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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1912
Page
6
A chaotic afternoon in the principal street ends with a Black suspect killed a Italian storekeeper and multiple gunfire incidents across town. Separate notes recount a county auditor public rounds delay, a youth accident near Olympia school, and two white youths arrested for bold street robberies targeting pedestrians with a pistol and a pretended firearm.
The Newark jury finds Allison M. McParland guilty of first degree murder for poisoning his wife with cyanide on October 17. The defense expected acquittal amid letters to a former secretary, Morence Bromley, suggesting motive to remove his wife. The case highlights alleged use of cyanide for headache treatment and intense scrutiny of prior statements and letters.
News from Charleston reports Hol Bangs of West Fifty seventh Street New York lost Saturday night after rushing from the Clyde Line steamer Mohawk as it neared Cape Hattieras. Bangs, 26, reportedly slipped on a snow covered deck and vanished. His wife noted he left his state room around midnight Friday saying he felt ill and would walk. Emory Wolford and J. Hicks, fellow passengers, left the Mohawk at Charleston and headed for New York. A second item mentions Mrs. Wo eight flowes McCreary Ky and a note about Foley's Honey and Tar Compound curing cough and bronchitis for a sick wife.
Information received Sunday by letter reports HK Moore editor of the Honea Path Chronicle in Charlotte wed Miss Net He Carroll of New York last Saturday at Charlotte. The couple will reside in Columbia during the legislative session and then return home. A large circle of friends extend congratulations. An epidemic cough sweeping the town prompts local ad for Feelys Honey and Tar Compound.
Local school progress under ME Kertha Lee Cox with a new literary society. Officers elected include Walter Kelley as president and Pautine Kelley secretary treasurer Charlie Tippett. Community visits, illness recoveries, and family moves are reported along with several residents taking new jobs. Hall's Catarrh Cure ad appears amid the local notices.
Miss Fannie Haynes, 80, a well known resident of his county, was sitting before an open fire when live coal popped into her lap, setting her clothes ablaze. Her sister Miss Maria Haynes rushed to help but was badly burned though not fatally, and Fannie died shortly after.
The New York Democrat Martin Littleton announces retirement at term end after expressing disillusion with Congress. He cites lack of honest conviction amid party discipline and critical views on tariff bills and investigations, noting a mismatch with the present Democratic program and leadership.
Claims of a new Root Juice treatment curing rheumatism stomach trouble and kidney disorders flood Atlanta outlets with talk of miracles. Citizens, merchants, and clergy reportedly sign cards for free bottles. many recount rapid relief, while skeptics label miracles as unfounded.
Emilio Vasque Gomez named provisional president of the Mexican republic amid Juarez mutiny and rioting. Mutineers, aligned with Emiliano Zapata, hold all public buildings and destroy records. US troops guard bridges as American access is restricted. reports say eight killed and many wounded in last night’s violence.
Observers say the current Democratic House leans conservative, driven by regular provocations from William Jennings Bryan that nudge the body toward the political mainstream. The pattern suggests Bryan's influence shapes party stance as he challenges or aligns with dominant Beltway views.
Aiken Jan 29 Smart Lloyd, formerly paroled by the Governor during Christmas, was arrested for dis orderly conduct and sent back to the county chain gang to serve the remaining two years of his five year sentence.
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