19 Jan 1912
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Newspaper
Yorkville Enquirer
Location
York, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1912
Page
1
In Raleigh the judge, newly charmed by Charley Norton's client status, confronts power players, a wary Colonel Fentress and local intrigues. A haunting memory surfaces as the judge redeems a pistol test, dramatizing a fragile, impromptu rise amid murky county ties.
In Yorkville the first snowstorm of the season arrives with sleet and ice causing travel disruption and school closings. Bethany High School, led by Rev. W. A. M. Plaxco, shows disciplined study and progress. Farmers face cotton price slumps and advocate diversified farming to prevent all cotton dependence. The piece also muses on military change with a Paris Figaro note about a tall artilleryman impacted by smokeless powder.
Ice caused a power outage on Wyllie street when two wires burned down.Deaths include farmer Jesse Cherry from Harmony, and a near fire at J T Gwin’s Cornwell home. Freight derailment near Carhartts delayed trains. no injuries. Local moves include J H B Jenkins Jr joining People's National bank. Also reports from Gaffney and Gastonia papers cover a suspected arson fire, a wedding, and the mysterious Theodosia Burr Alston voyage tale.
The excerpt recalls Theodosia Burr, daughter of Aaron Burr, famed in New York society as a belle who married a wealthy southerner. It notes her steadfast loyalty to her father despite his public disgrace and hints at her later life in Charleston as a potential leading figure in the city.
The Nitrolee plant of the Southern Electro Chemical company advances toward full operation with a European blower, built to withstand nitric acid, powering a process that extracts nitrogen from air to produce nitrate of lime. The 24 hour plant draws on Great Falls and Rocky Creek power to run a 4 000 horsepower furnace, targeting five tons of nitric acid daily and eight tons of nitrate of lime, amid plans for a larger second plant if successful.
The Ribot law enables workers and peasants to borrow state funds to build or buy small houses with 2 percent interest. Borrowers must save a portion, insure the loan, and repay monthly, gaining ownership in 25 years while enjoying tax exemptions and family-ownership safeguards. In St Omer a brakeman used the scheme to own a house with a garden, paying 25 francs monthly.
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