Post Office Robbery and Pursuit Across New Jersey
A daring post office raid at Pederickton and Pridgeport, New Jersey, yielded $1,140 in cash and stamps. Robbers blasted safes, set fires, fled eight miles to Bridgeport, fought police near Woodbury, and were cornered by a posse with two wounded. Boston leads report on Chinaman murders tied to Tong feuds, with trials and a death in custody. Washington discusses postal savings bank bills as Senate subcommittee hearings proceed. New York reports a West recovery rally with steel, coal, and rail orders, plus a British frontier note on Native telegraphy during imperial campaigns. Tokyo dispatches show Japan-China tensions intensifying over multiple diplomatic issues.
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Pederickton
Pridgeport
N. J
Bridgeport
Woodbury
Wenoah
Buck
China Seizes Japanese Steamer In Waters Near Macau
Chinese warships seized the Japanese merchant Tatsu Maru in waters near Macau and escorted her to Canton on arms smuggling charges. The Chinese flag was hoisted in place of the Japanese as the crew protested. Both nations push for war prep amid rising tensions and mutual claims of danger.
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Middle Kingdom
Macao Harbor
Canton
China
Japan
Cotton goods prices rise as shoppers seek higher sales
Stores report cotton goods sell at elevated prices. Shoppers accept higher costs as indicative of increased demand and stronger markets. The text notes that residents approve of higher prices to support seller profits.
Governor Anse Deserves Endorsement On Jurisdiction Question
Governor Anse is praised for ability courage and patriotism and his views on the jurisdiction question are urged to gain popular endorsement.
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Anse
Evans to Speak at Tirzah in May?
The Columbia State doubts Hon. H. H. Evans will address Tirzah in May while Evans insists he plans to speak there. The disagreement centers on whether the engagement will proceed as announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
H. H. Evans
Tirzah
Evans
War echoes boost trade in cotton despite upheaval
The article notes that conflict between China and Japan could raise cotton prices but argues history shows wars in the region tend to spur trade and industry in other countries not involved in the fighting.
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China
Japan
McCullough Defends Dispensary Funds Receiver Role
Mr Joseph A McCullough says accepting Judge Pritchards appointment as receiver of dispensary funds will not affect his United States senate candidacy If the quote is correct he is seriously mistaken and may misread the political implications of the appointment
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Joseph A. McCullough
Pritchard
United States Senate
McCullough
Governor Martin F. Ansel Named by Voters in Endorsement
The writer urges readers to support the governor chosen by the people, Martin F. Ansel, describing him as staunch level headed and courageous to preserve the state's respect, and to avoid debating fine points of state rights with partisan lawyers.
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Martin F. Ansel
Governor Faces Supreme Court Ruling on Grafters Fund
Governor Ansel awaits the state supreme court decision on whether the winding up commission can be compelled to pay 15000 dollars authorized by the general assembly to prosecute grafters. If ordered paid, action proceeds. if contempt attachments occur, the case may rise to the U S Supreme Court.
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Ansel
State Supreme Court
General Assembly
Supreme Court
Pritchard
Supreme Court of the United States
Grafters and alcohol probe delay in state case
The Enquirer laments dispen sary court friction between state and federal courts hindering the state’s punishment of grafters. It argues the $800,000 fate is minor next to the need to punish those who brought shame on the state through the controversial liquor dispute.
Why was Berry Mobley shot to death on a Lancaster train
The Columbia State questions motive in the Lancaster county train slaying of Berry B Mobley by Grover Welsh. It argues the law’s failure prompts vigilantism and urges juries to deliver fair verdicts against white offenders to deter future violence.
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Berry B. Mobley
Lancaster County
Grover Welsh
Mobley
Welsh
South Carolina
Charlotte Observer
Justice Demands Clarity in Dispensary Settlement
A fragment outlines a dispute over a dispensary carcass with calls for absolute justice in settling accounts and for justice for men suspected of theft. The text implies ongoing contention and accountability questions.
Dispensary Dispute Over Federal Jurisdiction
The piece argues the U S Supreme Court should settle whether the state's liquor business funds fall under federal control. It praises Governor Ansel and Attorney General Lyon for pursuing the case, commends certain appointees who refused or resigned, and suspects grafters exploit delays for their benefit while urging citizen support for state officials.
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United States
Ansel
Lyon
United States Court
United States Supreme Court
South Carolina
Pritchard
Messrs. Murray
McSween
Patton
Messrs
C. K. Henderson
B. F. Arthur
Senate
House
Supreme Court of the United States
Gary Chosen U S Senator on Eighteenth Ballot
After eighteen ballots the South Carolina General Assembly elected Hon. Frank B. Gary of Abbeville as United States senator to fill the unexpired term of A. C. Latimer. Gary led a strong field but faced opposition and a late bid by John C. Shepherd before final tallies. Gary, with 79 votes, defeated Walker and Mauldin allies in a tight majority of one. He moved to Washington to take oath and is pledged not to seek the long term in the primary.
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General Assembly
Frank B. Gary
Abbeville
United States
A. C. Latimer
Enquirer
Gary
John C. Shepherd
Edgefield
McLeod
Mauldin
Walker
Wille Jones
Culler
Derham
Dingle
Dixon
J. B. Dodd
Douglass
Dowling
Epps
Garris
J. P. Gibson
W. J. Gibson
Glasscock
Goodwin
Hall
Hardin
Harman
Harris
Hinton
Hughes
Hydrick
Johnstone
Kirven
Lester
Leitner
Little
McColl
McKeown
Mann
Miley
Miller
Morrell
Nichols
Norton
Patterson
Richards
Richardson
Saye
Scarborough
Scruges
Sharpe
Shipp
Slaughter
D. L. Smith
J. E. Smith
Stillwell
Stubbs
Thomas
Todd
Tompkins
Berner
Wade
Wannamaker
Wimberly
Woods
Wyche
Yeldell
Senators
Bass
McGowan
Townsend
A. G. Brice
Weston
Rucker
Ira B. Jones
Williams
Cosgrove
Jones
Robinson
Coker—Aver
D. T. McKeithan
Holliday
Bivins
Black
Blease
Carlisle
Christensen
Clifton
Crouch
Gibson
Graydon
Kelly
McKeithan
Otts
Rogers
Sinkler
Sullivan
Talbert
Rayvser
Aull
Banks
M. Bryan
Carrigan
J. H. Dodd
Fraser
Kershaw
Lawson
McMaster
Reaves
Sellers
Spivey
Tatum
von Kolnitz
Wingard
Whaley
Senate
House
Washington
Knickerbocker Trust to Resume Operations March 26
Justice Clark in the New York Supreme Court granted an order for Knickerbocker Trust to resume operations on March 26 after four months of depositor committee work on rehabilitation plans. The reopening will release $46,370,620 in assets to the community, following a two day run last October that affected nearly 20,000 savers and followed the death of president Charles T. Barney. The decision caused a securities rally on the stock exchange.
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New York
Justice Clark
Supreme Court
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Knickerbocker
Charles T. Barney
Stock Exchange
Local merchants advertise seed plants and services
Hickory Grove offers King's improved cotton seed and seed Irish potatoes. Catawba store seeks a small stationary engine. Real estate and seeds flood the market as banks promote savings, headstones, and farm hardware. cabbage plants arrive for Walter Rose and W E Ferguson reminders.
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D. Howell
Hickory Grove
S. W. Ferguson
Ss. W. McKnight
Admr
W. T. McKnight
Dee
D. J. J. Williams & Co
M. W. White
J. W. Dobson
D. M. Ferry
Yorkville
First National Bank
York Drug Store
National Union Bank
Rock Hill
York Furniture Co
Yorkville Hardware Co
Thomson Co
Walter Rose
W. E. Ferguson
Louis Roth
Prospective senatorial candidates named and Spartanburg curfew talk
Besides those linked to the Rock Hill Record, J. E. Beamguard of Clover and W. B. Wilson Jr. of Rock Hill are discussed as possible candidates. Spartanburg begins a curfew movement modeled on Anderson to keep youths from pool rooms. Meantime, sales of improved plows and agricultural machinery are at record highs for the season, driven by labor shortages and farm modernization.
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Rock Hill
Messrs
J. E. Beamguard
Clover
W. B. Wilson, I Jr
Spartanburg
Anderson
Georgia
Farmers Plow Through York County After Wet Spell
Thousands of acres in York county have been turned up as farmers push field work after a long weather delay. Many began as early as Monday with wet ground. by midweek plowing was widespread and farms extended in activity through Saturday. Some hauled fertilizer now, others plan later, fearing more rain.
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York County
Local social notes and court summonses from Yorkville area
Mrs. Iva Raines visits her father J C Dickson in Yorkville No 1. Chas W Smith leaves for northern markets to buy spring goods. J F Ashe subpoenas for U S district court jury in Charleston March 17. Rev E F Gillespie unable to fill Beersheba appointment due to Mrs M B Lowry’s death. Mr and Mrs C F Tillman visit Yorkville from Lancaster. Tillman to Cheraw. J C Chambers injured in wagon accident, recovering at home, may be out in one to two weeks.
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Iva Raines
Blythewood
J. C. Dickson
Yorkville No. 1
Chas. W. Smith
Strauss- Smith Company
J. F. Ashe
McConnellsville
United States District Court
Charleston
E. FE. Gillespie
Beersheba
M. B. Lowry
C. F. Tillman of
Lancaster
Yorkville
R. B. Davidson
Tillman
Cheraw
J. C. Chambers, Esq
Sharon
Martha Bratton Lowry
J. Thomas Lowry
Lowry
John S. Bratton
Brattonsville
N. B. Bratton
Agnes Harris
Columbia
T. M. Lowry
Knoxville
Speculative Market Review Shows Cotton Prices Steady
An Associated Press dispatch from New York reports a quiet but steady cotton market with a net advance of 6 to 15 points. The day saw 125,000 bales sold as the market opened firm, spurred by higher cables and bullish reports, but late trading cooled before closing near the top of old crop months. Receipts at ports totaled 19,486.
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Associated Press
New York
British Board of Trade
West Central
Georgia Mills
Fall River
Cotton bale receipts and weekly comparisons
The report shows weekly bale counts of 15 935 versus 33 987 last year and 100 000 versus 105 503 last week for current estimates. It also notes New Orleans receipts at 4 913 compared with 8 083 last year and Houston receipts at 3 468 versus 6 249 last year.
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New Orleans
Houston
Corn First Advised As Main Crop By Farmer Advocate
The writer urges farmers to prioritize corn due to shortages in wheat and oats. While cotton may be grown, corn should be the main reliance for feed and profit, citing the William son plan as proof of corn’s profitability. Economic comparisons favor corn when stock needs and future balance are considered.
Yorkville News Briefs On Voter Registration And Public Works
Municipal affairs headline a push for voter registration as residents urged to obtain certificates promptly. Macadamized Congress street from Madison to Jefferson highlights public improvements. Electric sign at the water, light and power department draws attention. Associate Reformed church votes to build a new $10,000 house of worship with five year subscriptions.
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P. W. Love
R. T. Allison
Congress Street
Madison
Jefferson
Yorkville
Barnwell
Associate Reformed Church of
Special Election In Bethel Township Vote Carried
Bethel township approved a special tax election with a total vote small and only four opposing. The district’s main supporters cited voter turnout and unregistered residents as factors in the slim tally.
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Bethel Township
Senator Gary of Abbeville A Long Political Family
Biographical sketch of Senator Gary born 1860s in Cokesbury Abbeville County. Details his education at Cokesbury school and Union College, 1881. marriage to Mariah Lee Evans. service in the South Carolina House from 1890 including a term as speaker. constitutional convention of 1895. Masonry and other fraternal roles. relatives on the state bench and in politics. involvement in Winthrop College and local schools. past trials and defeats for lieutenant governor and governor.
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Gary
Cokesbury
Abbeville County
Union College
Schenectady
N. Y
Mariah Lee Evans
Abbeville
Winthrop College
Heparian Chapter No
Royal Arch Masons
Clinton No. 3
Columbia Commandery Knights Templars
Omer Temple
Mystic Shrine
South Carolina
E. B. Gary
Supreme Court
Ernest Gary
Circcuit Court
Confederacy
Mart Gary
John Gary Evans
Spartanburg
United States
Mr. Gary
Lexington
James H. Tillman
Senator Tillman
N. G. Gonzales
Tillman
McSweeny
Hydrick Wins Rhodes Scholarship At Oxford
John Lee Hydrick of Wofford College has been named a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University. The two year award is valued at 1500 dollars.
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John Lee Hydrick
Wofford College
Rhodes
Oxford
England
Lyon brands Pritchard action outrageous in South Carolina
Attorney General Lyon, in Augusta, denounces Judge Pritchard for appointing a receiver for the dispensary and vows to pursue mandamus and other actions to protect state funds. He calls the move unprecedented and unacceptable, and praises the dispensary commission members who declined receivership.
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Joseph A. McCullough
South Carolina
Supreme Court of
Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Messrs
Murray
Patton
McSween
Columbia
8. C
Lyon
Pritchard
Augusta
United States Circuit Court
Pritchard Names Permanent Receivers for McCullough Funds
Judge Pritchard appoints Joseph A. McCullough C. K. Henderson and B. F. Arthur as permanent receivers of about 800000 in dispensary assets. They must bond for 25000 each and take control of all state windup property, while court actions and potential appeals unfold amid disputes with the commission and creditors.
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Asheville
Judge Pritchard
Dispensary
South Carolina
Joseph A. McCullough
Greenville
C. K. Henderson
Aiken
B. F. Arthur
Union
D. W. Rountree
Atlanta
Supreme Court of the United States
Rountree
Pritchard
Columbia
Wilson Company
Fleischmann Company
Messrs. Henderson and
Arthur
Accet
Messrs
W. J. Murray
John McSween
Avery ‘Ation
Old Commission
Multiple World Events and Local Disasters Reported
A summary of varied news items includes General Stoesse serving a ten year sentence at Sts. Peter and Paul fortress with poor health concerns. Clark Louisiana suffers 600 homeless after a lumber plant fire causing 100000 in losses. August W. Machen freed after grafting conviction. A deadly Samara Russia head on collision leaves twelve dead and forty three injured. Noda Soy Japan experiences a major fire destroying 2.5 million in property. Ellwood T. Hance commits suicide amid financial trouble. A 40000-name petition seeks Captain Von Schaik's pardon for the General Slocum disaster. A baby born in Central Park weighed sixty pounds. Senator Red Held Proctor buried in Proctor Vermont. Senate passes army pay bill with officer and enlisted pay raises. Mrs. Virginia Campbell Thompson dies in Washington. Charles M. Schwab buys the Potosi mine in Mexico for eight million. Western Maryland Railroad placed in receivership. Mississippi to install cotton processing facilities at convict farm. German East Africa campaign linked to 75000 native deaths by starvation. Joan of Arc temperance campaign in Philadelphia. Westinghouse Air Brake plant suspends operations due to weak demand. Deutsche Bank reports twenty two point eight trillion marks in 1913 terms with large deposits. A 76-year-old woman seeks divorce from eighth husband. Indiana coal mines run full ahead ahead of potential April strike. A Baltimore tunnel disaster kills four in gas accident with nine hospitalized. Heavy rains create railroad damage in northern Indiana. Suit filed against Southern Railway for safety violations in Asheville. Atlantic Coast Line settles wage disputes with workers. Bloodhounds assist in arrests of two suspects in Hattiesburg. New York banks hold surplus reserves above required level.
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General Stoesse
Washington
Moundville
W. Va
Samara
Russia
Noda Soy
Japan
Ellwood T. Hance
Union Trust Company
Detroit
Mich
Rooosevelt
von Schaik
General Slocum
Ipopotamus
Central
New York
United States
Red- Held Proctor
Proctor
Army
United States Senate
Virginia Campbell Thompson
Louisville
Charles M. Schwab
Potosi
Santa Eula- Ha
Mexico
Western Maryland Railroad Company
Mississippi
East Africa
Mary Harris Armor
Georgia
Joan of Arc of Temperance
Philadelphia
Westinghouse
Pittsburg
Deutsche Bank of Berlin
Indiana
Gece W
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
Southern Railway
Asheville
N. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atlantic Coast Line Railway
Hattiesburg
Miss
Court to appoint masters probe charges deeply
At a recent hearing the court indicated it would appoint masters to probe all charges to the bottom. It is believed that with the court's formidable powers sensational developments may follow.
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Masters
Christensen Urges Immediate Extra Session Action
Senator Neils Christensen urges an extra session to address the South Carolina dispensary crisis. He warns a Supreme Court ruling could cost the state 50 000 to 100 000 in costs and weaken the winding up commission and state sovereignty. He argues federal oversight would hinder investigation and calls for swift state legislation.
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Beaufort
Neils Christensen
Pritchard
South Carolina
Supreme Court
Washington
Fleischmann & Co
Cincinnati
Lyon
Julius Fleischmann
Tillman Defends Dispensary Policy and Pritchard Probe
Senator Tillman denounces alleged rascality among purchasing agents in liquor deals and calls for Judge Pritchard to uncover wrongdoings. He explains South Carolina’s dispensary aim was control with incidental revenue, not profit, and supports letting the U S Supreme Court settle board disputes.
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Tillman
Pritchard
South Carolina
United States
Internal Revenue Bureau
Supreme Court of the United States
Washington
The
News and Courier
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Hip Sing Tong
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Senate Committee On
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Burrows
Bankhead
Clay
Meyer
Postmaster General
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Alliquippa
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
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Dundee Advertiser
Sheik Budin
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Simla
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Toklo
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Kanto
Tsin-Min-Tun-Fakumen
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Columbia State
Local Affairs
R. Andras Bratton
Respondent
Catawba Power Company
Appellant
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Chester
Times
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J. Mit Sadler
Montgomery
Ala
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Sadler
Rufus Sadler
Oscar Sadler
Bailey
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J. N. Russell
J. Y. Russell
O. W. Sadler
Carrie Russell
Blairsville
James Castles
Eureka
Texas
Russell McConnell
Bullock's Creek
J. B. Swann
J. M. Williams
Dr. Love
Cork
Fairfield
Fairfield County
W. W. Blair
Woodward's
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Youngville
Dr. Stephenson
R. M. Stevenson
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
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J. Steele Brice
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