Rattlesnake and other tales from the South
A 6 foot 10 inch rattlesnake with 17 rattles and a button was killed on the Vanderbilt estate in Buncombe County. It contained a four pound ground hog, later skinned for preservation. Other items report drought and cotton progress in the South, Odessa mutiny and martial law, a fatal lightning strike in California, a deadly dynamite explosion in Emporium Pennsylvania, a sharp rise in New York cotton prices, and China US exclusion tensions with ongoing diplomacy.
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Asheville
Charlotte Observer
B. P. Howell
Hominy
Buncombe County
Piagah Knob
Vanderbilt Estate
Howell
Washington
The
Weather Bureau
South Atlantic States
Gulf District
Texas
South Carolina
Georgia
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Odessa
Black Sea
Russia
Kniaz Polemkin
Sacramento
Cal
Lawrence Brown
Emporium
Emporium Powder Company
New York
United States
Hawaii
Philippines
China
Rockhill
Board of Foreign Affairs
Viceroy Yuan
Chill Province
Secret Service In Inquiry In Cotton Statistics Case
Chief Statistician Hyde leads a team of secret service agents as they probe leaks and altered figures in cotton statistics. Mr Cheatham has left for Memphis on an investigation related mission while Wilson pledges a full inquiry and a tour of western forest reserves after the case concludes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secret Service
John Yde
Cheatham
Memphis
Hyde
Wilson
Chinese exclusion law hits cotton trade hard
The 1905 Yorkville dispatch notes the cotton market wobble as excise for producers and speculators shifts. Britain’s war hopes study the Germany France rift while Beruin and Paris dispatches discuss potential benefits for Britain amid tensions.
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Beruin
Paris
Great Britain
Germany
France
Senator Tillman Invited to Speak at Greenville
Ex-Senator McLaurin was censured after a Greenville event for political remarks at the Southern Cotton association. Now Senator Tillman faces a similar invitation and pressure to address politics or risk a surprising outcome.
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McLaurin
Southern Cotton Association
Greenville
Tillman
Tarleton’s gold and the luck of golden horseshoes
A News and Courier correspondent recalls Tarleton’s claim of gold near King's Mountain. He notes miners delayed in extracting it, leaving much gold behind. The piece ends with a forecast that a lucky person may later profit from the abundance of gold in the area.
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News and Courier
Tarleton
King’s Mountain
Enquirer Representative Enjoys Gaffney Visit
A ENQUIRER representative spent hours in Gaffney and found Editor Ed H. Decamp of the Ledger pleasant company. The Ledger printing office is highly equipped and Decamp has made remarkable strides over the past dozen years, keeping the Ledger ahead of Gaffney’s progress.
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THE
Enquirer
Gaffney
Ed H. Decamp
Ledger
Decamp
Cotton prices rise as farmers hold surplus stock
The piece notes that farmers who retain cotton and cut acreage may force speculators to sell while producers benefit on delivery day. Prices have climbed monthly, bears failing to deliver, with a likely decline after June deliveries but higher prices expected for the new crop, possibly until October. It also discusses editorials and potential lawsuits following Caldwell vs MecKelway and the Standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
EN Qrtrrer
Litigation Extrapolates McKelway Caldwell Clash
The piece debates how far Mr McKelway goaded Mr Caldwell and whether the Observer editor bears fault for an explosion. It suggests the matter may be fully aired in court, with the jury weighing motives while lawyers bear the brunt of the dispute.
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Caldwell
MecKelway
Standard
McKelway
The
Observer
Motea
Call for a Yorkville to Rock Hill level road
A proposed level macadamized road from Yorkville to Rock Hill is urged as a widespread county benefit. Citizens including Finley, Wylie, and Norris offer private funds while debate continues on funding, with emphasis on building quickly for regional gains.
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Yorkville
Rock Hill
Finley
Harry Wylie
I. H. Norris
Mr. Norris
Street Attacks Alarm Rock Hill Residents
Reports detail a bold assault on women near Wilson and West Main streets with a quick escape by the assailant. A cotton house fire on R L Sturgis Young place caused $800 to $1,000 damage. no insurance. Mrs. Martha Culp, 80, dies. interment at Jordan’s burying ground. Blackburn college president Thomas W Lingle is a Rock Hill native. A rain relief reaches Bethesda’s Blackjack area amid drought.
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Cotton House
Christian Crusaders
Wilson Street
Main Street
R. D. Owens
Mr. Foster Woods
W. S. Brown
A. D. Heller
Mr. Brown
Malin Street
Rock Hill
R. L. Sturgis
B. D. Culp
Bend of
Jordan's
Fort Lawn
McCue
Harmony
Mesdames Sam
John Sturgis
Lessile
Jordan
Blackjack
Bethesda
Political speculation and local leadership moves noted
The piece surveys regional editorials and civic shifts. It cites opinions on John L. McLaurin possibly challenging Tillman for higher office and grooming for governorship, while praising John F. Floyd as a capable mayor in Spartanburg.
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Newberry
Tillman
Anderson Daily Mail
John F. Floyd
Spartanburg
Local notices on sales and management changes
Dobson Bros cash store advertises up to date millinery at low prices and new notions. Foushee Cash Store announces men and boys footwear sale from 19 to 99 cents a pair. Piedmont Telephone Co changes management effective July 1 and lists home and office rates. L M Grint's Sons offers a 4 hp Shipman kerosene engine for sale. Sam F Massey Fort Mill seeks long term school position with fair salary.
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Dobson Bros
Foushee Cash Store
Piedmont Telephone Co
L. M. Grint’s Sons
Sam F. Massey
Fort Mill
Watermelons and real estate notes in Yorkville
The piece notes a bountiful watermelon crop and broad interest in Yorkville real estate despite scarce postings. It compares The Enquirers 1895 semi weekly print run of 69 000 ems to recent issues with up to 168 000 ems per issue, highlighting tripled reading matter at unchanged price.
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Yorkville
The
Enquirer
Damage suits filed against Bell Telephone and Western Union
Two damage suits were filed in Yorkville and Rock Hill. E Fred Bell sues Western Union Telegraph for 1900 dollars over a delayed telegram related to his mother’s death. Bell Telephone is sued for 2000 dollars for erecting posts and wires on land owned by Anna B Steele and others without permission during construction between Rock Hill and Yorkville. Finley and Jennings represent the plaintiffs in both cases.
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Bell Telephone Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
E. Fred Bell
Telegraph Company
North Carolina
Rock Hill
Yorkville
Anna B. Steele
Messrs
Finley & Jennings
Winthrop College Scholarship Examinations Announced
County exams for Winthrop college scholarships set for July 7. Applicants must be at least 15, of good health and character, intend to teach, and show financial need. Exams cover arithmetic algebra history English grammar geography with minimum 70 overall and 50 in any subject. Each county gets as many scholarships as its representatives, each worth 100 dollars plus free tuition for nine months.
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Winthrop College
General Assembly
Drainage Investigator Advises Yorkville Farmers
Mr. W. E. Herring of the Agricultural Department's experiment station arrived in Yorkville last Friday and is advising local farmers on terracing drainage and deep plowing. He has already visited Glenn and Allison, C. C. Hughes, S. M. Inman, C. M. Inman, J. A. Latta, I. H. Norris and possibly others and plans more engagements while staying to assist the farming community.
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W. E. Herring
Agricultural Department
Yorkville
Herring
Messrs. Glenn & Allison
C. C. Hughes
M. Inman
C. M. Inman
J. A. Latta
I. H
Farmers poised to expand terrace drainage use locally
Mr. Herriig says farmers show strong interest in under draining and tile work. He notes proper drainage boosts crop profits and that tile production could start locally with modest investment and brick-making knowhow.
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Mr. Herriig
Herring
Yorkville News Highlights Local Growth and Personal Notices
Local notes report sales day upcoming and July closures, new Yorkville Building and Loan plans, and improved sidewalks around the courthouse. Reports list prisoners awaiting trial, a prominent Latimer funeral, Citadel medal drill results, and several local marriages. Also updates on Clinton college controversy, Yaqui violence, resignations, and rural route tidbits.
Local notes show visitors and small family incidents
Bethel resident Miss Emma Ford visits Misses Hunter while several others travel and host relatives in York County. Family members include Mrs. M. E. Nichols, Mrs. W. G. White, and Mrs. J. M. Brian hosting guests from Lancaster Pineville and Rock Hill. A Fort Mill child, Frances Massey, suffers a bloody toe injury in a wood chopping accident at her uncle’s home in Lancaster.
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J. J. Miller
Tirzah
Rock Hill
Emma Ford
Bethel
Nora Williamson
Guthriesville
Annie Miller
Newport
Hunter
Joseph
M. E. Nichols
Cornelia Elliott
Lancaster
Marion Logan
Ganson Williams
Kershaw
M. E. Boney
D. E. Boney
W. G. White
Monroe
Mary, Irma
Julia Williams
J. M. Brian
J. A. Watson
Cleveland Avenue
Thomas Dickson
Spartanburg
William Dickson
Yorkville
Banks Dunn
Pineville
N. G
Mamie Grr
Lottie McFadden
Lillian Flowers
John F. Gordon
W. W. Lewis
South Carolina Military Academy
Columbia
J. ¥. Jackson
Manning
John E. Carroll
Rutherforton
News and Courier
Frances Massey
Samuel F. Massey
Fort Mill
Moonshine Distillery Supposed Found Near Bethany
Constable Jenkins and officers searched a Bethany branch area last Tuesday night for a moonshine operation reported earlier. The furnace rocks were still hot, but the distillery had moved just before the raid. The Enquirer will be sent from now until January 1, 1906 for $1.00.
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Enquirer
Jenkins
Bethany
Explosion Kills Nine at Emporium Powder Plant
Nine men died and about fifteen were injured in a dynamite explosion at a powder company plant near Emporium Louisiana on Wednesday. The incident prompts wide concern over industrial safety.
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Emporium
Roosevelt
Harvard College
Cambridge
Mass
Knight, Donnelly & Co
Chicago
Graeme Stewart
Republican Party
Northwest
Republican National Committee
Spartanburg mayoral nominee wins with 904 votes
John F. Floyd won the Democratic primary for Spartanburg mayor, taking 904 votes to Or. Johnson's 649 after the election held last Tuesday. The report also notes trustees chosen by Grover Cleveland and others for re organization and a separate incident in Gaffney where Henry Smith's pistol discharged wounding Stanyarne Little.
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John F. Floyd
Spartanburg
Floyd
Or. Johnson
E. W. Robertson
Columbia
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Grover Cleveland
George Westinghouse
Morgan J. O'Brien
E. B. Thomas
F. G. Browne
J. E. Schmidopp
Frederick Roebling
Wm. Whitman
E. W. Bloomingdale
Joseph Bryan
J. J. Albright
Gaffney
Henry Smith
Stanyarne Little
Ross Pool
Smith
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the Post
Department of Agriculture
Richard Cheatham
Atlanta
Southern Growers’ Association
Yorkville Enquirer
Yorkville, S. C
Kohn
Rock Hill and Vicinity
Logal
Winthrop
Court House
Yorkville Monument Works
Congress Street
Madison
Jefferson
Piedmont
Charley Strait
Sam Sibley
Sam Hutchison
Eli Crawford
Tom Sherrer
E. B. Mobley
Steve Towns
John Dickson
Lee Ashearson
N. M
Press Morlen
Lonnie Good
John Meeks
G. T. Latimer
Catharine Latimer
George T. Latimer
Delphos Neigh
Springfield, Ky
Robert
Chester
Star of the West
Citadel
John R. Dickson
Jasper Light Infantry
Dickson
Sergeant Dick
Company A
Charleston
Gome
Cadet Levy
Augusta
Charlotte
Glenn Stanton
Misa Mattle Stanton
Henry F. Glenn
Gastonia
Bethel Church
W. B. Arrowood
Glenn
Clinton
Columbia State
Presbyterian College of South Carolina
J. B. Parrott
Neville
Presbyterians of
J. S. Copeland
M. 8. Bailey
San Miguel
Sonora
Mexico
Robert Graham
William Graham
Navy
President Pierce
John F. Wallace
Panama Canal
Canal Commission
Pennsy Road
Kima
Ohio
John Jacob Astor
New Y
J. B Fo
Watkinsville
Vege ‘Ville
Phillipsburg
Kan
Yorkville No
J. E. Thomas
J. M. Stroup
A. E. Stephenson
Sharon No. 1
Buren Horton
Leroy Sherrer
Walker
Bullock's Creek
Lockhart
Mr. White
D. C. Sturgis
H. F. Horton
Smyrna No
Mosea White
James Scoggins
Nannie White
Victor Plaxico
Tom Quinn
Irene Quinn
J. M. Burns
Arrowood
Reda Quinn
D. M. Parrott
Filbert
A. R. P. Christian Union
N. C
J. &. Scoggins
James Biggers
J. F. Feemster
J. H. Saye
J. W. ¥. Dickson
J. M. Plaxico
Sharon
Yorkville No. 3
Ella Clinton
J. Glenn Rikard
J. K. Hall
J. J. Clinton
Misa Marjorie Jackson
Ethel Clinton
R. 8. Clinton
Plyler
Anna McCarley
Cameron
8. C. Byers
South Carolina News
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