Alaskan Mail Carrier Handles Sledge to New York
Eli A. Smith a Nome to New York traveler and government mail carrier drove a wheel wheeled sledge pulled by seven Alaskan huskies. He began November 14 1905 and may reach his city by May 1 1908 under the wager. He met Mayor McClellan toured the White House and planned a return by rail while awaiting a $10000 payoff.
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Eli A. Smith
New York
Nome
Smith
McClellan
President Roosevelt
White House
Lewis W. Parker
Greenville
Atlanta
Atlanta Constitution
Lewis Parker
Parker
South Carolina
Washington
New Mexico
Arizona
Bureau of Plant Industry
Department of Agriculture
Webber
Cornell
Georgia
Carson
Department
Colorado River
Florida
United States
Sea Island
Columbia State
John Skelton Williams
Baltimore
Columbia
Seaboard
Williams
C. T. Williams
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Fifth Avenue
America
Grant
Conkling
Arthur
Platt
Depew
Republican Party
James G. Blaine
Dr. Purchard
Thomas E. Watson
Samuel Williams
Indiana
St. Louis
Nebraska
Minnesota
People’s Party
W. O. Bryan
Jay W. Forrest
Albany
NS. Y
Watson
T. J. Weighan
Bryan
Denver
Nebraska Delegates Bend to Bryan at Convention
The Nebraska delegation faltered under scrutiny over endorsement of William Jennings Bryan. J C Parker from Louisville pressed for a clear stance and exposed Nebraska’s support for Bryan. Once admitted, Bryan’s name fell from the convention's favor and attention moved to the money plank debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braska
Nebraska
J. C. Parker
Louisville
Parker
Bryan
Resolutions Committee
Plant More Corn and Sell to the Farmer in Yorkville
A 1908 Yorkville item urges farmers to plant more corn and reduce cotton, promoting diversification and selling grain locally to the farming community.
Cotton Growers Split as Southern Cotton Association Joins Union
The Southern Cotton Association dissolves and joins the Farmers' Union, a shift seen as strengthening farmers nationwide while North Carolina shows concern for farmers with unsold cotton. The focus shifts to corn prospects for farmers holding two crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yue
North Carolina
Southern Cotton Association
Farmers’ Union
Watson Returns as Populist Nominee Against Old System
The Greenville News notes Thomas E. Watson resumes his former post as Populist nominee, likening the party to Democrats and arguing for changing the date rather than the form of the programme, with expectations that results will resemble previous outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas E. Watson
Greenville News
Judge Pritchard faced scrutiny over bond disparities
Mr. Lyon highlighted that Judge Pritchard allowed whisky interests to tie up dispensary funds with a 10000 bond while the state faced a 250000 bond. The writer claims this shows partisanship and argues judges should avoid it, urging fairness in the winding-up commission.
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Lyon
Judge Pritchard
South Carolina
Pritchard
Georgia voters may reverse action on Hoke Smith
The passage suggests Georgia electors could remove Governor Hoke Smith from a second term. Joseph M Brown, son of the late Gov Joe Brown, challenged Smith after being removed as railroad commissioner. Brown claims notable strength while Watson shifts against Smith.
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Georgia
Hoke Smith
Smith
Joseph M. Brown
Brown
Joe Brown
Thomas F. Watson
Watson
Republicans and Democrats Plan National Conventions
The Republican National Convention meets in Chicago on June 16 and the Democratic National Convention in Denver on July 7. Likely Democratic nominee is William J. Bryan, with serious challengers including John A. Johnson Judson Harmon George Gray Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler Woodrow Wilson Tom L. Johnson Joseph W Folk and William H Taft for the Republicans Roosevelt Hughes Cannon Fairbanks Akaker Cortelyou Shaw Knox La Follette are named as leading potential GOP nominees.
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Tuk
Chicago
Denver
Wm. J. Bryan
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Judson Harmon
Ohio
George Gray
Delaware
Lewis Stuyvesant Chandler
New York
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Tom L. Johnson
Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
William H. Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Charles E. Hughes
Jooseph G. Cannon
Iinois
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indiana
Joseph B. Foraker
George B. Cortelyou
Lesslie M. Shaw
Iowa
Philander (. Knox
Pennsylvania
Robert M. Lalollette
Wisconsin
Clemson Punishes April Fool Escapade to Restore Discipline
The Clemson discipline committee weighs expelling cadets for an April fool prank to restore public respect and campus order. If the committee or leaders relent, the effort may fail. The incident tests discipline at Clemson and could affect South Carolina’s prestige and future student enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clemson
South Carolina
Joux Shore Witldhims Heads Democratic Congress
The piece lauds Joux Shore Witldhims as the Democrats best leader since Crisp of Georgia. It notes a shift from Richardson Tennessee's opposition to Republican policies and highlights Williams and a filibuster stance during last week’s sessions. Willits supports party lines, while Williams faces backlash for a parliamentary error.
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Joux Shore Witldhims
Congress
Crisp
Georgia
Richardson
Tennessee
Willits
Williams
Williams Challenges Speaker Amid House Debate
Mr. Williams advances a point and concedes Tand error by the speaker. The remark signals Democratic alignment and hints at broader respect for the governing body under that leadership.
Silence and Duty in Dispensary Controversy Across State Lines
The Charleston Post weighs in on the federal state clash over the dispensary settlement. It commends Governor Ansel for his cautious stance while urging the General Assembly to act to preserve Section 14’s separation of powers. The piece argues the governor fulfilled his duty and the legislature must provide a remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tu Anderson Daily Mail
Ioy
Ansel
General Assembly
South Carolina
Charleston
Farmers Union Launches Corn Culture Drive in York County
The Farmers Union of York County announces an intensive corn production movement aimed at broad cooperation across the county. It promotes cash prizes and a prize competition to spur widespread participation among all farmers, white and Black, to increase corn output and curb market concerns.
Insurance and discipline items dominate South Carolina notes
An official order forces domestic mutual fire and life companies to cease nonlocal business within a year and refund citizens. Clemson junior class expels forty eight of ninety two members after the first of April escapade. bond issues and dispensary matters linger amid semi official reports from Asheville and Judge Pritchard’s actions.
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MecMaster
Mutual Fire and Life Companies
Laurens Concern
Asheville
Charlotte Observer
South Carolina
Pritchard
Dispensary Commission
Clemson College
J. N. Loadholt
Barnwell
G. Bellinger
Columbia
J. D. Murray
Colleton
Saluda
A. R. Happoldt
Charleston
Kk. C. Haskell
Abbeville
Oo. Kelly
Leak
T. C. Boone
Orangeburg
J.C. Covington
Bennettsville
W. A. Robinson
Easley
J. Bo Simpson
Anderson
W. Dol. Simpson
Amdersean
HR. Fm. Adams
Mdgefield
G. A. Burton
Newberry
In. A. Gardner
Aiken
A. W. Creamer
Greenville
H. C. Twiggs
Greenwood
R. E B. Blake
W. J. Brockington
Williamsburg
W. C. Clarke
Leake
H. H. Greene
W. L
F. B. Greene
York
A. Grier
Darlington
M. R. Wash
B. G. Hunter
Pendleton
J. P. McMillan
Mirroiom
Woo. Spratt
Chester
J.ob Wilson
I. Chambers
Marlboro
Employers Liability Bill Passed By House Under Suspension
The House, with only one vote against it by Mr. Littlefield of Maine, approved the employers liability bill after a forty minute debate. It defines railroad companies in interstate commerce as liable for employee injuries, abolishes the fellow servant rule, relaxes contributory negligence defenses, and assigns fault to each party for their own negligence while limiting damages. A Democratic Republican truce briefly held as the bill moved forward under suspension.
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Amnery Dai
Littlefield
Maine
House of Representatives
House
Local notices advertise rewards and business offers in York
T B Glenn offers a $5 reward for information leading to a Walker hound. John Ro Dickson notes an arc derouf interest to Co Wy Tat Soh NG by Winnie Davis Chapter U1. An nounces Schubert Symphony Club at Graded school auditorium April 1. Thomas I Mebow Jr seeks whereabouts of his gout. John W Pursley Admr requests claims against M F Pursley estate. Sifford acquires Clover Hardware and its obligations. Standard Oil Co urges blue flame stoves. First National Bank invites banking business. $1 opens an account. Thomson Co offers taffeta silk at 79c per yard. Stetson hats arrive. National Union Bank urges saving. booklet on John Rodgers’ Success. Luther Raber reports Ess Tee Dee hair trial results. York Drug Store showcases stationery. M W White cites Invincible necessity of early action. Real estate listings. York Furniture promotes home furnishings. Loan and Savings Bank promotes safety deposit boxes at $2-$3 yearly. J W Dobson extols grocery and extras. Sam M Grist shares Mutual Benefit insurance lessons. W E Ferguson unveils new table furnishings. Herndon & Gordon vend fresh cabbage.
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T. B. Glenn
Tirzah
Jno
Ro Dickson
Winnie Davis
Schubert Symphony Club
Thos. I. Mebow, Jr
John W. Pursley
Admr
M. FE. Pursley
Ss. A. Sifford
Clover Hardware Company
Standard Oil Co
First National Bank
Thomson Co
National Union Bank
John Rodgers
Luther Raber
T. J. Nichols
York Drug Store
M. W. White
York Furniture
Loan and Savings Bank
W. E. Ferguson
Herndon & Gordon
Lowry credited for farmers union corn culture resolution
The Farmers Union backed a resolution introduced by J E Lowry to promote the intensive corn culture system. The piece notes public inaction on politics but warns that others will control the political machinery and offices, urging public engagement to govern itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Lowry
Farmers’ Union Yestegglay
Yorkville April salesday draws large crowd and notices
A crowded Yorkville salesday amid registration work and meetings draws attention to county and municipal election prep. A five year old girl, Margaret McDow, escaped a house fire with extensive burns on chin and throat but is expected to recover.
Speculative Market Holds Steady After Mixed Cotton Day
The Associated Press reports a steady close with a 17 to 19 point loss as trading faded. Daily sales reached about 150,000 bales amid lower cables, Barcelona finance concerns, and favorable southern weather pushing May near season lows. July stayed near recent lows while short covering offered slight support.
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Associated Press
Barcelona
Germany
New England
New Orleans
Houston
People About Yorkville Seen Visiting From Nearby towns
Mr PF Heath of Charlotte was in Yorkville on Saturday. Mrs M i Buggeln and Miss Thiisy Smith of Columbia are spending a few days in Yorkville. Mrs J Z Keller of Rock Hill spent yesterday in Yorkville with Mrs J M Ferguson. John Jefferys of Spartanburg visited his sisters Mrs A J Parrett at Filbert and Mrs Janie Parish in Yorkville. Mrs W H Lassiter and her son arrived from Wadesboro and stay with Mrs N J N Bowen. Mr S A Warlick of Monroe NC also mentioned.
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PF. Heath
Charlotte
Yorkville
M. i. Buggeln
Thiisy Smith
Columbia
J. Z. Keller
Rock Hill
J. M. Ferguson
John Jefferys
Spartanburg
A. J. Parrett
Filbert
Janie Parish
Yorkville News: Funeral Attends and Local Notices
Arrived in Yorkville for brother John Warlick funeral at Sharon yesterday. Mrs. Bratton, from Manila, reached Yorkville to spend a week with Mrs. Rebecca Bratton. Dr. Bratton now at Fort Des Moines. Mrs. Martha Emeline McGill invites guests to daughter Miss Rachel Bessie’s marriage to Porter Blair Kennedy at Smyrna Associate Reformed church on April 22 at 4 pm. Hon. D. E. Finley and Mrs. Finley returned from Washington. Finley may not return this spring. He remains in town for a few weeks to finish committee duties and stay ready for possible recall.
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Yorkville
John Warlick
Sharon
Bratton
Manila
Rebecca Bratton
Fort Des Moines
Low
Martha Emeline McGill
Rachel Bessie
Porter Blair Kennedy
Smyrna Associate Reformed Church
D. E. Finley
Farmers Union Proposes Intensive Corn Culture Prizes
The York County Farmers Union met in the court house with good attendance. After opening by Vice President D M Hall, members endorsed a plan to promote intensive corn culture with prizes, requiring two acres cultivated and a pro rata cash stake by entrants. A three-member committee will refine details, and Miss Mary L Nance will speak on rural schools at the May 4 meeting. court calendar notes follow.
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York
Mary L. Nance
Poag's Auction Divides Norris Farm Into Small Tracts
The sale conducted at the court house corner by J. Edgar Poag drew a large crowd. Auctioneer Cetsinger offered free gifts to participants as names were drawn from a box, sometimes prompting laughs and quick bidding. Tracts 3 through 6 sold for modest figures, with some dissension about value, yet the event was deemed a success given circumstances.
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I. H. Norris
J. Edgar Poag
Court House Corner
Poag
Cetsinger
Mr. Getsinger
Strauss-Smith Company
Getsinger
Bloody pistol tragedy ends with two injured and one dead
In Yorkville at Paul Means barber shop on Congress and Liberty streets a shooting killed John Warlick and wounded Jeff Warlick after a dispute with Lawrence Marley, who was jailed awaiting murder trial. Marley fired first, Polk Warlick intervened, and Coroner Louthian moved the body after John Warlick died within minutes. Marley was bruised but not seriously hurt.
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John Warlick
Jeff Warlick
Lawrence Marley
Paul Means
Congress and
Liberty Streets
Yorkville
Messrs
Jeff
Polk Warlick
Marley
Warlick
John
Warlicks
Polk
Louthian
Court House
Drs. White & Kell
Iver Johnson
Lockmore Mill
Tragedy in Yorkville Barbershop Endangers Patrons
In Yorkville a barbershop shooting left John Warlick dead and Marley, a housepainter, aroused by whisky, described as dangerous when drinking. Warlick had prior prison and court trouble, while Jeff and Polk Warlick were noted as steady mill workers. Crowds fled to avoid stray bullets as the shooting began and Rogers stayed until the end.
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Marley
John Warlick
John Thompson
Yorkville
Jeff
Polk Warlick
William Rogers
Corn Prizes Proposed By Farmers Union For Intensive Corn
At a regular Farmers Union meeting a plan was proposed to start a county contest promoting intensive corn culture. A three member committee D J Forbes J B Scott and W D Grist will oversee details with prize money potentially expanded by public contributions. Contest rules to follow later but entries may begin immediately with no strict land or soil requirements and winners judged on yield relative to the best acre. Contributions to the prize fund will be sought from firms corporations and individuals with payments due September 1 to Arthur L Black Secretary of York County Farmers Union. The Enquirer will publish contributions and forward records.
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Farmers’ Union
Messrs
D. J. Forbes
J. B. Scott
W. D. Grist
Arthur L. Black
York County Farmers’ Union
The
Enquirer
Black
Local Registration, Talks, and Community Events in Clover Area
The county board of supervisors issued 46 new certificates and renewals split 30 for Hickory Grove and 16 for Yorkville precincts. A Democratic executive committee meeting is called for Yorkville next Saturday to discuss a county convention. Reverend W H Stevenson, son of Dr R M Stevenson, has been informally invited to pastor Neelys Creek. he studies at Due West seminary and will finish in June. One land auction by the clerk covered 250 acres on Allison Creek, starting at 20 and selling at 30 per acre to Samuel A Robinson. Clover held a flag and Bible presentation by Jr O U A M with speeches by T B Butler and A P Smith, followed by a Jr O U A M address to a large audience. King’s Mountain reports a March 30 letter about Gnd Dover arrest.
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Brice
Democratic Executive Committee
Yorkville
Neely
Martha E. Robinson
Catha J. Adams
Wade H. Jenkins
J. I. Jenkins
Thos
C. Jenkins
Allison Creek
F. E. Boyce
A. P. Campbell
R. N. Wilson
Samuel A. Robinson
Clover
Clover School
T. B. Butler
Gaffney
4Ip P. Smith
Raleigh
Mr. Smith
Dover Arrest and Yorkville Bond Return Prompted by Warrant
Gad Dover, a recent York County, S C transplant, faced a fugitive warrant in Gastonia. He chose to be taken to Yorkville to post bond before April court, rather than remain jailed awaiting requisition. Sheriff Brown's deputy escorted him back. he faces charges for illicit distillery and unlawful whisky selling. Dover says he sought a new life away from that trade in Cleveland.
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Gastonia
Gad Dover
York County
S. C
H. P. Allison
Mr. Dover
Yorkville
Brown
Cleveland
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Theorkville Enquirer
Yorkville, S. C
South Carolina News
Local Affairs
Micah Jenkins
Board of Equalization
Pong
Margaret
Thomas F. McDow
MeDow
the Farmers’ Union
Court of Common Pleas
WF. Jackson
Southern Railway
Fred R. Black
John Byers
J. R. Key
West Union Tel Co
Isaiah
Cgadsden
Catawba Power Co
Hartness
S. A. L. Railway
E. F. Bell
W. A. Tel. Co. Ll. Haines
Wilson
Fincher
Kariker
Talbot
P. Co
R. Lee Kerr
A. J. Evans
Shannon & Hope
Hill, K
Sutton
So. Railway Et al
Friedheim
Highland P. M. Co
Manchester Mills
J. Q. Wray
So. Railway Co
York Supply Co
York B. & M. Co
S. W. Inman
Joe M. Taylor
D. G. Adams
W. U. Tel. Co
Joe White
Charlotte Brick Co
John Williams
Charlotte Brick
Ollie Motz
Eliott
West Union Tel. Co
Shhieder
Railway Co
Hood
Highland Park M
Faris
Am. Tel
Tel. Co
Nicholson
Arcade Cot. Mills
Witherspoon
So, Railway Co
Worthy
Son
Ashford
West
Union Tel
D. L. Good
Henry Montgomery
Glenn & Allison
Kelly Inman
J. A. Barron
W. Leslie Jackson
So. Ry
Caro
Wm. FE. Holmes
York Cotton Mills
A. D. Dillingham
Jus. A
Poag's Auction
County Board of Supervisors of Registration
Hickory Grove
County Executive Committee
W. H. Stevenson
Dover
King’s Mountain
U.C. V
Joseph F. Wallace
Oo. J. Gwin
Birmingham
Ala
W. D. Moore
Jerry Walker
John D. McConnell
Thomas W. Clawson
R. E. Heath
D. L. Shelder
M. B. Jennings
Norris
Comer’s Court
Dempsey Good
Constable Sanders
W. H. Herndon
Roy Williamson
Carolina and North-Western
Southern
Sutton Spring
Sutton Spring School
Ora Love
Julia Stephenson
Lizzie McClain
Mary Ferguson
Harry Gwin
Alma McClure
Ernest McClain
Maggie Neil
Claude Gwin
Pearl Royster
Clarence Rawlinson
Ruth Ferguson
Grady McClure
Willie McClure
John Robinson
County Board of Equalization
Office of the Auditor
Bethel
J. W. Jackson
Bethesda
J. Frank Ashe
Broad River
W. S. Wilkerson
Bullock's Creek
H. E. Hood
Ebenezer
W. M. Carothers
Fort Mill
C. P. Blankenship
J. M. Thomasson
R. R. McCorkle
W. B. Moore
Thos. L. Johnson
J. R. Hudson
de Queen
Arkansas
Hudson
the Bee
Jane Ellen Hudson
W. R. Harrison
R. A. Gilliam
Lockesburg
Floyd Thompson
City
Logan Hudson
the Enquirer
J. Lemacks Stokes
D. D
R. L. Bryan Company
Southern Christian Advocate
Louise Dobson
J. A. Harris
John Brown
Sam Blue
Ben Harris
Lancaster
U.S
Cobb
Harris
the Fiddlers
S. D. Barron
A. D. Co
Opera House
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