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Newspaper

Georgetown Daily Item

Location

Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1907

Page

1

Local items and notices in The Daily Item

The Daily Item reports on local movements including Jones family travel to Glenn Springs and Asheville, Miss Mattie Burney moving to Boardman, and society visits. It notes plans for a new railroad, crop reports, and county political actions, plus a Charleston pennant update and Georgia prohibition developments.

McFeely South Pole Belle Smith Sadie B. Harrel Glenn Springs H. W. Fraser Asheville B. W. Cannon May Belle Mountains H. B. Ham R. G. Wilkerson Sampit City Mattie C. Burney Southern Mercantile Co Boardman N. C Daily Item James Payn

Austrian Arm Purchases Bohemian Village for Gun Trials

The Austrian government buys the Bohemian village of Miada to test new guns and projectiles. All residents have evacuated, and officers plan to bombard former homes for a serious study of effects.

Miada

Waste of Paper Ads Draw Complaints from Reader

Victor Smith in the New York Press laments merchants using newspaper folds for ads arguing the practice wastes paper and ink. He notes late delivery by a newsboy who inserts matter within pages and claims readers protest the insertion, producing only scrap memoranda as the folded blank side shows.

Ike Victor Smith New York Press

Tragic Farm Incident: Gladden Refuses Sale Offer

A man died after his heart failed amid emotional distress over a farm sale. He was found with tears on his cheeks, and records show farmer Gladden offered to buy back the farm for $1,000 more than previously received, an offer that was refused.

Gladden

Letter finally reaches Wis. man after 32 years

A Norwegian citizen living in Stanley Wisconsin received a letter that traveled from Norway to Mexico where he had served as a youth on a ship then to South America, back to Mexico, to Norway, and finally to the United States where it was delivered long after its original sending.

Bryan South Carolina Augusta Chronicle Times Democrat South Times and Democrat Stanley Wis Norway Mexico South America Stanley Mot

Octogenarian executed by electric chair in Auburn

Charles Bonier, 80, of Buffalo, convicted of murdering Franz and Johann Frehr, was electrocuted in Auburn at 6 33 this morning. Two shocks were applied in the execution.

Auburn N. Y Chas. Bonier Buffalo Franz Johann Frehr

Deposed SF Mayor Claims Power From Jail

Schmitz, in jail, declares he remains in power and vows to prosecute the new mayor for opening his mail, asserting authority despite his removal.

Schmitz San Francisco Florence Times

Supervisor Jos. B. Johnson Returns From Glenn Springs

Jos. B. Johnson, supervisor, returned after a three week stay in Glenn Springs.

Jos. B. Johnson Glenn Springs

Home Making and the Social Value of the Family

The home shapes national morality and civilization through active parental guidance and loving family bonds. A true home blends righteous living with teaching, transcending wealth or housing type, and its spirit affects children and the wider community as the heart of society.

Temperature readings from Government Engineer office

Official register lists today’s maximum and minimum temperatures with wind from the southwest. Rain appears in the tally.

South Atlantic League Results From Yesterday

Games played yesterday in the South Atlantic League include Charleston 4 Macon 0 at Charleston and Savannah 8 Columbia 1 at Savannah. In Jacksonville, Jacksonville 0 defeated Augusta 2 with the match noted at Jacksonville.

Charleston Macon Nom Savannah Columbia Jacksonville Augusta Savannah

Depository of the People Exhibits 1904 07 Financials

Annual statement shows capital of 87 000 with exhibits of phenomenal success. Figures list March 1905 to March 1907, including balances 35 00, 83 391.27, 157 713.13 and 190 502.75, indicating growth and business opening notes.

Come and Grow With Us Quarterly Deposits Officers

A fragmented banking notice lists officers including J B Steele and J W Fraser as president F Rhem cashier Bl Oliver vice president and a teller. The text appears to be part of a quarterly update or call for deposits.

Marine arrivals and sailings listed for local trade

Arrived ships include the Frank Sessoms and the Wm. Elliott bound for Bucksville and Black River with merchandise to B A Munnerlyn & Co. The Mitchelle C. sails from Conway with merchandise by Waccamaw Line Steamers. The Daisy Farlin sails from New Haven for the Winyah Lumber Co. with lumber.

Frank Sessoms Sarvis Bucksville Mdse B. A. Munnerlyn & Co Wm. Elliott Johnson Black River Stmr Mitchelle C Dusenbury Conway Waccamaw Line Sehr Daisy Farlin Dodge New Haven Winyah Lumber Co

Died of broken heart by Michigan farmer

Arthur Gladden a 58 year old Dimondale farmer died of a broken heart after selling his farm for 8000 dollars and moving to a Lansing cottage. He wandered the fields and stables taking last looks before climbing into the haymow.

Arthur Gladden Dimondale Mich Gladden Lansing

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Frank J. Davis Gov. Glenn North Carolina B. I. Hazard New York Richmond Pearle Harling Nettie Detyens Washington, D. C Thos. Daggett Alabama Barnwell Ansel L. Riff Front Street Commissioners of Public Works Hazard Georgetown Chamber of Commerce K. Sallock Item Gulls Mr. Cabe Weinberg Georgia Hoke Smith Stephen S. Wash City of Colorado Springs Colo Richardson Laura Matthews Amos R. Rumbaugh Chicago Coey J. B. Steele J. W.fraser F. Rhem Oliver Teller Marine News E. McQuade S. C D. C Hanan & Sons Ves. Weinberg J. A. Baxter C. O. Smith, J. H. Green L. E. Knox T. B. Parker Rutledge Johnson, Sampson Dunmore Seyward Dunmore Cor Front and Cleland Jrs
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