World cotton supply and naval maneuvers dominate notices
Secretary Hester reports the worlds visible cotton at 2 811 949 bales with American share 1 857 949, and a breakdown across Great Britain Europe Egypt India and the United States. A Washington dispatch notes Admiral Dewey to command a large fleet near the West Indies for winter maneuvers with Moody observing.
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Egypt
Brazil
India
Great Britain
Europe
United States
Washington
Admiral Dewey
Moody
Dewey
Culebra Island
West Indies
A. J. Henry
United States Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic States
Missouri Valley
Middle Rock Mountain
New York
Carlo Cattapani
Marquis de Cordova
Hudson River
One Hundred and Fifteenth Street
North River
William Staff
Columbia College Boat House
J. Hood Wright Hospital
Giuseppe Musilino
Lucca
Italy
Neary
Reggio di Calabria
Musilino
Urbino
Wood
Cuba
Associated Press
Thurber
Senate
Mr. Thurber
Bureau of Information
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
White House
Oyster Bay
Kermit
Archibald
Campaign chatter hints at surprises in Yorkville
Yorkville dull on June 18 1902 with no expected events at Donald's. If anything notable arises in the campaign it will be a surprise. Columbia invited senatorial candidates to a free reception and observers wonder if state office candidates will receive the same hospitality.
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Nonopy
Donald
ColumpBia
Columbia State
James H. Tillman
Mr. Tillman
Cuba race tale denied by Gomez and Palma
The story claiming the U S government paid General Gomez 25000 dollars to stay out of Cuba's presidency race was denounced as malicious and false by both President Palma and Gomez.
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United States
General Gomez
Cuba
Palma
Congress Adjournment Doubts Hover In Washington
In Washington there is no definite idea on when congress will adjourn. Members of both houses have grown impatient but the majority delays final adjournment until several key pieces of legislation are satisfactorily settled.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Controversy With Tillman and Primary Voting Reform Discussed
The Columbia State faces a heated quarrel with James H. Tillman while urging counties to set voter qualification for primaries. It argues unregistered voters hold power and calls for action. Also reports General DeWet's camp reception and plea for loyalty to a new government. The piece notes the Cuban reciprocity bill impasse and a presidential appeal to Congress.
Rural mail boxes spark cost debate in Senate
Senator Tillman presented the advantages of supplying metal mail boxes for rural free delivery and showed a 49 cent factory price box. He argued private boxes cost farmers from 1.25 to 3 dollars and rural delivery costs already 7.5 million dollars yearly, with potential to rise beyond city mail costs. The writer notes several price discrepancies and urges record accuracy.
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Tillman
South Carolina
Senate
Washington Dispatch
Yorkville
Post Office Department
Dukes Dispensary Controversy Weighs Motive and Theft Claims
The Greenville News responds to A F Dukes amid a dispensary scandal debate. The piece questions motive, argues both sides may oppose the dispensary, and suggests Dukes may face a $1000 theft allegation if charges by The News are true. The piece notes uncertainties about future investigations and public verdicts.
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A. F. Dukes
Greenville News
Greenville
Dukes
South Carolina
Sprinkle
Iif
Senator Elkins pushes Cuba statehood via joint senate resolution
On Saturday Senator Elkins introduced a joint resolution proposing annexation and admission of Cuba as a U S state. The measure would have Congress approve a republic of Cuba with a republican government and a constitutional submission by January 1, 1904, or allow the president to admit Cuba directly as a state under agreed terms.
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Senate
Cuba
Congress
Republic of
United States
Republic of Cuba
Fairfield Dispensary Quirk Referred Back by Board
After extensive testimony the state board of dispensary directors voted to refer the entire Fairfield dispensary matter back to the Fairfield delegation for action.
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Fairfield Dispensary
State Board of Dispensary Directors
Fairfield
Local Affairs Sales Tease Week of Two Hour Deals
Local merchants announce a solid week of special sales with two hour daily windows from 10 to 12. J M Heath Co continues clothing and shoe reductions and starts white goods sale. York Drug Store lists fruit jar prices. Col W G Stephenson shares time from reveille to taps and other notes. Co P Lawrance Co offers key soda at two cents a pound. Riddle Carroll sell cotton seed hulls and meat and invite fruit jar buyers. Jas M Starr Co touts soda fountain and service advantages. S B Lathan offers surveying services with prompt accurate work. A M Grist warns small fires prevent big ones and urges Utica extinguisher sales.
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H. C. Strauss & Co
J. M. Heath & Co
York Drug Store
Col. W. G. Stephenson
Co. P. Lawrance & Co
Riddle & Carroll
Jas. M. Starr & Co
S. B. Lathan
Hickory Grove
A. M. Grist
Utica
Notable Local Residents Visit and Travel Notes
Ron Bessie McConnell visits relatives in Rock Hill while Mrs Walter Kennedy and Kirby John Rainey from Sharon return from Erskine College. Residents from Hickory and Blacksburg were in Yorkville. D W McCarter remains ill at home. Colonel W G Stephenson attended a YMCA convention in Asheville. Cadet Paul Neely Moore returned from Bingham Military School in Asheville. Will W Blair travels from Erskine College toward Blairsville. Talulah Neville represents Presbyterian College for Women at Asheville convention. John M Thomasson estimates wheat yield this year at about one third. only 20 dozen harvested from a patch yielding 65 last year. Superintendent Whitener of the Waaingang is seriously ill but showing some improvement. Congressman Finley visits Yorkville from Washington and plans a short stay. J J Hull and A R Banks from Rock Hill suspect rumors of a candidate run for the House, but Hull denies any bid.
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Rock Hill
Walter Kennedy
Kirby John Rainey
Sharon
Erskine College
Ae R. J. Whisenant
Hickory Ve
Reinhart
Blacksburg
Yorkville
D. W. McCarter
W. G. Stephenson
Asheville
N. C
John M. Thomasson
Bethany
Superintendent Whitener
Waaingang
Congressman Finley
Washington
Essrs
J. J. Hull
A. R. Banks
Mr. Hull
House of Representatives
Fraud conviction in Amos Owen Cherry Tree case shocks district court
In the United States district court a jury found Dr Fran Bright, Rev T Bright and C D Wilkie guilty of fraud tied to the Cherry Tree company scheme. They hired 3400 agents who paid $40,000. sentencing to begin Tuesday follows remarks on restitution.
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Charlotte Observer
Fran Bright
Rev
T. Bright
C. D. Wilkie
Amos Owen Cherry Tree Company
United States
Boyd
A. E. Holton
Cherry Tree Company
Wilkie
Senator Pritchard
Judge Boyd
Brights
Defendants Granted Bond After Court Appearance
Rev. T. Bright appeared haggard while co-defendants remained calm as Judge Boyd allowed them to stay on existing bonds set at 2000 dollars for Frank Bright and 1000 dollars each for T Bright and Wilkie, ending the tense court moment.
Yorkville Weather, Pigeons, and Dispensary Notes
Yorkville and nearby areas had good weekend rains and garden troubles persist. The summer school progresses well with Mr. Carroll praising it as highly satisfactory. About 200 carrier pigeons from Trenton were released by express agent H H Beard. results of their return flight were not reported. Dispensary activity softened, with fewer townsfolk and less conviviality, as debates on liquor policy and summer cash flow continued amid mayoral stance and household finances.
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Yorkville
Carroll
Dayight
H. H. Beard
Trenton
N. J
Willig
Carp in Crowder's Creek Baffle Anglers with Muddy Lairs
A Crowder's creek resident claims thousands of pounds of carp inhabit the stream and the deeper ponds of Riddle and Davis. He notes the fish bury themselves in mud and slip away from ordinary hooks and seines, making large catches difficult despite plentiful specimens in most streams.
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Crowder's Creek
Riddle
Davis
Southern gains link to Hickory Grove in rail deal
A damaged, early 20th century note touts a purchase that connects the Southern with Hickory Grove, enabling the railroad to expand rolling stock and potentially raise stock values and dividends. It jokes about track safety and mockingly blessings the company for bringing better lines and care to riders with accident policies.
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Southern
Hickory Grove
South Carolina Campaign Turmoil and Tillman’s Stance
A South Carolina news roundup notes printer’s ink campaigns and the evolving senatorial race. Senator Tillman remains officially hands off while Latimer Evans and others vie, with Donald’s meeting drawing 1500–2000 attendees from Abbeville to Greenwood counties as gubernatorial and senatorial candidates circulated and debated education, roads, and national questions.
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Latimer
Senate
Henderson
John ‘Sary Evans
Evans
Washington
Representative Latimer
Elliott
Hemphill
Johnstone
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Abbeville
Anderson
Laurens
Greenwood
John Gary Evans
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Ansel
Talbert
Timmerman
Frye
Mr. Tillman
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Roosevelt
Davis
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Heyward
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Wright's Ferry
Catawba Power Company
B. N. Moore
Molly Brown
Filbert
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Brice
Alvah Westerlund
Miss May Clinton
Edgmoor
Miss Clinton
York County
Enquirer
B. Lathan
Lathan
J. E. Adams
York Cotton Mills
Adams
Ed Thomas
W.S. Love
J. F. Adams
Texas
Bethel Cemetery
Bowling Green
John Barber
Barber
Martin
Spartanburg
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Walter Barron
Nixon McDill, Jr
Erskine
Maude Whitesides
Due West Female College
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Cleo Leslie
Jones Seminary
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