Reformist Carrie Nation Smashes Wichita Barroom Mirror
Carrie Nation, Kansas W C T U president, stormed a Wichita bar Thursday and smashed a $300 mirror and a $300 painting. She faces charges of malicious destruction of property and was jailed.
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Newspaper
Yorkville Enquirer
Location
York, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1900
Page
2
Carrie Nation, Kansas W C T U president, stormed a Wichita bar Thursday and smashed a $300 mirror and a $300 painting. She faces charges of malicious destruction of property and was jailed.
The board notes the fever developed in about three days after a bite and that five soldiers living in infected clothes slept for 20 days without symptoms. The finding is valuable for protecting sufferers from mosquitoes to stop spread. A dinner is planned for Dr Finlay, originator of the theory.
The Yorkville Enquirer notes the upcoming new century and recalls remarks from a St. Louis Merchants' Exchange banquet. General Fitzhugh Lee’s Havana experiences and the storm over his candor draw attention to past U.S. actions from Cuba to Matanzas.
The seizure of Eddie Cudahy, son of Omaha meat-packer Edward Cudahy, dominates headlines this week. Reports detail the abduction and the surrounding circumstances as investigators pursue leads and the public awaits updates on the case.
A December 12 action outside Spring Nek pass saw General De Wet’s Boer force of about 2,000 break through two fortified passes while British columns of roughly 10,000 pursued. De Wet’s rear guard, led by Stein and Fourie, escaped with 25 prisoners and a 15 pounder, prompting astonishment in Britain and unrest in Cape Town. The report notes renewed British reinforcements and talk of peace negotiations, signaling the war’s not near end.
A Fortieth anniversary reunion of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hogue near Carp marked by family gathering. Married in 1860, the couple have nine children, three sons and six daughters, with all but the youngest daughter married. The article lists the children including James, Jesse, Sydney, and daughters Ben Adkins, Will E. Ne amber, J. Milton Stewart, with 22 relatives present.
The Yorkville page lists retailers and undertakings for the new year with remarks from The Parlor Grocery Lawrance Williams & Co Riddle Carroll T W Speck and H T Grist Co and the York Drug Store. It also covers J M Rawlinson moving to the Three C s hotel building and local public notices from John R Logan S C about an agricultural lien sale. A feature on the Kings Mountain Military Academy Circular of Information and a police court roundup cover the season and community events.
Miss Lee Williams visits Chester while E McIver Law tours Yorkville on holiday. Dozens of locals including Miss Eula Lowry, Mr. Grist, Captain John J. Smith, and many Williams kin spend Christmas visiting relatives, with convalescents and movers listed among the week’s chatter. The Quo Vadis company arrives, drawing a large crowd despite a late train. Spartanburg and Anderson receipts noted.
Mr W J Hodges of Rock Hill S C was struck and seriously hurt in Charlotte while trying to assist a friend. Hodges remains in hospital with a fractured skull, and recovery will take at least a week. Amos Jackson, a colored man, was arrested in Charlotte for larceny while wanted in Fort Mill. A Charleston marriage report notes Samuel E Colvin of Chegger and Susie May Boney wed in Columbia with plans to return to Chester. The County Commissioners held a meeting in Columbia.
Rev. W. G. Neville presides. Morning worship at 11 o clock marking year end. Quarterly service on Sunday at 3 20 in the afternoon. No evening service.
The notice lists Yorkville church services with Sunday school at 10 am, morning worship at 11 am, and evening service at 7 pm led by Reverend B H Grier pastor of the Associate Reformed church.
Sunday services listed for Trinity Methodist Episcopal with morning worship at 11 o clock and Sunday school at 3 30 in the afternoon. text notes evening service following. Pastor identified as Rev A N Brunson.
Rev. J. B. Bozeman, pastor, leads Sunday services with Sunday school at 10 o clock in the morning.
The Church of the Good Shepherd led by Rev. J. C. Johns announces Sunday services with Sunday school at 3.30 p.m. in the afternoon.
Beth-Shiloh will hold preaching Saturday January 6 at 11 o clock a m and a congregational meeting follows. Clover A R P church ladies serve oysters January 3 from 5 to 9 pm. Rev J P Knox plans church visits January 1901 for Centennial church outreach to Hill Tirzah Sharon Yorkville Clover Crowders Creek Pisgah and Gastonia.
A 19th century advertisement asserts deafness results from Eustachian tube inflammation and cannot be cured by local applications. It offers one hundred dollars for any deafness case (due to catarrh) cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and promotes Hall's Family Pills from F J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio via druggists.
Miss Rocinda Sadler aged 66, dropped at the residence of T A Gwin near Blairsville on December 25 1990. Interment at Rock Hill on last Wednesday. In Rock Hill December 27 Richard Kimbrough infant son of Mr and Mrs W B Steele Jr.
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