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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1909
Page
1
A confession by Alfred Jenkins convicted of assault on a white woman is reported. He will be hanged on August 18 after a judge sentenced him, and he told Sheriff Scurry and James W. Wingate that a dream prompted truth telling. The sheriff noted unique tracks showed Jenkins matched the prints leading to the scene.
The Law and Order League met in the courthouse with Rev. T. G. Herbert appealing for prohibition. Walter Hazard spoke passionately on prohibition versus the dispensary system, and attendees pledged to vote for prohibition. A proposal urged open air lectures to recruit more supporters.
In Spokane on August 4 reports describe rich free milling gold found by Hoodoo district miners in northern Idaho and the Summit district in central Washington. Albert Baumgartner, Portland owners manager, notes a 14 foot ledge in Hoodoo and suggests future machinery to develop claims near North Yakima.
In Chicago on August 3 George Lytle posts 5000 to bind a Johnson Jeffries bout. Sam Berger for Jeffries says a fight is likely and urges meeting in New York where bids are in. Berger notes Jeffries seeks fair terms and that Johnson may accept a loser’s share.
Michael P. Anderson, a steward at the Aragon Hotel, was shot on the fifth floor by Wi White of Nashville. White and his wife, guests at the hotel, were taken to the police station while Anderson was admitted to a hospital. White planned to consult an attorney before commenting.
In Kewanee Illinois Mrs James Williams left a strong box containing cash and notes valued at $1,000 in her cook stove oven. A late arrival and quick fire caused the box to burn, destroying all paper money except several twenty-dollar bills.
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