Marriage Treaty Between Alfonso and Ena Headlines
Details of the Madrid wedding and London treaty reveal annual grants of 450 000 pesetas to Princess Ena, 260 000 pesetas on widowhood, and her renunciation of succession rights to the British throne.
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Alfonso
Ena
Madrid
London
Denver
Col
Cripple Creek
Frank Palmer
Deadwood Dick
Palmer
Jackson
John M. Palmer
Potter Palmer
Chicago
Deadwood
S. C
Illinois
Talulah
Robert T. Rogers
Jesse Brown
Girard
Richmond Parish
Vicksburg
Shreveport and Pacific
Rogers
Anderson
Womack
Jesse N. Brown
William R. Hearst
House Committee On Labor
Hearst
Hunt
Missouri
House
American Federation of Labor
Des Moines
Iowa
Presbyterian General Assembly
Committee On
Temperance
Des Moines Force
Secret Service
Detroit
United States Sub-Treasury
Treasury Department
Washington
Collector of Customs
Secret Service Bureau
Customs
Improper marking of currency flags customs cashier
A cashier was interviewed after a customs office officer noted a memorandum on a $100 bill. He claimed to mark bills with paying firms to identify payers if counterfeit. He had not heard of any investigation and was surprised. He was warned against repeating the offense.
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Ler
Senate
Senator Latimer
Sims
Tennessee
House
Latimer
Penrose
Dispensary politics and state issues in Yorkville 1906
The Yorkville Enquirer weighs dispensary policy, noting graft and political maneuvering around state officers and candidates like Cole Blease and Richard Manning. It cites Senate canal debates, misconduct claims, and scrutiny of liquor interests, including Major Black and former directors, with commentary on law and order and rural route box regulations.
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Black Lyon
Major Black
Boykin
Roosevelt lies impact on public esteem and trust
A historical critique argues President Roosevelt damaged his standing by a perceived falsehood. It contends public belief grew that he exposed others openly while concealing private remarks, eroding trust and diminishing his perceived rugged honesty. The piece notes that truthfulness would have better served his influence and backed his claimed principles.
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Roosevelt
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
Messrs
Aldrich
Chandler
Spooner
The Story of a Gun in Greenville News Columns
A state board chair offered Legislator J Monroe Walker a gun for re election support. Walker accepted the notion of the gift and later a $75 draft was drawn, which was returned unpaid as Evans was out of town. The episode also involves Major Black and a $40 suit claim, with conflicting testimony from Cashier Smoak and Walker. The piece criticizes the episode as a troubling mess in the state.
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Greenville
Columsbia
H. H. Evans
State Board of Control
J. Monroe Walker
House of Representatives
Colleton County
Evans
Walker
Mr. Evans
Smoak
Major Black
Mr. Smoak
Mr. Walker
Wen
Chairman Evans
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank
Black
Fraser Lyon
Waterboro
Legislator Walker
W. W. Smoak
Endorse Corruption Ant All as Dispensary Inquiry Debate
The Columbia State quotes Senator Tilhman criticizing the dispensary investigation. He says the probe was not designed to accomplish good and was not meant to yield positive results. The remarks align with past controversy around whisky connections in South Carolina and draw attention to perceived pandering and political betrayals affecting dispensary allies.
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Columbia
Tilhman
Fries
Caroline
Christensen
Mle Senater
News and Courier
Local Advertisements and Rural Affairs Report
Local ads from J C Wilborn to York Drug Store list farm sale near Tirzah, new goods at shops in York county, and bank offers. Commentary notes dry spring affects cotton farming, labor shifts, and politics quiet. A convict liquor case involving a jailed worker and Mr Inman highlights local tensions.
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J. C. Wilborn
Tirazah
Care Enquirer
York County
L. M. Grist's Sons
Jeremiah Clemens
The
Enquirer
Yorkville B. & M. Co
Star Drug Store
Thomson Co
Price
Schloss Bros
Kerchbaum and Hart
Schaffner & Marx
Bank of Clover
York Drug Store
Lowney’s
First National Bank
Foushee Cash Store
I. W. Johnson
Surrendered Boy Frank Wilson to Sheriff After Chase
Frank Wilson a young Black boy who dodged officers in a three mile pursuit was surrendered by his father George Wilson. He suffered pellet injuries but recovered and said he feared being killed by officers. Authorities hint at further arrests connected to neighborhood liquor and gambling activity.
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Frank Wilson
George Wilson
Wilson
Frank
Quinn
W. H. Stewart
Yorkville Enquirer
Rock Hill
Oakland
Mr. Stewart
Stewart
Ira Dunlap
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Arthur
Rogers
Roddey
Janie Massey
Beulah
Bessie Barron
Orrie Steele
Nina Gettys
Josie Fewell
Daisy Jeter
Iredell Park
Highland Park
Woodland Park
James S. White
Saluda
White
Steete Creek
N. C
Bratton
Royal Arch Magons
J. S. Michie
Darlington
Royal Arch
F. McDow
J. A. Tate
Yorkville
Ward Albertson
Bank of Rock Hill
Waycross
Exchange Bank
Albertson
First National Bank of
Bank of
Iredell Park Real Estate Company
National Union Bank
D. B. Johnson
Winthrop
Yorkville Notes Preview Busy Local Life and Plans
Next Monday is salesday for June. Bill collectors are active. Local mills prosper, the Victor Cotton Oil Co plans fencing, and Sunday law enforcement tightens. Rain scarce for a good season, Fourth of July plans require a month’s notice, and Prof Ajlman’s adianehig school draws interest. Several residents visit or recover, marriages and church events noted, plus a Presbyterian assembly visit by Mr W M Jones in Gaffney.
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Yorkville
Ajlman
Adianehig
Lto
Congress
King’s Mountabi
Mayor Hart counselled truth in liquor case witnesses
The article notes that defendants often lie on the stand, and officers must identify liquor sellers and secure truthful witnesses. It describes Mayor Hart advising a witness to tell the truth, suggesting ways to reach higher courts and dealing with perjured testimony. Local liquor “tigers” now watch the mayor’s stance closely.
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Hart
Yorkville Water Plant Taxation Debate Sparks Public Concern
The Yorkville water system, built to fight fires, faced scrutiny over its evolving role including drinking use and potential contamination. Early plans offered patrons all they could drink for a fixed quarterly rent, fueling debate on profits, public responsibility, and future purity amid municipal ownership challenges.
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Yorkville
Municipal power rates under review for Yorkville
A town water and electricity case shows residents paying high rents and a fixed charge for power from Catawba Power Co. A proposed readjustment aims to charge only actual cost, with the town and users paying the same rate per kilowatt. The note lists principles for fair municipal pricing and notes local names and places in South Carolina and Georgia.
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Catawba Power Company
Yorkville
Presbyterian College Closing Exercises advertised in Clinton and Due West
An invitation lists the Presbyterian College of South Carolina closing exercises at Clinton from June 3 to June 6 and the Due West Female College commencement week. The Clinton class includes Marion McCrary, Elizabeth Horton, Rich ard Fewell, J Ed Wallace, BE W Sumerel, L St C Hayes, and others. the Due West class roll features Lily Alexander, Emmie Bowers, Rosa Chisolm, Willie Malls, Chira Hamilton, Mary Lanham, Macye Lathan, Margaret McKee, Emily Mills, and Sara Patrick.
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The
Presbyterian College
Presbyterian College of South Carolina
Clinton
Marion McCrary
Elizabeth Horton
Richard T. Fewell
Rock Hill
James Bd. Fulp
Fort Mill
J. Ed Wallace
Tennessee
W. Sumerel
L. St. C. Hayes
Due West Female College
Lily Luella Alexander
Huntersville
N. C
Emmie Blanche Bowers
Newnan
Rosa Adra Chisolm
Selma
Ala
Willie Naomi Malls
Gastonia
Chira Bertha Hamilton
Mayetteville
Tenn
Mary Emily Lanham
Edgefield
8. C
Macye Elisabeth Lathan
Lancaster
Margaret Eliza McKee
Donalds
Emily Elizabeth Mills
Louisville, Ga
Sara Irene Patrick
White
Pressly in South Carolina Sees Hope After Stroke
Dr W L Pressly president of Erskine Theological Seminary is reported slightly improved after a two week lapse since his stroke He remains conscious at times and his mind wanders yet the illness is deeply regretted across the state The 70 year old has led a busy productive life and remains a prominent figure in South Carolina society.
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Due West
W. L. Pressly
Erskine Theological Seminary
United States Circuit Court
East Pottery
R. W. Muncaster
Patillo Farrow
Farrow
Muncaster
Columbia
Charlotte Observer
C. C. Featherstone
Laurens
Ellerbe
Joel E. Brunson
Featherstone
B. A. Morgan
Greenville
Sumter
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Featherstone
Tennessee Democrats Clash For Temporary Organization
At the Tennessee Democratic convention in Nashville several fights delayed the session as members aimed to form a temporary leadership. Speaker Cannon ordered the arrest of several absentees from the house who disrupted the quorum.
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Nashville
Cannon
House
Ohio
John D. Rockefeller
Southern Cotton Association
Jackson
Mass
J. W. Turner
Richmond County
United States
Augusta
United States District Court
Alfonso
Birmingham conference reshapes Methodist Episcopal South
The Birmingham conference is praised by the St Louis Globe Democrat as historic for progress on closer federation with the northern church, potential revision of doctrines, and bringing Vanderbilt University under church control. The meeting rejected organic union but endorsed reducing antagonisms and advancing a world wide Methodist federation. The bishops will direct Vanderbilt, marking a notable post split shift in church authority and policy.
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St. Louis Globe Democrat
Birmingham
Church South
Vanderbilt University
Great School
General Conference
Committee of Education
Southern Church
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Birmingham Age- Herald
Race for Governor promises three dispensary bids
The gubernatorial race grows complex as Manning Sloan and Blease announce as dispensary candidates. Each backs the state institution, with factional unity expected to survive the campaign through staged withdrawals. Analysts doubt this plan will work in practice as the race unfolds.
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Manning
Sloan
Blease
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Yorkville, S. C
Senate Committee On Interoceanic Canals
Panama Canals
Tillman
J. E. Norment
Cole L. Blease
Newberry
Richard I. Manning
John T. Sloan
Richland
Martin F. Ansel
Mr. Blease
Mr. Manning
General Assembly
Mr. Sloan
Brunson
Ansel
Glenn
North Carolina
Wadesboro
John V. Johnson
South Carolina
Prosteliiee
Comecthem
Local Affairs
Post Office Department
C. M. Inman
Mr. Inman
Inman
Tigers
Victor Cotton Oil Company
Anna McCaw
G. H. O'Leary
Clarke W. Adickes
Davidson College
H. C. Miller
W. E. Faulconer
Jack
Alexandria
Geo. W. S. Hart
J. Leander Parish
Lula Jenkins
Loan and Savings Bank
J. L. Comer
High Point
Virginia
Frank McKenzie
el Dorado
Arkansas
Bethel Church
Mr. McKenzie
David McKenzie
Bethel
West
the Enquirer
W. M. Jones
Montell
Uvalda County
Texas
Jones
Gaffney
Dudley Jones
John R. Hart
Beth-Shiloh
Hickory Grove
Mattie Lynn
Yorkville Female College
Lafayette Artillery
Oak
Martha Jennie Plaxeco
Bartow
Fla
Elizabeth Esther Strong
Cornwell
Constance Maxwell Wardlaw
D. C
Ida Jeanette Watts
Rodman
Edna Gertrude Weldon
Jessie Hill Williams
Jessie Elizabeth Young
George Hughes
Gaffney Ledger
Antioch
Hughes
C. J. Hughes
Antioch Church
J. D. Bailey
Cowpens
A. J. Hughes
C. C. Hughes
J. M. Hughes
South Carolina News
Greenville News
Register of Mesne
H. B. Ingram
Sandy Flat
Senator Tillman
Sandy Plat
Joseph E. Johnson
Chickamauga
Chicamauga
Oliver
Heyward
Frost
Rock Hill and Vicinity
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
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