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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1909
Page
2
The piece argues that President Gompers and the AFL cling to strikes and boycotts as tools, calling them relics of savagery. It claims striking rights are fine but accountability and public goodwill have eroded, with boycotts damaging progress and fostering employer hostility.
Editorial notes from The Columbia State argue the Marion inquiry into the Georgetown county homicide of Mrs S C Bigham by her husband and W B Avant adds evidence for their trial. The piece condemns unrelated accidents and urges strict penalties for shooting with unloaded weapons to curb violence.
An editorial questions the claimed accidental death of Mrs. Bigham at Murrells Inlet. It argues the State should demand thorough inquiry and higher bail, noting shots fired from close range contradict an accident defense and urging caution before grand jury action.
The ad extols electric light as the only hygienically safe illuminant avoiding atmospheric pollution and disease risks. It praises electricity for being heat free, quiet, convenient, safe, efficient and cheaper, and offers house wiring services by Electrical Contracting and Supply Company at 203 Front Street, phone 66.
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