Durant Nomination Seen to End Crum Controversy in Senate
The president sent Edward W. Durant, collector of customs for Charleston district, to the Senate for confirmation, ending the protracted fight over Dr William D. Crum who faced a racial obstruction. Durant’s approval is expected, with executive sessions delaying other nominations. Separately, the Court of Common Pleas sits in Edgefield case trials, including Carley vs Southern Railway and Patterson vs Farmers Bank. Fire at Columbia fair grounds destroys racing stables, causing about 1000 in losses. The State Board of Education met in Columbia and reviewed high school compliance. several counties face funding limits. In Graniteville, T. J. Hickman pursues forest reclaiming 2000 quercus acres, seeking federal aid for reforestation and sowing pine seeds.
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Washington
Senate
Edward W. Durant
District of Charleston
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Wm. D. Crum
Dr. Crum
Thys
Congress
Taft
Shite
South
Edgeweal
Court of Mon Plems
Carley
The
Southern Railway
Mack Davis
Western Union Telegraph Company
Neekzence
Patterson
Farmers’ Bank of
Columbia Clubs Raid Nets Multiple Arrests
Columbia Special Chief-Con stable Dicksen and Constable Oge and McSwain led raids Thursday on four Sorial Clubs and the Hunt Brothers restaurant on Cates street. Managers were arrested and a clerk named Rainer was also taken into custody. Detective Wilson from Avanta led the investigation.
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Columbia
Dicksen
Oge
McSwain
Hunt Brothers
Cates Street
Rainer
Wilson
Avanta
Memorial Window Commission Named in Virginia
Memorial window for Hlandford church near Petersburg Virginia is overseen by a commission named by Memorial window commission Valinma Special no Anosel. Senators Weston Richland and Johnstone Newberry along with Representative Rucker Avilerian serve on the panel. An appropriation of 460 from Ure State funds the memorial to the South Maratian Confederate soldiers who fell near Deturae bars during the Virginia battlefields conflict.
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Anosel
General Assembly
Hlandford Church
Petersburg
Weston
Richland
Johnstone
Newberry
Rucker
Avilerian
Ure State
Deturae
Virginia
Daughters of the Confederacy to Raise Funds for Hut
U D C takes up matter in Columbia special report noting 12,000 appropriation for the Confederate Hut and 16,000 management cost. To equip the lodge, fundraising is planned with Mrs. D Wright of Newberry coordinating chapters efforts across South Carolina divisions.
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Columbia
Special
Confederain Hut
Daughters of the Confederacy
D. Wright
Newberry
South
Carina
Lexington Seeks Public Vote on City Electric Light Plant
Citizens in Lexington push for lights and waterworks via a public meeting to discuss the advisability of funding an electric light plant with a complete water system. Residents argue cheaper insurance and long term savings justify the cost, noting few towns in the state lack electric lights.
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Lexington
Aml Heer
Ike
Honda
Thia Sobjvet
Cotton Warehouse Fire Destroys Property in Chester
A cotton warehouse owned by Joseph Wylie & Co in Chester burned Thursday night. About 350 to 600 bales of cotton were destroyed along with stables, tenant houses, hay, wagons, and sheds. Five stock were saved as firefighters battled the blaze threatening nearby businesses. Firemen worked swiftly and gainst the flames, which nearly swept a large part of the business district.
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Chester
Joseph Wylie & Co
S. M. Jones & C
B.C. Stunn
Wylie & Co
Haley Hay
Bullet Brings Down Thief in City Store Theft
Oliver J. G. Hownsee of the city police shot and perhaps fatally wounded a thief at 2 o'clock Thursday morning after a break in at T. A. Wand’s store. The suspect was identified as a man known as the Paster who was attempting to leave with stolen goods when halted by the officer.
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Thestor
Paster
Oliver J. G. Hownsee
T. A. Wand
Oficer Howsee
Train Kills Cantenarian in South Term Dept Incident
Newberry, Special-Ned Kinard, a 110 year old man described as enlored and once enslaved, was knocked down and killed by a freight train at the South erm dept Wed about 1 oblock. A shifting engine backed up and shoved against the car he leaned on, knocking him down and running over him.
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Newberry
Ned Kinard
Southerm Dept
Teanine
Kinard
Pegro
Public Schools Training Talk By Dr Elliot in Charleston
Dr Charles W Elliot former Harvard president spoke to a law audience in Charleston on Wednesday night. He emphasized the need for public school reform to build a democratic structure supporting community interests and essential industries.
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Charleston
Charles W. Elliot
Harvard University
Insurance deposits rules for South Carolina insurers
South Carolina commissioner outlines deposit requirements for insurers and sureties. Life companies must deposit 20000, others 10000, with securities or attachable property in the state. Sureties must deposit at least the largest bond they issue or its equivalent via other deposits, and future deposits should be in domestic securities or real estate mortgages within the state.
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MrMaster
South Carola
South Carolina
Damages Sought In Railroad Culvert Case
Greenvill e special reports several lawsuits against Southern Railway heard in Magistrate Stardley s Court alleging culvert failure caused flooding of acres of land near Columbia and Greenville Railroad. Plaintiffs claim company negligence. railroad argues culvert prevented higher water damage. Gen Butler in Columbia is said to be holding his own amid illness with family at his side.
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Buing Railroad
Greenville
Souther Railway
Stardley
Columbia and
Butler
Columbia
Gen. Butler
Talimary
Cam. Butler
Kansas City
Mrs. Carson
One Fatal Case of Smallpox at York Cotton Mill
An operative at the York Cotton Mill died on mill premises just outside Yorkville town limits Sunday night from smallpox. No other cases reported. mill management and local physicians have taken precautions to prevent spread of the disease.
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Yorkville
Spevial
Kirby Pueh
York
Negro charged with soliciting hands in Lexington case
Deputy sheriff arrested Special-Will Lorick on a warrant charging him with arranging to solicit workers from one state to another for turpentine work. The suspect allegedly promised multidegrees of pay and transport for the workers to Florida. No bond information available.
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Lexington
Will Lorick
Sheri Miller
Woow
Barre
Lorick
Lopick
Flo
Well Cave-In Traps Man Rescued With Minor Injuries
Laurens resident John Fields was entombed in a backyard well at Mrs Eloise Shells residence Saturday afternoon. A cave-in trapped him while he descended the well wall but he was rescued with only facial bruises after a tense extraction by neighbors and authorities.
New York City’s Idle Army of Unemployed Grows
New York City faces a vast pool of jobless, with 120000 idle union men and 9000 head of families supported by aid groups. City magistrates released 2700 prisoners early as reformers warn of mounting distress among workers and women in garment trades amid shrinking factory orders and rising debt.
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York City
Blackwell's Island
Association For the Improvement of the Poor
New York State
Sark
Perhngie
Herman Robinson
American Federation , Labor
New York City
State Department of Labor
John M. Fox
Mary E. Dreler
Women's Trade Union League
New York
Frank Julian Warne
Albany
Sali
John Baten
Columbia University
Percy Alder
Pin
Saye
Coal supplies in Reading area exceed demand for eight months
Figures show Reading Company holds at least 2,000,000 tons of coal in storage yards at Abrams Landingville and Mahanoy City with nearly 2,500,000 tons total on surface. An additional almost 1,000,000 tons could be added by end of March if no interference occurs.
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Jenat
Tte
Abrams
Landingville
Mahanoy City
Nes
Union Leader Defends Union Over U.S. Laws in Citizenship Question
In Danville, Mute Union official Strong of the United Mine Workers of America told a judge he would follow union laws over U.S. law when naturalization collides with union rules. He stated that the union should grant citizenship to any man who follows the union, regardless of federal law.
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U.S
Retus Danville
Wright
W. Strong
United Mine Workers of America
Lawa
United States
Strong
Ion
The New Tariff Bill Explained by Payne
Washington report on the Payn e tariff bill outlines a 100000 word measure framed by the Ways and Means Committee. It preserves coffee on the free list and wine tobacco noy unchanged, crafts a 1 to 3 percent inheritance tax, authorizes 250 million in Treasury certificates, and lowers or alters duties across coal, dyes, cement, wool, sugar, tea, and steel products with varied percentage changes. Tenor is fiscal expansion with reciprocal trade aims and a future effective date after passage.
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Special
Congress
Payne
Ways and Means Committee
FAON
Treasury
Ceal
United States
Windine Elas
Viana Payne
Wis
Issu
Panama
Jfonake
Amy Pedahie
Aliegis
Antion
Amialtor Alzes
Awaiting the Verdict in Mistrial Bid for Col Duncan and Others
Nashville judges toward a possible mistrial in the case against Col Duncan B. Cy Robin J. R and John Sharp for the slaying of former United States Senator Edward W. Cz Mack. Judge Hart adjourned court at 4 p.m. and returned to his country home.
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Town
Duncan B. Cy
Robin J. R
John 1
Sharp
United States
Edward W. Cwmack
Hart
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