Fierce Moroccan Battle Report and Southern Railway Wages Cut
Paris reports a daylong clash with the Madakra tribesmen under General D Amade with eleven French dead and thirty six wounded as troops press the fight and pursue the enemy. In Greenville the Southern Railway cuts wages ten percent for division superintendents and clerks, affecting Charlotte workers. Tampa suffers a massive fire destroying 55 acres and 308 buildings with one fatality and heavy property losses. Washington reports railroads aligning with the nine hour law, risking service cuts and layoffs amid a shaky money market but optimism for a swift rebound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
D'Amade
Morocco
Madakras
Charlotte Observer
Southern Railway Company
Greenville
S. C
Southern Railway
Fallis
Southern
Charlotte
Tampa Fla
M. Stachelberg & Co
M. Perez & Co
Gonzalez, Fisher & Co
Stachelberg
Koss
Savage
Perez and Castro
Maximo Caras
Tampa Electric Company
Seidenberg
Havana-American Cigar Company
St. Joseph’s Catholic Convent
Washington
American Railways
Inter-State Commerce C Commission
Yorkville Enquirer Opinion on 1908 South Carolina Politics
The Yorkville Enquirer urges independent thinking as the South Carolina general assembly prepares to elect a United States senator. It argues liquor policy does not justify graft and robbery by state officials.
Smoot Warns on Credit as Path to Recovery
Senator Reed Smoot of Utah pins the financial troubles on a broken credit system. He urges restoring confidence and living within incomes, predicting a recovery as sure as tomorrow's sunrise. The piece credits Smoot for a prudent view, noting frugal living as the key to weathering panics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed Smoot
Utah
Senate
Smoot
Call to select Major James L. Coker for senator
The assembly should bind its choice by not standing in the primary and select Major James L. Coker of Darlington. He is eminently worthy and fitted, and his selection would be a splendid object lesson for future aspirants to the high and honorable position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
James L. Coker
Darlington
Coker
Reform urged after Lancaster killing prompts Kentucky feud concern
Yorkville South Carolina Enquirer notes the Lancaster killing signals the start of a feud system in Kentucky as murder laws grow farcical. The Charlotte Chronicle counters and urges timely reform. The piece argues that without action, conditions will worsen in coming years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkville
S. C
Enquirer
Lancaster
Charlotte Chronicle
General Assembly to Elect U S Senator and Insurance Commissioner
The general assembly will convene this evening at 7.45 for an adjourned session to elect a United States senator to fill the Latimer vacancy and an insurance commissioner. More than a dozen candidates are in the race and a deadlock is possible. the length of the session is unpredictable though the insurance post is not expected to be prolonged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tink General Assembly
United States
Latimer
General Assembly
South Carolina politics and the convention system debate
The piece argues that summer politics will reduce 1908 cotton and other crops in South Carolina, costing up to half a million dollars. It rejects the convention system, warns about citizen neglect, and urges direct government by the people while condemning the dry rot of party manipulation. The Enquirer advocates civic responsibility and accountable governance without endorsing empty efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolin
News and Courier
The
Enquirer
Primary system to improve government foundation over years
The text argues that the primary system will steadily improve government effectiveness. It envisions continued use of the primary system to make the government better than it has ever been in a few years.
Debate on Pledges for Short Term Senate Vacancy
The piece argues the need for a pledged non candidacy for the upcoming short term Senate seat to replace Latimer. It defends experience as a senator and warns against pre primary pledges, asserting the people should choose through the general assembly without undue bias while acknowledging potential service loss.
Dispensary rulings prompt support for federal probing
The Enquirer backs Judge Pritchard’s US jurisdiction over the dispensary wind-up case, arguing constitutional authority supports blocking state monopoly efforts. It urges federal court power to compel witnesses and uncover rot in liquor concerns and graft by officials, aiming to punish grafters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Enquirer
Judge Pritchard
United States
South Carolina
Pritchard
United States Court
Cereal Growing Contests Planned Across State
Commissioner Watson announces the 1909 cereal growing contest with a possible oats area and an exhibit at the state fair. If a national contest occurs, state entrants gain its privileges. The Williamson method boosted 1967 corn yields and state production rose sharply. The Agriculture Department will print and supply pamphlets detailing the Williamson method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson
Clemson
Tindal
Soo
South Carolina
State Department of Agriculture
News and Courier
Local Affairs: Yorkville merchants advertise sales and services
Local notices list S F Black offering 60 000 shin gles pine and poplar at bargain prices while R Shannon sells Rhode Island red eyes at 1 per setting. Banks urge accounts and loans, hardware firm closeout bargains, and farmers await seed shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. F. Black
Yorkville No. 1
R. Shannon
Yorkville No. 4
Rhode Island
S. Fr.thompson
The
Enquirer
M. W. White
Toan and Savings Bank
J. W. Dobson
First National Bank
Yorkville Hardware Co
Cleveland Dunlap
Yorkville No. 3
W. KE. Ferguson
Evans to Speak at Tirzah in May
The Hon. H. H. Evans of Newberry will speak at Tirzah in May. A York town leader praises The Yorkville Enquirer above other papers, noting its indispensability to his household and contrasting it with other newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Evans
Newberry
Tirzah
John B. Whitesides
Twelfth Regiment
Aas
R. W. Whitesides
Columbia State
News and Courier
Atlanta Constitution
York
Yorkville Enquirer
Enquirer
The
Auction Sales Report Of Foreclosure And Partition
Clerk conducted two land sales yesterday. In Meacham v Belk foreclosure a Fort Mill lot sold to W B Meachan for 100 dollars. In Jackson v Jackson partition a Tirzah tract of 122 and 210 acres sold to Elias Ramsey at 19 dollars per acre, rebought after a prior failed sale at 21.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Hr. Meacham
T. B. Belk
Fort Mill
W. B. Meachan
A. H. Jackson
R. C. Jackson
Tirzah
Elias Ramsey
Subscription labels indicate payment status for governors
The label shows the date paid or unpaid for a governor’s subscription. A label reading Hon.M.F.Ansel 1Jan09 confirms payment, while or Hon.M.F.Ansel 1Jan09 signals an outstanding balance. Mark 4 on a label denotes nonpayment and possible discontinuation soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.f.ansel
Yorkville graded school district acts amended for April meetings
General assembly action changes the annual meeting and special tax election to April. Under current law only municipal registered voters may vote in the tax election, leaving many qualified citizens unable to vote. Registration books are open but new certificates take effect only at the next general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Yorkville
Farmers' Union Holds York County Meeting at Woodmen's Hall
The York County Farmers Union met at Woodmen's Hall Yorkville with strong turnout. J F Ashe presided and A L Black kept records as the group confirmed H U Williams as business agent at fifty dollars a month funded by a pro rata assessment. RON Plixen urged holding cotton for a minimum price and J B Lowry discussed inviting Miss Mary T Nance to speak on school improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
H. U. Williams
Yorkville
Mr. Ron. Plixen
J. B. Lowry
Mary T. Nance
Special Meeting Set to Hear Miss Nance Address
A resolution calls a special meeting at the court house on the first Monday in May to hear Miss Nance, with the union's next regular meeting scheduled for the first Monday in April at Yorkville court house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Nance
Yorkville
Farmers warn of looming harvest crisis as delays mount
Farmers like J W Jackson of Bethel and W H Beard of Yorkville say heavy delays since last fall have left fields unsown with wheat and oats. Beard warns corn may carry the load this fall, while many, including A P Hope of Tirzah, plan to begin plowing soon amid scarce help and limited outside work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W.jackson
Bethel
W. H. Beard
No. 2
Yorkville
A. P. Hope
Tirzah
People and visits span Yorkville and nearby towns
A series of social notes records visits and guests across Bethel Linwood Yorkville Clover Clover No. 1 and surrounding communities. Mentions include Mrs J Bolivar Scott, Mrs J W Wideman, Miss Frances Wideman, Robert Moore of Charlotte, J M Sherrer of Gaffney, R Edward McFarland, FE Plaxico of Rock Hill, Bertha Jackson, Eunice Thomas, Barbara Smyth, May Smythe, Paul Neely Moore, J D Witherspoon and J R Killian. Mrs J B Rhyne grave illness noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Wideman
Linwood College
Yorkville
Robert Moore
Charlotte
S. R. Moore
J. M. Sherrer
Gaffney
Bullock's Creek Township
R. Edward McFarland
Federal Circuit Court
Florence
FE. M. Plaxico
Rock Hill
Elizabeth Plaxico
Hoodtown
Bertha Jackson
Bethel
J. H. Jackson
Clover
Eunice Thomas
Clover No
Barbara Smyth
Gastonia
May Smythe
Fort Mill
J. C. Burge
Paul Neely Moore
South Carolina School Improvement offers thirty five prizes
The South Carolina School Improvement association announces thirty five prizes for rural schools in 1908 for material improvements. Five prizes of 100 dollars and thirty prizes of 50 dollars will be awarded for improvements from January 1 to December 10. Entries and evidence must be sent to the president by October 1 and December 15 respectively, with trustees approving all descriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina School Improvement Association
Cotton market shows May contracts gain in May day trades
An Associated Press review from New York notes May cotton futures strengthened, narrowing the May July premium to 26 points with a firm close and 11 to 24 point advances overall. Trade cited bull support, firmer cables, and visible supply optimism as drivers. Receipts at ports rose to 17 788 bales with weekly totals near 120,000, while New Orleans and Houston shipments varied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
New England
New Orleans
Houston
Fire destroys Hill house landmark in Bowling Green
A historic Bowling Green building once called the Hill house was destroyed by fire Sunday around 1 pm. Owned by Essex Lawrence, it housed the Caldwell family. they were away at church when a young girl guardian noticed the flames. The blaze raised fears for the village before it was controlled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill House
Bowling Green
Essex Lawrence
Aaron Caldwell
Caldwell
Rescue During Inferno Exposes Costner’s Liquor Legacy
Messrs. R. S. McCully and Grier Less attempted to save contents of a two story log building after a fire started, risking injury as the roof collapsed. The structure, valued at about $200, had no insurance and once housed Costner’s liquor business before he was driven out by community action. Since then Bowling Green reports little trouble from illegal liquor trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. McCully
Grier Lesslie
Costner
Ovce
Peopl Bowling Green
Partridge Killing Reported Near Yorkville and Local Court Verdict
A White Partridge near Yorkville was shot after a long chase, reported by John J. Wallace. In Winnsboro a jury awarded $1,500 to M B Jennings for gross negligence against the Western Union Telegraph Co, with J B McDonald as associate counsel. Also noted: a church pastorate turn in Winnsboro and inventor W A Faris’s coin and letter holder, plus the death of Minnie C. Lynn at 28 in Chester with a C and N W engineer husband surviving four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Wallace
Yorkville
J. S. Wallace
M. B. Jennings, Esq
Winnsboro
Western Union Telegraph Company
J. B. McDonald, Esq
Rock Hill
Oliver Johnson
Lesslie
Johnson
W. A. Faris
Yorkville No. 1
Minnie C. Lynn
R. E. Lynn
East Hinton Street
Chester
D. M. McLeod
Evergreen Cemetery
Lynn
Blythewood
Pritchard Takes Jurisdiction Over South Carolina Dispensary Case
In Asheville North Carolina Judge Pritchard announced he would assume jurisdiction in Fleischmann company v dispensary commission of South Carolina. He said the court would appoint two special masters and that the dispensary commissioners are not state officers. A related receivership for the $800000 dispensary fund was set to be argued next Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Circuit Court
Asheville
N. C
Pritchard
Fleischmann Company
Dispensary Commission of
South Carolina
Lyon
North Carolina
Wilson Distilling Company
United States
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of
State Immunity Questioned Over Alcohol Monopoly Profits
The passage argues the eleventh amendment cannot shield a state from a debt suit tied to its liquor business. It notes the state’s dual role as proprietor and regulator deprives citizens of competition and raises questions of immunity when debts arise from state contracted goods.
Presentation of Major Coker for U S Senate
In a formal appeal to South Carolina, supporters praise Major Coker as a war veteran, farm entrepreneur, and benefactor of education and charity. They cite his wartime service with the Sixth regiment, his injuries, and his postwar perseverance shaping agriculture and industry. The letter lists regional signatories urging his election and states his fitness for national leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlington
General Assembly of
South Carolina
Citadel
Harvard College
Darlington County
J. L. Coker
Virginia
Tennessee
Jenkins and Bratton
Lookout Mountain
Sherman
Coker
United States Senate
Major Coker
C. K. Henderson
Aiken
R. N. Pratt
Columbia
J. P. McNeill
Florence
W. C. Lindsay
H. T. Cook
Greenville
E. Moore
Spartanburg
Henry Mullins
Marion
W. C. Cleveland
Robert Side
Orangeburg
R. B. Watson
Ridge Spring
D. S. Matheson
Cheraw
Knox Livingston
Bennettsville
Lewis W. Parker
Bright Williamson
E. Meliver Williamson
Jas. R. Coggshell
Robt. McFarlan
C. Cc. Twitty
Hartsville
State borrows to cover 1908 expenses after heavy appropriations
Columbia special notes that Maryland faces a high borrowing need as legislative appropriations push total year expenditures beyond revenue. With 1908 taxes delayed till November and penalties ineffective until spring, the state may borrow $375,000 to cover costs before tax receipts arrive, amid added items totaling about $30,000 beyond the baseline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Charlotte Observer
Ways and Means Committee
Comptroller General
Citadel
South Carolina News Highlights From Due West to Spartanburg
Obituary notices announce the death of Mrs. Nannie McMorris Grier of Due West at 65 after pneumonia. Reports detail gunfire on a Lancaster Chester railway train injuring a porter. Lexington county killings by Ned and Brack Toland, both jailed. Lexington court plans. Chester political jockeying for clerk of court. Supreme Court orders dispensary funds and new terms. Fleischmann and Co. overcharges. Spartanburg mourns Bishop William Wallace Duncan, longtime Methodist leader, died at 9:55 AM. Funeral arranged for Central Methodist, with large turnout expected. Survived by wife, a brother, and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Due West
Nannie McMorris Grier
William Grier
J. 5. Moffatt
R. L. Grier
Greeleyville
R. R. Moffatt
Chester
Spartanburg
J. H. Linton
Washington, D. C
R. EF. Grier
Willington
Agnes Grier
J. S. Moffatt
Grace Station
Lancaster
Fred Lathan
Ned
Brack Toland
Paul W. Ellisor
Lexington County
Columbia
Brack
Lexington
Charlotte Observer
J. B. Westbrook
J. C. McFadden
J. B. Cornwell
J. B. Lathan
Supreme Court Today
Lyon
Supreme Court
Pritchard
Commission
South Carolina Supreme Court
Pope
Greenville
W. F. Stevenson
Winding Up Commission
Fleischmann & Co
Asheville
McSmurl
Camden
Garrett & Co
North Carolina
Fleischmann
William Wallace Duncan
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
North Church Street
Duncan
Methodist Church
Randolph- Macon
David Duncan
Randolph-Macon
Wofford College
Elizabeth City
N. C
Virginia
Wofford
Central College
Missouri
Emory College
Georgia
General Conference
London
England
Central Methodist
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Yorkville, S. C
Mr. Please
Axd
Bell
Nan
Senator Tilman
Tilman
Commissioner of Agriculture
Local Affairs
Honm
Ansel
Farmers’ Union
J. Bolivar Scott
Delphos I
J. W. Wideman
Jas. F. Thomson
South Carolina News
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