Hamby Chosen Secretary of Columbia Chamber of Commerce
Allen McP. Hamby has been chosen by the Columbia Chamber of Commerce executive committee to succeed C Wardlaw Moorman as secretary. He is expected to arrive in Columbia soon to assume duties and will be supported by the chamber upon his installation. Moorman resigns to pursue other work and praise is given to his role in road improvements and county development.
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A. McP. Hamby
Columbia Chamber of Commerce
Georgetown
Columbia
D. C. Heyward
R. Goodwin Rhett
Walter Hazard
J. E. Norment
Chamber of Commerce
Allen McP. Hamby
R. R. Ross
Charleston
C. Wardlaw Moorman
Moorman
Chamber
Hamby
Body Found in Edisto River Identification of Henrietta McDuffie
Police recover the body of Henrietta McDuffie an 18 year old negro girl found in the Edisto River near Orangeburg after being reported missing from her grandmother's home. Earlier threats of suicide followed by a rumor of an infant seen on the streets.
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Orangeburg
Henrietta McDuffie
Lea Brunson
Henrstia
Edisto River
George Peoples
Eddy
Jennings
The Bigham Avant Case in South Carolina
The Branchville Journal laments that after nearly a year the convicted murderers in the Bigham Avant case are at large and committing new crimes, arguing South Carolina tolerates murderers more than thieves and that officers have failed to act.
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Avant
Bigham
South Carolina
Union
Send for a Policeman in New York World Preview
English comedian George Lashwood performs vaudeville here singing Send for a Policeman a humorous number. The song’s complete words and music will be published in next Sunday's New York World.
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George Lashwood
New York World
Westinghouse Air Spring May Cut Auto Costs
Pittsburg May 28 A new invention by George Westinghouse parallels the air brake. The air spring uses air cushions under each corner to absorb shocks, promising at least sixty percent savings by replacing rubber tires. Demonstrations show solid tires paired with air springs offering smoother rides.
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Pittsburg
George Westinghouse
Westinghouse
Mr. Westinghouse
Blame the Comet Chorus Echoes Through Time
A vintage verse laments shifting blame to a celestial omen the comet, arguing that people scapegoat misfortune for weather, prices, and woes, from rising rents to storms and odd skies, as if fate rides with a blazing tail.
Napoleon Indiana a town of converging roads and lawless reign
An anecdote from G C Eggleston recalls Napoleon Indiana as a crossroads town with lawlessness. A visitor from the East asks directions to Indianapolis Madison and St Louis, only to be told to stay in Napoleon and take the wrong roads. The exchange ends with a tongue in cheek remark about hell.
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G.C. Eggleston
Napoleon
Ind
Indianapolis
Madison
St. Louis
Hell
Curtiss Wins 10000 Prize With Albany to New York Flight
Glenn H. Curtiss flew from Albany to New York City guiding an aeroplane 137 miles in 2 hours 32 minutes to claim the $10,000 New York World prize. He averaged 54.06 mph, surpassing prior long distance records as he crossed Spuyten Duyvil Creek and landed near Governor's Island.
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New York
Glenn H. Curtiss
Albany
New York City
New York World
Poughkeepsie
Manhattan Island
Spuyten Duyvil Creek
Jealousy Said to Drive Double Murder in New York
Isadore Newman, 29, a salesman with U S Cavalry past and Wild West show ties, shot his infant son and wife at his father’s home. He declared revenge and surrendered after the final shot. Police report no statement from him.
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New York
Isadore Newman
Newman
United States Cavalry
Savannah Sheriff James W. McIntyre Jr. Shot Dead
James W. McIntyre Jr., sheriff of the Savannah city court and a member of a prominent family, died at St Joseph’s Hospital after two pistol wounds from an attack late last night on the Augusta road. Police hold several negroes in connection with the shooting and seek identity of the slayer as four shots were fired in darkness. McIntyre had said he knew who shot him. He is brother to Frank P. McIntyre, commander of the Georgia Hussars.
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Savannah
James W. McIntyre, Jr
St. Joseph's Hospital
Augusta Road
McIntyre
Mr. McIntyre
Frank P. McIntyre
The
Georgia Hussars
Killer shoots wife then priest in Minnesota
P. J. Gibbons of South St. Paul shot and killed his wife at their home. Minutes later he fired at Father E. J. Walsh at St Augustine's Church, killing the priest. He was arrested amid chatter of possible lynching as he claimed his wife confessed naming the priest.
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Gibbons
E. J. Walsh
St. Augustine's
St. Paul
South St. Paul
Father Walsh
Unclaimed Letters at Georgetown Post Office
List of letters remaining unclaimed in the Georgetown South Carolina post office.
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Georgetown, S. C
Postoffice
List of Men and Women Named in County Notices
A roster of individuals appears in a local notices column including men Peter Daniels Jas Golden A W Green Philip D Johnson Lewis Johnson Jeff Loyd Jas Pompey Jas Richardson Bently Richardson Isaiah Sessions A L Scott Robi Vernon Prince Mills and Laurel Williams, and women Miss Mary Brown Miss Lug Cainteen Miss Diana Green Mrs Margaret Green Mrs Hester Nes bit Mrs Emma Jane Ransom Miss Susie Steward Mrs J N Sullivan Miss Lina Sumpter Miss Alice E Linton Miss Sarah Ward Miss Ida Wineglass Lelar Young.
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Peter Daniels
Jas. Golden
A. W. Green
Philip D. Johnson
Lewis Johnson
Jeff Loyd
Jas. Pompey
Jas. Richardson
Bently Richardson
Isaiah Sessions
A. L. Scott
Robi. E. Vernon
Prince Mills
Laurel Williams
Mary Brown
Lug Cainteen
Diana Green
Margaret Green
Hester Nesbit
Emma Jane Ransom
Susie Steward
J. N. Sullivan
Lina Sumpter
Alice E. Linton
Sarah Ward
Ida Wineglass
Lelar Young
Tragic Fall Ends in Death for William Raddatz in Cleveland
In Cleveland on May 29 William Raddatz aged 26 plunged headfirst down stairs and through a door window, his head nearly severed by glass. His wife and three children awoke to find him dying, and a large crowd gathered as he died before help arrived.
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Cleveland
William Raddatz
Raddatz
Clark challenges Taft on woolen tariff reform
Champ Clark, Democratic leader, accuses President Taft of delaying tariff relief for woolen goods. Clark says Taft admitted the need to cut woolen duties but linked reform to broader tariff revision. He urges Taft to send a special message to Congress and promises no amendments if Payne reports the bill.
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Taft
Champ Clark
House
Congress
Payne
Poet Laureate Role in United States Questioned
Richard Le Galhene argues a US poet laureate would be impossible and offers this view as comforting reassurance. The remark, reflected in commentary, frames the controversy over a national poet laureate position.
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Richard le Galhene
United States
Richard
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