Banking Failure Tells Of Forgeries By Broker Gaskill
Scraps and facts reports the Philadelphia City Trust and Safe Deposit Co closing after forgeries by broker Benjamin Gaskill, who died weeks earlier. It details frauds of 155000 borrowed against securities now worth about 5000 and 70000 repaid.
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City Trust and Safe Deposit Company of
Philadelphia
Benjamin Gaskill
Gaskill
Weather Bureau
Florida
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Oklahoma
Indian Territories
Texas
Albany
N. Y
Hendricks
State Insurance Department
Higgins
Equitable Life Assurance Society
New York
Thomas F. Ryan
S. H. Hardwick
Southern Railway
South
Hot Springs
Curl
United States
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
Visitors' Protective Association
United States Reservation
Interior Department
Visitors’ Protective Association
Leslie’s Weekly
Russia
German Empire
Austria-Hungary
Japan
United Kingdom
France
Italy
Spain
China
Charles V
England
Empire
State Department
Herbert W. Bowen
Francis B. Loomis
Bowen
Venezuela
Loomis
Bermudez
Arkansas University Chief Resigns Under Pressure
Dr. Henry Hartzog former Clemson College president and late head of the University of Arkansas resigns his post amid reports of political pressure. The same influence is said to have aided his original appointment to Arkansas.
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Henry Hartzog
Clemson College
University of Arkansas
Observer endorses local option over state prohibition plan
The Observer argues against a state prohibition push, praising county by county local option. It notes two counties have voted to remove dispensaries, others may follow, and warns a statewide campaign could hinder progress and politics. It endorses York County prohibition and urges restraint until more counties act.
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Columbia
Newberry
Exquirer
The
York County
Charleston
Richland
Caldwell McKelway Feud Spreads Across Region
The Charlotte Observer and the Presbyterian Standard conflict between editors J. P. Caldwell and A. J. McKelway has stirred strong sentiment across the area. A signed Observer editorial accuses McKelway while the Standard contains veiled references to Caldwell.
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Charlotte
J. P. Caldwell
The
Observer
A. J. McKelway
Presbyterian Standard
Standard
Caldwell
McKelway
Public quarrel over Caldwell and McKelway in the south
A southern controversy between J P Caldwell of the Charlotte Observer and Mr McKelway draws heavy commentary on temper and editorial infallibility. The piece condemns Caldwell s outburst while praising Caldwell s past steadiness and warns that personalities rarely advance public aims. It likens the dispute to a dog fight and urges ignoring personal spats to serve the public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
McKelway
Mec Kelway
Mr. Caldwell
J. P. Caldwell
Dispensary Conflict and Railroad Report Stages South Carolina
Columbia reports from Pickens say the whisky dispensary moved to Greenville and may face writs or reopening challenges after a disputed petition. A separate railroad commission finding clears engineers for Ogden wreck while urging yard safety and targeted track-clearing reforms.
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Columbia State
R. W. Nichols
Pickens
Greenville
Nichols
Heyward
J. E. Cox
H. H. Evans
State Board
Evans
Pickens County
Columbia
Railroad Commission
Hunter
Acker
Standard American Railways
Spartanburg
Charleston
Earle
Buncombe Stret Crossing
Allen White seeks missing two hounds in local affair
Local note reports Allen White seeking two hounds that strayed or were stolen last Friday night. Included are community notices on school opening, city finances, sales, and local merchants.
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Allen White
J. D. Huggins
Bethany Presterial School
W. P. Harrison
Aud. Com
Yorkville
Foushee Cash Store
J. Q. Wray
Dobson Bros
York Drug Store
I. W. Johnson
Star Drug Store
Piedmont
Shade tree damaged for sidewalk and postponed reception
The article notes a shade tree opposite the courthouse was injured to widen a cement sidewalk. A U D C reception at Mrs. I C Ashe’s was postponed again due to heavy rain and rescheduled for last night. It cites Yorkville’s altitude at 754 feet above sea level per Chief Engineer Matson, with potential adjustment by topographical engineers.
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Court House
People and social notes from Yorkville area
Mrs Mary 8 S Mason is quiet at her Liberty street home. Miss Kitty Stewart of Rock Hill visits Miss Carrie Beard, as does Miss Lella Gill of Laurinburg. Marshall Neil returns from the University of Virginia. R J Mackerell family back from Lancaster. Sadle and Ola Allison visit Mrs J F Blodgett in Atlanta. Ella Love from McConnellsville visits Yorkville friends. Annie Bateman of Columbia visits her sister Mrs M B Jennings. Kate Jones of Delphos area visits Charlotte friends. Ethel Latimer leaves to attend State Summer School at Clemson. Capt W B Moore of Yorkville elected unanimously major of the first battalion. Rufus Dobson of Lowell visits relatives in Yorkville. J Morrison Traywick of Corsicana Texas visits sister-in-law Mrs Margaret Traywick. J S Brice and Fannie B McCaw attend funeral in Chester for niece Miss Mary Caldwell. H C Strauss and wife return from five weeks in Arkansas, reporting benefit. John E Plaxico, a large Bullock's Creek farmer, says corn outlook may not cover cotton picking. P G McCorkle reports improving condition.
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Mary 8
S. Mason
Liberty Street
Kitty Stewart
Rock Hill
Carrie Beard
Lella M. Gill
Laurinburg
N. c
Marshall Neil
University of Virginia
R. J. Mackerell
Lancaster
Sadle
Ola Allison
J. F. Blodgett
Atlanta
Ella Love
McConnellsville
Yorkville
Annie Bateman
Columbia
M. B. Jennings
Kate Jones
Delphos
Charlotte
Ethel Latimer
Clemson College
W. B. Moore
Rufus Dobson
Lowell
J. W. Dobson
J. Morrison Traywick
Corsicana
Texas
Inlaw
Margaret Traywick
A. Y. Cartwright
J. S. Brice
Fannie B. McCaw
Chester
Mary Caldwell
H. C. Strauss
Arkansas
John E. Plaxico
Bullock's Creek Township
P. G. McCorkle
Yorkville notes mix of politics crops and people
Reports from Yorkville and surrounding towns detail militia promotions, medical needs at the county home, and local life. Highlights include Major Moore and Major Brock securing militia promotion, Col Hudson's De Queen postmaster bid, and a broad slice of farm changes and community events.
Rural Route News From Centre and Nearby Areas
On Bullock s Creek and Smyrna routes residents report crop conditions and local events. Miss Julia Lindsay dies aged about sixteen. funeral at Philadelphia cemetery led by Rev. R. A. Rouse. Widespread planting and harvest activity noted. Dr. Hood to move to Hickory Grove. mail carrier W P Youngblood praised. King s Creek farms face poor corn and ore mine shifts draw attention.
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Yorkville No. 4
Julia
L. D. Lindsay
Philadelphia
R. A. Rouse
L B. McKnight
Clara Mitchell
Centre
W. A. Hood
T. S. R. Ward
Hickory Grove
W. P. Youngblood
Smyrna No. 1
Macadam road proposed from Rock Hill to Yorkville
Mr. W. H. Wylie presented a plan in The Enquirer for a forty foot macadam road from Rock Hill via Main Street to Yorkville, offering to pay five hundred dollars when graded. He suggested extending toward Yorkville with steel rails for auto cars and Seaboard connection to link eastern York County to Rock Hill.
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W. H. Wylie
Enquirer
Rock Hill
Main Street
D. E. Finley
Yorkville
U S. C
Mr. Wylie
Seaboard Air Line
Edgmoor
Storms and disasters hit multiple cities this week
An electric storm in Tampa caused one death and thousands in property damage. Gen Edward M Henry died in Norfolk. A San Francisco insane man killed one and wounded nine with a shotgun before self inflicting death. D L Arey, Salisbury distiller, jailed in Atlanta for rectifying to defraud the government. A Lake Shore train crash near Mentor killed 24 and injured many. S P Sheerin died of apoplexy at a convention in Chicago. Takahira received honorary doctor of laws from Tufts College. Equitable leadership shifted to Paul Morton with a 160000 annual salary.
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Tampa
Fla
Edward M. Henry
John B. Gordon
Norfolk
San Francisco
D. L. Arey
Salisbury
N. C
Atlanta
Lake Shore
Mentor
Ohio
P. Sheerin
Democratic National Committee
National Telephone Association
Chicago
Indianapolis
Takahira
Tufts College
Massachusetts
Joseph W.’. Alexander
James H. Hyde
The
Equitable
Paul Morton
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Taft
Yorkville Enquirer
Yorkville, D. C
South Carolina News
Jefferson
Congress Street
South Carolina Military Academy
A. N. Brunson
Messrs. Latta Bros
Messrs
Latta Bros
F. H. Dover
Grover
Dover
Alice Hurt
J. P. Blair
Blairaville
Blair
Gaines’s Mill
Walter B. Moore
W. T. Brock
Cheraw
Maj. Moore
Paul G. McCorkle
McCorkle
Wilkinsville
Gaffney Ledger
J. P. White
John
Tom Campbell
Wm. Walker
Bethany Presbyterial School
Fort Mill
C. B. Kendall
Baptist Church
G. M. Horton
Bullock’'s Creek Township
J. B. Smith
J. T. Wilkerson
Hickory
D. P. Curry
Guthriesville
J. W. McFarland
R. M. Barnett
Bethel
J. L. Moss
H. J. Sherrer
John Dickson
Dickson
Manchester Mill
Chester Quadrangle
Finley
Sharon
I. H. Norris
L. B. Sherer
Mr. Norris
J. H. Sage
Norris
Sage
O. A. Hamlin
Chester and Lenoir
Berkeley County
Mt. Pleasant
Laura E. Venning
Blowing Rock
Southern
County Board of Commissioners
County Medical Association
Capt
Eugene Hutchison
A. E. Hutchison
Geo. W. Dick
Sumter
Wallace
Cmpany
Jeff Roacich
Fort Sumter
Hutchison
J. J. Waters
W.C
David Hutchison
George W. Dick
Bullock’s Creek
Yorkville No. 2
John Robinson
Ida Ferguson
G. W. Sturgis
Union City
Tenn
Master Difford
Perry Ferguson
R. H. Gilfillen
R. J. W. Moss
King’s Creek
Moss
Bob Green
John Gilfillen
Green
D. R. Lavender
Gaffney
Ida Ormand
Yorkville No. 6
H. M. Shillinglaw
R. A. Westbrook
Mr. Westbrook
T. P. Whisonant
Eustis
R. M. Plaxico
George Ormand
Shillinglaw
G. C. Ormand
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