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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1909
Page
2
Part of a postal notice indicating second class matter status at Georgetown South Carolina post office under the Act of March 1907. The fragment confirms mailing designation and year 19.7 with no additional details.
Editorial comments on Leopold II of Belgium after his death predict succession disputes and point to a controversial reign marked by personal cruelty and Congo atrocities. The piece contrasts his commercial success with alleged exploitation and moral failing.
Nathan Schlessel of New York faced a 1903 asset theft charge. Indicted 1905, tried 1907, convicted and imprisoned. Court of Appeals reversed after two years, ordering a new trial, but Schlessel had already served his term and was released. The case underscores flawed justice and lost time.
The musical comedy The Goddess of Liberty now playing at Joe Weber’s Theatre in New York is praised as the season’s best. The New York Sunday World, via Chas. K. Harris, publishes words and music of its top song and will feature the complete song in next Sunday’s issue.
D Swift & Co reports patents granted to inventors across Atlantic coast states including a stamp vending machine water gage drenching bottle mechanically code signalling device mail box support automobile axle snow fence and insulator. Copies available by sending ten cents to D Swift & Co Washington DC through their patent correspondence service.
Jewelry and cut glass offered as useful and ornamental items. Suitable for Christmas presents with very low prices! The Steele Moses Co promotes a sale featuring these articles for holiday shoppers.
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