12 Sep 1907
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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1907
Page
1
The Weather Bureau reports showers tonight and tomorrow. Anderson adopts a curfew law, requiring any day of 14 or less to keep off streets after 10 PM. Local notices mention a survey of streets, road machinery funding, and various residents traveling or visiting.
Georgetown South Carolina September 11 1907 editor Daily Item reader sends 2 00 to drainage fund urging county drainage and promotion of immigrants for farming to unlock vast waste lands and boost revenues making the county pride of its citizens
Boston report states the Calumet and Hecla Copper Mining Company lowers its quarterly dividend by five dollars per share. Directors declare a 15 dollar per share payout, down from 20 dollars three months earlier.
Thomas Archer and Horace Lee are held without bail by Mayor Reed until after Friday's inquest in Portsmouth. Mrs. Overman placed a man washing shoes near the river, while shoe expert Mayo found Archer’s shoes salt water soaked. A 22-year-old, William Shields, claimed involvement with a white man and was detained as police questioned his conflicting alibi. Lieut. Rorschach and his two sons mourn the tragedy. the report blends crime with broad musings on harvest and economics.
The Holland American line issued a wireless daily aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam with mid sea versions of New York events. Prince Wilhelm of Sweden visited Coney Island and was mobbed by about 25,000 onlookers before being escorted away by the National Guard.
A humorous illustration shows a woman on horseback peering over a wall at a farmer and remarking on Mr Hyrick’s wheat. The piece notes how material prosperity rests on crop yields from earth, linking farming to Wall Street success in a broader theme.
Manning sept 11 very hot dry weather has left streams low and Black River muddy when low. Locals note this turbidity since the August 31 1886 earthquake, contrasting with clear amber water when high. Residents Haynesworth Plowden and Frank Harrington cited as observant authorities. Georgetown residents warned not to blame others for water thickening.
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