Seaboard pushes yard development at Cayce across Congaree River
Seaboard advances a new gravity yard at Cayce near Columbia with 101 parallel tracks at 50 cars each, three repair tracks, a yard office and planned hotel. Original plan cut from 17 to 10 tracks with future expansion, plus a $28,000 electric shops project by Moss Birnbaum company to boost capacity. Old Sidney Park yard repurposed for industrial use, with additional plants planned along Elmwood Avenue per C N English the local agent.
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Seaboard
Cayce
Congatee Rive
Columbia
Moss. Airbanks Company
Sidney Park
Elmwood Avenue
C. N. English
Columbia Record
Hampton denies Southern railway funding charge
Columbia July 31. Railroad Commissioner McDuffie Hampton dictated a reply denying the accusation that he received money from the Southern railway via Gov please or anyone else. He said he could refute the charge in due time and had no further statement at this time, amid Mayor Grace reporting that Blease claimed to have paid Hampton’s campaign expenses with Southern railway money.
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Columbia
The
Southern Railway
Gov. Please
McDuffie Hampton
Grace
Blease
Hampton
What Makes a Woman With Electric Bitters
A testimonial promotes Electric Bitters claiming they strengthen a woman’s health and vigor. The ad cites a 120 pound frame and notes benefits such as relief from fainting dizziness and weakness. A woman named Eliza Pool from Depew Oklahoma endorses the medicine and praises its effects. The product is priced at 50 cents and is guaranteed by all.
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Eliza Pool
Depew
Okla
Graft Allegations Denied by Charleston Chief Constable
Ben H. Stothart, chief constable of Charleston, denies graft charges and calls for a full investigation. He offers to accept dismissal if two witnesses sworn by Mayor Rhett prove graft, and he disputes rumors as politically motivated. Governor Blease replies expressing belief in his innocence and plans to submit to Solicitor Peurifoy for inquiry.
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Stothart
Charleston
Columbia
Charleston County Constabulary
Rhett
Ben H. Stothart
Peurifoy
Gov. Blease
5. C
Cole L. Blease
South Carolina
S. C
Desirous Of Revenge on Wife in Atlanta Trial
Eugene Grace, paralyzed from the waist down, pursues vengeance against his wife who he says tried to murder him in his sleep. The court scene shows his hostile glare as the nurse administers sedatives to his wife amid tense testimony.
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Atlanta
Eugene Grace
Mrs.Grace
Grace
Biddy's Blunder with the Taypot Sausages
Mrs. Howard Hinckle recalls a funny mishap with an Irish girl named Biddy who promised sausages for tea. Tea time arrives, the table is set, but no sausages appear. Biddy explains they are in the taypot because they were asked to have them for tay.
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Howard Hinckle
Biddy
Mrs. Hinckle
Old Ming dynasty bank note found in Philadelphia note
A treasury receipt shows a Chinese bank note over five centuries old from the Ming dynasty. Issued during Emperor Tanze's reign the note dates from 1368 to 1399 and has a value of one kwna, a string of cash.
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Philadelphia
Tanze
Campaign letter outlines investigation of bribe allegations
The author expresses belief in the recipient's honesty and fairness, pledges to hand the matter to Solicitor Purefoy for thorough investigation and possible prosecution of bribery violations, and states actions will follow the solicitor's report to enforce state laws. The closing greeting is signed.
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Solicitor Purefoy
Peurifoy
County Claims and Road Work Rules Notice
Notice states all claims against the county require purchaser approval before payment and that any road work must have an order signed by the County Supervisor or a County Commissioner. Published by H. D. Munnertyn, County Superintendent.
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H. D. Munnertyn
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BOM
B.H. Stothart
Society
Street
Gracie
Columbia Optical CO
G. M. Williams
Cyes
J. AM. Ringle
Dontrail
J. M. Ringle’s
Olumbia Optical CO
Cypress
Wetherhorn & Son
Charleston, S
Manufac
A. C. Croft & Bro
DR. King
Patterson
Wellington
Tex
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