Chief of Police Arrested in Batesburg Scandal
Lexington report says Batesburg chief of police John J. Darby was arrested on a warrant for assault with intent to ravish. He posted a $2,000 bond and was released pending further charges after a tense sequence amid claims of a plotted frame by rivals tied to stolen district funds and a boarding house owner seeking damages. The story also mentions aviation and navigation notes from Dayton and a Zeppelin record, with local health ads interwoven.
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Darby
Batesburg
Yatesburg
Matesburg
Batenburg
Tle Las Leen
Wade
Anand
Hly
Dayton
Ohio
Wild Wright
Count Zeppelin
Herald Zeppelin
Confederate Veterans Home Opens in Colaumbia
The South Carolina Confederate Home opened in Columbia with earnest ceremonies. More than twenty veterans already reside, with others likely to join soon. The home, designed as a true dwelling, features a spacious main corridor, a commandant’s office, a parlor, living quarters, and dormitories. The Daughters of the Confederacy aided financially and in oversight, ensuring a comfortable, hospitable environment.
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Greenville
Colmbia
South Carolina
Vince
Confederate Veterans’ Home
Daughters of the Confederacy
Columbia
Locke
Frolley
Erie
Hyun
Buffalo Jones and his strange animal hybrids rise in lobby tale
The New Grand Hotel lobby story centers on Col. C. J. Jones of Garden City Kansas, famed for breeding hybrids like cattalo and the Gorisin. He touts crosses such as Persiarino and Persiacott, claiming the Go r sin goat derivative and other lineages crossed with Persian and Merino stock.
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New Grand Hotel
Broadway
New York Herald
C. J. Jones
Garden City
Kansas
Buffalo Jones
Col. Jones
Yellowstone Park
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Burbank
Roosevelt
Kannas
Darter Stratus
Gowid Ri
Wulf
Sin
Ange Druah
Eaxetin
Gore attacks cotton and woolen firms in Senate debate
Washington June 3 Senator Gore astonished the Senate with a long citation of cotton and woolen manufacturers detailing earnings capital stock and surplus The Oklahoma Democrat spoke offhand with a sharp rasping tone claiming these firms earn large sums and are intelligent class leaders in selecting United States senators.
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Washington
Gore
Senate
Southwest
United States
Fraudulent nine dollar bills warn of counterfeit notes
Counterfeit $5 and $9 bills from the 1899 Indian head series circulate, with poor workmanship and deceptive blue seals and back design. Secret Service notes detection difficulties due to quality. Acting Chief Moran urges careful scrutiny to stop further circulation. Also contains unrelated advertisements for catarrh cures and Hall's pills.
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Washington
June
Secret Service Bureau
Moran
Reform of Streetcar Strike Ends in Victory for Workers
Philadelphia June 4 The Rapid Transit Company strike ends in a near total win for the workers after Mayor Reyburn met with company directors. Union demands include an eight hour day and 22 to 24 cent pay raise, with President Parsons signaling settlement as soon as his letter is received.
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Denman
Philadelphia
Rapid ‘Pranalt Company
Reyburn
Nane Yoo
Hendtig
Parsons
Tin Woard
Tiei
Maria
Castoria and faded crime tale from Waterbury era
Waterbury Connecticut June 1 Philip Corbin of New Britain, a famed citizen and president of the American Hardware Co., returns from Wethersfield State Prison where he visits ally Charles Gilbert, a 1804 murder convict. Once teammates, they recall old New Britain cricket days and a grim shooting linked to Caldwell. Gilbert faced gallows, Corbin argues for clemency and long past friendship colors the scene.
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Por Morty
Corbin Hax
Waterbury
Conn
Philip Corbin
New Britain
American Hardware Company
Connecticut
Wethersfield
Charles Gilbert
Corbin
Mears Mtr
Cortina Hive
Fragmented note of Alaska purchase and officials
A garbled OCR passage mentions Alaska purchase facts including William Steward as secretary of state who conducted the negotiations with Russia. It references a colored portrait and the Alaska-Yukon exposition, with unclear dates and names.
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Waerington
Jane
Yale
Alaska-Yiou
Moe Wkenuss
William #1
Steward
Burchage
Alaska
Fussia
Fie Hame
Clemson College Science Club Ends May Session With Snake Talk
The Clemson College Science Club wrapped its May meeting with a discussion on nonpoisonous and poisonous snakes led by A. F. P. Conradi of the South Carolina Experiment Station. The talk covered snake genera, bite behavior, and birth after discussion. The meeting closed with the annual officer election.
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Clemson College Science Club
Bankes
Srec
A. F P. Conradi
South Carolina
Abelkel
Car burglary cases in Macon Superior Court headline local crime spree
In Macon Georgia on June 4 twenty year old cases against George Washington, a Black car thief, were heard in Superior Court. He was sentenced on the first count and faces further punishment. The report notes a harsh sentence reflecting the severity of the offenses and the community's response.
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Macon
George Washington
Fragmentary OCR note on electric venret and kidney tone
A garbled OCR fragment mentions electric venret for biligen eset euiers and kidneys, tone town No. Ton Etfeot Jin 8, and a reference to $0 Ac 8. Also cites ANDILESYB Prevident and J B Andersgn superintendent.
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Home For the Veterans
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Fareenvhto News
Cape
Robert Shopson
Piedmont
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Swna
Senator Tas
Hirth Memedy
Wing Wiohin
DR. W. Bed
Walhatia
Lunsey
J. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
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F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnon & Marvin
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Hull
All Drugelsta
Hall
Reet Car Strikers
Castoria Fox
Mathers
Caray
Toro
Allen Bumatoad
Castoria
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Water Powers
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Seneca Hardware Co
B. S. Look
Walhalla, S. C
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Seneca, South Carolina
J. W. Byrd & Co
P. Thomson
Valhalla
C.W. Pitchford Co
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Reneca
Witwell Etra
Stora
Clinkscalem
Harper Building
Noursi
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Carey, Shetor & Hughs
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Hell Phone No. 20
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People’s Pressing Club
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