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Yorkville Enquirer in York, South Carolina

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Yorkville Enquirer

Location

York, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Nov 30, 1906

Page

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Aboard Goose Creek Duel Ends In Quiet Warning

A tense scene on a South Carolina bridge pits sergeant Hastings against a local loyalist, while Bella Humphries mediates. A mysterious stranger praises restraint, Davis reveals his oath to protect his country, and a torn British protection paper sparks a pledge to seek safer bounds.

Bella ‘“Sumphries Hastings Bella John Bella Humphries Davis Jones and Baxter Lyons Tom Walker Crown George Jack Davis Goose Creek Humphries Master Humphries Dick Humphries Jamaica South South Carolina Frampton Tom Raysor Ben Raysor John Davis Charleston Squire

Telegraph Operator's Joke Becomes Costly Lesson in Telegraph History

A Kansas City Star report recalls Billy Holtham's post Civil War prank at a Denver office. He sent a fake cablegram to Napoleon advising Colorado would block a German French cession, sparking a costly international billing that later required $60 a month payments until fully settled.

Billy Holtham W. B. Passett Kansas City Star Holtham Denver Col Germany France Tmce Napoleon Garden of the Tuilleries Paris Colorado Bohemia Gilpin Omaha New York Woodward Western Union Cable Company Edward Rosewater Kansas City

The Liberty Cap in Ancient Liberty Symbols

The article traces the cap as a liberty emblem from ancient Greece and Rome, noting its swap from dog skin in Sparta to a flowered form after freedom. It cites the pileus in Roman manumission, Caesar era use on spears, and depictions in medallions and goddess imagery. It also mentions Jacobins and university cap traditions signaling autonomy from authority.

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