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Newspaper

Yorkville Enquirer

Location

York, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1902

Page

2

Opera physician performs hip operation on child in Baltimore

Dr Muel ler aided Prof Lorenz a noted Vienna physician who says he can correct congenital hip dislocation without a knife. The 6 year old Ethel Godman was treated in Baltimore with 800 physicians and students present. Lorenz botched no knife but manipulated bones hoping for improvement.

Mueller Lorenz Vienna Ethel Godman Baltimore Thomas Brackett Reed House of Representatives Arlington Hotel Washington Reed Bright Mr. Reed Portland Navy Congress McKinley New York City London Mail Italy Sardinia Sicily Varsalone Musolino Rome

National Volunteer Reserve Authorized for Militia

The passage authorizes a National Volunteer Reserve of up to 100000 trained men drawn from state militias and regular armies. It sets training standards with five consecutive days of drills and twenty four annual sessions and allows deployment within or outside U S territory. In peace the reserve serves no more than ten days annually unless invasion threats arise.

Secretary of War National Volunteer Reserve United States

House Adjourns In Honor Of Late Thomas B Reed

Yorkville New York reports that the house of representatives adjourned at 12 50 p m Monday in memory of the late Thomas B Reed. The unusual tribute follows the death of a former member and marks only the fourth such adjournment in U S history. It was by unanimous consent.

House of Representatives Thomas B. Reed Thomas H. Benton Alexander H. Stephens Jas. G. Blaine

Panama Canal Talks Reopened as Colombia Demands Lease Terms

Washington dispatch says negotiations reopen with Colombia seeking a 100 year lease with renewal rights and more money than first offered. U S negotiators are likely to concede, reaching an agreement satisfactory to both governments.

Washington Panama Canal United States

Roosevelt's call for merit over class in Negro appointments

A southern editor endorses the principle of judging individuals by merit rather than race. The writer hopes the president will apply this standard in appointments, suggesting approval of capable Negroes if they prove superior in character and ability.

Roosevelt South

Possible reshuffle in Charleston appointments sparks debate

Washington reporters suggest Micah Jenkins may move from internal revenue collector to U S marshal, freeing W D Crum for internal revenue or port collector. The issue hinges on president's stated reasons and Crum's suitability for Charleston's port post.

Washington South Carolina Micah Jenkins Internal Revenue United States Marshal W. D. Crum Charleston Crum Blaine

Curious coincidences in newspaper reporting of fires and crimes

The piece notes recurring clusters of major events in newspapers such as fires and crimes. It cites AP dispatches listing three fires on a single day in Ridgeway and Athens PA and Buffalo NY and examines whether such groupings reveal patterns or mere chance within a large nation.

Associated Press Ridgeway Athens Buffalo N. Y Pennsylvania

Uncanny Coincidence Of Tanyard And Green Hides Fire

The report notes two fires, a tanyard and a New York warehouse storing green hides, occurring closely together. The writer avoids explanation or theory, deeming the coincidences curious and possibly governed by some discoverable law.

New York

South poised for prosperity as northern press eyes growth

The Enquirer notes that leading northern newspapers are focusing on the South and warn of imminent progress and prosperity. It argues the South has rebuilt after the war, developed dormant resources, and now attracts northern capital and attention, with a brighter future near at hand.

THE Enquirer North

Five Die in Major Atlanta Hotel Fire

A early morning blaze gutted the old National Hotel area in Atlanta, destroying the Whitehall street front and threatening Williams hotel and Jacobs pharmacy. Reported casualties cite five deaths, with property loss estimated at no less than $500,000. Fire officials work to verify fatalities as the city reels from its most disastrous fire.

The Enquirer Atlanta National Hotel Whitehall Viaduct Williams Hotel Jacobs’ Pharmacy Marietta Street

Pension bill, hooting senate brawl, and global tensions

This year's pension bill carries an appropriation of 139 million dollars. A free fight erupted in the French senate last Saturday with punches and inkstands. An agriculture order calls for destruction of New England cattle with hoof and mouth disease, to be appraised inspected killed buried or burned and paid for. The war department orders return of fifteen regiments from the Philippines and substitution by fifteen U.S. regiments. Business failures rose to 185 last week from 237 a year earlier. Winter grips New England and the Northwest. Alfred E Buck U S minister to Japan died suddenly. Accusations over cotton crop estimate leaks swirl in Washington. General Linares becomes Spanish war minister. Thomas Nast died in Guayaquil after yellow fever. British and German ships rally off Venezuela as U S Atlantic fleet conducts war games. London endures severe winter and high grip mortality with 500000 English unskilled unemployed. Booker T Washington starts goat raising at Tuskegee. Monday dispatches report zero weather in the Northeast and Northwest.

Department of Agriculture New England War Department Philippines United States Northwest Alfred E. Buck Georgia Japan Agricultural Department Linares Santiago Thomas Nast Guyaquil Ecuador Guayaquil Venezuela West Indian London England Booker T. Washington Tuskegee

Furman University Elects New President Rev Lewis Murphree Roper

The Furman University board of trustees elected Rev Lewis Murphree Roper as president with broad approval. In Columbia a separate vote by the South Carolina conference favored keeping the female college there by 120 to 94, defeating moves to move it to Greenwood or Laurens.

Furman University Lewis Murphree Roper South Carolina Columbia Greenwood Laurens

Local notices advertise sales and services on Main street

Local affairs list Wilson residence on Main street for sale split into lots with plot viewable at T F McDow office. Probate Judge McCorkle reports Robert T Allison seeks letters of administration for Rufus M Allison estate. Various merchants promote yearly paper deals, holiday goods, and services with December deadlines and sample offerings.

T. F. McDow Wilson Main Street McCorkle Robert T. Allison Rufus M. Allison Weekly News and Courier S. A. McElwee Opera House Bratton Comedy Company Jas. M. Starr &Co W. B. Moore & Co R. E. Montgomery B. Moore & Co

Summer encampment invite boosts Rock Hill links

The Commercial Club of Rock Hill invites the South Carolina Military Academy faculty and students to spend its annual summer encampment there next summer. If accepted, all parties will likely enjoy the arrangement. Capt. W. B. Moore offers to provide Confederate monument picture copies to schools, now obtainable from his store.

Charleston Southern Rock Hill Blacksburg Commercial Club South Carolina Military Academy York County Confederate Monument W. B. Moore Robert E. Lee Moore Messrs J. W T. J. Patrick J. E. Burns Beersheba B. E. Burns Patrick Burns

Yorkville Briefs: residents, visits, and local changes

Sr. and Mrs. R. J. Love of Clark's Ik were in Yorkville on a shopping expedition. Lizzie Hunter has joined Speck the jeweler. J. A. Tate, head of the ort Mill Graded school, visited Yorkville on business. Mrs. M. J. Clark returned from Gaston county. Annie Lou Abell of Lowryville visited Yorkville. J. William E. Faulkner from Alexandria, Va., visiting Yorkville with Geo. W. Hart. George L. Riddle and granddaughter Helen Riddle of Zeno spent time here. William Bell, former Yorkville resident now with Plant System, in town visiting. Dr. W. M. Steinmeyer returned to Clover after Hampton county trip for his father's death. C. F. Gordon took charge of the chaingang, succeeding W. J. Whitener. Gordon is with Heath-Elliott Mule Co. J. Cc. Elliott seeks a replacement for Gordon.

Ee Sr R. J. Love Clark's Ik Yorkville Lizzie Hunter Speck Robin Love Clark’s Fork J. A. Tate Ort Mill Graded School Helen Riddle Zeno William «. Bell Plant System Georgia Florida W. M. Steinmeyer Clover Hampton County Steinmeyer C. F. Gordon August Kohn Columbia The News and Courier South Carolina Chaingang W. J. Whitener C. B. Mendenhall Gordon Heath-Elliott Mule Company J. Cc. Elliott

York bar awaits governor word on extra court term

Practically unanimous York bar seeks an extra February term of the court of common pleas but faces scheduling hurdles due to the absence of Finley Brice and McCain in January February. A plan to extend the spring term was debated but would disrupt farm work. A last week plan aims to resolve the issue with Governor McSweeney.

York Court of Common Pleas York County Finley Brice McCain McSweney

Special two week term of court to begin February in Yorkville

A petition seeks a two week special term beginning first Monday in February with Judge Chas G Dantzler presiding. Lawyers with official duties elsewhere may be excused from trial during the term. Jurors will be drawn for both weeks though no business is to be transacted until the April regular term.

Chas. G. Dantzler James F. Hart Geo. W. S. Hart W. W. Lewis Wilson & Wilson John R. Hart Spencers & Dunlap Witherspoon

Yorkville notices and events from December 1902

Local Yorkville items report cadet receptions at King's Mountain Military academy on December 22 and minstrel entertainment benefiting the athletic association. The Bratton Comedy vaudeville trio comes to the opera house for three nights and the Tennyson club resumes readings and papers at Mrs. McNee's home.

Santa Claus Corps of Cadets King's Mountain Military Academy Columbia Daily State Yorkville Carolina and North-Western Opera House Bratton Comedy Company South Columbia State and News and Courier Opera Schneider K. M. M. A. Athletic Association Tennyson Club W. F. Marshall Charleston Philadelphia Perry Shippen Arnold Rosa Lindsay Thos. F. McDow

Methodist Conference Appointments List Published In The Enquirer

The Enquirer reveals next year’s Methodist conference appointments as announced by Bishop Duncan at Newberry on Monday night. The list covers Charleston District and Cokesbury District with presiding elders and assigned stations from Charleston to Walterboro and Greenwood to Darlington, detailing numerous churches and circuits and names of pastors.

Enquirer Duncan Newberry Southern Chester Rock Hill Charleston District

Five Pound Radish Drives Readers To Yorkville Enquirer

Reading notes tell of a five pound radish from Mr J Webb Moore found near THE ENQUIRER Office after a mild fall. The Chaingang clears a new public road four miles northeast of Yorkville on Supervisor Gordon’s plantation. Episcopal Bazaar in Rock Hill raises funds with contests, a fortune teller, elocution, and prizes. A lump of gold weighing 5845 pennyweights, found on Mr Robert J Love’s field, is described as practically pure gold.

J. Webb Moore Enquirer Chaingang Charlotte Armstrong Ford Yorkville Gordon Rock Hill Charlotte Observer Episcopal Church Carolyn May C. S. May J. E. Parker Mae O'Bryan Elizabeth Lumpkin Robert J. Love Clark's Fork Thos W. Speck J. B. Bowen Love

New Mill Planned for Lockhart Sharpens Local Investment

Cotton mill leaders meet in Spartanburg to expand Lockhart mills with capital stock doubling to 1 million dollars. Officers retained at Lockhart mills with John C. Cary as president and a 3 percent semi annual dividend slated for January 1. Spartan mills elect Walter S Montgomery as president and Victor Montgomery joins the board with a 5 percent dividend due January 1. Pacolet and Gainesville mills name Victor Montgomery and Ben S Montgomery as officer and a new assistant treasurer with a semi annual dividend set for January 1. Bishop Duncan addresses conference urging resolve in mission work after recent charge conference remarks.

Spartanburg Lockhart Mills Lockhart Shoals Union County John C. Cary Spartan Mills Walter Montgomery Capt John H. Montgomery Victor Montgomery Capt. Montgomery Pacolet Mills Gainesville Mills Victor M. Montgomery Captain Montgomery Ben

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