Prisoners Escape From Jail Amid Smallpox Vaccination Mixup
Report from Marion on March 21 details John Bethea and Joe Munerlyn escaping a jail where two others with smallpox were quarantined. They pried a door, used a cot rope to descend, and escaped as a plan to move inmates during disinfection was thwarted by the discovery of Bethea’s smallpox. Local endowment from a Carnegie friend hints at a major library project linked to Furman.
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Marion
John Bethea
Mullins
Joe Munoerlyn
Temperance
Nere
John Bethea Ohnt
Mill accident at Fanches mill injures two men
A peculiar accident occurred Saturday at Mr. Ot. G. Fanches' grist mill near here. The rock and wheel burst, sending debris in all directions. Norton Kunnes and a colored man named Bias Brown were seriously injured by flying pieces.
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Rowesville
8. C
Ot. GC
Fanches
Norton Kunehes
Bias Brown
Escape at Lexington Chain Gang Near Hollow Creek
Nine prisoners escaped from the county chain gang in Hollow Creek township near Leeaville, Lexington. The gang, numbering 15 or 16, was under a new keeper Adamy. two prisoners were recaptured locally, and Newberry authorities reported three more caught, leaving four at large. Sheriff Corley was injured in a prior accident and could not visit the scene. Special to News and Courier. Carnegie Library For Furman Greenville March 20 Furman University to receive a Carnegie library after President Patent notified that conditions were fulfilled.
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Lexington
Corley
Job Swygert
Hollow Creek Township
Leeaville
Adamy
Newberry
Greenville
Furman University
Patent
Bertram
Carnegie
Hhis Shere
Exemption From Poll Tax Depends on Inability to Work
Edgefield residents asked if Terippla is exempt from poll tax. The attorney general says no exemption for being maimed. exemption applies only if one is incapable of earning a support. In each case, assess if the claimant cannot earn a living, ages 21 to 60, with veterans and other exceptions.
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Edgefield
Alds
Townsend
A .W. Jones
J.B. Huliwanger
Edgefield County
South Carolina
Finding Money in Health Prompts Prompt Cough Cure Ads
In urging prompt care for coughs and chest trouble, the ad cites W. C. Barber of Sandy Level Virginia praising Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. It touts Crawford Bros F Mackey Co and Fonderburk Pharmacy as sellers with a trial bottle offered and guarantees. It also promotes Jowy s Honey and Tar for child coughs and mentions general cautions about too many laws.
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W. C. Barber
Sandy Level
F. Mackey & Co
Fnederburt Pharmacy
Jowy
Fonderburk Pharmacy
Lawio
Keep Up the Fight and Victory is Won
Mr ED Smith of the South Carolina division Southern Cotton Federation spoke in Lancaster and at the Loan and Exchange Bank building about fertilizer tag returns. He noted strong turnout, 60 percent sales versus last year, and urged patience as unused tags may be returned without cost. He defended state pledges to reduce acreage and fertilizer use amid a large crops outlook.
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ED Smith
South Carolina
Southern Cotton Federation
Association
Loan and Exchange Bank
Smith
Lancaster
Court House
Qucleans
Bamberg
Bamber County
Iim
Roesion
Eale
Hastetas
Panna
Greenville
Spartinburg
Marion
Dillon
Latta
Lynchburg
Saluda
Salada
Texas
South Carelina
South
Karepe
Cotton growers set world price with pledges urged
America faces limited cotton stocks with a six week supply rule. The piece notes a surge in demand and a united pledge by Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas to reduce acreage. It calls the southern cotton grower to maintain resolve for thirty more days, praising the new buyer’s leverage over prices.
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America
Jordan
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Chronic Bronchitis Cured by Foley's Honey and Tar
Joseph Coffman of Montimorenci Indiana describes a decade of chronic bronchitis and whispering speech until Foley's Honey and Tar cured him. He credits his employer and promotion of the remedy, noting many others have used Foley's Honey and Tar with satisfaction, sold by Funderburk Pharmacy.
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Joseph Coffman
Montimorenci
Ind
Foley
Koley
Funderburk Pharmacy
Rockefeller Gift Sparks Church Mission Protest
Boston Congregational Church members oppose the American board of commissioners for foreign mission accepting a $100,000 gift from John D. Rockefeller. They argue Standard Oil’s indictments and moral concerns make the donation improper and could jeopardize the board’s integrity and stance.
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Boston
Congregational Church
New England
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Mission
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Russians Hold Line From Changchun to Kirin In War News
Tokio dispatch reports no retreat yet and Japanese forces press along Gen Linevitch rear guard. Bridges damaged delay advances while Russians regroup at Changchun and Kirin. Mukden losses revised to around 50,000 Japanese and 175,000 Russian killed wounded or captured as prisoners arrive in Japan.
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Changchun
Kuin
Losnev
Tokio
Kirin
Gen Linevitch
Vlad
Battle of
Mukden
Tie Pues
Gen Linevitch Establishes HQ at Chenchiawatzu
From St Petersburg March 21 Gen Linevitch's headquarters are set at Chenchiawatzu at the Sungari crossing. He directs the retreat of three armies and handles fresh troops from European Russia while protecting Sungari bridges vital to the army's salvation. The second army falls back along the railroad line as first and third retreat toward Kirin destroying bridges and roads. The Japanese advance lies west of the railroad. strength of the enemy is said to be not large enough to threaten with French troops aiding Linevitch.
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St Petersburg
Linevitch
Chenchiawatzu
Sungari River
Russia
Sungari
Kirin
Mandarin Road
War Office
Reflective Observations on Faith and Love
A concise meditation noting that thoughts leave lasting impressions, simple acts like a sandwich can hold weight beyond sermons, and the living Christ is necessary to truly live as a Christian. It argues that liking results from loving, not the reverse.
Murderer Pate Captured After Cave Hideout Bluff
Special to The Observer Asheville March 22. Deputy Marshal Ben Barnes and companions arrested Madison County murderer John Pate, found in a remote cave known as the Holland Higgin's wolf den near Bald Mountain after tracking his wife to the hiding place. Pate, nearly unshaved and unshorn, spent a year inside the cave with minimal food as authorities planned a staged dynamite ruse to force his surrender.
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Observer
Asheville
Ben Barnes
Marshall
Bald Mountain
Pate
Patey
Sam
Notice to the Public by County Coroner
Inquest hearings will be held in the county. Contact the coroner at his Pleasant Hill residence when needed. J. Montgomery Caskey, executor. Coroner L. O.
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Pleasant Hill
J. Montgomery Caskey
Ept
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Brvst
Sheu Gorley
News and Courier
Carnegie Library
Furman
Nous
Rockefeller
Roy S Strat
Murrray
Murray Drug Co
Columbia
Gen. Linevitch
Oyama
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