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24 Apr 1906

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Yorkville Enquirer in York, South Carolina

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Yorkville Enquirer

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York, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1906

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Escape of Butler and loss at Macdonald post

Agitation follows Butler’s bold escape from Macdonald’s post. Musgrove’s men surge out to find him as sentinels are questioned. John Ramsay is killed in a Tory skirmish, and Butler laments the fate while Mary Musgrove mourns beside him.

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Macdonald Butler Leutenant Musgrove Wall-Eye Robinson Sumpter Allen Len Musgrove Ramsay David Ramsay Allen Musgrave Mistress Ramsay Mary John General Sumpter Broad River Allen Musgrove David Pair Forest Williams Allen Fair Forest Mr. Ramsay Mary Earestly Mrs. Ramsay Tye Arthur Butler Major Butler Gabriel Drummond Mary Musgrove John Ramsay Andy Drummond Matteucei Eherver Perret Science Palmieri Matteucci Palmeri Garrett P. Serviss Observatory Naples Matteuccci S Edge Serviss Earth Charles D. Walcott Geological Survey San Francisco Mount Vesuvius United States Walcott Geological and Charleston
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Chase through the wood ends with grave toll for Ramsay

Butler and companions press the Tory militia across rough forest. John Ramsay is mortally wounded. Butler vows to care for Ramsay’s family, retrieves a Testament from Ramsay, and plans a somber return to his parents. They bury the officer with the woodman Drummond guiding. Butler will then escort Ramsay’s body home at dusk.

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Macdonald Butler Harry Winter John Ramsay John Harry ‘Winter Ramsay Ciently Mary David Ramsay Drummond Winter
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Salary of School Teachers Should Be Raised

The Yorkville Enquirer argues that raising common school teacher salaries is essential to improve education. It notes past low pay in South Carolina counties and cites increases to about double—yet still insufficient—to attract and retain capable teachers for the nation’s schools.

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Yorkville Enquirer Department of Labor South Carolina News and Courier
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High School Reform Urged for South Carolina

W. H. Hand of the University of South Carolina argues for statewide expansion of secondary education. He warns that many rural areas lack high schools, forcing students to leave home, lowering local schools and community prospects, and draining talent. He urges county high schools with four year courses to lift literacy and drive growth.

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South Carolina Froebel Statesman W. H. Hand University of South Carolina
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Father of Free Education Sparks Modern Schooling

The article credits Robert Raikes as the father of popular education, tracing premodern schooling from ancient Egypt and Judea through Greece and the Middle Ages. It details Raikes founding a Sunday school in 1780, its spread across England, and Horace Mann’s praise for free public schooling as a civilizational milestone.

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Robert Raikes Raikes Ife Ancient Egypt Judea Rome Greece Comenius Pestalozzi Froebel Gloucester England Gloucester Journal Young Raikes London Ralkes Horace Mann Mann United States Xerxes Thos. B. Gregory New York
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