Bridge Across Pee Dee Near Rail Route Favored
Eastern Carolina Good Roads Association held a Florence meeting to discuss a Pee Dee river bridge. Prof Holmes presented four routes. the recommended option crosses the river about five miles above the rail bridge with a steel drawbridge and culverts, estimated under 100000 dollars depending on labor and materials. Marion county’s approval needed. if not forthcoming, another committee meeting will be held before the legislature.
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Marion
Florence
Eastern Carolina Good Roads Association
Dillon County
Pee Dee
Holmes
Marion County
Holmen
Fayetteville
N. C
Cheraw
Dillon
National Good Roads Association
North Carolina
Moore
Coleman
Jon
Mr. Berry
Latta
Dillon Boy Elevates Durham Ties in School and Tobacco Moves
The Raleigh News and Observer notes Durham Superintendent William Donald Carmichael will resign to join Liggett & Myers, moving the old W Luke factory and stemmery to Durham. Carmichael, linked to Duke and tobacco circles, leaves a “highly regarded” Durham Public Schools after fifteen years of service and says he seeks broader opportunity while expressing love for the city and state. His successor will be announced after board action.
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Raleigh News and Observer
Dillon County
Carmichael
Agnes Carmichael
W. D. Carmichael
Dillon
Durham Public Schools
Durham
William Donald Carmichael
North Carolina
Liggett & Myers Company
American Tobacco Co
W. Luke & Sons
St. Louis
Old Duke
Richmond
Danville
Clinton W. Toms
Durns
American Tobacco Company
Mr. Toms
Mr. Carmichael
South
Edwin Mims
Toms
Carmichae
Margaret MacRobert
Greensboro
Mr Santa Claug to The Herald Book Store guest week
Local page item announces Mr Santa Claug visiting The Herald Book Store this week as a featured guest author. The schedule outlines signing hours and a reading event for shoppers and families.
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Mr. Santa Claug
Herald Book Store
Maine Destroyed From The Outside
United States battleship Maine sank in Havana harbor in February 1898 after an exterior explosion. The naval board confirmed the finding, stating a low order exterior charge caused the blast igniting magazines and destroying the ship and many aboard. Secretary Myers said no extended explanation was needed beyond the board’s conclusion.
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Washington
United States
Maine
Havana Harbor
Naval Board
Navy Department
Meyers
Meyer
Laurens Man Kills Himself in Suicide
Laurens, December 15. John H. Price, a young white man, shot himself in his room at his father's home four miles north of the city, dying from a shotgun wound to the head. An inquest was held this afternoon. the family reports he refused meals overnight, saying he was not well.
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Laurens
John H. Price
Henry T. Price
Death in Shovel Accident at Lake Charles
Alfonso Rodriguez a Mexican was instantly killed Saturday when crushed in the steel jaws of a steam shovel after crawling into the machine to escape rain. The incident occurred at Lake Charles A. A. The item notes a local toy and holiday goods sale at Herald Book Store with low prices.
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Lake Charles
Alfonso Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Bridge Over Pee Dee Meeting in Florence to Consider Plans
Florence December 17 Special Secretary Henry Husbands has sent notices to Eastern Carolina Good Roads Association executive committee members to meet in City Council chamber Florence at 8 o clock Saturday evening December 9. Prof M Goode Homes and associates will present blue prints surveys and estimated costs for the Pee Dee River causeway and bridge project. The committee will select the route from four surveys and plan fundraising to start the campaign. The group includes officers from Dillon Marion and Florence counties and aims to secure funds for a major regional road connection.
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Florence
Henry Husbands
Eastern Carolina Good Roads Association
M. Goode Homes
United States Office of
Eood Roads
South Carolina
Great Pee Dee River
Prof. Homes
Dillon
Marion
Carolina
Brother of George W. Taylor killed in Dunn North Carolina
George W. Taylor received a telegram about noon yesterday saying his brother was killed this morning at Dunn North Carolina. The message gave no details of who killed him or how it happened. Mr. Taylor left at once for Dunn.
Poor old fool sacrifices life over emperor’s delay
A train superintendent Shimidzu threw himself under a train, claiming it a duty to pay for the emperor of Japan's embarrassment after a derailment and a long wait in a common room. The emperor was distressed by the report. Toys and holiday gifts advertised by Herald Book Store follow.
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Moji Shijiro Shmidzu
Shimidzu
Kyushu
Ex Governor J M Brown Sweeps Georgia Gubernatorial Primary
Unofficial returns from 146 counties show Ex Governor J M Brown winning the Georgia gubernatorial primary with 200 of 268 electoral votes. Pope Brown and Judge Russell split the rest, with local option efforts setback in several counties. Wake Smith returned to Atlanta to support Pope Brown as Russell carried Savannah and Augusta in local option.
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Atlanta
J. M. Brown
J. M. Whrewn
Pope Brown
Judge Russell
Macon
Hariton
Russell
Brown
Georgia
R. B. Russell
Chatham
Alehmo
Savannah
Augusta
Po Brown
Fulton County
Bibb County
Muskogee
Columbus
Joe Brown
Commerce and Labor
H. M. Stanley
Dublin
Joseph McCarthy
Marietta
United States
Wake Smith
Atlinta
Washington
Semater Smith
Mack Grows Optimistic On Democratic Victory
Detroit December 4 Norman Mack chairman of the Democratic National committee told a Michigan Democratic banquet that democracy should win the next presidential election on constructive legislation or by exposing Republican blunders. He urged clear Sherman anti trust law guidance to aid business and small firms, calling for a law that states what business may and may not do without attorney general guidance. He blamed tariff policy for corporate offenses and noted the paper would publish Tuesday instead of Thursday due to Christmas. The Herald office will stay open all week and the book store will close at 12 Saturday night.
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Detroit
Mich
Washington
Norman & Mack
Democratic National Committee
Michigan
Democratic Committee
Mack
Congress
United States
Herald Force
Herald Office
Herald Book
Judaea
Spartanburg Journal
Christmas From Behind The Counter 1911 Reflections
A county news section notes holiday prep and local personalities including A Long, A D Whitney, Mrs Green, B M Sasser, and A L Long. It laments Christmas shopping chaos, urges early buying, and contrasts local bustle with Judaean peace. Includes notes on hunting, hogs, clothing buys, and court actions.
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Qver Pee Dee
Good Roads Association
Herald Cook
Dillon Boy
Durham Schools
A. T. Qo
Bridge Over
Mallory
Herald
Job Brown
Tolar’s Mill
A. Long
D. Whitney
Hamer
Adhd Lodge
Rowland
Will Horn
A. L. Long
A. D. Whitley
Kentyre
Cottingham
Cobb
Rowell
Ruth Walters
Bessie Smith
J. H Wilkins
A. Db. Whitley
Hemer
J. J. Bethea
George Sweet
Christmas
Judge's Plains
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