Railroad Meet Builds Survey Plan For Florence County Line
A Florence County railroad meeting authorized a survey from Alder man road to Allison and extended study to Georgetown with Georgetown and Williamsburg delegations. Two township representatives will lead the enterprise and lease options at 4 percent on a $6,000 per mile line from Alcola to Allison or Georgetown. Debate over using the county chain gang stalled, tie votes blocking incorporation of that feature. Public action awaits township selection and continued legislative discussion.
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Allison
Williamsburg
Georgetown
D. W. Alderman
Florence County
Alcola
McCown
Florence
Board of Trade Committee
A. H. Gasque
Riot at Memorial Hall over Lee statue proposal
In Chicago on January 2 a riot erupted as veterans protested a plan to place a Confederate statue of Gen Robert E Lee in the Washington Hall of Fame. Dr A W Gray led the opposition with 400 votes in favor of the resolution, while Col Jasper T Darling denounced the Daughters of the Confederacy and Lee’s memorial.
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General Lee
National Hall of Fame
New York World
Chicago
Memorial Hall
Frederick Dent Grant
A. W. Gray
Grant Post
Robert E. Lee
Washington
Dr. Gray
Lee
Hall of Fame
Republic
Gray
Daughters of the Confederacy
Jasper T. Darling
Grand Army
Abraham Lincoln
Col. Darling
Roger A. Pryor
Supreme Court
Gen. Pryor
Gen. Lee
J. Nevitt Steele
The
Maryland Society
Doan's Kidney Pills Backache Cure Endorsed by Georgetown Resident
Mrs. Jasper Martin of 8 Wood St Georgetown S C reports relief from a weak painful back caused by kidney trouble after using Doan's Kidney Pills obtained from Iseman Drug Co. The medicine cost 50 cents per box with Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as U S sale agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Dean
Georgetown
Jasper Martin
Wood St
S. C
Iseman Drug Co
Doan
Old Confederates voice sorrow at Lee statue clash in Chicago
Indignation and sorrow were voiced by retired Confederate soldiers and Southern New Yorkers at a reunion of G A R men in Chicago over attacks on Gen Robert E Lee and the Daughters of the Confederacy. Prominent figures urged unity and historical fairness amid the controversy.
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New York
Rob
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets Promised Free Trial Offer
The Georgetown Drug Company promotes Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets for indigestion and dyspepsia. They claim dieting won’t cure dyspepsia and offer a free trial with 25 cent packages providing 15 days of treatment. Larger sizes are 50 cents and $1.00, available only at The Rexall Store in Georgetown.
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Rexall
Georgetown
Georgetown Drug Company
Three Killed in Explosion at Buffalo Cereal Plant
Three men died and nine were badly burned in a blast and fire at the Buffalo Cereal Company plant in Buffalo New York. The yellow corn mill and a 140 foot elevator adjacent to it were damaged as dust is blamed on spontaneous combustion. Twelve workers were in the elevator with none uninjured and eight injured men were said to have slight chances of recovery.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Buffalo Cereal Company
Three Thousand and One Hundred Dollar Liquor Sale Commentary
Editorial urges state wide prohibition and enforcement as Christmas Eve liquor sales reach 3100 dollars. Criticizes dispensary profits and urges WCTU members to act as committees to enforce new laws starting Jan 1.
Trains Fatal Freeze Interest Greensboro Passenger
A Greensboro dispatch reports L. D. Surratt, a young teacher, frozen to death while clinging to the vestibule of a fast moving passenger train on a Greensboro bound route. He boarded at Lexington to retrieve a package and was seen grabbing the closed vestibule as the northbound train sped away. The crew found his body stiff at the next station.
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Greensboro
N. C
L. D. Surratt
Surrat
Lexington
Railway Mail Clerk Examinations Announced Nationwide
Uncle Sam announces spring exams for Railway Mail Clerks and other government positions. Thousands of appointments planned. Open to men and women over 18 nationwide. Free instruction and information available from the Bureau of Instruction at 90 N Hamlin Building, Rochester, NY.
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Uncle Sam
Bureau of Instruction
N. Hamlin Building
Rochester
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Wirz
Liberty
Jefferson
Davis
Pryor
E. Lee
James Henry Parker
United Daughters of the Confederacy
University Heights
Parker
Edward Owen
Col
Darling
South
Southland
Frederick D. Grant
Virginia
Augustus van Wyck
Tion
BIG Business
Daily
Stem
Raiway Mail Clerks
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