Free Headstones for Revolutionary Graves Urges State Chapters
The War Department offers headstones for unmarked graves of soldiers from the Revolution through later wars. D A R chapters in South Carolina are urged to organize efforts to locate graves, verify service, and apply for headstones shipped prepaid to the nearest depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
War Department
United States
Daughters of the American Revolution
Quartermaster General
U. S
Secretary of War
Rmment
United States Pension Office
South Carolina
Gantt
Sumter
J. T. Gantt
Smithsonian Institute
Department of the Interior
Washington
U.S. Army
Department
Sugar Trust Uses Ads To Curb Publicity
The sugar trust moved quickly to place page advertisements in New York dailies after early press attention. The article calls its members diplomats, noting their strategic response to control publicity and sway public perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sugar Trust
Trust
The
Gold Mining Dreams Stir Dillon Trucking Plan
Local notice reports earnest interest in developing trucking around Dillon North Carolina. Capt J B Edgerton of Goldsboro endorses a 500 acre land program for beans peas and strawberries with shipments to New York and Boston buyers, citing profitable crop rotation with cotton and bean vined fertilizer.
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The
Herald
Trucker
Dillon
the Herald
Dillon Real Estate
J. B. Edgerton
Goldsboro
Col. Edgerton
New York
Boston
Dillon and Latta Impressed by Dr Hatcher in Religious Herald
Dr Hatcher’s impressions praise Dillon and Latta for rapid growth and strong Baptist life. He notes Dillon’s new streets and lights, a large ingathering to the church, and a thriving Sunday school. Latta is praised for a beautiful new Baptist church costing over a hundred dollars per member with no debt at dedication.
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Dillon
Latta
Religious Herald
W. BE. Hatcher
Edgefield
Joel Allen
South Carolina Baptists
Ward
Dilton
Lane
Bessie Lane
Ors
Kaneke
Ush Lane
Lula Norment
Harold Tumphrey
Harold
Miss Lida
Rancke
E. M. Hoyle
Miss Ward
Mendelssohn
Irish Painter Rushes Before Paint Gives Out
A light anecdote describes an Irish painter painting quickly and explaining he must finish before the paint dries, highlighting brisk humor about urgency and craft.
Taft Tariff Debate Highlights Political Tensions
The Washington letter notes efforts to complete the tariff bill by July 1 with a bill that pleases the party. It critiques Taft’s veto prospects, Aldrich influence, and Democratic reactions while urging passage of a strong, consumer-friendly measure. It also covers Bailey’s lumber tariff vote, party platforms, customs graft at New York, and Taft’s request to Hammond to find a minister to China.
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Taft
Aldrich
Senate
House
United States
Bailey
Tex
Democratic National Convention
John Hays Hammond
China
Hammond
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F. Louise Mayes
W. C. Kirkland
Kate Lilly Blue
Revolutionary Graves
S.C. Nla. R
Department of Agriculture
Jimmie Wilson
Jeffrys
Philipps & Son
E. J. Hester
N.C
Chapin Bros
New Yor Hester
N.C. Creech
E. R. Brockett Co
DR. Hatcher
Alma Rancke
Lumberton
F.M. Lane
Dillon S. C
Lanberton Robeson
Methodist Church
Alma Roxanna
G. BK. Rancke
Frederick Marvin Lane
Gear
New York Customs House
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