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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1908
Page
1
Mr J W Register of Trio acts as daily item correspondent. Odd Fellows and Rebekahs event clarified as invitees only. School Trustees reelect teachers for next term. Obituary and memorial notes forewarn readers of future notices. Mayor Fraser returns from Columbia Bankers Convention.
Harry K. Thaw hires James G. Crahm as private attorney to pursue a writ of habeas corpus to decide his sanity and secure liberty. Doctor A T Baker notes slight improvement but no major change at Matteawan. Thaw has a $12,000 reserve fund from family sources amid a surprise move.
United States Attorney Sims of Chicago directs secret service to raid affinity bureaus exploiting married seekers. Mails deny access to such operations. Many bureaus in New York and Chicago have closed amid raids, following the Marion Gray conviction in private life.
Memorial Day observance set for May 11 under the Ladies Memorial Association with a full program. Includes assembly at the Monument, tolling of bells, prayers, songs, a speech by Rev. W. L. R. Cahall, Crosses of Honor presentation to veterans, wreath laying by schoolchildren, firing salute, and committee assignments for cemeteries.
Ava Goodenong manager of the Searchlight club in Elgin Illinois with Mrs Jennie Scott and Mrs E L Flynn supplied information for government probes. It is said Harry Hart backed the agencies and Miss Gray operated a scheme grossing eight thousand dollars in three months.
The Georgetown Democratic Club No. 2 held a Saturday meeting electing E. L. Lloyd as president R. M. Barnes as vice president H. L. Wright as secretary and treasurer Delegates to the County Convention include Dr Olin Sawyer W H Andrews A Harvey and others with alternates listed and W H Andrews named to the County Executive Committee.
A compelling production premieres this evening at the Electric Theater titled The Struggle for Life. The film venue invites audiences to witness a dramatic exploration of survival and human resilience.
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