Taft party to visit Japan amid imperial reception noted
Reports say Secretary of War Taft and a group of senators and congressmen with their families will tour Japan soon and be received by the emperor. Miss Alice Roosevelt reportedly accompanies the party amid protest from the Russian ambassador, who fears U S support for Japan. Roosevelt, however, expressed regret at the ambassador’s view.
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Taft
Japan
Alice Roosevelt
United States
Roosevelt
Russia
Demand for cotton to push prices higher soon
The report notes an unprecedented demand for cotton and a firm, determined stance by producers, signaling that higher prices for the staple will be secured in the near future.
York County Yields Above Average Cotton Reduction
A Southern Cotton association report shows the southern area’s acreage reduced by 18.4 percent. York county performed slightly better than the regional average. Admiral Togo sent a dispatch to Japan stating the main force of the Russian second and third fleets is nearly annihilated, a message received as creditable and modest with no exultation.
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Southern Cotton Association
New Orleans
United States
H. G. Hester
Association
South
York County
Togo
Trainwreck Attempt Rumor Stirs Rock Hill Area
Reported alleged attempt to wreck trains near Rock Hill sparked questions about investigations and sources. The Columbia State and News and Courier differ on details with unnamed witness mentions and unclear who repaired damage. Public seeks clarity on motive and veracity of the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Hill
Columbia
News and Courier
Bonaparte to Succeed Morton as Navy Secretary
Charles J. Bonaparte of Baltimore is named by President Roosevelt to replace Secretary of the Navy Morton upon Morton's retirement July 1. The grand jury of the jurisdiction is seated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Bonaparte
Baltimore
Roosevelt
Secretary of the Navy
Morton
Grand
Subpoena Issued for Evangelist Sam Jones in Knoxville
Knoxville Tennessee prosecutors issue a subpoena calling Evangelist Sam Jones of Georgia to testify about a sermon remark linked to alleged wickedness in the city. The case references prior trials of Earle and O D Carpenter in Dallas and a murder investigation in Portland Oregon with about $600 recovered.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Sam Jones
Georgia
Earle Carpenter
O. D. Carpenter
Dallas
M. Kale
Concord
N. C
Portland
Ore
Convicts poisoned at penitentiary by Paris green incident
One hundred twenty inmates fell ill after dinner at the penitentiary last Monday. Officials suspect a convict tainted cabbage boiled with soda and used Paris green on Irish potatoes stored for this purpose. Dr. Burney confirmed the cabbage contained the poison, but no suspect identity is known.
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Burney
Local Notices From Yorkville Advertisers 1905
A compact list of local ads and notices including J H Witherspoon selling jerseys and a plug mule, First National Bank publishing its May 29 financial statement, Yorkville Monument Works stock subscription opening June 5, J E Lowry Mayor ordinances on cocaine sale and town tools, key loss reward from J D MacDowell, Grist's Sons printing Moore's Life of Lacey, bank trust advertising, Mutual Benefit Life Insurance history, Dobson Bros cash store millinery, Carroll Bros cracked corn, Foushee Cash Store lace curtains sale, Loan and Savings Bank services, Star Drug Store para camph relief, and Rosa Lindsay inviting portraits for families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Witherspoon
First National Bank
W. B. Moore
Yorkville Monument
J. E. Lowry
Yorkville
J.D. MacDowell
L. M. Grist
Moore
Life of
Lacey
Sam M. Gr
Loan and Savings Bank
Star Drug Store
Paracamph
Rosa Lindsay
Cotton farmers adapt to wet seasons and old hoe craft
In York County commentary from a 19th century era, farmers note unprecedented wet weather with continued demand for hired plow stock. W J Gordon reports clean cotton crops amid stress, Sheriff Brown pledges fire reporting, and John A Latta laments the decline of skilled cotton hoeing once taught by older Black workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Gordon
Yorkville
Brown
John A. Latta
Mr. Latta
Yorkville fire wipes out Horn and Miller store on Charlotte Road
The Horn and Miller store near Yorkville on Charlotte road was destroyed by fire around 3 AM. Loss estimated between 200 and 300 dollars. Three Yorkville Graded School trustees and one town council member were elected Tuesday with no contest. W. Adickes O. E. Grist and W. Brown Wylie named trustees and T. C. Dunlap chosen alderman. Mayor Lowry said the town's floating debt stood about 3200 dollars a year ago. about 1600 has been paid and 1000 more for water mains. The council plans to report soon and funds remain in the treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horn & Miller
Yorkville
Charlotte Road
Yorkville Graded School
Messrs. W. Adickes
O. E. Grist
James F. Hart
Messrs
W. Adickes
W. Brown Wylie
T. C. Dunlap
C. F. James
Lowry
Judge Gage Hears Motions on Trials and Appeals
Judge Gage has been busy since Tuesday hearing motions for new trials and arguments. He refused a new trial in Patterson versus Ta vern Cotton Mill with an appeal likely to the supreme court. Caldwell versus Seaboard Air Line and Sistar against Starr are under consideration with decisions forthcoming. D A A Watson versus Hoke involved a right of way dispute and was reserved. J B Bowen versus Alonzo Rose arose from seizure of Pabst malt by a dispensary constable.
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Grandison Patterson
the Tavern Cotton Mill
Supreme Court
Caldwell
Seaboard Air Line
Sistar
Starr
D. A. A. Watson
Hoke
G. W. S. Hart
M. B. Jennings
J. B. Bowen
Alonzo Rose
Magistrate’s Court
Jury Reverses Verdict In Claim And Delivery Proceeding
The jury found in favor of the plaintiff for goods seized valued at the amount plus 25 damages. Judge Gage set aside the verdict and taxed costs against the plaintiff. The court adjourned sine die after noting memories of Major James F. Hart with resolutions read by a committee and tributes by several individuals.
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James F. Hart
Messrs
G. W
Hart
Thos
F. McDow
W. B. Wilson
C. E. Spencer
Militia Reorganization Promises Stronger State Forces
The state militia undergoes a new reorganization under a recent law. Enlisted men elect company officers, who then elect battalion and regimental officers. Elections run June 10 for company posts, June 17 for majors, June 24 for lieutenant colonels, and July 1 for colonels, with York county poised to supply several officers led by Capt. W. W. Lewis.
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General Assembly
York County
W. W. Lewis
Yorkville
W. B. Moore
W. W. Boyce
Rock Hill
J. H. Marion
Chester
Blythe
Greenville
Lewis
Citadel
Moore
Militia
Boyce
Local notes from Yorkville and Rock Hill
Yorkville and surrounding towns report several movements and visits. Notables include Mr. C. F. Gordon and Mr. Brooks Inman in Yorkville and Columbia respectively, plus Mrs. T. A. Covington visiting the Rose family in Yorkville.
Endel medal honors Emma Clinton at Chicora College
Miss Emma Clinton daughter of S J Clinton of Bethel graduates Chicora college Greenville with distinguished diploma and Endel medal for elocution. The Greenville News notes her warm reception and the gold Endel medal awarded for best general average in expression. Separate notes mention Pickens native William Erskine Dendy rising as a respected educator and administrator with long service in Pickens and surrounding counties.
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Emma Clinton
S. J. Clinton
Bethel
Chicora College
Greenville
Endel
Greenville News
H. Endel
Pickens
Dendy
Clemson
Greer’s
Yorkville
Valhalla
Boney Abercrombie Marry in Aiken Ceremony
D. E. Boney of Yorkville and Miss Helen Ferrell Abercrombie wed at Mrs. E. J. C. Wood’s residence in Aiken. Rev. B. R. Turnipseed officiated as the parlors and arch were decorated with ferns palms and garlands of blossoms. Flower girls Lucile and Pauline McCreery preceded the couple.
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The
Yorkville Enquirer
Aiken
D. E. Boney
Yorkville
Helen Ferrell Abercrombie
E. J. C. Wood
B. R. Turnipseed
Lucile
Pauline McCreery
Clover Cullings Crop Outlook and New Mail Routes
Correspondent notes crop outlook in Clover region remains grim with cotton and other crops unharvested due to labor scarcity. Hoe hands command high wages as farmers fight grass and delayed work, hoping ten favorable days will salvage planted cotton. Reports indicate carriers for two July mail routes unresolved and many farmers still watch cotton prices while some have sold below seven cents. Local life includes baseball, tennis, a merry-go-round, and a petition to close the Yorkville dispensary. Captain W B Smith recovers from a serious illness to good health.
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CuLoven
Clover
Yorkville
M. L. Smith
Harry Wyllie
Catawba Power Company
W. B. Smith
Battle of Melampo Japanese Victory Details
Details emerge of the naval clash between Russia and Japan after a weekend battle that lasted Saturday and Sunday. Admiral Rojestvensky wounded, captured, and treated in a Japanese hospital. Russian losses likely 7 000 to 9 000 with 4 000 prisoners. most battleships and many cruisers sunk or captured. Japanese losses about 800 dead. three torpedo boats sunk.
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Rojestvensky
Vladivostok
Voelkersam
North Sea
Speakers to Visit Greenville Next Monday
Ex Senator McLaurin and Southern Cotton Association President Harvie Jordan are to speak in Greenville next Monday. J. K. Blackmon, former Charleston court stenographer and Greenville News editor, died in New York on Monday. Brownlee and Evans clash followed Blackmon’s Greenville News dispensary sharpness. The U.S. Supreme Court has adjourned for summer, delaying South Carolina dispensary case action until October. Ralston and Siddons represent the state. outcome awaited. Greenville ministers plan a meeting in town.
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McLaurin
Harvie Jordan
Southern Cotton Association
Greenville
J. K. Blackmon
Charleston
Greenville News
New York
Blackmon
H. H. Evans
Washington
Columbia Record
Supreme Court of the United States
South Carolina
Ralston & Siddons
Mackey
Court of Claims
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Department of Commerce
Henry W. Slocum
Brooklyn
Paris
Nicholas
Pacific
France
Great Britain
Germany
Rouvier
Mukden
Morocco
Straits of Korea
Lancaster Review
the Enquirer
Enquirer
Columbia Tate
York
Morrison
Yorkville, D. C
Rock Hill and Vicinity
King’s Daughters and Sons
Job Stowe
J. C. Clinton
Catawba
Bratton
Royal Arch
D. E. Finley
J. J. Keller
B. J. Barber
G. B. Green
J. B. Allison
J. R. Logan
Joseph Lindsay
W. D. Knox
J. B. Mack
C. S. Link
L. A. Harris
Walter Meacham
Fort Mill
L. C. Harrison
Jennie M. Greenwood
St. Louis
J. B. Johnson
East Malin Street
Greenwood
International Order of King's Daughters and Sons
Order
St. John’s Methodist Church
W. B. Duncan
J. H. B. Jenkins
Mulligan
Spartanburg
W. M. Dunlap
W. B. Wilson, Jr
P. D. Barron
James C. Clinton
Newport, Ark
Clinton
Jeffre Clinton
Edgmoor
S. E. Steele
Ogden
Arkansas
Edward Clinton
E. M. Robbins
W. J. Caveny
Robbins
J. T. Thomasson
Fairfield County
Catawba River
Mr. Thomasson
W. J. Johnson
E. E. Cloud
Ridgeway
Heyward
John Harrison
Williamsburg
Arms
Harrison
Local Affairs
Gage
Law
Equity CosSex
C. F. Gordon
Brooks Inman
John R. Hart
Brian Bell
Gaffney
T. A. Covington
Wilkesboro
A. Rose
J. D. McDowell
Gastonia
Agnes Moore
William
Isabelle Gordon
E. A. Crawford
Myrtle Riddle
W. B. Riddle
Bowling Green
Mattye Abernathy
Kate Anderson
Alma Glasscock
Catawba Junction
Mary Brian
Linwood College
W. F. Bray
C. & N.W. Railroad
Southern
Wnce
Hobbs
Bray
Charlotte Observer
R. S. Withers
Atherton
F. S. Royster Guano Company
Norfolk
Withers
Charlotte
John Glenn
Jim Bailey
Bailey
J. A. Brown
Susan Brown
Davies
Blacksburg
Beersheba
Yorkville Monument Works
W. B. Wylie
Tax
Hickory Grove
R. B. Hartness
Sharon
Tom Sherrer
Mr. Hartness
Seavance
Boney-Abercrombie
Melampho
South Carolina News
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