Political gossip and v news on the August election
A heated local political notice argues white male suffrage rules and attacks opponents while praising Dr. Sawyer as a representative candidate. It forecasts Sawyer's election to Georgetown County and predicts Cole I Blease as South Carolina governor for the next two years, urging a fair vote and denouncing attempts to defraud voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sawyer
Georgetown County
Cole. I. Blease
South Carolina
Borned Again Toefug Dawy Rumor In County Circles
A fragmentary item notes a controversial claim about a local figure EHRICH BORNED AGAIN and references a County Dispensary Board dismissal. It mentions a supposed conversion experience and a rumor of renewal, with fleeting allusions to church language and a salary figure of fifty dollars per month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toefug Dawy
LS. King
Usfal ‘ Sab Uig
The Weather Tonight and Wednesday Thunder Showers
Local weather forecast calls for thunder showers tonight and Wednesday with a light southwest wind. No significant risks reported. temperatures remain mild and conditions should be brief and scattered.
State v Kit Duncan Guilty of Larceny in Timber Case
The court found Kit Duncan or colored defendant guilty of larceny of timber from Mr. Gladstone on the Santee river after evidence showed stamps and timber removal from the lands. The jury of six returned a three minute verdict. Judge Oliver sentenced Duncan to $30 or 80 days on the county chain gang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver
Kit Duncan
M Gladstone
Santee
C G Barr
J W Wingate
J M Ringel
Fritz Young
R J Poston
BI Hazard
Joe Riff
Joseph B. Lucas
Mr. Gladstone
Kid Duncan
Duncan
Winyah Lumber Company
Gladstone
Shot District Attorney Fach in Staten Island by alleged mentally ill woman
New York August 19 District Attorney Alford C Fach of Richmond borough was shot and seriously wounded while en route to his office in Staten Island. Authorities believe the shooter is a mentally disturbed woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alford C. Fach
Richmond Borough
Staten Island
Meeting of stockholders of the Bank of Andrews
Notice announces a meeting of the bank stockholders in Andrews on Thursday August 22 1912. W H Andrews Alin Sawyer H K Ward serve on the board of corporators. The readable text adds unrelated phrases about a clear horizon and sweeping with eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of Andrews
Andrews
W. H. Andrews
Alin Sawyer
H. K. Ward
Board of Corporators
Patent remedy claim for chills and fever tonic
An old ad states that six doses of a tonic priced at 25 cents will break chills and fever and, when taken as a tonic, prevent the fever from returning. The offer emphasizes lasting relief and a small price.
Parker Named for Service Abroad by War Department
Capt. Frank Parker of Georgetown County, South Carolina, has been selected by the War Department as one of three American officers to receive instruction and observation with the French Army. He will attend L Ecole de Guerre, joining Capt. Albert N. McClure at Saumur and Capt. Oliver Edwards at the French infantry school.
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War Department
Frank Parker
United States Cavalry
Frank “Parker
Georgetown County
Parker
L'Ecole de Guerre
Albert N. McClure
Fourth Cavalry
Saumur
Oliver Edwards
Fifth Infantry
New Baptist Church Planned At Highmarket and Cleland
The dream of Baptist citizenship in Georgetown draws near as Rev Hasford B Jones reports outside subscriptions cover about one third of the needed funds for a brick church at Highmarket and Cleland opposite Winyah Graded School. Bids open tomorrow with operations to start, committee includes Jones Shackelford Shackelford Savage Palmer Orvin Jones chair RB Orvin. Architect Mr J H Johnson of Sumter.
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Highmarket
Cleland Streets
Winyah
Mr. Jones
The
Daily Item
Baptists of
Georgetown
F. B. Joynes
W. C. Shackelford
J. W. Shackelford
J. W. Wilson
J. T. Savage
W. H. Palmer
H. L. Orvin
H. B. Jones
B.orvin
J. H. Johnson
Sumter
Wonder If He Is Rich Enough To Impress Her
A fragment shows a character musing about a man’s age and wealth, questioning whether youth and riches match his outward pretensions. The lines hint at social scrutiny and romantic intrigue within a narrative.
County Chairman Builds Church At Carvers Bay Meeting
A church-minded county official at Carvers Bay proclaims his own sickness and boasts of large church donations amid questions about funding sources. The tale hints at political intrigue as candidates for coroner react and observers ponder the chairman and Mitchell leading local Christians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carvers Bay
Old County
Mitchell
Roosevelt third term progressives roll call targets roguish backers
A critical New York scene names George W. Perkins and Bill Flinn as figures backing a third term effort. It quotes Senator Dixon and Tim Woodruff among others as emblematic of the bloc. The piece derides their wealth and ties to railroads trusts and municipal contracts. It mocks the group as a “bully bunch of beauties.”
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Roosevelt
George W. Perkins
New York
National Committeee
Dough Bog
Northern Sea Carieties Company
National City (Standard Oil) Bank
Steel and Harvester Trusts
J. P. Morgan
Bill’ Flinn
Pennsylvania
Bass
Pittsburg
Senator Dixon
Montana
Aldrich
Payne‘Aldrich
Tim’ Woodruff
State Chamber Delays Appointments For Secretary Post
The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce has not chosen a permanent state secretary after a special committee reviewed 25 applicants. President A W McKeand of Charleston, Johnstone of Greenville, and W D Morgan of Georgetown lead the committee. Many prominent candidates were considered and announcements on the secretary and publicity man are expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
A. W. McKeand
Spartanburg
McKeand
Charleston
Johnstone
Greenville
W.D. Morgan
Georgetown
South
Board of Directors
Panania Canal
Spartanburg Country Club
News & Courier
Indian Killed On Track Near Rochelle Ill
Indian man sleeping on a railroad track near Rochelle Illinois was killed by a fast express. The item comments on carelessness and coughs and colds, then promotes Dr Kings New Discovery with the testimonial of J R Watts from Floydada Texas about curing a terrible cough and regaining lost weight. It cites prices 50 cents and one dollar and offers a trial bottle free at druggists.
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Rochelle
Ill
Fast Express
Dr. King
J. R. Watts
Floydada
Tex
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Dr. Sawyer
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the New Baptist Church
Dunn's Monogram
Clermont
Clermont Distilling Co
Louisville, Ky
Chamber of Com
Merce
H. Blasky
A. H. Blasky
Front Street
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