28 Jun 1907
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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1907
Page
1
A Georgetown courtroom hears a prisoner plead for mercy as he admits killing his wife while blaming saloon influence for his downfall. He accuses judges, prosecutors, and pastors of enabling the traffic that drove his crime, urging moral accountability. The speech stirs the crowd as the case closes toward execution.
Bishop Capers is reported to be worse with higher pulse and temperature, while no further paralysis spread is noted. A Greenville carpenter was struck by lightning yesterday, knocked down and his shoes torn off.
In Athens Georgia a Civil War era double barrel cannon, claimed to be the world’s only, sits opposite the Federal building. Invented by Joe Gibeland of the Mitchell Thunderbolts the device aimed to fire two linked cannon balls via a 50 foot chain to sever Yankee heads during a demonstration that ended with one ball racing the chain and yanking its mate.
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