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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1899
Page
9
A sharp warning against shopping on credit, arguing that losses from bad debts are distributed to all customers. The notice claims Credit Stores overcharge for goods to cover such losses, while insisting they sell for spot cash and incur no losses. It argues readers owe their income to buy with cash to avoid higher prices.
Greenville Mountaineer reports a fatal shooting in Six Mile Mountain area. Dr Thomas F James is killed by Sam Lanier, with Hamp James wounded. Lanier, 28, a local resident, denies motive while wife and bystander accounts allege whiskey fueled the conflict. Inquest details describe a dispute at Lanier’s home and subsequent shootings near Tyler Eades father in law.
Florence Iowa report quotes General Joe Wheeler urging swift military action to crush Aguinaldo in the Philippines. He claims 20,000 to 60,000 insurgents with 6,000 American troops could prevail in a square fight. He argues independence is dangerous and praises American potential and influence in the islands.
A letter dated November 15 from Alexander & Co. New York presents a statistical review of U S cotton crop prospects. It cites 4 200 inquiries and 2 800 replies across cotton regions, averaging declines by state and predicting a South total near 4 700 000 bales for the current year with further holding for higher prices. The report notes rapid marketing of crops and foresees Europe buying as prices rise.
A meteor fell seven miles south of Crescent City and wrecked part of Jos Meyers residence. The meteor buried near the foundation, causing neighborhood panic. In London and Berlin, Leonid displays sparked fears of end times with open churches and rumors of child harm.
Strange meteoric display observed between 7 and 9 p m overhead with nebula like comets flashing red patches and a central glowing mass moving across the sky crowds gathered in alarm and prayer as the unusual phenomenon spurred local awe The Salt Lake City aide to the sheriff noted the era as a chaotic scene amid reports of lunatics being moved to an asylum and vivid dramatic details from the period’s sensational columns
A collage of early state items: plans for a 2 million cotton mill in Orangeburg, renominations in Laurens, a Greenville land fire, the death of Magistrate J. W. Peterson, and a range of local incidents. Reports note the Woman's Christian Temperance union convening in Columbia, a fatal burn in Rock Hill, and a mix of political, legal, and social updates across South Carolina cities.
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