16 Jan 1912
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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1912
Page
1
A breezy roundup surveys potential vice presidential bids and public figures from Taft LaFollette Dix and Roosevelt. It jokes about newspapers and politics noting Ohio blizzard action senator LaFollette no strong issue and Gov Dix eyeing the VP slot while remarks scuttle around Pearlstone gossip and public concerns.
Alfred Vanderbilt and his bride will base themselves in England with a growing colony of self exiled American socialites in London. They left Paris for a Mediterranean cruise aboard the steam yacht Maund, planning months of travel and a return to London for the Horse Show where Vanderbilt will be a prominent exhibitor.
Mrs Mc Manigal testified in the Federal grand jury investigation into the dynamite conspiracy. She described plans in Chicago to gauge J J McNamara’s reaction when trouble arose. At Indianapolis she asked McNamara for money for her husband and he gave her 50 dollars and urged silence.
A lady’s sweater found between the alcohol plant and the tourist hotel was returned to its owner at the tourist hotel. The item was identified and claimed, ending a small search among guests and workers.
Weather advisory from Washington predicts another cold wave with temperatures dropping to 26 degrees before morning. Northwest storm warnings go up from Jacksonville to New York as ice crews clear sidewalks in several districts. Mayor Grace and city officials plan prompt street clearing amid icy conditions and a new blizzard forecast lingering in the Northwest.
J S Donahue of South Haven Michigan a Civil War captain and lighthouse keeper saved ships during years of duty Before the era of electric lights he suffered kidney trouble chills and poor sight until Electric Bitters restored his health Now at seventy he praises the remedy for stomach liver and kidney troubles Ill be feeling fine now.
An old advertisement notes 1842 banquet in New Orleans where Henry Clay received a dollar per plate. It extols Dr King s New Life Pills for stomach issues and other ailments, claiming safety and affordability at 25 cents a bottle from druggists.
The partnership between George H. Watts and J E McEiveen as dealers in Greenwood and the saving of the same is dissolved by mutual consent. G H Watts continues the business in the future.
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