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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1911
Page
6
Public notices and obituaries printed free of charge with paid words. One cent per word and cash accompanying message. Notation indicates no spelling accuracy but reflects old customs of printed notices and funerary classifieds.
A controversial bid to appoint Mrs. Wells as patrol officer in Los Angeles draws debate. Supporters praise her energy and novelty while opponents worry about gender roles and departmental impact. The piece discusses public safety, women’s rights, and broader municipal challenges in policing.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a public figure named Wyatt Alien or similar speaking at a conference or event. The garbled lines reference appreciation, a sum of 25,000, and mentions of locations like Benth ave and FP dele rine AGH. No clear events, dates, or entities are reliably identifiable.
A colossal blaze swept from Porcupine take into Soult Porcupine Pottsville and Golden City areas, destroying mines and towns. Fires raged through West Dome North Dome Preston East Dome and O'Brien, with hundreds fleeing. Death toll and injuries remain uncertain as rescuers race to recover bodies and contain the fires spreading across the district.
County voters show ongoing interest in the Viton Pho Contest with votes recorded at CW Pitchiford, Walhalla. Registration reflects activity through July 12, highlighting local participation and the counting process in the county contest standings.
Amid anti Maderist unrest in the suburbs of Mexico City last night a mob burned a store and clashed with Federal forces. Reports say thirteen killed and forty seven wounded with ongoing fighting early morning in Puebla between Maderist factions and the Federal army.
Hundreds of victims in isolated towns endure smoke and ruin as relief teams work to reach them. Men women and children bear burns and injuries while awaiting transport by Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk railways. About a thousand have already left, with more near Paremenine awaiting special trains.
Perry A. Pitman of Dale Texas recounts four months bedridden with kidney and bladder trouble and gall stones. One bottle of Foley's Kidney Remedy cured him, and he recommends asking for it at Barton's Pharmacy Valhalla and W. J. Lunney Seijeca.
The Richland reunion committee met to finalize plans for the home and family gathering at Richland school. The event is set for the second Wednesday in August and invites all former students and teachers to attend with music, readings, spelling and debate programs, and athletic games.
A revival study titled The Bible Question invites all churches to participate. It promises valuable prizes and a diploma to finishers, but emphasizes that the greatest reward is the study materials. ATL teachers of boys and girls aged fifteen and up are urged to promote the course.
The program for the Thirty-Ninth Annual Reunion of the Survivors' Association of Orr's Regiment of Rifles lists activities at Waltala on July 20 and 21, 1909 including a reception, memorial service, addresses by local figures, a dinner, baseball, and excursions. The note urges all veterans to attend and pay homage to comrades who have passed away since the Belton reunion.
A car crash on the Hendersonville road killed two occupants and injured several others after a tumbler ingeline vehicle left the road. Passengers included Mrs P G Town Miss Nhury Pitts W Henry Newman and others. Miss Mabel Bowman was severely bruised but to recover. One body was sent home aboard the Southern Railway Caroling Special. cause cited as loose dirt and a cave in.
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