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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1911
Page
2
The Commercial Secretaries of South Carolina seek post card ideas to promote a safe Fourth of July. Prizes total 25 dollars for ideas 15 dollars for the best design and 1 dollar per accepted suggestion up to ten. Open to all South Carolina residents. entries due by noon May 22.
At Pittsburg, Lafe Young wore a senatorial garb while criticizing insurgents in Iowa. He accused agitators and newspapers of stirring the current political clash over party control and trust legislation. He urged defeating Canadian reciprocity and urged regular Republicans to stand firm.
The piece rails at the Republicans for protecting themselves through redistricting delays. It notes the next Congress will have 433 members if the Senate accepts the apportionment, and criticizes the Crumpacker bill's defeat as a strategy to stall reapportionment.
Beginning Monday May 22 1911 the Steamer Mitchell will depart Conway and Georgetown at 6 in the morning instead of 7 to improve service for the public. J E McElveen agent of Waccamaw Time Steamers notes the new schedule. Also an advertisement touts Linine and Galatia skirts at 98 cents and Ringel's English chinaware giveaway.
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