The Agatha Webb Mystery Synopsis Returns
The tale recaps Agatha Webb's murder and the key players Frederick Sutherland Amabel Page and Agnes Halliday. Frederick contends with a lost irregular fortune a hollow tree stash and a looming debt to Wattles while suspicions shift toward the Zabel brothers as Miss Page presses for truth amid the dark woods and a looming midnight confrontation.
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THE
Enquirer
Frederick Sutherland
Agatha Webb
Batsy
Philemon Webb
Agatha
Philemon
Alrady
Miss Page
Anabel Page
Frederick
Zabel Brothers
Anna Katharine Green
Amabel
Agnes
Mr. Sutherland
Boston
Things That Never Die and Local Mining Effect
A miscellany features lines on enduring virtues and memories by Charles Dickens and a South Carolina mining rumor in York county. It notes residents near Hickory Grove staying focused on crops while watching a potentially lucrative mining hole on the Grown Brothers farm. Frank plays the fiddle as locals gather for music, with merrier tunes noted.
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South Carolina
Frank
York County
Hickory Grove
News and Courier
The Balance of Trade explains foreign charges
The New York Post summary notes Yale Review figures by N T Bacon on annual foreign capital costs and payments to foreign creditors. Earlier estimates ranged from 70 to 350 million dollars. Teidelbach in The Forum traced 300 million for 1895, with freight costs cut to 60 million. Bacon estimates for 1909 show the charges under 200 million.
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New York Post
Yale Review
N. T. Bacon
Teidelbach
Forum
Bacon
York County's Gold Mine Revival Sparks Klondike Talk
A York County resident in Charleston hotel lobby voices strong belief in a real gold vein in York County. He cites returns of $15 per ton from a North Carolina style flint rock deposit on the Brown farm, the Frank venture, 50 cents per ton royalty until June, and prospects for modern machinery to unlock six to seven figure fortunes. He warns the South Carolina public not to overlook the potential for a Klondike boom in the region.
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York County
Charleston
Colorado
Frank
Hickory Grove
Byittle
Mr. Frank
Brown Brothers
Broad River
Brown Place
Red Hills
Charlotte
Washington
Browns
South Carolina
North Carolina
The Mighty Hundred Years by Edwin Markham
Edwin Markham contributes to the Christmas issue of Success with The Mighty Hundred Years, a bold verse narrative tracing world history from the post dark ages. The poem pairs the Muses and Norns as it surveys scientific progress, cosmic exploration, and mankind’s quest to decipher law and order, culminating in a vision of advancing knowledge.
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Edwin Markham
Markham
Legendary Charleston Gambler Billy Mack Dies in Poverty
William Mack, a famed Southern gambler once rumored to have more money than he could store, died in Charleston in poverty and was buried by former associates. A tale from New Orleans recalls his early bluffing against a sea captain for about $20,000, where Mack caught the captain with a risky play and a card bluff, illustrating his notorious raid on high-stakes games.
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William Mack
Charleston
Billy Mack
Sun
New Orleans
Billy
Mack
December Weather and Notable Carolina Figures
A column recounts Judge Aedanus Burke and his famed courtroom anecdotes from colonial South Carolina, detailing his death sentence remark and camel joke, plus profiles of contemporaries like Robert Barnwell and Charles Pinckney. It also presents December climate data for Columbia over 13 years, including mean temperature 48 degrees, record highs and lows, frost dates, and precipitation patterns with wind trends.
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R. H. Kirke
Washington Post
Edward Hooker
Connecticut
South Carolina College
Columbia
Jameson
American Historial Association
Hooker
South Carolina
Aedanus Burke
Ireland
Congress
General C. C. Pinckney
France
United States
Burke
General Pinckney
Court House
Carolina
Robert Barnwell
Wade Hampton
Charles Pinckney
Paul Hamilton
William Lowndes
John Goodloe Harper
Mr. Hooker
Poker Tale of Mack the Gambler in Charleston After the War
A New York Sun report recalls Mack a quiet, rich gambler in Charleston just after World War II period. He plays a high stakes draw poker game, wins nearly twenty thousand dollars, and notes the captain loses using a four as the kicker. Mack, an enigmatic New York native with little personal history, remains a mystery to locals.
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Mack
Billy
Sea Dog
Billy Mack
Charleston
New York City
Albany
New York Sun
Bryan Comments on Moneyed Interests and War Policy
The speaker criticizes "moneyed elements" aligning with Republicans since 1896, noting trusts benefited from immunity and that Democrats call for ending monopolies. He accuses Republicans of imperial aims and argues war impacts on labor, finance, and production, while denying GOP credit for improvements.
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Democratic Platform
Democratic Organization
Bryan
Why Democracy Was Defeated in 1900 Election
In the North American Review December issue William J. Bryan attributes his defeat to money, the Philippine War, and the prosperity cry. He notes Republicans had abundant funds and transport for their voters while Democrats lacked passes and funds. He mentions possible $500 payments for political services and questions the illegitimate use and collection of large campaign funds.
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North American Review
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Philippines
Mr. Bryan
Mormon Canvassers Push Propaganda in Columbia
A Columbia Record report describes Mormon elders covertly canvassing in Columbia and planning a city church near Granby mill. Despite past rural work, they target prominent families and seek a house to house campaign, prompting concerns over propagation in the state.
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Chattanooga
Granby Mill
Columbia
Record
Way You See Stars
A New York Herald piece explains how violent head blows trigger starry visions. Blood vessel pressure on the retina causes darkness or a blue glow with imagined figures, often described as stars, seen even during a sneeze.
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New York Herald
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Anna Katharine Greene
Leavenworth
Hallidays
Miss Halliday
Amalel
Amabel Page
Agnes Ballidar
Agnes Halliday
Halliday Grounds
Annabel
Lewis
Canada Wilds
Sutherland
Wattles
Charles Dickens
Balance OF Trade
Saturn
J. W. Bauer
Wm. J. Bryan
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