Centenary of Richard Gatling Birth Highlighted in Washington
Washington March 21. The centennial of Richard J Gatling the inventor of the Gatling gun is noted amid wartime history. Gatling born September 12 1818 in Hertford County North Carolina perfected a machine gun that helped shape modern warfare. His early devices included agricultural engines and a plow anticipating tractors. The article traces testing by General Butler and adoption by the War Department in 1866.
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Washington, D. C
Maine
Irth
Richard J. Gatling
Benjamin F. Butler
Army of the James
Virginia
Indianapolis
Gatling
Cincinnati
Ashington
War Department
Ripley
Ordnance
Dratling
General Butler
The
Jamesve
Butler
Petersburg
Land
Austria
Germany
United States
San Diago
Cuba
North Carolina
Hertford County
Horst
Johnesson
T. Gatling
Big Jack Powell Seeks Return With Browns at Eveport Camp
Former major league pitcher nicknamed Big Jack Powell attends the Browns training camp at Eveport in an effort to make a comeback as a reliever.
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Big Jack” Powell
Browns
Eveport
Regular Session Delayed for Eastern District of S C
The United States District Court Eastern District of South Carolina postpones its April session from Aiken to June in Charleston. No civil cases, few criminal matters, and no grand jury justify the move. Judge H A M Smith serves on the Richmond circuit. court will adjourn upon convening. The June petit jury will serve as planned.
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Charleston
S. C
United States District Court For
South Carolina
Aiken
Court of Common Pleas
General Sessions
H. A. M. Smith
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond
Mearshal
Government finds large liquor still in Lexington county
Officials seized a 20 gallon capacity liquor still near Gaston in Lexington county on Tuesday. It had been in operation about six months. Ten gallons of whiskey and 50 gallons of beer were confiscated.
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Columbia
S. C
Lexington County
Gaston
Stenographers Drafted For National Service In South Carolina
Forty five of the 50 class 1 stenographers called under the selective service act have been sent from South Carolina to Kelly Field in Texas. Charleston and Columbia will each dispatch two more, ensuring the entire state fulfills the call for immediate service.
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Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Texas
Charleston
Fire Destroys Barn and Mills in Greenville
A Tuesday night blaze consumed a West End Supply Company warehouse destroying two hundred bushels of corn. This follows an earlier Sunday fire at Eagle Roller Mills that wiped out corn meal and grain corn and damaged machinery valued at 2509 dollars. The two fires occurred within 200 yards of each other.
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Greenville
S. C
West End Supply Company
Eagle Roller Mills
Roller Mills
Towns Reopened for Soldiers Around Camp Sevier
Spartanburg S C March 21 towns of Parris and Camp Sevier within the camp reservations reopen to soldiers and all places of business may resume with soldiers except those closed Friday. Officials of the United States Public Health Service say they must obtain certificates before reopening to customers.
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Spartanburg
S. C
Parris
Camp Sevier
United States Publig Health Service
Big Meeting at Marion County Negro Defense Council
The Marion County Negro Defense Council held a gathering March 14 at 1 PM in the county courthouse with Edward W. Murray presiding. Rev W B Washington gave the invocation before the audience sang America. Speakers included R J Blackwell Henry Mullins and Albert Woods outlining defense duties and agency roles.
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Marion
S. C
Marion County Negro Defense Council
Edward W. Murray
County Defense Council
Henry Mullins
Albert Woods
Satarip
Cotton brings record bid amid sparse sales at Rock Hill
Rock Hill March 21 The local cotton market saw a record bid of 35 cents though only a few bales sold at that price. Many farmers reportedly still hold portions of the 1917 crop hoping for higher figures. La Creole Hair Dressing ad follows, promoting a product for gray hair and scalp care with price and dealer details.
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Rock Hill
8. C
la Creole
Jarman and Futrelle
Wilmington
N.C
Persian New Year Observed With Invitations in DC
Washington March 21 Persian New Year is celebrated with a dinner invitation issued by the Persian legation counselor and Madam Ali Kuli Khan. Persia marks March 21 as New Year for over 6000 years to welcome the sun entering Aries and the spring season of thirteen days of feasts and open house for rich and poor alike.
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Washington, D. C
Ali Kuli Khan
Persia
Kenyon Seen Likely Unopposed in Democratic Slate
Des Moines notes that at the state party leaders conference the Democratic State Central Committee intends to recommend that no candidate oppose Senator William S. Kenyon due to his support of the national administration. The event shapes the upcoming Who’s Who in the Democratic lineup for state congressional and other offices.
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Kenyon
Des Moines
William S. Kenyon
Democratic State Central Committee
States contend with wrestling promotes uncertainty
Some states allow wrestling due to unclear policy toward promoters, creating regulatory ambiguity. Officials weigh oversight approaches as communities debate events, safety standards, and licensing implications for promoter activities.
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States
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad from 1886 Ohio
A notarized claim asserts F. J. Cheney & Co will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The document notes internal use and bloodstream action, with Toledo, Ohio contact and a 75 cent price.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. C Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
Frank J. Cheney
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Mile a Minute Crochet Pattern Instructions
Crochet directions describe Mile-a-Minute patterns with shell motifs and scallops. The text covers chain counts, starting rows, and stitch placements for beginners, including insertion and applique variations and edge picots. It notes repeating sections to reach desired length and mentions a dry fast motif.
Jubilge of Scandinavian Fraternity in Chicago Observation
March 21 marks the silver jubilee of the Scandinavian American Fraternity founded in 1893. Lodges across Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa Nebraska the Dakotas and other states plan observances for the anniversary.
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Chicago
Ill
Illinois
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Nebraska
The
Dakotas
States
Governors of Federal Reserve to confer in Washington
Governors of the Federal Reserve banks are summoned to Washington to meet tomorrow to discuss interest rates plans for the third Liberty Loan and other questions. The article also poses a question about Philadelphia fans boycotting the Athletics.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Reserve Banks
Minor Leagues Demand Moratorium Ahead of Summer Toll
The article foresees a grim season as the minor leagues seek a moratorium while pundits predict a harsh summer for pennant hopefuls. Key figures and exact leagues are not specified in the available text.
Remarkable homemade cough remedy touted for rapid relief
An advertisement promotes a severe cough and chest cold cure by mixing 214 ounces of inex with plain sugar syrup to yield a pint of potent remedy. It touts Pinex as a concentrated Norwer gt extract renowned for fast throat and chest relief and warns against imitations with a money back guarantee from Pinex of Ft Wayne Indiana.
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Pinex
Wayne
Ind
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Sloan
South Carolina News
Ine Lian
Wash
R. R. Bellamy
Winifred Worth
Sea Shell
Philadelphia
Athletics
Minor Leagues
Valentine
J. E. Lewis & Son
Princess
UNION
Geo. W. Penny
South Front Street
Wilmington, N. C
F. M. Hoyt Shoe Company
Maters
Manchester
New Hampshire
Grocer
Payne Drug CO
Fifth and Red Cross Streets
Alma Brown
Carolina
Grace St. Man
Tytn
J.B. McCabe and Co
Murchison
Kryptok the Invisible Bifocais
Dr. Vineberg Masonic Temple
Hitman’s
Jarman & Futrelle
Princess Street
Fowler
N. Jacobi Hardware CO
S. Front St
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