Cotton crop reports and tariff talk mix with crises
New Orleans reports a 5 percent drop in cotton acreage with poor leaf conditions and adequate labor in most areas while central Texas suffers a near total cotton shortage. In New York, Seaboard Air Line receivership plans aim to avoid foreclosure and cut fixed charges, with a major reorganization likely next week. Des Moines details a fatal shooting by Corporal Lisle Crabtree of Capt. John C. Raymond and injuries to others, followed by discussion in Washington about Taft vetoing a tariff bill shaped by Aldrich and Cannon, predicting political upheaval and a shift of costs to the public.
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The
Times Democrat
Austin
Tex
Texas
Southwest
State Department of Agriculture
New York
Seaboard Air Line Railway Company
General Reorganization Committee
Hallgarten & Company
Blair & Company
Des Moines
Iowa
Lisle Crabtree
John C. Raymond
Second
United States Cavalry
Fort Des Moines
James H. Washburn
Elijah Such
Crabtree
Raymond
Department
Washburn
Captain Raymond
Corporal Such
Charles W. Raymond
Pennsylvania
Zach McGhee
Washington
Columbia
Mr. Taft
Aldrich
Taft
Cannon
Manufacturers
Senate
House
Farmers Seek Humus And Nitrogen Over Tariff Debate
Yorkville news notes a push on soil fertility, arguing peas and green crops can restore humus and nitrogen in five years, while warning tariff revenue debates miss the real need. It cites Aldrich Calhoun era tariffs, sea island cotton, and southern growth, linked to broader national issues, disasters, and political moves.
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York County
South
Local Notices and Public Advertisements in York County
Local affairs note mules insured against disasters and urges stock insurance. Listings include comb honey for sale, dry goods sales positions, and notices of special school tax elections in Clover and Hickory Grove on June 30. Real estate offers, veterinary services, engines for sale, groceries, feeds, and a bank notice. Also reports on an upcoming partial solar eclipse, last week’s heavy rains, crop damage, and a planned visit by editor Clarence Poe to York County farms.
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D. BE. Boney
A. Y. Cartwright
Rock Hill
W. R B. Stroup
H. E. Hood
Hickory Grove
J. C. Wilborn
A. Friedheim
H. P. Jackson
Clover
Ww. E. Ferguson
Carroll Bros
First National Bank
Chas. M. Stieff
Charlotte
Allison Creek
Clarence H. Poe
Progressive Farmer
South
York County
Poe
Stripes on the Grafters Defend Punishment of Dispensary Thieves
The editorial argues for harsh punishment of dispensary grafters in South Carolina, praising the attorney general's evidence and urging juries to convict on solid proof. It warns that leniency would invite more embezzlement and harm the state, calling for public accountability to restore official honor.
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Pritchard
United States
Felder
South Carolina
Lyon
Battleships to gather at Hampton Roads for Guantanamo cruise
Sixteen battleships will assemble at Hampton Roads on June 20 as preparation for a target practice cruise at Guantanamo Bay. Dr Edward Everett Hale renowned author and Senate chaplain died at his Roxbury Massachusetts home early Thursday morning aged ST years. Seven men burned to death ten fatally burned and ten others seriously burned by
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Hampton Roads
Guantanamo Bay
Edward Everett Hale
United States Senate
Roxbury
Mass
Unusual Snake Intrusion At Lancaster Blacksmith Shop
W V Hegler of the Primus section found two six foot chicken snakes emerging from his bellows while he attempted to work. He used tongs to extract and kill both snakes. A foul odor lingered, suggesting one or more dead snakes inside the bellows.
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Lancaster
News and Courier
W. V. Hegler
Primus
Mr. Hegler
Nitrate of Soda Use Advice for Corn and Cotton
A reader asks about nitrate of soda use on corn. Prof Ira Williams reports scientists do not advise routine use on cotton and corn though limited early June applications may sometimes pay if soil moisture is ample. Williams notes a South Carolina practice of 125 pounds per acre at tassel formation to boost tassel and shoot growth.
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The
Enquirer
W. P. Boyd
Point
Boyd
R. D. Boyd
Jacksonville
Ark
Ira W. Williams
Farmers’ Co-operative
Arkansas
Co-Operative
York County
H. E. Lavely
Knapp
Bureau of Plant Industry
Williams
South Carolina
The Speculative Market
A New York dispatch reports the cotton market closing steady with a net advance of 8 to 10 points after an initial 5 to 11 point rise. Prices eased briefly on local selling but soon firmed as support from spot buyers and brokers returned amid talk of further rain and a unfavorable crop outlook in the central belt.
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Central Belt
New Orleans
Mississippi Valley
Market signals show firm Southern cotton and mixed weather
Reports note a steady rise in July to 10.87 and December to 10.91 with about 10 to 12 points gain, but activity remained modest. Showers swept central and western belt areas Sunday, with some spots seeing heavy rain, while Liverpool demand reflected trade sentiment on short time in Manchester. Southern spot markets mostly unchanged to 18 cents higher. Port receipts totaled 9,056 bales today, 35,000 for the week. New Orleans 1,875 and Houston 1,161 bales respectively.
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Liverpool
Manchester
New Orleans
Houston
Death of Withers Adickes a Yorkville leader
Mr. Withers Adickes longtime Yorkville businessman and social, educational, and church leader died after a long illness with stomach cancer. He was born December 14 1857, survived by wife Helen Wardlaw and children Clark Wardlaw Frances Henning and Withers, with siblings and several Yorkville relatives. Funeral at First Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev. E E Gillespie, burial in Yorkville cemetery.
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Withers Adickes
Yorkville
H. F. Adickes
Asbury Coward
H. F. Adickes & Sons
Adickes
Yorkville Presbyterian Sunday School
First Presbyterian Church of
Helen Wardlaw
Abbeville
Clark Wardlaw
Frances
Henning
Withers
Raleigh
N. C
A. A. Clawson
New York
Lawrence Alexander
St. Augustine
Fla
Sallie Adickes
J. R. Lindsay
W. B. Moore
First Presbyterian Church
E. E. Gillespie
Yorkville notices mark Fourth of July prep and local events
Yorkville residents face an eighteen day window to plan the Fourth of July celebration. A burned Lincoln Street house linked to a smallpox death was razed by order of the board of health. Bee keeper Dr. Cartwright reports twenty plus stands and a honey surplus. The Tavora mill transformer was struck by lightning and put out of business briefly. Southern depot service under Agent Anderson improves, though power reliability remains hampered by weather and tree branches. A matinee for the Church Home Orphanage by local girls raised seven dollars seventy-five cents, five dollars to the orphanage. Health inspector Montgomery vows thorough sanitary work amid ongoing concerns in Yorkville.
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Lincoln Street
Peter McFadden
Board of Health
A. ¥. Cartwright
Yorkville
Tavora
Anderson
Ola Allison
Alec Starr
Mary Henley Willis
Elizabeth Finley
Meekle Starr
Margaret Cartwright
Margaret Finley
Sue Meek Allison
R. T. Allison
King's Mountain Street
Church Home
Montgomery
Montgomery praised as health official by town
The article notes strong public support for Mr. Montgomery in his health duties. It reports the arrest of two small black youths, Dunlap and his companion, by Deputy Sheriff Quinn and Constable Sanders for breaking into the Withers Adickes Company store. The men confessed, naming each other, and were sent to jail. Similar burglaries at I. W. Johnson’s store and York Drug Store are mentioned, with a prior interruption by lights-out during the break-in. Authorities suspect the same youths in all incidents.
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John C. Calhoun
Calhoun
Wilson-Grumm
Cleveland
South
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Senator Fletcher
Florida
Sea Island
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Dunlap
Quinn
Sanders
Withers Adickes Company
I. W. Johnson
York
Barnett
Columbia
Charlotte Observer
Victoria Griffin
Walter
Jim
Ruazell Griffin
Luke Lewis
Wash Medlin
Union County
Fred Bell
Libbie Thomas
Fred
W.T. Jones
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Aiken
Oeeeee
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M. E. Rutland
Batesbury
Rutie Eoeetty
John Beil Towill
Senator Tillman
Rutland
D. Cross
Col. Reed
Saluda Street
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York Street
Columbia Record
Col. Felder
Lanahan
Felder
Old State
W. A. Clark
Clark
South Carolina
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Georgia
Ozark
Ala
T. M. Mordecai
Charleston
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Frank Samuels
Quinie Simmons
Smoaks
Colleton County
J. Ben Smoak
N. M. Maxey
Walterboro
Lonnie Stokes
Maxey
Samuels
Simmons
Yorkville Social Notes and Regional Visits
A string of visits and travels from Sumter to Yorkville includes Mrs. Mary Williford and Miss Agnes Hunter visiting relatives in Yorkville and Lincolnton, with Miss Bonnie Plexico staying in Yorkville. Other items note Mr. Parish selling his hotel business and planning a Seattle move, and reports on Shrined wealth and the Imperial Council gathering in Louisville with 60,000 spectators and plans for the next meeting in New Orleans.
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Maryland
Yorkville
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J. B. Scott
Yorkville No. 3
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Taylors
8. C
T. J. Ashe
New York
Cc. Ashe
Agnes Hunter
Lindsay Hunter
Lincolnton
N. C
Bonnie Plexico
Chester
M. E. Plexico
Helen
Julia Witherspoon
Pattie Gage
W. H. Lawrence
C. J. Hughes
Piedmont Springs
Gaffney
Columbia State
C. G. Parish
Chas. Dudley
Seattle
Parish
Southern Christian Advocate
EB. K. Hardin
Wofford College
Methodists
Brother Hardin
Hardin
Harvard University
J. R. Killian
York Cotton Mill
Imperial Council of North America
Order of Nobles of the
Mystic Shrine
Louisville
Killian
Imperial Council
New Orleans
Western York Gold Field Declared Promising by Veteran Miner
Despite high past costs and skepticism from geologists, a seasoned miner argues that western York between Hickory Grove and the Cherokee boundary, north and south of the Southern railroad, remains a highly attractive gold prospect field. He notes surface indicators look good and that lodes and pockets could yield substantial payoffs, even as experts warn mining costs would exceed value.
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Western York
York
Hickory Grove
Cherokee
Southern
Prospecting Opinions From Practical Miners At Hickory Grove
A veteran gold miner, stationed in western York, disputes theoretical predictions and argues real fields defy rules. He compares Hickory Grove to Cripple Creek before its big strike, noting surface clues and outcroppings are promising, while actual yields remain modest but expectations loom of substantial future investment.
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York
Cripple Creek
Hickory Grove
Two Mules Killed by Lightning in Beersheba Area
The Yorkville Enquirer notes a fatal weather incident as John Caldwell of Beersheba neighborhood loses two mules to a lightning strike last Saturday, while his horse escapes unharmed. Additional local items include a cow break, a snakebite on a child, convicts escaping, and various South Carolina news items.
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John Caldwell
Beersheba
Butler Joiner
Joseph A. Smith
Body of E V Moore Found Near Dilworth Sewer Excavation
In Charlotte on June 11 the body of E V Moore, missing since May 19 1902 after a quarrel with a stranger at the fair grounds, was unearthed by sewer workers in Dilworth. Personal effects were found the next day. police speculate Moore fell into the open trench while intoxicated. Remains turned over to his widow and two children for burial.
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