Local and Personal News Across Georgetown Area
Reports recount a Harrisville train incident in which carpenter E K Smith jumped to his death while en route to an asylum. The President urged funds for four more battleships. Methodist services led by Rev. E P Hutson drew praise. Wm Hutson praised as a strong speaker. Clardy & Harper visited from Waverly. Elizabeth Alston, wife of Frederick Alston, died. An egg hunt is set for the Presbyterian church lawn with 10 cent admission. A white woman and two sons were convicted in Spartanburg for dispensing whiskey. Bishop Capers remains ill but slightly better. Sports: Charleston and Jacksonville tied after 10 innings. Columbia and Augusta tied after 7. Savannah and Macon tied after 11. Co F drills and inspection planned for Thursday in new olive drab uniforms. Georgetown expresses sympathy for Chelsea. Steamers leave Georgetown for Cheraw on Thursdays. Kandl & Kehr may leave town due to dull business. Mr and Mrs T C Adams to depart Friday. milk orders welcome at Oakley Dairy Co. GEM electric lamps touted for efficiency and economy. Georgetown Electric Co advertises services.
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Clardy & Harper
Waverly
Elizabeth Alston
Frederick Alston
Frederick
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Presbyterian Church
Spartanburg
Bishop Capers
Charleston
Jacksonville
Columbia
Augusta
Savannahy
Macon
Georgetown
America
Chelsea
Cheraw
Kandl & Kehr
T.C. Adams
Death sentence for Tolands in Cayce murder case
Columbia in 1900 era report states the Toland brothers were indicted and arraigned quickly for the murder of Mrs. Paul Ellisor at Cayce. They were transported under military guard to Lexington and back, with a May 1 execution date announced.
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Columbia
Toland
Lexington
Paul’ Ellisor
Cayce
Bicycle boom spreads to sparsely settled regions
Rural areas in the United States and abroad show growing demand for bicycles. Foreign dealers report high rural sales especially where rail and interurban access is limited. In southwest Scotland cotters often own bicycles as their prized asset, while Ireland sees agents operating within a 40 mile radius.
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United States
Scotland
Ireland
Seamen In San Diego Enjoy City Visit
Special to Daily Item reports 5000 seamen in San Diego on a pleasure visit. The Loyal Temperance Legion met at M E church at 5 pm with six new members joining and members urged to join. Scurry and Billune say Hodges Bros. statement turned to their attorney for collection and will seek a receipt.
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Sandiego
Loyal Temperance Legion
M. BE
Gracie B. Sanders
Hodges Bros
Scurry & Billune
McCarren Battles Committee to Seat Kings Delegates
Senator Patrick McCarren of Kings County fought all night in New York to seat sixteen Brooklyn delegates denied by the State Democratic Convention committee on contested seats risking the end of his Brooklyn boss power.
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Daily Steur
New York
Patrick McCarren
Kings County
Brooklyn
Southern League Opens as Teams Hit the Field
Atlanta marks the season start with Nashville in Atlanta and other matchups including Birmingham at Montgomery Mobile at New Orleans and Little Rock at Memphis. The pennant-raising ceremony in Atlanta for the 1908 title adds extra attraction.
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Atlanta
Nashville
Birmingham
Montgomery
Mobile
New Orleans
Little Rock
Mem
Explosion in Mine Reutersed by Anonymous Warning
An anonymous warning claimed the Champion Coal Company mine would be blown up if repairs were not made. A yesterday afternoon explosion wrecked the mine, with three people reported possibly fatally injured after Superintendent Logan conducted an inspection and found the mine safe.
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Durango
Cal
Champion Coal Company
Logan
Hauser Lake Dam Break Triggers Great Falls Flood Threat
Special to the Daily Item reports a great flood rising in Great Falls Montana after the Hauser Lake dam broke. The town of Craig lies in the flood path and is doomed, though some inhabitants escaped.
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Great Falls
Mont
Hauser Lake
Craig
Gould Gates Co Sited New York Suit Seeks 2 200 000
Flora M Cassiday of Denver sues Colorado Fuel and Iron Co controlled by George Gould and John Gates for 2.2 million. Leslie O Ferguson and Roy M Robinson of New York retained as counsel to file in this state. She seeks a strict accounting after alleging no revenue since 1885 despite company profits averaging one million annually.
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New York
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
George Gould
John W. Gates
Flora M. Cassiday
Denver
Leslie O’ Ferguson
No. 5
Nassau Street
Gates-Gould
Bargain of a lifetime in stores promises value and comfort
The advertisement boasts weather driven hum in the store and urges readers to compare seen and believed. It claims the highest value paired with lowest prices and emphasizes prompt courteous service and convenience to attract customers.
Insurance offers at Carolina hotel by Mr Sauls
An insurance offer promotes sickness and accident coverage with a call to visit the Carolina hotel where Mr Sauls will write the policy. The notice frames the deal as the cheapest and best option and urges prospective clients to act.
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Carolina Hotel
Cotton and grain market snapshot
Today's markets list cotton nominal and corn at 85 with meal 1.65 and feed oats 0.70. Prices for D. S. bellies and butts show 744 and 534 respectively.
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D. S
Marine arrivals and freight listings with regional shippers
Shipping news notes vessel arrivals and cargoes on the Pee Dee and Black rivers. Stmr Ghio and Tar Heel deliver mdse to local firms B A Munnerlyn Co and S M Ward Co, while Mitchelle C serves Waccamaw Line. A New York schooner delivers to Georgetown Grocery. beef advertised at A Washington, 602 Front Street.
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Ghio
Hopkins Pee Dee River
Mdse
Munnerlyn & Co
Tar Heel
Siau
Pee Dee River
S M Ward &Co
Mitchelle C, Thompson
Conway
Waccamaw
Eliza A Scribner
Dodd New York
Mose
Georgetown Grocery Company
Clara Davis
Farrow
New York
Georgetown Grocery CS
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Harrisville
E. KE. Smith
Congress
Methodist Church
E. P. Hutson
Hutson
Oakley Dairy Co
Georgetown Electric Co
Tolands
Gould-Gates Co
Chicago
Marine News
Stmr
Brunswick
Washington
Front Street
Keébolace
Sis Front
B.f.jones & Son
Front and
Orange Streets
Grocery Co
Phone No. I
Red Store Wharf
Hartnett & Day
Charlotte No
Farrar & Wescott
Catty
Scriven St
T. S. Sessions
C. P
Carolina Holw Co
Sampson Dunmore
Pres
C. J. Dunmore
Din Iniive
P. O. Box
Fraser St
Loyal McConnell Co
W.H. Finlayson
55Th St
J. D. Abrams
Farrelly Bros. Stables
J.D. Abrams
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