Pickens Trial Ends with McCollum Aided by Court
The Stake vs Floyd McCollum case ended with a guilty verdict for rape and the death penalty by electric chair on October 30, 1914. The trial drew a large white crowd as the victim testified in tears, causing a tense scene before order was restored. McCollum was hurried to Greenville and then Columbia that night amid anxious crowd reactions.
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Pickens
Stake
Floyd McCollum
Greenville
Columbia
Pickers County
Pickens Association Meets at Cross Roads in September
The Pickens Association met at Cross Roads on September 16 with Rev. J. E. Foster delivering the opening sermon and Bro. J. C. Garrett calling the association to order. Hon. C. E. Robinson was elected moderator, Prof. J. T. Robinson reappointed clerk, and Bro. Watts spoke on Sunday school training in the state.
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Pickens Association
Cross Roads
J. E. Foster
J.C. Garrett
C. E. Robinson
J.T. Robinson
Ai Vy
T. J. Watts
Bro. Watts
Revival at Easley Elects Sixty New Church Members
The Easley Presbyterian revival ended Monday night after a week of services led by Dr. Bryan. Attendance was strong across denominations and about sixty new members were added to the city churches.
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Presbyterian Church
Bryan
Easley
Buy a Bale Cotton Movement Expands Nationwide
The Buy-a-Bale or Cotton Movement attracts broad support and speeds price effects. Commercial bodies form clubs as the scheme gains traction, with many people buying a bale of cotton who never owned one or considered such a purchase.
Court adjourns after Floyd McCollum trial until Monday
The court adjourned last Wednesday after the Floyd McCollum trial and ordered all criminal and civil matters ready by ten that morning. Civil business and remaining cases were set to be taken up on Monday morning.
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Floyd McCollum
France and Belgium Hold Against German Siege
Reports from Paris and London say Anglo French forces near the Belgian border push Germans back in places while Antwerp fortifications resist heavy siege guns. Russian advances in Prussia and Galicia drive Austrian forces toward retreat as German armies fight on multiple fronts.
German Women Knit War Garments and Donate Gold
Reports from Rome indicate German women are sewing woolen garments for soldiers at the battle line. A women’s committee aims to persuade others to surrender gold jewelry to fund arms, exchanging each piece for an iron ring inscribed I gave gold for this.
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Rome
Germany
World’s most powerful aeroplane shipped for British war service
Under cover of darkness the America, claimed as the world’s most powerful aeroplane, was loaded on the steamship Mauretania and is being taken across the Atlantic for use by the British government. Built for a trans Atlantic flight, it would have been piloted by Lieut. John C. Porte. The America and two other aeroplanes were brought here on a special train.
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Mauretania
Atlantic
John C. Porte
Allied lines hold near Paris as German assault slows
British and French forces report easing pressure as they defend a front extended toward Arras and Roye. German units press hard on the western wing, yet Allied entrenchments provide shelter and casualties fall as Bavarian prisoners are captured. Spies and civilian disguises are being treated as treachery.
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Paris
Rheims
Soissons
Roye
Arras
Allies' Efforts Repulsed In Great War Battles
Berlin reports from wireless to Sayville indicate the French front remains undecided as German heavy artillery pounds positions. Allied attempts to break through are repulsed with heavy losses in the Argonne, while Germans claim progress. In Antwerp fighting Germany silences two Belgian forts and captures 30 French battle planes. Russian offensive from the Niemen toward Suvalki is said to have failed, Osowiecz fort bombarded to Sept 25. Berlin views simultaneous actions as proof of German manpower.
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Berlin
Sayville
S. I
France
Argonne
Antwerp
Belgium
Niemen
Suvalki
Ossowetz
Russian
Poland
von Hindenberg
Germans Lose in Poland in Russian Campaign Report
A Rome dispatch to The Central News says the German forces suffered a terrible defeat in Lodz Suwalki and surrounding towns in Russian Poland. They were attacked with extreme violence and forced to flee leaving transports guns rifles and cannon abandoned.
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Poland
London
Rome
Lodz
Suwalki
Russian Poland
Suvalki
Ostrowill
Rumor Diamonds Dresden Sunk by British Cruisers
Passengers aboard the Japanese Prince bring a circulating report from Pernambuco that the German cruiser Dresden has been sunk by British ships Glasgow and Good Hope. The tale says fifteen German vessels shelter in Pernambuco harbor fearing British patrols offshore.
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New York
Dresden
Glasgow
Good Hope
South American
Pernambuco
Birthday Dinner for Mrs Margaret Simmons at Twelve Mile Campground
A birthday dinner will be held Tuesday October 13 at the home of Mr Warren Simmons in the Twelve Mile Camp Ground section. The event honors Mrs Margaret Simmons and invites all relatives and attendees to attend.
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Warren Simmons
Twelve Mile Camp Ground
Margaret Simmons
Simmons
All Day Singing at Mt Tabor Church
Mt Tabor Church eight miles east of Pickens hosts an all day singing on the fourth Sunday in October. Everyone is invited to attend with song books and well filled baskets.
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Mt. Tabor Church
Pickens
Mr. Carteen of Liberty Visits J. M. Gantt
Mr. Carteen of Liberty called on J. M. Gantt last week, meeting at the latter's office to discuss local matters and recent community developments.
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Mr. Carteen of
Liberty
J. M. Gantt
Allies Push North Front Toward Belgian Border Near Arras
Allied forces extend battle line north of Arras as they move left wing toward the Belgian frontier. Fierce fighting around Roye and near the Meuse at St Mihiel reported as Germans attempt to breach and isolate northern units. French war office notes minor advances in the Woevre region.
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Aisne
Washington
France
French War Office
Arras
von Kluck
Tracy-le-Mont
Paris
Roye
Amiens
Meuse
St. Mihiel
Woevre
Shelling of Rheims Continues
Rheims endures sixteen days of German bombardment with shells causing widespread destruction. Four shells penetrated the cathedral roof and exploded inside the ruined interior. Brussels Faces A Famine: Brussels faces starvation as flour supplies run dry. 700,000 residents rely on dwindling staples with a final flour apportionment upcoming.
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Rheims
London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Brussels
Hugh Gibson
Italy Prepared For War in October Call to Colors
Italian reserves from the 1885 1886 and 1888 classes will be called to the colors early in October. Eleven first category classes will be under the flag totaling 1 390 000 men as reported by Italian newspapers via the London Daily Mail correspondent in Venice.
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Italy
London
London Daily Mail
Venice
Germans Begin Assault on Antwerp Front Lines
Amsterdam dispatches report German forces attack the first line of Antwerp defenses. Moll near the Dutch border falls under German control, Malines is occupied, and Lierre endures shelling near Antwerp. Forts Waehel and St Catharine bombarded. Austrian artillery suspected.
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Amsterdam
Antwerp
Moll
Malines
Lierre
Waehel
St. Catharine
Handelsblad
Kiel
Hamburg
Brussels
Ostend
Scheldt
England
Invaders Endure Harsh Trenches Along Aisne
Paris Daily Mail correspondent profiles German troops cramped in underground trenches and galleries by the Aisne. Autumn dampness and freezing dawns increase suffering as soldiers risk exposure stepping onto level ground. Night patrols force men to sleep with rifles ready.
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London
Aisne
Paris
Daily Mail
Brussels Burgomas ter Max Released After Indemnity Dispute
London reports Burgomaster Max of Brussels was arrested by the German military governor for allegedly ordering banks to refuse a due indemnity installment. He has now been released, per an Ostend dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph.
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London
Max
Brussels
Exchange of Prisoners Begun Between Britain and Germany
London reports that Britain and Germany have started exchanging prisoner of war lists through the American Ambassador, a step toward arranging a full prisoner exchange.
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London
Germany’s Army of Unemployed Estimated at Two Million
A report from Munich says about 2,000,000 men and women in Germany are idle. The document cites a rising unemployment pool due to lack of raw materials and warns the number will grow daily.
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Germany
Geneva
Munich
Entre Nous Club Meeting at Mrs Hendricks Home
A pleasant Entre Nous club gathering occurred at Mrs. G. R. Hendricks home on Wednesday with many members and several visitors present. Miss Hoyle Skinner helped serve a salad course. Mrs. H. A. Nealey’s sisters Miss Newtons of Seneca visited for the weekend.
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Entre Nous Club
G. R. Hendricks
Miss Hoyle Skinner
Isolated German Press Suppresses Outside News
Berlin cuts submarine cables and censors foreign papers, shutting out outside news. In three days Berlin papers describe Rheims cathedral while the government war bulletins in sixteen days mention only Noyon Rheims and Chauteau Brimond.
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Berlin
Empire
Germany
Rheims Cathedral
Noyon
Rheims
Chauteau Brimond
German War Fund Surges as Public Meets Five Billion Mark Goal
Berlin reports the German public has subscribed to a five billion mark war fund, easing anxiety over wartime financing. The Reichstag approved five billion marks in war credit, and about 4.5 billion marks have been subscribed without straining imperial resources.
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Berlin
Reichstag
News of Interest That Trickles From the White House
Recap of wartime dispatches and domestic incidents including the Emden sinking British ships, sieges in Belgium, troop moves near Aisne, and Japanese advances toward Kiao-Chau. Also notes on naval losses, court cases, homestead land action, fires, lynching, and notable deaths and legal actions.
Wilson Era Bills And Plans Dominate Washington
Washington passed the amended rivers and harbors bill with a 20 million dollar appropriation and sends it to the President for approval. President Wilson will withdraw federal troops from Colorado if coal operators accept his three year truce plan and he lauds aviator Lincoln Beachey for a loop the loop over the White House lawn. He signs the Trade Commission bill and reports he will not appoint its members until December. Representative Hardwick of Georgia resigns to become a United States Senator and Wilson endorses the Red Cross plan for European relief via church collections on Peace Sunday, October 4.
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House
Wilson
Colorado
Lincoln Beachey
White House
Commission
Congress
Representative Hardwick
Georgia
United States
Red Cross
Multiple Losses and Resignations Highlight Early 20th Century News
The era saw a NY NH and Hartford Railroad board shakeup with William Rockefeller among resigning directors. A Clifton NJ lineman, William Warren, died when a pole fell on him. Anasco Porto Rico postmaster Francisco Lopez faced a $20 000 shortage discovery. Boulder doctor J E Morrison aged 90 enrolled at the University of Colorado to study electrical engineering. Congressman Cantor proposed $500 000 for Hell Gate and East River improvements. F G Morse and son perished in a Wallingford CT automobile crash. A Baxter Springs bank robbery netted $85842 in gold after locking workers in the vault. Harvard opened its 279th year with about 5000 students. Lynn MA schools closed due to extreme cold. Joseph Stone of Champaign IL and four children died in a farmhouse fire. A Brooklyn cinema operator’s box collapse killed Charles Dugantie and injured three others.
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New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
William Rockefeller
New York City
William Warren
Clifton
N. J
Francisco Lopez
Anasco
Porto Rico
J. E. Morrison
Boulder
University of Colorado
Jacob A. Cantor
New York
Hell Gate
East River
F. G. Morse
Chicago
H. Julian Morse
Wallingford
Conn
First National Bank
Baxter Springs
Kan
Harvard University
Lynn
Mass
Board of Education
Joseph Stone
Champaign
Ill
Charles Dugantie
Brooklyn
Cotton Ginned in Pickens County Up to September 25 1914
By September 25 1914 Pickens County recorded 1812 bales of cotton ginned this season versus 196 bales by the same date last year a gain of 1616 bales. Sales have been minimal so far this season in the county.
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Pickens County
Sports and football notes from early season football and baseball
Pittsburgh defeats New York and Boston beats Chicago to clinch the National League pennant. Army Navy talks on game venue stall while Carlisle star Guyon eyes a Wisconsin roster spot. World series likely begins Oct 8 after league seasons end per Am. League president Johnson.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Boston
Chicago
Garrison
Navy
Daniels
Army and Navy
Guyon
Wisconsin
Madison
B. B. Johnson
National Baseball Commission
Bank teller arrested in Canada for large theft
Foreign Harry E. Chute of the East End branch Union Bank of Canada was arrested in Hamilton Ontario charged with stealing a bundle of bills totaling Six thousand five hundred seventy dollars. Final Swedish election results show Socialists 57 Conservatives 36 Liberals 57. General Villa says he will not seek Carranza’s post or run for president or vice president.
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Harry E. Chute
East End
Union Bank of Canada
Hamilton
Ont
Carranza
Mexico
Fleetwood H. Ward
Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co
Montreal
Charles E. McDonnell
Brooklyn
Hugo Reisinger
New York
Langen
Schwalbach
Germany
Villa
Calhoun man claims pellagra cure for fee
A letter from J. S. Barker of Calhoun says he can cure pellagra and seeks $3,000 to fund a hospital site. He claims he can obtain strong security for the money.
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J. S. Barker
Calhoun
Deputy Sheriff Killed in Duncan Mill Village Shooting
Deputy Sheriff J. F. Lindsey was shot and killed at 4:30 a.m. by W. F. Chadwick at Chadwick’s wife’s home in Duncan Mill village near Greenville. Chadwick fled to Georgia and eluded capture as autos and city officers scour the region. Lindsey, an experienced officer, was called to protect his wife and law obedience amid local excitement.
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Army
Navy
West Point
Garrison
United States
Cincinnati
John B. Hendrickson
Brooklyn
Florence Cope
Buckingham Valley
John Cope
Philadelphia
Kentucky
J. F. Lindsey
W. F. Chadwick
Duncan Mill
Greenville
Chadwick
Lindsey
Georgia
Duncan
Local notes from Marietta and Mt Tabor community
Largely social items: Elizabeth Mauldin and Hicks families hosting visits. Capt W M Jones and daughter Leila visiting H L Jones. Anna Hughes with her father in Mt Tahgps Me. Joe Fendley visiting son John Fendley family. Mt Tabor Sunday school grows under Mr Chapman. Rev J E Foster attended. Local residents report good health amid cotton picking. New H L Jones residence completed after fire at old home. DARLING lost.
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Elizabeth Mauldin
W. R. Hicks
Daniel McJunkin
W. M. Jones
Leila
H. L. Jones
Anna Hughes
J. G. Hughes
Mt. Tahgpstion
Joe Fendley
John Fendley
Mt. Tabor
Mr. Chapman
J. E. Foster
Clavie Williams
Florence
Lillie Sutherland
John Hendricks
J. C. Cox
George Williams
Dock Chapman
R.S. Whitmire
Pleasant Grove
L. G. Elrod
Althe
Beckie
Darling
Ownership of Pickens County Homes
The U S Census Bureau reports Pickens County has 5003 homes 3330 farm homes 922 owner occupied free of mortgage 394 mortgaged farm homes 1994 rural rentals 1673 urban homes 357 urban owners 86 mortgaged urban homes 271 urban owner free of incumbrance 1222 urban rentals Data incomplete for a small percentage of rural and urban homes.
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United States Census Department
Washington
Pickens County
All Day Singing at Griffin Convention Invitation
The Pickens townships convention will meet with the church on the fourth Sunday in October the 25th at ten o clock. A great time is expected and everyone especially singers are invited to attend. Bring song books and be well attended. S. P. Freeman.
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Pickens
Fin
S. P. Freeman
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the Aisne
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Seneca
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Bay of Bengal
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Termonde
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Giao-Chau
Jaroslaw
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Canaan
Charles 8. Mellen
New Haven Railroad
Lane
Yellowstone County
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Charles Farrell
Passaic
Salvation Army
Los Angeles
Municipal Charities Commission
John Ryan
Teabo
Richard
Thomas Iron Co
John D. Rockefeller
Young Men’s Christian Association of
Edward Searles
West Suffield
Helen M. Angle
Bridgeport
Marietta
Pickens County Homes
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