Georgetown Stirring Over Du Pont Wood Alcohol Plant
Georgetown moves toward a new industry as Du Pont de Nemours plans a wood alcohol plant near Atlantic Coast Lumber mills. The project will cost about 150000 dollars and start once construction finishes, with Raymond S. Farr of Atlantic Coast Lumber negotiating site details. The move is hailed as boosting the city’s commercial and industrial life.
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Daily Item
News and Courier
Georgetown
du Pont
E. I. de Nemours Powder Company
Atlantic Coast Lumber Corporation
Raymond S. Farr
Dupont de Namourlle
DuPont Powder Company
Desperate duel in Habana between generals ends in injury
Maj. Gen Enrique Loui ience del Castillo, former congressman, battles Wilfredo Fernandez, editor of El Comercio, with cavalry sabres in a private Habana parlor. After minutes of fencing, the general sustains a serious wound in the sword arm, ending the duel. The fight followed a sarcasm in El Comercio and is described as the fiercest in years.
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Habana
Enrique Louiience del Castillo
Wilfredo Fernandez
el Commercio
Aged Counterfeiter O Leary Sentenced in Atlanta
James O Leary also known as Jack Mulvey, aged counterfeiter, was ordered to ten years in the Atlanta Federal Prison after pleading guilty to counterfeiting and passing bogus money. Judge McPherson said reform seemed unlikely given his age. The sole witness was a Secret Service operative who identified him from a long ago photo.
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Philadelphia
James O’ Leary
Jack Mulvey
United States District Court
Government
Atlanta
McPherson
O’ Leary
Secret Service
Georgetown City Council Grants Rifle Guards Tax Relief
Georgetown South Carolina council meeting notes grant tax relief to the Georgetown Rifle Guards for their armory on Prince and Screven streets. Board approves several bills and reads ordinances on trolley railway and bond surety, with health officials urging low-lying lot fillings.
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Georgetown
S. C
Prince and Screven Streets
Georgetown Rifle Guards
H. B. Springs
Doyle
H. Kaminski & Co
Geo. B. Sanders
Bresleau, Lachicotte & Co
Georgetown Provision Co
Georgetown Country Club
Harry C. Case
Georgetown Railway and Light Co
Drs. Ward and
Gaillard
Board of Health
W. A, Black
County Commissioners Meet in Georgetown South Carolina 1909
The Georgetown County Board of Commissioners held its regular semi monthly meeting on September 20 1909 with Supv J B Johnson and Commissioners H T McDonald G E Scott present. A new road from County Line Road to Spring Branch on Gouldine road was approved with a condition it not be cut until the next Chain Gang visit, and David McKinkies Wayside school house project was granted with the same reservation. The Clerk was instructed to notify J C Bailey and J B McDonald. The meeting adjourned.
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Georgetown
S.C
Board of County Commissioners
J. B. Johnson
H. T. McDonald
G. E. Scott
County Line
Spring Branch
Gouldine Road
J. C. Bailey
Wayside School House
David McKinkie
J. B McDonald
Elizabeth K. Voyle
Moors Routed by Spaniards in Morocco Campaign
Madrid dispatches report Spanish forces attempted operations on September 20 and 21 around Mount Guraga and Beni Shar tribesmen. Government broadcast accounts note success in surrounding the tribes and asserting firm control in the region.
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Madrid
Morocco
Mount Guruga
Beni-Shar
Foreclosure Sale Ordered for Steamer Ohio in 1909
In the Court of Common Pleas for Chesterfield County the Bank of Cheraw sues Cheraw and Georgetown Steamboat Co and Walter Hazard administrator. The Steamer Ohio with all fittings is to be sold at public auction at Georgetown Court House on October 6 1909 after fifteen days notice, with proceeds to the bank after costs. Judge R C Watts orders deed to purchaser and filing with the Clerk.
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Cheraw and Georgetown Steamboat Company
Walter Hazard
B. A. Munnerlyn
Ohio
Georgetown
Georgetown County
Bank of Cheraw
R. T. Caston
Chesterfield County
R. C. Watts
4Th Circuit
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Orozco
Aograz
Meeting of County Commissioners
State of
South Carolina
Chesterfield
I. R. E. Rivers
Ghio
In Court of Common Pleas
Phenix Furniture Co
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J. Schwartz
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