McCormick Mob Hangs Negro After Long Search
A mob in McCormick South Carolina hunted Herbert Quarles a black man charged with assaulting a white woman. He confessed and was hanged from a cedar tree after being found by a large posse from several counties. Shooters fired in celebration and the crowd took souvenirs from the crime scene.
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Greenwood Saluda Edgefield
Abbeville
Aiken Newberry
Lincoln County Ga
Quarles
Roberson
McCormick County
Court of General Sessions
Plum Branch
Hartsville Plans to Launch Daily News Edition
Hartsville Publishing Company announces plans for a new Hartsville Daily News to publish four pages six columns with up to date items. The Messenger hopes for 2000 circulation led by T H Coker, owner and editor, with weekly Messenger derived from daily news and released on Thursdays.
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Hartsville
Hartsville Publishing Company
Hartsville Messenger
Hartsville Daily News
The
Messenger
T. H. Coker
Weekly Messenger
Daily News
Poston Given Life Sentence for Murder in Kingstree
Kingstree June 18. Tom Poston found guilty of murder in the killing of J. H. Miller superintendent of the Lake City electric plant. Jury recommends mercy and the court sentences Poston to life at hard labor on chain gang or public works. Miller was killed May 7 near Cades after a collision with Poston’s car. The trial drew large crowds as defense and prosecution debated premeditation.
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Kingstree
Tom Poston
J. H. Miller
Poston
Lake City
Miller
Cades
Kelsty
Hinds
McLeod
Leroy Lee
Stoll
Prices For Sugar Spuds This Year
Advance information from the annual reports of the South Carolina Sweet Potato Association for 1920-21 details seven pools and returns for No 1 and No 2 stock crated and bulk, late pool prices, and freight overcharges. The group notes discrimination by railroads has been addressed, plans crates only for the next crop, and efforts to purchase crates to save costs.
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South Carolina Sweet Potato Association
California
Dbs
South Carolina
Rairoads
Canada May Ask Bergdoll's Return
The Canadian government is considering extraditing Grover C. Bergdoll the U S draft evader. Justice Minister C J Doherty announced the action saying Bergdoll reached Germany on a forged Canadian passport. This marks the first official indication of Ottawa moving in the Bergdoll case following American Legion pressure.
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Ottawa
Germany
Grover C. Bergdoll
United States
C. J. Doherty
Bergdoll
American Legion
Canadian War Veterans Organizations
Dominion
Faith in Christ as the only path to salvation
A sermon recalls Jesus feeding the multitudes and explains that belief in the Lord Jesus Christ, not works, is the sole basis for salvation. It urges faith in Christ as the object of trust, citing Acts and John verses, and contrasts worldly works with true faith in Christ alone.
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Jesus Christ
God
Christ
Jesus
Nash
Dad
Nicodemus
Cornelius
Saul of
Tarsus
Lord Jesus Christ
Artful Black and White Skirt with Clever Tucks
A plain black and white wool skirt stands out for its artful tuck placement above the hem. Tucks curve to one side, each finished with a large black and white button drawing the eye to the garment's distinctive ending.
Wanted hosiery demonstrators for Norris Town ad
Classified ad seeks men or women to take orders among friends and neighbors for hosiery. Earn 75 cents an hour in spare time or 36 dollars weekly full time. No experience needed. Write International Stocking Mills Norris Town Pa July 29.
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International Stocking Mills
Norristown
For Rent or Sale Hiers House on Rosemary Avenue
Property notice from Savannah Georgia offering Hiers House on Rosemary Avenue for rent at 25 dollars per month or sale at a reasonable price to a quick buyer. Inquiries directed to A. M. Hiers 407 West Congress Street Savannah Ga.
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Hiers House
Rosemary Avenue
A. M. Hiers
West
Congress
Savannah Ga
Professional G. T. Ford Engineering Office in Andrews SC
Professional G. T. Ford Engineering Surveying Drainage Office located near Farmers and Merchants Bank in Andrews South Carolina. Represents services for engineering and surveying tasks. Details of operations and contact not provided in the fragment.
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Farmers and Merchants Bank
Two Men See Woman Turn to Rubber in Beulah Street
In Beulah New Mexico two men Stone and Wood observed a well dressed young woman walking by. As she passed both men reportedly turned to rubber in a rare local oddity described by Science and Invention.
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Beulah
New Mexico
Stone
Wood
Peculiar Racial Resemblance Noted Between Mongols and Indians
The article discusses numerous similarities between Mongolian and American Indian peoples. It notes shared personal traits and even religious observances, despite Mongols practicing Lamaism, a strict and intolerant faith.
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Nally
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Plum
Scene OF Crime
Plans Daily
H. Miller
Canada
J. R. Schaffer
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Deans
Sage Matt
Lonatier
Galilee
Syria
Jerusalem
Jordan
Sea of Galilee
Andrew
Capernaum
Messiah
Jesus Chris
Acts
G. T. Ford
Andrews Shoe Shop
R. C. Sarvis
State Bank Examiner
Hampshire
Bank of Trio
Trio
S. C
Harper
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