Local Temperature Reading by Government Engineer Office
Official register shows the day’s temperature in Masisa with instruments recording a high of 92 and wind noted as calm.
29 Aug 1907
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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1907
Page
1
Official register shows the day’s temperature in Masisa with instruments recording a high of 92 and wind noted as calm.
The Weather Bureau reports fair tonight and tomorrow. Charleston visitors include Henry Siegling of Seig ling Music House and Mrs. R. W. Rouse. Mrs. J. M. Harrelson returns home, and Dr. M. P. Moorer plans Jacksonville relocation. The town mourns Rev. Charles Cabaniss who died at 63 after serving Georgetown and Plantersville parishes. funeral at All Saints Cemetery conducted by Masons.
Four miners trapped in No 14 Colliery at Port Blanchard near Wilkes Barre have been entombed for 100 hours. Rescue work continues with eight men drilling two passages and hundreds of roof props used as crews expect the effort to take several more days. Families have left the scene as hope dims and officials caution the chances of rescue alive are small.
A writer relays a Cape Romain tragedy from April 1873. A Swedish lighthouse keeper found his wife dead with a cut throat, a revolver and razor nearby. He later remarried in Charleston and died abroad. rumors blamed robbery, with jewels and bank funds noted but never proven.
At the International Congress of Anarchists in Amsterdam Emma Goldman denounces American laws as stifling work in the United States and claims growing anarchy here. She says adherence grows among Jewish workers, strengthening the movement.
Prince Wilhelm of Sweden, visiting the United States, arrived in New York and received an automobile tour of the metropolis. He visited several sites of interest and attended horse races at Empire track this afternoon.
Boston August 28 representatives of the country mark the one hundredth anniversary of abolition of slave trade during the Niagara Movement meeting in Farnell Hall. Speakers include Prof. W. E. B. Du Bois of Atlanta Dr. W. L. Bulkely and Rev. Dr. E. C. Morris of New York. An address urges colored voters to oppose any Roosevelt endorsed presidential candidate.
Albany August 29 Believed Taft aims to win New York support by trading second spot for a New York man. State Committee Chairman Woodruff courted for vice president by Taft faction. Hughes supporters say Taft cannot capture the delegation.
Editor notes mosquitos hinder the letter from Sea Island. A. M. Manigault repaints his launch Togo into fine condition. Wm. Lowndes family leaves for the mountains. Mr. and Mrs. G. Anderson visit the city. Island school advances with a top summer teacher.
Thomas M. Summerall a boiler maker was shot and killed in a Montgomery saloon by Wade Hampton Hunter. Five shots felled Summerall as he collapsed. The two men had recent ill will over union labor. Hunter hails from a notable South Carolina family with a Sumter, South Carolina home.
Charleston blanked Savannah 5 to 0 while Macon defeated Columbia 4 to 1 and Jacksonville beat Augusta 4 to 3. The standings reflect a busy schedule in the South Atlantic League with multiple wins and losses.
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