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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1909
Page
3
In New York on June 15 a seventeen year old student Steinberg was shot when William Williams fired a revolver to illustrate a Wald West novel chapter. Steinberg was injured in the abdomen and the doctors warned he could die. Williams vanished amid the confusion and police sought him.
Justice Gaynor of the Appellate Division issues a writ of habeas corpus returnable before Justice Mills in White Plains at 10 a m Thursday for Harry K Thaw. The writ is served on Dr Robert K Lamb superintendent of Matteawan Hospital. The elder Mrs Thaw backs the action and funds the effort. Thaw's sanity is the key issue with Thaw and his mother denying he is in danger.
Word reached North Sydney British Columbia on June 15 of a clash off Quero Bank between the Gloucester mass fishing schooner Senator Gardner and a French steam trawler. The American captain reportedly fired with a rifle. the steam trawler’s rail was splintered but damage limited. No injuries reported. The incident is linked to long standing rivalries between steam trawlers and hand line fishermen.
The term printer's devil arose from Aldus Manutius Venice who hired a homeless boy mistaken for a demon. The tale shows the boy was flesh and blood and the phrase endured for printers. The article notes eminent men built by hard work and frugal living, recalling happier working years.
The University of South Carolina announces scholarships in the Department of Education for one man from each county. Each scholarship provides 100 dollars plus an 18 dollar matriculation fee. Examinations will be held at the county seat on Friday July 2 for admission to the university. write for information to Mitchell, President, Columbia, S. C.
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