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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1908
Page
2
The Philadelphia Ledger argues society must protect the public by restricting fortune tellers and related fringe practices, asserting a duty to curb freak-minded influences.
One Astor NYC farm bought in 1838 for 23600 has been divided among heirs at a valuation of 3250000. The St. Louis Globe Democrat notes protests that farming still pays for large estates and generations of wealth.
The New York Evening Sun asks in disbelief about Yale hiring women janitors, noting Harvard already employed women in the role. The piece laments Yale’s adoption of what it calls mollycoddle practices and questions the shift.
The New York American argues that art forgers, while deceptive, foster a love of art and amuse critics, as fakes please owners as convincingly as genuine works. The piece frames forgery as cultural entertainment rather than crime.
The Senate backed Senator Frye's measure to inspect and control sea-going coal barges amid a long record of wrecks and loss of life. He cited that 60 of 400 barges sank over 60 years and 25 percent of crew deaths, blaming owners' greed for cheapness and unsafe vessels.
Dr George L Robinson of McCormick University Chicago and Princeton alumnus says reunions are shunned by self respecting graduates due to liquor riot and snobbery. He calls Princeton now a haven for idle sons of the wealthy who flaunt social and financial status while ordinary families' children seek favor.
The Paris Temps editor M Tardieu claims Americans know France's weakness more than strength. The New York World counters that most visitors do not seek aristocratic ties and would view titled French as curiosities in a republic. Conversely, many aristocratic French visitors to the United States seek plutocratic links.
The piece defends William Waldorf Astor for purchasing the Chesapeake flag rather than letting it be bought at auction. It argues the flag belongs in England, praises Astor for placing the relic in a respectful, semi public depository, and condemns the sale as destabilizing and inappropriate.
On Barbados, Robert H. Hepburn records a daring ascent by two Philadelphia tugboats toward Para. The crew towed a full rigged ship past an English warship amid cheers, with the Juno and Brazil following. The expedition carried about 170 people and a diverse crew, including cadets and a council of English gentlemen.
December 1577 marked Drake’s voyage from Plymouth harbor with the Pelican Elizabeth and three smaller ships. The privateer squadron is praised as the finest England could send, with silver tableware and plate galley fittings illustrating his wealth and state.
A crowded New York subway clash ends with a guard ignoring a trapped man and a brave officer freeing a coat from a door. The citizen and officer narrowly escape with injuries, the guard finally freeing the coat as passengers panic and cheers fade.
An Old Bailey sentence of twenty years highlights von Veltheim a celebrated blackmailer and adventurer who, a former German deserter, claims exploits across four continents. He courted women like Don Juan and plotted schemes with diamond magnates Barney Barnato and the Joels to kidnap Kruger and spark a Transvaal revolution. He alleges a $5,000,000 upfront and a $250,000 payoff.
A World review notes the career of von Veltheim as a globe trotter and schemer who faced murder charges, escaped by self defense, served in Bechuanaland police, a Thames body identification by a wife, and a life spanning Bulgaria Japan Australia and the Far West before a blacklist appear in London. The piece compares real life to fiction and cites a New York World assessment.
The article explains how new locomotives are tested and “broken in” before service. It details roles from mechanic to fireman to engineer, checks for heating in journals, initial yard runs, then mainline tests pulling up to 950 tons, with speeds of 1 to 20 mph. John Miller, known as the locomotive buster, breaks about twenty engines monthly for the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis Railway.
A Haitian judge, seeking to prove a point about miscreants abroad, questions a prisoner's nationality. The interpreter confirms Switzerland has no seacoast or navy. The judge declares one year of hard labor.
The piece argues that Napoleon's presence boosts army morale and that self belief powers action. It urges showing unwavering confidence to convince employers, claiming mental resolve doubles strength, sustains courage, and enables bold feats in emergencies. Success magazine excerpt.
The Christian World advises readers to practice restraint in disagreement and avoid gossip. It urges politeness, respect for others beliefs, and discretion about personal troubles, emphasizing self focus on one’s duties and the Golden Rule.
Prof W D Scott warns that growing use of eyes for reading and close inspection worsens strain, noting the eye evolved for distance vision and printing enlarges the problem. He questions whether civilization could endure without printing.
Smoking tobacco is now dispensed from penny in the slot machines in London. The change marks a novel method of sale with machines offering cigarettes to customers for a penny each in several urban shops.
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