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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1905
Page
3
A damaged verse piece recounts the return of battle flags to the Southern states by a postwar authority. It reflects longing for reunified homes and cherished heritage, invoking ancestral memory and renewed blessing as flags are restored to benighted regions.
A long report details alleged police methods to extract a murder confession from John Harrison an ignorant enslaved man at Williamsburg. It describes an officer using fear and a white sheet ghostly ruse to pressure confession and notes Governor Heyward’s inquiry into the matter with a petition for mercy and a reward for proof to convict.
The Georgia gubernatorial contest heats up as Hoke Smith and Clark Howell enter the race. Smith accuses Howell of favoring railroad influence, while Howell says he will compare records on the corporation issue. Bishop Galloway and Dr W J Lowrey emerge as strong state figures amid evolving political lines. Mississippi prohibitions tighten as most counties ban whiskey sales.
New Orleans June 1 The Southern Cotton Association yesterday issued its cotton acreage report. The estimated acreage for 1904 indicated by the U S government was 31 78 000 acres. The 1905 reduction to 25 980 051 acres shows a drop of 18 43 percent and 16 05 percent in fertilizers. Conditions are bad in Louisiana Texas Arkansas and nearby territories with much unplanted land and flood or washed tracts. Labor is scarce and fields remain unchopped. Officers commend farmers for pledges kept and note unprecedented demand with higher prices expected soon.
Vaughn assistant principal at North Greenville High School was chosen superintendent of the Odd Fellows' Home by the board of trustees meeting yesterday. The plan to repair Carpin Place and develop the farm site, with modern facilities, will begin immediately. The project aims to open sixteen rooms by August 1, funded by home money and an annual levy of 81 per member yielding about $6,000 yearly for the home.
In Columbia on May 31 a dinner for 120 convicts caused mass illness from suspected poisoning. Many hospitalized, about 100 recovered, 20 remain ill. State chemist analyzes a bucket of the meal. Superintendent Griffith suspects foul play but finds no definite source. A cooking pot and soda used to tenderize vegetables are both under review.
Judge Pritchard reverses Judge Brawley, ruling counties liable on township bonds tied to the Augusta and Western Carolina railroad. The decision questions the abolition of Sullivan Laurens Ninety Six Pine Grove townships and suggests possible Supreme Court appeal. Governor La Follette campaigns against paid lobbying, linking lobbyists to railroad influence.
A German astronomer’s notes imagine changing the sun’s color to blue red or yellow and describe dramatic shifts in visible hues. Blue sun would render most objects black or blue while white clouds turn red. red sun makes white objects red and most things black. yellow keeps some tones but erases crimson and pinks, creating a starkly altered color world as reported by the New York Herald.
That Beautiful Glass comes from the varnish in Devoon Var nish Floor Paint and costs six cents more a quart. Sold by J. W. Bell.
The Post Office Department issues a notice that after September 1, the sending of colored applements by newspapers must stop. The practice is deemed a violation of postal laws.
An early 20th century notice promotes a four papers a week package combining The Atlanta Constitution weekly editions with The Keowee Courier and the weekly edition of the Constitution at a discounted annual price. Subscription to both papers requires advance payment, urging readers to try the combo.
An advertisement details a clubbing deal with the Charleston Semi-Weekly News and Courier offering The Keowee Courier plus the News and Courier for $1.50 per year. It touts The Keowee Courier as a leading paper in Oconee County and among South Carolina’s best counties papers, while the Semi-Weekly News and Courier provides detailed South Carolina news plus full Associated Press dispatches. A combined three papers a week costs $1.50 more than the regular price of a single paper, with two of the state’s top papers offered for about the price of one.
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