03 Jun 1903
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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1903
Page
1
South Carolina notes report Woodruff cotton mill plans to raise its stock from 250000 to 500000 while references cite veterans, public health spending, fatal accidents, rail freight shifts, and local political and legal matters across Abbeville Florence and Beaufort counties.
A chaotic string of disasters and incidents across cities and nations. Strikes in Chicago affect barber shops while earthquakes devastate towns in Asia Minor. Robberies probe post offices in the Philippines as lynch mobs form in Newcastle Wyoming. Floods render thousands homeless in Kansas as trains collide near Bryan Alabama. Tornadoes kill in Hereford Texas. double tracking announced for Southern Railway from Washington to Atlanta. A Carnegie-backed tobacco warehouse planned for Richmond aims to employ Black workers exclusively. The boll weevil expands into the South threatening cotton supplies while a lightning strike kills two in Meridianville Colorado. National conventions may shift to St Louis next year. Texas files suits against foreign fire insurers. Adeline Patti plans a November U.S. tour at high rates. Vessel incidents, rail accidents, and social oddities fill pages as events unfold across the era.
Rev John M Lander unable to keep his appointment due to family illness. Various residents including Prof Lander, Miss Mattie Bruce, Alec Bowen, Elizabeth Wyche and Kathlean Norryce are reported visiting, traveling, or attending events at local schools, churches, and colleges.
A 1869 rural note recounts rainfall benefiting farmers and crops at Harris Bridge area. Local visitors include J J Wilacannon of Alphere and a welcome visit to Neal's Croak. several trips to Atlanta and Elberton are noted plus family visits and social gatherings.
Flat Rock News notes fine rain giving farmers some relief after a four week dry period delaying cotton growth. Dr R A Thompson moves family back to the country from Anderson. Local social mentions include Mr Carter visiting Hartwell relatives and Miss Carrie Thompson studying in Charleston. Honey Brown and wife visit nearby that Sunday. Money to loan few thousand on land through B F Merite. Sullivan Hardware advertises ten shovel patterns.
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