Plan for 70 Purchase Seed to Hold Conference Soon
State agents from North Carolina Georgia and South Carolina plan a Clemson conference to arrange next year seed orders for vetch and crimson clover. Clarence Poe of The Progressive Farmer will assist in selecting a buyer to travel to Germany and Russia to secure shipload seed, ensuring purity and lower costs.
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Columbia
North Carolina
Georgia
South Carolina
Clemson
W. W. Long
United States Farm Demonstration Work
Denison College
Clemson College
Clarence Poe
Progressive Farmer
Mr. Poe
Germany
Russia
Oregon
Insurance and rail links cited in South Carolina report
A South Carolina insurance department report notes steady growth and $1.4 million in insured state and charitable property, with $989,204.91 on county buildings and the state penitentiary. Separately Seaboard Air Line Railway claims option on North & South Carolina Railway stock and a Charleston–Andrews link, while denying Georgetown & Western ownership.
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South Carolina
M. P. DeBruhl
House
A. L
Seaboard Air Line Railway
North & South Carolina Railway
Hamlet
Mullins
Andrews
W. J. Harahan
Seaboard
Richards
Railroad Commission
Charleston
North & South Carolina
Georgetown & Western Railway
Tri State Debates Form South College Alliance
The University of South Carolina joins with Virginia and Georgia in a triangular debating plan. Each school will hold two debates annually, one at home and one away. Georgia and Virginia pick USC as the preferred third college from the South. Greenville Railway engineers survey planned underground tracks in Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson for an upcoming project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of South Carolina
Universities of Virginia
Georgia
Universities of Georgia
Virginia
South
Greenville
Greenville, Spartanburg & Anderson Railway Company
Tracks Built Under City Warehouses Boost Freight Handling
Construction advances beneath the West Washington street warehouses create several hundred feet of tracks. The lines will carry freight trains under the buildings and transfer goods to elevators, improving warehouse logistics and freight movement.
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Washington Street
Lay Out Canvass Herbert Elected Chairman
The Columbia chamber of commerce organized a campaign against the cattle tick in South Carolina. R B Herbert of Columbia was elected chairman and R W Holcombe secretary of the executive committee. Details were shared at a luncheon with members from across the state and officers noted progress and proposed county subcommittees. The group discussed securing legislative aid and securing an appropriation, and considered legislation to help farmers obtain lime rates for cover crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Columbia Chamber of Commerce
R. H. Herbert
R. W. Holcombe
Jefferson Hotel
Chamber
B. H. Rawl
South Carolina
Chamber of Commerce
R. M. Cooper
Wisacky
G. Stoney
Charleston
J. J. McIntosh
Dovesville
D. I. Efird
Lexington
R. B. Herbert
Herbert
Spartanburg Finances Show Net Profit For Year
Spartanburg closed the fiscal year ending October 20 with a net profit of 11657.82 as per the Southern Audit Company. Expenses rose by 14695.46 from the prior year while ordinary revenue increased by 9724.24, making the city’s financial report seem gratifying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spartanburg
Southern Audit Company
Governor Blease rejects Georgia forgery requisition
Governor Blease refused a requisition from Governor Slaton for D. O. Drummond a rural policeman in Darlington County to be sent to Georgia on forgery charges. The case alleges Drummond forged his employer J. G. M. Fletcher’s name to a wages check in Entville Georgia.
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Columbia
Blease
Slaton
Georgia
D. O. Drummond
Darlington County
Drummond
J. G. M. Fletcher
Entville
G. S. & A. Stockholders Meet in Greenville
Directors of the G. S. & A. interurban electric railway adopted a resolution to raise capital stock from 5 million to 16 million dollars. B. N. Duke attended and took an inspection trip to Greer. W. C. Lee was elected president with V. Taylor as vice president and N. A. Cooke as secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
G. 3. and
A. Interurban Electric Railway
N. Duke
Greer
Lee
V. Taylor
N. A. Cooke
Congressman Lever Speaks to Bankers and Farmers in Greenville
Congressman A F Lever spoke at the sectional bankers meeting in the chamber of commerce rooms and attended the chamber banquet. He also addressed farmers on prospects for livestock growing in the Greenville area.
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Lever
Greenville
A. F. Lever
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Resignations in Greenville After 26 Years Service
After 26 years with the United States government Mr Aiken deputy collector and long time Greenville resident resigns from the internal revenue department. No successor announced yet. Aiken is a North Carolina native who has been stationed in Greenville for the last 16 years.
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Greenville
United States
IH. A. Aiken
Internal Revenue Department
Aiken
North Carolina
Spartanburg
Philip St. Garrison
United States Navy
Thompson/McFadden
Brookline
Mass
Biological Department
Harvard University
King Turkey ne] Ts North Carolina division or we an e ternal revenue departent
Unclear OCR fragment notes a King Turkey ne and a reference to North Carolina division and the Internal Revenue Department with a possible stationing at Creenville. The text is incomplete and does not provide a coherent event or identifiable entities.
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North Carolina
Eternal Revenue
Creenville
Need More Men Teachers
South Carolina school inspectors urge more men teachers in high schools arguing boys benefit from male role models and shared parental training. The report notes women dominate staffing while boys at adolescence seek guidance from a manly teacher. cites need for balance in education and home-life influence.
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Columbia
South Carolina
W. H. Hand
South Carolina News Briefs Across Cities
Summarizes varied local items: a boarding house fire in Sumter, a Pleasant Grove community fair in Leesville, prison labor transfers, and a Lutheran pastor’s illness. Notes on Seaboard Air Line office in Florence, bank charter in Cheraw, and Bennettsville Baptist convention dates. Includes Yorkville cotton outlook, Charleston docks work, and other regional updates across multiple towns.
Big Loan Secured in Spartanburg Trust Deed
A trust deed for a 700000 transe action between Carolina Public Service Corporation and the Atlanta Trust Company has been filed for record. The deed outlines payment terms, collateral, and retirement method via first mortgage notes in 1400 denomination, with a filing fee expected around 28 dollars.
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Spartanburg
Carolina Public Service Corporation
Atlanta Trust Company
Atmeister T. R. Trimmier
Orangeburg Dispensary Board Meets for Opening
The Orangeburg dispensary board led by A. S. Dukes Edgar L. Culler and Henry 8S. Tolman met to transact business regarding opening the only dispensary near the Santee river Goose Creek and Cooper river area in Orangeburg jurisdiction.
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Ment Hay
Santee River
Arest Branch
Cooper River
Goose Creek
Orangeburg
A. S. Dukes
Edgar L. Culler
Henry 8S. Tolman
Ficws Stories in Miniature A History of Seven Days
Brief wire and cable summaries recount seven days of events in foreign and domestic affairs. Compact paragraphs capture notable incidents, political moves, and economic shifts as reported across multiple agencies.
Banking houses discuss tax rules on aliens abroad holdings
Representatives of major banks met Treasury officials to review Income tax regulations impacting American securities held by aliens living overseas. Senator Pomerene of Ohio proposed a 500000 dollar appropriation to fight hog cholera. Representative Murdock of Kansas, a Progressive leader, introduced three anti trust bills. The Post Office said it would ignore the eight hour federal rule during the Christmas mail run.
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Treasury
Pomerene
Ohio
Murdock
Kansas
House
Post Office Department
Birthday Tribute for Hetty Green in New York
Personal notes report Hetty Green turning another year older in New York. Shifting to high society claims, divorce arrangements for Prince William of Sweden and his Princess proceed with consent from King Gustaf and the Russian Emperor. Will of Charles G Gates filed for probate in Beaumont Texas directs a 3 million dollar legacy for Gates Old People's home in West Chicago. Former President Taft visited the White House and reportedly shed about 100 pounds.
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Hetty Green
Theo Ooor
New York
Prince William
Sweden
Gustav
Chas. G. Gates
Beaumont
Texas
Gates
West Chicago
Taft
White House
Political, social and transportation notes from 1911 era
A roundup of political maneuvers and public affairs includes Wilson urged to support women's suffrage, Dunne named Chicago delegate to a rivers congress, and a vote approving commission government in a town. Other items cover a Panama canal voyage completion, labor protests, a charity bequest for a dog and cat home, a fatality in New York rail, and railroad leadership changes.
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Democratic’ Fund
Joseph F. Johnson
Jandria
New Jersey
White House
Wilson
Harrison
Dunne
Illinois
Chicago
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Washington
Aston
Louise
Panama Canal
National Association of Garment Makers
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association
Jacksonville
Fla
Harry K. Thaw
Concord
N. H
Feller
George W. Paxon
Philadelphia
Board of Deacons of
Cavalry Baptist Church
Austin
Tex
J. R. Ramsey
Helen D. Winans
Hagua
Holland
New York
James Ross
London
Ontario
Bellevue Hospital
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Wilbert Robinson Named Brooklyn Manager in Baseball Choice
Sporting veteran Wilbert Robinson, long affiliated with John J. Mc Graw’s Giants as first lieutenant and pitching coach, is named to succeed Bill Dah len as manager of the Brooklyn Nationals. Alfred J. Lill of Boston is elected president of the Amateur Athletic Union at its New York meeting, with George S. Pawling of Philadelphia opposing. Princeton ends football season with a squad near championship form despite losses to Dartmouth and Harvard and a Yale tie. Gov. John K ener of Pennsylvania appears set to be elected president of the National League of Baseball Clubs at the December 9 New York meeting.
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Wilbert Robinson
John J. McGraw
Giants
Bill Dahlen
Brooklyn Nationals
Alfred J. Lill
Boston
Amateur Athletic Union
New York
George S. Pawling
Philadelphia
Princeton
Dartmouth
Harvard
Yale
John Kener
Pennsylvania
National League of Baseball Clubs
New York City
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Mittee
Columbian
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Legisla
Holcombe
Turkey
W. Hi. Hand
Thomas Arnold
Farmers Bank of Chesterfield
Secretary of State
S. B. Sheater
T. A. Hunthey
D. H. Douglas
Goolsby & Co
Denmark
R. A A. Goolsby
G. C. Turner
Graven
Brockton
Wilkes
Charleston Navy Yard
Navy Register
Atlantic Reserve Fleet
People's Forum
Richland County Court House
W. Anderson Clarkson
Clarkson
John 4H. Swearingen
Superiteader of
Pharmaceutical Board
South Carolina Pharmaceutical Examining Board
James M. Oliver
This City
Milford
Abbeville
L. P. Fouche
Anderson
Tt. D
Riley
Florence
J. G. DeLorme
Sumter
P.M. Smith
Court House
Board of Examiners
News OF
Gentry
Chester
Pleasant Grove
Lewisville
State Penitentiary
Leesville
A. W. Linder
Lutheran Synod of South Carolina
Delmar
Partners Bank of Cheraw
S. 2
Streater
A. Huntley
Edward Winbush
Seaboard Air Line
Waw
C. J. Naile
Mr. Naire
Carolinas
North
Bennettsville
Baptist State Convention
Yorkville
Snare & Triest
J. R. Vandiver
R. HW. Lee
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Piedmont
Gaffney
Nr. D. Rodgers
State Board of Health
Cherokee County
Charleston Northern Railway
George P. Howell
United States Engineers
Allen P. Tupper
Aoburn
N. Y
War Department
Indianapolis, Columbus and Southern Traction Company
Matilda Brooks
Waldorf Miller
New Rochelle
Chas Southwick
Peabody, Musa
Joseph Silverman
Temple Emanu-El
Galveston
Guam
Ajax
Mary Hopper
Ossining
Joseph Devorshack
Lassaic
N. J
G. Lever & Co
Gloversville
Jedith W. Thomas
Barnard
Gertrude N. Garrit
Sameth
Conn
Connecticut Light & Power Company
John R. Lannom
Durfee Hall
New Slaven
Georgetown University
University of Virginia
Everett P. Fowler
9. P. Hall
Kary Smith
Glenspey
Sullivan County
Jena Hewitt
Atlantic City
Supreme Court
Seabury
New York Board of Education
Bartlett
New York Court of Appeals
Kings
Werners
National Conservation Congress
Cabinet
Senate
William C. Brown
New York Central Lines
Alfred H. Smith
Lsha
Gilstrap, Pickens
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