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Yorkville Enquirer

Location

York, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1906

Page

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War With Cherokees and Tories Transforms South Carolina

In 1776 the up country of South Carolina faced heavy losses as Cherokees and Tories allied with the British. Colonel Williamson’s force of over two thousand defeated ambushes, burned villages, and cleared Indian towns from Oconee to the Tugaloo, ending with the destruction of Cherokee power and exile of many tribes.

South Carolina Georgia Broad Saluda Massachusetts England John Stuart Stuart Wright Campbell Martin North Carolina Dunmore Virginia Tonya Florida Charleston Oglethorpe Lachlin McIntosh Highland Altamaha Fort Loudon Allakullakulla North America Pennsylvania King’s Council William Carson Fembrick John Connolly Pittsburg Connolly Canada Allen Cameron John Smythe Ohio Hagerstown Maryland Fredericktown Philadelphia Baltimore Trammel Habersham Council of Safety St. Augustine Savannah Fort Moultrie Washington Moultrie Sullivan's Island Boston Fort Sullivan Col Andrew Williamson Major Downs Fort Lindsay Downs Parker Baker's Creek Sir Peter Parker Sullivan’s Island Williamson Touries Oconee Creek Francis Salvador LeRoy Hammond Edgefield Col. Hammond Franklin McBury Major Jack Tugaloo Christie General Rutherford United States Edwin R. Durham Kansas City Star Missouri John C. Sharp Sharp John Co. Sharp Texas T. W. Carter Belton Colorado Indian Territory Kansas City Carter 8. C

Gifts in Abyssinia and a Disastrous Gift Exchange

An English visitor recounts a failed gift exchange with Abyssinian officials. After presenting a donation, he faces a firm rebuff and learns the etiquette of restraint. A native observer notes better approach: present without witnesses, alone with the recipient, and emphasize esteem over material gifts. The governor later forgives and reflects on friendship and prosperity. The piece concludes with a note on St Columba and a medieval dispute over a copy of a psalter.

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New York Post Office Outlined As National Gateway

A New York Sun analysis details the New York post office as the nation’s busiest government business, noting its vast revenue 16 million in 1905 and 5 800 employees. It compares London and Paris tubes and urges expansion of night deliveries to ease morning congestion.

United States New York Alabama Mississippi Alaska Arizona Arkansas Colorado Delaware Florida Idaho Indian Territory Maine Louisiana Nevada New Hampshire New Mexico North Carolina North Dakota Utah Vermont Virginia West Virginia Washington Wyoming Boston San Francisco St. Louis Buffalo Milwaukee Cincinnati Illinois Chicago Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pittsburg Massachusetts New York Postofice Manhattan Bronx Brooklyn Bayside N. Y New York Postoffice New York City Metropolitan Post Office Austra Lasian Sanfrancisco Far East Mexico South America London Paris Berlin London Post Office St. Martins le Grand Cheapside Ludgate Hill Wilcox Department National Post Office New York Post Office New York Sun

Trainmen Superstitions and Hoodoo Engines Tale

A Kansas City Star report recalls railroad superstition about No. 13 with hoodoo engines and birds in cabs. Union depot witnesses recount crashes, pranks, and workers trading foreign lanterns for luck, plus an officer's cautionary anecdotes about misidentifications in federal cases.

Union Depot Kansas City Missouri Kansas Campbell Bateman Missouri Pacific Omaha Kan Nearman E. K. Carnes Ohio and Missouri Railroad Henry Fowler Elijah Morris Morris Mr. Carnes Fowler No. 13 Vincennes Ind Henry E. J. Sanford Union Depot Company J. E. Snedeker Sedalia Missouri Pacific Railway

Aaron Burr by Frank Les Benedict Poem Instruction

An elegiac poem honors Aaron Burr addressing public scorn and exile. It pleads to remember Burr's genius and virtues, asking readers to leave him to rest and not desecrate the gravestone while acknowledging the sorrows and faults of his life.

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Lazy Peaceable Lion Observation From Nigeria Diary

An English traveler in northern Nigeria describes a calm, sunlit encounter with a full grown lion on a road. He notes the lion’s lazy behavior, glossy coat, amber eyes, and the narrator’s sudden realization of potential danger as the animal follows briefly before retreating into the bush.

Nigeria London Field

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