Pension Board Seeks Confederate Soldiers and Widows
A 1914 letter from South Carolina Comptroller A W Jones directs Pickens County to compile a bona fide list of all living Confederate soldiers and widows, and to report names to the county pension board chairman. The board hires two veterans per township to collect information and urges local residents to assist.
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Columbia
County Pension Board
Pickens County
County Board of Pensions
Board of Pensions
A. W. Jones
S. C
Senate
House
Pension Board
Pickens
Pickens Township
W. B. A.good
James A. Griffin
Central
B. J. Johnson
E. B. Stephens
Easley
Elias Day
B. C.hnson
General Election Mild Affair in S. C
The nation’s Tuesday election produced a party in power yet with reduced majorities. Democrats retain control of both houses. Senate majority about 14 and House about 23, with direct state votes for senators for the first time and overall light voter interest across South Carolina. The bond measure failed after governor blocked approval.
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Congress
Senate
United States
Greenville coroner R L Black faces habitual drunkenness charges
The Greenville county coroner R L Black is charged with habitual drunkenness. He was a Furman University student during his campaign period.
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Greenville County
R. L. Black
Furman
Cedar Rock Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs. Bettie F. Robinson of Greenville spent the weekend with her daughter Mrs. John W. Stewart. Visitors included Mr. Joel H. Miller and wife at B. H. Whitmire’s, Lonie Burdine and Grace Lancaster with Miller family, Ruth Hendrix leaving for Welcome school, Robt. Stewart and daughter Essie, Dave Porter and family with Baker and wife, B. H. Williams and Osborne at Clemson, A. White Singleton with John W. Stewart, Rev. B. S. Saunders of Mt. Airy preached, Joe Barnett with Mrs. Baynard, and Harvey Harper of Concord attended Cedar Rock church.
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Bettie F. Robinson
Greenville
John W. Stewart
Joel H. Miller
B. H. Whitmire
Cross Roads
Lonie Burdine
Grace Lancaster
Brushy Creek
Ruth Hendrix
B. S. Saunders
Mt. Airy
Cedar Rock
Joe Barnett
B. Baynard
Harvey Harper
Concord
Local notes from Pickens and area business visitations
Local items report Mr C G Rowland of Central visiting on business. Births record a daughter to Mr and Mrs Lee Chastain on the 6th and a son to Mr and Mrs Pharoah Cauley on the 9th. Traders and residents including Hon E P McCravey, Lawrence Lathem, and Guy Curtis were seen in town. A Twelve Mile River association union meeting is set for Kings Grove Baptist church November 28–29 with program to be announced. Cotton prices rose to 71.4 cents per pound amid brighter local business prospects.
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Twelve Mile River Association
Kings Grove Baptist Church
Train delayed after minor accident at Parsons station
The Pickens train was delayed on its second trip Tuesday due to a slight accident at Parsons station. A boxcar between the engine and coach left the track, passengers transferred to the engine, and the train proceeded to Easley with no injuries reported.
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Pickens
Parsons Station
Easley
Mrs Folger Hosts G F C Club Afternoon
Last Thursday afternoon Mrs Ernest Folger entertained the G F C club. Guests included Mrs R G Rowland of Greenville and Miss Elizabeth DuBose. A heart dice game awarded first prize to Mrs Rowland. Frances Bruce served punch and Lorena Taylor helped serve a salad course.
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Ernest Folger
G. F.C. Club
R. G. Rowland
Greenville
Elizabeth DuBose
Rowland
Frances Bruce
Lorena Taylor
Folger
Bushel of Money Collected for European War Sufferers
The Red Cross gathered three thousand eight hundred eighty three dollars during the Harvard Princeton football game, including a twenty dollar bill and two thousand three hundred fifty pennies, to aid European war sufferers.
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The
Red Cross
Harvard
Crusade Against Illicit Whiskey Expands in South Carolina
Spartanburg Journal urges continuing crackdown on illegal liquor sales. The editorial proclaims there is no place in the state for the blind tiger and calls for his removal.
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South Carolina
Spartanburg Journal
Germans Renew Offensive Near Ypres And Dixmude
Allied reports say German forces renewed attack near Ypres and Dixmude with several attempts to breach lines toward the French coast but were repulsed after intense fighting. Berlin has not issued confirmation.
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Ypres
Dixmude
France
Berlin
German loss at Tsing Tau ends Asiatic war phase
The fortress of Tsing Tau surrendered to Japanese and British forces after a midnight assault that left 200 Germans as prisoners. The fall ends Germanys last Asiatic foothold, after nearly three months of coastal siege on the Shantung peninsula.
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Tokio
Tsing-Tau
Shantung Peninsula
China
Europe
Germany
Japan
Great Britain
Pacific
Los Angeles
Milbank Johnson
Municipal Charities Commission
Doctor Johnson
First Sea Lord Fisher Orders North Sea Shipping Guarded
London reports the closure of the North sea to all shipping not under British fleet protection. Cargoes bound for German or Austrian use must pass British inspection in the English Channel, the Strait of Gibraltar, or the Suez canal.
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London
North Sea
Baron Fisher
Admiralty
English Channel
Strait of Gibraltar
Suez Canal
American Ambassador Marye Presents Credentials in Petrograd
George T. Marye Jr. of San Francisco, newly appointed U.S. ambassador to Russia, presented credentials to Emperor Nicholas and formally assumed charge of the embassy in Petrograd.
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Czar
U. S
Petrograd
George T. Marye, Jr
San Francisco
Russia
Nicholas
Prince Maurice of Battenberg Killed in Action
Princess Henry of Battenberg has learned from front headquarters that her son Prince Maurice of Battenberg, listed among the killed, died while leading his company in battle.
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Prince of Battenberg
London
Princess Henry of Battenberg
Prince Maurice of Battenberg
Foot Injury Recovers After Wood Cutting Accident
Mr. W. H. Lark of route 5 severely cut his foot while cutting wood last week. Dr. L. F. Robinson dressed the wound and Lark is now recovering well.
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W. H. Lark
Route 5
L. F. Robinson
Lark
British Release of Platuria Allows U S Oils to Danish Ports
Britain freed the tank steamer Platuria and conceded American vessels laden with illuminating oil may deliver cargos at Danish ports. Britain and Denmark reached an understanding to prevent export of the evil to Germany. The United States government rejects any British authority to detain cargos.
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U. S
Washington
Great Britain
Denmark
Germany
United States
Exchange Arranged for Enemy Subjects Return
Washington Germany and Great Britain reach understanding via the American government to permit all enemy subjects to return to their countries except those aged 15 to 50. Women and children will not be detained. The 15 to 50 group is held to prevent armed service.
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Washington
Germany
Great Britain
Lyceum Appears At Auditorium For November 17
The Welch Christensen Company and Edna Means bring a high class lyceum to the auditorium on Tuesday evening November 17. They have toured many large cities and are expected to draw a strong audience.
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Welch-Christensen Company
Edna Means
Lyceum
Germans Defend on East and West Fronts in World War I News
British and French forces strike in Belgium while German and Austrian armies pull back in East Prussia and Poland. Russians push into Silesia and Galicia, cutting retreat routes. In the west the Argonne ridge yields to German gains near Vienne Le Chateau but French retake lost positions elsewhere. Belgians advance as air and artillery combat hindered by fog.
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London
Ypres
Belgium
East Prussia
Poland
Silesia
Kalisz
Galicia
Cracow
Argonne
Vienne-Le-Chateau
Aisne
Soissons
Servia
Slavonia
Bosnia
Sarajevo
Near East
Turkey
Greece
Asia Minor
Bulgaria
Roumania
Union
South
Affrica
Transvall
Orange Free State
Allied forces repulse Austrian attacks near Shabats and Borgas
Paris dispatch from Nish reports a November 4 assault southeast and south of Shabats with Austrian forces 500 dead and 200 wounded. A counter attack drove them to flight. On November 6 Austrians attacked Borgas and Goutchevo and suffered heavy casualties.
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Paris
Havas
Nish
Servia
Shabats
Borgas
Goutchevo
Russians claim big Galicia victory and Przemysl assault
The Rome correspondent reports Russia captured 30 000 Austrian prisoners 200 guns six trainloads of supplies and 40 000 rifles in Galicia. The attack on Przemysl has renewed violently with thousands of German bodies burned due to frozen ground and no armistice for removing the wounded.
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London
Rome
The
Weekly Dispatch
San
Galicia
Przemysl
Berlin Lokal Anzieger Views Tsing Tau Fall Heroism
The Berliner Lokal-Anzeiger remarks on the fall of Tsing-Tau praising defenders at Kiao-Chow and condemning Japanese aggression while condemning England for instigating violence. It says Germany cannot settle with Japan now and vows long awaited retaliation.
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Amsterdam
London
Berlin
Lokal Anzieger
Tsing-Tau
Kiao-Chow
England
Japan
Nippon
Weekly prayer meetings held in town
Two weekly services are held in town with gatherings at 7:30. The Baptist church hosts services every Wednesday and the Bones church holds Thursday night meetings.
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the Baptist Church
Brothers Injured in Corn Shredder Amputation Reported
Two Lathem brothers from Mt. Carmel were injured Saturday when Richard Lathem’s arm was caught in a corn shredder and amputated above the elbow after the machine was disassembled. Brother B D Lathem, en route from Greenville, toppled from a motorcycle injuring a leg. both were said to be resting as well as could be expected.
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Richard Lathem
Mt. Carmel
B. D. Lathem
Greenville
Dr. Black
Richard
J. K. Lathem
Lenhardt News Briefs: Furman Looper and Town Happenings
Lenhardt News reports Furman Looper accepts a salesman post with Keith Hendricks near Greenville. Benton Robinson buys Furman Looper’s farm and plans to return to farming. Vows were exchanged Sunday Nov 1 between Seaborn Griffin and May Holcombe. The section notes large cat crops, upcoming wheat sowing, cotton prospects, and a Sunday school event with Professor Crain for orphans.
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Furman Looper
Keith & Hendricks
General Merchants
Greenville
Benton Robinson
Leonard Williams
N. P
Seaborn Griffin
May Holcombe
Lenhardt
Lenhardt School
Professor Crain
Singing Convention at Rice's Creek Church Nov Third Sunday
The Liberty Township singing convention will meet at Rice's Creek church on the third Sunday in November. Everyone is invited to bring songbooks and baskets. Leaders are especially invited to attend for a good gathering. C. E. Rocegs, Secy.
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Liberty Township
Rice’s Creek
C. E. Rocegs
Secy
Interesting items from Pickens Mill village news
Mr and Mrs Will Beasley and daughter visited Mr Clive Davis. Mrs Joe Pace improved from typhoid fever. Ladies Aid gave an entertainment at the school house with refreshments. Prayer meeting Sundays at 7 30. Mrs Rufus Galloway ill with pneumonia. Singers attended Easley event led by Mansell Chapman. Lois Hughes ill. Choir practice Saturdays. Fed Powells moved stock to H M Galloway stand. Tabor class sang at village church. Miss Virginia Ligon training children for Christmas exercise. Ligon child ill with pneumonia. Seaborn Bagwell hosted Mitchell Cassell from North Carolina. R D McKinney now Sunday school superintendent. MovuntAAIN SPROUT.
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Will Beasley
Clive Davis
Joe Pace
Ladies’ Aid Society
Rufus Galloway
Easley
Mansell Chapman
Lois
L. E. Hughes
Fed Powell
H. M. Galloway
Tabor
Linzie Strit
J. E. Ellison
Virginia Ligon
Lee Bagwell
Mitchell Cassell
North Carolina
Seaborn Bagwell
T. T. Ligon
R. D. McKinney
Movuntaain Sprout
Tabor Notes of Visitors and Illness in Town
Miss Ella Childs visited Tabor. Mrs. Joe Pace is ill with typhoid fever. Miss Lee Sinclair called on Miss Jessie McCollum. Mrs. John Duckworth visited Mrs. Dean Singleton. Elmer Hendrix of Greenville spent the first Sunday afternoon here. Mr. and Mrs. Tillman Dorr visited Mrs. S. S. Childs’s parents last week. Mrs. S. S. Childs has recovered from fever. The Tabor prayer meeting continues with a good gathering last Saturday night.
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Ella Childs
Tabor
Joe Pace
Lee Sinclair
Jessie McCollum
John Duckworth
Dean
Singleton
Elmer Hendrix
Greenville
Tillman Dorr
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Guy Curtis
Nora Smith
Mattie Finley
Eastey
Guy Bowie
Will Boggs
J. L. Murphree
Mile Creek
Daniel
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Exchange Telegraph Company
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Hermes
Badger
Sheik-Ul-Islam
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Ameer
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Chile
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Coronel
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