Gander Pulling in Augusta 1798 Promises Rural Folly
In 1798 Augusta hosts a gander pulling staged by Thos Prater near Harrisburg. Riders chase a feathered target, contestants gain from a crowd of locals and rivals Springfield and Campbellton. The event ends with Odum and Bostwick losing to Fulger, while Prater’s bets leave the crowd merry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Harrisburg
Hawk's Gully
James Prater
Ned
Jim
Zubley Zin
Sally Spitfire
Arch Odum
Nathan Perdew
James Dickson
David Williams
Fat John Fulger
Gorham Bostwick
Turner Hammond
Commandant Prater
Sally Spitfre
Miss Spitfire
Zube
Sal
Sally
Hawk's
Gridiron
Odum
Bostwick
John Fulger
Zube Zin
Fulger
Morgan's Retreat in York County to Ramsour's Mill
Installment XXXII recounts Morgan's Cowpens victory and the ensuing British retreat through South and North Carolina into Virginia. It details Cornwallis's movements from Winnsboro to Ramsour's Mill, the road-clearing Yagers, road cutters, and baggage reductions, and notes relics found at Youngblood's and battlefield postwar interest in the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
Cyrus
Artaxerxes
Cowpens
Greene
North Carolina
Dan
Virginia
Xenophon
Earl Cornwallis
Tarleton
the Cowpens
General Leslie
York County
John Hillhouse
Samuel C. Youngblood
Mr. Youngblood
Broad River
Hamilton
Samuel le. Youngblood
Chester
Pickens
South Carolina
King’s Mountain Station
Cleveland
Gaston Counties
Catawba
Island Ford
Winnsboro
Turkey Creek
Newberry
Leslie
Sandy River
Chester County
Cornwallis
Samuel Co. Youngblood
Jack McLain
Little Broad River
Cleveland County
N. C
King’s Road
Charleston Road
Bose
Webster
Samuel Co. Youngbjood
Wolf's Creek
Hamilton's Ford
Smith's Ford
Buffalo
Old Tryon Court House
Gaston
Lincolnton
Ramsour’s Mill
Ramsour's Mill
Moore
Extras in Buenos Ayres Siren Demands Attention
Buenos Ayres Prensa reports a 5000 horsepower steam siren that sounds on major news events. A correspondent recalls the dramatic wail firing up through the city, drawing crowds around the Prensa office as San Francisco news arrives and evening papers publish. The day becomes pandemonium as warnings and bombs echo through streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Ayres
la Prensa
San Francisco
Prensa
Cotton Syndicate Outline From Hot Springs Meeting
Mr. E D Smith reports enthusiastic outlook for farmers and firm cotton prices after a Hot Springs executive committee meeting. The group endorses Richard Cheatham, plans a $60 million cotton syndicate to buy and retire weak cotton, and aims to fix a minimum price of ten cents per pound. E D Surra leads disclosure of findings and calls for broad farmer participation to stabilize earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Smith
Southern Cotton Association
Hot Springs
Smith
Richard Cheatham
Alanta
Cheatham
Mr. Smith
Ark
South
North Carolina
J. P. Allison
Concord
C. C. Moore
Charlotte
Alabama
W. H. Seymour
Montgomery
W. F. Vandiver
Arkansas
J. W. White
Russellville
L. E. Love
Dardenelle
H. B. Burnette
Chickalah
Louisiana
Paul M. Potts
Nachitoches
F. L. Maxwell
Mound
Red River Valley
Mississippi
Walter Clark
Clarksdale
William Woods
Jackson
Georgia
Harvie Jordan
Texas
R. T. Milner
Henderson
J. C. Hickey
J. H. Pope
Mr. Witherspoon
Meridian
Miss
J. P. Alison
N. C
Marshall
Tex
A. Witherspoon
E. D. Surra
Legislative Line-Up: Houses Against Dispensary Sways Senate
Greenville News notes Senate tally shifting as House foes of the state dispensary gain ground. It lists anti dispensary names, uncertain members, and a Senate split around 20 to 21 pro dispensary with county dispensary implications and party alignment across Aiken, Berkeley, Charleston, Greenville, and others. The piece frames Tillman as exaggerating counts and cites records on votes and potential shifts with Ansel and Lyon in play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harisburg
Augusta
Auguste
Springfield
Harrisburg
Campbellton
Campbellston
Union Democratic Republican Party of
Georgia
Jefferson
Broad and
Marbury Streets
Campbell Street
Jackson Street
Broad Street
Collock Street
Campbell's Gully
Savannah
Greenville
Columbia
Tillman
Senate
House
Ansel
Lyon
Berkeley
Courtney
Aiken
Lexington
Morrill
Richland
Aiken County
Croft
Wade
Scales
Harkey
Beaufort
Bailey
Niver
Charleston
von Keinits
Vanderhorst
Marshall
Todd
Clay
Chester
Hemphill
Brice
Clarendon
Orough
Son
Ee Berley
Gefield
Devore
Nicholson
Florence
Kershaw
Greenville Cothran
Harrison
Beattie
Greer Hampton
Dowling
Esatab Orry
Spivy
Laurens
Miller
Marboro
Reaves
Gibson
Newberry
Johnson
Aull
Oconee
Mann
Verner
Banks
Pickens
Carey
Porter
Spartanburg
Walker
York
Saye
Abbeville
Gary
Carwile
Stilwell
Gyles
Bamberg
Garris
Wiley
McKeown
Scruggs
Douglass
Dingle
Sullivan
Anderson
Bates
Sree Christensen
Haynes
Sinkler
Otts
Cherokee
Hardin
Appelt
Bivens
Dorchester
Georgetown
Hough
McGowan
Kelley
Lee
Efird
Stackhouse
Marion
Hodges
Rayzor
Orangeburg
Weston
Clifton
Sumter
Townsend
Union
The Machinist Work Ranges From Needle To Battleship
A quotation from William Haddow in Technical World Magazine praises machinists for combining intelligence, precision, and delicate touch across tasks from needle work to battleship fabrication. It notes tight tolerances, like fifty thousandth inch accuracy, and explains how gauges fit so tightly that warmth alters fits, with earnings from $2.50 per day up to personal value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Haddow
Technical World Magazine
Eels Close Down Water Wheel At High Shoals Plant
During heavy rains the mud filled waters of the South Fork Catawba river cause eels to travel and clog the electric grit dynamo at the High Shoals company. The gates were shut and eels chopped to free the water flow, as the machinery could not pass the eel blockage. The source notes the difficulty tracing the eel source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Fork
Catawba
High Shoals Company
Charlotte Observer
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Harper & Brothers
Partak Tharof
Hawk
Harrisburg Road
Mr. Prater
Jim Fulger
Zubley
Neddy Prater
Johnny
Gary Bostwick
John
Billy Mixon
Spirit Creek
Prater
Robert Lathan
The
Yorkville Enquirer
Cotton Buying Syndicate
Columbia State
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
L. B. Irwin
Stillwater
Okla
Hyatt