30 Sep 1910
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Newspaper
Yorkville Enquirer
Location
York, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1910
Page
1
Narrator recalls meeting William Legrand a gifted but misanthropic man on Sullivan's Island near Charleston. Legrand guards a brilliant gold scarab that resembles a death's head, dreams of fortune, and plans a nocturnal expedition with Jupiter to seek wealth, while his friend suspects madness.
A government agricultural bulletin by Prof. D. T. Gray urges Southern farmers to raise meat locally to keep money at home. It argues hog raising can outpace western meat costs, help stabilize cotton prices, and provide regular income, noting Birmingham data and the value of a mixed corn diet for hogs.
Theodore Roosevelt was named temporary chairman of the New York Republican state convention at Saratoga by a large margin over Sherman amid a fierce intra party battle. Delegates applauded Roosevelt as he denounced the Old Guard bosses while Republican leaders urged unity and reform in the platform endorsing direct primary reforms and anti graft measures.
In a general sessions court clash over bigamy, Judge Aldrich, Solicitor Otts, and Attorneys Gwynn and Wilson debated the issue as Paul Taylor, a Glenn Springs mill worker, faced trial. Otts vowed to appeal to the supreme court, arguing for a test case to settle whether marriage requires a license.
A discussion of how by products once deemed waste such as coal tar glycerin and potash from wool, cotton and cocoons become valuable through chemical processing. It cites Sir Titus Salt’s alpaca fortune from waste material and notes a local grand jury satire about a county supervisor’s vehicle choice.
John Carter, released at 24 after a Minnesota State Prison stay, writes of prison life at Stillwater. He describes strict rules, isolation, the graded system, and the daily routine from 5:45 a.m. to 9 p.m., the role of education and reading, the use of a Chautauqua circle, and his view that the silent system could allow more daylight conversation and air. He calls for reform of pardons focusing on current character and notes the indeterminate sentence needs guardrails.
A Chinese judge named Wang arbitrates a love triangle. An older husband returns from war to claim his wife, but she has wed the younger man. After a week, the judge reveals the woman is dead and assigns burial duties, ultimately declaring Yang Ki worthy of the wife for her love and service.
A tall pine in Bridgton Missouri was struck by lightning last spring. The bolt hit near the top and left a continuous wide stripe circling the trunk, visible from far away as it winds downward to the ground.
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