Temperature Register From Government Engineer Office
Official temperature readings recorded today show Dorn Peak at 90 degrees, Desepreth at 72, and A kas wea at 1.62 with a northeast wind.
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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1907
Page
1
Notable City Residents Return and Local Notices
Mrs T W Brightman and children return from Hendersonville with others arriving from Ridgeway and Wadesboro. Dr Jos Desportes returns from Ridgeway to Georgetown. Mrs M E Farrelley and daughter set for Wadesboro. The Item notes government action against Standard Oil. Judge Doyle presides as city recorder with cases including Nathan Philips and John Vanderhorst. Miss Lizzie Carraway and Myrtle Young voyage to Wrightsville Beach. Phebe Ramsey robbery suspect captured at Accommodations wharf. Phenix Furniture promotes buggy wagon and harness sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Doyle
Nathan Philips
John Vanderhorst
Willie Pleasure
Mayor Fraser
North Carolina
Lizzie Carraway
Myrtle Young
Wilmington
Wrightsville Beach
Phenix Furniture Co
Phebe Ramsey
Inman
Guests registered at the Carolina Hotel today
The Carolina Hotel records show guests including D. W. Brown C. E. Jones and families from Sumter S C Otto Sahonow of New York City E W Durant of Rome S C S D Cook G H Hodges P C Porter L L Haddock J W Door J W LaBruce C F Johnson A P Leonard A W Kerneel L B Welch J G Holliday J P Selby Fred D Eagle M G Krowchik J C Sparks and M Jones from Wilmington Charleston Florence Marion Plantersville and Columbia S C N C Virginia and Waverly S C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina Hotel
D. W. Brown
C. E. Jones
Sumter
S. C
Otto Sahonow
New York City
E. W. Durant
Rome
S. D. Cook
G. H. Hodges
P. C. Porter
L. L Haddock
J. W. Door
City
J. W. LaBruce
Plantersville
C. F. Johnson
Waverly
M. Jones
Wilmington
One Hundred Die in Berlin Dynamite Factory Blast
Special to Daily Item reports a dynamite factory explosion at Deemitz on the Elbe River killing about a hundred people and wrecking parts of the town. Residents are evacuated amid fears of a second blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Deemitz
Elbe
Both Sides Claim Victory In Telegraph Strike
Special to Daily Item New York Aug 15 both the telegraph operators and the companies claim victory over the strike situation today. Chief interest centers on the possibility of railroad telegraphers joining commercial operators. B Brooks of the Eastern Division Western Union says railroads under contract to handle commercial business would live up to contract. He adds they discharge men who refuse to handle wires and assert the railroads should do the same.
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Daily Item
New York
B. Brooks
Western Union Telegraph Company
Moors Attack Casablanca in Night Assault
Tangiers dispatch reports seven thousand Moors stormed Casablanca overpowering outposts and holding parts of the town for hours. Hundreds of Moors killed or wounded. European guards suffered heavy losses but repulsed the attack as reinforcements arrived.
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Tangiers
Morocco
Casablanca
Fever Spreads in Cienfuegos as Deaths Rise
Yellow fever worsens in Cienfuegos Cuba with an additional death reported and many residents fleeing the city. Several American soldiers stationed there have contracted the illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
America
Shicken
Cienfuegos
Port Royal Postmaster Waives Hearing in Embezzlement Case
S D Jones Port Royal South Carolina postmaster accused of embezzlement waives preliminary examination and remains jailed after failing to secure bond. He is reportedly short about 500 dollars and once served as a local preacher. His health improved after hospitalization.
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Beaufort
S. C
S. D. Jones
Port Royal
H Inman’s Jewelry Line Highlights Watches and Bracelets
Special attention is drawn to an attractive display of watches bracelets rings and various jewelry at H Inman’s. The ad promotes a wide selection aimed at shoppers seeking fine adornments.
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H. Inman's
Latimer in London Advocates State Immigration Commissions
Senator Latimer of South Carolina arrives in London and critiques U S efforts to bar undesirable immigrants at European ports. He notes top Europeans should stay home, and urges each state to create immigration commissions to select suitable nationalities for differing climates.
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London
Latimer
South Carolina
United States
Wreck of Kawatin Claims Many From Tasmanian Crossing
A steamship voyage in Laneston Tasmania ends in disaster as the Kawatin wrecks today. Scores of passengers and crew are reported drowned with few details available from local authorities.
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Laneston
Tasmania
Kawatin
Pennsylvania Railroad to Open Telegraphy School in Bedford
The Pennsylvania Railroad plans a new telegraphy school in Bedford Pennsylvania to train railroad operators. The move aims to supply operators during strikes and has drawn comments from the Order of Railway Telegraphers. Mr J F Cessna is said to head the school.
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Bedford
Penn
Pennsylvania Railroad
Order of Railway Telegraphers
J. F. Cessna
Attempted Suicide by Laudanum in Spartanburg
Lena Hellams a young white woman claiming Charlotte as home attempted to end her life by swallowing laudanum in her Magnolia Cafe room near the Southern passenger station. Inmates said she was despondent over a love affair. She bought laudanum, drank it, was pumped, and is reported out of danger. She had been recently released from the station house.
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Spartanburg
Lena Mhellams
Charlotte
Magnolia Cafe
Magnolia Street
Southern
Go d
Lena Hellams
Rainouts and Scores in South Atlantic League Games
Charleston and Augusta drew 0 0 in a rain affected game. Savannah beat Macon 4 2 and again 1 8, while Jacksonville defeated Columbia 2 1.
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Charleston
Augusta
Savannah
Macon
Jacksonville
Columbia
Arbitration Won't Settle Strike Says Western Union Chief
President Robert C. Clowry of Western Union rejected Roosevelt's arbitration plan stating arbitration is out of the question and insisting negotiations focus on the men who quit work. Both Western Union and Postal officials report business moving with little delay.
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New York
Robert C. Clowry
Western Union Telegraph Company
Roosevelt
Western Union
Postal
Harry McLean Seized by Risale in Tangiers Threat
Special dispatch reports Bandit Risale holding Sir Harry McLean the Sultan's Scotch military adviser in Tangiers threatening his immediate death unless immunity is granted Risale drives native tribes against foreigners and mobilizes Moors toward a coast town Holy War gathering hundreds.
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Tangiers
Risale
Harry McLean
Legation
Mclean
Strike With Railroad Operators
Telegrapher strikes across the East await President Small's Chicago action ordering a general strike. Meanwhile railroad business runs nearly as usual, but danger of a broader operators strike grows.
Train Held Up as Robbers Escape with 25000
Robbers halted a daylight train near Elizabeth grade in St. Petersburg today boarding a express car and fleeing with about 25000 dollars.
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St. Petersburg
Elizabeth Grade
Japanese Cable Silent Amid Earthquake Fear
Shanghai August 15 The Japanese Cable remains silent amid fears an earthquake or tidal wave disrupted it. Authorities monitor lines and search for confirmation of service outages and damage.
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Shanghai
China
Pope Manufacturing Company Goes to Receivers
Pope Manufacturing Company, makers of automobiles and bicycles, was placed in receivership today in Hartford Connecticut. The firm is capitalized at 22 million five hundred thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Pope Manufacturing Company
Shipping consignments to Munnerlyn firm listed
Several ships including Frank Sessoms Brunswick Wm Elliott Planter Mitchelle C Dusenury and Carib Ingram are noted as sailing merchandise lumber naval stores and mdse to or by B A Munnerlyn Co or related steamship and line companies Clyde and Waccamaw with destinations such as Bellune Black River Charleston Conway New York and Comway.
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Frank Sessoms
Saiis Bucksville
Mdse
B. A. Munnerlyn & Co
Stmr
Brunswick, Bellune
Black River
B. A. Munnerlyn, & Co
Wm. Elliott, Johnson, Black Mingo
Naval Stores
Planter, Bennett
Charleston
B. A. Munnerly, & Co
Mitchelle C. Dusenvury
Comway
Waccamaw Line
Carib, Ingram
New York Merchandise
Immber
Clyde Steamship Co
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Hendersonville
Jos. Desportes
Georgetown
Ridgeway
M. E. Farrelley
Rose Fraser
Bertie Collins
Wadesboro
N. C
Standard Oil Co
J. W. Walter Doar
S. M. Gladstone
England
Gaziilla
Havana
Sen. Latimer
Eyay State
School of Telegraphy
Clowry
East
Small
Chicago
Tian
Ihought
Pope Manufactu
Ig Co
Carolina i
Ntel
C. Scurry
Mer
Hodges
Dray Line
Front St
Marine News
Kamdu & Xelhr
Merchant Tailors
Bailey Drug Star
Notic
Capital
J. B. Steele
Ee Pres
F. Rhem
M. W. Pyatt
W. Fraser
Cashier
L. Oliver
Teller
Jorney
Hanan & Sons
Weinberg
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