Relief and aid for flood victims and postal scandal probes
Washington dispatches report war department relief for South Carolina flood sufferers and a Canton China famine appeal. Kansas flood losses total 12.39 million with many towns hit. An Atlanta mill leader aids Gainesville victims and workers. Washington notes post office rulings on second class mail and Machen bribery probe with rural routes cut and political tension.
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Washington
War Department
South Carolina
Root
General Chaffee
Department of the East
Atlanta
Gainesville
Washington Dispatch
Consul McWade
Canton
China
State Department
Kwang Si Province
Wong
McWade
Kansas City
Kansas
North Topeka
Lawrence
Saline
Manhattan
Wamego
St. Mary’s
Blue Rapids
Clay Centre
Enterprise
Concordia
Junction City
Solomon
Abilene
Ellsworth
Lindsborg
Hutchinson
Minneapolis
Emporia
Florence
Lincoln Centre
Atchison
Burlington
Beloit
Kan
Atlanta Constitution
Victor Montgomery
Pacolet Mills
New Holland
Montgomery
Pasiington
Post Office Department
Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Payne
Department
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Boston
Riverside
Bates & Guild Co
Bristow
Machen
Flood Devastates Pacolet Mills Killing and Wrecking
A cloudburst swollen Pacolet river flood devastated Clifton and Pacolet mills in South Carolina. At least fifty people drowned and thousands lost work as Mill Nos. 1 2 and 3 collapsed and a riverfront town was wiped out. Rescue and relief drives spread from Spartanburg to Columbia with Governor Heyward urging prompt aid.
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T. Hasell Gibbes
Columbia Bank
South
Clifton
Government routes face abolition amid waste allegations
Postmaster General Payne cites wasteful spending on postal routes and proposes only to cut routes after a full test of each case. Southern states would bear the heaviest losses with South Carolina Georgia Tennessee Mississippi and Alabama most affected. Northern states like Maine Vermont and New Hampshire would lose about a fifth of their routes, while New York remains largely unchanged.
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A. W. Machen
Free Rural Delivery Service
Machen
Mr. Machen
Congress
South Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
New York State
Payne
Calamity in Pacolet Valley and Obituary of Edward Thomas
The Pacolet valley disaster Sunday morning destroyed immense property and distressed thousands. Prompt relief is urged for displaced workers who built prosperity here. Edward Thomas died last Sunday, remembered as a noble Mason devoted to duty and Christian virtue.
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Pacolet
Echoes From the Pacolet Flood Damages and Loot Reported
The Pacolet flood spurred looting despite relief efforts with residents loading cloth and goods for recovery or personal use. Reports say Lockhart mill suffered damage and a warehouse washed away while rescued residents from Pacolet floated to safety at Lockhart shoals. river level at Columbia stood 27 feet above danger. Journalists from News and Courier State Charlotte Observer and Richmond News reached the scene and filed accounts.
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Clifton
Pacolet
Lockhart Mill
Jonesville
Lockhart Shoals
Congaree
Columbia
Louis Kohn
Zack McGee
News and Courier
Randolph W. Smith
I. E. Avery
Charlotte Observer
A. B. Williams
Richmond News
Flood Damage Tops Hundreds of Thousands in Anderson and Oconee
Property losses from the cloudburst flood affect streams in Anderson and Oconee counties. The Portman Shoals dam held, but the Southern and Seaboard railroads suffered extensive damage with bridges and tracks washed out between Spartanburg, Greenville, and Columbia. Traffic suspended and freight revenue losses run into millions as mills like Pacolet and Clifton are rebuilt.
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Anderson
Oconee
Portman Shoals
Anderson County
Southern
Seaboard Air Line
Converse
Lawson's Fork
Middle Tyger
Enoree
Atlanta
Charlotte
Spartanburg
Greenville
Alston
Columbia
Broad River
Augusta
Georgia Railroad
Seaboard
Sandy River
Chester
Carlisle
Columbia, Newberry and Laurens Road
Clinton
Pacolet
Clifton Mills
Local Notices Promote Hats Stores and Services
Local affairs list offers J Q Wray straw and cloth hats for summer wear. Foushee Cash Store jokes about a pricey throat cut trial and its 5 and 10 cent counters. Various merchants advertise insurance, drills, stock certificates, household goods, drugstore services, and blacksmith work with brief notices.
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J. Q. Wray
Foushee Cash Store
Mr. Price
Sam M. Grist
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co
Newark
N. J
Jas. M. Starr & Co
York Drug Store
G. W. Sherrer
R. D. Alexander
Note and Comment on Catawba flood and textile mills
The Catawba river swelled over the weekend but not to dangerous levels. South Carolina gains 19117.64 from a federal militia allotment of 2 million dollars. Gaffney miller H D Wheat cites Pacolet stock at par and Clifton at 75 cents on the dollar. Despite flood damage, employment should recover as mills need skilled labor to repair.
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Catawba
South Carolina
H. D. Wheat
Gaffney
Pacolet
Clifton
Pacolet Valley
Yorkville News Highlights Local Plans and Appeals
Edwards and Walter prepare hotel plans for Mrs Co G Parish in Columbia. Yorkville mills offer aid to Clifton and Pacolet families and will consider 30. The Episcopal church to host Rev J C Johnes for annual company sermon at 11. Postmasters salaries rise to 1600 in Yorkville. Rural Route 1 road to court house to Rutherford road worst segment noted. J H Spann joins THE ENQUIRER staff. K M M A catalog distributed by Col W G Stephenson. Summer school opens with 21 teachers. J W Thomson principal, J E Carroll assistant. Porto Rico education cable cites cadet nomination for Annapolis exam. Whisky shipments to Yorkville rise. dispensary goods priced higher than outside state. Yorkville can raise 100 for Pacalet river flood relief. THE ENQUIRER to forward subscriptions, urging local support.
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J. C. Johnes
Jasper Light Infantry
Episcopal Church
Yorkville
D. C. Clark
Court House
Rutherford Road
J. H. Spann
Enquirer
W. G. Stephenson
J. W. Thomson
John E. Carroll
Lindsay
Porto Rico
Boschetti
Annapolis
Secretary of Navy
Washington
Express
Pacolet
Yorkville Social Notes Convey Local Arrivals and Visits
C W F Spencer of Rock Hill is in Yorkville while Mrs W D Glenn attends Due West commencement. Miss Janie Robinson visits Gastonia. Miss Nellie Schorb returns from Erskine College. Harry C Smith of Charlotte spent Sunday in Yorkville. Bessie Howe of Hickory Grove visits Marion Logan. J M Heath travels from Lancaster on business. R J Herndon returns home to Yorkville. Ella Neely visits Rock Hill relatives. Hazel Grist spends weekend there. Robert Adams visits Gastonia. Mattie Thomas of Charleston visits sister Mrs Williams. Ethel and Ellie Hudson of Wardlaw stay with Mrs White. E O Wilkins and family move from Gaffney to Yorkville. R A Dobson leaves for Jefferson to supervise summer school. J B Mackerell of Lancaster visits J C Elliott's family. Talulah Neville home from Presbyterian College for Women Columbia. Mrs Sarah C Ashe arrives in Yorkville after Mississippi visit. D E Finley leaves for Due West but returns due to broken trestles. R C Allen of Gaffney arrives.
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C. W. F. Spencer, Esq
Rock Hill
Yorkville
W. D. Glenn
Due West
Janie Robinson
Gastonia
Nellie Schorb
Erskine College
Harry C. Smith
Charlotte
Bessie Howe
Hickory Grove
Marion Logan
J. M. Heath
Lancaster
R. J. Herndon
Ella Neely
Hazel Grist
Robert Adams
Mattie Thomas
Charleston
W. B. Williams
Ethel
Ellie Hudson
Wardlaw
N. C
W. G. White
E. O. Wilkins
Gaffney
R. A. Dobson
Jefferson
Edgefield County
J. B. Mackerell
J. C. Elliott
Talulah Neville
Presbyterian College For Women At
Columbia
Sarah C. Ashe
Mississippi
D. E. Finley
R. C. Allein
Yorkville visitors and regional notes after flood sequence
The report details local visits to Yorkville including Mrs. Fred Nims and Douglas from Fort Mill, Mrs. J. I. Vance and children to Blowing Rock, and Rev. J. S. Grier aiding services near Statesville. Cadet Arthur Beale plans summer residence at the E M M A while staying with Yorkville cadets. Interment mourners for Edward Thomas list numerous relatives. W. P. Harrison notes Clifton No 1 flood damage with a split mill and damaged but intact railroad bridge. no time to visit other mills.
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Yorkville
First National Bank
Fred Nims
Master Douglas
Fort Mill
Douglas Harrison
J. I. Vance
A. Y. Cartwright
Blowing Rock
J.S. Grier
Sharon
Statesville
N. C
Mr. Love
Arthur Beale
Santiago
Cuba
V.g. Stephenson
Edward Thomas
Mollie Thomas
C. V. Thomas
Stanhope Love
J. H. B. Jenkins
J. H. Saye
Nancy McGill
Reola McGill
Laura Feemster
A. C. Burgess
Jos. M. Plexico
Clifton No. 1
Converse
Harrison
Welsh born Edward Thomas dies at Sharon home
Edward Thomas, born January 6 1825 in Caddy stone Glamorgan Wales, died at his Sharon home last Sunday morning after a brief illness. A machinist and steam engineer, he came to the United States in 1852, lived in Yorkville and Blacksburg, served with Confederate railway work, and later led a Yorkville machine shop before settling in Sharon. He was married twice and leaves four surviving children from his first marriage and his second wife Mrs Jane A. Adams. He was a ruling elder at Woodlawn Presbyterian Church and an active Mason. Funeral was at his home Sunday evening with Mason ic rites. interment Monday in Yorkville cemetery.
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Edward Thomas
Edward .Thomas
Sharon
Mr. Thomas
Wales
Caddystone
Glamaganshire
Great Iron Works
Tredegar Iron Works
Thomas
United States
New York
Charleston
S. C
Yorkville
King’s Mountain Railroad
Chester
Lee
Jackson
Chester and Lenoir Company
Blacksburg
Dinah Jones
America
Jane A. Adams
Bowling Green
York County
Methodist Episcopal Church
Presbyterian Church
Woodlawn Presbyterian Church
P. B. Ingraham
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Pacolet River
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THE
Blue Ridge Mountains
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Clifton No. 2
River Street
Flota Gosa
W.A. Kirby
Sam Swanguare
Garland Long
John D. Owens
Swanguare
Fleta Gosa
Kirby
Richard
B.S. Johnson
R. A. Finley
T. M. Massey
Massey
Wiseacres
Glendale
Yorkville Enquirer
Yoreville, 8. C
Anderson and Oconee
Local Affairs
Edwards & Walter
U S. C
Co. G. Parish
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