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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1910
Page
6
A survey of varied 19th century newspaper snippets notes a potential corn glut if urban planters grow as much as they boast. It quotes editorials on tariffs, rail fuel costs, and economic signals from major papers, with lighter anecdotes of a Farville drummer and a rich steel heiress backing charity.
At an annual meeting of the International Association of Auctioneers, members debated replacing the famous selling slogan "Gone, going, gone" with a softer line. Critics argued against iconoclastic changes while preserving the traditional auctioneer’s edge that defines the trade. In Kentucky, attention shifts to the state capital’s evolving history and a possible future home for the Kentucky State Historical Society amid talks of preservation and progress.
Fragmentary text hints at a 1913 1915 travel contest or fair predictions with destinations like Tokio Hong Kong Boston New York and Washington. Mentions price and prize, but details are unclear due to OCR damage.
Boston special reports a scheme by Daniel J Sully and partners to store cotton in regional warehouses across producing and manufacturing areas. The plan aims to shift sales from fall hand-to-mouth to year round marketing, expecting savings of at least fifty million dollars annually.
Executives of the Southern Commercial Congress unveil a plan to develop the South's resources. On October 7 more than 150 business leaders from 16 Southern States will convene to promote regional prosperity and share methods for marketing natural wealth to business people, farmers, and merchants.
The first batch of men deemed able to reform attended a weeklong program at the city liquor cure center on Saturday. They had prior records of drunkenness in Recorder's Court and were given talks by Mayor Ihbes and the attending physician before starting treatment. The Columbia experiment draws nationwide interest as it progresses.
Washington reports on the long running question of Earth's age. Scientists admit uncertainty and recent estimates place Earth at roughly between fifty five and seventy million years, highlighting ongoing debates about geological time scales.
Mrs Boynon, noted advocate of open air schools, gives birth to a son in a sunlit arbor prepared for the occasion. The newborn, sixth in the family, awakens to birdsong and trees as the setting sunlit scene marks a primitive life moment.
An inventory of Newton resident George Wabot Lee's estate shows a total value of 1,662,821 with 1,569,821 in personal property and 93,000 in real estate. Alice Roosevelt Longworth, his granddaughter, receives one twelfth of the estate. National Cotton Ginners report notes 72.8 percent utilization and yields near 11,000,000 bushels across states with mixed weather outlook.
A partial OCR reading describes two banks, Continental and National Bank, merging with a new combined institution to begin operations on August 1. The transfer involves security measures including scores of police and private guards and the use of two wagons to haul funds.
A broad clippings batch reports on a Georgia bill for eradicating black rot, postal savings banks, and river port links. education closures in Indiana. a Brooklyn inventor's arrest in New York. U S Steel earnings. social shifts in Walkerton and Harveys Lake. a pulp mill supervisor appointment. a subway harassment case. a stabbing in Nashville and aeronautics interest from Mrs Sage. property deals on Michigan Avenue. Laura Libbey's stage plans. a child’s death in Illinois. New York foods sold by weight. Oklahoma City's capital move. tuberculosis recovery claims. and farming and transport anecdotes.
Crippen and accomplices Clare Lanuve arrested aboard the Montrose after a dramatic Atlantic dash led by Inspector Dew of Scotland Yard. Crippen faces murder charges in London, while the woman is held as an accessory. Other cases include Wendling’s capture in California for a child’s murder and a Putnam jail escape attempt ended by a white woman’s intervention. Concord and New Hampshire ballot legality question closes with Mrs. Ricker’s candidacy in doubt.
General order issued from United Confederate Veterans headquarters in New Orleans by Gen George W Gordon, commander in chief, calling for an appeal to erect a monument honoring the former slaves of the South.
New York Special reports a frail man with grey cheeks, Kerwin Wider, arrested in a downtown restaurant after allegedly lifting $500,000 in beads and stocks from a bank strong box. Bail set at $25,000. Widder to court for general sessions, lawyer Leon Ginsberg to plead not guilty.
Attorney General Wickersham says no law bars keeping General Hubert E. Lee statue in Statuary Hall and urges ethical respect for his legacy. President Taft approves the opinion, amid protests from the Grand Army of the Republic in New York.
Reports say twenty Black residents were killed and three white men wounded in a Saturday night riot sparked by a note indorsed for a Black man named Alford. The dispute over payment led to fighting that drew in others, with troops ordered to Slocum, Anderson County, about fifteen miles south of Palestine.
In Rome the Vatican denounces Premier Canalejas for fighting stance as Spain recalls Marquis de Disla. It cites anti Catholic decrees, revival of 1902 congregations decree, hostile throne speech, and plans to bar religious houses amid strains with the Holy See and Don Jaime Carlist tensions.
A large square box unloaded mistakenly over a year ago in the depot freight house was opened by the station agent Saturday and police found the compressed bodies of women and a child. Authorities believe the case may relate to a murder mystery.
Atlantans wear somber expressions as telegraph franks end under a Hepburn Act amendment. The “dead hearling” crowd reacts to a brief notice from telegraph companies about burying telegraph franks with rail road free passes, reflecting a long resisted change.
A burned trestle crash on the Spartanburg division of the Charleston and Western Carolina wrecked special passenger No 2 from Spartanburg to Angue. At about 6 15 p m the train struck the burned trestle a mile and a half from Welawn killing engineer Hank Taylor and fireman Dunbar a colored man from Augasia and injuring six other passengers.
In Birmingham Alabama the coroner and city health officials investigate the death of a year-old child at 839 Herring Avenue. The case involves Christian Scientists and several named practitioners. Officials say the death occurred several weeks after a vaccination but there is no evidence of medical neglect.
Charleston County's quarterly statement shows gross receipts of 47,016.94, about 40,000 more than the same quarter last year, with half-year totals up by roughly 40,000. The report notes strong business, enforcement of rules, and steady growth since the county's system began, with annual gains of 10,000 to 15,000 in sales.
In Augusta Georgia a police officer William Caudle was shot but his bulletproof shield saved him near North Augusta. John Gruf Barnwell, a youth from a prominent family, was killed in the same clash. The incident drew a large crowd and momentary fear of further violence before a patrol car arrived. Caudle was treated in hospital for a wound to his shield near the heart.
United States Marshal Shirtey seized and destroyed eight hundred ice cream cones tied to a Birmins Ala shipment. The strond charged health risk and potential adulteration. Local firm involvement and enal-maisten seiaure referenced under federal food safety law.
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