Romance of Margaret Haskell and Rufus Gaynor Merges into Marriage
New York March 23 The wedding of Miss Margaret Haskell a Boston and New York family member and Rufus Gaynor eldest son of the late Mayor Gaynor of New York marks the culmination of a romance that began in a sick room while Gaynor recovered from shell shock. The couple met as Haskell nurses Gaynor back to health after his nervous breakdown and hospital work in France. Gaynor previously married to May Queen Maria Oddo whose life included an elopement to New York after earlier Chicago San Francisco travel and annulment.
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New York
Margaret Haskell
Boston
Rufus Gaynor
Gaynor
France
Argonne
Verdun
Plattsburg
Exumr
Smithtown
L. I
Haskell
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
General Blackburn Jones
George Haskell
George Haskell, Jr
Camp Devens
Presbyterian Hospital
Miss Haskell
Young Gaynor
Salvatore Giuffi
May Queen
Maria Oddo
New London
Conn
Somerville
Mass
Giuffi
Amherst
Chicago
San Francisco
William J. Gaynor
England
Nelson Gammons
Harvard
Shortage of Palms for Palm Sunday Observance
New York reports a palm shortage for Palm Sunday as veterans depart for war or other labor and transport from Florida and the West falters. Demand has risen by about 50 percent this year, with interbraided designs sold to Roman and Greek Catholic churches and families for graves. Palm heads absorbed reach 700,000 east of the Mississippi, though transport limits hinder delivery in good condition.
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New York
Florida
Mississippi River
General Buell Centenary Commemorates Union Leader
Washington March 23 marks the hundredth anniversary of General Don Carlos Buell born Marietta Ohio. Buell began military service in the Mexican War and rose to command the Army of the Cumberland then the Army of the Ohio. He led resistance to Bragg’s Kentucky invasion in 1862.
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Buell
Washington, D. C
Donrias Buell
Marietta
Department of California
Sherman
Army of the Cumberland
Ohio
Bragg
Local Macon Baseball Buzz Amid Spring Batting
Word from Macon says locals tease the Ankees for strong hitting in spring play while noting cranks have always been solid hitters in Macon.
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Macon
Early Presidents With Famous Nicknames
Washington era leaders earned many labels from "Father of His Country" to "Honest Abe" and "Old Hickory." The piece notes Adams, Jefferson, Monroe, Van Buren, Tyler, Taylor, Lincoln, and later presidents like Roosevelt and Cleveland, highlighting enduring nickname culture in U.S. history.
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Washington, D. C
Woodrow Wilson
United States
George Washington
America
Fabius
West
Georgius
President Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
New Orleans
Martin van Buren
King Martin
John ‘Tyler
Hickory
Zachary ~ Taylor
Zach
Buena Vista
Millard Fillmore
Louis Philippe
Lincoln
Abe
Teddy” Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland
Charles Dana
Prophet
Southern Car Company of High Point Declared Bankrupt
In Greensboro on March 23 Judge James E. Boyd ordered Southern Car Company of High Point bankrupt via involuntary petition. Receiver W. A. Copeland named with $500 bond. company failed to answer alleged insolvency. The firm produced street cars once widely used nationwide.
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Greensboro
N. C
United States
James E. Boyd
Southern Car Company of
High Point
W. A. Copeland
Southern Car Company
Spanish Steamer Montevideo Held Up at Sea
Cadiz reports the Spanish liner Montevideo bound for New York was halted by a German submarine Tuesday after sailing Monday. A warning shot was fired, the submarine spoke with the captain, who was taken aboard and detained while German sailors searched the vessel and ordered no wireless use.
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Cadiz
Spain
Montevideo
New York
Pitts Brothers Found Not Guilty in Hennessee Case
Garfield and Aaron Pitts were acquitted after an hour of deliberation in Morganton North Carolina for the February 1 shooting death of Dr N A Hennessee as he stepped from a train at Glen Alpine The trial featured long arguments including the State's final speech by Solicitor R L Huffman and Judge Cline's jury instruction.
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Morganton
N. C
Garfield
Aaron Pitts
N. A. Hennessee
R. L. Huffman
Cline
Dr. Hennessee
Glen Alpine
Confirmation at St. James by Bishop Durst
Bishop Durst will visit St. James church tomorrow morning to preach and confirm the candidates presenting themselves. A cordial welcome is extended to the general public.
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St. James
Durst
St. James Church
Miss Kegan St Clair Announces Marriage on Set in Flo Flo
In the musical comedy Flo Flo Miss Kegan St Clair whose real name is Sarah from Sahara announced her marriage on February 28 to Lieutenant John Bennett Medical Division USN. Bennett, long a Philadelphia physician originally from Mississippi, will be at sea due to duty while St Clair remains in the production with Andrew Tombes.
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Andrew Tombes
South Carolina News Committee Recommends Appointments
A Columbia committee conducting competitive examinations recommended one principal and three alternates for Annapolis. Principal Nevil L. McDowell of Columbia with 632. First alternate Joseph Miller Black of Clemson College 620. Second alternate Coyle Moore of The Citadel 618. Third alternate Eugene Evans Elmore of Anderson 604. Seven subjects possible 700 points, 19 entries total.
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Tillman
Columbia
S.C
Annapolis
Senator Tillman
Nevil L. McDowell
Joseph Miller Black
Clemson College
Coyle Moore
The
Citadel
Eugene Evans Elmore
Anderson
Groom 70 Weds 23 Year Old Bride At Sandy Bluff
The Mullins Enterprise reports the marriage of Tom Cox a fisherman of Sandy Bluff to Kate Lewis took place last Sunday at noon. Judge R. Winstead performed the ceremony. Groom listed as 70, bride 23 on the license.
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Tom Cox
Sandy Bluff
Kate Lewis
R. Winstead
Mullins Enterprise
Immigrant Association Proposed in South to Boost Farms
Bankers and leading businessmen in Columbia meet at the Chamber of Commerce to discuss forming an association aimed at bringing immigrants from the Northeast and West to South Carolina. The goal is to cultivate idle lands, develop untapped acres, and supply workers for farming.
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Columbia
S. C
Chamber of Commerce
Boy Killed by Train in Cheraw South Carolina
Cheraw South Carolina March 23 a 12 year old colored boy John Taylor was killed when he rode a Coast Line freight to the passenger station then fell into a cinder bed and was cut by the train. He was struck on the head and his body mangled. The boy’s father Ben Taylor works in Petersburg.
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Cheraw
S. C
John Taylor
Coast Line
Ben Taylor
Petersburg
Infant Burned At Home Falls Victim To Fire
Dr. F L Martin attended a seven month old girl at the Collins residence after a child reportedly fell into a fire. The infant suffered extensive burns on the body and legs with very slim chances of recovery. Both feet were burned severely. Mul lins Enterprise reports the incident.
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F. L. Martin
Rupert Collins
Mullins Enterprise
Governor names Greene as common pleas judge in Spartanburg
Governor Manning following Chief Justice Gary's recommendation appoints William P. Greene of Abbeville to the regular term of the court of common pleas for Spartanburg County in place of sick Judge J W DeVore.
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Columbia
S. C
Manning
Gary
William P. Greene
Abbeville
Court of Common Pleas
Spartanburg County
J. W. DeVore
Test Quart Law Proceeds In Spartanburg
Proceedings to test the constitutionality of the new quart a month law go before Circuit Judge Thomas S. Sease in Spartanburg. The State is represented by the Attorney General's office and Col. D. S. Henderson of Aiken defends for Sumter probate.
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Columbia
Thomas S. Sease
Spartanburg
Attorney General's Office
Sumter
Col
D. S. Henderson
Aiken
Hearing Set on Aiken Augusta Electric Railway Rates
The State Railroad Commission ordered a hearing at Granitevill e on April 4 to consider the petition of citizens in the territory regarding rates on the Aiken Augusta electric railway.
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Columbia
S. C
State Railroad Commission
Graniteville
Territory
Aiken-Augusta
Camp Chronicle Named at King's Mountain Range
Major General E B Babbitt designated Camp Chronicle as the artillery camp at Camp Greene's new range near King's Mountain. The name honors Major General William Chronicle of Gastonia, a leader in the Revolutionary war battle fought there.
Zulu Kid Shows Tame Side in NY Bouts
The Zulu Kid has tipped his hand and surprised with a tame display in recent boxing matches in New York. The seasoned battler’s public image contrasts with his surprising performance in the ring.
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New York
New York Letter Sheds Light on War Time Struggles
In a March New York column, C. O. McIntyre contrasts old luxury on Fifth Avenue with the new reality of downtrodden workers. Longshoremen and munition workers face hardship as wages lag behind wartime costs and social norms shift amid mobilization.
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C. O. McIntyre
New York
Fifth Avenue
Jamesh
Broadway Haberdasheries
Tollera Ig
War Work and City Life Shift in the Postwar Era
A crowded critique of wartime labor shifts notes rising wages for domestic workers and messengers while old city routines fade. It contrasts new work customs with a tyrannical city editor who punishes reporters and guards powerful elites with fear and intimidation.
Baby Carriage Garages Come Uptown
An enterprising man opens a baby carriage garage in the Grand Concourse area and more are planned. The apartment foyer is unsuitable for carriages due to foot traffic and collision risk. A small fee is charged and an attendant oversees to prevent theft.
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Grand Concourse
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South Carolina News
NAVAL
King’s Mountain
New York Letter
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Lakehurst
N. J
American Expeditionary Forces
Committee On Public Information
Underwood & Underwood
General Sherman
Riverside Drive
Mitz
Majestic
Claridge
Waldorf
James
Carolina Printing and Stamp Works
Grace St
J. B. McCabe and Co
Certified Public Accoun
Murchison Bank
Wilmington
Whitman
Jarman & Futrelle
Princess Street
Fowler
Jacobi Hardware .Co
Operstioen
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