Passengers Safe On Southern Trams Says Fairfax Harrison
Washington D C September 10 Fairfax Harrison president of the Southern Railway System reports that since federal control ended March 1 1920 no passenger has died in an accident aboard a Southern train over thirty months ending August 31 1922 carrying passengers to nearly half the US population under various stresses. He contrasts this with rising fatalities at road crossings involving automobiles noting the social duty of caution rests on both drivers and railroad operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manaz Erfert
Southern
United States
Guiamonttes
Notice of Real Estate Auction in Lexington Court
State of South Carolina Lexington County Court of Common Pleas H M Price plaintiff versus J A Price defendant by virtue of court order I will sell before the courthouse door in Lexington during legal hours on the first Monday in October being the 2nd day of the month the described real estate belonging to the estate of Henry L Price heirs of Price M Price and others lands originally part of the estate of Henry L the terms of sale one third cash balance on a credit of one and two years secured by purchaser bond and mortgage with interest seven percent per year from day of sale mortgage containing usual clause for attorney fees option to pay all cash buyer to pay for papers revenue stamps and recording fees H L Harmon clerk of court EFIRD CARROLL attorneys for plaintiff Sept 1922.
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State of
South Carolina
Lexington
Court of Common Pleas
H. M. Price
J. A. Price
Court House
S. C
M. Price
Henry L
F. Hamnton Hendrix
Mairitt
John H. Keisler
S.C
Death of Mrs Mary Smith in 1922 near Saluda court house
Mrs Mary Smith nee Kaminer died September 3 1922 at her daughter Mrs Jeff Gibson's home near Saluda court house. She was born January 27 1847 and died at 75 years 7 months. She married Sampson Smith and they had six children four daughters and two sons. She leaves six children thirty grandchildren one brother W P Kuminer two sisters Mrs Job Harmon and Mrs Jacob Gunter. Her husband laid to rest with heartbroken kin.
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Mary Smith
Kaminer
Jeff Gibson
Saluda Court House
Earth
Sampson Smith
W. P. Kuminer
Job Harmon
Jacob Gunter
Spirit Land
Senator Smith proposes yearlong cotton crop halt to fight boll weevil
Washington reports Senator EB Smith of South Carolina will introduce a joint resolution for federal and state cooperation to skip cotton planting for one year to exterminate the boll weevil. He argues the plan would force the pest from the cotton plant, though he denies federal power to dictate farming and notes widespread opposition and national implications.
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Washington
EB. D. Smith
South Carolina
House
Senate
South
Congress
Smith
Mississippi River
Southern senators clash over cotton remedies in stalled debate
In a Senate agriculture committee discussion Southern lawmakers clash over remedies for cotton woes. Caraway would abolish stock exchanges, Dial would regulate them, Heflin calls to cut off exchanges, and Ransdell backs the New Orleans exchanges while Smith opposes differential cotton grades. Western senators demand unified action, but Southern divisions stall progress as cotton and boll weevil continue to strain the region.
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Caraway
Arkansas
Dial
South Carolina
Heflin
Alabama
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Ransdell
Louisiana
New Orleans
Senator Smith
South
Smith
Liverpool
New York
West
Domestic Science Teacher and the Stormy Sea Tale
A school scene features a pupil recounting a nautical mishap with two cuffs adrift on a stormy sea. The pupil’s quip about a stormy voyage leads to a history moment on Henry VIII and his six marriages.
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Angus
Henry VIII
Odd Ideas on Tides and a Burmese Durian Fruit
A survey of medieval and ancient tide explanations notes sun and winds, animal caverns, and sea breath as causes. It cites Arab beliefs of moon heating waters and other schemes, plus Cape Cod lore linking ebb tides to dying. The piece then describes the durian fruit from Burma, its tree, size, thorny rind, and edible pulp with a highly described flavor likened to ripe bananas and pineapple.
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Aristotle
Heraclitus
Atlantic
Plato
Cape Cod
New Eagland Coast
Scotland
Burma
Royal Fruit Trade Recalled From Burma’s Moulmein
A vivid reminiscence recalls Burma’s Moulmein markets where the King annually sent steamers to obtain rare royal fruit specimens. The fragrant fruit drew wide admiration and some dislike, reflecting diverging tastes among courtiers and subjects alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burma
Moulmein
Power of the Press Nerve Test for a Newsboy
A kind citizen asks if papers tire him. The newsboy—carrying a huge stack of dailies—answers with a blunt refusal to read them, saying he does not need to read the papers to carry on.
Sale of 42 Acre Land in Lexington County SC
Court of Common Pleas Justice Hendrix Hamiton presides a sale by court order of the property in Boing Springs Township Lexington County South Carolina. The tract covers about 42 acres more or less adjoining lands of Joseph Frye. The auction will occur at the Lexington courthouse door during legal hours on the first Monday in October namely the 2nd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington County
Boing Springs Townships
South Carolina
Joseph Frye
Land in Lexington County Sealed for Sale to Keister
Legal sale notice describes land deeded to John H. Keister from H. M. Keister on December 2 1913 recording in Book 3 L page 197. Property comprises about 54 acres adjoining P. C. G. Price A. L. Kirkland and Harman quarter with terms including cash down and one hour payment window. failure triggers immediate resale at buyer's risk.
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Washington, D. C
Fairfax~Harrison
Southern Railway System
Sed Tenday
Trena
Labor
Clerk’s Sale
H. L. Harmon
Efird & Carroll
Plaintiff
Isle OF Palms
Columbia
Charleston
Charl
Moultrie and
Sullivan's Island
Fort
Orig
Imit
Slashere
Twinety Mountain & Teuiars
Phun
Chas. E. Sligh
Florist
Main St
Give You
Elmgren
Optometrist and
Optician
Hampton Street
Columbia, S. C
Dhana Aska
Columbia. S.C
1.S.holley
Pelton, S. C
E. P
FP. A. Davis
Drs. Boozer
Main Street
Over Lever’s Shoe Store
Frank Kneece
Batesburg, S. C
B. J. Wingard
Clark Law Building
Columbia, S.C
Power of the Press
Cuere
South Careling
County of
Court of Cormier Pleas
P. CG. Price
A. L. Kirkland
John H. Keister
He i. Harman
E. IL. Harmon
EB. L. Asbill
the Carolina Nation
W. A. Clark
T. S. Bryan
Ial Bank of Columbia Inc
D. Bell
Jos
M. Bell
The
Home National Bank
Lexington, D. C
Federal Reserve Association
Sanitary Cafe
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