Winthrop Gift From the Iron Master Boosts School Plan
Winthrop receives a pledge from Carnegie through Airey Canneste’s reeretory as part of a State appropriation and fund-raising effort to build a new model school. The drive aims for 100000 dollars, with past gifts totaling 70000 and a library gift from Carnegie years ago. The effort continues amid broader regional notes on meat safety and temperance work.
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Johnson
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Airey Canneste
Carnegie
Winethrop
Johnson Shoul
Toliwon
Carneme
Special Southern Power to Make Spartanburg a Distributive Point
Spartanburg will gain a distributive point for the Southern Power Company with offices to open later. A chamber of commerce committee, after visiting Charlotte, discussed the move with J. B. Duke W. S. Lee and Junius Parker. At Ninety Nine Islands the large plant construction, under Jamison, shows strong progress with about 350 workers already on site.
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Ninety-Nine Islands
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Fortune for Child at Willies Probate Claim
Willie Rosenburg the six year old son of Mrs Daisy Rosenburg is named heir to a large portion of his father’s estate by a will made before his death. The will provides $57,500 to the child. A telegram from Atlantic City confirms the father’s death and the will.
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Liphinaiie
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Fae
Hite Masha
Adana
Destructive Nail Storm Hits Northwestern County Crops
Damaged reports state a Friday night storm devastated grain and fruit crops over a large farming area in the northwest, with corn and cotton largely spared. Florences special notes an earlier similar storm two years ago and ongoing Prohibition campaigning ahead of August elections in Florence County. Governor Glenn and other speakers are said to be engaged to bolster turnout among Christian voters.
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Ganney
Florence
Glenn
North Carolina
Mistrial Declared in Harrison Murder Case
In Greenville a mistrial was declared in the murder trial of Jesse Harrison. Harrison was accused of killing Pred Rubie, an English attache of the Jones carnival here on October 15 last. The jury stood seven for acquittal and five for murder.
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Greenville
Special
Jesse Harrison
Pred Rubie
Jones Carnival
Gaffney Eyes Improved Road Link on New York Atlanta Route
Gaffney residents show strong interest in the automobile corridor from New York to Atlanta. Cherokee County roads, on the direct line, will receive priority work as Supervisor Lipscomb reports ongoing improvements and hopes for further improvements along the county road traversed by the proposed route.
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Gaffney
New York
Atlanta
Lipscomb
Farm Outlook From Lexington County Report
Special farm notes from Lexington county describe crops lagging with corn and cotton only partly planted or chopped. Weather across the county last week saw rain and cool temperatures hindering growth and yielding a poorer small grain crop than anticipated.
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Lexington
Washington Notes on Tariffs and Diplomacy
The article reviews Senate tariff debates with Dolliver defending lower duties and Lodge critiques, reports nominations of Oscar Straus to Turkey and W W Rockhill to Russia, and notes Governor Edwards and Admiral Potter changes. It also mentions tributes to Alexander Shepherd and Longfellow statue unveiling with officials honoring the memory of notable figures.
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Ie Siprem Court
United States
Jefferson Davis
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Senate
Pyles
Washington
Borah
Holabo
Alexander R. Shepherd
Gavannor
District of Columbia
Century of milestones and storms in brief items
Simon Hilstein marks his 100th birthday in St. Louis amid illness rumors. A deadly storm on Long Island Sound and Connecticut coast sinks barges with multiple fatalities. Tragic tram accident near Birmingham injures a mother and kills a child as coal-mine mules perish. Confederate veteran reunion to unveil Gen. Law statue in Memphis. Crime reports include cases from Kentucky and Washington as Supreme Court questions arise in Martinique. Panama, Persia, and Constantinople stories reflect global tremors alongside Roosevelt and Wright brothers updates.
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Pearful Storm Claims Eighteen Lives in Montgomery County
In the wake of a severe storm in Montgomery County, eighteen funerals were held as deaths surged. Two families, Mrs. McCraw and her child, and Mrs. Luffy with her child, were buried together in separate burials. A Melltow child aided her father after the Friday disaster, then collapsed and died shortly after seeking help from a neighbor.
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Straus Named Ambassador to Turkey and Rockhill to Russia
Former Commerce and Labor figure Straus is chosen as ambassador to Turkey and W. W. Rockhill is named ambassador to Russia. Rockhill previously served as Assistant Secretary of State and minister to an unnamed country, with changes shifting Leishman to Rome and Lloyd Griscom returning home. Riddle remains at St. Petersburg.
Savannah Troops Escort Suspect in Murder Case
In Savannah Georgia the 32 man Georgia Hussars under Captain McTnevve guard Kinnewick McRae, a Black man charged with the murder of turpentine operator Zonas in Bryan County. The unit proceeds toward Clyde, Hrvan county, after a cres country march.
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Georgia Hussars
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Clyde
Hrvan County
Kinnewick McRae
Bryan County
Porior
Zonas
Plea Against Free Lumber in United States Trade
Letuitor Pyles of Washington argues in Senate that a tariff protecting U S lumber and shingles will enable full use of the tree. He warns free lumber would aid Canadian provinces but hurt domestic business and markets.
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UN Senate
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Counian
Charges Against Two Judges in State Rail Case
Federal indices John PF Phillips and Smith Moreone face charges over a state litigation with the railroad. A resolution calls for an investigation of their conduct amid a dispute on maximum tonnage and a two cent passenger rate in Hunt State.
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May 20 Celebration in Charlotte and Mecklenburg
May 20 event in Charlotte features a grand parade review by President Taft and local dignitaries. Officials from North Carolina and Charlotte greet veterans, with a large public program including a music festival at the auditoriam and a parade through the city.
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Devastation in Adana Amid Pestilence and Refugee Flows
The situation in Adana worsens as 3000 soldiers are deployed for security while contagious disease spreads. Fourteen hundred are sick or wounded and thousands of refugees are moved to capitals in surrounding districts. The report cites growing health and displacement crises.
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Alana
Plans Approved for Navy Department Summer Manoeuvres
Washington reports special approval only for Navy Department plans submitted by the general board of the naval militia. Several states lack funds to participate, notably New York Georgia and South Carolina. North Carolina keeps the matter under review as funds and government support for summer maneuvers are urged.
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Navy Department
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Naval Militia
New York
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Protection For South. Wallahington Speech in Senate
Senator Bradley of Kentucky delivered a strong speech in the Senate on tariff protection for the south and unity on tariffs. He urged fair protection for Kentucky and pledged that it would become Republican soon, following Massachusetts.
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Bradley
Kentucky
Senate
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