McCullum Murderer Captured Near Franklin North Carolina
Floyd McCullum the alleged killer in Pickens county last week was captured Friday morning by Sheriff R. R. Roark and Policeman H. A. Nealey near Franklin North Carolina. They transported him to Columbia after a 135 mile chase from Sugar Fork. The case involves the death of James Hendrix and the assault of a white woman in Crow Creek.
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Floyd McCullum
Crow Creek
Pickens County
Franklin
N. C
R. R. Roark
H. A. Nealey
Pickens
Dover Hinkle
Fred Whitmire
Cornelia
Columbia
Asheville
Tennessee Line
Sugar Fork
North Carolina
Alex McLain
Clare Humphrey
Necro
Roark
Gov. Blease
Nealey
Hendrx
Sentinel
McCullum
James Hendrix
Robinson declines veterans plea to run for state house
A letter from C. E. Robinson explains he cannot run for the state house despite support from Confederate veterans who criticized pension laws and urged reform. He commends the old soldiers and expresses desire to serve them someday, but personal circumstances prevent candidacy.
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Court House
House of Representatives
Confederacy
C. E. Robinson
Easley Progress
Card of Thanks to Friends and Doctors
Mr. A. M. Mauldin and family express heartfelt thanks to friends for kindness during Mr. Mauldin's illness. Gratitude extends to Dr. R. J. Gilliland Dr. R. F. Smith Easley and Dr. L. O. Mauldin Greenville.
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A. M. Mauldin
Mauldin
R. J. Gilliland
R. F. Smith
Easley
L. O. Mauldin
Greenville
Bethlehem Ridge notes and local visits
Beth lehem Ridge reports visits by Mrs Arlie Welborn and Mr John Clyde with sisters Martha and Mary Revisits include Rev Charlie Anderson preaching at Pickens View and Rev J T MacFarlane at Bethlehem Garden shows farmers thankful for recent showers Pickens View Sunday school joined a missionary rally at Easley mill church with a fine time EXPLORATOR
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Essie Stewart
Arlie Welborn
John Gravely
Furman Looper
W. T. Bates
Charlie Anderson
Pickens View
L. C. Gilstrap
Atlanta
J. T. MacFarlane
Bethlehem
John Clyde
Brushy Creek
Martha
Mary
Easley
Easley Mill Church
Pleasant Grove Notes On Rain and Local Visits
Crops are small but show color. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Rigdon visited Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Anders last Sunday. Spinks Barker from Calhoun came to see his ill brother B. B. Barker. A July 4 rain ended a ten week dry spell. Jimmie Phillips of Greenville visits B. B. Barker and friends. C. D. Fortner, Railroad commissioner candidate, was born and raised here. B. B. Barker remains ill, under care of Dr. M. Ponder and Dr. E. C. Stroud.
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J. F. Rigdon
J. P. Anders
Spinks Barker
Calhoun
B. B. Barker
Jimmie Phillips
Greenville
C. D. Fortner
M. Ponder
Dacusville
E. C. Stroud
Marietta
Cedar Rock Social Roundup Brings Local Visits
Cedar Rock reports weekend visits as Mr. W. B. Porter of Atlanta stayed with family. Miss Lillian Hendrix visited Miss Flossie Williams. Mr. David McCombs and wife visited Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McCombs. J. E. Gilstrap and family called on the Roper home. Ada Miller visits Pelzer hosts. Mrs. Jim Norris and daughters visit Greenville relatives. B. H. Williams and son Ned visit Sumter. Anderson Mauldin and wife with the W. W. Roper family. Remus Henderson and wife from Anderson spend weekend at M. D. Yermer's in Rexie.
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W. B. Porter
Atlanta
Lillian Hendrix
Flossie Williams
David McCombs
Wm. McCombs
J. E. Gilstrap
W. W. Roper
Ada Miller
Vivian
Lucile Padgett
Pelzer
Jim Norris
Hattie
Kate
Greenville
B. H. Williams
Ned
J. Frank Williams
Sumter
Anderson - Mauldin
Remus Henderson
Anderson
M.D. Yarmer
S. Rexie
Community Notes From Dacusville and Nearby
Dacusville residents report visits between families in Easley Greenville and Cedar Rock singing attended by J L Looper and daughters Misses Lilian Eva Farmer. Ice cream supper on the Fourth was enjoyed and the literary society shows fine work.
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Henry Jones
Oscar Looper
Easley
Carrie Robinson
Elmira Robinson
Hughes
Greenville
E. L. Jones
Nannie Mae Jones
Fannie G. Hughes
J. L. Looper
Lilian
Eva Farmer
Cedar Rock
J. M. Chastain
Ida
Geneva Looper
Six New Candidates Enter Local Race
The announcement column lists six candidates: Jos. E. Leach of Easley for Legisla ture, A. B. Riggins of Liberty and Thos. H. Smith of Easley for Commissioner, Frank Gillgood and Frank Kirksey for cotton weigher, and J. Davis Mauldin for supervisor of registration.
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Jos. E. Leach
Easley
A. B. Riggins
Liberty
Thos. H. Smith
Frank Gillgood
Frank Kirksey
J. Davis Mauldin
Town Creek Roller Mill Opens To Serve Flour Needs
Town Creek Roller Mill announces operational status and readiness to serve customers with high quality flour, aiming to provide the best product in the area and meet local demand.
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Town Creek
Pickens Mill Notes Mention Visits and Outing
Pickens mill residents report visits by E I Dacus and wife to Anderson and by Joe Bagwell with Ef fie Porter to Liberty. Lee Chastain visits Spartanburg for July 4 senate candidate speeches. Mrs Van Ellison and sons of Pickens mill visit B D Ellison in Atlanta and praise Gate City trip. A mill village outing to Table Rock includes James Garren Alonzo Chastain Farrow Chastain Lila Pace Susie Garren Cora Porter and others with a dinner by the spring.
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Joe Bagwell
Effie Porter
Liberty
Lee Chastain
Spartanburg
Senate
van Ellison
Pickens Mill
B. D. Ellison
Atlanta
Gate City
Pickens
Mill Village
Table Rock
James Garren
Alonzo
Farrow Chastain
Lila Pace
Susie Garren
Cora Porter
Pickens Route 1 Crops Look Fine After Rain and Hail
The community notes a good crop outlook on Pickens Route 1 following a rain and hail on the sixth. Several residents spent the Fourth with relatives and enjoyed local gatherings. No major events reported beyond social visits and a hospitalization recovery.
Farmers Institutes Begin Across Pickens County
Clemson and Winthrop College sponsor farmers institutes statewide with practical talks for growers. Vetch and clover days will highlight handling these crops. Pickens County events run August 11 Six Mile school August 14 Oolenoy August 15 Pickens. Oconee County hosts August 12 Valhalla August 13 Keowee August 14 South Union Westminster.
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South Carolina
Clemson
Winthrop College
Pickens
Oconee
Six Mile School
Oconee County
Valhalla
Keowee
South Union
Westminster
Miss Knight Ends Summer Music Class and Awards
Miss Knight closed her music class on July 1 and will resume September 15. Olive Nealy won the medal for perfect attendance and highest average. Theo Smith earned a pin for missing only one lesson in ten months. Daisey Bivens and Blanche Laboon missed two lessons.
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Miss Knight
Olive Nealy
Theo Smith
Daisey Bivens
Blanche Laboon
Enrollment tally for pre cint ends Tuesday
Up to Tuesday night only 411 voters had enrolled at this pre cint. The sparse participation signals limited early engagement ahead of the upcoming event.
Silly Misunderstanding Between Mother and Child
A mother shows a new silk dress and quips that it was given up by a poor worm. The child, puzzled, asks if she means dad or mamma, revealing a charming mishearing. The exchange captures a playful family moment and the child’s literal interpretation.
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Dad
Isdy
Mamma
Perfection as a trained harmony of body mind and will
A quotation defining a man as one whose body serves the mind and whose passions obey the will, embracing beauty truth goodness and respect for others in a disciplined life attributed to Anon.
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Anon
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Big Payoff
Frank J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo swear an oath claiming the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notarized statement dates December 6 in Toledo showing the product is taken internally and targets the blood and mucous surfaces.
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Ohfo
Toledo
Lavas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Frank J
A. W._GLEASON
Hall
F J. Cheney & CO
Wilson Confers With Big Business Leaders At White House
President Wilson spent nearly an hour in a conference with J. P. Morgan in the White House. The session marked one of the few times a recognized leader of big business was admitted during his sixteen months in office.
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Washington
Wilson
J. P. Morgan
White House
United States Agents Excluded From France in Dress Seizure Case
Paris voices opinion that U S treasury agents will be barred from France after Henry Monroe a Brookline banker appeals a jail term and fine for declining to reveal payments by Miss Dolan of Brookline Mass for dresses seized by American customs on arrival in Boston.
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Paris
United States Treasury
France
Henry Monroe
Miss Dolan
Brookline
Mass
Boston
American minister Williams defends Albania report
Athens report says George Fred Williams, the American minister to Greece, has issued a new statement backing his Albania investigations. He denounces the international commission of control and warns Epirus faces danger from the rapid advance of Albanian rebels.
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Athens
George Fred Williams
Greece
Albania
International Commission of Control
Epirus
Senators Overman and Chilton Testify on Mining Stock Issue
Washington senators Overman and Chilton testified before a committee probing use of official letterheads to back a North Carolina gold mining venture. Overman said he bought 2300 dollars in stock after a treasury expert valued the property at 60 million dollars. Chilton stated he owned 2500 dollars in the venture.
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Washington
Overman and
Chilton
North Carolina
Overman
Treasury
Clark named commercial agent for Southern states
Washington-W. A. Graham Clark was appointed by Secretary Redfield to be commercial agent of the department of commerce for the Southern states. He will base his headquarters at Atlanta, Georgia, and is regarded as an expert on cotton textile industry.
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Washington
W. A. Graham Clark
Redfield
Department of Commerce
Clark
Department
Atlanta
Deputy Sheriff Fights Train Robbers Near Pendleton
Pendleton Oregon deputy George MacDuffey of Heppner engages train robbers in a chair car aisle fifty miles east of Pendleton. He kills one outlaw and wounds another. a bullet aimed at his heart is deflected when a pocket comb slows its path.
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Pendleton
Ore
George MacDuffey
Heppner
Here
Governor Walsh seeks funds for Salem fire relief
Boston Governor Walsh telegraphed President Wilson requesting 200000 for Salem fire sufferers and sent messages to state governors and large city mayors urging national aid. He estimated 31000000 needed to meet the emergency.
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Boston
Walsh
Wilson
Salem
Earth State
Relics Return To Savannah Lodge After 150 Years
In Savannah Georgia valuable artifacts from Solomon's Lodge No 1 F and A M are returned to the lodge by G T Parker of Kissimmee Florida The Parker family held the items for 89 years and the objects were looted by British soldiers during a prior seizure.
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Savannah
Solomon’s Lodge
No. 1
A. M
G. T. Parker
Kissimee
Fla
U S Delegate Silliman Heads to Saltillo for Mexico Role
John R. Silliman, fully briefed on Washington's stance, sails to Saltillo to represent the United States at the Mexican capital under General Carranza.
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U. S
Mexico
Washington
John R. Silliman
Saltillo
United States
Carranza
Murder Plot Confession Taints Sarajevo Bombing Case
Vienna-Nedelja Gabrinovics admits involvement in the attack on Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife while en route to Sarajevo town hall last Sunday. The confession details the plot and co-conspirator hints emerge as authorities assess motive and possible accomplices.
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Vienna
Nedelja Gabrinovics
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Sarajevo
Elks Prepare Denver Jubilee Reunion Sites
Denver prepares for the Elks golden jubilee reunion to be held July 13 to 19. TheAtlanta delegation HQ will be at the Brown Palace in Denver Colorado.
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Elks
Denver
Colo
The
Atlanta
Brown Palace
Dutch Invite Delegates for Third Peace Conference Program
The Hague government invited nations that took part in the second peace conference to appoint delegates to a committee. The panel will formulate a definite program for the upcoming third conference.
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the Hague
Netherlands
Battle Between Trees In A Farmer’s Tale
In a passage from A Farmer's Mate Book by C E D Phelps two conifers, a cedar and a maple, grew close together. The maple, now twice the cedar’s height after about thirty five or more years, spread around the cedar and crushed it. The cedar lay slain as the maple stretched upward, its growth twisting around and flattening the other tree.
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C. E. D. Phelps
Judge Ernest Gary Dies After Long Service in Fifth Circuit
Judge Ernest Gary of the Fifth Circuit died at his Columbia home shortly after noon aged 55, after 28 years on the bench. He was the senior circuit judge among 13, born January 29, 1859 in Cokesbury, son of Dr Franklin F. Gary. Funeral held at 6 PM at 1520 Gervais Street. Elmwood Cemetery interment.
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Ernest Gary
Fifth Circuit
Gervais Street
Columbia
Gary
Elmwood
Judge Gary
Cokesbury
Franklin F. Gary
Confederate States Army
General Assembly
State Board of Health
South Carolina Medical Association
Garyard
Port Business Sets New Charleston Record at Year End
The United States custom house notes Charleston port activity reaching a 120 month high, with imports and exports exceeding the prior year. Cash receipts for the last year rose 47 percent, and officials predict export business may reach 25,000,060 dollars in the coming year.
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United States
Custom House
Charleston
Ne Ness
Donation Shift Funds South Carolina School of Education Building
A $6,000 gift from J oe gan & Co New York, acting president A C Moore of USC announces funds from the Peabody educational fund will start a new building for the university’s school of education instead of scholarships as originally planned.
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University
J. Oegan & Co
New York
A C. Moore
University of South Carolina
Peabody, Educational Fund
Board of Trustees
School of Education
Goose Creek trestle plan opposed in public hearing
South Carolina items note a public hearing on the Carolina Atlantic & Western railroad trestle across Goose Creek with Maj. Howell presiding. The report also covers a 15 year old girl charged with infanticide near Greenville, a banking insurance address by F. H. McMaster, and public health efforts in Fairfield and Sumter including malaria studies and aviation interest.
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Carolina, Atlantic & Western Railroad
Goose Creek
Maj. Geo. P. Howell
Corps of Engineers
U.S. A
Custom House
Elsie Barbare
Greenville
Gosnell
Jane
Ben Barberé
F. H. McMaster
South Carolina
South’ Carolina
Fairfield County
William F. Robertson
Sumter
J. H. Forbes
Commerce
HE. R. Carter
M. D
R.c.derivaur
DM. Malloy
H. A. Taylor
United States Public Health Service
Zacharian Drake
Drake
E.A. Robbins
North Carolina
Sumter Electrical Company
Richard M. Sullivan
United States Weather Bureau
Columbia
Wateree
Ace Lever
Philanthropists Debate Meddling in Public Affairs
A Wilde quote arguing that noble donors resist restricting their influence as long as concerns lie beyond their remit. It highlights tension between charitable motives and interference in public matters. The line underscores a philosophy about political boundaries and social responsibility.
Domestic Economy Opinion Sparks Ten-Cent Cigar Grumbles
A reader laments certain men’s approach to economy as mere lounging with a ten-cent cigar and muttering about Peoria. The remark reflects a broader debate on thrift and work ethic.
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Peoria
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Pleasant Grove News
Dacusville News
E. I. Dacus
Allie Whitmire
Richard Gilstrap
Willie Lewis
Tabor
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Billie Porter
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Walter Turner
Paul Farmer
T. H. Stewart
J. E. Medlin
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Luther Freeman
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He’s
Oscar Wilde
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