Justice campaign deepens in Murrells Inlet case
LaurensSept 17 The Georgetown reports claim Mat thew B Crisp father of Mrs G C Bigham may aid prosecution of Dr Bigham and W B Avent. Solicitor Walter H Wells visited Mountville and Waterloo gathering data to bolster the case. Crisp reportedly shifted from opposition to supporting the prosecution after talks with Wells and testimony from Murrells Inlet witnesses.
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Crisp
Walter H. Wells
12Th Circuit
Wells
Mountville
Waterloo
Georgetown
Murrell’s Inlet
Sharks and Turtles Off Cape Hatteras Incident
New York reports that Captain Tarnow and Atlas Line Liberia passengers all saw turtles and a school of sharks at once. About fifty shots were fired at the visitors but no deaths occurred. Some passengers claimed a 15 foot shark was hit though it swam off uninjured. A dozen Costa Rican boys joined the steamer for public school here.
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New York
Tarnow
Atlas Line
Liberia
Cape Hatteras
Columbia Faces Clash Over Southern Power Franchise
Columbia debates granting a franchise to Southern Power as the council backs a three member committee against the bid. Alderman Earle hints at a mayoral race over gas and electric meters. Dispensary graft trials loom with expected indictments and new arrests as prosecutors prepare to reveal clues from ongoing investigations.
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Columbia
Columbia Electric Street Railway, Light and Power Company
Southern Power Company
Council
Earle
Atlanta
Mysterious Murrells Inlet death focus shifts to Laurens views
Columba dispatch reports Laurens County residents doubt the official killing explanation in the Murrells Inlet death of Mrs. Bigham, daughter of Matthew Crisp. Friends recall Miss Crisp as timid and popular, disputing the dark figure retreat claim while noting drinking by two men linked to Mountville.
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Columbia
D.C
Bigham
Murrell’s Inlet
Laurens County
Miss Crisp
Matthew B. Crisp
Laurens
Avant
The Pole Declares Shared Pole Honors With Cook and Peary
A special aerogram from the North Pole dated Sept 15 1909 claims both Cook and Peary discovered the pole and suggests honors be divided. The writer says he hid each explorer from the other and jokes about a joint lecture tour and gumdrops.
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U. S. America
Doctor Cook
Peary
North Pole
Cook
Oth
Lieut
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