Night Tour to Uncover Bronson Sins Sparks Reform Plan
Reginald urges immediate action after learning that Bronson's saloons and gambling dens have strengthened post Sundays meetings. He proposes a Nehemiah inspired midnight city crawl with a police escort to document vice sites, aiming to rouse public reform before next election. Allan Rutledge hesitantly joins as ministers press for civic decency.
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Bronson
Allan Rutledge
Reginald
Nehemiah
Jerusalem
The
Courier
Valley Gate
Dung Gate
Zion
World News Notes and Wartime Updates
King Constantine’s condition remains grave amid global telegraphed dispatches. Oklahoma seeks 18 000 harvesters with pay of three dollars a day plus board. German arms in Galicia reportedly short on shells as guns go silent. Six of eight Filipino prisoners escape a Philippine jail by firing through bars.
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Constantine
Greece
Oklahoma
Galacia
Pasing
Phillipine Islands
Most Curious City Constantinople and its quarters
A travel sketch contrasts Constantinople and Galata known as Stamboul with Pera Beyoglu. It notes shifting markets at Pershembeh and old bridge lore, three calendars, and no mail delivery amid bustling European post offices and fountains. It ends with timekeeping quirks near the Golden Horn.
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Constantinople
Stamboul
Pera
Galata
Golden Horn
East End
London
Pershembeh
Bey Oldu
Paris
Greenwich
Uruguay to Adopt Gold Standard Says U S Envoy
Nicholay Andrew Grevstad, retiring U S envoy to Uruguay, states Uruguay will discount the American gold dollar by three cents for foreign exchange while the Uruguayan dollar trades at about $1.03 elsewhere. He notes the U S minster at Montevideo since a prior date.
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Uruguay
Washington Post
Nicholay Andrew Grevstad
United States
Grevestad
Montevideo
Uruguay Gains From Gold Standard in South America
Uruguays adoption of the gold standard is praised as a sign of financial soundness with the Uruguayan gold dollar valued higher than other dollars. Don Jose Battle Ordonez, a former president and influential newspaper owner, is highlighted for his popular administration and return to editing. Americans helped shape state institutions, including veterinary service founder Dr. Salmon and chemist Dr. Clark who noted favorable sand deposits for glass. Feliciano Vieira, the new president, is welcomed with broad public support.
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Taft
Uruguay
South America
Gravestad
Western Hemisphere
Don Jose Battle Ordonez
D. E. Salmon
College of Veterinary Service
Clark
Bureau of Chemistry
Sicily
Feliciano Viera
Footsteps of the Fath ers in Yorkville Enquirer notes
The Yorkville Enquirer begins a series titled Footsteps of the Fathers, tracing early records to bring past events to today’s readers. The first installment appeared November 14, 1913, with notes prepared by the editor to review past events for older readers and educate the current generation.
Halting Legislation via Sneezing Powders and Pamphlets
Harrisburg dispatch May 20 reports Pennsylvania legislators facing obstruction tactics. Free use of sneezing powders malodorous chemicals and bombardment with pamphlets books newspapers and spit balls aims to halt passage of unpopular bills. officials of the chamber comment on the ongoing tactic and its impact.
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Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Sun Not Cooling Says Bremen Professor in Address
Pittsburgh dispatch quotes Prof. Gustav Jaumann of Bremen as saying the planetary system is eternal and the sun will not cool. He argues sun radiation remains stable and human evolution will progress for an unmeasurable time, noting only a rare moon acceleration of about six seconds per century.
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Pittsburgh
Gustav Jaumann
Technical High School of
Bremen
Jaumann
Llapland Dress Aligns Men and Women in Similar Tunics
In Llapland both sexes wear identical attire consisting of tunics, leather breeches, wrinkled stockings and pointed shoes, reflecting a shared dress code.
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Llapland
Local News Sketches From Cherokee to Rock Hill
A May 25 Ledger summary covers storms damaging the Farmers' Oil mill and cutting power, new building sites on Limestone street, post office promotions confusion, Buffalo school graduation led by Dr. Clinkscale, and a crowded Star theatre commencement. It notes Cherryville bond sales for a new graded school, bakery travels to Atlanta, jail escape plot thwarted by jailer Henry Craig, Converse college graduates, and multiple marriages and deaths across Ledger communities including Lancaster, Rock Hill, and Chester.
Hamburg in War Time Harbor Desolation and Preparation
A cor respondent describes Hamburg harbor in wartime as desolate and quiet, with closed bonded stores, empty docks, and no sailors, contrasted with the prewar bustle. Yet behind waterways, shipyards and mills hum, with smoke, steam and hammering signaling renewed activity and looming conflict for England’s shores.
Roughnecks Win at Sing Sing Prison Board Election
In Sing Sing, the Roughnecks faction, comprising violent offenders, swept 38 seats on the Mutual Welfare league board, overturning the Silk Stockings who had run the prison politics with lawyers and bankers. The new board may liberalize the bench and end the old patronage system amid concern over prison fare distribution.
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Roughnecks
N. Y
Sing Sing
Board of Delegates
Mutual Welfare League
Ossining
South Carolina News Roundup Highlights Local Officials
Greenville mayor John B. Marshall will not seek reelection. Governor Manning signs 107 high school diplomas and Winthrop graduates certificates. A. D. Oliphant elected assistant secretary of the state board of charities and corrections. Dr. Stephen Taber reappointed state geologist. Linda Hunter named supervisor of mill schools in Spartanburg. Greenville courthouse commission gains A. G. Furman. Edgefield guard kills escapee at large. Orangeburg voters approve 30,000 bonds for a new school building. Coward dies after being struck by a train in McBee. Druelle attempts suicide in Charleston. Leland Moore resigns as Democratic chair in Charleston. J. A. Black succeeds. Allen University commencement sees many graduates. Glaze and Smith badly hurt in a collision at Orangeburg. SC military leaders to meet in Washington on June 4. Carolina Hall Insurance in receivership with policyholder losses around 16,000. Clint Carter cuts his throat in jail but survives. Walterboro approves sewer and electric plans funded by bonds. Gaffney to Black Mountain train set for July 1 for press associations. Joe Beatty shoots and kills Bagby in Anderson. Yacht Mokomis crewman Oscar Anderson drowns in Cooper River. Large Sumter evangelistic converts staged in a Bob Jones crusade. Fertilizer tag tax down from last year and trucking crop estimates released by US Bureau.
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Lockhart Moore
Edgefield County
Chas. Broadwater
Orangeburg
Chas. Coward
McBee
A. C. Druelle
Charleston
Leland Moore
Democratic Party
J. A. Black
Allen University
Columbia
African Methodist Episcopal Church
C. H. Glaze
D. N. Smith, Jr
Glaze
Manmzing
Moore
Tillman and
Smith
Washington
A. L. Mills
South Carolina
Carolina Hail Insurance Company of
Marion
Edgefield
Aiken
Clint Carter
Greenville
Spartanburg
Public Service Commission
Walterboro
Joe Beatty
Bigby
Anderson County
Beatty
Bagby
Oscar Anderson
Cooper River
Bob Jones
Sumter
Evangelist Jones
H. M. Stackhouse
State Board of Fertilizer Control
Clemson College
Federal Bureau of Crop Estimates
Coltsfoot Smoking Preceded English Tobacco Arrival
Historical note asserts dried coltsfoot leaves were smoked before tobacco was introduced to England. The quotation reflects on truthfulness and deceit in discourse.
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England
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Rochester
Minn
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Indianapolis
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New York
John Burke
Canal Zone
Ricardo Bermundez
Colon
Vera Cruz
Villa
Monterey
Carranza
Germany
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Co. H. 18Th Regiment
South Carolina Volunteers
R. H. Martin
Jasper Atkins
T. M. Boyd
A. Hamel
Jas
H. Huddleston
J. F. Thorn
R. C. Youngblood
S. D. Simrl
A. 5S
Hedrick
F. Pursley
J. R. Brown
W. J. Dowdle
H. S. Archer
W. T. Jamison
J. E.mccarter
William McCarter
A. J. Meacham
John Rogers
W. Good
J. L. Pursley
H. D. Burns
J. F. Hagerty
John McCulloch
W. F. Milling
Wm. M. Enloe
W. W. Lynn
J. J. White
J. F. Jamison
M. F. McCulloch
Corp
W. B. Hardwick
W. F. Armstrong
J. T. Howe
J. C. Jackson
R. O. Jenkins
P. D. Pursley
Franklin Robinson
J. W. Purssley
18Th Regiment
Co. C
S. J. Ray
W. M. Lawson
Elmore G. Bishop
Jefferson Prince
W. C. Bridwell
Robert Jackson
J. H. P. McKenzie
Henry Whitten
John Bally
Morris
W. M. Burnet
E. G. Bailey
W. H. Hill
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Henry Pratt
A. T. Smith
A. Mullinax
W. Enloe
William Chambers
H. P. Cole
Capt. Dunnovant
W. Thomas
P. Lanier
W. M. Dover
Co. E
R. N. Merrett
E. H. Cherry
J. R. Moss
C. M. Thomasson
J. D. Blalock
J. A. Meadows
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Samuel Lowry
William C. Pollard
F. H. Bridges
Seret
G. W. Moore
John Caldwell
Rufus Whisonant
N. Seapoch
J. M. Caldwell
E. J. Downey
T. S. Ippins
A. Becheler
T. S. Hughes
Co. K
James M. Williams
J. L. Howe
William Russell
FE. Swann
Capt. Crawford
Lieut. Wylie
A. J. Roberts
J. McSwain
D. E. Thomas
A. F. Ashe
Wm. Whitesides
W. McCorkle
R. N. Caldwell
M. W. Mendenhall
J. M. Hope
Ambler
Hess
Yorkville Enquirer
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Cleveland
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Chester
Gaffney Ledger
Limestone Street
S. B. Crawley & Co
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State Educational Department
Central School
Star Theatre
E. R. Cash
Board of Trustees
W. M. Vines
First Baptist Church of
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Gastonia
Cherryville
Bogger, Moser & William
W. B. Todd
Todd's Steam Bakery
Atlanta
Southeastern Master Bakers’ Associatio
Tomorro
Ernest Lowry
George Poston
Grant Davis
Henry Craig
Bob Cole
Craig
Converse College
D. C
Lavinia J. Hunter
J. R. Hunter
Nellie Rose Sloan
J. M. Sloan
J. R. Henderson
Union
S. W. Patrick
Franklin Avenue
J. F. Thomasson
D. G. Phillips
D. D
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church of
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Linwood College
Lancaster News
John Blackmon
Antioch
W. J. Crenshaw
Osceola
S. C
Crawford Ashley
Callie Wolfe
van Wyck
Seaborn Rollings
Maggie Vick
Nora Wright
Charlie Shehane
Mill Village
Patterson
A. R. P. Church
Rock Hill
Winthrop
Hickory Grove
Matheny
Margaret Chyene
Wm. Hunt
Springstein Farm
Pasa
B. N. Craig
High Point
N.C
O'Neal Craig
Linnie Mann
Lula Wright
Manchester Mill
Laurelwood
Nathan Matthews
Church of Our Savior
J. R. Stokes
John W. Wix
C. W. F. Spencer
M. L. Marlon
Henry Samuels
W. A. Leckle
J. Q. Hood
Rane
City Graded Schools
Lizzie D. Melton
Anna Lewis
Yorkville
Winthrop College
Clover
Rosamond Burdine
Irwin Messrs
Arthur Taylor
Gray Todd
C. C. Edwards
York
Hamburg
Associated Press
Tagliche Rundschau
Elbe
Kuhwarder
John B. Marshall
Manning
A. D. Oliphant
State Board of Charities and Corrections
Stephen Taber
University of South Carolina
Linda Hunter
Chicora College of
Spartanburg County
A. G. Furman
Greenville County
David B. Traxler
Gaffney
Black Mountain
N. C
South Carolina Press Association
Master Printers Association
North Carolina Press Association
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