State Solons Consider New Fire Insurance and Tax Laws
Governor Manning outlines progressive legislation as South Carolina lawmakers examine bills to replace the valued policy law with immediate payouts after loss, enforce fire inspections, bond fire agents, create a building code, and reform tax methods. A rate making system would empower a three member commission to supervise rates and curb discrimination, with exemptions for mutual and nonboard companies. The governor also notes plans for warehouses and cotton insurance, and urges economy in state operations.
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Fovernor
Insurance
Rating Bureau
South Carolina
Mutual Fire
Richard I. Manning
House of Representatives
Joint Assembly
J. A. Banks of
St. Matthews
Bethea Urges Dispatch In Senate For Action
Lieut. Gov Bethea convenes the upper house for the third time praising democracy and peace under Wilson. He urges brevity and preparedness, urges hard honest work, no useless bills, and timely adjournment while aiming to emulate Calhoun.
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Bethea
Senate
White House
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
America
House of Lords
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Sir Edward Carson
Calhoun
House Chairs Appointed As 72nd South Carolina Assembly Opens
Speaker Hoyt names committee chairs including Liles Orangeburg for Ways and Means Boyd Spartanburg for Judiciary and Railroads Lesesne Clarendon for Public Printing and Rogres Dillon for Local Legislation. House reelects officers. new chaplain chosen. bill to create state highway board proposed with nine members and a four year term.
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House
Hoyt
Ways and Means
Liles
Orangeburg
Boyd
Spartanburg
Fromberg
Charleston
Lesesne
Clarendon
Laurens
Cothran
Greenville
State House and Grounds
Hammond
Richland
Goodwin
Colleton
Dominick
Newberry
Rogres
Dillon
Lone
Lee
Richey
McMillan
Riley
Saluda
Neuffer
Abbeville
Wright
Cherokee
Ford
Fairfield
Sanders
Sumter
Molise
Iis
Greenwood
Nunn
York
Graham
Williamsburg
Scott
Anderson
Pichland
South Carolina
House of Representatives
James A. Hoyt
Richland County
J. Wilson Gibbes
Columbia
Booker
A. KE. Hutchison
Rock Hill
Reading
John S. Wilson
Lancanger
A. McQ. Martin
John P. Knox
L. ©. Wiggins
Green Street Methodist Church
A. B. Reeves
First Christian Church
Singler
Commissioner of Agriculture, Commerce and Industries
Governor Manning Delivers Address on Prohibition and Education
South Carolina Governor Richard J. Manning delivered his annual message to the General Assembly detailing proposed reforms. He urged a statewide compulsory education law, a state board of examiners, expanded agricultural schooling, a state highway department, and stricter liquor regulation while backing increased salaries and tax safeguards. The address also covered prison, mental health, veteran support, and enforcement of prohibition.
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Richard J. Manning
General Assembly of
South Carolina
House of Representatives
Joint Assembly
National Guard
State Hospital For
State Park
Manning
State Hospital
New County Defeated in Greenville Williamston Vote
Special election results show 569 for and 1 044 against creating a new county of Williamston. Only one small precinct favored the plan. most of Greenville and Anderson counties voted against. Williamston would have been the county seat._COUNTY_ESTABLISHMENT_FAILS.
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Greenville
Williamston
Greenville County
Anderson County
Monea Path
Belton
Pelzer
Piedmont
Thereenville Court House
Anderson
Laurens County
West Dunklin
South Carolina Agricultural Society Holds Annual Meeting
The South Carolina agricultural society led by President G. Stoney heard talks on boll weevil conditions cattle breeding and timely farming topics. J K Means joined by President Riggs Tra Williams and L L Guion addressed the gathering as W G Hinson retired as vice president and L D Chisolm resigned as secretary treasurer with Welch Frampton taking those duties. Stoney warned farmers to prepare for boll weevil and three delegates were named to attend the Valdosta Georgia conference on January 24.
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Charleston
Agricultural Society of South Carolina
G. Stoney
J. K. Means
United States Department of Agriculture
Riggs
Clemson College
Tra W. Williams
L. L. Guion
Stoney
W. G. Hinson
Servine
Society For Life
L. D. Chisolm
Welch
W. M. Frampton
Valdosta
J K Bolton Slain By Sniper in Santo Domingo
Greenwood native Lieut J Karl Bolton of the United States Marine Corps was killed by a crowd on deck at San Pedro Macoris Santo Domingo while leading Marines. He graduated from Cita del and joined the Marines last November. He leaves his parents two sisters Mamie Elizabeth and Mildred and two brothers Harold and Julian.
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J. K. Bolton
Greenwood
J. Karl Bolton
United States Marine Corps
San Pedro Macoris
Santo Domingo
Bolton
Navy Department
Chandler
New Hampshire
Lieut
Citadel
Marine Corps
Mamie Miazabeth
Mildred Bolton
Harold Bolton
Julian Bolton
South Carolinians Nominated as Navy Reserve Assistants
Washington reports the president nominated eight South Carolinians for assistant surgeon roles in the Navy Medical Reserve Corps: Julius C. Sosnowski, Leon W. McGrath, William C. Bodie, Lewis W. Whaley, John M. Arthur, James Ff. Jeffords, Thomas P. Cheatham and William C. James.
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Washington
Navy Medical Reserve Corps
Julius C. Sosnowski
Leon W. McGrath
William C. Bodie
Lewis W. Whaley
John M. Arthur
James Ff. Jeffords
William ¢C. James
South Carolina Notes on Health Survey and Local Fires
D. V. R. Carter, assistant surgeon general, will survey Broxton township Colleton to stamp out malarial fever. York’s largest fire burned the Mc Neill building on Main Street, loss about 70000. Governor Manning approves Col E M Blythe’s resignation, sent to the war department. Senator Tillman secures Senate print of the boll weevil commission report as public document. Governor Manning seeks applicants for state bank examiner after Ivy M Mauldin’s election as Palmetto National Bank VP. Pomaria Lutheran church to host the Evangelical Lutheran Synod annual meeting in November 1917. Anderson citizens seek $125000 for street paving bonds. Fire destroyed four mules and a barn in Columbia, loss about 6500. origin undetermined.
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D. V. R. Carter
United States Public Health Service
Broxton
Colleton County
State Board of Health
Yellow Hills
York
McNeill
Main Street
Manning
E. M. Blythe
War Department
Tillman
South Carolina Boll Weevil Commission
Senate
State Bank
Ivy M Mauldin
Pickens
Palmetto National Bank
Mauldin
Pomaria Lutheran Church
Evangelical Lutheran Synod of South Carolina
Anderson
R. Leon Shull
Columbia
Pape's Diapepsin Claims Quick Stomach Relief
Advert shows Pape's Diapepsin promising fast relief from indigestion gas and sour stomach in five minutes. It asserts safe, lasting stomach regulation, no belching or eructations, and recommends buying a fifty cent case from any store.
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Pape
Why Do People Prefer Music To Conversation
A quirky line questions why people gravitate to music over talking. It notes that an instinctive bias drives listening, contrasting it with distraction and noise, and hints at a humorous comparison to canaries or parrots in idle chatter.
Proven Swamp-Root Aids Weak Kidneys
An herbal kidney remedy claim touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as strengthening kidneys liver and bladder. It urges purchase from drug stores or a mailed 10 cent sample request to Dr Kilmer Co at Binghamton New York, noting readiness to test the preparation.
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Kilmer
Xilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Swillow-tile party tale stirs public intrigue
A fragment hints at a storyteller Stuithers dressing up a tale. The odd phrasing suggests a staged narrative choice linked to a social gathering or party, provoking curiosity about the source and intent behind the told story.
Mother’s Joy Salve and Goose Grease Liniment Ad
Advertisement for Mother’s Joy Salve claimed to treat colds croup pneumonia and asthma. Goose Grease Liniment advertised for neuralgia rheumatism and sprains. Sold by Druggists through Goose Grease Company in Greensboro North Carolina.
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Goose Grease Company
Mifr's
Greensboro
N. O
Advy
Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills Advertise Digestive Safeguard
A brief ad promotes Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills as a health aid and purgative. It asserts good health rests on digestion and urges readers to safeguard digestion to protect overall health. The copy emphasizes the product as a medicine and laxative.
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Wright
No Hope in Erratic Quotation About Drinking
A fragmentary exchange shows a person challenging another about drowning sorrows in drink while a spouse boasts strength. The odd wording hints at disorderly handwriting or OCR issues affecting legibility.
California Syrup of Figs Ad Appears for Children's Health
A vintage advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children. It contrasts old-fashioned calomel remedies with this fruit laxative, claiming it cleanses the liver and bowels, eases stomach discomfort, and advises a 60 cent bottle with dosage directions for all ages.
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California
Han
Ady
Undertakers Strike Reported in Liverpool England
A strike by undertakers occurred in Liverpool, England, recently, drawing attention to funeral service disruptions and labor action in the city.
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Liverpool
England
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Cherokee County
T. P. Cochran
Winthrop College
Robert Jh. Lee
Joseph A. Berry
T. P. Cothran
Campbell McLain
Kate Cantwell
R. E B. Carwile
John A. Kaminer
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Bacon Sharpton
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Hampton
Charles Milford
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