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Yorkville Enquirer in York, South Carolina

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Newspaper

Yorkville Enquirer

Location

York, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1912

Page

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Notable Men Declined the Vice Presidency in U.S. History

The article surveys past vice presidential nominees who declined or were forced to withdraw, noting figures such as John C Calhoun, John Langdon, Elbridge Gerry, and Chester A Arthur. It discusses the two thirds rule origin in Jacksonian politics, and examines age patterns, succession questions, and debates over granting a cabinet seat to the vice president.

John C. Calhoun John Langdon New Hampshire James Madison Elbridge Gerry Massachusetts Bmilas Wright New York Martin van Buren George M. Dallas Pennsylvania Wright Ring Henry Clay Benjamin Fitzpatrick Alabama Douglas Benjamin F. Butler Lincoln Andrew Johnson William P. Frye Maine Garfield Frye New York State Mr. Arthur William Rufus King George Clinton Thomas A. Hendricks Levi P. Morton Henry Wilson Henry G. Davis Judge Parker Allen G. Thurman Mr. Cleveland Jackson Baltimore van Buren United States Bank United States Senate Mr. Roosevelt Panama Mr. Taft Mexico Washington Chicago Arthur Grant Bryan Roosevelt Roscoe Conkling Middle West Northwest Seymour McKinley New York City McClellan and Pendleton Harrison and Reid Minneapolis St. Louis Senator Lodge Philadelphia Theodore Roosevelt Lodge Senator Platt Serena Payne Representative Payne Donelson Caffrey Louisiana Buckner Indianapolis Cleveland and Hendricks W. F. Vilas Franklin Pierce W. R. King John W. Davis Indiana Jefferson Davis Illinois Confederacy Buchanan Breckinridge Cincinnati Pierce Cass John B. Ward Georgia Dixon New York Times

Stupidity of the Africans recounts by Stanley

An excerpt from Youth's Companion cites Sir Henry M. Stanley's Autobiography describing central African natives as incredibly stupid. It recalls a canoe misadventure where two men paddle apart and blame each other, plus a Congo river incident where a bowman grabs grass to slow the boat, causing raftwise chaos and extra toil for the crew.

Central Africa Sir Henry M. Stanley Stanley Congo

Terrible Mine Experience Told by Retired Prospector

An old Chicago miner recalls a night spent in a western Mexico silver shaft. A collapse and candlelight fear left him with hair that turned from brown to white, while a dangerous rescue and near deaths tested courage during a perilous descent.

Chicago Barney Dolge Mexico Barney Doyle

Representative Hubbard Faces Rowdy Reception

Representative Elbert Hubbard of Iowa spoke to a hall filled with boys and young men armed with tin pans clubs and cowbells. He felt unappreciated as he prepared to address the assembly and defend his district in Congress.

Hubbard Elbert Hubbard Iowa Congress

Strawberry Tunnel and Utah reclamation feat highlighted

The article notes the Strawberry Tunnel as a premier reclamation project piercing a mountain to divert a river and reclaim 60 000 acres in Utah. It reports workers in Wasatch snow at high altitude digging around the clock and delivering a brief relay from Camp Quint on June 13. It also describes America’s first commercial nitrogen fertilizer plant in Nitro, South Carolina, using electric furnaces to convert air nitrogen to nitric acid for nitrate of lime, with plans for a larger plant by the Southern Electro Chemical Co.

Reclamation Service Washington Wasatch Mountains Utah Lake Wasatch Range Strawberry River Gulf of California Colorado River Colorado Drainage Utah Valley Strawberry Tunnel Spanish Fork Diamond Switch Denver & Rio Grande Cleveland St. Louis P. A. Collins Boston Chicago Garfield Arthur Charleston Caleb Cushing Massachusetts Baltimore Douglas Johnson Georgia Seceders Breckinridge Lane Lincoln Hamlin George Ashman Horace Greeley Oregon Hamilton Philadelphia Fremont Dayton Henry S. Lane Indiana Utah Camp Quinton Southern Electro- Chemical Company

Crocodile Rule in Borneo Dyak Beliefs and Attacks

The article describes crocodiles on Borneo rivers as a common danger to Dyak communities. It notes villagers often ignore the reptiles until a life is taken, then revenge follows. Dyaks associate attacks with broken taboos or divine punishment and use ritualized crocodile catching to punish the offender.

Borneo Dyaks Chambers Journal

Time difference hoax targets New York Paris

A Philadelphia Record quips about a hoax asking the time difference between New York and Paris. The punchline suggests one can align times with clever methods, implying a joke rather than a factual claim.

New York Paris Philadelphia Record

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