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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1912
Page
2
In a terse public notice a draft money order process is described. The writer warns readers that orders must be payable to the company and directs attention to the manager O W Roube.
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports show that total compensation for railway employees on lines over 500 miles reached 1 005 277 249 in 1911. Wages increased by 41 668 822 from 1910 and 69 297 687 from 1909, while payrolls fell by 31 087 despite 2108 more miles in operation, and net railway revenues declined by 40 988 539 as payroll costs rose by about 50 million dollars.
In St Louis on March 6 the mistrial leads to a fourth court handling of the Kimmel case. John Boone Swinney will testify about the Oregon woods murder tale as two $10,000 life insurance policies payable to Mrs Dena Bonslett are challenged in the circuit court.
A police raid on a Columbia gambling room at 1382 Main street led to 18 arrests and about 250 dollars in bail. W.S. Poat was charged with violating the dispensary ordinance and gaming as officers counted winnings and filed docketed cases at the station.
Governor Foss and a council inspection of Suffolk county jail includes a visit to condemned murderer Clarence V Richeson. Officials note Richeson spoke little but appeared sane and healthy, with the electric chair looming eleven weeks ahead.
The Georgetown Rifle Guards Company F elected non commissioned officers including Q M Sergeant J H Carraway First Sergeant J S Beatty Second Officer L Ford Jr Third B F Jones Jr Fourth F W Armholter Fifth P F Doyle. The company has new uniforms hats and caps and will drill Mondays from 8 to 9 pm preparing for the annual inspection on Friday afternoon March 29.
Kidney trouble symptoms such as backache urinary irregularity headaches and fatigue are urged to be treated promptly with Doan's Kidney Pills. The ad cites J L Dozier of Conway South Carolina and claims over 50 years of global use with a price of 50 cents and Foster Milburn Co as sole US agents.
The Governor discussed possible commutation of a sentence to life imprisonment and said a decision on filing such a petition had not been made yet.
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