Cotton supply totals and market schemes unfold
Secretary Hester reports world visible cotton at 2 948 096 bales with American share 1 165 096 and other kinds 1 083 000. Global distribution shows 1 457 000 afloat in Britain Europe and Egypt 148 000 in Egypt 616 000 in India and 272 000 in the United States. The North American cites plans by a 100 million capital syndicate to control US cotton production and by Wannamaker to swap and auction franchises. Debates over Cuban debts, trusts and railroads, and a border camp near Kiowa Apache lands reflect widespread tension and policy disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hester
Egypt
Brazil
India
Great Britain
Europe
United States
Philadelphia
American Cotton Oil Company
Southern Cotton Oil Company
North American
Marion Butler
North Carolina
Washington
People's Party
People’s Party
Ashbridge
John Wannamaker
Wannamaker
Commanche Reservation
Oklahoma
J. J. McKenna
Dr. McKenna
Cuba
Wood
General Wood
Root
Oil Burners Cut Rail Costs Across Systems
Installing oil burners on locomotives costs about 250 dollars each. A Texas branch of the Atchison system could save 180000 dollars yearly by substituting oil. The Atchison coal costs are 1.68 per ton versus Southern Pacific at 4.03. Widespread oil use could save nearly 5 million annually, supporting higher dividends and eventually cheaper freight rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Atchison
Southern Pacific
Rockies
Southern politics and Senator McLaurin in 1901 column
The Yorkville Enquirer critiques Southern presidential aims and platforms. It defends Senator McLaurin's track record, rebukes Charleston grand juries and the Columbia State for alleged behavior, and argues for South Carolina welfare guiding politics rather than national platters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLaurin
Columbia State
South Carolina
Questioning the Origins of a South Carolina Pledge Plot
The speaker demands identification of who originated a scheme to pledge South Carolina Democrats to a revived Kansas City platform. He urges analysis of the individual's mental make-up and warns that further pledges to Mr. Bryan could avoid sending delegates to the next Democratic convention and possibly prevent the next presidential election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Kansas City
Bryan
Shipping Costs and U S Trade Lead to Domestic Interest
The text notes 2023 style import exports figures with exports at 1.04 billion and imports 0.84 billion, creating a 0.20 billion surplus. It argues Americans pay 200 million in freight to foreign shipowners, largely British, and urges shifting 400 thousand dollars daily that currently leaves the U S to Americans. It stresses broad citizen impact and leadership in shipping.
Ship subsidy bill aims to boost American ocean shipping
The proposed ship subsidy plan would pay 9 million dollars annually to qualifying American flag ships to compete with foreign fleets. Proponents cite lower freight costs, strategic resilience during war, and potential annual savings of 41 million dollars for Americans, while critics warn partisan bias clouds clear discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Partizan
Boyd Leaves Rock Hill for Huntersville Superintendency
Professor J A Boyd, co- principal of Rock Hill High School, will move to Huntersville North Carolina to take the superintendency there after consulting with Professor Banks. Banks will continue running Rock Hill High School.
Flood devastates Elkhorn coal regions in Virginia
A cloud burst flood swept Elkhorn and nearby coal districts last Sunday, destroying millions in property and drowning several hundred people. In New Haven Connecticut ex consul Adelbert S Hay was killed by a fall from a hotel window in an apparent accident. Democratic and Populist factions in Kansas debate a new party name while Democrats stick to their current banner. In Virginia a Bryan invitation to the constitutional convention was decisively rejected. A Nebraska cyclone near Napier killed about a dozen people last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhorn
West Virginia
Adelbert S. Hay
Pretoria
Hay
New Haven
Conn
Kansas
Wm. J. Bryan
Napier
Nebraska
Local merchants tout sales and goods in brisk promotions
H C Strauss & Co announces a 25 percent reduction sale across lines as they seek quick turnover. J J Keller & Co urges customers to discuss house contracting plans and carpentry hardware. W M Kennedy offers school books at introductory prices, fruit jars, seed corn, and exchange options. Loan and Savings Bank promotes saving. W B Moore & Co features ice cream freezers, windows, doors, furniture and paints. John B Williams touts Armour's breakfast bacon. C P Lawrance & Co stocks Gail Borden condensed milk and jars with bulk pricing. T W Speck shows off parasols priced 1.25 to 5.50. Jas M Starr & Co. highlights soda and ice cream at their fountain. Riddle & Carroll sell 4 inch poplar shingles at 2 per thousand. Sam M Grist Special Agent prints John C Sheppard on Mutual Benefit Life Insurance.
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H. C. Strauss & Co
J. J. Keller & Co
W. M. Kennedy
State Board of Education
Loan and Savings Bank
W. B. Moore & Co
Gail Borden
Riddle & Carroll
Sam M. Grist
John C. Sheppard
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company of
Newark
Blairsville farmer thrives with clean wheat amid droughts
Reports across the county show grassy fields hindering farmers yet J C Blair of Blairsville stands out with the best Bullock's Creek crop. Blair explains his wheat curing method after cutting and discusses threshing timing to prevent weevils and rust, aiming for about 25 bushels per sowing and remaining stock of 50 to 60 bushels.
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Adnah
J. C. Blair
Blairsville
J. H. Saye
Sharon
Mr. Blair
Blair
John M. Thomasson
Thomasson
Local notices and business hints in city paper
Last Sunday was the hottest day of the season. Chief of Police Love collects the commutation street tax at $2.00. J J Keller Co. make statements promising advantage to investors. Keller Co will delay Victor Cotton Oil buildings for several weeks due to scarce hands. Strauss Co preparing to flash things and advertise to “make things hum.” Yorkville Graded School board elected Prof John Daniels Clemson College as superintendent succeeding Prof B L Jones.
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J. J. Keller & Co
Victor Cotton Oil Company
H. C. Strauss & Co
Yorkville Graded School
John (. Daniels
Clemson College Post Office
B. L. Jones
Summer school lectures and a large globe project
Prof Thomson plans a series of short lectures for summer school staff and students starting Tuesday at 5 PM with public invitation. J J Keller Co drafts a globe about 30 inches diameter for Superintendent Carroll, likely among the region’s largest and best. A telegram error in a graded school teacher’s note is blamed on the telegraph company. Jasper Light Infantry held an armory meeting naming John R Hart as first lieutenant and F G Dobson as second lieutenant after W W Boyce’s resignation. A local school board requests publication of a clipping titled Our Woes about a Kansas teacher’s letter on withholding or delaying a school position linked to personal changes.
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Thomson
Messrs. J. J. Keller & Co
Carroll
Tele Graph Company
Jasper Light Infantry
Leutenant
W. W. Boyce
John R. Hart
F. G. Dobson
Board of Graded School Trustees
Kansas
Shredding corn feed praised by Yorkville planter
Mr. Sam L. Pursley of Zadok explains in Yorkville that shredding his corn crop last year produced abundant stover and no fodder shortage. He paid $12 to shred a crop, sold a ton of stover, and says he will shred the entire crop next season while still keeping some fodder. He notes stover absorbs manure and serves as litter, and believes roughness supports cattle feeding through winter.
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King's Mountain Township
Sam L. Pursley
Zadok
Pursley
Yorkville
Mr. Pursley
Stover
York County Confederate Monument Association Formed
The Jasper Light Infantry of Yorkville plans a monument to Confederate soldiers from York County costing not less than 2500 dollars. A committee chaired by W B Moore is named with local leaders and educators to raise funds and run events, including enlistment of white teachers as solicitors and school involvement to honor patriot fathers.
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Bank of
Jasper Light Infantry
Yorkville
York County
W. B. Moore
York County Confederate Monument Association
John K. Hart
Co. L
Cc. W. L
S. C
H. M. Dunlap
Catawba Rivot Co. G
Rock Hill
T. B. Spratt
Fort Mill Light Infantry
Co. K
W. B. Smith
Clover
Ata D. McConnell
McConnellsville
Ss. E. White
Fort Mill
J. H. Saye
Sharon
W. S. Wilkerson
Hickory Grove
R. W. Whitesides
Smyrna
T. M. Allen
Harmony
Perry Ferguson
Bandana
I. A. Bigger
Energy
L. M. Davis
Catawba
L. N. Culp
Ss. A. Glenn
Bethel Camp
Bethel
8. C
W. B. Dunlap
Ann White
Daughters of the Confederacy
5. C
James H. Thornwell
Daughterf the Confederacy
W. B. Mott
The
Memorial Association
J. C. Wilborn
Ebenezer
R. A. Gilfillan
Memorial Association of
Monumental Association
Carroll
Robt. E. Lee
Through to Gaffney and local bridge repairs noted
Awaiting trial list at the approaching term is seven prisoners with several out on bond, while South Carolina and Georgia Extension announces a new through afternoon connection from Blacksburg to Gaffney. Also reported are Crowder's creek bridge repairs by Supervisor Gordon using chain gang labor, and crop notes from W. S. Wilkerson describing heavy rain, flooded lands, late replanting, and poor prospects in the western county. The Catawba Bridge repair progress aims to resume normal traffic by week’s end, with Fort Mill contracts and ferryman fees affecting temporary crossings since the 1900s flood.
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Jull
Court of General Sessions
South Carolina
Georgia
Blacksburg
Gaffney
Enquirer
Gordon
Yorkville
Crowder's Creek
Wright's Ferry
W. S. Wilkerson
J. W. Bauer
Columbia
Catawba Bridge
Catawba River
Fort Mill
Catawba Power Company
Dinkin's Ferry
Catawba
Notes From Ogden on Crops and School Plan
The Ogden column notes harvest progress with reapers and binders in use and concerns over wet weather. It reports plans to merge three nearby schools into one large Ogden campus, issues about road access and funding, and potential tax levies after construction. Damaged McElwee mill dam requires days to repair, while local residents face health and weather concerns. Governor McSweeney’s handling of resignations is praised.
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Ogden
McElwee
Ayers
R. H. Lucas
Howell
T. W. Scoggins
McLaurin
S.k.j
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Rheinische Westphalische Zeitung
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Germany
Botha
Lord Kitchener
Simonstown
French
Liberty
Chicago Tribune
California
the Tribune
Beaumont
Tillman
Democratic Platform
McSweeney
Yorkville Enquirer
Yorkville, S. C
Charleston
America
Boyd
Huntersville
Tigers
Rock Hint
J. A. Boyd
A. R. Banks
N. C
Banks
Bronson
Highland Park
Piedmont
Wylie
National Union Bank
Fred Westerlund
Bob Wylie
J. M. Strickland
Lee
Sadie Robinson
Crook
R. L. Crook
Santac
John C. Dickey
Lesslie
Larnin
Local Affairs
Judge Gage
J. R. Boulware
J. E. Leech
Broad River
J. E. Bankhead
Bullock's Creek
J. R. Mitchell
W. C. Latimer
S. L. White
Broad
R. F. Grier
Ewan Eases
J. L. Dowdle
J. F. Boyd
J. T. Ferguson
J. B. Stephenson
O. S. Poe
Owen
R. R. Plaxico
D. Flanigan
Wee Bethel
Love
Talula Neville
Mrs. Cork
Cal G. Parish
C. W. F. Spencer, Esq
H. Colcock Moore
Margaret
W. M. Allison
Henrietta
William Allison, Jr
J. W. M. Kennedy
Laurinburg
Blanche
Rose Lindsay
M. C. Willis
Barnwell County
Union County
Clark
Rustic Theatre
Augusta
Herndon
York Kine
Allison
Henrietta Cotton Mills
Henrietta Manufacturing Company
Shelby
Spartanburg
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