12 Jan 1912
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Newspaper
Yorkville Enquirer
Location
York, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1912
Page
1
Yancy awakens in a Tennessee river shanty under Cavendish and Polly care. Cavendish recounts fateful river rescue by Elks River fisherman, while Polly bonds with the recovering stranger and discusses his missing nervy and a path toward Memphis. The Cavendish brood swarm for a glimpse of the pure gentleman as plans form for the journey ahead.
Yancy awakens among six siblings and Cavendish family members. Henry and Keppel discuss plans to strip a foe named Slosson, while Yancy contemplates a rough claim to vengeance. Mrs Cavendish and Polly attend him as he learns names and prepares to reveal a secret about titles.
The Yorkville Enquirer notes Hickory Grove High School reopened last Tuesday with all teachers back at work. It details staff arrivals, students returning to college after holidays, local moves and business changes, plus a burglary at J. S. Wilkerson & Co. and a health update on Mrs. Sarah Foster.
The governor delivers a broad program to cut costs and curb extravagance. He calls for abolishing the bank examiner and game warden jobs, consolidating printing, reducing higher education funding, review of water and light costs, and shifting insurance duties to the comptroller general. He urges reform of requisitions, newspaper subscriptions, and notary commissions, and proposes bulk state purchasing and local contracting to save money. He also warns against social mixing and foreign hunting clubs while pushing for nurses’ rights and fair rail rates.
Chicago Tribune speculates on 1912 as a possible peaceful or war year by tracing centuries ending in twelve. It cites past 12 endings with wars, conquests, and powers including Rome, Constantine, Charlemagne, and Napoleon era events, questioning if 1912 will follow the warlike or peaceful pattern.
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes the global ivory market centered in London through Mincing Lane, detailing sources from living elephants and elephant cemeteries to illegal gains by savage chiefs. It explains price ranges, quality variations, and the tragic human cost behind ivory, with claims that ivory gains have cost more lives than war.
A Manchester cable reports mediation by Sir George Askwith ends the 160000 worker lockout after unions demanded membership from Riley and others in Accrington. The dispute began December 27 over non union work stoppages with a plan to keep mills operating under a new agreement. The card room workers and employers reached a settlement this evening.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt shows a wife pressuring her husband over his reaction to death. He replies he would fulfill her wishes, then jokes about burial or cremation before dying. The exchange highlights dated attitudes toward death and marriage dynamics.
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