War Department to Sell 750000 Supplies to Obregon Government
Reports say Washington prepared to deliver rifles ammunition and other materiel from surplus stocks to Obregon as aid amid border tensions. Harding administration had opposed surplus arms sales, but deliveries may proceed from army depots.
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Washington
Obregon Goodeds
Obregon
Sam Houston
Army de Ders
War Department
En Army
Pat Ae
Presgent
Harding
War and Navy Departments
State Department
Railway Collision Near Aiken Injures Man and Scatters Bodies
Train No. 13 departed Aiken at 1 11 pm and wreck occurred just outside the city. Berber John Talin Paul Rosen and Mrs Rhea Rosen are named among those affected while the injured man’s name could not be learned. Bodies lay along the track for about 50 feet and the cow catcher was torn from the engine.
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Wagnon
Grengke
Aiken
Southern Railway
L. W. Spradley
J. M. Franklin
W. G. Rhoden
John Reisch
J. H. Moseley
Ernest Holsentaick
H. H. Rankin
Solnick
Winston-Salem
N. C
New York
George’s Undertaking
Talin
Charles Reiser
Chicago Fire Kills 15 Tubercular Ward Patients
At the South Carolina hospital in Aiken the blaze destroyed a dormitory housing tubercular patients. About 600 patients were present. 15 confirmed dead with as many as 3 others missing. A nurse or attendant is believed among the victims for attempting rescues. The incident prompted an inquest and highlighted functioning signals at the crossing involved in a separate train accident.
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Rendolph Haigler
Greneke
Ates
Ches
Sitian
Sharies Reiser
Chester Boyd
Chicago
Hospital For the Insane
Randolph Haigler
Boyd
Sheriff Howard
Dixmude Airship Believed Lost After Mediterranean Search
Paris reports the French ministry of marine has declared the Dixmude lost after a disaster in the Mediterranean. Lieutenant Grenadan’s body found by Sicilian fishermen prompts renewed search along Sicily to North Africa by French warships and patrols. The airship vanished after last signaling from near Touggourt and warnings of dangerous gale.
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Paris
Ministry of Marine
Sicily
la Piessies de Grenedan
Grenadan
Sciacca
Mediterranean Sea
Tonts
Africa
North African
Sahara Desert
Touggourt
Alberta
Marseilles
Mediterranean
Rith Y
North Kenuata
L. H. Lamar
Lage & Hankinson
Fortune Tale of Sixteen Blocks of Manhattan Real Estate
John Edwin Stansfield states the widely circulated tale of a vast fortune in sixteen Manhattan blocks is a fairy tale. He found no records or titles linking a transfer of property to the Key name and noted two clothing firms occupy the supposed site. The Atlanta source had no verifiable title, ending the dream of immense wealth.
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Manhattan
Stansfield
New York
Atlanta
Kings County
Prohibition Enforcement Progress and Agriculture Plans
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes reports growing respect for the prohibition law and aided enforcement under the Harrison act. Governors conferences reduce indifference. large liquor smuggling networks are disrupted. bonded liquor controls tighten via annextures and padlock provisions. A South Carolina land settlement plan proposes a 300,000 loan and up to a one million dollar bonded fund to resettle landless settlers, funded by state credit and future bonds.
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Washington
Haynes
White House
Ender
Richard J. Manning
South Carolina
California
Wisconsin
North Carolina
Taia
Obregonist Commanders Fall to Rebels in Guanajuato
A rebel force under Generals Rafael Buelna and Estrada routed Obregonists at Irapuato with Lazaro Cardenas and 300 cavalry captured. The victory clears the western front and prompts a shift of Obregonist troops from San Marcos to Apizaco while a Pueblo advance is ordered to block troop movements. A Tampico attack forecast within a week is noted in a de la Huerta communique.
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Estrada
San Marcos
T Apizaco
Washington
Tampico
de la Huerta
Vera Cruz
Figueroa
Puente Ixtla
Morelos
Mexico City
First Baptist Church
Meeks Corner
Civic League
W. R. Mattoga
Aiken
Marion Pellew
Charles Hill
H. F. Gyles
Louise Ford
Fruitland
Augusta
Elliott Ball
Baptist Church
Columbia Highway
A. P. Meeks
woFk
Deadly Shootings at Dunn's Store Claim Three Men
J. D. Matthews a har per and Lester Hays a miner were killed inside Dunn's store. The deputy sheriff fired, striking all three men in front of the building as they believed they were being shot at from the store.
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J. D. Matthews
Harper
Lester Hays
Dunn's
Pioneer capriets honor state for resource potential
The passage lauds a public service by a group of pioneers who, after inspecting twenty states, return with greater respect for the state's potential resources, noting their impact on production and the import needs of the state.
Echoes of Courtship and Wisdom in Brief Reflections
A quip on value and judgment contrasts frugality with affection and suggests prudent men command respect. The line implies social dynamics where sensible choices influence perceptions and relationships in a concise, aphoristic form.
Gadsden Woman Finds New Hope in Electric Therapy
Mrs W J Daugherty of Route 2 Gadsden recounts long back and hip pain before and during her pregnancies. After medicines failed, a neighbor recommended electric treatment which brought significant relief, ending years of suffering.
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Gadsden
Ala
Mra
W. J. Daugherty
Route 2
Hendersons
Aiken County
D. S. Henderson
Aiken
W. Peronneau Finley
Henderson
Mr. Salley
Ney
New Year Message at First Baptist Church Plans
Sunday 11:15 a m New Year Message and Communion services urged for all members. Sunday school 9:45 a m. Evening service 7:80 p m. Dr Lean speaks What of the New Year 1924. Sunday School teachers meet Friday 7 p m. cordial welcome for everyone.
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Lean
Appointment times for churches listed in notice
The notice lists service times across several churches. Aiken Circuit Springs Church holds services on the Second Sunday at 3 00 p m and the Fourth Sunday at 5 17 a m Bethel Church offers Second Sunday at 11 00 a m and Fourth Sunday at 3 30 p m Capers Chapel conducts Third Sunday at 1 00 a m and First Sunday at 3 30 p m Wesley Chapels run First Sunday at 1 00 a m and Third Sunday at 3 30 p m FRED L FRAZIER BG
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Aiken Circuit Springs
Mis Bethel Church
Capers Chapel
Wesley Chapels
Fred L. Frazier
Platt House Saved by Aiken Fire Department
Harold Platt's residence was saved from a fire on Saturday as Aiken firefighters responded quickly and extinguished the flames. No injuries reported and the cause under investigation.
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Platt
Harold Platt
Richardson Wilkey Wedding at Bath Baptist Church
At noon on December 22 Miss Angie Richardson of Aiken wed Claude Wilkey of Bath. The ceremony occurred at the Baptist church with many friends in attendance. The couple will reside in Bath.
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Richardson- Wilkey
Angie Richardson
Aiken
Claude Wilkey
Bath
Baptist Sonage
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New York City
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Oak Grove
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Langley
A. B. Lybrand
M. M. Mitchell
Monetta
Charlie Sawyer
Warrenville
J. A. Heath
W.H. Walker
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