Comet Halley Sparks Debate Among Astronomers
Washington May 19 Special to The Item reports astronomers are divided over Halley’s comet tail and whether it has brushed or will brush the Earth, with opinions ranging on its current influence.
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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1910
Page
1
Seventeen Year Old Dies of Acute Yellow Atrophy
Michael Assora aged seventeen died in St Catherine's Hospital from acute yellow atrophy a rare liver dissolving disease suspected after illness at his uncle's Williams burg New York home. He had recently arrived from Italy and an autopsy confirmed liver deterioration uncommon in medical history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Assora
Williamsburg
N. Y
St. Catherine’s Hospital
Assora
Italy
Enticed into a counterfeit fraud in New York courts
Two women and several men allegedly lured victims with promises of easy money. Max Lubarsky testified that Mirsceador Bauer and husband Samuel Dressler recruited him into a dance game that supposedly could turn 3000 into 98000, then disappeared with the funds. A baker, Moses Krueg, also recounted a mopey mill scam by Bernard Weiner and Morris Rosenburg who claimed a magic machine could turn one dollar into two, taking 690 one dollar bills before fleeing. police arrested the suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Max Lubarsky
Mirsceador Bauer
Lubarsky
Bauer
Samuel Dressler
Moses Krueg
Bernard Weiner
Krueg
Weiner
Morris Rosenburg
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Judge Hinkle Urges Reform of Western Divorce Laws
Judge J D Hinkle of Spokane County urges stricter divorce rules in the west including three years residency for cross state cases, required corroboration, two years separation, court warrants for offenders, and publication of petition filings to curb frivolous suits. He notes eastern and Canadian cases exploit lax western statutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
J. D. Hinkle
Spokane County
Hinkle
Dominion of Canada
West
McMaster-Bourke Wedding Announcement in Winsboro
Mr and Mrs Richard N McMaster announce the marriage of their daughter Alice to Mr Ormsby Pickney Bourke on Wednesday evening June 1 at 7 30 pm at the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Winsboro South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard N. McMaster
Alice
Ormsby Pickney Bourke
Associate Reformed Presbyterian_ Church
Winssboro
South Carolina
Jailer Hilton Smith Dies After Shooting in Columbia
Columbia May 18 Hilton Smith city jailer died tonight at a local hospital after being shot by John Rabb. Rabb, a black man, was arrested this afternoon at Blaneys near Columbia and is in the penitentiary. A rumor spread that the suspect nearly faced lynching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Hilton Smith
John Rabb
Blaneys
Wanted to Buy One Fine Milch Cow
Advertiser seeks to purchase one high quality milch cow. Apply at The Daily Item office with details and price offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Item
Dr Hyde Faces New Trial Amid Prison Study and Cards
Kansas City May 18 Judge Latshaw overrules or grants a new trial for Dr B C Hyde who was convicted of murdering Col Thomas H Swope. He will be sent to prison to serve the sentence but may win another trial if his attorneys show good cause. Hyde studies medical books daily in jail and has become popular with inmates as an honorary Mock Court member who plays cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Latshaw
B. C. Hyde
Hyde
Col
Thomas H. Swope
Whistle Here Signs Warn Relaxed Conscience and Risk
A fragmentary exhortation urges heedful living as conscience warns against drinking at bars material greed and debt. It cites the whistle as a cue to pause before ruin from embezzlement gambling debts and social ambition, urging youth to resist familiar warnings before disaster.
Cheney Co Catarrh Cure Ad From Toledo
Frank J. Chenny sworn as ventor partner of F. J. Cheney Co promises one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Maui catarrh cure. Testimony sworn December by notary A. W Gleason. Address F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo. Take Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Chenny
Ventor
F. J. Chenny 4 Co
Toledo
Maui
Franks Chenny
F. J. Cheney & CO
All Drugeists
The
Hall
Debutante and Serious Chap Debate Literature Banter
A charming debutante and a thoughtful suitor steer their conversation toward books. He praises Sir Walter Scott’s works including the Lady of the Lake Marmion Peveril of the Peak Bride of Lammermoor and even Scott's Emulsion, while she enthusiastically agrees declaring her love for the author and his novels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Walter Scott
the Lake
Scott
The Tax of Idleness and Southern Rural Work
A 1900s Danbury NC Reporter figure estimates Stokes County idleness affects five months yearly, suggesting 15 000 idle residents could earn 1 350 000 dollars if employed at 75 cents a day. The piece argues idleness hinders prosperity across cotton and tobacco counties. It advocates farming reforms to provide continuous employment and raise regional prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury
North Carolina
Stokes
Stokes County
Tobacco
South
Alter Her Darling
The count declares his lifelong love to the daughter of an American millionaire. She responds with polite disdain and refuses any entailment until she can speak with her brother a marquis. The family plans to find a path to unite them.
Farmers Face Questioned Year Round System
A Raleigh based issue from the Progressive Farmer and Gazette asks farmers to choose between remaining poor or changing their farming system. It argues each farmer must decide for himself and respond for this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.C
Progressive Farmer and Gazette
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