Noble Woman Gravely Passed After Long Illness
Mrs. J I Gravley of Pickens County died at home two miles south of Pickens after years of declining health. Born Mary Malinda Alexander in Pickens County she was nearly 64. Funeral services were held at Secona Baptist Church with Rev. D M Ramsay and Rev J M Stewart officiating. burial at Secona cemetery. She left a husband three daughters two sons and was greatly mourned by the community. Oscar Graviey was absent from the funeral. The Sentinel extends condolences to the family.
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Heaven
Pickens County
Mary Malinda Alexander
Gravley Hadeen
Secona Baptist Church
B.C. Ligon
Elberton
W.R Cantrell
W. H
Motherless Boy Finds Home Amid Community Support
The Sentinel reports that after widespread letters of support, the motherless boy has secured a home. D. W. Hrorr thanks friends for their interest and assistance, noting the boy now lives in a stable home.
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the Sentinel
D. W. Hrorr
Aiken Secures Rural Route Loop for Pickens County
Representative Wyatt Aiken wins approval for a new rural route on Route No 4 in Pickens County to run a loop from Rock and be supplied by pouch from Pickens beginning September 1. Activation depends on postmaster filing proof of pledged patronage and box erection by the target date.
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Wyatt Aiken
Pickens County
Pickens
Rock
Voters urged to attend Senate candidate talks in Pickens county
All Pickens county residents are urged to come to the county seat on Friday July 17 to hear Senate candidates. The meetings aim to let voters hear the issues and choose the best man to represent them after analyzing speeches for substance rather than rhetoric.
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Pickess County
United States Senate
Pickens County
Prof Bolding's Singing School to Start at Six Mile
Prof. Bolding will open a singing school at Six Mile on July 27 for twelve days. Prof. J H Roebush of Dayton Va will join from August 3 until the close. All music lovers invited. Teachers are among the best in the country. Tuition about seventy five cents per pupil. Don’t forget the date.
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R. M. Bolding
Six Mile
J. H. Roebush
Dayton
Villa Carranza peace talks gain momentum in Torreon
Reported Torreon conference progress suggests differences among Constitutionalists are being resolved and mediation by external powers may accelerate. Carranza agents in Washington and Felix Sommerfeld relay Villa's message that settlement is satisfactory and readiness to invite Constitutionalists to meet Huerta delegates follows. Mutiny by Mexican Federal soldiers near Vera Cruz draws attention as fighting continues.
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Washington
Torreon
Villa Carranza
Carranza
Villa
Felix Sommerfeld
Funston
Special Delegate Named for Tobacco Statistics Conference
Washington November 1900 Thomas M Washington of Wilson has been offered the post as special delegate to a statistics conference between Secretary Redfield and tobacco men to be held in Washington.
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Washington
Thomas M. Washington
Wilson
Redfield
Crop hailstorm inflicts 250000 dollar damage in York County
Yorkville South Carolina reports a crop destroying hailstorm stretching from Dallas North Carolina to Rock Hill South Carolina. The 3 to 5 mile wide storm swept along the county’s eastern border for 8 to 10 miles before turning south. Officials estimate total damage at 250000 dollars with full figures still to be learned.
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Yorkville
S. C
York County
Dallas
N. C
Rock Hill
Ieek
When You Serve Fruit Lemon Juice Prevents Browning
Lemon juice sprinkled over fruit slices for dessert or in a salad prevents browning. The acid halts oxidation and keeps fruit looking fresh longer.
Mexican Ex-Minister Attacks Wilson Policy En Route to U S
Vara Cruz Mexico former Mexican Minister of Commerce and Labor Moheno criticizes President Wilson and Progressive Party ties as he sails aboard the Espagne toward the United States. He alleges a secret platform and claims both major parties pledged support while U S troops remain in Vera Cruz.
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Vara Cruz
Mexico
Querido Modeno
Commerce and Labor
United States
Senor Modeno
Vera Cruz
Progressive Party
Theodore Roosevelt
Rio Grande
Panama
Francisco Escucisco
Carranza
Wilson
Senor Moheno
Cuba
Espanye
Puerto Mexico
Moheno
Guadalajara Falls to Constitutionalists in Mexican War
Rebel reports celebrate the capture of Guadalajara as a step toward Mexico City. General Obregon claims Federal forces routed, in control of the city and the Federal Palace with about five thousand prisoners.
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Saltillo
Mex
Carranza
Guadalajara
Constitutionalists
Mexico City
Alvaro Obregon
Constitutionalist
Federal Palace
Obregon
Blanco
Ameca
Mexico
Secretary Names Battleship Quartet Arizona California Mississippi
Secretary Daniels announced four new dreadnaughts starting with No. 39 to be named Arizona California Mississippi and Idaho. He noted the names preserve state ties after recent ship sales and that California will later be reassigned as the San Diego.
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Mississippi
Idaho
Washington
Daniels
Arizona
California
Missippi
Greece
Navy
Union
Maryland
Montana
South Dakota
West Virginia
Colorado
North Carolina
New Mexico
Tennessee
San Diego
Women gains at Education Association meeting
National Education Association endorsed woman suffrage and equal pay for teachers, with women winning five of ten vice presidency posts. Dr. David Starr Jordan was elected president with no opposition. Oakland, California selected as 1915 meeting site. Resolutions urged teacher pensions, higher salaries, travel vacations, simplified spelling, peace, child health checks, and parental cooperation on sex education.
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J.D .B. Johnson
Dr. Jordan
Dr. Johnson
Oakland
Cal
Congress allocates 200000 for Salem fire relief
The House approved a Senate amendment to the sundry civil bill providing 200000 for relief of Salem Massachusetts fire sufferers. The vote was 161 to 66 after opposition, led by Appropriation Committee Chairman Fitzgerald, cleared the measure.
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Salem
Washington
Congress
Mass
House
Fitgerald
Senate
Miss Mary Smith Doctored for Appendicitis at Naval Hospital
Miss Mary Smith of New Orleans, cousin of President Wilson, underwent an appendicitis operation at the Naval Hospital Washington by Dr Cary T Grayson, the President's Naval Aide. Her condition is said to be improved while staying at the White House.
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Washington
Mary Smith
New Orlans
Wilson
Naval Hospital
Cary T. Grayson
Government approves large forest land purchase in North Carolina
The National Forest Reservation Commission approved a government purchase of 13 575 acres in North Carolina across twelve tracts. Eleven tracts totaling 12 400 acres lie in Buncombe Yancy and Mc Dowell counties while one tract of 1 175 acres sits in Macon county. All tracts adjoin existing federal reservations and are largely wooded with poplar oak chestnut and other timber.
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Washington
North Carolina
National Forest Reservation Commission
Buncombe
Yancy
McDowell
Macon
Daily Thought Quote by Henry Ward Beecher
The author notes that the first hour of the morning sets the course for the day. A reflective maxims piece presents Beecher’s view on morning discipline shaping daily outcomes.
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Daily Thought
Henry Ward Beecher
First 1914 Cotton Bale Sold in Houston for $500
The first bale of 1914 cotton in the United States weighed 392 pounds and sold on the Houston cotton exchange for 500 dollars, about 1.27 and 12 per pound. It was classified as strict low middling spotted and came from Lyford, Texas.
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Houston
Texas
United States
Lyford
Foreclosure Sought on Frisco Mortgage in St Louis
In federal court Guaranty Trust Company of New York seeks foreclosure of a 68.7 million mortgage on the St Louis and San Francisco Railroad. The Frisco is under receivership. The petition requests the mortgage be decreed a valid lien on a large portion of the system securing refunding four percent bonds issued in 1901.
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St. Louis
San Francisco
United States District Court
Guaranty Trust Company of
New York
Frisco
Also More Sensible. The smallest player is more power ful.
The quote from the Florida Times Union notes that a modest, steady approach can outshine harsh or overwhelming criticism. It favors practical, incremental effort over grand but brittle claims. The line underscores resilience in facing strong, negative forces.
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Florida Times-Union
Tobacco crops surge in South Carolina and fair plans advance
The text notes large tobacco crops around Florence and Georgetown and Williams burg with curing under way and warehouses readied for sales. It mentions primings selling well due to weed scarcity and calls tobacco the real money crop. It reports a postponed interurban trip to Anderson and a proposal to hold a baby contest at the state fair for educational purposes. It also covers vegetable and fruit exhibits for the October state fair and a possible Panama-Pacific Exhibit display.
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Florence
Georgetown
Williamsburg
Mary E. Frayser
Winthrop Normal and Industrial College
United States Department of Agriculture
E. J. Watson
Commissioner of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Watson
San Francisco
South Carolina
South Carolina News Items Highlight Local Growth and Leaders
W H Keith of Timmonsville was elected president of the Hardware Association of the Carolinas at Raleigh. Officers include H E Reid of Lincolnton first vice president A R Craig of Marion second vice president M J O Neal of Henderson third vice president T W Dixon of Charlotte secretary treasurer. Bennettsville reports 2.5 miles of new cement sidewalks and major street work to the depots. A new Methodist church in Florence cost over 50 dollars and is among the state’s finest. USC summer teachers’ program may add citizenship fundamentals to high school curriculum. Branchville may gain another railroad via Estill to Sumter line. A F Lever spoke to crowds at Saxe-Gotha and Gilbert in his home county.
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W. H. Keith
Timmonsville
S. C
Hardware Asociation
Carolinas
Raleigh
N. C
H. E. Reid
Lincolnton
A. R. Craig
Marion
M. J. O’neal
Henderson
T. W. Dixon
Charlotte
Bennettsville
Coast Line
Bennettsville & Cheraw
New Methodist Church
Florence
University of South Carolina
Branchville
Estill
Seaboard
Hampton
Bowman
St. Paul
Sumter
A. F. Lever
Saxe-Gotha
Lexington
Gilbert
Rust Stains Off With Lemon Juice And Salt
Lemon juice and salt can remove rust stains when rubbed on the stain before washing. Apply the paste and let it sit briefly, then rinse and launder as usual for best results.
Mexico to End Civil War as Huerta Plans Resignation
Washington reports indicate General Huerta will resign and hand power to Francisco Carbajal, Mexico’s foreign minister, as Constitutionalists press toward Mexico City. Carbajal, a former chief justice, seeks a provisional administration and peace after 18 months of conflict.
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Washington
Mexico
United States
Huerta
Madero
Europe
Mexico City
Francisco Carbajal
Supreme Court of Mexico
Niagara Falls
Carbajal
Justice Horace H. Lurton Dies at 70 in Atlantic City
Associate Justice Horace Harmon Lurton of the United States Supreme Court died suddenly in a hotel in Atlantic City New Jersey from heart failure induced by cardiac asthma He was 70 years old The body was sent to Clarksville Tennessee for interment where he had practiced law and lived for 20 years The funeral procession followed with Chief Justice White and several Supreme Court justices attending
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Supreme Court
Atlantic City
N. J
Horace Harmon Lurton
United States Supreme Court
Doctor Ruffin
Washington
Justice Lu
Lurton
White
Rep Good Attacks Revenue Cutters as Pleasure Craft
Republican Representative Good of Iowa charged in the house that government revenue cutters are used for leisure. He cited the Onondaga making weekend trips from Boston for Democrat parties and quoted a newspaper claim of a McAdoo cruise to Matepoiset Mass aboard the vessel.
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Washington
Representative Good
Iowa
House
McAdoo
Boston
Matepoiset
Mass
Onondaga
Carbajal Named as Mexico Foreign Minister at Mediation
At the Niagara Falls mediation conference provisional president Huerta’s choice Francisco Carbajal was proposed by American delegates and accepted by Mexican delegates as a neutral figure between Huerta and the Constitutionalist forces. Emiliano Rabasa and Augustin Rodriguez, Huerta delegates, confirmed the report.
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Carbajal
New York
Francisco Carbajal
Huerta
Niagara Falls
Mexico
Emiliano Rabasa
Augustin Rodriguez
Success That Hurts Rogue vs Preacher Noted
An aphoristic remark from the New York American contrasts the rogue’s triumph with the preacher’s counterefforts, suggesting success can undermine moral aims. The nugget frames social tension between vice and virtue in sharp, irony-laden prose.
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New York American
Wheat Crop Forecast Tops All Past Records
The Department of Agriculture issued provisional figures on July 1 showing the size of the crops expected this year. All wheat area planted 53 377 000 acres with an indicated yield of 14 7 bushels and an estimated total production near 900 000 000 bushels. Corn area 105 067 000 acres with an indicated yield 27 3 bushels per acre and a total production about 2 868 000 000 bushels. Tobacco area 1 151 900 acres with a total production around 733 000 000 pounds.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Interstate Commerce Commission fixes coal rates north of Ohio
The ICC established definite rail rates from Virginia and Kentucky coal mines to northern destinations. Rates from the St Charles Virginia mines must not exceed the Middlesboro Jellico group by more than 10 cents per ton.
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Washington
Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio River
Interstate Commerce Commission
St. Charles
Middlesboro-Jellico
Prayer and Consistency, a Rowland Hill Quotation
A short quotation attributed to Rowland Hill emphasizes the value of being present where prayer aligns with personal belief. The message stresses integrity and consistency in spiritual practice.
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Rowland Hill
Full Vote Expected In Pickens County
On Tuesday the Pickens club roll shows 482 names with last election turnout near 600 votes. Many voters must cast at their nearest precinct this year and enrollment across the county may mirror prior participation. Enrollment closes in 13 days, asking residents if they will vote.
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Pickens Club
Pickens
Wedding Case in a Pickens County Court
Brown reports a Sunday wedding observed near the officiating officer’s porch. The narrative covers a brief matriel court scene, the judge’s ruling granting alimony, and notes the marrying couple as Mr. and Mrs Chapman living at home with many friends. The piece adds lineage of Chapman and Bryson families and ends with a hopeful benediction.
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Kirksey
J. B. Newbee
Cole Sb. Bryson
Six Mile
J. Alonzo Brown
Gates Rural School Set to Open July 20
The Gates rural graded school will open July 20 with teachers Welborn and Misses Addie Davis and Mina Griffin. They invite all patrons and earnestly hope to meet every child of school age on the first morning.
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Gates Rural Graded School
Welborn
Addie Davis
Mina Griffin
Clinkscales Seen as Likeliest Winner in Ho County Race
The editor reports strong local support for Clinkscales, noting he is widely known across the state and especially popular in Ho county. The piece predicts a landslide victory for him in this county based on widespread recognition.
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Conway
Ield
Women and war debate as antinfestation test
A quip from the Ohio State Journal ponders feminist views by comparing preferring war with Mexico to red ants in the refrigerator, used as a satirical gauge of progress. The note reflects wartime era attitudes and gender discourse.
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Mexico
Ohio State Journal
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Singing
Folger, Thornley & Co
Villjalmur Stefansson
Karluk
Arctic
Herald Island
Siberia
Wrangell Island
Peage
Senor
Querido Moheno
Flag
Seige
National Association of Educators Vote For Equal Rights
Anderson
State Press Association
Anderson College
Horace H. Lurton
Duke OF
Penaranda
Duke of Penaranda
Lord Wimbourne
Edwin L. Bolt & CO
Easley, D. C
Brown
Hall
Ey & Cw
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & Co
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