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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1911
Page
6
A column argues against clinging to the past praising progress in science and civility. It contrasts modern lifeways with colonial hardship and notes how doctors, technology, and innovation save lives. The author cites Shakespeare and Franklin to show genius transcends eras while urging forward momentum. The piece ends with a call to avoid nostalgia and embrace advancement.
Adaots Ga T Felder of this city charges the Governor Blease of South Carolina to be &&
A mob posing as officers abducted six Black men from the Columbia County jail in Lake City Florida. They forced them outside and fatally shot them with Winchesters and pistols after a staged telegram impersonating Leon County officials. The slayings, part of a deadly sequence tied to a murder case, left the community stunned as investigators search for the attackers.
A warrant charging T. B. Pelder of Atlanta with offering and attempting to bribe a State officer and with conspiracy to defraud the State of South Carolina was sworn out yesterday in Newberry by B. P. Kelly, secretary of the new dispensary commission. The warrant was sworn before J. C. Sample and placed in Sheriff Samford’s hands, with no clear answer on extradition. The commission had just adopted a resolution directing immediate warrants to secure convictions.
A South Carolina commission issued a warrant against T B Felder amid sensational charges over alleged bribery attempts tied to the dispensary crisis. Felder, a partner in Anderson Felder Wilson Roundtree of Atlanta, was directed to appear in Columbia by May 28 but did not attend. The commission, meeting yesterday, disclosed no official state statement on the case.
Capt John R Parker prominent Marlboro County figure dies at his McColl home after a long illness. He served in the Civil War, represented Marlboro in the House during Reconstruction, and was a Beaverdam Baptist Church member. Burial with Masonic honors took place at Parker Cemetery, with Col Knox Livingston delivering the eulogy. He was a Bank of McColl and Marlboro Cotton Mills director.
Three men in three boats will attempt a 1400 mile voyage from Green River Wyoming to Needles California. Kolb brothers, long time Grand Canyon photographers, plan to navigate the Colorado River starting September. The journey covers 217 miles of Grand Canyon with 500 rapids and a 800‑foot waterfall not shown on government maps.
An old account notes young eagles raised without training by their parent birds. They are driven from the nest to seek food and learn flight, facing danger as they abandon the nest. Mothers abandon nests and push fledglings from crags when they emit cries. It takes about three years for a young eagle to develop final plumage and strength.
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