Newspaper: The Greenville Daily News - Pages from the Past: 100 Years of Progress · Greer Heritage Museum collection

Title

Newspaper: The Greenville Daily News - Pages from the Past: 100 Years of Progress

Accession Number

2026.36.57

Accession Date

6 October 2026

Accession Creator

Sophie Pendergraft

Depositor

Agnes Dobson Bruce

Description

The Greenville Daily News Pages from the Past - 100 Years of Progress. Newspaper special edition celebrating 100 years of the newspaper. Contains 7 news articles from dating from: 3 September 1886, 17 June 1896, 11 November 1918, 11 December 1936, 16 December 1941, 23 November 1963, 26 February 1974.

Storage Location

Box 81

Text

3 September 1886 Headline - "THE WRECK OF A CITY! The Mountain City Sends Aid To City By The Sea. The Worst News from Charleston Confirmed - Graphic Description of the Scene - The Dead and Wounded - Sullivan's Island Safe - Fissures but no Sulphur. Incidents, here and there."
17 June 1896 Headline - "Woman's Edition - Red Man's Home - Inroads of the Pale Face--Law--Education--Religion. - WAR AND GAS. - Jump in Business--Gala Week."
11 November 1918 Headline - "WAR ENDS - HUNS SIGN ARMISTICE - FIGHTING SEIZED AT 6 0'0CLOCK THIS MORNING."
11 December 1936 Headline - "Laws To Keep Business From Cutting Wages To Meet Competition Urged - EDWARD GIVES UP THRONE---DUKE OF YORK NAMES SUCCESSOR."
16 December 1941 Headline - "2,827 DEAD, 6 WARSHIPS SUNK AT PEARL HARBOR."
23 November 1963 Headline - "JFK IS ASSASSINATED."
26 February 1974 Headline - "A 100-Year Chronicle Of Events"