Reed Smoot seat denied by senate committee
Washington June 1 the senate committee on privileges and elections voted seven to five that Reed Smoot is not entitled to his seat as Utah senator. A resolution to oust Smoot failed and the panel urged a senate vote this session to decide his fate, with several members favoring action soon.
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Washington
Reed Smoot
United States
Senate
Utah
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Smoot
Madrid
Alfonso
Queen Victoria
Royal Box
Victoria
Spain
J. B. Hawthorne
Richmond
Atlanta
Atlanta Journal
Virginia
Union
New England
Organize to Stabilize Cotton Prices Says South Carolina Leader
President E D Smith of the South Carolina Cotton Growers association urges southern business leaders to unite with farmers to fix and finance a warehouse system. He argues organized banks, merchants, and growers can control price, store surplus, and export value to boost the South and America. He cites foregone profits from low prices and calls for state chartered warehouses and a selling committee to standardize returns.
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E. D. Smith
South Carolina
South
Southern Cotton Association
America
Dale
Boston
Mass
Washington
Meatpacking Reform Sparks National Inspection Debate
The excerpt describes carcasses and contaminated portions ending in canned meat, workers injured in sausage machines, and workers spitting on meat heaps. It notes Senator Beveridge proposing strict federal inspection of meats for inter state commerce and signals a Congress fight unseen before.
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Beveridge
Congress
Contempt for Dispensary Deals Echoes in Yorkville Opinion
In Yorkville South Carolina on June 5 1906 a column questions the $400 dispensary director payoff and mocks Senator Tillman. It laments federal indifference to Memorial and Decoration Day mail service and criticizes the dispensary’s corruption and the investigating committee’s handling.
Editorial Viewpoints Reflect Tillmanite Bias and Liquor Politics
The South Carolina papers mock distillery loyalties and urge defeating state liquor sales. Critics cite threats by dispensary officials Maj John Black and Hub Evans and warn that graft trials could be undermined by biased lawyers and changed venues.
Williams seeks York county auditor post in local affairs
Local notices list W B Williams as a candidate for the York county auditor office. The item also highlights upcoming sales and bargains from Foushee Cash Store Carroll Bros Yorkville Hardware and other merchants. A dispensary caucus and anticipated open conference are discussed with party leaders and proposed candidates noted.
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W. B. Williams
York County
Foushee Cash
Carroll Bros
Columbus
J. Q. Wray
Yorkville Hardware Co
Thomson Co
First National Bank
Ben Franklin
Yorkville Buggy Co
J. J. Keller & Co
York Drug Store
York Supply Co
Finley Denies Senate Bid. backs Tillman Record
D E Foley replies to a Ledger correspondent proposing him for the U S Senate race to replace Tillman. He states he seeks reelection to the House, supports Tillman’s Senate work, cites railroad rate bill leadership and state appropriations, and says no Senate candidacy is his aim.
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Gaffney Ledger
D. E. Finley
United States Senate
Tillman
Finley
The
Ledger
Senate
South Carolina
House of Representatives
D. E. Foley
Political caucus in Allison Building sparks speculation
A caucus in an upper Allison Building room drew many curious locals. Participants named D. M. Hall and others discuss possible Tillman aligned candidates for the upcoming August primary, with a plan to endorse Tillman’s platform and convene a court house conference.
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Allison
Messrs
D. M. Hall
D. C. Clark
J. C. Blair
W. H. Stewart
J. R. Haile
H. E. Neil
W. H. Windle
C. P. Blankenship
The
Enquirer
Understanding Kilowatt Hours And Electricity Costs
An explainer from the Inland Printer outlines how electricity is measured by kilowatts and kilowatt hours, comparing price to time and intensity. It explains electricity cannot be traded like goods, and uses water power as an analogy to illustrate the concept.
Understanding Water Power and Electric Power Metrics
An explanation of how water power, steam engines, and dynamos generate electricity. It defines volt as pressure, ampere as current strength, and watt as the product of volt and ampere, with a kilowatt equal to 1,000 watts.
Local Auction Sees Low Attendance After Rain
Rainy Saturday reduced sales day crowd while records show eight tenths of an inch of rainfall. Miss Elala James property near Cleveland avenue and California street sold for 1000 dollars to W T Moore in a partition sale. Dr J B Bowen suffers mirror mishaps for his York Drug Store soda fountain as two mirrors worth about 250 dollars each arrived broken. Fire department tested a new electric pump, doubling efficiency and cutting standpipe fill time to about two hours with four nozzles active. The test used 75 horsepower to start and 60 to run, delivering strong water pressure throughout.
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J. R. Schorb
Court House
Elala James
Cleveland Avenue
California Street
W. T. Moore
J. B. Bowen
York Drug Store
Yorkville Man Pleads Guilty in Pistol Case and Pension Fraud
In Yorkville police court a man named John Hogan or Hogan pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed pistol. Mayor Hart fined him 40 dollars or 30 days on the chain gang. He faced three charges petit larceny resisting an officer and concealed weapon. only the weapon count stood. The case stemmed from a pension fraud plan aimed at ex slaves, with Hogan allegedly posing as a government agent. Chief Sanders detained Hogan at the depot after a confrontation at the search of his pocket revealed a loaded ivory revolver and cartridges. The pension fraud matter falls under US jurisdiction, not the town. Other local notes follow.
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John Hogan
Hogan
Yorkville
Hart
Malinda Witherspoon
Sanders
Malinda
Rock Hill
Ottman Rose
Thos. F. McDow
United States
Local Social News From Fort MN and Surrounding Areas
Master William Drakeford visited relatives in Fort MN. Mrs. W B Cauthen and children of Piedmont visited Mrs. Janie Parish. Miss Janie Atkinson of Lowryville stayed with Mr. and Mrs. J M Ferguson. Miss Denie Jenkins of Charleston visited Uncle Geo W S Hart. Barron D Kennedy returned from Rome South Carolina where he taught. Amelia Kennedy of Yorkville will teach in Laurens city schools. J C Allen and wife left for Anderson to visit relatives. Agalhce McCaw returned home.
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William Drakeford
Fort MN
W. B. Cauthen
Piedmont
Janie Parish
Janie Atkinson
Lowryville
J. M. Ferguson
Denie Jenkins
Charleston
Geo. W. S. Hart
Barron D. Kennedy
Rome
S. C
Amelia Kennedy
Yorkville
Laurens
J. C. Allen
Anderson
Agalhce McCaw
Railway mail service expanded on Carolina and North Western lines
Through Representative Finley the post office department orders new railway mail service from Chester to Lenoir on the C N W and from Rock Hill to Kingville on the Southern line. An extra car and postal clerk will speed mail delivery on both roads. Death and fire items follow.
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Washington
News and Courier
Finley
Post Office Department
Carolina and North-Western
Chester
Lenoir
Southern Railway
Rock Hill
Kingville
Greenville stockman fatally gored by bull on his farm
John Ferguson of Greenville county died after a Guernsey bull gore incident last Thursday. He was about sixty five, formerly a Greenville mercantile dealer who retired and farmed blooded stock. Also note John Purdy, son of Judge Purdy, bitten by a rattlesnake while playing near town. whisky given, doctor said not fatal.
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N. M. Simpson
S. B. Lathan
Chester
Yorkville
Sharon
M. A. Garvin
Simpson
Robert Lathan
S. B
John Ferguson
Greenville County
Ferguson
Greenville
John Purdy
R. ©. Purdy
Winthrop College Commencement Amid Rail Prospect
Rock Hill reports the tenth Winthrop commencement with visitors from across the state. Rev. D. G. Phillips preached the sermon. George B. Eager delivered the baccalaureate. Carnegie Library dedication, alumnae reunion, and a 61 diploma ceremony followed. A local drive to build the Rock Hill Railway aims for $65,000 on the path to a $125,000 capital, linking with Seaboard at Spencers.
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Rock Hill Railway Company
Yorkville Enquirer
Rock Hil
Winthrop College
D. G. Phillips
Atlanta
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Young Women's Christian
Carnegie Library
David M. Ramsey
Charleston
Rock Hill
Seaboard R. R
Seaboard
Spencers
Catawba Junction
Harmony Station
W. S. Lee, Jr
Southern Power Company
John G. Anderson
T. L. Johnston
W. J. Roddey
J. M. Cherry
C. W. F. Spencer
W. L
St.d
Ira B. Dunlap
Catawba Male Academy
D. J. E Brimm
D. D
Friedheim
First Presbyterian Church
Davidson College
Walter L. Lingle
Lingle
Salisbury
N. C
Governor Seeks Legal Ground for Black Removal
Governor D C Herwarp asks the attorney general for a categorical ruling on his authority to remove John Black, director of the state dispensary, after a reported threat to J Fraser Lyon and committee testimony. The letter requests offense specifics and whether removal could be legally justified.
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Black-Lyon
Heyward
Black
John Black
J. Fraser Lyon
Lyon
Norment
Walterboro
W. B. Gruber
D. C
Six Men Rob Riga Harvester Office in Gunfight
Six men entered the Deering Harvester Machine office in Riga Russia last Friday shot the cashier and rifled the safe. The Portland pee Nee reports information on Russian anarchists allegedly planning assassination of President Roosevelt and Longworth. Lieutenant Ferdinand Williams of the United...
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Deering Harvester Machine Company
Riga
Russia
Pee- Nee
Portland
Oregon
Roosevelt
Beerere
Longworth
Alice Roosevelt
Europe
Ferdinand Williams
United
Public road hazard leads to South Carolina injury case
Greenville County faces a $1000 damages suit from Florence Babb through guardian ad litem H. T. Babb alleging a two foot high cowlike mound of earth on a public road caused a wagon mule to run away. The accident left her with a permanent arm fracture and the suit was filed in common pleas court.
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Greenville
Greenville County
Florence Babb
H. T. Babb
Church
Common Pleas Court
B. M. Shuman
Yester Greenville
Joe Hudson
Avise
Wathaia
Louis Cantrell
West Union
Hudson
Ocon
Spartanburg
J. H. Zimmerman
Cedar Springs
Zimmerman
Mr. Zimmerman
Marion
M. Manheim
Was
United Statessioner J
Moore
Bennettsville
Uni States Revenue
United States Court
Charleston
Manheim
North Carolina
United States
J. D. McLucas
Law and Order League
League
Court House
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