Cotton area and yield outlook linger in June reports
The crop reporting board estimates U S cotton planted area for 1909 at about 95.6 percent of last year’s, totaling roughly 1,980,000 acres, with May 25 condition at 81.1 percent of normal. A 1,452,000 acre decline supports bullish buying despite a bearish yield outlook.
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Washington
Crop Reporting Board
The
Bureau of Statistics
United States
Bureau of Revised
New York
Mesopotamia
Jacob H. Schiff
I. Zangwill
Jewish Territorial Organization
London
John Norris
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Senator Root
New York State
Norris
Senate
Congress
House
Charlotte Chronicle
New York Court
New Orleans
Clement A. Evans
Elizabeth Donelson Lake
Memphis
Atlanta
J. T. Brown
Winston-Salem
J. P. Currie
Fayetteville
N. C
J. T. Moore
Moores
5. C
C. A. Reed
Anderson
S. C
Philip H. Fall
Houston
Tex
J. W. Faxon
Chattanooga
Tenn
Henry Moorman
Hardinsburg
J. A. Harriel
G. N. Saussi
Sylvester
James G. Crowe
Sheffield
Ala
John H. Bankhead
Fayette
Joseph Johnston
Birmingham
Murphy
Dr. Hayes
Wade Hampton Sellers Acquitted in Farmer Killing
Yorkville reports Wade Hampton Sellers called the Columbia “blind tiger king” who killed Constable Farmer has been acquitted. The court ruled the warrant served was illegal making Farmer an unwitting trespasser. The decision raises questions about responsibility for Farmer's death.
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Wade Hampton Sellers
Columbia
Constable Farmer
Farmer
Sellers
Freight rates and dairy shipments stir southern rail use
The piece argues that transport charges for farm products in the south are largely prohibitive for small shippers especially milk and cream. It urges railroads to adopt fair, practical dairy freight schedules to develop profitable long term traffic and notes public ignorance and railroad discretion in rate setting.
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South
Editorial on Southern tariff sentiment and Tillman views
A Connecticut reader sends the June 2 New York Tribune claiming a shift in southern tariff sentiment. The piece notes The Enquirer references Senator Tillman and General Hancock’s tariff stance, while suggesting the Tribune may be overly optimistic about southern opinion. The passage ends with a remark on southern thinking.
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Connecticut
New York Tribune
South
The
Enquirer
Tillman
Tribune
Gen. Hancock
Southern stance on tariff reform and protection
The south rejects full protection as oppression and favors tariff for revenue along with relief from foreign competition. It seeks downward revision and believes majority rule under protection could drive compromises for regional relief, while insisting protection not be adopted until southern interests gain a sizable share.
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South
Mr. Taft
Republican Party
First Sunday School Origin in Gloucester
A century ago in Gloucester a printer started a free Sunday school for ragged boys after witnessing street mischief. The plan spread worldwide, with the Bible taught every Sunday without money or price, in many nations and faiths, preserving Robert Raikes’s founding class.
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Shire
England
France
Germany
Australia
United States
Gloucester
The tariff discussion faulted in South Carolina needs two parties
The Enquirer argues for full free discussion on tariffs and notes South Carolina has two parties in effect despite a single party label. It laments the one party state and calls for two distinct parties with clear platforms to curb treachery and intrigue in state politics.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Enquirer
Democratic Party Dilemmas and Unity Calls
The piece laments party chaos and calls for capable candidates who stand for law and order. It notes Democrats include non members and debates how to separate names from beliefs, urging full but constrained discussion under a governing rule.
In The Search For Light on Tariff Debate
The Columbia State argues public discussion can shed light on tariff policy. It critiques The Yorkville Enquirer for its views on protection versus revenue and warns that tea taxes aim to protect domestic growers, not raise revenue, comparing tea to a Trojan horse and urging readers to scrutinize motives behind taxes.
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Yorkville Enquirer
Enquirer
Tillman
The
America
Columbia
C. and N.-W. Outing Brings 150 Strong to Clover Picnic
The annual C. and N.-W. Railway employees picnic at Clover drew 150 attendees and their guests. Special trains carried visitors from town to the Clover town hall for speeches, music, and dining before a rainstorm canceled the Chester Clover baseball game.
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Clover
J. E. Beamguard
David Hamilton
W. F. Caldwell
Hood
Tomattos
Scarborough
Joseph H. James
Rosebu
Chester
Post Office Announces Salary Changes for South Carolina Postmasters
The post office department announces salary adjustments for South Carolina postmasters. Increases include Anderson 2600 to 2700 and Spartanburg 2900 to 3000, while decreases affect Blacksburg 1200 to 1100 and Georgetown 2300 to 2200 among others.
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Post Office Department
South Carolina
Anderson
Beaufort
Cheraw
Clio
Lake City
Lancaster
Laurens
Leesville
Lexington
Manning
Mullins
Pickens
Prosperity
St. Matthews
Spartanburg
Sumter
Westminster
Winnsboro
Blacksburg
Blackville
Dillon
Georgetown
Ninety-Six
Pelzer
Seneca
Union
Local Affairs Highlights in York County Shops and Officials
Local notices show First National Bank quoting thrift, Thomson Co. promoting a seven day sale, Yorkville Hardware urging ice cream freezers, and York Furniture offering home goods with later payment. News notes cover treasurer changes, training certificates, and the Kings Mountain monument work amid heavy rains causing wide economic impact and urging home market support.
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First National Bank
Thomson Co
Yorkville Hardware Co
York Furniture Co
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Star Drug Store
J. C. Wilborn
Whitesides
Herndon & Gordon
T. M. Dobson
Yorkville Prepares For Interdenominational Sunday School Delegates
Delegates to the Interdenominational Sunday School Convention of York county will be guests of Yorkville tomorrow and the next day with assurances they will be made to feel at home. Chairman Montgomery of the board of health is actively pursuing a sanitation cleanup of the town.
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York County
Yorkville
Montgomery
Board of Health
First Sunday services draw large congregations
Standpoint notes public interest and urges citizen support as the matter gains importance. Last Sunday saw services in all churches for the first time in a while with Rev J Walter Simpson of Concord preaching two sermons in the Associate Reformed church. Rev E E Gilleaple filled the Presbyterian pulpit and Rev D H Comann conducted services for Rev O M Abney in the Methodist church. Rev L G Murray and T T Walsh served in the Baptist and Episcopal churches.
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J. Walter Simpson
Concord
N. C
Associate Reformed Church
E. E. Gilleaple
Presbyterian Church
D. H. Comann
O. M. Abney
Cotton market steadies after quiet session in New York
Speculative cotton trading ended with a steady close, down one to two points from the day’s near. early declines eased as bulls absorbed offerings. Weather signals, southern demand, and Wall Street support kept prices firm, with weekly receipts around 55,000 bales versus last year. New Orleans today reported 3,435 bales.
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New York
Liverpool
Wall Street
Southwest
Central Belt
Arkansas
Louisiana
New Orleans
Yorkville Social Notes Residents and Visitors List
A long list of residents and visitors in Yorkville includes Capt. E. P. Moore from Cheater, P. Avery Lowry of Columbia, Janie Green of Lancaster, Hattie Crenshaw of Spartanburg, Emma Kennedy, George Sparrow of Clover, Frances Finley of the College for Women, John F. Gordon resigning as county chain gang superintendent, and many others visiting relatives or staying for summer. Also noted are local carrier health updates, Confederate reunion attendance, Clemson commencement participation, and university summer study plans.
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E. P. Moore
Cheater
Yorkville
P. Avery Lowry
Columbia
Janie Green
Lancaster
R. B. Davidson
Hattie Crenshaw
Spartanburg
Emma Kennedy
Hardeeville
George Sparrow
Clover
Stephenville
Tex
Frances Finley
College For Women, Columbia
Annie Long
Forest City
N. C
E. W. Long
Webb Heath
Charlotte
Lindsay Hunter
Child
Lincolnton
J. J. Hunter
M. L. Ford
Clyde
M. W. White
Vialt
Riverside
Lancaster County
J. P. White
Miriam
Wilkinsville
Cherokee County
Road etiquette and cures for cancer raise town talk
The article discusses automobile and horse drawn vehicle safety, urging drivers to signal and yield. It also reports on a Union cancer cure claim using sour grass salve from a pewter vessel, linked to Mrs. Ferguson of Yorkville and Mrs. Cline, with details of how the salve is prepared and applied. Auction notices and social events follow, including the Ashe Love wedding and a county treasurer’s accounting report.
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R. L. Ferguson
Yorkville
Union
Ferguson
Cline
Yorkville Enquirer Sale Notice and Rock Hill Health Update
The offer covers issues from now until January 1, 1910 for $1.16. Capt. W. L. Rodey lies critically ill at his Rock Hill home after a severe night. his condition was slightly better this morning, but the family has little hope.
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Yorkville Enquirer
W. L. Roddey
Rock Hill
Murder Near Williston and Tax and Home News from South Carolina
Three miles from Williston Cleve land Fanning, a 20 year old white man, was shot from a buggy and killed. A brother in law Addig Boylston is suspected as the murderer who fled by boat. Also, Comptroller General Jones criticizes Marion and Anderson auditors for income tax enforcement under an inquisitorial plan. Union reports Dave Rice, a large negro, robbed a cow, overpowered Deputy Long, and escaped as authorities pursued him through rain and night.
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Columbia
Williston
Cleveland Fanning
Edisto River
Addig Boylston
Jones
Marion
Anderson County
Anderson
Ansel
Riley Rowland
Rowland
Petersburg
Mr. Rowland
Union
Dave Rice
Arthur Long
Long
Mr. Long
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Louisville
Harry E. Neil
H. A. D. Neely
King’s Mountain Battleground Monument
Baltimore
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Charleston
B. R. T. Bowen
W. G. White
Erskine College
Paul G. McCorkle
Billy
R. R. McCorkle
S. P. Pierce
Ethel Pierce
Little Rock
Ark
John R. Dickson
Staunton
Jas. B. Kennedy
Aurora
W. M. Kennedy
W. B. Steele
East Liberty Street
Steele
J. C. Blair
W. W
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Blairaville
Clemson College
John R. Ashe
S. C. Ashe
Perry Ashe
Miller Drakeford
University of North Carolina At
Douglasville
W. C. Latimer
W. B. McCaw
Belle
Convent of the Sacred Heart
Ashe- Love
Edna Love
W. N. Ashe
Elizabeth Love
White Street
Alexander Martin
Martin Moore
Greers
J. E. Sadler
Jane Love
Ella Love
McConnellaville
Mary
Mabel Ashe
Clara Crawford
Belmont
Rock Hill Record
Comptroller General’s
York
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Columbia State of
J. P. Knox
Hickory Grove
Smyrna A. R. P
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
John P. Knox
J. Ox
Laurel Street
Knox
Seceders
Greater Than
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Erskine
Due West
Allegheny
Mr. Knox
Messrs. J. Steele Brice
Ashbel G. Brice
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