Influenza Deaths in South Carolina Rise in October Report
Columbia dispatch notes 3591 influenza deaths in October across South Carolina with Camp Jackson and Camp Sevier tallying 354 and 329 respectively. The统计 show 1375 white and 2216 black deaths, with Richland and Charleston leading counts. Major Manning killed in France on November 6. his family and Governor mourn.
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Bureau of Vital Statistics
State Board of Health
South Carolina
Camp Jackson
Camp Sevier
Greenville
Richland
Charleston
Manning
R. I. Manning
Maj
William Sinkler Manning
France
Governor Manning
War Department
Harris
Three Hundred and Sixteenth Infantry
Seventy-ninth Division
Fifth Army Corps
Baptist Convention Postponed Due to Influenza Ban
The Baptist State Convention scheduled for December 9 to 12 in Darlington is postponed indefinitely because Spanish influenza revival and local health board restrictions. Dr. W T Derieux of Columbia, secretary treasurer of the Baptist Mission Board, says the board will reconvene December 13 to set new dates and location.
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Baptist Convention
Darlington
Darlington Board of Health
Baptist State Convention
W. T. Derieux
Columbia
Baptist Mission Board
Derieux
State Education Office Pays Term Extensions for 20 Counties
The State superintendent of education has reviewed and paid term extension applications since November 15 for weak rural schools affected by influenza. Twenty counties report full payment including Abbeville Aiken Clarendon Dorchester Edgefield Greenwood Horry Kershaw Laurens Lee Lexington McCormick Marlboro Newberry Oconee Pickens Saluda Williamsburg York with total disbursement of 30 424 dollars.
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Swearingen
Abbeville
Aiken
Clarendon
Dorchester
Edgefield
Grenville
Greenwood
Horry
Kershaw
Laurens, Lee
Lexington
McCormick
Marlboro
Newberry
Oconee
Pickens
Saluda
Williamsburg
York
Letters From Home Week to Boost Overseas Troop Morale
The War Department designates December 15 as Letters From Home Week to have families write to soldiers overseas. A model letter is circulated with endorsements from Secretary Baker and Raymond B. Fosdick. The aim is to keep troops content, ambitious, and focused on wholesome recreation during idle periods before return home.
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New York
War Department Commission
War Department
Baker
Raymond B. Fosdick
Sugar Restrictions Eased in South Carolina Plan
The Food Administration releases the sugar distribution plan effective December 1. Citizens are urged not to exceed four pounds per person per month, deeming this a normal supply and not requiring strict limits.
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Food Administration
South Carolina
Banks Prep for Fifth Liberty Loan absorption
Governor George J. Seay of the Fifth Federal Reserve District urges banks and trust companies to absorb 600 million dollars of United States treasury certificates of indebtedness dated December 5 1918 payable May 6 1919 bearing 4 percent interest. Banks will resell to customers in the Fifth Liberty Loan initiative set for spring 1919.
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Bank and Trust Companies
George J. Seay
Fifth Federal Reserve District
United States Treasury
Columbia College Escapes Flu Epidemic Toll
No new influenza cases at Columbia College in two weeks and no student deaths. The city outbreak waned after quarantine lifted, but the college later saw about 50 cases among students.
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Columbia College
Auto license plates ordered early for 1919 traffic
Applications for automobile license tags are arriving at the State highway department. Drivers plan to use their cars early in 1919, though mail congestion and misplaced applications could delay permits. Owners want time to correct errors if needed.
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State Highway Department
Will Be Warmly Welcomed Trial of Ex Kaiser for Murder
Edward W. Pickard reports on Wilson’s European voyage and the high political stakes at the peace conference. Entente powers press for the ex Kaiser’s trial, German leaders split between Ebert and Spartacus, and Allies seek reparations and bold sanctions as occupation advances.
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Kaiser
Liebknecht
Spartacus Group
Ebert
Germany
Edward W. Pickard
Wilson
Europe
George Washington
New York
Pennsylvania
England
France
Brest
Paris
Prince Murat
Hotel Crillon
Great Britain
Italy
Mr. Wilson
Teutons
Congress
People of America
William
Holland
Amerongen
Bethmann-Holweg
Austria
Franz Klein
Austrian Republic
America
Russia
Kerensky
Prussia
Karl Liebknecht
Spartacus
Berlin
Red Flag
Wilson outlines postwar aims as Congress urged to act
President Wilson, before departing, praised American forces and pledged to pursue world peace ideas abroad while omitting specific plans. He urged quick action on the revenue bill the navy buildup and woman suffrage. He noted plans to slow rail privatization and announced Carter Glass as new secretary of the treasury amid troop repatriations. Chile and Peru threaten with mobilizations as U S ships head to Valparaiso to safeguard interests.
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Wilson
Congress
America
Navy
Daniels
Baker
Carter Glass
Virginia
McAdoo
the Treasury
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Chile
Peru
Tacna
Arica
United States
Valparaiso
Finance. Father Can You Support Her in the To
Ambiguous OCR text notes a financial or family support query involving a father and a daughter. The readable portion hints at a request for backing or guidance but lacks clear details, participants, or context to identify a concrete event or outcome.
Making Of A Famous Medicine At Pinkham Lab
A visit to the laboratory shows the care and cleanliness behind Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Over 350000 herbs are used annually with seasonal harvesting and meticulous sterilization. The remedy is pasteurized and bottled in sterile containers, with letters from women praising its health benefits.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Photographer Presses Patience for a Smile in London Tit-Bits
A village photographer nudges a reluctant patron to smile, while the director interrupts with household calamities. The reader meets a blunt, comic portrait of domestic woes as bacon rises, a hen dies, a son breaks glass, and a husband lies in hospital with lead injuries.
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Bacon
George
London
Preacher and Dominie Clash Over Plate Passing
A fragment suggests a preacher who blends business with faith may fail while a Dominie defends continuing plate passing, hinting at church fund raising tensions and differing views within a small religious community.
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Dominie
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Atlanta
Alexander
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Salvation Army
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American Library Association
United War Work Campaign
North Sea
St. Mihiel Salient
Joseph Pernikoff
President
Bavarian
Doctor Solf
Mathias Erzberger
Foreign Office
Admiral Beatty
General Dickman
Treves
St. Quentin
Valenciennes
Omsk
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Libau
Danzig
British
Red Cross
Brest- Litovsk
Ukraine
Brame Medicine Cod
Wilkesboro
N.C
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