Scraps and Lads from the Raleigh and Washington Scene
The article reports Dr. Rowland of Raleigh being acquitted in Henderson of murdering his son by poison and remaining in jail on other charges. It notes Prof. Harl Hall of Washington confessing to mother-in-law murder in Germany, and the suicide of Hall’s wife in Switzerland. It also covers the Boise trial of Haywood and others, the Croker Derby win by Orby in England, and New York General Utilities bill passage with state commissions reform.
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New York
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Epsom
England
Edward
Croker
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Hughes
Commonwealth
Telephone and Telegraph
Greater
J S Brice and Rail Rates in Charleston Debate
The Yorkville Enquirer discusses J S Brice and the U S Senate, arguing for practical fairness in railroad rates. It favors Charleston as a tidewater port and urges South Carolina to secure shorter hauls and equitable competition to boost local industry and overall state development.
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Charleston
South Carolina
North Carolina
Tennessee
Norfolk
Pinner'’s Point
Virginia
Piedmont
Death of Rev W G Neville D D noted in Enquirer obituary
The Enquirer records the death of Rev W G Neville D D who served the community for more than ten years. He was a devout Christian gentleman who stood for his beliefs, faced opposition, and admitted mistakes openly. His strong adherence to biblical laws and willingness to change when convinced marked his career.
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Enquirer
W. G. Neville
Neville
Dr. Neville
Charleston Protests Railroad Rate Bias Against City
The article notes Charleston’s claim that railroads discriminate against it in rates. Mayor Rhett presented tariff figures at the Anderson Chamber of Commerce showing Norfolk and Savannah comparison gaps, with Charleston paying more to reach tidewater than Georgia towns, highlighting regional impact.
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Charleston
Rhett
Anderson Chamber of Commerce
Norfolk
Ames
South Carolina
Georgia
Savannah
Piedmont
Capers Introduced as New Internal Revenue Commissioner
Captain J. G. Capers of Greenville S.C. becomes the new Internal Revenue Commissioner. He meets division chiefs in a formal handshake, delivers a speech about responsibility and cooperation, and begins his duty by signing hundreds of papers, joking about the intellectual task of signing his name.
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J. G. Capers
Greenville
8. C
Zack McGhee
Charlotte Observer
Internal Revenue
United States
Captain Capers
Capers
Internal Revenue Commission
Pension Bureau
Fatal Accidents and Political Moves Reported
T B Teal a Bannockburn lumber plant manager died after falling into a hot water vat. Judge J S Bossier a Confederate veteran died instantly from a fall from Southern train No 11 near Easley. Governor Ansel orders a Chester county primary to fill probate judge post. W B Rabon resigns from Kershaw county board of control. June 20 Kershaw votes on dispensary and whisky distilling policy.
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T. B. Teal
Bannockburn
J. S. Bossier
New Orleans
Richmond
Southern
Easley
Ansel
Chester County
Jno
R. Culp
W. B. Rabon
Kershaw County
Local Notices Brighten Commerce and Goods for Sale
Geo W Williams seeks information on a missing three month old black Berkshire pig. J Hamlet Carroll offers a reward for a Smith and Wesson pistol lost last Friday. J W Dobson lists 15 acres for sale near two cotton mills with tenant houses. M J McGill offers Banner buggies. York Drug Store promotes Mrs Lea milk purifiers and Fels Naptha soap. Yorkville Hardware and Swing goods advertise priced items. Banks urge saving and business startup, Walk-Over shoes praised, bonds and real estate sold.
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Geo. W. Williams
Berkshire
J. Hamlet Carroll
Smith &Wesson
J. W. Dobson
York Drug Store
National Union Bank
Rock Hill
Strauss-Smith Co
First National Bank
M. W. White
Yorkville tribute shines at state exposition visit
A Jasper observer praises Yorkville's strong showing at the state exposition. He notes the extensive displays from South Carolina including industrial and agricultural sectors, a fine government section, and the naval exhibit with foreign ships and the Alabama tour. Attendance is not clearly counted, though Friday’s tidewater jubilee drew many schoolchildren.
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South Carolina
Gettysburg
Alabama
Ewart
Corrections to Confederate Dead Listed in York County Cemeteries
The Enquirer notes corrections and additions to the York county Confederate dead lists. Additions omit J. M. Kendrick buried in Union North Carolina and Bethes da list corrections reveal multiple omitted names across Bethesda Canaan and Sharon cemeteries with residents identifying misread or misspelled names.
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York County
Enquirer
J. A. N. Glenn
J. M. Kendrick
Bethelist
Union
Gaston County
N. C
J. J. Clinton
Bethesda
J. F. Hinson
R. H. Neely
G. F. McNeel
S. E. Sutton
J. M. Adams
W. S. Percival
Sam Peag
Thomas Boggs
Robert Doster
Richard Sadler
W. H. McConnell
Hope
John S. McElhaney
W. A. Love
King’s Creek
R. J. W. Love
Canaan
J. A. Maloney
Sharon
J. F. Gourley
Bethel Cemetery
J. S. Gourley
Sharon Cemetery
J. G. Maloney
Death of Rev Dr W G Neville noted in Yorkville
News of the sudden death of Rev Dr W G Neville reaches Yorkville from Clinton at 1 pm. Born July 2 1855 in Valhalla he trained at Newberry Adger Columbia Seminary and Princeton. He served Yorkville 1893 1904 then led Presbyterian College of South Carolina at Clinton until retirement. Survived by wife Virginia Aiken and eight children. Funeral held at Greenwood.
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Clinton
Yorkville
Neville
Valhalla
Newberry College
Adger College
Columbia Seminary
Princeton University
Cokesbury
Concord Church
Bethel
Frankfort
Dr. Neville
Virginia Aiken
D. Wyatt Aiken
Greenwood
Yorkville Cornet Band Praised and Plan for July 4 Rally
The Yorkville cornet band received compliments last Friday for its music. Rev Dr W G Neville's funeral was marked by church bell tolling. Local Woodmen of the World members aim for a large Yorkville rally on July 4 with potential address by Root of Omaha and a parade of camp floats, details to be determined.
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W. G. Neville
Woodmen of the World
Yorkville
Root
Omaha
Neb
Local Notes Highlight Yorkville Visitors and Civil War Monument Event
Yorkville updates include fever cases in Mrs Gordon and Mary Benfield, many relatives visiting in Rock Hill and neighboring towns, and civic visitors from Chester and Atlanta. James B Kennedy receives a Johns Hopkins PhD and Wells College appointment. Confederate monument daisy chain participants and a Friday unveiling are noted.
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Yorkville
Clara Alexander
Rock Hill
R. A. Dobson
Laurens
J. H. Witherspoon
Lowryville
Mabel Ashe
Mary Brooks Inman
McConnellsville
W.G. Reed
C. K. Scchwrar
L. C. Harrison
Southern Power Company
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D. M. Benfield
J. Q. Wray
A. G. Floyd
Spartanburg
Joseph A. Maclean
Agnes Scott College
Decatur
Fannie Gist
Mary Ashe
New York
A. G. Brice
H. EK. McConnell
8. B. Lathan
Chester
W. H. Herndon
A. L. Smith
Little Rock
Ala
Lowry L. Smith
York County
Mr. Smith
J. C. Brown
Arkansas
M. E. Deal
Blacksburg
Sam M. Deal
Little Daughter
Columbia
John L. Scott
Scott
Atlanta
Mary Russell
Kate Fewell
Ida Williams
Edna Love
Mary Love
Lillie Love
D. H. Brown
Mary Moore
J. Ed Sadler
G. H. O'Leary
E. E. Gillespie
R. T. Allison
J. R. Lindsay
Lesslie D. Witherspoon
Rose Lindsay
Frances Allein
Annie Ashe
Mell Beard
Mamie Louise Bratton
Nellie Brown
Mary Cartwright
Mary Jo Drakeford
Frances Finley
Margaret Finley
Elizabeth Grist
Nellie Hart
Mary Fant Herndon
Mary Inman
Thelma Inman
Sarah Jones
Frances Lewis
Sarah Logan
Jennie Belle Mackerell
Martha Marshall
Annie Pegram
Mary Speck
Aliee Starr
Mary Henley Willis
Rachel Wylie
Miriam White
Elizabeth Wilborn
Sarah Wilkins
Jamestown Exposition Visit Praised by Rev Ewart Party
Rev W C Ewart and companions returned Saturday from the Jamestown exposition describing the trip as thoroughly satisfying after three days of sightseeing. He called the fair great though different in scale from St Louis and noted that while most buildings are finished externally the exposition remains unfinished with more work ahead.
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W. C. Ewart
Mr. Ewart
Enquirer
St. Louis
Unveiling ceremonies honor Confederate veterans
Crowds gathered for the unveiling of a granite monument as Governor Ansel and Col. Asbury Coward spoke on Confederate history. A. D. C. and U. C. V. members attended, with taps, daisy chains, wreaths, and a veterans' dinner concluding the pleasant day.
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South
D. Barron
Ann White
Micah Jenkins
Catawba Falls Junket Shows Southern Power Tour
The Southern Power company hosted the Engineers Society of the Carolinas and many manufacturers for a Charlotte to Great Catawba Falls trip. The group toured the dam and power plant, enjoyed a hotel dinner, and prepared to view lower works with plans to expand output from 40 000 to 80 000 horsepower.
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J. 8. Cothran
N. L. Gibbon
C. W. Sims
A. Milmow
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C. E. Neisler
Fort Mill
Rock Hill
Chester
Fort Lawn
Mountain Island
Folly
Dowd
Charlotte News
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Association
W.S. Lee
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E. M. Royall
Rocky Creek
Lancaster and
Locust Invasion Report And Egg Theft By Poison
A 1907 notice reports masses of 13 year locusts along the Yorkville R F D No 5 route causing fields to appear alive and ground to honey comb. It also recounts J C Blair of Blairsville poisoning an egg to curb hens egg theft as eggs disappeared the next morning.
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John S. Jones
Yorkville
J. C. Blair
Blairsville
Real Estate Deal Highlights Rock Hill Area
The People's Bank and Trust company sold the old Steele home place and adjoining land totaling about 240 acres for 20000 dollars to C. W. F. Spencer and R. L. Sturges. Community notes mention a potential Baby League linking Yorkville Rock Hill and nearby towns to boost local baseball. Dr. J Miles Hunter dies in Baltimore at age around sixty seven, with services set in Rock Hill.
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People's Bank and Trust Company
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R. L. Sturges
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King’s Mountain
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Rock
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Halle
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Pride Ratteree
East Main Street
Walter McCorkle
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York Wilson
L. Reid
Awe Long
Latta Law
Clarence Kay Edwin Lucas
Kent Schwrar
White Memorial Presbyterian Church
Wilson Street
Coit
St. John’s M. E. Church
Cecil Reid
Scotia Reid
Newberry
Mr. Reid
Fredricksburg
T. Scott Watson
North Carolina
Why the Sham Battle Was Not Held
Major W B Moore explains that the sham battle was dropped from the programme because only two battalion companies arrived. He notes prior uncertainty over full attendance, and states all other advertised features proceeded. He expresses regret to spectators and thanks readers for space. Yorkville S C June 8 1907.
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Engineering Society of the Carolinas elects officers at annual meeting
At their annual meeting at Catawba Falls yesterday the Engineering Society of the Carolinas elected W. S. Lee as president J. Frank Wilkes as first vice president C. E. Waddell as second vice president D. W. Gill as secretary John H. Roddey as assistant secretary Edward Clarke as treasurer and Mr D A Tompkins as director for three years.
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Catawba Falls
Engineering Society of the
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