Democratic campaign notes and Balkan developments
Reports from New York and Louisville detail Democratic leaders Bryan Mack and other party heads mapping final weeks of the campaign. Also covered are Austro Bulgarian moves in the Balkans with Britain and Italy seeking a conference, plus Bryan and Taft meeting at a Chicago Commerce banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William J. Bryan
Mack
National Committee
Bryan
West
Joliet
Streater
Ilinois
Missouri
Louisville
Henry Watterson
Republican Party
Chicago
Norman E. Mack
Democratic National Committee
New York State
Empire State
Roosevelt
Hughes
Taft
National Democratic Club
New York City
Tom Cockrill
Breathitt County
Cockrill
Tom
Hargis
Jim Cockrill
Jackson
B. D. Cox
Cockrill Boys
James B. Marcum
Turkey
Austria
Bulgaria
Servia
Bosnia
Berlin
Crete
Europe
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Greece
Great Britain
Austria-Hungary
Asquith
Grey
Balkan
Italy
Signor Tidoni
Novipazar
Montenegro
France
Russia
Wm. J. Bryan
Wm. H. Taft
United States
Chicago Association of Commerce
Auditorium Hotel
Galesburg
Ill
Mayor Rhett Campaigning Amid Personal Sacrifices
Yorkville notes Mayor Rhett of Charleston sacrifices personal time for campaign speaking. He handles large affairs and cannot supervise constantly while away. The Enquirer views his efforts as effective and expected, recalling his earlier bid for United States senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayor Rhett
Charleston
Mr. Rhett
the Enquirer
Rhett
United States
Economic ParalySis during Presidential Elections
The article notes a general business slowdown during election years, attributing it to political agitation and anticipated policy changes. It argues the paralysis is temporary, with little chance of radical shifts in conditions regardless of which party wins, and predicts a recovery after the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Smugglers Foiled as New York Officers Seize Gloves
New York customs officers captured about four thousand dollars worth of gloves smuggled into the United States without paying duty. The seizure occurred on a Monday as authorities disrupted illicit import activity and warned of penalties for evasion.
Voters: Defiance County Backed By 801 Margin
Tuesday brief notes Defiance County carried by 801 as veterans led. In Philadelphia 284,700 voters registered for November. 72,000 potential registrants failed to qualify. Dispatches from Venezuela report President Castro in critical condition.
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Defiance
Philadelphia
Venezuela
Castro
Clover Cullings and Local Enterprise Notes
Miss Elizabeth R. Currence dies at about 65 in Clover after a long illness. The piece discusses cotton sales and plans for a cotton warehouse and oil mill, plus local business prospects. Reports on medical visits, fishing trips, and a new home with modern conveniences. Captain W. B. Smith nears full recovery and may visit Yorkville soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Currence
Clover
Elizabeth R. Currence
Bethel
Gastonia
Yorkville
Piedmont
I. A. Bigger
Rock Hill
Pressly
W. B. Riddle
Bowling Green
Messrs. Meek Smith
H. L. Wright
Catawba River
M. L. Smith
W. B. Smith
Appointment of W. B. Dove as assistant secretary of state
In Columbia Mr. W B Dove is named assistant secretary of state by Secretary R M McCown, succeeding W H Malloy of Florence who was elected cashier at the Farmers and Mechanics Bank in that town. Dove, with broad clerical experience, is well known in South Carolina. In Spartanburg a controversy surrounds Jeremiah Anderson, a colored substitute letter carrier, following rumors of a trouble involving a letter to a white woman, though no charges were filed. In Laurens dispensary election preparations include temperance rallies led by local clergy and leaders ahead of the November 3 vote, with a history of prior anti dispensary outcome in 1906. A Spartanburg jury awarded $5,000 in the estate case of Miss B Hand against the Southern Railway for fatal Duncan crossing accident last November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
New York City
Mary Walker
Charles E. Latimer
Christian County
Mexico
Lawson
Ham
John D. J. Clayton Erb
Los Angeles
Cal
Washington
Atlantic
Manila
Georgia
Ellis
Ohio
Willson
Kentucky
Elizabeth
N. J
Pasteur Institute For Rables
Eric
Roosevelt
Sheldon
Eas
St. Louis
Missouri
Drys
Columbia
W. B. Dove
R. M. McCown
Dove
W. H. Malloy
Florence
Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank
Spartanburg
Jeremiah Anderson
Roebuck
Anderson
S. T. Pointer
Col. Pointer
Laurens
W. E. Thayer
First Baptist Church
C. C. Feathstone
E. C. Watson
C. Lewis Fowler
Clinton
Geo. B. Cromer
Newberry
Chas. E. Burts
Edgefield
J. M. Turbyfill
Miss Hand
Southern Railway
Duncan
Southern
Local Homeseekers and Stores Parade Offers
COCAX AFFAIRS lists multiple Yorkville merchants inviting customers to preview goods and promotions. Auctions, shoe talk, photography pricing, savings advice, and requests for sales representation mark a busy ad page with real estate, groceries, hardware and drug items featured.
York County Faces Scrutiny Over Roads and Licenses
The article notes York county reputation for poor roads and details frost damage in peavines and cotton. It reports registration book delays for the general election, a flawed traveling show tax where admission pricing is undefined, and Clover’s telephone franchise dispute with potential service retaliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York County
The
Enquirer
Gentry Bros
North Carolina
Yorkville
Clover
Messrs. Maupin and
Palmer
Babington
Speculative Market Drops in Cotton as Bears Dominate
The New York dispatch reports yesterday's cotton market fell early then steadied with a net decline of 4 to 11 points. Sales reached about 125 000 bales as declines deepened on liquidation by buyers and bear pressure from southern selling and Lancashire news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lancashire
Yorks Roads Described as a Statewide Disgrace
Mr. S. L. Miller of Columbia told The Enquirer editor that York county roads are the poorest in the state. He and J. E. Lowry of Yorkville toured fifteen miles and found most sections in need of repairs despite occasional good stretches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. L. Miller
Columbia
The
Enquirer
York County
Tock Hill
Miller
J. E. Lowry
Yorkville
Road neglect risks York's county standing in travel network
Mr. Lowry criticized the drainage neglect during the trip noting furrows could fix bad roads and reduce winter damage. He described a red clay and sand road where ditching and surfacing could yield roads superior to macadam at a tenth the cost, urging action to protect York's relative standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowry
York
Notable North Carolina Social Roundup Spreads Across Towns
The Chester and Gaffney papers record visits and illnesses among local families. Master Andraw Rose lies sick at his parents’ home in Yorkville area. Several residents travel to Asheville and Yorkville for visits. Widespread real estate purchase and a career move highlight community activity. A quiet Chester wedding of Mayme Nunnery and H C Thomasson occurs with family attendance and future plans in Yorkville. Mrs. Thomasson’s long service at the Reporter noted alongside her wedding.
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Andraw Rose
A. Rose
A. Moore
Lincolnton
N. C
W. T. Moore
Yorkville
Marie McCants
Winnsboro
Lesslie D. Witherspoon
Leroy Ferguson
Taylors
8. C
J. B. Scott
Chester
W. H. Lawrance
C. C. Hughes
Lee Williams
Asheville
Willie Williams
Gaffney Ledger
W. M. Dobson
Sam L. Fort
Malcomb Goodelock
Race Street
Brian Bell
The
Ledger
Columbia
Bell
W. F. McCullough
Columbia Street
Mayme
H. C. Thomasson
Mendelssohn
Lizzie Hardin
J. Q. Adams
Charlotte
Harmony Baptist Church
Mary McCullough
Hulda McLarnon
Thomasson
Mrs. Thomasson
Carrie Nunnery
Lando
Yorkville Notes From Town and County
Mr J S Mackerell buys Mr W P Harrisons home on Kings Mountain street. York Cotton Mills resume operations with all mills running except Lockmore. Dr J D McDowell returns to Yorkville and plans to resume medical practice. Gentry Bros show draws about 1000 visitors, nearly 1500 in crowd with orderly conduct. no arrests and no quarrels. Two sewerage line condemnation cases heard in Yorkville. towns Yorkville vs A Rose and Yorkville vs unknown party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Mackerell
W. P. Harrison
King’s Mountain Street
York Cotton Mills
Lockmore
R. E. Heath
J. D. McDowell
Maggie McCorkle
Lincoln Street
Yorkville
North Carolina
A. Rose
Rose Disputed Right of Way Valuations in Yorkville Impasse
Walter and A Rose contested sewerage right of way along lands between Yorkville and Fishing Creek. Juries set values at 136.20 and 185 respectively, with town and Rose parties each facing about 75 cost. Appeals announced to common pleas court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Rose
Yorkville
Fishing Creek
Messrs. Rose
J. S. Brice
W. W. Lewis
A. Rose
Lewis
Common Pleas Court
Sixteen enter prize contest. York County prize corn judged
Sixteen entrants remain in the York County Farmers Union prize corn contest begun last autumn. Observers report prolific ears on prize acres across the county with Wallace Land and Wood inspecting crop samples. Fertilizer use and projected yields range from fifty to over seventy five bushels per acre, with total expected county harvest well above two hundred bushels from Wallace alone. Local notes mention Dan Williams plantation sale and the King’s Mountain monument progress.
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York County Farmers’ Union
Black
J. L. Wood
J. E. Beamguard
W. E. Land
D. J. Forbes
N. S. Black
M. C. Willis
M. A. McFarland
C. W. Wallace
BE. A. Caldwell
W. A. McKinney
C. H. Smith
J. L. Laughridge
R. N. Whitesides
J. Frank Ashe
J. A. Steele
S. F. Black
J. E. Lowry
Yorkville
Union
The
Enquirer
Messrs
J. Lytle Wood
Wallace
Rutherford Road
Lowry
J. D. Land
Mr. Wallace
News and Courier
King’s Mountain
York County
Southern Marble and Granite Company
Charleston
North Carolina
Crops Prosperous Near Yorkville Amid Mulatto Soil Report
The narrative notes a shift from sandy to mulatto and red soils around Filbert and Mr Wood’s land five miles northeast of Yorkville. Corn yields seem strong with warnings on frost dates, while cotton harvests are advancing, and Mr Wood’s fields boast excellent prospects and well-tended homes reflect overall prosperity.
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Filbert
Mr. Wood
Yorkville
Cotton Belt
Lowry
Russell
Wood
Mr. Wallace
Mr. Land
Woods
Williamson
Mr. Woods
The
Enquirer
Guthriesville
Rock Hill
W. J. Gordon
Campaign Subscriptions for York County Fund
Frank P. McCain announces the Bryan fund committee vacancy filled by J. T. Ramseur of Yorkville after W. D. Grist resignation. The committee now comprises Frank P. McCain D. E. Finley and J. T. Ramseur urging immediate public contributions. Yorkville S C October 9 1908.
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The
Enquirer
W. D. Grist
York County Bryan Fund Committee
National Committee
J. T. Ramseur
Yorkville
Frank P
McCain
D. E. Finley
Frank P. McCain
Yorkville, S. C
South’s cotton mills show growing share of output
The United States census bureau reports a 6.1 percent rise in active spindles in southern cotton mills year over year, outpacing 2.7 percent gains in other states. Raw cotton consumption fell 6.4 percent in the South, yet southern mills fare better amid national downturn, reflecting strong regional growth and leadership from figures like President W. W. Finley.
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South
New England
United States Census Bureau
W. W. Finley
The
Southern Railway
North China
Finley
Tammany Hall
Ben" Hill
Georgia
Ben” Hill
New York Commercial
Local Chief Justice orders Brice Law election managers to appear
Chief Justice Pope issues an order directing Brice Law election managers in Laurens County to appear in Columbia on October 17 and show cause why they should not be restrained from holding the election. The petition alleges violations of the 1905 constitutional re enrollment schedule and the 1896 and 1907 legislative acts, including improper signing and single ballot box provisions.
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Pope
Laurens County
Columbia
Asset Currency and Farm Credit Call for Reform
The Greenville News argues that Americans pay the highest interest rates among civilized nations. It claims United States banks favor Wall Street over farmers, urging asset currency and guaranteed deposits to allow farmers to borrow at 4 to 6 percent, as in Scotland, while banks gain profits.
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America
Wall Street
Scotland
Greenville
Parody on Justice in South Carolina Trial
The Laurens trial of J Henry Garrison for the murder of Louis Williamson ends with a manslaughter verdict and a two year sentence, prompting criticism that justice favors white wealth and status. The Rock Hill Record calls the outcome a farce and notes the maximum penalty under the law would be thirty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Laurens
J. Henry Garrison
Louis Williamson
York County
Rock Hill
Rhode Island Mayor Rhett Backs Bryan in East Tour
The State reports Mayor Rhett will campaign for Bryan in Maryland New Jersey and New York reversing earlier opposition. Once wary banker and business leaders now back Bryan saying eastern business interests will see Bryan as a safer choice and will win votes for democracy in these states.
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Bryan
Rhett
Maryland
New Jersey
New York
West
East
AT THE CHURCHES BAPTIST SUNDAY SERVICES
Sunday services announced at the Baptist church with Sunday school at 10 a m. and preaching at 11 a m by Rev I G Murray. Evening service at 7 30 p m conducted by Rev W E Lowe of Clover. All invited to attend.
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I. G. Murray
W. E. Lowe
Clover
Church of the Good Shepherd service at 3 p.m
A church notice announces the Church of the Good Shepherd holds the afternoon service at 3 p.m. Readings and hymns scheduled, with reminders for parishioners to attend.
Morning and Evening Services Led by Reverend Gillespie
Rev. E. E. Gillespie, pastor, conducts morning service at 11 o clock and evening service at 7 30 o clock. The guest preacher is Rev. Dr. H A White of Columbia Theological Seminary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Gillespie
H. A. White
Columbia Theological Seminary
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Services Schedule
Rev. Henry J. Cauthen presides at Trinity Methodist Episcopal with Sunday morning worship at 11 oclock Sunday school at 4 p m and evening service at 730 oclock and is announced by the church.
York Circuit Services Schedule
Rev. H. Bascom Hardy preaches at Clover at 11 a m and at St. Paul at 3 30 p m on Sunday as listed for the York Circuit.
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York
H. Bascom Hardy
Clover
St. Paul
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Theorkville Enquirer
Bing
Yorkville, S&l. C
Yorkville Enamier
South Carolina News
Cocax Affairs
Yorkville B. & M. Co
Thomson Co
R. C. Peacock
Success Magazine
Rosa Lindsay
M. W. White
Loan & Savings Bank
J. Edgar Poag
Poag
Star Drug Store
Carroll Fros
Oliver
Herndon & Gordon
York Drug Store
Lnvites
E. Grist
A. M. Grist
Geo. W. Brown
L. G. Thompson
B. M. Johnson
York's Roads
Cornacres
Gordon Hughes
Grover
Daniel Williams
S. M. Jones
Mr. Hughes
J. A. McMurray
Woodlawn
Ramah
Blacksburg
Harmony Presbyterian
Sharon
H. J. Mills
J. K. Hall
R. A. Mills
Presbyterian Church
J. 8. Grier
J. L. Oates
Associate Reformed Church
McMurray
A. M. Erwin
Mary
Susie
Nannie
John
Henry McMurray
K. M
Baptist
Church OF the Good Shepherd
First Presbyterian
Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Henry J. Cauthen
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
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