22 Nov 1899
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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1899
Page
1
An argument against credit stores explains that losses from bad debts are built into higher prices for all customers. It urges shoppers to buy only for cash, claiming no losses when selling at spot cash and implying duty to protect income by paying cash.
Dr Thomas F James is killed in the Six Mile area with his son Hamp badly wounded. Sam Lanier, a young white man, surrendered to the Pickens County sheriff. The motive appears linked to alcohol and a quarrel with Lanier’s wife, with the remote Six Mile section delaying reports. Lanier’s wife allegedly aided in the escape, and the wounded Hamp James remains in critical condition as details from inquest emerge.
Florence Alabama report quotes General Jos Wheeler praising the Philippines and urging a fall drive to crush the Aguinaldo insurrection. He estimates 20,000 rebels against 9 million islanders and argues for swift, sustained action. He warns against views favoring independence and predicts favorable U.S. governance if Americans act decisively. The letter notes press exaggeration and cites ongoing congressional plans.
A fall of an aerolite seven miles south of Crescent City wrecked part of John Meyers home and panicked the neighborhood. The meteor struck the north end of the upper story and buried itself about three feet from the foundation. In Russia the Leonid displays stirred fear of judgment with churches kept open all night and rumors of infanticide. A bright meteor shower lit Berlin between 2 and 5 a m.
Strange meteoric display seen between 7 and 1 tonight overhead with up to ten nebulae shaped meteors resembling comets. Central fiery body about three feet long and six inches wide lit the sky as the zenith remained overcast and crowds reacted with awe and fear.
Cheap printing advertises law briefs at 60 cents a page with good paper and prompt delivery. Catalogues in the beat style suggest contacting the Abbeville press for printing needs, emphasizing affordability and fast service.
A collage of reports from across the state. Governor Evans may settle in Spartanburg while the Methodist conference meets in Orangeburg on December 6. Plans for a $200,000 cotton mill in Waterloo, and a renominated Charleston mayor in the Democratic primary. Fire destroys Gen J Walter Gray’s Greenville home partially insured. Magistrate J W Peterson of Laurens found dead of possible apoplexy. Woman’s Christian Temperance Workers hold its first state convention in Columbia. A colored boy, William Walker, dies from a riding accident. Clemson to play Georgia Tech in Greenville on November 3. Deaths and dedications include beans Bell and a Greenwood Presbyterian Church. Two Blacks to hang in Darlington for rape. Admiral Dewey and bride may visit Aiken for winter. Dowell of Oconee to receive a dispensary pardon. Uprooted swamp land in SC hints at future corn state status. Governor McSweeney appointed to a national DC celebration committee. Rock Hill incident leaves an elderly opera woman badly burned. State fair milking contest tops with J H Wharton, Jersey cow producing 31 pounds daily. A Keeley institute proposal receives support from a Gaddy-area farmer. Nelson Rogers dies after assault. Tinsley of Spartanburg arrested in Charleston. Tax enforcement and Confederate veteran pension reform discussed in Columbia.
A compilation notes banking and postal stats, imperial Samoa plans, weather in Melbourne, Oklahoma anti theft lodges, large stamp production, army funding debate, Jefferson Davis monument funding, vaccination protests in Americus, a Georgia murder verdict, Manila and Philippine actions, Standard Oil pay, Hawaii’s 124 year old woman, giant locomotive specs, Voltaire prophecy and Bible era shift.
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