19 Jul 1907
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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1907
Page
1
A girl of eight or ten faced insult on Front Street at seven thirty p m after a man brushed past. The exchange included a racial slur and a sharp retort. The piece questions the child’s home life and parental neglect while praying for guidance.
The text asserts that drug use is widespread among Black workers on turpentine farms railroads and public works and links cocaine to brutal crimes. It calls for stringent measures to curb cocaine sales and urges action by authorities.
The New York Times editors advocate trading the Philippine Islands to England in exchange for the nearby West Indies to simplify defense and cut costs. The plan would address race issues domestically by keeping them closer to U S shores while preserving strategic protection for both nations.
After being reinstated and cleared of treason charges, Major Alfred Dreyfus resigns his commission. The case is called one of history’s notable persecutions by race with many connected parties facing death exile or disgrace. Retirement marks the end of a famous episode.
A Augusta Chronicle report quotes Reverend Billings denying desertion of his family. Dispatches issued to the press on June 23 and 24 are cited as the basis for the controversy.
Richard Jones claimed husband of Serena Jones known as Black Patti was fatally shot in Portsmouth suburbs by two unknown Black men who fled. Jones said he went there from Norfolk with the assailants and was shot as he fled. he asked Charles Anderson, Internal Revenue Collector of New York, be notified if he died to take charge of the body.
A promotional note claims raw German brains have produced a new discovery that cures indigestion constipation gastritis insomnia and nervous troubles in all ages. It asserts no drug is involved and offers free particulars from H Wright at 525 West 124th Street New York.
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