Political appointments and market turmoil headlines
The vice president announced the Senate and House members named to the currentcy commission. In Chicago Patten's $2 million corn win is followed by a $150,000 gift to Northwestern University for a gymnasium. Automobile driver Emanuel Cedrino dies in a Pimlico track accident. May cotton figures show declines and offshore and inland movement vary. Indictments allege crop report leaks involving Theo H Price and others in New York and Washington.
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Aldrich
Allison
Burrows
Hale
Knox
Daniel
Teller
Money and Bailey
Currency Commission
Act of Congress
Senate
Finance
House
Vreeland
New York
Overstreet
Indiana
Burton
Ohio
Weeks
Massachusetts
Bonynge
Colorado
Smith
California
Padgett
Tennessee
Burgess
Texas
Pujo
Louisiana
Chicago
James H. Patten
Northwestern University
Harris
Patten
J. Ogden Armour
Emanuel Cedrino
Pimlico
Baltimore
Grand Stand
Cedrino
New Orleans
Hester
United States
Mississippi
Potomac
Mills
Canada
Southern Mills
North
South
Washington
Theo. H. Price
Frederick A. Peckham
Moses Haas
Edwins. Holmes, Jr
Department of Agriculture
Price
Department of Agriculture and Price
Peckham and Haas
Holmes
Peckham
Haas
Indictments Detail Bribery Conspiracy Involving Haas Holmes
On June 2 Haas paid Holmes 1000 dollars. The second count charges Haas and Price with conspiring to bribe Holmes to alter the June report to show a larger cotton crop. Other indictments accuse three New York men of bribery and Holmes, Peckham and Haas of conspiracy to defraud the government by obtaining advance information. A fourth indictment accuses Peckham and Haas of conspiring to bribe Holmes for early information.
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Haas
Holmes
Price
Statistician
New York
Peckham and
Senator Aldrich Accused of Pressuring Blind Voter
In Yorkville Maryland on Tuesday June 2 1908 Senator Aldrich faced accusations of exploiting a blind man to gain a vote on the currency bill. The incident sparked critics calling Aldrich shrewd and wary of his tactics.
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Aldrich
Theodore Price and government move to cement cotton gambling renown
Theodore Price has long been seen as a smooth and bright figure in the cotton gambling business, and the government now acts to establish this reputation as a fact.
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Theodore Price
Theodore Price Convicted for Cold Deck Cheating
Io Theodore H. Price found guilty of using a cold deck as a predictor of cheating. The outcome signals a rare case of detection rather than an unusual method, highlighting Price as among the few caught.
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Io Theodore H. Price
Theodore
Smith's Senate Stock Tied to Cotton Prices, Yet He Earns Credit
Some claim Smith's political fate mirrors cotton prices. The text notes his educational work for farmers and asserts he deserves recognition regardless of cotton market moves.
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Tuuere
Smith
Senate
New Currency Law Aims to Issue Clearinghouse Certificates
The principal aim of the new currency law is to provide a lawful means for issuing clearinghouse certificates. It is possible that after enactment, operators will seek to extend its use to other applications.
Cotton acreage estimate by Farmers Union at Memphis
At a meeting of state presidents of the Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union in Memphis, Tenn, an estimate of cotton acreage planted through May 30 was 28,832,000 acres, down from the government 1997 estimate of 31,511,000 acres.
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Farmers’ Educational and Cooperative Union
Memphis
Tenn
Bryan Says Emergency Currency Law Aims at New Security Basis
Hox. W. J. Bryan argues the emergency currency law is a wedge toward changing the security basis for national bank circulation from government bonds to other collateral while lamenting that Senate Democrats did not seek to defeat it.
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Hox
W. J. Bryan
Senate
Letters from Flint Hill commend church occupation article
The Enquirer acknowledges letters from Flint Hill praising our church occupation piece. The writers express appreciation and the paper replies that their letters give much pleasure and support the work.
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the Enquirer
Flint Hill
Cotton market outlook hints at gradual supply strategy
The article warns against flooding the market with cotton as it nears 12 cents. It urges sellers to pace releases to spinners for two weeks, noting that quick dumping would lower prices. Holding until peak prices is favored to sustain gains.
Debt and moral judgments on borrowing and debtors
A sermon on personal finance condemns credit purchases, urging to repay all debts and avoid borrowing. It contrasts honest work with theft and fraud, labeling habitual borrowers as more contemptible than thieves and praising the avoidance of debt through prudent spending.
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Beegar
New Currency Law Passes Amid Banker Opposition
The Vreeland Aldrich currency bill became law despite strong opposition from smaller bankers and broad country dissent. Large bankers backed the measure through conference, while Democrats and the Senate had opposed it, with Senator La Follette attempting to block it by prolonged debate.
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Congress
Democrats
Senate
Senator LaFollette
Wisconsin
Law creates emergency currency via National Currency associations
Senators Stone Gore Aldrich and Culberson clash over the Vreeland Aldrich measure to issue notes against collateralized securities. Banks with $5 million capital may form National Currency associations to issue notes up to 90 percent of value, taxed 5 percent upfront and 1 percent monthly to 10 percent total, expire June 14 1919. Proponents say it prevents panics while curbing long term use.
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Stone
Missouri
Gore
Oklahoma
Aldrich
Culberson
Republicans Uneasy As Campaign Winds Gather
A Washington dispatch says Republicans in Congress are in bad humor and anxious as winter ends. They blame Roosevelt or Congress for current conditions while fearing Taft’s possible defeat if nominated. Roosevelt criticizes Congress for stymying his program, and tensions between the House and Senate rise as talking points shift toward Bryan and Taft in the looming election.
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Congress
Washington
Roosevelt
Taft
House
Senate
Cannon
Bryan
Yves
May Corn Corner Ends With Patten Income Near Million
Chicago dispatch reports the May corn corner run by James A. Patten and partners ends with an estimated profit around 2 million dollars. The market showed sharp fluctuations in grains with May corn rising from 54 to 60 cents and closing near 52 cents. Patten claimed he did not know exact gains as shorts were forced to cover amid intense activity in Chicago grain pits.
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James A. Patten
Patten
Shorts
Chicago
Chicago Dispatch
Yorkville Local Notices Highlight Candidates and Events
J H O Leary announces mayoral bid. J E Lowry also seeks Yorkville mayoral support. J Frank Ashe announces Farmers Union rally July 2 with President B Harris scheduled to speak at Palace Theatre. Also showings at Palace Theatre include Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and Paul Revere film. Various businesses promote sales and services while banks urge saving and accounts. real estate and insurance topics noted.
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J. H. O'Leary
Yorkville
J. E. Lowry
J. Frank Ashe
Farmers’ Union
B. Harris
State Union
Palace Theatre
Paul Revere
John J. Hunter
York County
Blue Rock Mineral Springs Co
J. L. Williams & Co
Loan and Savings Bank
J. W. Dobson
York Supply Co
M. W. White
Luther Baker
Thomson Co
Sam M. Grist
York Drug Store
S W
W. M. Kennedy
First National Bank
Strauss-Smith Co
National Union Bank
York Furniture Co
Yorkville B. & M. Co
Partial Sun Eclipse Prompts Local Notice This Sunday
The article notes a sun eclipse visible in the area on Sunday June 28. It also covers local topics including a prize contest with fifty entries, cotton thinning issues, and discussions of a general license tax for Yorkville businesses along with futures sales affecting October cotton pricing.
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The
Enquirer
Jep Campbell
Thos. F. McDow
Yorkville
York County
Farmers' Union corn prize entries listed for Yorkville and nearby towns
secretary and treasurer A L Black provides a roster of qualified contestants for the corn prize contest. Names include J Le W000 Yorkville, J FE Beamguard Clover, W E Landlance Yorkville, N S Black Yorkville, M A McFarland Yorkville, W Wallace Filbert, E U Caldwell Filbert, W A McKinney Yorkville, C H Smith Yorkville, J H Laughridge Yorkville, Rh N Whitesides Filbert, J Frank Ashe McConnellsville, and S F Black Sharon.
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A. L. Black
Farmers’ Union
J. le
Cena
Yorkville
J. FE
Beamguard
N.S. Black
M. A. McFarland
W. Wallace
Filbert
EU. Caldwell
W. A. McKinney
C. H. Smith
eeesNo
J. H. Laughridge
N. Whitesides
J. Frank Ashe
Dull June Salesday Delivers Sparse Town Activity
Yesterday’s salesday in June brought minimal turnout with few visitors from nearby areas. The county board of registration did not issue certificates as reenrollment begins July 1. Only one real estate auction occurred, eight acres under a tax execution, while horse traders were notably absent and overall business remained quiet.
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County Board of Registration
Messrs. Black, Wallace and Beamguard
Cotton selling in Yorkville and Davis birthday event planned
Several small lots of cotton sold in Yorkville last Saturday at 12 cents. Inquiry for cotton remains strong into Sunday and Saturday. The Winnie Davis chapter U D C plans to celebrate Jefferson Davis 103d birthday tomorrow June 3 on the courthouse lawn with a picnic dinner for Micah Jenkins camp UCV and other local veterans. The program includes the bestowing of
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Yorkville
Winnie Davis
Jefferson Davis
Court House Lawn
Micah Jenkins
Crosses of Honor and Upcoming Revival at First Presbyterian
Invitations have been sent to sixty five veterans for a Crosses of Honor event and a revival series begins next Sunday at First Presbyterian Church. Rev. William Black and singer Andrew Burr will lead two daily services for a week or ten days.
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First Presbyterian Church
William Black
Synod of North Carolina
Andrew Burr
Chatham
New Brunswick
Canada
Gaffney
Gastonia
York County Teachers Certificates Granted by Grade and Race
Following an exam of teaching applicants in York county, certificates are issued to White first graders including Lessie Patrick Florine Carothers Walter H Quinn and others. White second graders include Price Faris Claud Faris Blanche Cain and several more. Young ineligible applicants received second grade status. Colored second grade recipients list includes Jennie Spencer Allie Vincent and others. Colored third grade certificates awarded to R S Beckham Amanda Figger Lena Gibson and additional names.
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York County
Lessie Patrick
Florine Carothers
Walter H. Quinn
Bertha Black
Ina I. Ashe
Lillie May Foster
Clara Rivers
A. Mitchell
Mary Williamson
Bessie Sherrer
M. M. Creighton
Louise Fewell
Nellie S. Moore
Ella Carroll
S. A. Giles
M. E. Guthrie
Lizzie Hood
Paralee Hill
James Meader
Mary M. Mitchell
Maggie Hardy
R.S. Beckham
Amanda Figger
Lena Gibson
Bessie Hall
Geneva Hall
Ida Heath
Nannie Ervin
Burnette Jacobs
Daisy Knox
Francis Lowry
Pauline Lowry
Eugene Lowry
Elizabeth McClelland
Mary E. Moore
Magele Moss
Mary
Local residents share summer travels and honors
Miss Mamie Rose returns home from Davenport college in Lenoir North Carolina while Miss Sarah Doggett visits Miss Mattie Caldwell in Charlotte. Others tour colleges, visit relatives, or assume new posts from Yorkville to Florence. Dr. M J Walker named to American Health league advisory committee. President Weber of Centenary College honored with L ld degree.
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Mamie Rose
Davenport College
Lenoir
N. C
Sarah Doggett
Charlotte, N. C
Mattie Caldwell
Leon White
Chicora College
Agnes Walker
Gaffney
M. J. Walker
D. L. Shieder
St. George
Connie Baker
Essie Lindsay
Gastonia
R. E. Montgomery
Emma Rogers
Yorkville
Society Hill
Sumter L. Lowry
Tampa
Fla
J. E. Lowry
Henderson IL. Cartwright
Burkesville
A. Y. Cartwright
Emma Kennedy
Hardeeville
W. M. Kennedy
Grace Whisonant
J. P. White
Cherokee County
Lancaster
Ola Caldwell
Wilson, N. C
R. J. Caldwell
W. S. Weber
Centenary College
Shreveport
S. A. Weber
Wesleyan College
Winchester
L. Ll
Lindsay Caldwell
C. & N.W. Railway
Hudson, N. C
Atlantic Coast Line
Florence
John R. Schorb
Schorb
American Health League
American Association For the Advancement of Science
New Haven
Conn
T. A. Crawford
Rock Hill
Rural Free Delivery Carriers Meet at Clover
The Rural Free Delivery Carriers association of York county held its annual Clover meeting last Friday with about forty carriers in York county. Twenty four members belong, eighteen attended, and the session was praised as the most interesting and profitable yet. President FE W Comer presided and Rev Mr Hardy gave the opening prayer.
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York County
Clover
FE. W. Comer
Mr. Hardy
J. ©. Beamguard
Road law urged by York county Rural Carriers association
The York county Rural Carriers association adopted a formal address urging support for Dr. J. H. Sage's road law, urging taxation for road improvements and calling for fair trials of the law. Officers were elected for the new year and the next meeting set for Labor Day in Yorkville. Delegates praised Clover hosts and the group enjoyed a fine dinner.
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Robert J. Robinson
Edgmoor
M. B. Jennings
Yorkville
John W. Miller
York County
Rural Carriers’ Association
J. H. Sage
D. C. Clark
John M. Smith
B. R. T. Bowen
E. W. Comer
W. H. Pursley
State Association
Aiken
W. T. Sims
Pastoral Call Considered At Bowling Green Congregations
At a congregational meeting of the Bowling Green Beth Shiloh and Ailil son Creek churches a call was extended to Rev. R. S. Anderson of Gastonia for pastoral services. Anderson, pastor of the Second Presbyterian in Gastonia, has not yet indicated his decision.
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Anderson
Bowling Green
Beth Shiloh
Aililson Creek
R. S. Anderson
Gastonia
Second Presbyterian Church
Loray Mill
Farewell Day at Due West Female College
Yesterday afternoon the senior class at Due West Female College held its farewell on campus. The program featured a salutatory by Mary Lindsay and roll call by Clara Blake, with senior papers and performances by Kathleen Boyce Julia Moffatt Eleanor Reid Ona Cheat Bess Lightsey Anna Steel McCaw Lizzie May Carmichael Marion Lightsey Irene McCain Lavinia Kennedy and Pauline Orr. The event closed with a bonfire after class reading and a critical Faculty recap.
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Due West
Due West Female College
Mary Lindsay
Clara Blake
Kathleen Boyce
Julia Moffatt
Eleanor Reid
Ona Cheat
Bess Lightsey
Anna Steel McCaw
Lizzie May Carmichael
Marion Lightsey
Irene McCain
Pauline Orr
Lavinia Kennedy
Death of Gen. S. D. Lee in Confederate Veterans Order
Official notice from Gen. Irvine Walker of the Army of Northern Virginia announces the death of Gen. Stephen D. Lee, commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans. The message praises his leadership, loyalty, and devotion to Confederate memory, signed by A. N. V. Dept officials.
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C. Irvine Walker
Army of Northern Virginia
Dept
United Confederate Veterans
Charleston
Sl. C
Stephen D. Lee
Irvine Walker
Richard B. Davis
Giant White Oak Near Yorkville One Of County's Largest Trees
A giant white oak on Mrs. James Gordons land five miles east of Yorkville is among the county's largest. It measures 164 feet in circumference two feet from the ground and spans over 100 feet across the tips. The trunk rises about twelve feet to the first limb with limbs extending straight. The article ponders the lumber, tannin, and social value the tree could yield if cut and used and notes the time spent beneath it by locals.
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James Gordon
Yorkville
Noted Actress Wins Libel Suit Against Cleveland Paper
Olga Nethersole, famed actress, won a libel verdict for $2,500 from a Cleveland newspaper after suing for $100,000. The column also notes political nominations at Chicago and Omaha, naval yard dangers, and assorted trials, disasters, and trials from across the nation.
Rockefeller adds 0.5 million to medical research fund
John D. Rockefeller gave an additional $500,000 to the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research in New York, bringing his total gifts for the cause to $4,500,000. Baltimore reports a population drop to 1,812 from 2,152 a year earlier. In Indiana coal miners resume work after weeks of strike, as 16,300 workers return.
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Baltimore
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
New York
Indiana
Georgia governor race narrows to Smith Brown showdown
Atlanta May 31 The Georgia Democratic primary on June 4 will decide the governor for 1909 as Gov Hoke Smith and Joseph M Brown battle with similar platforms on prohibition and negro disfranchisement. Brown campaigned from Marietta headquarters while Smith toured the state. a sealed letter purportedly from Brown fuels intrigue. The primary also selects delegates to the state convention on June 23.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Hoke Smith
Joseph M. Brown
Mr. Brown
Brunswick
Trenton
Marietta
Smith
State Railroad Commission
Brown
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