Bennettsville and area social notes on visitors
Local social notes list residents and visitors across Bennettsville Lake View Florence Florence area including Ella Edens Miss Miriam Moore and Ellen White. It covers travels to Spartanburg Georgetown Columbia Darlington Birmingham and other towns with Thanksgiving service and Lyceum events at the school auditorium featuring The Ardmore Company and Judge Ben Lindsey lecture.
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Ardmore
Lyceum
Ben Lindsey
Chicago
Lyceum Committee
Lindsey
Lieutenant Gramstorff Not Dead Says Telegram Delivers Shocking News
In Lynn Mass on November 1 a tele gram to Everett confirms that Lieut John C Gramstorff a Yankee Division veteran who had warned he is alive is told his body is returning home from France officials had been notified he was dead.
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Lynn
Mass
John C. Gramstorff
Yankee Division
War Department
Everett
France
Lieutenant presumed alive amid misidentified body claim
Fragmentary report states the lieutenant is not dead and an improperly identified body may belong to a war casualty. Officials mention insurgents and held funds tied to merchandise. fire was spotted around 5 30 Tuesday morning as investigators ponder uncertainties about the body’s true identity.
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Gramstorff
Spaulding family saves boy from giant eagle
In Glenda Wyoming on November 22 the Spaulding family battled a giant eight foot winged eagle that attacked eight year old Walter Spaulding in the ranch yard. Walter and seven year old John aided by a third boy yelled for help as Mrs Spaulding fought the bird with a stick. Mr Spaulding arrived with a shotgun and killed the eagle. The two boys suffered severe claw lacerations.
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Glenda
Wyo
Spaulding
Walter Spaulding
Walter
John
Swindle game is pulled in Atlanta raids
Atlanta reports two raids by Solicitor General Boykin and deputies seized paraphernalia alleged to have aided a syndicate in swindling victims out of 100000 with fake horse race bets since mid October. A subsequent raid recovered 10000 worth of drugs. Abe Powers was arrested in default of 25000 bond after Holley of Aiken SC claimed he lost 11000 on bogus bets.
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Atlanta
Boykin
Abe Powers
H. C. Holley
Aiken
Disastrous Fire Destroys McDuffie and Westbury Stores
A Tuesday dawn blaze in Hamer destroyed buildings and merchandise valued at about 20000. D. McDuffie owned the $6000 pre war building and 2000 building loss, with 10000 stock burned. E L Westbury occupied the other store. McDuffie stock was uninsured and a total loss.
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Hamer
D. ‘McDuffie
Missionary Society Meeting Held by Baptist Church Circle
Mrs G H Bell hosted Circle No 2 of the Woman's Missionary Society last Friday afternoon. The program focused on Doctors and Nurses on Foreign Fields with talks by Mrs W C Allen and Mrs W E Hall. Mrs Henslee reported on the WMA Convention in Charleston. A salad social followed as music played on the Edison.
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G. H. Bell
Woman’s Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
8. C. Henslee
Charleston
Edison
Nations League cost and global notes from 1900s era
The text lists varied items: a projected four hundred thousand dollar monthly League of Nations budget for next year. Thai incidents of ancient astronomical instruments seized at Pekin in 1901 and returned to China. a USDA claim that one ton of wheat straw yields forty gallons of gasoline. the northern air service between Porjus Sweden and Suorvajaure Lapland. a hatchery capacity for 10 600 eggs to supply Yellowstone and Glacier park hotel systems. 190 000 men in US Army schools. 35 000 Texas cows sent to Germany to aid dairy herds. and a wireless telegraphy invention preventing eavesdropping on League reports due to meet on November 15.
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Yellowstone and
Glacier National Park
European youths claim doping race horses in Chicago bid
A garbled report notes claims of doping race horses by European youths born during Chicago racing fortunes. It mentions a trainer’s lean war years and a expected Christmas sweets, along with references to whiskey and narcotics tied to price declines in America.
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Chicago
America
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Phil Aberholt
Bennettsville
Ella Edens
Sumter
J. M. Sprunt
New York
Gai
Ellen White
Lake View
Bessie McQueen
Fork
J. B. Olive
Billie
Florence
Prof
W. D. Roberts
Spartanburg
State Teacher's Association
Watson B. Duncan
Miriam Moore
Converse College
O— Hugh Croxton
C. C. Croxton
Effie Ramsey
O. W. Ramsey
Hamlet
Mrs
J. B. Ramsey
Florrie
Lula Rogers
Marion
Cora McKinley
D. L. Moore
Columbia
E. L. Moore
H. C. McKenzie
Agnor
Maggie McGirt
Wade Stackhouse
Darlington
M. E. Williams
8. F. Williams
R. E. West
A. B. Welch
G. E. Powers
Willard Storage Battery Service
Birmingham
Alma McGilvary
Annie Lee Trawick
J. P White
BE. L.vinson
Julia
Fairmont, N.C
LeRoy Williams
W. T. Huntley
Aberdeen, N. C
Paul Deaton
J. C. Colvin
Chester
S. B. Stoney
The
Baptist Church
Amily Routs Eagle
South Carolina
Insie
Kwacheros
Sellers
League of Nations
Pekin
Count von Waldersee
Potsdam
United Sates Department of Agriculture
Porjus
Sweden
Suorvajaure
Lapland
United States Army
Texas
Germany
League of Nations Assembly
the Bank of Dillon
Furni
Ture
William and Mary
Walnut and
Hogany
RED Cross
Seller's Mastercraft
Edison Phonographs
Red Star
Detroit Vapor
S. Vaughan Furniture Company
Good Furniture
E. Evans
Florence, S. C
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