Rumor of counterfeit quarters stirs in Chester
In Chester South Carolina assistant cashier William McKinnell notes rumors of counterfeit quarters. W H Moran of the Treasury says there were two designs with star counts changed, causing confusion as the eagle position shifted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ateo Gak
Pusignchester
S. C
William McKinnell
National Exp Bank
W. H. Moran
Treasury Department
Washington, D. C
Ashier
Florence Welcomes New Rector from Birmingham
The Rev Ilmer S Poyner of Birmingham has accepted a call to St John s opal church in Florence and will begin March 17. Florence residents had been without a rector after Rev Harold Thomas left for St Luke s in Charleston. Mr Kell has preached in Birmingham for three years and previously led St Tim ge in Columbia and City Mission.
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Florence
Orence
D. C
Ilmer S. Poyner
Birmingham
St. John’s Opal
Harold Thomas
St. Luke's
Charleston
Kell
Birmee
South
McCall Sentenced in Naval Court Case
Florence February 7. Saturday morning McCall a Black man was tried in a U S court for marine matters. He swore he had two children dependent on him but investigation showed he had no children at all.
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Florence
S. Cc
Mn McCall
United States
Marine Atte
Twoildren
Anderson Court Opens First 1918 Session in Anderson County
The Anderson county general sessions court began its 1918 term at 10 o clock Monday with Judge James S Joy presiding. Judge Peurifoy delivered a lengthy charge and built a serious mood in the courtroom. Two murder cases were set for trial, one against life Acker continued from the prior term and another against Willie Leslie.
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Anderson Court
Anderson
Court of General Sessions
Anderson County
James
Joy
Walterboro
E Peurifoy
Life Acker
Willie Leslie
Catholic priests not pressed in Kniseley Naval Academy case
Greenwood South Carolina February 7 the cases against Father O H ern and Father Daft of Washington D C in the effort to secure an appointment for a young man named Kniseley to the Naval Academy at Annapolis were not pressed in federal court here by order of the justice department at Washington.
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Greenwood
S. C
O’hern
Daft
Washington
D. C
Kniseley
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Derc of Justice
Beloved Woman Dead Mother of Capt. Maffitt Dies in New York
News of the death of Emma Martin Maffitt widow of Commodore John Newland Maffitt of the Confederate Navy occurred in New York, where she resided. She had lived in the Cape Fear area, with surviving relatives including Captain Clarence S. Maffitt and Herbert S. Maffitt, and she will be interred in Oakdale Cemetery after services at St James Episcopal Church.
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Emma Martin Maffitt
Yhn Newland Maffitt
New Wednesday
Maffittee
Herbert
Borden
Salth
Maffitt
Cape Fear
Clarence S. Maffitt
Herbert S. Maffitt
New York
J Martin
Euene S. Martin
St. James’ Episcopal Church
Thomas C. Durst
Oakdale
Merchants Set Delivery Hours in Gaffney
Gaffney South Carolina February 5 Merchants Association meeting at Chamber of Commerce rooms passed resolutions on delivery hours. Deliveries only within set hours and customers desiring goods at other times must arrange their own delivery.
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Gaffney
S. C
Merchants’ Association of
Florence Militia Trains Regularly for State Service
Florence military company has been mustered into state service by Adjutant Moore and is preparing for any governor’s call. Drills occur regularly as the unit learns tactics and movements.
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Florence
D. C
Moore
Council of Defense Expands Members and Cuts Appropriation
The House backed a compromise Dobson amendment to add 28 new members to the Council of Defense for a total of 62, while reducing the appropriation from 50 000 to 25 000 and funding only actual meeting expenses rather than railroad fares. Seventeen counties currently have 34 seats, with counties without representation to receive one governor appointee per the amendment.
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Columbia, & CC
House
Council of Defense
Moore
Abbeville
Knock the helm out of Wilhelm
A compact wartime exhortation urges readers to support the war effort by purchasing War Savings Stamps. The appeal emphasizes financial backing for national defense and frames stamp buying as a patriotic duty during the era.
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Wilhelm
Get-It Corn Remover Promises Quick Pain Relief
The ad touts Gets-It as a safe corn remover that peels away corns without cutting or digging. It claims two drops relieve pain instantly and urges readers to avoid imitations while offering 25 cents at drug stores or by mail from E Lawrence & Co in Chicago.
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E. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Army expert blindfolded gun assembly showcased
The article notes a military expert disassembling and reassembling a machine gun while blindfolded as part of an Army training class. It mentions the Yankees' ingenuity and credits Underwood and Underwood for the copyright.
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Underwood & Underwood
Two Heatless Days at State College Amid War Measures
West Raleigh North Carolina February 7 special to The Dispatch reports State College students to observe two heatless days per week to conserve coal. Dormitories will be kept warm while classrooms stay cool. Senior electrical engineering students study for signal corps roles. many others prepare for army service and draft classification. The college also gears up under government direction to train drafted men for ordinance department work.
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West Raleigh
N. C
State College
Ieart
Signal Corps
Reliable Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Promotion
For years druggists note Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a physician s prescription kidney liver and bladder medicine. It strengthens kidneys and helps them do nature s work. Sold by druggists. test with a 10 cent sample offer from Dr Kilmer Co. Wilmington Dispatch mentioned.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Wilmington Daily D'spatch
Seeley Truss Expert to Visit Wilmington This Weekend
World famous truss specialist F. H. Seeley of Chicago and Philadelphia will be at the Orton Hotel in Wilmington Saturday and Sunday February 9 and 10. He claims the Spermatic Shield can retrace rupture openings in 10 days on average and requires no surgery. Seeley shows U S government documents and offers free service for charity cases, with court verification of all statements.
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Seeley
Wilmington
F. H. Seeley
Chicago
Philadelphia
Orton Hotel
United States
Washington D. C
P. S
Adv
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Sounterfem
Federal Court
Joseph T. Johnson
Capt. C. S. Maffitt
Fracker
Rockingham
Tie Bulletin
Washington Be
H.R. Miller
Meewan County
Bridgeport
Western Golf Association
Red Cross
U.S
Committee On Public Information
Underwood & Umdarwood
State College Boys
LeGwin Printing Co
Wlimington
Carolina Packing
Wilmington, N. C
Ial
Jou
Armour
Armour’s
Stockinet Ster
Devonshire Farm
Package Foods
Glendale
R. F. Campbell
Mgr
Exelento
P. Medicine Company
Atlanta, Ga
Whitman Stin
Jarman Furl
Process Street
Kerassrok the Invisible
SiFoc
Vineberg
Cal
W. L. Douglas
North Fourth Street
I. & M. L. Hurwitz
Winter Park
Wrightsville
Wrightsville Beach
Sree
Wrightsv
B.S
Front and Princess Streets
Beach
Abe
Ninth
Orange Street
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