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Newspaper
Yorkville Enquirer
Location
York, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1903
Page
1
Larry and Anguish learn the Graustark election of marriage to the Axphain prince Lorenz triggers palace intrigue. The princess’s betrothal prompts a public clash, a violent cafe confrontation, and a looming duel that ends with Lorenz dead and Larry accused of murder, forcing a perilous royal inquiry.
A 1903 letter from Brigadier General F C Ainsworth to Col M P Tribble requests South Carolina cooperation to obtain original Confederate rolls. The War Department will copy only original war period records and will reimburse shipping. states must loan or locate records and forward them for copying and return with minimal delay.
M P Tribble com of Confederate Rolls in Columbia requests any original rolls or records of South Carolina Confederate soldiers in the army or navy. The War Department in Washington will study and then return the materials promptly. Tribble states authorization, receipt option, and careful handling assurances.
A Zoo keeper notes that joint snakes or glass snakes are not real. He explains a lizard Ophiosaurus ventralis mimics a snake by shedding its tail in multiple pieces, which then regrows to full length, deceiving onlookers. The lizard inhabits the south and west regions, with specimens in Philadelphia.
Judge Advocate General Davis submits to the secretary of war an opinion on disputed militia law provisions. He explains that Section 14 does not alter state control, only accounting forms. He notes Section 15 allows state militia to participate in regular army maneuvers under state governors, not under the president, and that National Guard remains under state commanders. Enlisted men lack retroactive pay, but five years’ militia service grants officers a 10 percent pay increase. Sec. 18 guidance affects state participation based on drills and encampments through 1902.
A curious visitor to a newspaper office offers two dollars in exchange for the paper and promises a cord of wood a bushel of apples and four gallons of cider next week. The editor, stunned, watches the benefactor depart with no farewell.
IndIa reports heavy troop concentrations in the Northwest Province and frontier posts near Afghanistan amid rumors of Afghan instability and Russian troop arrivals. General Kitchener plans a visit to Nepal as authorities tighten Tibet border scrutiny, confiscating minor steel fragments and slowing trade, signaling potential coming trouble.
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