Enninch Arden Affair Surprises Spartanburg County
Spartanburg county records an Enoch Arden style romance where J T West of Oklahoma Miss seeks information about his father. J T West remarried after a long separation with his first wife Elizabeth Bennett whose fate remains unclear. West served as a Confederate soldier and later married Mrs Pye of Walnut Grove producing three children. The inquiry stirs perplexity about whether the first wife was alive or dead.
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Spartanburg
Enoch Arden
J. A. West
Oklahoma
J.T. West
J. T. West
Elizabeth Bennett
Aleck Bennett
West
Alabama
J. L. West
Appomatox
Lef
Pye
Walnut Grove
Mississippi
Bennett
Money 7G Loan Arrangements For Cotton Farms
Tean negotiates loans of $300 and up on first mortgages for improved cotton farms at 7 percent on sums of $1,000 and over and 5 percent on sums under $1,000. No commission, only a real estate abstract fee ROE. WYLIE.
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Tean
Roe
Wylie
Japs Pour Into Corea and Vladivostok Reports
Japanese transports escorted by the naval fleet have landed troops in Corea at Pusan and Chemulpo. An estimated 100,000 men disembarked with plans for a northern Corea advance, while no immediate attack on Vladivostok or Port Arthur is expected. Reports confirm 2,500 landed at Song-Chin on Corea’s east coast and volunteer enrollment proceeds at Vladivostok.
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Vladivostok
St. Petersburg
Corea
Pusan
Chemulpo
Port Arthur
Song-Chin
Pliksin Bay
Japanese Fleet Bombards Vladivostok in Brief Action
A fleet of five Japanese battleships and two cruisers bombarded Vladivostok for 45 minutes from 1.25 pm. They fired about 200 lyddite shells but caused no damage as most failed to burst. Russian batteries under Generals Vervonetz and Artamonoff did not reply. the engagement cost Japanese ammunition estimated at 200,000 roubles. The report also notes a failed Lincoln County rename vote in Mississippi and a Panama canal commission voyage planned for March 22.
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Vladivostok
Askold Island
Ussuri Bay
Vindisvostok
Vervonetz
Artasmonoff
Was A South Carolina Boy Murdered Near Jacksonville
Raymond Currie a 12 year old boy from near Jacksonville Florida disappeared January 1. His skeleton was found in Palmetto brush near Jacksonville with a crushed skull and nearby rusty crowbar. J Smith found the body while clearing brush near his home. no bicycle or signs of it were located. The Curries had recently moved from Clio to Florida.
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Bennettsville
Raymond Currie
D. O. Currie
Jacksonville
Fla
Raymen
J. @. Smith
Tragedy Averted by Dr King’s New Discovery
Mrs W Watkins of Pleasant City Ohio writes that a terrifying cough and terrors nearly claimed her little boy. After doctors failed, Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption cured him. Now he is sound and well. Available from Crawford Brak J Mackey & Co and Eugene Funderburk, 50 cents and 1.00 dollars, trial bottles free.
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W. Watkins
Pleasant City
Oino
Poeumovia
Dp. King
Crawford Brak J
Mob lynching tale from Colleton county highlights justice failure
Charleston Evening Post reports that two years after three Black men were lynched in Colleton county for the murder of Mrs. Jones, the widow of a section master on the Auntie Coast Line, new claims emerge. Jones allegedly confessed on his deathbed, but whether truth or rambling remains in doubt, fueling debate over mob vengeance and justice.
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Colleton County
Jones
Auntie Coast
Charleston Evening Post
Colleton
Greenville
Local Tragedies and Accidents Sail Through Turbulent May Day
Fragmented report recounts a fatal railway accident near Georgestons with a fisherman killed by a passing bolt of debris, a tree collapse killing John L. Pitts on a Tumbling Shoals farm, and a Cheraw incident where doko Green survived after a freight train strike. Several injuries and evasive escapes noted among African American residents in the region.
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BBWG
Georgestons
Fitzgibbons
Het Holley
Fac
K. Chadwick
Roberts
Bolley
Laurens
John L. Pitts
Pitts
Cheraw
Mar
Doko Green
Florida
Wil
Working Over Else Hight Hour Laws Ignored by Those Tireless
Dr Kings New Life Pills advertised as cures for indigestion bile illness and various stomach and liver troubles. Claims men and women suffer from fatigue and constipation while malcontents supposedly work constantly. Available for 25 cents at Craw i Mackey Co zene Fandesburk.
Tremendous quake hits Vera as 5:30 morning tremor causes damage
A massive earthquake struck Vera at 5 30 am causing extensive damage. The report notes nothing of similar magnitude in thirty years. There are political opinions about removing county auditor and treasurer from the primary, arguing the governor should appoint these offices without primary influence. Rock Hill Heir. Choose wisely, enjoy long.
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Primar Rock Hill
Unclear historical notice on custody and residence details
Fragmentary report describes a court related matter involving a woman and her children, residency in Virginia, and a custody or guardianship proceeding. It references individuals such as Siith, Partlow, and Obit Partlow, with a transport to a depot by 2 o’clock. Details are garbled, unclear, and partially legible.
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Wallad
Wed
Cherry
Anal Hogan
Ives
Virginia
Obit Partlow
Chariaite Ay
Tai
Roel IP
Vague voter fervor surrounds municipal ballot scene
A garbled local news item describes a tense election atmosphere with mentions of voting, candidates, and civic stakes. Names and places are unclear, but the piece hints at a public plebiscite and community concerns shaping turnout and results.
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