Cotton Market Opens Firm on NY Advances
The Cotton Market reports a firmer open with advances of 3 to 8 points. December 912, January 893, March 887, May 886. NY stocks moved higher at opening, with Pennsylvania up five eighths, Union Pacific up one, St Paul and Reading up 3 fourths, Great Northern preferred 1 1/2 over prior close.
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New York
Daily Item
Pennsylvania
Union Pacific
St. Paul
Reading
Great Northern
Seaboard Engineer Shot in Columbia Dispute
George Gill of Raleigh a Seaboard engineer was shot and wounded by Miles Winter, another Seaboard employee, in Columbia this morning. Winter was arrested and Gill taken to hospital. The dispute began over trash schedules.
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Daily Item
George Gill
Raleigh
N. C
Seaboard
Miles Winter
Winter
Gill
Death of Charles Shuttes After Polka Game Loss
Charles Shuttes is found dead in his hotel room at five this morning with a gas tube in his mouth. Special to Daily Item from New York reports he had admitted losing a lot of money at a polka game and planned to sleep and forget it.
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New York
Daily Item
Charles Shuttes
Summoned to Door and Murdered
Charles Ferdia was lured to his front door in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania early this morning and had his throat cut from ear to ear. Frank Bruno was found washing blood from his hands about thirty minutes later and was arrested on suspicion.
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Wilkesbarre
Daily Item
Charles Ferdia
Frank Bruno
Negro Accidentally Killed by Drummer in Marion
Walter Grice, a 20 year old negro boy, was shot in the eye and killed at the C. E. Evans livery stable in Marion. The shooter was H. S. Hancock, traveling representative of the Southwestern Publishing Co. of Nashville, who was demonstrating a 22 caliber rifle to a prospective buyer when Grice walked in front of the weapon. The incident occurred about 8 o'clock last night and witnesses say the shooting was accidental.
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Marion
Columbia
H.S. Hancock
Bishopville
Walter Grice
C. E. Evans
Hancock
Southwestern Publishing Co
Nashville
Isthmian Canal Borings Illuminate Lock Foundations
The Canal Record notes that from 1904 to July 1 1908 Americans drilled 36.12 miles of borings along the Isthmus for the canal. A hole at each kilometer between Gatun and Pedro Miguel. extensive borings at Gatun Mira Flores and Pedro Miguel and the abandoned Sosa lock.
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Canal Record
Gatun
Pedro Miguel
Miraflores
Sosa
Pacific
Thanksgiving Proclamation by President Roosevelt 1908
The document proclaims a nationwide day of prayer and thanksgiving set for November 26 1908. President Theodore Roosevelt urges national reflection on moral and spiritual wellbeing alongside material progress and calls for unity, charity, and public virtue. The act is witnessed by Alvey A. Adee acting secretary of state.
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United States of America
Atlantic
Tidewater
Wildernness
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Washington
Theodoré Roosevelt
Alvey A. Adee
Weather data from Charleston for November 1908 period
U S Department of Agriculture presents a long term table of Charleston South Carolina weather for November covering 387 years. It lists mean temperature 58 degrees and records including warmest 63 in 1902 and coldest 53 in 1901. Also notes highs 83 on November 23 1899 and low 23 on November 30 1872 with frost dates and precipitation figures. It includes average rainfall 2.75 inches and days with measurable precipitation, plus humidity, cloudiness, and wind data with prevailing northeast winds and top wind speed 46 miles. Station Charleston date 10 30 08 signed R Q Grant.
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Weather Bureau
Charleston
S.C
S. C
R. Q. Grant
Trespass Notice on Kensington Island Lands
John S. Pyatt forbids all hunting shooting or trespassing on any lands on Kensington Island.
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Kensington Island
John S. Pyatt
Fine Opportunities For Ladies In Georgetown
To the Ladies of Georgetown and vicinity $30 Women Suits Special now $18 for quick buyers. Material is fine $2 Chiffon Broadcloth in new shades. Jackets are 36 inches long single breasted with sizes from $2 to 44. Other tailored suits at 12.50 15 19.50 25 and 30. Mammoth store offers mail order goods delivered free to $19 and over. F. Scull with M Furchgott & Co Charleston SC.
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F. Scull
M. Furchgott & Co
Charleston
Rexall Orderlies Offer For Aged Gut Care
An advertisement promotes Rexall Orderlies as safe for elderly users with constipation and bowel disorders. It claims soothing, tonic effects, no griping or diarrhea, and a guarantee refund if claims fail. Product sizes 36 tablets for 25 cents and 12 tablets for 20 cents from Georgetown Drug Co Georgetown South Carolina.
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Rexall Orderlies
Georgetown Drug Co
Georgetown, S. C
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Columbia, S. C
Negro
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Georgetown
FOR
J. M. Herring
Taylor and
Highmarket Streets
Georgetown, G
Harper Whiskey
For All
George Pollock
Front Street
D. L. Bills
Tinner
FRONT
J. W. Wingate
H. Kaminski & CO
Front St
Georgetown, S. G
Brazilian Optical Company
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