Report on laboratory work by Dr. F A Coward 1910
Dr. F A Coward director of the State Board of Health laboratory submits a yearlong report covering December 1, 1909 to December 1, 1910. Examinations total 2758 with 1381 positive or partial results across diseases and parasites. The Pasteur department remains active with patient treatment across South Carolina counties. virus prepared in house since August 15 with no deaths or infections. one treatment failure noted from facial injury. The lab moved to new quarters in October and the director delivered public health lectures and assisted in bulletins. Proposals include home rabies virus treatment and better specimen mailing containers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Coward
State Board of Health
Pasteur Department
Aiken County
Anderson County
Bamberg
Yemild
Barnwell County
Charleston County
Chester County
Chesterfield County
Darlington County
Dillon County
Edgefield County
Fairfield County
Florence County
Georgetown County
Hammpton County
Lancaster County
Lexington County
Marion County
Marlboro County
Newberry County
Oconee County
Orangeburg County
Richland County
Spartanburg County
Through Train 3 an VICE Carolina Special to Start Jan 2
Southern Railway will inaugurate the Carolina Special a through limited train between Charleston and Cincinnati on January 2. The 26 hour schedule includes electrified equipment and Pullman cars with a initial consist of a baggage coach coach dining car and a sleeping car with a Pullman observation sleeper added around January 15. Northbound depart Charleston 9 40 a m with stops at Columbia Spartanburg Asheville Knoxville Oakdale ending Cincinnati 10 00 a m. Southbound departs Cincinnati 5 00 p m with stops at Oakdale Knoxville Asheville Spartanburg Columbia and Charleston arriving 8 00 p m. This marks the first through service between these points and favors business travel and tourism through Kentucky the French Broad valley and Western North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina
Charleston
Cincinnati
Southern Railway
Carolinas
Middle West
H. F. Cary
Pullman
Columbia
Spartanburg
Asheville
Estern
Knoxville
Oakdale
Blue Grass
Kentucky
French Broad River
Land of the Sky
North Carolina
Thompson Believed He Fatally Wounded Stonewall Jackson
The Confederate veteran John Thompson, who died in Choraw while guarding a train, insisted until his dying day that a shot from his own gun killed Gen. Stonewall Jackson. He recounted nightly torment over the possibility, recalled being wounded repeatedly, and described escaping through burning woods before passing away in Chesterfield County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
John Thompson
Choraw
Mr. Thompson
Gen
Stonewall Jackson
Thompson
Jackson
Virginia
Chesterfield County
Calendar reform proposal by Chamberlin for twelve 28 day months
Dr. Thomas Chamberlin of the University of Chicago proposes a calendar with twelve months of four weeks each, grouped into four three month quarters with four extra weeks attached as closing weeks named Easter, Julian, Gregorian, and Christmas weeks. An odd day becomes New Year’s Day, with a Leap Day every four years. holidays shift to fixed weekday positions, notably Christmas week starting on Monday.
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Callencar
Patterson
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Chamberlin
Four Die After London Jewelry Store Burglary Shootout
Police kill four including two officers in a London confrontation with burglars trying to break into Henry Harris jewelry vaults valued at 100000 dollars. Burglars tunneled beneath the store and would have gained the loot within hours, authorities said.
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London
Bently
Choate
White Chapel
Henry Harris
Harris
Three Hanged in South Carolina Executions
Three criminals were executed on Friday in South Carolina. Minus Hightower, a Black man, was hanged in Richland jail yard in Columbia for criminal assault on a white woman. In Monck’s Corner, James Edwards and William Kelley were hanged for murder, Edwards for wife murder and Kelley for killing another Black man. About 50 spectators observed the scenes.
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South Carolina
Columbia
Monks Corner
Hightower
Allua Ed Byrd
Richland County
Lincoln Street
Coleman
James Edwards
William Kelley
Monck's Corner
Berkeley County
Edwards
Kelley
Nquor
Wages of Shame in Pittsburg White Slavery Case
Government agents and Pittsburgh police arrested two more suspects this week in a white slave underworld probe. Annie Wells testified she gave Arthur Hemp fifteen thousand dollars over eight years while he claimed support from his German sister-in-law, and Hemp faced Edlis Act charges with bail set at two thousand five hundred.
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Pittesburg
Pittsburg
Kitty
Annie Wells
Cress
Arthur Hemp
Hemp
Kirby
Germany
Man to Freeze at Equator in Distant Future
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley spoke to the secular league in Washington on the question Is Man to Ultimately Starve or Freeze. He predicted the earth will gradually cool, asserting humanity may endure for a million years more, with wind power becoming a future fuel.
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Equator
Harvey W. Wiley
Secular League
Washington
Wiley
Humanity
Calendar Weeks and Names Across Easter Tinian and Gregorian
A fragment discusses how Easter week begins on Monday the 8th day of the year with Easter Tuesday through Sunday, followed by spring. It notes a Tinian week for Julian Thursday and a Gregorian week aligned with harvest festivals and fairs, crediting rectifications for Julian and Gregorian designations.
South Carolina Farm Industry Surges in 1910 Output
South Carolina reports 1910 agricultural value at 145,489,563 dollars, up from 1909 and far above 1900. Col. B. J. Watson cites large cotton, corn, wheat gains, reduced rice and tobacco losses, and rapid diversification toward livestock and home consumption. The release praises statewide progress and harmony among agricultural agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Watson
Agriculture, Commerce and Industries
South Carolina
Col. Watson
Union
United States
Virginia
North Carolina
Missouri
California
Calm Dr Cook returns as pole claims divide passengers
Dr Frederick A Cook arrives aboard the George Washington amid a split onboard over his polar claim. Some passengers shun him while supporters insist he faced no discrimination. Cook remains calm and hints at forthcoming replies to critics. He travels on to the Waldorf Astoria after docking in New York.
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Frederick A. Cook
New York
George Washington
North Pole
Conk
United States
Quebec
Troy
N. Y
Newburgh
Poughkeepsie
Dr. Cook
Ia Cook
Pole
Mr. McKinley
Herschel C. Parker
Mount McKinley
University of Copenhagen
August W. Loos
Peary
Entomologist warns Georgia farmers of boll weevil invasion
State Entomologist F E Lee Worsham told an Macon conference that boll weevil will reach South Georgia within five years. He urged farmers to plant earlier cotton varieties and use chemicals after arrival while the pest remains in a hibernating state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Von
South Colina
South Georgia
Lee Worsham
Macon
Vessels Wrecked Near Mokpo After Storm
A week ago a gale off Mokpo Corea wrecked seven Japanese and sixty two Corean ships. The storm caused the loss of 891 lives.
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Mokpo
Corea
Dressmaker Room Incident Sparks $1700 Damage Suit
A frightened dressmaker customer sues Mrs. Minnie Fluor of Cincinnati for $1700 after a sudden appearance of a man in the fitting room which caused distress and damaged her modesty during a dress fitting.
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Minnie Fluor
Cincinnati, O
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the State Laboratory
Hig
Laboratory State Board of Health
Chamberlain
Months Group
Thomas Shrowder Chamberlin
University of Chicago
Caamberlin
Selene
Crim
Edwards and
Kel
Ley
State Department of Agriculture In
Iliinois
Enid
Waters
Sea Island
State Department of Agriculture
State Department
Cook
Europe
Campaign
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