Cotton prospers on Mr Braddy's plantation in county roundup
A county note describes a visit to J Braddy's 400 acre plantation where observers report 50 to 75 bushels per acre corn and 400 to 450 bales of cotton possible. They praise Braddy's seed selection money maker cotton and livestock including 20 top quality mules and many porker shire hogs. The event ends with refreshments and plans for a future gathering.
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J. Braddy
Braddy
Braddy Wee
Endurance and Altitude Tests Dominate Chicago Aviation Meet
A dozen aviators contest endurance and altitude events at Chicago international aviation meet with $2 per minute air time. Beachy dominates biplane trials and Brindley scales 6000 feet for nearly three hours, while several accidents are reported and prizes totaling thousands are awarded at dusk.
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Chicago
TanAny Mare
John Friahe
Beachy
Heachy
Barry Orongton
Jame Ward
Anes
Dames
Leo Hammond
Iis
John d. Frisbe
Thomas Sopwith
Farmer Henry Langston Struck Dead by Lightning
Aug. 4 in Olanta Florence area farmer Henry B. Langston about four miles from town was struck by lightning while walking from Prom House to his barn. He died instantly, the bolt splitting a tree. he left a wife and several children.
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Florence Farmer
Olanta
Henry B. Langston
Langston
Mnotangiy
Severa
Lightning Freak Kills Hen as Bolt Scatters Debris Near Newberry
Aug 11 Newberry reports a bolt of lightning struck a large oak in a pasture, sending up to 200 pound pieces across the lot. A setting hen beneath the tree was found dead with feathers missing but no wounds. The strike shattered 45 window panes in the nearby house. Earlier that day a cow was killed in the same township, owned by Law Watts.
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Newberry
Jamees J. Schumpert
Mendentall Tawtship
Eglin
Fireman Lampford Fires On Two Men At Home
Billy Lampford a colored fireman on the Charleston and Western Carolina railway shot and seriously wounded WI Allen and Hamp Patterson two Negroes in his house upon returning from a trip Both wounded were taken to hospital where death is feared Lampford fled then surrendered at the county jail and now faces charges
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Anderman
Billy Lampford
Charleston & Western Carolina
There
Augusta
WI Allen
Hamp Patterson
Lampford
Four Die as Pennsylvania Flyer Wreck Collapses Trains
Fort Wayne Aug 13 Four persons killed and about thirty injured when the Pennsylvania 18 hour train from Chicago to New York derailed on the city outskirts at 6 30 pm. The two engines of the flyer sidewiped a freight engine sending three cars down the embankment. Passengers in the rear coaches escaped with minor injuries. Rescue teams and police aided victims taken to hospitals as the wrecking trains arrived. Officials suspect excessive speed over a temporary switch caused the collision.
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Fort Wayne
Pennsylvania
Chicago
New York
Estern
Win
B. Arrick
Kort Wayne
Veter Malone
W. Creich
St. John's Hospital
Ue Fire Department
Texelle
Flyer
Weir
Chesttine
Cutewee
Albany
Arcident
Port Wayne
Winona Lake
C. C. Chattell
Lake Avenue
Robert Russell
Larauie
Ont
Pred Beckwith
New York City
Pasdenkers
Serge
Dan Kintz
Rescurera
Runwell
Burkewith
Fire Destroys Conway Wood Plant. Foreman Tisdale Injured
A major blaze at Souther Wood Products in Conway destroyed the plant overnight. Foreman David W. Tisdale is in critical condition with several other workers injured as flames engulfed the facility. An initial explosion and rapid spread of fire caused extensive damage to the building and its benzene and explosive storages. Rescue attempts and rapid medical care followed, but most of the factory could not be saved. Authorities note the cause remains unknown and insurance coverage is limited.
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Tisthele
Othey
Tyne Amile
Maprath
Te J. Maigret
Tininger
Fath
Lily
New York
Belton Warmer and Notaries Public in Turmoil
A chaotic Belton incident features notaries public claiming threats as Governor He terms the event a sober political clash. affidavits circulate across papers supporting charges against rival officials, while Belton Times and others publish the contested statements and denials.
Tragic Filial Killing Shocks Savannah Community
In Savannah Georgia Aug, William McEachern killed his former father in law Joseph Pennell with a revolver at the Pennell home on Jefferson and Fortleth streets. McEachern surrendered to police, aided by Reverend W A Nisbet. The couple were once married, and the tragedy stunned a well known family in the city as authorities investigated the motive and circumstances surrounding the double era of the household. The dead man was a longtime resident, and the narrator notes the family ties and the community impact as officials prepare to file charges and arrange services.
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Carse
Tracedy
Savannah
Savanna
Ter M. Meachern
Jor
Pennell
Dea Os Jefferson
Fortleth Street
McEachern
W. A. Nisbet
Westminister Presbyterian Church
Bayer
Wien
Nishet
Rayne
Tiare
Orion
Wey
Tle
Ore
Lida Dumedien
Mugonte
Meath
Ana
Eltien
Alter Honete
Death of Mrs. Cure Mears Leaves Wide Grief
Mrs Cure Mears widow of Kemper ser Ven died Monday and was buried at Piney Grove church. She was daughter of the late Capt Robert Rogers and sister of R S Rogers county superintendent of education. She graduated from Greenville Be tine College and was a member of Wapust church. Survived by mother Mrs Bedin Rogers and three sisters Mrs PP Kethe Branchville, Mrs J Oliver, and Mike Lester Rogers of Pages.
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Carrie Ogers Mears
Piney Grove
Mears
Robert Rogers
Kemper
Mix Mears
Greenville Betine College
Wapust Church
Rogers
Bedin Rogers
PP. Kethe
Branchville
J. Oliver
Mike Lester Rogers
Motels and Aviation Honors Reported in Unclear Text
A fragment discusses Molsant's Sivter in Mibesla New York and Matilda Motskant sister of John D Moimsant, killed in New Orleans last year. It notes a 4 pilote Ticence award by the Mie Acro Club of America and mentions a second woman in the United States to reenter a license under revised International Harriet Qerimby rules, with garbled details.
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Molsant
Mibesla
Matilda Motskant
John D. Moimsant
New Orleans
Mie
Acro Club of America
United States
Harriet
Savannah Mob Rescues Suspects From Sheriff Near Distant Auto
In Savannah Georgia two Black men named Jake Collins and Jake Rason were seized by a mob and carried to Savannah in a car after a chase. Sheriff Kennedy of Tatnall county intervened to drag them from the crowd and avert violence. The pair were believed to have attacked a 12 year old girl, but authorities later said the offense was likely burglary at the girl's home. A long pursuit preceded the sheriff's arrival and subsequent removal of the suspects.
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Whirks
Viennece
Savannah
Jake Collins
Jake Rason
Kennedy
Tatnall County
Georgia
Thor
Bee
Sheri Kennedy
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