Scraps and Lasts Chronicle Drug-Storery and Trials
Knoxville dispatch reports the Summer School of the South opens its second session with 1,200 students enrolled and 900 faculty. lectures by Dr. McMurray and Prof. Bailey. It mentions Kansas wheat labor shortages, Toxaway dam concerns, a lynching in Wilmington, and railroad developments including Southern railway widening. Also covers Change of Venue debate in murder trials and Washington bank speculation with a proposed 100 million capitalization.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Summer School of the South
Charles W. Dabney
University of Tennessee
Jefferson Hall
United States
Charles A. McMurray
New York
L. H. Bailey
Cornell University
Kansas
East St. Louis
Wheat Belt
Chicago
Kan
Southern Railway
The
Blue Ridge Railroad
Anderson Light and Power Company
Sapphire Country
Toxaway Dam
Johnstown
Toxaway
George White
Wilmington
Del
Helen
Bishop
Charlotte Observer
A. Gordon Jones
Central Hotel
Southern
Washington
Charlotte
Charlottesville
Washington Dispatch
New York City
Bank of England
Freight wreck at Niagara claims multiple lives
A freight train collision on a grade near Niagara killed both engineers instantly. Band, a fireman, died from a beam driven through his chest, while other fireman Brewers body remains trapped in the wreck. The Yorkville Enquirer notes ongoing venue arguments for a defendant and questions fairness of trials.
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Raleigh
N. C
Seaboard Air Line
Niagara
Southern Pines
S. T. Stewart
W. P. Wall
Walter Bond
Brewer
Stewart
Hamlet
Vassanderl
Dently
Wall
Band
Iowa Democratic convention ends in Bryanite split
In the Iowa State Democratic convention the Bryanites and Re-organizers battled over reaffirming Chicago and Kansas City platforms. The Re-organizers won 461 to 853 but forewarned of further friction as the split was narrow and divisive.
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Iowa
Chicago
Kansas City
Affidavit Shows Columbia Feeling Toward Col Tillman
Colonel Wylie Jones swore an affidavit noting strong feeling in Columbia against Col J H Tillman. He later wrote that the affidavit should not imply Tillman could not get a fair trial. One attorney claimed social and business influence biased Jones, but the record says he was impartial.
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Wylie Jones
Columbia
J. H. Tillman
Col. Jones
Col. Tillman
Colonel Jones
Change of Venue for Tillman Case Granted
Judge Townsend ruled for a change of venue in the murder case of James H. Tillman, to Lexington, after a full argument by prosecutors and defense. The motion to transfer proceedings from Columbia was studied over, and the court ordered the move.
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Gonzales
Columbia
James
H. Tillman
N. G. Gonzales
Townsend
Lexington
Andrew Crawford
Trial arguments in Tillman case end with venue debate
The defense led by Mr. P H Nelson and Mr. G Duncan Bellinger faced prosecution by Mr. Thurmond as ex Judge Buchanan attacked the press and capitalists. After hours of argument the court granted a change of venue and directed counsel to draft the order leaving the destination blank.
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P. H. Nelson
G. Duncan Bellinger
Thurmond
O. W. Buchanan
Columbia
Judge Buchanan
Townsend
Mr. Croft
Buchanan
Croft
Saluda
Saluda Court House
Crawford
George D. Tillman
Saluda County
Edgefield
Nelson
Bellinger
Messrs
Winthrop hosts teachers. campus wide welcome
Winthrop college opened its doors to visiting teachers for a summer program. State Superintendent Martin attended and greeted guests warmly as the campus buzzed with a reception and the popular Campus course events. Notable visitors from Yorkville included Misses Ashe Bird Bird Spann and others. Major James F. Hart and W Brown Wylie attended on business and visited Camp Wade Hampton.
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Johnson
Winthrop College
Martin
Winthrop
J. R
T. J. Ashe
Latta Parish
Frank Dobson
Jas. F. Hart
W. Brown Wylie
Wade Hampton
Major Hart
Good Roads Suggestions for York County in 1903
A Yorkville Enquirer reader argues against macadam roads citing 3520 four horse loads per mile and proposes clay mixed with sand pumped from creek bottoms to stations, plus windmill tanks and covered roads as cheaper, more comfortable alternatives with proven tests elsewhere and better drainage for man and beast.
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The
Yorkville Enquirer
York County
Chester
Demand for Higher Wages by Piedmont Plant Nurses and Helpers
In Piedmont June 24 report, workers including nurses and cooks unionize demanding 25 to 75 cents weekly raises amid plum and blackberry harvests and labor shortages. Separate items note a moonshine raid near Blacksburg destroying wine and beer. the death of Miss Mattie Boyce, longtime Due West Female College principal, after illness. and Clifton Manufacturing flood losses pegged at 300000 with 9,000 bales of cotton saved and plans to raise capital. The York case ruling on sureties in claim and delivery confirms full liability of sureties for verdict extent.
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Piedmont
Columbia
Mattie Boyce
West
Bué West Female College
Mexico
Idaville
Tenn
Due West Female College
T. G. Boyce
D. D
Emaline Boyce
Clifton
Spartanburg
Charlotte Observer
Clifton Manufacturing Company
Converse
Glendale
R. J. Smith
Smith
Dantzler
Finley
Long
Thomson
Joplin
Bardin
Yorkville
King’s Mountains Military Academy
Local notices from York Drug Store to J. M. Starr Co.
Local affairs list various business notices including Mason fruit jars at York Drug Store with rubber lids, Franklin proverb from Loan and Savings Bank, mackerel shipment from Riddle & Carroll, clear glass jelly tumblers from C P Lawrance Co, reward offer by Mayor Willis for water meter tampering, probate notices for estate of Edward Thomas and letters of administration for J E Harper, remnant lace sale and sewing machine contest at J Q Wray, Foushee Cash Store child clothing offer, and stock remedies from International Stock Food Co. by Jas M Starr & Co.
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York
Mason's
Loan and Savings Bank
Riddle & Carroll
C. P. Lawrance & Co
M. C. Willis
King’s Mountain Street
Jane A. Thomas
Sharon
Edward Thomas
McCorkle
M. E. Harper
Harper
J. Q. Wray
Foushee Cash Store
Jas. M. Starr & Co
International Stock Food Co
Catawba Power Company capital up by one hundred thousand
The secretary of state authorizes Catawba Power to raise capital stock from 650000 to 750000. The Charlotte Chronicle notes the first cotton bloom of the season sent by Williams & Shelton of Chesterfield county. Prices are strong and the outlook for September remains favorable.
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Secretary of State
Catawba Power Company
Charlotte Chronicle
Williams & Shelton Company
Chesterfield County
Major Hart Urges Businesslike Road Improvement Plan
In Yorkville the Rock Hill Herald reports Major Jas F Hart advocates a measured approach to road improvements. He calls for state legislation, a county engineer, surveys and cost estimates, and careful budgeting with economy and phased work over years.
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Yorkville
Rock Hill
County Board of Commissioners
Special Road Commission
Hart
Coun
Road improvement plans face county opposition in York County
The Herald notes road agitation has caused friction in the county with one injury, halting neighborhood efforts to haul rock for highway repairs. It fears postponement of the Rock Hill to Catawba Junction project and calls for renewed organization to improve township highways with local support.
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Yorkville
Rock Hill
Catawba Junction
Herald
Homicide at Ferguson Mine Ends in Self Defense Claim
James McLester shot and killed Jack Foskett at the Ferguson gold mine near King's Mountain, about fourteen miles northeast of Yorkville. Coroner Louthian ordered an inquest and McLester was jailed. Mrs. Foskett's testimony supported that Foskett threatened McLester with a pistol days earlier.
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Ferguson Mine
James McLester
Jack Foskett
Ferguson Gold Mine
King’s Mountain Battleground
Yorkville
Louthian
McLester
Jack
Foskett
Yorkville notes and district updates report
Miss Rose Lindsay visits Rock Hill and many residents, including Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Strauss from Arkansas, travel between Yorkville and nearby towns. News covers school taxes, new sprinkler, wage demands for cooks, Kings Mountain Military Academy charter, water-meter vandalism, rail freight shifts after a landslide, York Cotton Mills machinery, and a pedestrian injury near the old depot.
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Rose Lindsay
Rock Hill
H. C. Strauss
Arkansas
J. Leander Parish
Yorkville
R. A. Dobson
W. M. Allison
Henrietta
N. C
Mack Schorb
Bedford Telephone Company
Robi. Witherspoon
Guthriesville
Yorkville Notes on Local Visitors and Personnel Changes
Yorkville locals greet visitors as Masters Wade and Quay Williford travel to Winnsboro. Mrs. M. L. Smith and Clover children visit Batesburg relatives. Professor J. B. Kennedy receives a one year leave for study after directing Erskine college preparatory work. Rooney brothers from Whitinsville and L. B. Thomas of Charlotte oversee York Cotton mills machinery. Rooney to speak at York Cotton mills chapel soon.
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Yorkville
Masters Wade
Quay Williford
Winnsboro
M. L. Smith
Clover
E. H
L. A. Rooney
Whitinsville
Mass
L. B. Thomas
Charlotte
N. C
York
Rooney
Parish
Mr. Thomas
Bowen House
E. H. Rooney
York Cotton Mills
Blowing Rock Inn Fire Destroys Rhododendron Inn
Fire at Blowing Rock destroyed the Rhododendron Inn owned by J. N. Stringfellow of Chester S C. Loss about 5000 with 2600 insured. Explosion of a lamp caused the blaze. Nearby Blowing Rock Hotel was in danger. Also notes the Dobson Sawyer marriage at Yorkville last Wednesday.
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Blowing Rock
Lenoir
Charlotte Observer
Brady
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Gastonia
Kate Ratchford
J. W. Betts
Lesslie
Nan Meadows
Alma
Strauss
Walker
J. Meek Smith
Gaffney
Captain Hazel
Carolina and North-Western Pullman Service
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York Cotton Millq
W. D. Grist
TH Enquirer
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