Washington and Raleigh Dispatches Report Scandals and Policy Moves
The notes outline possible postmaster general appointments to rebuke the National Letter Carriers' Association after Loud's election defeat. A separate appeal requests up to 1 million dollars to combat foot and mouth disease in New England cattle, with slaughter of about 100 herds. A Raleigh case details a fatal shooting in Charlotte after a drunken gathering. The coal strike commission hears harrowing testimony of mine workers facing eviction and destitution. Roosevelt faces a color politics dilemma over Negro postmaster Vick in North Carolina amid Republican and Democratic maneuvering.
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Washington
Representative Loud
California
Department
National Letter Carriers’ Association
Loud
Department of Agriculture
House Committee On Agriculture
New England
Salmon
Bureau of Animal Industry
New Hampshire
Committee On Agriculture
Arthur L. Bishop
Lynchburg
Tom Wilson
Oak Street
Charlotte
N. C
Bishop
Lena Schultz
Jacob Meyer
Mr. Wilson
Miss Schultz
Wilson
Coal Strike Commission
Scranton
G. B. Markle Company
Henry McCall
Judge Gray
McCall
Kate Burns
Jeddo
Markle Company
Darrow
Markle Mines
Roosevelt
Vick
Pritchard
Republican Party
North Carolina
Simmons
South
Woman Testifies Over Long-Standing Rent Debt
On the witness stand the mother sobbed as she explained earning money for cleaning the Market office was never paid and kept by the company for rent. She testified it took the trio thirteen years to accumulate the debt, leaving commissioners surprised at the revelation.
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Ing
Rock Hill
Charlotte Observer
Roddey Mercantile Company
J. T. Thomasson
Williamson
Thomasson
A. Rose
Beckham
J. M. Scott
Charlotte
N. C
R. W. Patton
Roddey’s Station
Enquirer reflects on conference appointments and divorce mill remark
The Enquirer thanks readers for praise on its coverage of Methodist conference appointments and notes a Savannah divorce wave compared to Augusta. It cites Augusta as a South Carolina divorce mill where many couples obtain divorces in a single day, contrasting state records.
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THE
Enquirer
Augusta Chronicle
South Carolina
Savannah
Superior Court
Augusta
Cleveland’s policy urged as model in Venezuela dispute
The piece argues that the Venezuela crisis mirrors past tiffs with Britain and recommends following President Cleveland’s lead by seeking arbitration. It suggests Washington’s Monroe Doctrine context explains Britain and Germany’s moves and questions if the U S should press for arbitration rather than risk conflict while awaiting developments.
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Washington
Castro
Venezuela
Great Britain
Germany
United States
Cleveland
War Clouds Over Venezuela Stir Tensions Abroad
The dispute centers on £20 million in British and German claims arising from property losses during Venezuelan revolutions and unpaid interest on a large loan. Britain and Germany, with U S backing for no new territory, press for payment within 48 hours, while Venezuela’s Castro defends resistance as fleets mass near La Guayra and Porto Rico.
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Venezuela
Great Britain
Germany
United States
Castro
Caracas
la Guayra
Bowen
London
Porto Rico
Admiral Dewey
Washington
Railroads Show Encouraging Earnings and New Lines
The railroad commission reports a net earnings rise despite higher expenses and a larger business volume. Three new lines opened: the Alcala railroad a 28 mile route, the Carolina and Western from Fechtig, Hampton county to Coosa Whatchie Swamp five miles, and the Aiken and Augusta electric line.
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Railroad Commission
Alcala
Carolina and Western
Fechtig
Hampton County
Coosawhatchie Swamp
Aiken
Augusta
Local Notices and Christmas Advertisements
Local affairs note Brice firm filing a summons in the E W Query vs R B and J A Elms case. Opera House announces E M M A minstrels on Tuesday December 16. Wilcox & White organ exchange for livestock offered by Enquirer Office. Grist & Sons on stationery for physicians. Strauss Co. December clearance sale prices. Zenith flour and holiday baking items from Riddle & Carroll. York Drug Store stocks Christmas souvenirs. Yorkville Buggy Co. offers repair work and horseshoeing. Speck the Jeweler promotes Christmas goods and prices. Roth advertises Christmas groceries including 10c mince meat and syrups.
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J. S&s. Brice
E. W. Query
R. B
J. A. Elms
Opera House
Enquirer
Wilcox & White
L. M. Grist & Sons
H. C. Strauss & Co
Riddle & Carroll
Zenith
York Drug Store
Yorkville Buggy Company
T. W. Speck
Louis Roth
Newcastle
Old Gill building touted as county’s oldest brick structure
Yorkville notes detail on the Old Gill building in Bullock’s Creek township near Blairsville, a three story ten room structure built circa 1810 11 by Captain James Gill. The report also recalls the aging Wheeler carriage factory and local property changes amid town developments and a fire at the historic South Congress street site.
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THE
Enquirer
T. A. Gwinn
James Gill
Yorkville
Z. C. Hutchison
Columbia
Wheeler
Opera House
W. J. Cherry
Rock Hill
R. A. Bratton
W. B. de Loach
J. S. Brice
F. P. McCain
Jane C. McKenzie
W. B. deLoach
W. T. McKnight
Louisiana
McKnight
Wheeler Carriage Factory
Congress Street
Bob Gist
H. H. Beard
Love
T. 8. Bratton
Yorkville News Roundup Includes Promotions and Movements
Mr. C. G. Parish takes sales position at J. M. Heath & Co. Dr. M. W. White reports his singing hen laid a 98 grain egg. Rev. A. N. Brunson preaches farewell at Yorkville station tomorrow. Mrs. R. L. Ferguson plans visit to Charleston. Daisy Glenn guests with Mary R. Williford in Yorkville. J. C. Elliott suffers rheumatism but stays at work. Lewis G. Ferguson moves to Yorkville occupying Ferguson cottage. Rev. J. L. Stokes to arrive with family next Thursday the 18th. Brunson and family return to Yorkville. Brunson to move to Manning next week. C. B. Mendenhall recovering from facial operation. Charlotte Observer notes Augusta Moses to Rush Tracy Wray marriage. Wray based in Charlotte. Wray is brother of J. Q. Wray of Yorkville. Miss Bessie Wilson to wed Dr. Leon Campbell of Bethel at South Point December 17. Dr. Campbell a Louisville graduate practicing in Bethel. to locate in Pineville after marriage.
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C. G. Parish
J. M. Heath & Co
M. W. White
A. N. Brunson
Yorkville Station
R. L. Ferguson
Frank Smith
Charleston
Daisy Glenn
Bethel
Yorkville
Mary R. Williford
J. C. Elliott
Lewis G. Ferguson
Ferguson
West Madison Street
J. L. Stokes
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
Charlotte
Augusta Moses
New York City
Rush Tracy Wray
Wray
J. Q. Wray
Estonia
South Point
Bessie Wilson
W. W. Wilson
Leon Campbell
5. C
Louisville Medical College
Pineville
Local Cotton Receipts and Community Events Report
Local cotton receipts from wagons last week are estimated between 500 and 600 bales. Trinity M E churchwomen plan a handkerchief bazaar at the courthouse next Thursday with handkerchiefs and refreshments. King’s Mountain Chapter D A R met with Mrs. R J Herndon at its last monthly session. next meeting details to follow. Bratton Comedy company failed to appear for Thursday to Saturday shows. opera house has no information on their whereabouts. The offer to subdivide the Wilson lot on North Congress Street into small parcels is noted.
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Trinity M. E. Church
Court House
King’s Mountain
R. J. Herndon
Bratton Comedy Company
Opera House
Wilson Lot
Congress Street
Proposed bull fight and dog fighting in York County sparks governor’s intervention
Outsiders urge Governor McSweeney to halt a planned December 1902 event at R Thomasson’s cockpit near Lesslie station. The program features bull fighting with two Jersey bulls, cock fights, a dog fight, a 20 minute drag fox chase, and a grandstand for about 500 spectators with admission set at one dollar. Hacks meet trains at Rock Hill for attendees.
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Associated Press
McSweeney
John P. Haines
New York
American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
R. F. Thomasson
H. M. Tillman
Rock Hill
South Carolina
J. J. Hull
M. B. McSweeney
Columbia
8. C
South Carolina Society For the Prevention
Itx
A. X. Gunter, Jr
Yorkville
Executive Chamber
Coutumata
Coutumata, 8. C., Dec. 11, 1902. Jorma R. Logan, Sheriff, Yorkville, 8. C
Logan
John R. Logan
York County
J. F. Wingate
Lesslie
Mr. Thomasson
Mr. Wingate
Catawba Light Infantry
Rifle Company
Dunlap
Thomasson
Sheriff Logan
Catawba Township
Lesslie Station
Charlotte
Greenville
Lancaster
Chester
R Thomasson
S. Cc
Jersey Bulls
M. M. Tilman
van Wyck
Big Cotton Sale at Hickory Grove Purchases
About 150 bales were sold at Hickory Grove last Wednesday. Hickory Supply Co. moved 90 bales and Messrs. W. Co. and Jeff D. Whitesides 50 bales. J. P. White of Yorkville bought the entire lot, paying 7.90 to the Hickory Supply Co. and 7.933 to the Whitesides.
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Hickory Grove
Hickory Supply Company
Messrs. W. Co
Jeff D. Whitesides
J. P. White
Yorkville
Messrs. Whitesides
Fireless Noon in Atlanta No Lives Lost
A major fire in Atlanta last Tuesday morning injured several people but did not claim any lives. The report notes the incident prompted widespread discussion among city officials and residents about safety and response times.
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Atlanta
Southern Railroad
John D. Rockefeller
House of Representatives
General Educational Board
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Finley
King's Mountain
United States of America
Carolina
North
Yorktown
Observer
Virginia
Tennessee
the Morkville Enquirer
Local Affairs
Camden
Fort Mill
Columbia State
Cal Carlisle
Catawba Power Company
Chester Road
James M. Starr
Bethesda
J. Warren Moore
Neely
General Assembly
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