Telegraphic news items from multiple towns dated Oct 5
A compact roundup reports a Nicaragua court martial sentencing Pablo Reyes and insurgent officers to death, Georgia police confrontations with Ben Thompson, Governor Candler commuting a murder sentence for thirty days, the Flynt Building and Construction Co. winning a Columbus cotton mill contract, Alabama coal output reaching over 7 million tons with railcar shortages, Dr J W Smith acquitted in a 22 year old homicide case, and Jimmy Logue dying in the county alms house.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Revolutionary Movement
Bluefields
Pablo Reyes
Columbus
Ben Thompson
Danielsville
Candler
Negro Parks
Morgan County
Parks
Columbus Manufacturing Co
Flynt Building and Construction Company
Palmer, Mass
Flynt Company
South
Lanier Mills
West Point
Birmingham
Ala
J. de B. Hooper
Alabama
Owingsville
J. W. Smith
Henry Craig
Carrington
Philadelphia
Jimmy” Logue
Death of D. E. Converse Dives Spartanburg Leader
D. E. Converse, 72, noted South Carolina philanthropist and mill magnate, died in Spartanburg after building Converse College for women. A Vermont native who arrived in 1855, he owned major mills and financed education for women, leaving a daughter and a legacy of industrial growth.
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Columbia
D. E. Converse
Spartanburg
Spartanburg County
Converse
Swainton
Q Converse
Converse College
Charleston
Fall 1899 Fabric Sale Highlights and Prices
The advertisement lists fall fabrics with yard prices: Tuxedo Plaids 50c per yard, 8 inch wide Plaid Imported French Flannels $1.00 grade at 98c, Novelty Dress Goods $1.00 grade at 1.00, Imported German Flannels 85c grade at 48c, Brillianteen 25c at 16c, All one color pin checked Brillianteen 20c at 7c, Colored Cashmere 36 inches wide 4c at 18c, and Plaids 25c at 12 1/4c per yard.
Silks Silks Three Lots of Short Ends on Sale
Three large silk lots offer short ends from 8 to 20 yards each. Lot 1 features plain Sarah and China Silks at 18 cents per yard, Lot 2 offers Duchess and Broaded Silks at 50 cents, and Lot 3 presents novelty silks at 7 cents per yard with values from 1 to 1.75 dollars.
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Taffeta
Dress Trimmings Sale Prices Slashed
A remarkable display offers dress trimmings at half the price of other places. Assorted Spangled Nouveaute Braid 50c value now 24c per yard. Haute Nouveau Braid 35c value now 17c per yard. Silk Corded Braid assorted colors, 25 pieces, 1c per yard.
Ladies Vests and Union Suits Offer Fleece Lined Apparel
Heavy fleece lined ladies vests with silk neck tapes, finished well, available in all sizes at 25c each. Ladies cotton vests fleece lined priced at 13c each. Ladies union suits fleece lined with silk neck trim, offered with quality finish.
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Ladies Union
Children’s Union
Sheards
Blanket Auctions Spark Consumer Frenzy This Summer
Read about a recent sale of wool and cotton blankets where large lots sold early in summer at deep discounts. Items included Clydesdale California lambs wool blankets 11 4 priced at 4.38 per pair and Rutland navy camp blankets at 92 cents per pair among others.
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California
Rose Valley
Buenos Ayers
Nevada
Stanley
Rutland
Carpet Sales Pitch Promises 25 Percent Discount and Free Laying
The notice extols carpets and invites customers to visit for bargains. It states no room price list but claims lower prices elsewhere with a 25 percent reduction and free laying offered by the seller.
Autumn Textile Sale Highlights Cheviot and Plaid Fabrics
Advertises Aut tyl Goods with deep discounts including Cheviot Remnants at 12c per yard, 5 to 6 yards to the pound, Scotch Plaid Cheviots in new autumn designs dyed in turkey red at 124c value, Fleeced Covert Cloth and English Percal 36 inches wide from Sea Island Cotton with 15c quality.
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Turkey
Sea Island
Rugs Auction Offer From Manufacturers Sale
From a manufacturers auction sale this summer six rug lots are offered at reduced prices. Lot 1 Turkish 18 inch rugs, typically $1.25, now $0.65. Lot 2 Turkish 21 inch rugs, $1.75, now $0.90. Lot 3 Smyrna 30 inch rugs, $3.50, now $1.50. Lot 4 Smyrna 36 inch rugs, $4.50, now $2.25. Lot 5 Persian rug four by seven feet, value $5, now $3.50. Purchase Monday to select.
Napkins and towels offered at ten cents
Linen napkins fringed in large size towels described as pure linen and cotton blend, priced at 10 cents each.
Cotton Flannel and Bleached Sheet Yard Items
Textile listing notes double faced cotton flannel priced per yard and bleached sheet material. Indicates shop stock details without broader context or dates.
Lap Robe Catalog Listing With Plush Designs
A catalog entry advertises lap robes offered at $1.25 to $3.00 with various grades and weights. It lists 12 new Chase plush lap robes in extra large size and heavy weight priced at 1.48 each.
Slanting Crown Sailor Hat Styles Offered in Ad
The notice advertises various sailor hats including slanting crown designs in black satin with quills and buckles and other colors. Prices listed show $250 at some locations and $1.00 at others.
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Qustion
H. RB. Palmer & Sons
South Carolina
Fader
Fia
Hustler
H. ‘Palmer
THE
MAX Joseph Mercantile Company
Clayton
Wall Streets
Athens
Tony Broadway
5Th Avenue
New York
Hallowell
Manufactu
Sam
Cape S
Hammerslaugh Bros
Fechheimer, Fischel & Co
H. Kratzenstein
Globe
Drew, Sibley & Co
Sachs Shoe Manufacturing Co
Plant & Marks Shoe Manufacturing Co
Harrisburg
Aepense
Yan Eecdes
W. L. Douglas
Bion Shoe Migo
Edwin Clapp
Clayton and
Moss’ Cotton Warehouse
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