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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1908
Page
1
Wheat slips at Chicago with light trade as Dec wheat trades around 102.4 cents. Corn at 62 34, Oats 485, Rib futures at 8.37. In New York cotton opens steady with December at 9.06 and May at 8.88. Stocks show broad early gains led by Union Pacific up 1 38 points from yesterday.
John Cavanaugh fired four bullets into a woman who rejected him and then tried to kill himself with his last cartridge. He was captured today and is believed to be near death. He is married and had pursued the woman before the attack.
Raleigh dispatch reports E W Smith of Richmond found dead in a rock quarry near Raleigh Sunday. He was last seen Saturday night and robbed of 60 dollars a diamond ring and a gold watch. Coroner investigates whether death came from a fall or foul play. Body to be shipped home for burial.
Special: Complete temporary roll call shows the next House with 219 Republicans and 172 Democrats. Republicans down four, Democrats up six. Democrats gain in Indiana, Republicans gain in North Carolina.
In Wilmington on November 17 a family of five, George Sprague and his wife plus three children, were found overcome by gas. Sprague died, others expected to recover. body found in the cellar with evidence of tampering at the gas meter.
Richmond judge Waddill filed a decree pending final sale of the Virginia Passenger and Power Company properties ending the receivership and long street railway litigation in Richmond and Petersburg. If security holders fail to agree on a price within 80 days the assets will be offered to the highest bidder.
Washington reports a dinner at the White House for organized labor leaders and federal judiciary members. Notables include John Mitchell T.V. Powderly F.H. Morrissey Warren Stone Faulkner and O Keefe. Roosevelt seeks labor law amendments and broader liability and Sherman act changes through Congress this session.
The first Official Entertainment at the White House for 1908-09 includes a dinner by President Roosevelt for Cabinet members on December 17. The New Year reception is January 1, a diplomatic corps reception January 7, and a dinner for principal envoys January 14. Supreme Court justices receive a January 21 reception, with an annual Supreme Court dinner January 28. A Congressional reception is February 4 and an Army Navy reception February 18.
Atlanta on November 17 reports that the National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education will hold its annual meeting November 19 with a distinguished keynote lineup. Speakers include Dr. E. E. Brown U S Commissioner of Education Secretary of Agriculture Wilson Andrew Carnegie Dr. Carroll Wright Clark College Worcester Mass and former U S Commissioner of Labor and president of the organization.
Governor-elect George L. Lilley will serve in Congress through December and resign December 31 to assume the governorship on January 1. Lilley is also Congressman-at-Large for the state and will transition from federal to state duties at the start of the new year.
The boiler from the Steamer Tar leél, slipped from her deck when she sank at her moorings last week, was raised from the Sampit river bottom yesterday afternoon by Capt. Frank Lachicotte, the contractor. Clyde Steamship Carib from New York arrived with goods for local merchants and will depart with cotton naval stores for New York tomorrow. Theodore Weems, plying between Baltimore and this port, discharged lumber and other freights yesterday and left for Baltimore this morning. The Happy Days, owned by the Santee Gun Club, took fifteen to their shooting preserves after arriving Sunday.
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