Fire at Grand Palace Hotel in Indiana Causes Panic
Chicago theatrical people flee a blaze at the Grand Palace Hotel on Clark Street Indiana. The second floor fire spread up the elevator shaft prompting a rapid rescue as guests on the top floor were awakened. Police aided in restraining panicked crowds and leading women to safety as flames drove people to windows and hallways.
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Clark Street
Joseph Northrop
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Northrop
Feed Stuffs Sale Offers Bargain Prices
Local ad lists discounted feed items for horses and mules including No 1 Timothy Hay at 1.10 per hundred pounds Pure Wheat Bran 85 cents per 80 pound sack Lifted Clipped Oats 65 cents per bushel Ear Corn 85 cents per bushel Best Meal 80 cents per bushel and an incoming car of Shelled Corn priced at 80 cents per bushel.
Oconee County farmer card and medical ad blend
A long letter describes South Carolina farming in Oconee and water quality at Smithville, praising tobacco and cotton yields in Lee and surrounding counties. It contrasts southern life with upstate lands, laments climate, and ends with a Toledo testimonial and Hall’s Catarrh Cure advertisement from 1886.
Clemson Cornerstone for Agricultural Hall Marked by Pageantry
January 19 at Clemson featured the laying of the corner stone for an agricultural hall. Senator Tillman spoke on agricultural education and the college shifting away from mechanics toward farming. Col Newman and Col Norris offered remarks, with Masons and local officials participating in the ceremony led by Grand Master John St. Bollinger. The event drew a large crowd and highlighted efforts to boost agricultural education in South Carolina.
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Atone
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Naperine
Gornar Atone
Order of Masons
Ifo
Calhoun Lodge
Memoir of Dr Francis Mullally D D Charleston Life Story
The Charleston News and Courier recounts the life of Rev Francis Mullally D D who died in New York on January 17 1904. An Irish born patriot and scholar he served as regimental chaplain in the Confederate army and later led Adger College in Walhalla before returning to New York where he remained until his death.
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Ialiver, Tenn
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India
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de. Mullally
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Abbeville
J. B. Adger Mullally
Thornwell
Mandeville
Lane
William
Kilzabeth K
State
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Mary Clare Mullally
Favorite Prescription Aids Women With Headache and Female Weakness
An old medical ad discusses frequent throbbing headaches in women linked to female diseases. It claims Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription restores balance, strengthens nerves and digestive vigor, and relieves headaches by treating the underlying female weaknesses and irritation.
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Good Roads In Congress Leads To National Aid Debate
Washington January 22 with the Panama question briefly yielding to a major push for good roads Senator Latimer of South Carolina promotes a federal aid plan mirroring the Brownlow bill. Each proposal would furnish 24 million dollars over three years, with federal aid covering half the cost and a highway commission overseeing the bureau of highways. Latimer defends constitutionality, cites historic road building, taxation equity, and national defense as rationale. Greenwood January 22 reports Rev. A T Jamison announcing a gift from J L Durot of Greenwood Bank and Cotton Mill to build an up to date office facility for Connie Maxwell Orphanage, including a safe vault and meeting space. The gift, estimated between 1,000 and 2,000 dollars, will be dedicated by the trustees and superintendent.
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Governor Heyward seeks extra lynching powers and funds
Governor D. D. Heyward urges the South Carolina General Assembly to pass special lynching legislation and to appropriate an adequate fund for rewards and evidence gathering to curb mob violence. He notes state lawlessness and limited gubernatorial power, citing a lynching at Reavenville as urgency.
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Rise of Child Causes Rablog death at Patour Institute
A child at the Patour Institute died from a contagious illness after three others, Harold Datta aged 9, and Forrest Birdwall aged 12, were exposed after kissing by a father W. V. Latta and a nurse. The bereaved parents rushed the child to care but arrived too late.
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Foroat Birdwall
Peruvian Bird Guano Inquiry At Clemson College
Clemson College announces a formal inspection of a claimed natural bird guano cargo imported for fertilizer use. Secretary Stackhouse will send an official inspector to review shipper papers sample methods and the material to protect farmers and dealers from possible misrepresentation.
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Ford
Over-Work Weakens Your Kidneys
An old advertisement warns that overworking strains kidneys causing heart symptoms and general weakness. It touts Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a remedy and urges readers to consult the pamphlet and order from Kilmer Co. at Binghamton New York, with mail order options and free brochure.
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