wilson prevailing and Congress settling soon. Manning met Senator Tillman and many South Carolina congressmen, discussed rural credits, naval affairs, and state hospital funding, noting optimism in New York business and pending state tax commission amendments.
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Columbia
Wilson
Congress
Germany
Washington
Manning
New York
Tillman
South Carolina
Messrs Byrnes
Aiken
Sam J. Nicholls
Nicholls
Military Committee of
House
Hay
Virginia
Ald
House Committee On Agriculture
Congressman Lever
Lever
Rovers
Inar
Europe
S. T. Carter
Carter
Alen
State Hospital
Tax Commission
Board of Review
Peace at Any Cost Except Loss of Honor
President Wilson, after two days of congressional agitation, writes to Senator Stone stating he will not abridge American rights. He insists honor and safe respect of the nation are involved and that the U S must avoid humiliation or surrender. He seeks to keep the U S out of war while maintaining principled conduct amid German submarine threats.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Stone
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Germany
New Liquor Law Passed with Provisions on Personal Use
A recently signed 1916 measure tightens liquor controls, limits personal possession to small quantities, and requires record keeping by carriers. It imposes fines up to 500 dollars and up to two years imprisonment for violations, exempts sacramental wine, and imposes licensing rules for wholesale druggists and pure alcohol sales. The act takes effect 20 days after signature.
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Khnown
Gov
Carl and
Johnstone
Sapte Bey
Vale
Legal dispute blocks asylum improvement funds
A $100,000 appropriation for repairs at the State Hospital for the Insane is challenged as improper. The Attorney General doubts legality of a $200,000 total plan, prompting the Comptroller General to withhold payment without court order. Courts must decide, delaying any disbursement and delaying the project amid a rushed session.
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Ots Cen Bintas
State Hospital
Sawyer
Peeples
Maylum
Comptroller General
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Hopville
5. C
Georgia
Coker
Catholic Service
Richland County
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