West Greenville mayor faced warrants for ftortery alleged
W warrants charging the mayor of West Greenville with fatory have been with Between 90 and 100 years of age. John Stewart the oldest person in the eastern sec tion of Kershaw County, died at Bethune The Cherokee Savings Bank of Gaffney, failed to open its doors for business Monday farming. The capital of the bank was $50,000. Prof. Carlisle Campbell has been elected to the presidency of Coker College to suc ceed Dr. W.E. Sikes, who becomes presi dent of Clemson next fall. The Southern Railway Company will plant 2,000 acres in pine trees in Aiken County in pursuit of its policy of forest conservation and reforestation, Mrs. J. M. Ariail, wife of Prof. J. M. Ariail, head of the English department of Columbia College, committed death by own action by shooting herself at her home last Thursday morning. Andrew W. Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury, has been invited by the Colum bia Chamber of Commerce and Governor McLeod to address the people of Columbia on June 13. Governor McLeod has signed the motor bus act which gives 'regulative control of motor busses operating in the State to the Railroad Commission, the new law becoming effective in June. Stockholders of the National Bank of Ab beville, which closed last January, have re ceived notices that their stock has been as sessed 100 per cent by the Comptroller of the Currency. Mrs. Lora Bowers Livingston, who was shot Sunday morning, April 5, at her home near Pomaria by her husband, who after wards shot himself to death, died Sunday night from her wounds.
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McLeod
The
Railroad Commission
Carpenter N T Johnson Arrest Linked to Incendiary Fires
N T Johnson a carpenter was arrested at Conway. Police believe the arrest supplies the key to several incendiary fires and threats of arson in the capital of the Independent Republic.
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N. T. Johnson
Conway
The
Independent Republic
Mill Adds One-Story Annex Adjoining Existing Building
A new one story annex will be erected beside the current mill. The addition will be reinforced and measure about acres feet in footprint, extending the facility within working days of approval.
Cotton pests and economic survey tied to South Carolina
Harvie Jordan discusses cotton weevil control and pest impact while John M. Mager travels to Columbia for a statewide survey of resources and development. A Rock Hill hotel drive misses its $250,000 goal by $12,600 as a committee seeks a suitable lease for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Hill
Charles L. Cobb
W. J. Roddy
John R. Shurley
D. C. Johnston
Sister Mary Elizabeth Hellerer Fatally Injured Jumping From Car
Sister Mary Elizabeth Hellerer of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy in Charleston was fatally injured in St. Andrew's Parish Monday morning after falling while attempting to jump from a car believed to be on fire. She died shortly afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Hellerer
Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy
Charleston
St. Andrew's Parish
Highway Commission Delays Election To May Meeting
The Highway Commission postponed the election of a highway commissioner to the May meeting under the new law. A stormy meeting was rumored but details were not released. Arthur Martin received the first indeterminate sentence under the new state law for carbreaking and larceny in Cherokee County. Judge Milledge L. Bonham ordered four to eight years on the chain gang.
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Highway Commission
Arthur Martin
General Sessions
Cherokee County
Milledge L. Bonham
Martin
Union mayor Edward B. Smith Arrested on False Statement Charge
Edward B. Smith mayor of Union was arrested on a warrant sworn by W. F. O Shields former street overseer of Jon charging the mayor with publishing an advertisement containing false statements that injured O Shields character. Smith was released on a $200 bond following the warrant’s issuance.
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Edward B. Smith
Union
W. F. O'Shields
Jon
O’shields
Gov. Smith
Spartanburg mill worker attacked by husband in public assault
A man believed to be the victim's husband, from whom she was separated, attacked Mrs. Jno. Resell, a Spartanburg mill worker, last night. He slashed her throat with a knife and struck her hand after knocking her down with a club. Her condition is—
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Jno
Resell
Spartanburg
America's Greatest Bluffer Starts Term In Leavenworth
The article profiles Dr. Frederick A. Cook, convict No. 23,118, beginning a 12 to 14 year jail term in Leavenworth for a series of scams. It recounts past hoaxes claiming North Pole and McKinley feats, failed oil schemes, libel suit, and a life built on bold bluffing.
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America
Leavenworth
Eas
Frederick A. Cook
Sullivan County
N. Y
North Pole
Y U. S
Afisas
Supreme Court Reverses Towns end ruling in Duncan slander suit
South Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice T B Fraser reverses Judge Townsend ruling in the Duncan case. The court holds the privilege defense for Senator Thomas C Duncan does not shield slander claims and overrules the order striking out alleged speech in the Senate. The case seeks damages of fifty thousand dollars.
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T.B. Fraser
Supreme Court of
South Carolina
W. H. Townsend
Fifth Circuit
Thomas C. Duncan
Union County
Columbia Record Publishing Co
Chambers
Townsend
Duncan
Senate
Senate of South Carolina
Laca Os
Defendent Supreme Court
May Day Celebration Materials From USC Extension Library
The University of South Carolina Extension Library offers free, on request, suitable May Day material for observance. Suggested plays include The Festival of Wild Flowers Finding the Mayflower At the Wishing Well A Dream of the Flowers Cinderella's May Party When Polly Was Queen of the May Crowning the May Queen May Day Revels.
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Extension Library
University of South Carolina
Polly
A Home Market Needed for Diversified Farming
The author argues that without a local market for diverse farm goods and for the labor of children, farming cannot be profitable. He cites dependence on distant shipments for eggs milk butter and fruits and notes regional one crop systems in the South and West. He stresses the value of home industry for farmers and their families.
Former Calhoun Estate Reunited by R W Bliss
Robert Woods Bliss, U S minister to Sweden, buys Clifton on Massachusetts Avenue reuniting the former Calhoun estate. The 37.5 acre site, a Washington beauty spot, plus a Calhoun-era home now occupied by Bliss, cost about 750000 dollars. James Elverson, publisher of the Philadelphia Inquirer, was the former owner.
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Washington
Robert Woods — Bliss
Sweden
Clifton
Massachusetts Avenue
John C. Calhoun
Bliss
Calhoun
James Elverson
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Happiness Is A Mindset Not Circumstance Says Lecky
A quotation attributes happiness to mental condition rather than external fate. It emphasizes inner perspective over changing events, reflecting William Edward Lecky's view on well being and contentment.
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Wm. E. Lecky
Bad Break Of Lawyers Helps Oil Crowd Out
P H McGowan argues that top government lawyers failed to convict Teapot Dome participants after Justice McCoy ordered the grand jury indictment quashed. He asserts ethical breaches by an assistant prosecutor allowed the defense to keep the case alive, predicting statutes of limitations may end the matter, while the Teapot Dome camp appears to stay ahead due to money and influence.
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Wasnsctos
Penemene
Ohio
Justice McCoy
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Grand Jury
Pomerene
Teapot Dome
General Walker Works On New South Carolina Commission
General C Irvine Walker of Charleston is commissioned by the South Carolina General Assembly to compile a truthful history of the State's role in the Civil War. He seeks veterans and others with material to assist and hopes to complete the work next summer. The manuscript will be deposited with the State Historical Commission and published later if possible.
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C. Irvine Walker
Charleston
South Carolina General Assembly
South Carolina
Col. Asbury Coward
General Walker
Maowny
State Historical Commisson
Walker
All in the Family Brief Request for Fifty Dollars
Mabel asks her father for fifty dollars saying she would rather owe him than a stranger. Father questions the request, showing family financial tension in a concise exchange.
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Mabel
Father
Mountain Lovers Wed Behind Bars as Appeal Looms
A 22 year old mountaineer and a nineteen year old mountain girl married in Greenville's jail with J R Bates performing the ceremony. The bride and groom then parted to await the outcome of an appeal to the South Carolina Supreme Court that could grant long life and happiness or end their union. The groom faces death for the murder of State Constable J H Howard. the bride visits weekly and now awaits a decision that may save or end their future.
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South Carolina Supreme Court
Holman Pittman
Rosemary Keeman
Pittman
J. H. Howard
Greenville
Howard
J. R. Bates
Ausiant
Supreme Court
Audubon Painting Presented to Museum in Charleston
An original Louisiana Heron painting by Audubon was exhibited at Charles ton Museum last week. The landscape shows swamp stream palms and moss, created by Mrs. Marie Martin later the second wife of Rev. John Bachmann. The work relates to Audubon who spent time in Charleston and used the image in The Birds of America. The painting was donated to the museum by Mrs. B Deford Webb of Baltimore.
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Charleston
Marie Martin
John Bachmann
Audubon
Gary Hiott Returns to Pickens Purchases Sentinel
Gary Hiott has returned to Pickens and bought the Pickens Sentinel. He previously left Pickens two or three years ago to work in Greenville and Abbeville and now resumes leadership of the local paper.
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Gary Hiott
Pickens
Mr. Hiott
Greenville
Abbeville
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West Greenville
John Stewart
Kershaw County
Bethune
Cherokee Savings Bank of
Gaffney
Carlisle Campbell
Coker College
W.E. Sikes
Clemson
Southern Railway Company
Aiken County
J. M. Ariail
Columbia College
Andrew W. Mellon
the Treasury
Columbia Chamber of Commerce
Governor McLeod
People of Columbia
National Bank of Abbeville
Lora Bowers Livingston
Pomaria
John M. Mager
Federal Department of Commerce
Columbia
Doc” Cook
Fort Worth
Tex
Biddle
Zebrst
Doc Cook
Mr. McKinley
Agassiz
Herschel
Admiral Perry
Denmark
New York
Perry
Pole
Doe Cook
Doctor Cook
Borneo
Indies
United States
Tbeas Brovet
Investi
Brooklyn
Medical College
U.S
Levenworth
Kansas
R. W. Bliss
P. H. McGowan
Mountaineer
Lad
Mountain Lass
Law
Yrocat
Renick W . Dunlop
Pickaway County
Columbia, S.C
J. Clifton
Rivers State Warehouse Commissioner
Columbia, S. C
Liberty
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Federal Reserve System
State Bank
U. S. Liberty Bonds
Federal Reserve Bank
Due
Liberty Bonds
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