Frogs classified for freight vexes railroads and Vesuvius study
The piece notes a New Orleans query on frog skins billing as freight amid varied classifications and demand for uniform rates. It also reports Prof Mattucci’s Vesuvius crater observations, including partial lava cessation and cone changes, plus long digressions on Bryan Parker politics and Edison’s cobalt finds in North Carolina with potential impact on electric vehicles.
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New Orleans
Daily Item
Southern Pacific
Vesuvius
Mattucci
Cook
New York Tribune
Bryan
Europe
Democratic Club
Balt
Warwick
St. Louis
Alton B. Parker
William J. Bryan
National Committee
Democratic
Belmont-Nicoll
Miner Locates Cobalt Deposit for New Battery Venture
The speaker describes finding a cobalt source and plans thorough investigations to determine quantity. He intends to report findings and may return in the summer for deeper study, confident the discovery could launch work on vehicles powered by cobalt batteries.
Yorkville Enquirer Seeks Clarity on Dispensary Probe and Black Episode
The Yorkville Enquirer reviews opinion on the Columbia Record stance and the dispensary investigation. It recounts the Major John Black affair ending with a governor led resolution and a requested apology while noting political theater and a $400 salary.
Editorial Snapshots on Graft and Dispensary Debates
A compilation of editorials from multiple papers criticizing graft investigations and dispensing practices. It cites the Newberry delegation denying a low price claim, calls for accountability in the state dispensary, and raises questions about honesty of dispensary officials and corruption in South Carolina politics.
Governor backs dispensary director after Lyon incident
Major John Black of the state board of dispensary directors faces a crisis after an exchange with Mr. Fraser Lyon. The governor acted as magistrate, the investigation committee did not appear, and Black admitted his heated, unjustified remarks to avoid contempt of the panel.
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John Black
State Board of Dispensary Directors
Major Black
D. C. Heyward
Columbia
S. C
Dispensary Investigation Committee
J. Fraser Lyon
Lyon
Governor Heyward dismisses removal case in Lyon Black dispute
The governor reports he dismissed the rule to show cause why Mr. John Black should not be removed from office after a hearing on June 12 1906. Black handed a communication to be sent to the Dispensary Investigating Committee purporting to purge contempt. The statement mentions sworn affidavits served on Black and outlines procedural steps taken in Columbia South Carolina.
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J. T. Hay
Columbia
S. C
John Black
Black
D, C. Heyward
Graft Claim Over Carolina Glass Stock Affidavit Emerges
An affidavit by Brevard D. Miller alleges Carolina Glass offered stock to state dispensary directors H. H. Evans and L. J. Williams as part of a deal linked to the dispensary glass business. Miller says he objected and withdrew, and that the policy favored directors over proper competition. The document suggests a new line of inquiry into stock gifts and governance.
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Esther Brevard D. Miller
Miller
Carolina Glass Company
Board of Control
Lyon
Brevard D. Miller
Columbia
Granby Cotton Mills
Glass Company
John J. Seibels
Thomas Taylor
W. G. Childs
E. G. Seibels
H. H. Evans
L. J. Williams
State Dispensary
J. J. Seibels
John Seibels
Iincorporators
Brevako D. Miller
Greenville News
Democrats Rally Behind Bryan In Berlin Interview
Washington dispatch notes Democrats in Congress praise William Jennings Bryan’s Berlin interview. They urge a strict democracy over socialism and expect Bryan to secure the 1908 nomination and election. Local items mention candidates for railroad commissioner and Yorkville freight-house plans amid labor, liquor, and campaign developments.
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Washington
Congress
Bryan
Berlin
York County Local Notices Highlight Tax, Commerce, and Elections
Local notices list tax sale by Hugh G Brown for York county real estate, an ordinance on the 1906 commutation tax by J M Starr, and updates from James Boyce on Due West Female College. Election news notes Thos W Boyd seeking reelection as York County supervisor and a special 3 mill levy vote for graded schools with 29 total ballots. Several merchants advertise sales and goods while local firms promote merchandise and services.
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Hugh G. Brown
York County
J. M. Starr
James Boyce
Due West Female College
Thos. W. Boyd
Smith Premier Typewriter Co
Smith
York Drug Store
J. J. Keller & Co
Bank of Clover
M. W. White
Star Drug Store
Strauss-Smith Co
I. W. Johnson
Thomson Co
Carroll Bros
Dobson Bros
General Assembly
Court House
Martha A. Moore
Rock Hill
Hall Street
Caroline Steel
Celia Simmons
J. W. Crockett
Dave Consart
May Robinson
Lula Walcott
Joe Crawford
Ashe & Ashe
McConnellsville
Bethesda Township
Joe Moore
J. D. McConnell
Lizzie Love
J. D. Moore
Nancy Lockridge
York Township
R. L. Devinney
J. E. Gettys
E. T. Carson
J. H. McElwee
Fort Mill
Tom Donald
John Ardrey
W. C. Coleman
Alex Barber
F. M. Schedgelsmith
Broad River Township
D. J. Smith
L. J. Smith
Town notices mix sports plans and council changes
A juvenile baseball team travels to Rock Hill for a game this afternoon while Wright avenue extension may unlock new building plots. The town council accepts the resignation of Chief J L Sanders effective July 1 as he moves to Yorkville Banking and Mercantile Co. Dr J D McDowell declines reappointment as Yorkville Graded School board chair after five years.
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Rock Hill
Wright Avenue
West Liberty Street
J. C. Wilborn
W. H. Herndon
Lincoln Street
W. B.B. Moore
Moore
J. L. Sanders
Sanders
Yorkville Banking and Mercantile Co
J. L. Oats
Hickory Grove
Associate Reformed Church
Dancine
Allmen
Yorkville Graded School
J.D. McDowell
Dr. McDowell
Local society notes from Yorkville and nearby towns
Rev Dr Stevenson of Clover visits Yorkville this morning. Cadet John R Blair from Sharon No 1 is home from Clemson. Mrs W G White and Miss Annie Stevens visit relatives in Waxhaw NC. Mrs L D Andrews of Monroe NC guests of Mr and Mrs R Ernest Heath. Miss Bessie Williams attended the Black Moore wedding in Rock Hill last Tuesday. G L Riddle and M L Carroll returned from Tennessee Tuesday evening. Miss Sadie Allison visits sister Mrs John F Blodgett in Atlanta. Mrs Mary J Ingold and Miss Mozelle Inman return from Danville VA. Mr Henry C Duff of Nashville is visiting Mr R R McCorkle near Yorkville. Mrs W E Dendy and son Master W E, Sr and Miss Ethel Latimer arrive from Douglasville GA to stay with the Latimer family. Announcements of the marriage of Miss Julia Allen to Mr Frank P McCain. Ceremony to be held at the bride’s father James Allen’s home in Florence on Wednesday June 27. Miss Kate Templeton, living near Yorkville with two sisters, both over seventy, is ninety four years old this week yet retains faculties and health.
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R. M. Stevenson
Clover
Yorkville
John R. Blair
Sharon No. 1
Clemson College
W. G. White
Annie Stevens
Waxhaw
N. C
L. D. Andrews
Monroe
R. Ernest Heath
Bessie Williams
Black Moore
Rock Hill
G. L. Riddle
Kate Templeton
Old Templeton
Templeton
Yorkville Enquirer
Hickory
J. Arthur Whiteside
Smyrna
Mamie Whiteside
Mt. Vernon Church
J. C. Counts
J. L. Oates
Tom Whiteside
Ernest Scoggins
Meson Wilkerson
W. H. Whisenant
Archie Lathan
Ida Whiteside
Ona Wylie
Sallie Allison
Effie Belle Worth
Sallie White
Ola Wilkerson
Maggie Scoggins
Lina Whiteside
Minnie Whiteside
Carrie McGill
Annie Whiteside
Carl Whiteside
D. A. Whisonant
W. C. Whiteside
Hickory Grove
Brice Westmoreland
Robt. Westmoreland
State Hospital For the Insane
Columbia
Unity Cemetery
T. M. Whisonant
J. N. McDill
R. Lathan White
Blacksburg
A. M. Bridges
Piedmont Phone Co
Gussie Beatty
Carrie Erwin
Rumor of New Southern Freight Depot at Yorkville
The Enquirer reports a circulating rumor that the Southern railroad contemplates building a Yorkville freight house. After years of delays and broken promises, officials say a $3,000 brick depot is contracted and may be completed soon, per Supervisor Maxwell.
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Southern Railroad
Yorkville
Rasnnad
Mr. Long
Mr. Davis
the Enquirer
Maxwell
Accessory Arrested in Lucius Jones Murder Case
Deputy M W Carroll brought Jim Wright colored to Columbia from York county as an accessory to the murder of Lucius Jones colored at a negro church last Sunday. Gus Lee, principal in the shooting, remains at large. The father of the deceased offered no reward. Fishing Creek Bottoms described as a difficult area for ditching.
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Chester
Columbia
M. W. Carroll
York County
Jim Wright
Lucius Jones
Gus Lee
Carroll’s Riverbottom Drainage Opens Vast York County Lands
T L Carroll restored Fishing creek bottoms southeast of Yorkville turning a jungle into a managed waterway. Over seven years workers opened a four to five foot deep bed and an eighteen foot wide channel creating a mile of ditch. John Hamel’s parallel below benefited. continued work could unlock thousands of acres of now worthless land.
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T. L. Carroll
Yorkville
Mr. Carroll
John Hamel
Hamel
Carroll
Hamel Place
Dispensary Investigation Delays Amid Resignation and Testimony
A state dispensary probe continues with new testimony from J M Cantey of Columbia and Charles Cohen as officials deny wrongdoing. Evidence includes discounted labels from Nivisson & Weiskopf and letters urging favorable press coverage, while old directors dodge committee questions and a recess is set to June 26.
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Deal
McFeat
J. M. Cantey
Columbia
Fleischmann & Co
Cantey
Boykin
Board of Control
Charles Cohen
Beaufort
Savannah
Douthit
Bahr
Evans
Haselden
Williams
Cooper
Robinson
J. 8. Farnum
Charleston
Supreme Court
S. C
Farnum
Dukes
Gav. R. KoBster
Dupont elected senator and assorted early 1900s notes
Col Henry A Dupont a noted powder maker is elected United States senator from Delaware over Gas Addickes A Parkersburg dispatch reports a gas well near Parkersburg West Virginia vents flames about 500 feet high lightning allegedly ignited the gas. The British house of commons discusses the Chicago beef scandal and sending a representative to Chicago Bryan calls free silver dead. Savannah naval reserves drownings near Tybee Island. The 1000 foot Galveston railroad bridge burned Speaker Cannon surrenders on statehood Oklahoma and Indian Territory bill. A new veterinary inspection law requires 150 inspectors Populists in Georgia plan a full state ticket.
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Henry A. Dupont
United States
Delaware
Parkersburg
W. Va
Dispatch
Chicago
House of Commons
Bryan
Savannah
Tybee Island
Galveston
Texas
Cannon
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Arizona
New Mexico
Georgia
Hickory Grove Notes on Local Marriages and Installations
Hickory Grove notes two marriages, J Arthur Whiteside of Smyrna to M mie Whiteside at Mt Vernon church with Rev. Counts officiating. Attendants include Annie Whiteside and D A Whisonant among others. Also reported are the deaths of Brice Westmoreland, burial at Unity. and a quiet wedding of Jas W Smarr and Lottie Inman. Additional visits and local repairs noted by Piedmont Phone Co. manager A M Bridges.
Eleven Miles Of Sidewalk Planned For Greenville
The city of Greenville moves to install eleven miles of cement sidewalks. Former Richland County Supervisor Owens is on trial in Richland sessions for malfeasance in office.
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Greenville
Owens
Richland County
Richland
C. E. Teague
Southern Railway
Henry Brown
East Spartanburg
Brown
Teague
Laurens
D. EB. Hydrick
Prison sentence and Winthrop college faculty appointments
P Sherman was sentenced to one year in the Atlanta Federal prison after a recent robbery conviction. Winthrop college appointed a large slate of instructors for the next session, naming J W Thomas to pedagogy, J P Kinard to English, E C Coker to mathematics and astronomy, and many others across music, languages, science, domestic arts, and model school leadership. Mary A Leonard received a leave of absence. Clarence E Johnson was chosen for the upcoming season.
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P. Sheridan
High Sea
Atlanta
Winthrop College
J. W. Thomas
James P. Kinard
E. C. Coker
T. O. Mabry
A. O. Bauer
Alice E. Jones
Alice M. Mandy
May A. Leonard
M. G. Powell
E. 8. Whaley
B. W. Birdsall
Aliee Barrett
Cc. A. Mulligan
J. J. Whitham
M. F. Wickileff
Matilda Buch
Mary G. Pope
Anna H. Lewis
Engish
B. A. McMillan
F. A. McCormick
Fannie Watkins
Nettle Wyson
Leila A. Russell
A. A. Dunbar
Sarah I Grant
Minnie Macfeat
Mary A. Leonard
Clarence E. Johnson
Reverend J L Stokes and Marton B Stokes Lead Sunday Services
Rev J L Stokes conducts morning service at 11 o clock and evening service at 8 30 with Sunday school at 5 pm led by Rev Marton B Stokes. The notices appear in a church calendar listing both pastors and service times.
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J. L. Stokes
D. D
Marton B. Stokes
Evangelical service schedule at W C Ewart church
Services tonight at 8 30. Tomorrow morning at 11. Sunday morning at 11 and Sunday night at 8 20. Sacrament of the Lord s Supper at the close of the Sunday morning service. Preaching by Rev J L Oates. Sunday school at 10 o'clock Sunday morning.
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J. L. Oates
Special Houses Preaching at Philadelphia and Chapel
Sunday services announced for June 17 at Philadelphia at 11 a m and at King’s Mountain Chapel at 3 p m. E K Hardin to preach. Sutton Springs school house hosts Rev E E Gillespie Sunday afternoon at 3 30. York Cotton Mills next Sunday at 8 p m.
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Philadelphia
King’s Mountain Chapel
E. K. Hardin
Sutton Springs
E. E. Gillespie
Sutton's Springs School
York Cotton Mill
York Cotton Mills
Thompson and Miss Faulkner Wed in York and Chester
At the residence of Mr. W Meek Faulkner in King's Creek on June 12 1906 Rev R M Stevenson united Mr W C Thompson of Chester county and Miss Mary Faulkner of York county in marriage.
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Marriap
W. Meek Faulkner
King’s Creek
R. M. Stevenson
W. C. Thompson
Chester County
Mary Faulkner
York County
Stationery needs at York Drug Store
The York Drug Store highlights a wide stationery stock for letters and notes, offering box paper, pound papers, tablets and envelopes with up to date styles and quality. Customers are urged to see the shop for the best stationery to fit their needs.
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York Drug Store
York Drug Store and Money to Lend Ad
York Drug Store proprietor J B Bowen offers money to lend on improved farms in York county at 7 percent for loans over 1000 and 8 percent for smaller loans with no broker’s commissions and easy repayments. Apply to C W F Spencer at no Hill or E Spencer attorney law. Dec 5 Aug 1.
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York County
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Alabama
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Ira B. Dunlap
J. F E. Sirrine
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Watson B. Duncan
Iredell Jones
South Carolina University
Mary Hall
E. Walter Hall
C. E. Peele
James Lynn
Anna Hollis
Peter Hollia
Edgemoor
Jamie Black
J. Wilson Moore
A. R. Presbyterian Church
Hey Moore
Joe Gaston
John A. Neely
Hickory Grove Notes
South Carolina News
Aaron Pro- Jean
Legare
Committee On Elections
United States District Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
Church OF the Good Shepherd
J. 0. Babin
First Presbyterian
E. EB. Gillespie
Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
W. C. Ewart
Sunpar
Horkville Gotton Market
Latta
J. B. Bowen
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