21 Jun 1918
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Newspaper
Yorkville Enquirer
Location
York, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1918
Page
1
The Barnwell address critiques high taxes and bloated boards, calling for a budget system and reduced state offices. It emphasizes cotton warehousing as a credit basis, urges reform to curb machine politics, and backs farmer power and recall for officials. The speech also notes a postwar shipping accord with Sweden.
The article notes campaigns opening in Barnwell for state races and Winnsboro for the senate race, with pledges and assessment swisment closing at noon Monday. It lists several candidates across districts and details rules for military and civilian voting in the upcoming primary.
The document outlines penalties under the Espionage Act for false reports and disloyal acts during wartime. It also reports American casualties from World War I stoking public awareness as 8,085 total casualties with 3,192 deaths and 4,547 wounded, including 291 lost at sea.
A multi station U S eclipse expedition describes the August 30 1905 event from Spain and Guelma detailing cloud delays fears and eventual corona photographs. Observers from Washington Virginia and naval ships captured 106 seconds of totality and reported dramatic skies Venus and the sun’s crown revealed in brilliant detail.
A man arrested in Tayonne New Jersey last Sunday was found to possess a German iron cross. The report notes continued U S military manpower, war bills, pardons for two soldiers, and various wartime incidents including rifles seized in Beckemger Illinois and a 6 cent fare proposal by street railways.
Opening day for state office campaigns in Barnwell Columbia with about 200 attendees heard Governor candidates John G. Richards and John L. McLaurin push war and tax positions while others like Robert A. Cooper Andrew J. Bethea and Jno T Duncan argued war politics and taxes also featured were lieutenant governor hopefuls Junius T. Liles Octavius Cohen and George W. Wightman discussing experience and budgets amid patriotic rhetoric and wartime unity.
The article describes the polecat or skunk as a bold black and white animal with two white facial stripes and a bushy tail. It notes its two foot length, short legs, and musky odor used for protection, while praising its beauty and playful nature.
Congressman Stevenson releases a reply to DL Coker disputing his claim that Federal Reserve loans were being called on cotton. He cites a 1918 letter from the Richmond bank and notes public concern about farmers losing their credit. He defends his remarks on taxation of cotton manufacturers and calls for uniform tax treatment.
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