Escape Plot and Dispensary Sales in South Carolina News
A reported prison escape or jailbreak plan tied to the Drake case crosses into state news as authorities seek Emerson and associates. In July, South Carolina county dispensaries sold over 204 thousand dollars, led by Richland, with enforcement plans to stop sales to raided blind tigers and curb illicit activity. The piece also notes public notices of civic meetings and a large colored Sunday School convention in Greenwood, plus local incidents and personnel changes across Spartanburg and Anderson.
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Drake
Emerson
Emnett
Em- Drake
Anderson
Celia
West
Richland County
Cain
Richland Board
Columbia
Richland Constabulary
Ocymoabu Rieis
Abbeville
Aiken
Beaufort
Bamberg
Barnwell
Clarendon
Colleton
Charleston
Chester
Chesterfield
Dorchester
Florence
Fairfield
Georgetown
Hampton
Kershaw
Laurens
le Vales Cei Ceres Sula Lexington
Orangeburg
Richland
Sumter
Williamsburg
Greenwood
South Carolina ‘Colored’ Interdenominational
Mills Relocate Site Near Limestone Mills
At Merrimac Mills directors vote to move from the originally selected site to a location near Limestone mills across the Southern railway. The change aims to a preferable site for operations. Brady Melton Shot in Eye in Buffalo incident. He, 15, was inspecting a revolver handed by A G Hightower when it discharged. The boy is unconscious and not expected to recover. Community mourns the popular Buffalo youth.
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Gaffney
Merrimac Mills
Limestone
Southern Railway
Brady Melton
Union
Buffalo
A. G. Hightower
Wreck Delays Passenger Train Near Charleston
A derailment of three freight cars on the Southern tracks near the Ashley phosphate works delayed a passenger train expected at Charleston around noon. The track was cleared by 3:30. A failing brake beam caused the cars to leave the rails. two were empty and one carried cargo.
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Charleston
Special
Southern Railway
Ashley
Wilkins Dies at Greenville in 80th Year
Special obituary notes Governor Morris Wilkins died at his home near Greenville in his 80th year. A Charleston-born Yale graduate of 1847, Civil War veteran, he settled in Greenville and led a life devoted to farming. Survived by wife, three sons John G. Wilkins of Columbia Perkle G. Wilkins of Greenville W. L. Wilkins of Norfolk and sister Miss Cara G. Wilkins. Funeral tomorrow afternoon with interment in Episcopal cemetery here. Fire damaged the Methodist Church steeple during Saturday’s storm but details remain unclear.
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Greenville
Morris Wilkins
Wilkins
Charleston
Yale College
Charleston Light Dragoons
John G. Wilkins
Columbia
Perkle G. Wilkins
W. L. Wilkins
Norfolk
Cara G. Wilkins
Als
Episcopal
Panama Canal Appropriation Heads To Ishtmus Inquiry
The next Congress appropriations committee plans a field examination of Panama Canal continu ing work estimates for 1907. A heart to heart talk with Goethals and isthmus officials aims to clarify justness and propriety of proposed spending and align views before President.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Taft
James A. Tawney
Minnesota
Appropriations Committee
Elvil
Luc
Goethals
Local fire department earns praise in Manning blaze
Firefighters S L Kras noft and L I Appelt controlled a Manning fire quickly. Loss ranged from 750 to 1000 dollars, covered by insurance. Columbia special reports Gov Ansel will serve as State committee man for the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association, aiding a 500000 fund to memorialize Jefferson. Congress authorized minting 250000 medallions for sale to fund the project. Col R H Harleston of Charleston will attend National Irrigation in Sacramento to represent South Carolina. South Carolina Agricultural Society delegates chosen. National Drainage convention will also include coal counties. The Charleston strike remains static as Western Union's J A Cooper is reassigned to Albany. Congress observers may push for isthmus-related legislation to proceed with work despite funding. The appropriations committee plans to travel November 5 and return to prepare for December session.
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Columbia
B. Kilgore
Association of Commissioners of Agriculture and Agricultural Workers
Watson
Jattestowi
Jing
S. L. Krasnoft
L. I. Appelt
Manning
Special
Ansel
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association
Virginia Statesman
Jefferson
Congress
Treasury Department
Col
R. H. Harleston
Charleston
Congress For National Irrigation
Sacramento
Cal
Col. Haleston
South Carolina
South Carolina Agricultural Society
Wiuchus
Appropriations
New York
Washington
Reunion of Company F Survivors in Laurens
In Laurens, Special, the annual meeting of survivors of Company F Fourteenth South Carolina Volunteers was held at Langston church Scuffletown township with several hundred present. Addresses were delivered by Hon. C. C. Featherstone and Solicitor R. A. Cooper. Efforts were begun to raise funds for a Confederate monument on the public square in the city.
Hailstorm Damages Crops Near Binnaker’s Bridge
Reports from Bamberg describe a severe hail and wind storm seven miles above town near Binnaker's bridge. A plantation worker on Capt. J. B. Grimes's property says the corn crop is ruined though other crops in the area were generally thriving.
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Bamberg
Binnaker’s Bridge
J. B. Grimes
Material for Manufacture of Dynamite Found in Tailor’s Possession
Worcester Miss police seized a case of dynamite making material from tailor Sarkis Restigian after a New York telegram from Chief Inspector Cafferty. Restigian, a friend of Father Oogessian linked to an Armenian murder case, said the box came from an unknown New York contact long ago.
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Worchester
Miss
Mr Cafferty
New York
Sarkis Restigian
Restigian
Father Macoogessian
Drivers of Meat Strike Paralyzes New York Butchers
Special report from New York says no meat has been delivered since midnight as jobbers to retail butchers strike over higher wages and shorter hours. Meat men warn of famine within 24 hours unless the dispute is settled, highlighting looming shortages and citywide impact.
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New York
Attempt to Blow Up Train at Cripple Creek Routein
An attempted dynamite blast aimed at a short line passenger train between Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs shattered windows in the last car. Victor resident M. J. McCarthy deputy State mine inspector injured his hand as women fainted. A parallel attempt occurred at Duffield. the dynamiters escaped.
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Cripple Creek
Col
St. Petersdome
Colorado Springs
M. J. McCarthy
Victor
Duffield
New York City Bonds Interest Raised to 4.5 Percent
In response to tight money markets the City of New York increased interest on bonds for sale from 4 to 4.5 percent. The mayor ordered department heads to cap expenditures at the lowest level compatible with efficient administration.
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New York
Man Killed Struck By Eastbound Train Near La Grange
Loftin Barfield, a white man from Le Noir Institute, was killed Friday afternoon when he sat drunk on track No 4 of the Norfolk Southern line near La Grange. The engine struck him, breaking his neck and leaving him with injuries as the body was sent to undertakers for burial back to Lensiy Tuatitute.
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Kinston
Norfolk & Southern
Loftin Barfield
la Grange
Barfield
Lenoir Institute
Lensiy Tuatitute
South Carolina Sees Surge of New Local Banks
South Carolina reports a surge of newly organized banks in year with total charter capitalization near $500,000. Banks sprout in small towns, boosting local ownership by farmers and merchants. Notable entries include Savings Bank of Lando $10,000, Bank of Ruby $15,000, Farmers and Merchants Bank of Greenville $50,000, and Carolina Trust Company Spartanburg $25,000, among others.
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South Carolina
Secretary of State
Savings “Bank
Lando
Chester County
Capital
Bank of Ruby
Chesterfield
Peoples
Fountain Inn
Greenville County
Union Banking and Brokerage
Ebuti
Pany of
Greenville
Farmers’ and Herehants
Bank of
Aoa of
Tayloup
Capi
Coronaca
Greenwood
Hampton Loans and Exchange Bank
Lois
Horry County
Marlboro County
Carolina Trust Company
Spartanburg
Dollar Sidings Bank of
Farmers Jand Merchants’ Bank Trust
Fatal Mistake In Orange County Moonshine Raid Near Chapel Hill
Two raiding parties from Raleigh and Durham aimed at a supposed illicit distillery near Chapel Hill met at dawn and began firing, wounding four officers two severely including Deputy Marshal Jordan. Realizing they fought friends, investigators learned there were no moonshiners present.
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Greensboro
N. C
Chapel Hill
Dordai
Posseman Banks
Hendricks
Raleigh
Durham
Orange County
Bank consolidations and new formations across towns
Bank o e sSOpt and several institutions announce capital increases and consolidations from $5 000 to $400 000 in Charleston Griley Lancaster and Piedmont City. Springfield Corotina 8 Trust Spartanburg raise deposits to $20 000 000 in total while a Lancaster bank forms with $25 000 capital. A Piedmont City tie now plans consolidation with a $400 000 capital. Newspaper man assaulted in Charleston after a game at Hampton Park. Special money lender Patrick arrested and charged with assault and battery. Durham NC reports on raids and multiple wounded in Chapel Hill area. Officers injured include Hendricks Banks Rigsbee Jordan and Banks with varying wounds.
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Sannes
Charleston
Gr¢ley
Bank of Springfield
Corotina 8 and Trust Company
Spartanburg
Lancaster
Piedmont
Leon Patrick
Fay
Eniers
Hiversing Post
Bill
Rouse’s Court
Emerson
Hampton Park
Patrick
Durham
N. C
La‘e
Robert Hendricks
Greensboro
J. B. Jordan
Cary
T. E. Rigsbee
John R. Banks
Raleigh
D. C. Downing
A. L. Pendergrass
Badly Burned By Live Wire In Florence
A broken electrical wire on the ground near Lawrence Laughtin caused a severe accident. His mother Mrs Laughtin rushed to save him and touched the wire, then stood on it, leaving both seriously injured and facing possible loss of limbs. Mr Laughtin is an Atlantic Coast Line engineer. Charleston report notes Max Pichler seeking court protection amid domestic troubles.
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Florence, Special
George Laughtin
Lawrence
Charleston
Max_ Pichler
O'Shaughnessy
Pichler
Blind Tigers Fined Heavy in Calhoun Falls Sweep
Abbeville Special Sheriff C. J Lyon and Deputy Bruce cleaned out the blind tigers at Calhoun Falls, collecting 210 dollars in fines. Paris Ware received 60 dollars, with others fined 50 dollars each. Sheriff Lyon notes the business yields easy money and claims to have earned his apiary in fines.
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Abbeville
C. J Lyon
Bruce
Calhoun Falls
Paris Ware
Lyon
Alona
Will Demand the Books Special Defined by Officials
William M. Irvins, inquisitor for the Public Service Committee, will appeal to the courts to force the Interborough Metropolitan Company to submit its books for examination. Cravath for Belmont-Ryan contends the Interborough is a holding company, not a railway, and the committee lacks right to demand the books. Irvins says inability to obtain the books hampers the investigation.
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New York
Interborough Metropolitan Company
William M. Irvins
Public Service Committee
Cravath
Belmont-Ryan
Interborough
Irvins
No Tariff Revision Expected by Next Congress
Washington D C Special Chairman Payne of the Ways and Means Committee states there will be no tariff revision in the next Congress. He cites tacit Republican agreement against changing tariffs near a presidential election and expresses no worry about a financial panic or industry mood.
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Washington, D. C
Payne
Ways and Means Committee
House
Five Men Entombed In Port Blancard Mine Debris
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania four workers were trapped by a rock fall in the Erie Coal Company mine at Port Blancard No 14 tunnel. After hours of effort Michael Naughton crawled free badly injured and reported the others remained buried under debris.
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Wilkesbarre
Port Blancard
Here
Erie Coal Company
Michael Naughton
British Steamer Glenway Rammed by Lexington
The Lexington, a Merchants and Miners' Transportation Company steamer bound from Norfolk to Savannah, rammed the British steamer Glenway off Lamberts Point while Glenway waited for a berth. The Glenway's port bow was damaged, and the Lexington appeared uninjured and continued on.
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Glenway
Norfolk, Va
Merchants & Miners’ Transportation Company
Lexington
Norfolk
Savannah
Lamberts Point
Court Trials of Animals Across Centuries
The London Chronicle notes a historical view of animal trials from 1120 to 1740, detailing how domestic animals faced criminal courts while wild animals fell under ecclesiastical jurisdiction. Notable cases include a sow and six piglets tried for murder in Savigny and a long dispute over a beetle in St Julien.
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Southwestern Police Court
London
St. Julien
Savigny
London ,Chronicle
Fugitive sought in Florida for Chesterfield assault case
Governor Ansel issued a Special A requisition to extradite Alexander Hillian a negro wanted in Chesterfield county for assault with attempt to ravish believed prisoner in southern Florida Sheriff Douglass of Chesterfield pursued the fugitive in Florida to bring him back. The crime occurred about a year ago.
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Florida
Columbia
Ansel
Alexander Hillian
Chesterfield County
Douglass
Chesterfield
Remembering Maximilian and La Paloma in London
The London Chronicle recalls Maximilian of Mexico and his final request to hear La Paloma as he faced execution. The tune, played in London restaurants, is linked to his courage and his wife’s distress, haunting memories for nearly four decades.
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Maximilian
Mexico
London
London Chronicle
Negro Kills Two Women in New Jersey Farmhouse
In Camden special report, Frances Horner a 67 year old wife and Victoria Napoli a servant are slain by Charles Groson a Black former farm worker after he set fire to a barn. Horner and Napoli's husband attempted rescues as the intruder robbed the house.
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Camden
N. J
Frances Horner
Edward Horner
Browning Road
Merchantville
Victoria Napoli
Charles Groson
Horner
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Murs
F. Drake
Fedofao
Isa
Ead
Geof
Will
Sons of
Solis
Colored Sunday School Convention
Mestiey
Chicago
Cors
Arbert T. Hadley
Illinois
al Civic Federation
Inville
Claude E. Myers
Seneca
Myers
Partanburg
Joe Hill
Floyd Here
Sparry
Spartanburg Spartanburg
A. We. Jones
Epps
Earle
Ger
Ues Williams
W. R. Toliver
C. RB. Brown
D. Webster Davis
Richmond
C. C. Jacobs
Methodist Sunday School Union
Orr
R. I. Hemphill
Survivors’ Association of
Orr’s Rifles
Sanders
Col. Orr
B. Hillen
Carolina Savings Bank
Sullivan’s Island
Hillen
Charlestoi
Sullivan's Island
Methodist
Canal
Gov. Ansel
Jefferson M Memorial
Irrigation Congress
J. A. Cooper
Brunswick
Western Union Company
Albany
Kennedy
Jordan
Blind Tigers
Maximilian’s Fune
la Paloma
Negro
Lowell Courier-Citizen
Vermont
Augusta
J. Willie Levy
Broad Street
Augusta, GA
Moyer Bugsy
Studebaker
Joseph ii
W. H. Harling
The
Farmers Bank of
Edgefield
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