Meeting of educators and state colleges trustees in South Carolina
State Superintendent McMahon notes the State Teachers' Association meeting at Winthrop College July 15 and 16 with one fare railroad passes active July 14 and 15, return by July 19. Trustees of state colleges meet July 15. county boards and graded school trustees invited. Also report of a 16-year-old Negro, Slappar, dying after watermelon reportedly poisoned on P. B. Allen plantation near Starr, Anderson County, after admitting theft of watermelons.
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Columbia
8. C
McMahon
State Teachers’ Association
Winthrop College
Rock Hil
County Boards of Education
Slappr
P. B Allen
Starr
Anderson
Enrollement of Veterans Work Will Soon Begin in South Carolina
Columbia July 12 The enrollment of Confederate veterans in South Carolina will begin soon under county and township committees. Names will be entered with service details as known, with missing items added later, and enrollment runs parallel to existing military organization rolls.
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South
Carlina
Columbia
Exnryrh
Vet Ams
South Cero
Veterins
Vetans
Saw Her Husband Dead in Dream
Mrs. W. S. Mann of Hot Springs Arkansas believed telepathic links showed her husband’s death in Butte Montana. She described dreams of his coffin burial and agony after he died February 28, with police later confirming his funeral and lack of known relatives.
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San Francisco
Deddy
Blue and Gray to Honor Dead at Terryville Monument
Confederate Veterans and G A R groups plan the unveiling of the Terryville battlefield monument in October to mark the fortieth anniversary. Invitations will go to survivors of Ohio regiments and Confederate organizations for speeches by nationally prominent figures. The $2,500 monument was funded by Confederate Veterans subs and a state legislative appropriation. A freak lightning strike near Parkside damaged a Temderee home, injuring residents and tearing apart a bed and clothing.
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Ohio
Parksville
Danville
Confederate Veterans
Terryville
Parkside
Jim Johnston
Cal Vin Strevel
Squeaky Shoes Helped a Detroiter Nab a Stolen Goods Thief
A nervous man recounts how squeaky shoes betrayed a prowler, leading to the arrest of a thief after his lawn mower and garden hose disappeared. The tale mixes humor with a cautionary note about mischief and a penny‑pinching motive.
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Sid
Mean banker lesson fuels charity showdown tale
A Scottish banker Robert Carrick famed for wealth signs only 2 guineas for a hospital subscription. Manufacturer Wilson counters by writing a 10000 pound check to match Carrick. Carrick frantically changes his pledge to 50 shillings, Wilson tears up his cheque, exposing the lesson on generosity and pride.
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Robert Carrick
Scotland
Wilson
Cartick
Fed
Carrick
Miss Ada Barker Mind Blank For Several Days
Terrell Texas July 13 The young woman Miss Ada Barker who was brought here to the state insane asylum as to the sheriff of El Paso county a week in a demented condition has so far recovered that she remembers leaving home in New York during late May for the Galveston carnival Her mind is blank since Galveston though she had money on leaving New York and retains part of it She has written relatives in New York notifying them of her condition and expects them to come Physicians call her case double consciousness or recurrent dementia.
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Terrell
Tex
Ada Barker
el Paso County
New York
Galveston
London
London Globe
Sheil
Montague Tigg
Atvsements
Mircusippi Dleid
Woth
Vicksburg
Supreme Court
Hhus
Warren County
Jackson Fire Department
Johnson
W National Board of Fire Underwriters
Jackson
Mississippi State House Commission
Mollie Matthews
Longing
Neogshoba
Mississppi
United States
Money and McLaurin
Starrison
McClure
James K. Vardeman
F. A Critz
E. F. Noel
Govenor
J. C. Hardy
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Adam Byrd
Boothe Lowrey
Wilson and
Dunn
Transfer Boat is Condemned in Huntsville
The steamer City of Huntsville used to transfer freight and passengers between Tebbe Island and Guntersville has been condemned. It will now transfer freight only. A rescue boat is being built for passenger transfer at a cost of 126000 dollars. The railroad will employ 200 men when operations resume.
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Steamer City of
Huntsville
Big Spoke Factory
Rto
City of
Nashville, Chattanoosa
St. Lovia
Tebbe Island
Guntersville
Social Life at the White House in Early Edicts
Anns Hollingsworth Wharton recounts Washington and Mrs Washington hosting dinners at the White House. Jefferson’s era shows varied invitations reflecting democracy. Edmund Bacon recalls Monticello dinners with sixteen guests, including congressmen and foreigners.
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Washington and
Jefferson
White House
Era Magazine
Anns Hollingsworth Wharton
United States
Washington
vAn
Harrison Smiths
Anthony Morris
Mrs. Smith
Edmund Bacon
Monticello
Gov Longino Denies Embroiled Back Tax Claim Report
Governor Longino emphatically denies a published allegation of embezzlement tied to late treasury funds. The article covers tax adjustments in Warren County, Jackson department needs, and upcoming events with multiple Mississippi officials named.
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Warren County
Jackson
European Roads Then and Now in History
Roads in Europe are traced from England and France with note on historic tolls and public works. England moved from peasant labor to universal maintenance funded by all classes, while France develops efficient highway laws under public works ministry overseeing national and departmental routes and military roads.
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Europe
Asphalt Journal
England
Macaulay
National Treasury
Not a Card Sharp
A cautious American traveling from Paris to Nice shares a compartment with a stranger who proves a card expert. The man lures bets, offers to teach a game he can’t play, and raises suspicion of cheating. They part at Nice station as the stranger utters the name Lord Russell of Kil sowen, lord chief justice of England.
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Amercan
Paris
Nice
Hal
Ord Russell of
Kilsowen
England
Pensioning Railway Employers
Lesie's Weekly notes railroads led by example with pensions for older or incapacitated workers. The Reading Railway plan retires staff at 70 if not in executive ranks, and pensions those with 30 years’ service. those over 65 and incapacitated after 30 years also retire and receive benefits.
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Lesie
Ben
Miss Mamie Jarvis Heads to Manila for Soldier Husband
Cuthbert Georgia July 13 Special Miss Mamie Jarvis of this city sails for Manila Philippine Islands to wed Captain A B L Davies of the United States army Their courtship began about three years ago when she lived in St Augustine Florida Davies could not secure furlough so she would travel to him the marriage to follow upon arrival Friends in Cuthbert send best wishes for the long journey of forty days and the future marriage.
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Georgia
Miss Jarvis
Cuthbert
Busts cause a curious question in Capitol tour
Washington Post notes schoolchildren visiting the Capitol met guide Mr White who pointed to busts of Washington Jefferson and Wilson. A girl asked if Wilson was dead as well, prompting a pause on the tour and a lighthearted moment about the statues.
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Washington Post
Capitol
White
Frye
George Washington
United States
Jefferson
Henry Wilson
Mr. White
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Spoke
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Equitable Life Assurance Society
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Seashore Hotel
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Kimball House
Seaboard Air Line Railway
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Manila
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