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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1909
Page
1
Four people die and eighteen are injured in a collision near Boston as the Boston Flyer hits a freight car and the Twentieth Century Limited collides at full speed.
A midnight fire in Cincinnati O on December 14 killed seven people and injured thirty others. Occupants on the fourth floor were trapped when flames cut off the fire escape.
Municipal election held today chose Walter H. Andrews as mayor and L. Brinkley W. W. Munnerlyn Frank L. Siau and H. W. Fraser as Aldermen RK M. Barnes and J. H. Fraser as Water Commissioners. Voters praise the slate as businesslike and devoted to city and public interests.
A Christmas programme at the Johnson School house begins at 8 o clock Christmas night with prayers, addresses, recitations, songs, and a gifts distribution. Students Bessie Johnson Eugene Johnson Minnie Johnson Maggie Johnson Lee Rowe Annie Ivey Flossie Ivey Jeff Rowe Edith Howe Bessie Jordan Five little girls Enter Santa Claus.
The New York Sunday World selects December 19 for its special Christmas Number. The feature edition will include Christmas stories and features in the M section, plus a Christmas carol of notable merit.
Washington Dec 13 Professor Milton Whitney head of the U S bureau of soils says the nations soils are not deteriorating and are yielding more per acre. The annual report notes 100000 square miles surveyed across states and organic matter averages 2.0 percent in soil 0.83 in subsoil.
An advertisement explains catarrh as inflammation of the mucous membrane and promotes Rexall Mucu-Tone. The Rexall Store Georgetown Drug Co offers a money back guarantee after trial, with two sizes priced 50 cents and 1.00, available only at the store.
The burial service for Dr. Daniel T. Pope was held Friday at the Presbyterian Church in Edisto Island. Dr. Alexander Sprunt of Charleston officiated. Pallbearers included Townsend Mikell J J Mikell W James Whaley and Capt M M Seabrook.
Dr Daniel T Pope born on Edisto Island in 1837 grew up on St Helena Island. He studied at South Carolina College and the Medical College of South Carolina before serving as a surgeon in the war. He practiced medicine on Edisto for fifty years, married Sallie Mikell, later Julia Smith, suffered a paralytic stroke in London, and died at home with a wife and five children remaining.
Savannah Ga reports revive suspect list as police announce worn clothing stained with blood and a walking cane tied to J C Hunter the husband of victim Maggie Hunter. A hospital physician says Mrs Hunter in moments of consciousness implicated her husband and a white man struck the blows. Officers press further questioning Hunter who remains in custody as city officials call for restrained news coverage.
Papers were ready carrying developments in the case but one paper neared press before the edition was halted. The move prevents publication of certain details while the case unfolds.
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