Exoneration in Jackson Slander Case Cited
Prosecution of Mrs Fannie Carroll for slander in the Daisy Bates matter has been dropped after Carroll repudiated prior allegations and Bates joined in a joint record, with both signing statements. Bates, a Jackson railway station agent, welcomed the closing of the case as Carroll’s statements were deemed untrue and the indictment nolled.
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Fannie Carroll
Jackson
Carroll
Court of General Sessions
Daisy Bates
Opor
Miss Bates
Miss Daisy Bates
Deponent
Dai Bates
General Sessions
E. E. Carroll
Center Street
Augusta
Flower Show Planned By Civic League In Early November
The Civic League sponsors the annual Flower Show to be held in the early part of November, with a date to be chosen for peak bloom. A supper and musical entertainment featuring local talent from Aiken and Augusta are planned. Lanier Branson has returned from a business trip to New York.
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The
Civic League
Aiken
Augusta
Lanier Branson
New York
First Step Taken in Belvedere Hotel Project
Judge T. J. Mauldin ordered public sale of 4000 acres in Belvedere Aiken County for Benjamin H. Marshall of Chicago to build a tourist hotel and cottage colony. Sale on November sales day will clear title allowing ground work to start.
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T. J. Mauldin
Belvedere
Aiken County
Benjamin H. Marshall
Chicago
National Junior Order Officers Speak at Aiken Meeting
National Junior Past Councilor Thomas H Walters and National Councilor E A Liewlyn spoke at a public Junior Order meeting at the First Baptist Church in Aiken. Charleston state secretary E J Hisey and state councilor Rev Charles M Griffin attended, along with Georgia district officials and local leaders.
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Thomas H. Walters
Philadelphia
United American Mechanics
E. A. Liewlyn
Cincinnati
James L. Wilmeth
First Baptist Church
Aiken
E. J. Hisey
Charleston
South Carolina
Charles M. Griffin
Dwight Deas
Augusta
Georgia
Joseph H. Rogers
de. P. J. McLean
Thomas T. Cushman
George N. Collier
Edward 3
Mrs Lydia Seigler Dies in Batesburg Hospital
Mrs Lydia Seigler widow of Preston Seigler and mother of Cecil H Seigler county superintendent of Education died in Batesburg Leesville hospital after short illness. She was nearly 70 and survived by three sons Dr Victor Seigler Cecil H Seigler Paul Seigler. a daughter Mrs Horace Holley. brothers Dr Price Timmerman Dr Ransom Timmerman J E Timmerman. sisters Mrs A P Lewis Mrs Mattie Mobley Mrs Salome Cullum. a step mother Mrs H M Timmerman. and many grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 6 pm at the family burial ground near Eureka.
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Lydia Seigler
Preston Seigler
Cecil H. Seigler
Batesburg-Leesville Hospital
Seigler
Paul Seigler
Aiken
Horace Holley
Millbrook
Price Timmerman
Ransom Timmerman
Batesburg
J. E. Timmerman
Eureka
George Bell Timmerman
A. P. Lewis
Johnston
Mattie Mobley
Thompson, Ga
Colored woman killed infant in despondent act
Willie Mae Wilson colored woman was arrested by Sheriff Robinson for drowning her infant. She admits guilt stating her husband was in the North and she had no means to care for the child.
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Willie
Mae Wilson
Robinson
North
Cotton Ginning Output in Aiken County
The 1927 crop saw 13 501 bales ginned in Aiken county before October 1, down from 19 898 bales for the same date last year.
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Aiken County
Mr and Mrs L H McCullough Move to Saluda
Mr and Mrs L H McCullough have relocated to Saluda, transferring their residence from prior address to a new home in the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. McCullough
Saluda
Far reaching question in railroad order case
The Charleston and Western Carolina Railway sues in federal court challenging a South Carolina railroad commission order to restore certain trains. The core issue is whether the commission has jurisdiction over interstate trains crossing into Georgia and the potential impact on interstate commerce and due process. The case tests constitutional limits and the balance of state and federal power in rail regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Edgar A. Brown
Barnwell
Democratic Party
House
United States Senate
al Smith
Albany
Associated Press
Smith
Col. Brown
Imperial Wizard Evans
Washington
Columbia
Wizard Evans
Democratic South
America
Doctor Evans
Rubicon
Julius Caesar
Caesar
Italy
Gaul
The
Railroad Commission of
United States District Court
Charleston and Western Carolina Railway Company
United States
Ernest F. Cochran
Cochran
Charleston and Western Carolina Railway
Georgia
Augusta
Spartanburg
Anderson
Yemassee
Railroad Commission
Yemasee
Woodlawn
Beech Island
Savannah River
State Railroad Commission
Fort States
Court Disposes of Many Cases In Aiken County
Judge Mauldin presided over General Sessions cases in Aiken with a heavy docket. Carter was sentenced to life for murder after killing George Washington. several defendants pled guilty or were convicted for larceny, housebreaking, and prohibition violations. Sentences varied from four months on the chain gang to one year with fines or suspended terms.
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James Carter
Maulding
Carter
George Washington
Kitchings Mill
Aiken County
Robinson
Cappie Hall
Bing Outfit
Chain Gang
Marmon Houston
Jim Mack
Court of General Sessions
Aiken
T. J. Mauldin
Pickens
Carroll
Mauldin
Simp Cullum
Willie Jones
White
Allendale
C. W. Kearse
Owens
R. H. Kearse
Herman Jackson
T. B. Leaphart
Saluda County
Bank of Monetta
Bing
William
Clarence
Joe Bing
Dirty Nine
Bar of Justice
Joe Foreman
William Bing
Barnwell County
Clarence Bing
Binge
Jimmie Allen
Charlie Lee Wigfall
Willie Butler
Robert Daniel
Page
One Man Could Not Ruin the Party Says Blease
Senator Cole L. Blease responds to South Carolina calls for changing party rules allowing primary votes without pledging to national nominees. He argues the oath remains essential, defends the current structure, and notes Republican influence and tariff concerns amid Democratic unity fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
James H. Price
Greenville
Associated Press
al Smith
United States
Cole L. Blease
Smith
Blease
Washington
Price
Democratic Party
Republican National Party
Democraic Executive Committee
Reform
Interstate trains to nearest South Carolina station near Georgia line
Courts await decision on directing interstate trains to the closest South Carolina station to the Georgia line. The ruling could have nationwide impact as the dispute over train routing remains unresolved.
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South Carolina
Georgia Line
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Ku Klux Klan
John K. Aull
Tme
Albert E. Hill
South
Klan
National Officers of Junior Order
Charleston & Western Carolina Railway
AS Smith
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