Bryan reception planned at Madison Square Garden in New York
The Democratic world tour includes a Madison Square Garden reception for William J. Bryan on his return from abroad. William H. Hoge confirms Bryan’s acceptance. Missouri delegates are expected to attend as part of a broader national affair.
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New York
William J. Bryan
Madison Square Garden
William H. Hoge
Commercial Travelers’ and Hotel Men's Anti- Trust League
Bryan
Constantinople
League
London
Madrid
Pardo Palace
Chateau of
la Granja
Paris
Ogden Armour
Chicago
Roosevelt
Jefferson City
Wm. Jennings Bryan
David R. Francis
St. Louis
Interior
Cleveland
D. R. Francis
Gov. Francis
United States
Folk
Dockery
Cananea
Arizona
Mexico
Consolidated Copper Company
Colonel Greene
America
Colorado
Outbreak Rumors Cut Stock Prices But Losses Largely Fallen
Americans recall Mexican sulking before the outbreak as Col Greene left New York to be on the ground. Stock jobbers spread rumors of a coming event to depress prices. Telegraph dispatches showed a weaker market but the anticipated disaster did not occur. Consolidated company losses estimated at about $250,000.
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Terward
Col. Greene
New York
Consolidated Company
Bryan boom grows as dispensary profits ride high
The Yorkville Enquirer discusses the Bryan boom and threats against witnesses before the executive committee. It questions the dispensary’s oversupply, profits linked to purchases, and criticizes the board of control’s competence and compensation, calling the situation preposterous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Control
Congressman Ellerbe Alleges Fake Cotton Report
Congressman Ellerbe accuses the agriculture department of faking a cotton condition report to aid cotton interests. He says he can provide convincing proof and will if Mr. Wilson refuses to revise the matter. He claims to know exactly how the department doctored the figures.
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Ellerbe
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Department
Record fears attack on motives over committee stance
The Columbia Record warns that malicious critics may insinuate the paper received presents for its hostility toward the investigating committee. Other papers reportedly share the view that the committee seeks political capital against the dispensary, prompting concern over alleged improprieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Record
Record
Governor’s Power Questioned in Black-Lyon Affair
Attorney general says governor may remove Black but urges seeking the investigating committee’s evidence and scheduling a hearing. Lyon provided affidavit. hearing set for next Tuesday. The piece questions competition for the state board of control and hints at graft kept by a close party structure influencing politics.
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Heyward
Black-Lyon
Black
Lyon
State Board of Control
Leon F. Bamberg
Patterson NJ Acknowledged as Anarchy Hub by European Police
The text identifies Patterson New Jersey as a major center of anarchist activity with over a thousand self described anarchists. European police reportedly believe many recent plots originated there, highlighting its notoriety as a breeding ground for emergency plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patterson
New Jersey
The Making of South Carolina praised by The Enquirer
Rev Henry Alexander White's new volume in the Stories of the States series covers from the first settlement to modern times. It highlights great SC figures and Civil War sketches, aiming to inspire pride while noting minor first edition errors to be corrected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Henry Alexander White
Columbia Theological Seminary
Silver, Burdette & Co
THE
Enquirer
United States
White
Cotton Mills Plan Hour Reductions and Laws in South Carolina
Seventy three South Carolina cotton mills with 2,335,000 spindles met in Greenville to form a permanent state body the Cotton Manufacturers' Association of South Carolina. They proposed phased weekly hour reductions to sixty four then sixty two then sixty by 1910 with no wage cuts. They urged age birth and marriage laws and compulsory school attendance for under twelve, plus birth registrations. A seven member committee to draft letters to lawmakers was appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Greenville
Conference of
Cotton Mill Manufacturers
Cotton Manufacturers’ Association of
Lewis W. Parker
Parker
E. W. Robinson
C. C. Davis
Newberry
Lanahan
Baltimore
Mr. Davis
H. H. Evans
Davis
Supreme Court
Mr. Evans
Evans
Towill
Boykin
Columbia Hotel
Breech Wilson
Rich
Blease
L. W. Parker
Olympia, Granby and Richland Mills
Columbia
Messrs. Lyon
Christensen
Lyon
Mr. Parker
Messrs. Blease
Hay
Haynsworth
Messrs. Gaston
Fraser
Samuel J. Lanahan
Mr. Lanahan
Mr. Boykin
State Board of Control
Cantey
Hickory Grove Notes Point to Rain Benefit and Local Events
Correspondent reports favorable rains in Hickory Grove and notes cotton and corn thriving. Families visit Linwood Female College for graduation, while Misses Wylie and Mrs. J. H. Wylie appear in local movements. A marriage is announced for Miss Mamie Whiteside and Mr. Arthur Whiteside at Mount Vernon M E church. A Piedmont Springs picnic and local travel by Wm. E. Whiteside are mentioned amid illnesses and community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkville Enquirer
Hickory
Emily
Eva Wylie
Linwood Female College
J. H. Wylie
B. Lathan
Virginia
Sallie Wylie
Rock Hill
Nellie Schorb
Yorkville
J. M. McDill
Tom Worth
Mamie Whiteside
Arthur Whiteside
Mount Vernon M. E. Church
Piedmont Springs
Wm. E. Whiteside
Marion, N
Scott Town Washed Away Near Ironton Ohio
Scott Town, a village about twenty miles north of Ironton, Ohio with a population around 200, was washed away last Tuesday. Dr. Frank A. Brown, a leading planter of Ouachinta Parish, was indicted by the parish grand jury on charges of participating in a recent lynching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Town
Ironton
Ohio
Frank A. Brown
Ouachinta Parish
Local Notices and Advertisements in York County
Local notices list candidates J Ernest Lowry-Is for York township magistrate and John J Hunter-Is for reappointment as York county auditor. Several merchants advertise stock, sales, and specials, including J S Wilkerson & Co Hickory, Carroll Bros mackerel, and Thompson Co lace curtains. The Enquirer discusses an unidentified ad “F” care of The Enquirer and questions about railroad mail service changes on trains 7 and 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ernest Lowry
York Township
John J. Hunter
York County
John EF. Carroll
J. S. Wilkerson & Co
Hickory
International Harvester Co
J. Cc. Comer
J. M. Pollock
W. R. Johnson
Carroll Bros
Dobson Bros
York Drug Store
Thompson Co
J. J. Keller & Co
J. Q. Wray
I. W. Johnson
Strauss-Smith Co
Star Drug Store
Foushee Cash Store
The
Enquirer
Town Clean-Up Underway as Travelers Pour In
The article notes a surge of traveling men through Yorkville and outlines local moves. Rev. W. C. Ewart moves into a new home on Wright avenue while Dr. D. L. Shieder will occupy the Ewart residence on East Liberty street. Miss Margaret Sturgis will address the Ladies Missionary society at 4 30 this afternoon. The marriage of Miss Mary J. Hunter to Mr. John R. Hart occurred last Wednesday at the Hunters' home with Rev. E. E. Gillespie officiating. The couple then left for Niagara Falls on a northern trip. Both newlyweds are popular in social circles.
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Yorkville
W. C. Ewart
Wright Avenue
D. L. Shieder
Mr. Ewart
East Liberty Street
Margaret Sturgis
Ladies Missionary Society
First Presbyterian Church
Sturgis
Winthrop
Southern Presbyterian Church
Brazil
Mary J. Hunter
John R. Hart
J. J. Hunter
E. E. Gillespie
Hart
Niagara Falls
Local social notes from Yorkville and surrounding towns
Cadet Frank Riddle returns home from the C. M. A. in Rock Hill. Brice McCaw comes back from Erskine College. Emma Clinton visits Miss Marion Logan in Bethel. Blandina Springs visits Mrs. Thos F. McCaw in Charlotte. M. H. Curry from Gastonia visits Yorkville friends. Ella Love of McConnellsville visits Yorkville friends. Lindsay Hunter of High Shoals visits J. J. Hunter’s family. Sarah Welsh of Carlisle visits Georgia and Annie Witherspoon. Bessie Gilbert returns to Yorkville from Columbia Female College. D. B. Finley Jr. returns home from Washington, D. C. Rev. and Mrs. R. A. Rouse of Lando visit L. A. Cameron’s family. Mrs. Sidney Grier of Waxhaw visits W. G. White. Job F. Carroll, sawmilling near Cheraw, visits Yorkville relatives. Nellie Schorb goes to Fort Lawn to stay with sister Mrs. T. B. Kell. Annie and Mary Gordon and Miss Bowen attend Winthrop commencement. W. J. McKeay returns to Sumter after visiting. P. Couch leaves for Durham after visiting J. J. Keller. Katie Anderson of Harmony and Bessie Thomasson of Yorkville visit near Clover with Misses Willie and Eunice Thomas.
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Frank Riddle
Rock Hill
Brice McCaw
Erskine College
Emma Clinton
Bethel
Marion Logan
Blandina Springs
Charlotte
Thos
F. McCaw
M. H. Curry
Gastonia
Yorkville
Ella Love
McConnellsville
Lindsay Hunter
High Schoals
N. C
J. J. Hunter
Sarah Welsh
Carlisle
Georgia
Annie Witherspoon
Bessie Gilbert
Columbia Female College
D. BE. Finley, Jr
Washington, D. C
R. A. Rouse
Lando
L. A. Cameron
Winthrop Students Unite in Series of Local Visits
Miss Clarabel Williams of McConnellsville and Miss Elizabeth Willfong of Hickory with Miss Harris visited Misses Bessie and Mary Williams this week. Several Winthrop students return home from Yorkville and Lancaster for family visits and attendances. Invitations extend for a June 12 wedding of Miss Mamie Blanche Whiteside and James Arthur Whiteside at the Hickory Methodist church. Rev. W. W. Killough, visiting from Perryville Missouri, preached at the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church, marking his first local visit in thirty years.
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Clarabel Williams
McConnellsville
Elizabeth Willfong
Harris
Hickory
N. C
Winthrop
Bessie
Mary Williams
Carrie Bailey
Olive
Yorkville
Gastonia
J. W. Bailey
Florence Thomasson
Lancaster Graded Schools
J. T. Thomasson
Margaret and
Thurlow Carter
Lancaster
M. C. Thomasson
Yorkville R. F. D
Josie Carroll
Marie Moore
Leon White
Mary Dobson
Gerald Lowry
Kate Hunter
Mary
Olive Walker
Ollie Dobson
W. C. Whiteside
Smyrna
Mamie Blanche
James Arthur Whiteside
Methodist Church
W. W. Killough
Southern Presbyterian Church
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Negro John Dogan Sentenced to Chain Gang
A report notes John Dogan, an old offender with prior Federal prison time, sent to the chain gang last Tuesday for carrying a concealed pistol. Police found letters in his pockets indicating past records and a 1905 correspondence from Spartanburg showing efforts toward pardon via Judge Brawley.
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John Dogan
Spartanburg
Atlanta
Letter to Judge on Dogan Case Demands Sentence Reduction
A Charleston correspondent sends a letter urging Hon. W. H. Brawley to reduce John Dogan’s sentence after a Greenville federal court plea of guilty for taking small sums as a pension agent. The note details Dogan’s chain gang sentence and possible additional charges, and mentions a deputy marshal’s warrant and a jailed prisoner who quotes Dogan about confronting a police officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spartanburg
W. H. Brawley
A. S
Charleston
John Dogan
Greenville
Dogan
Cc. P. Srs
U.S
Dobson
The Rivals Introduction On Burr Hamilton Controversy
The introduction defends Burr against Davis and Parton, asserts a just yet combative view of Burr and a harsh, critical stance toward Hamilton. It describes the author’s method of using pamphlets and documents to form a balanced judgment, while acknowledging personal biases and urging readers to examine records themselves.
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Enquirer
Aaron Burr
Davis
Parton
Parton Leastsoo
Matthew L. Davis
Burr
Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
Autobiographical Preface on Writing and Critics
The author explains the book reflects his views on principal characters and asserts the aims are private. Written amid many duties, the final portion was not reread before publication. He invites sharp satire, welcoming critique to improve future work.
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Tory
Death notices and council actions in Cherokee County
The Cherokee News reports the death of Mrs. Robt O Darwin in Blacksburg and notes her Christian life and surviving family. It also covers the county board meeting with Miss Hazel Grist elected clerk at a $100 salary, planned chain gang moves, and the King’s Mountain monument bill nearing senate passage. Local obituaries and political notes reflect this period.
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R. O Darwin
County Board of Commissioners
Mary Hunter
Hazel Grist
Yorkville
Broad River Township
R. T. Castles
Smyrna
Speaker M. L. Smith will not seek governor race
The Abbeville Press and Banner notes in South Carolina that Speaker M. L. Smith will retire from gubernatorial consideration citing medical advice. The report is part of a broader sweep of state political and dispensary investigations with multiple testimonies and railroad officials’ actions.
Rock Hill Notes on Industry Fire and Commencement
Rock Hill where John G Anderson pursues an axle factory for the South with E J Gardner eyeing a move. A blaze at the Gregory marble yard home causes over a thousand dollars in damage. Winthrop commencement fixes include a new Alumnae scholarship and honors. Three June 12 marriages announced. dances and visits mark the town's social scene.
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Winthrop
Yorkville Enquirer
Rock Hil
John G. Anderson
Southern Vehicle Association
Rock Hill
E. J. Gardner
Gardner
A. H. Greene
Carolina Hotel
Nannie Grist
Yorkville
Lillie Harle Sadler
Georgia Graham
Kittle Kirkpatrick
Sallie Gillespie
Bessie Barron
Columbia _ college
New York
Model School
Misa Mamie Grace Squier
Columbia
Winthrop Journal
Mary Hall
B. Walter Hall
C. H. Peele
James Lynn
Holgemore
Hollis
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Janie Black
A. C. Black
J. Wilson Moore
McConnellsville
Friedheim’s
Charlotte
James P. Crawford
Nashville
Tenn
George Ricker
Sumter
Ada Winn
Pauline Davis
Johnston Hutchinson
David Hutchinson
Elizabeth Grace
Charleston
Beulah
Mary Marshall Dapuy
Davidson College
W. L. Lingle
Governor Orders Prosecution Over Board Malfeasance
Governor Heyward directs the attorney general to promptly prosecute former dispensary board members after a Supreme Court ruling exposed evidence before the Investigating Committee. The missive urges vindication of the law and action to address alleged corruption in office.
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Parker
Heyward
Attorney General
Supreme Court
D. C
Governor HeYward advised on governor power to removals
Attorney General Youmans issued his opinion to Gov. Heyward regarding the governor’s authority to remove officials. The case before the governor concerns Major John Black who recently threatened Mr. J. Frazer.
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Youmans
Gov. Heyward
John Black
J. Frazer
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Yorkville, D. C
Executive Committee
Alfonso
Ena
Europe
McKinley
Congress
England
Hickory Grove Notes
Local Affairs
W. J. McKeay
I. D. Witherspoon
P. Couch
Durham
J. J. Keller
Katie Anderson
Harmony
Bessie Thomasson
No. 1
Willie and
Eunice Thomas
Clover
the County Commissioners
King’s Mountain Monument
House
Senate
Washington
Columbia State
Webb
North Carolina
King’s Mountain
Nancy McCants
J. B. Swann
Lowryville
Presbyterian Church
Fishing Creek
Walter McCants
Florida
J. D. McCants
Ogden
Mesdames Jas. Forsyth
J. T. Conrad
Littie McCants
Lula
Susie
J. M. Devinney
This City
Robin Devinney
Yorkvile
Jenkins Devinney
Texas
William Devinney
Thomas McFarland
C. C. Stewart
E. W. Robertson
Ellison A. Smythe
Messrs
Gaston
Spivey
South Carolina News
M. L. Smith
Abbeville
A. A. Bristow
Abe Hamberger
Hamberger
Bristow
Jesse R. Smith
W. G. Childs
Columbia, Newberry and Laurens Railroad
Mr. Lyons
Mr. Childs
Childs
Rock Hill and Vicinity
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