Prohibition in Russia Transforming War Time Society
Prohibition in Russia under the vodka monopoly shows dramatic social and crime reductions after suspension during mobilization. Reports from Petrograd, Viatka, Tambov and other cities describe fewer robberies and riots, declining hooliganism, healthier village economies, and widespread public support for continuing abstinence, with the czar ultimately pledging permanent restraint. The piece cites civic petitions, official statements, and observers noting improved law and order and economic steadiness across peasant communities.
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Tambor
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Moshansk
Tambot
Tambot Remstvo Board
Crimea
M. Bark
Temperance Reform Leader Aims Global Example
The article imagines a temperance reformer rising to lead the world and set a universal example for humanity, challenging societal norms and inspiring change across nations.
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Sary
Wade Cotton Pool criticized as nonphilanthropic scheme
The Anderson Daily Mail argues the Wade cotton pool was not driven by public spirit but by moneyed interests. It notes funds raised were loaned to cotton mills rather than farmers, predicting or stating that investors would favor their own advantage and criticizing newspapers for promoting the scheme.
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South Carolina
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Covington Toole
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Footsteps of the Fathers in Yorkville Enquirer Notes
The Yorkville Enquirer begins a series titled Footsteps of the Fathers. The notes aim to review past events for older readers and to entertain and instruct the present generation. The first installment appeared November 14, 1913, with the editor preparing more notes as time allows.
Notable Greenwood Citizen Dies Suddenly
Winfield S. Thorne, a prominent Greenwood resident, died suddenly in the city last week. Other items note farmers and merchants planning to build flour mills in Sumter and Darlington counties, Florence county dispensaries reporting December sales of 56 271 76 dollars, and census estimates showing Anderson county sweet cotton short by about 16 000 bales. Mrs Susan Johnson, among Columbia’s oldest residents, died aged 87. The state’s six rural policemen made over 600 arrests and collected 4 443 in fines. The 16th Coast Artillery at Fort Moultrie is ordered to New York then Panama. Census reports show 259 965 tons of 1914 cotton seed crushed in SC before Jan 11. Governor Smith signed requisition papers for Fred Anderson, wanted in Florida for murder.
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Greenwood
Sumter
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Florence County
Anderson County
Gastonia
Supervisors’ Association
F. P. Hall
Court House
Roy Chapman
Gaston Loan and Trust Co
Holland
Gaston Superior Court
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Henry P. Lane
Eleventh Judicial District
George W. Wilson
North Carolina
Gaston Poultry Association
King’s Mountain Manufacturing Company
Gaston County
W. A. Mauney
J.S. Mauney
Messors
N. Boyce
Chas. Ford
P. W. Garland
J. W. Timberlake
Raleigh
Grand Lodge of Masons
Mr. Boyce
Grand Lodge
Messrs. Ford
Timberlake
Garland
Gastonia Lodge
A. M
G. C. Holland
Bluefield
W. Va
Dallas
C. D. Holland
Dr. Holland
Gaston
Local Exchanges News from Cherokee to Chester
Visitors and events across Cherokee, Cleveland, Lancaster, Gaston, and Chester are chronicled. Highlights include Capt Rufus Byers visiting from Manila, a new Carolina Drug Company commission, a dramatic wedding tale in Cherokee, teachers' meetings at Limestone college, and various local accidents, elections, and civic notes across the region.
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Gaston
Lancaster
Chester
Gaffney Ledger
Rufus Byers
U.S. A
Manila
P. I
Byers
G. G. Byers
Gainesville
Flake Allison
Georgia Price
Flake
Georgia
Macedonia
Cherokee County
Gaffney
D. C. Price
Kirby
Miss Price
Price
Young Allison
Allison
Spartanburg
Notary Public Richards
John G. Clinkscales
Wofford College
Clinkscales
South Carolina
W. Ernest Austell
Wm. M. Michaels
Chensee
What Shell Fire Is Like
A young officer describes shell fire in vivid terms, noting a distant boom, a rising scream, a flash and immense crash, followed by air filled with bullets and jagged iron as shrapnel rains down, with a rapid phit phit as shells strike the ground.
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London
Evangelist McLendon closes Sumter meeting with 200 faith professions
Baxter F. McLendon, an evangelist, concluded a five weeks' meeting in Sumter last Sunday. Over 200 attendees professed faith during the campaign. He departed Sumter for Philadelphia to assist Billy Sunday in his upcoming meeting there.
Cowboys of Spain Splendid Horsemen and Mercyless Spurs
A Wide World Magazine portrait of Spanish vaqueros and garrochistas on the Andalusian plains. They are tall riders with high saddles and heavy bits, using merciless spurs while maintaining skilled hands. Herdsmen wield long garrochas to control cattle and even fighting bulls with dexterity.
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Andalusian
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