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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1907
Page
4
In letters from Greenville and Walhalla, editors urge keeping Pullman service balanced, not harming either town. The Farmers Institute at Oakway on August 21 at 1 AM promises strong talks from eminent speakers to benefit local agriculture and attendees are urged to participate.
Wasley reports that L. Th. Odell’s store in Kasey was burglarized last Friday night. A break in through the front door glass yielded several pairs of shoes and numerous hats. This marks the third break in as many months with no convictions yet.
A preacher, Reverend FH Bradley, was slashed by John Suber, a farm hand, after being reproved for not working. Suber fled as bloodhounds tracked him. Bradley wounded but expected to recover. News from nearby Troy and Lake Butler notes include other crime and calamity items with violent, ungraphic summaries.
Report of a midnigh collision between the passenger steamer Columbia and the steam schooner San Pedro near Shelter Cove. The Columbia sank within five minutes, 100 passengers lost, with few survivors. The Roanoke carried many dead and rescued. officials and lifeboats retrieved some remains. Details describe vessel specs, crew, and rescue attempts amid dense fog and wreckage.
In Beaslwood near Columbus, Will Chapman 26, a painter, is dead after a gunfight with Henry G. Martin, a merchant, and Martins’ son Arthur. A rock attack led to rifle and pistol fire across Chapman’s yard, ending with Chapman dying from a shot near the eye as he confronted Martin in the Martins’ doorway.
A Hamilton Ontario user praises Chamberlains Salve for a child's knee burn curing quickly. A Georgia report notes sixty black loiterers fined after court action. police plan stricter enforcement and labor assignments for the city. Also mentions Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets as aiding bowel movements.
An assortment of names and locations appear as the case against Andigo Meergia Culuederor and others collapses. Prosecutors fail to secure witnesses and request a change of venue to Breathitt, but the judge denies the motion and directs a verdict of not guilty. Doctor Away from Home features advice urging Chamberlain’s Cholera medicine for cholera and dysentery, praising its efficacy and urging purchase locally.
On a Norfolk and Western freight train near Lynchburg two white men Robert Cooper of Madison and William A Lawhorn of the city were involved in a quarrel with an unknown black attacker who opened fire. Cooper died instantly from a chest wound and Lawhorn was seriously wounded in the jaw as they tried to jump from the car. The assailant and a companion fled.
A local special election in Ebenezer District No 69 was ordered by the County Board of Education to decide tax levy continuation. Eligible voters must show tax receipts and registration to vote between set hours, with results to be reported within three and ten days to the County Board and County Auditor. July 15, 1907. Nearby, a coal mine disaster in Bangoya province reports 470 miners dead in an explosion.
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