Death comes to Thomas C. Martin in Pickens county
Telegram tag from the city announces the death of Thomas C. Martin who died suddenly at the home of his step-daughter in Pickens county. Born January 1, 1930, he taught in the county schools, served in the Civil War, later moved to Greenville, was a Baptist deacon and Sunday school superintendent, and survived by three sons B F Martin of this city C B Martin of Columbia and F H Martin.
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Anderson
Thomas C. Martin
L.T. Earle
Pickens County
Martin
Anderson County
Col. Stenn
Battes
Greenville
Baptist Church
Convicted in North Carolina postoffice robbery case
Leonard Williams Beanton Shaw and Stalian were tried in Dunn North Carolina for the December 24 postal robbery. All five were convicted, each receiving five years imprisonment and fines of five hundred dollars. The jury deliberated twenty minutes after a Tuesday morning start. Sixty witnesses testified for the government, with no defense witnesses called. Some defendants had prior sentences. Also mention from Chicago about Mrs Guiness alive claim in Leporte Indiana.
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Raleigh, N. Cu Dite
Leonard
Williams
Beanton
Shaw
Stalian
Dunn
N. C
Perfectly Legitimate Expense in Keowee Courier Ads
The Keowee Courier endorses newspaper paid advertising for a candidate to present qualifications and platform. The paper offers open columns at regular rates, noting a six inch card in county papers reaches more readers weekly than personal tours and costs like a home wedding. The public reads ads after work, while personal visits may be ignored or avoided.
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Keowee
Tts
Mating County
Norte
Broad way car revenge by a schoolgirl
On a crowded Broadway car two portly men hogged a large seat. A slim schoolgirl did not yield, waiting for a massive scrub lady to enter. She then offered her own seat and the men were revealed buried under piles of literature as she laughed, achieving her petty revenge.
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New York Sun
Keowne Courier Promises Prompt Printing and Engraving Service
We invite friends and patrons to leave printing and engraving orders with us for prompt attention and the best service. Call to view our line of samples. Keowne Courier Walhalla August 6.
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Keowne
Walhalla
New York Life Taxes Tested After State Conference
A June 3 conference in Columbia between state officials and New York Life Insurance Company officials concluded the company will pay under protest the taxes assessed on premiums collected in one county. The case aims to bring the larger issue before the courts while awaiting no further action by the state. The exchange also includes General Nobles remarks on General Grant and wartime conduct.
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Columbia
Lyon
Jones
MeIntoeh
New York
Henry T. Thompson
New York Life Insurance Company
New York Life
Grant and Lee memorial tale at Confederate reunion
Reports from Birmingham describe Lt Gen Grant and Gen Nathanael Greene mentioned in discussions about military leadership and a ceremonial mallet carved from historic wood. The piece ties to a Confederate Veterans gathering, Jefferson Davis’s Richmond residence, and an inscriptioned mallet prepared for presentation to the UCV commander in chief.
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Linkol
Grant
Wen
Port Cheeter
J. W. Reed
Taft
Birmingham
Mizagell
Nathantor Oe Greene
Guilford Court House
White House
Richmond
Jefferson Davis
Col. Reed
Stephen D. Lee
Associaton of
United Confederate Veterans
Historic visit to Molokai leper settlement explored
In Honolulu on May 1 Dr Robert Koch returned from a visit to Molokai to study leprosy treatment. He met with German consul William Pfotenhauer and observers including Dr Walter Beyckerhoff and Dr L B Cofer. Koch toured the Baldwin Home and Bay View Home, spoke with settlement staff, and visited Father Damien’s grave. He declined to quote about cure prospects, focusing on administration, surroundings, and disease comparison. Also notes a Hall’s Catarrh Cure ad and a June 3 postage rate update to Fingland Washington.
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Apys
Robert Koch
Molokai
Orient
Koch
Molokat
William Pfotenhauer
Anni
Walter Beyckerhoff
L. B. Cofer
Caited States Marine Hospital Service
Roche
Scientinta
Dr. Koch
Leperaarium
Baldwin
Bishop Home
Bay View
W. J. Goodhue
Goodhue
Father Damien
Brother Dutton
Lightning Claims Life of Pearl Shepherd in Alamance County
In Alamance County an 18 year old girl Pearl Shepherd and her mother William Shepherd were struck by lightning while tending a cherry orchard near their home in the afternoon storm. Pearl died at once and her mother sustained fatal injuries, with her condition described as critical as medical teams worked to stabilize her. The incident occurred during routine orchard work and the two women were taken to nearby facilities for treatment. The report notes the extreme weather event and its deadly impact on the family.
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Charlotte
Mias
Pearl Shepherd
Ire
Willam Shepherd
Trunks Burned at Rail Station In Transit to Columbia
About one hundred trunks belonging to Winthrop students were burned at the railroad station shortly before 1 AM. A lamp exploded inside a baggage car during loading, destroying the car top and ruining luggage. Loss about 12,000 dollars. car damage 2,000. railroad liable for 100 per trunk.
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Columbia
Pointy
Abbeville Votes to Buy Local Light Plant
Abbeville residents approve a $25,000 purchase of the electric light plant in a 104 to 1 election. Bonds will be offered immediately. The city’s finances are sound with $70,000 in bonds outstanding, a $25,000 sinking fund, and total indebtedness at $46,000. Electric service meters will charge about ten cents per kilowatt.
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Abbeville
Honda
Ainking
Jim Crow case in Virginia rail line triumphs for defendant
Washington, June 6. A case involving the Jim Crow law of Virginia and its application to passengers on trains between Washington and Virginia won by the Great Falls and Old Dominion Railway Company. Agnes Carver, a colored woman, sought $20,000 claiming violation of DC rights after a conductor ordered her to vacate a seat. The company showed the conductor collected fare only after crossing onto the Virginia side, arguing she was a Virginia passenger, not interstate.
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Washington
Virginia
Agnes Carver
Great Falls and Old Dominion Railway Company
District of Columbia
Tivingston Heights
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