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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1910
Page
6
Secretary Wilson defends $8.75 billion farm wealth estimate as farm value not cost, urging youth education and rural optimism. Grange protests cited. he notes net profits not yet calculable and highlights guidance to young men on Southern corn work and farm opportunities. Deafness ad copy and catarrh cure spam pepper the page.
Dr Thawthorne a leading Baptist pastor of the Mist Baptist church in Richmond died this morning after several months illness. His wife and two sons were at his side. He was esteemed for his devout ministry and service to his church and community.
Hans Butler of Pickens County faces execution after the South Carolina Supreme Court affirmed his conviction for attempted assault. The 1909 case notes he entered the victim s room, touched her, and was identified by voice and moonlit recognition. The appeal challenged intent to ravish but the court upheld the verdict and remanded for a new date.
The Giro system in Germany, used since the Hamburger Bank’s early days, allows payments by instructing one’s banker to debit the payer and credit the recipient. When accounts lie in different banks a transfer to the recipient’s bank credits the payee’s account. Banks clear through the Reichsbank with minimal material money, and transactions incur no cost while deposits earn interest. The system reduces forgery risk and simplifies routine payments for high-volume businesses, though receipts are not routinely attached to bills.
An advertisement for Dean's Kidney Pills claims relief for kidney trouble and back pain as Walhalla workers burdened by labor strain. A Durham murder case notes Solomon Shepard’s prison escape from a Laurinburg railroad gang under fire, with bullets dodging and no trace yet. Other items mention Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and old war claims awaiting payment.
Congressman Wyatt Aiken wins passage of bills allowing the General Court of Claims to review and validate claims by Ro8 Bailey of Anderson Jeremiah Looper of Pickens and W F Barker of Oconee for horses taken by Federal soldiers after the Civil War. Payment of these claims will follow.
A joint resolution passed by the General Assembly creates the State Hospital Commission of five members to acquire lands, prepare plans, and erect buildings for the State Hospital for the Insane. The commission may borrow up to 100000 dollars at 4 percent, with duties to report next session.
The item lauds Tutt's Pills as a cure for dyspepsia and headache, claiming they aid digestion, boost appetite, and build muscle. A South Union news note mentions Miss Laura Marett at her aunt Mrs Brock's funeral, with local marriages, deaths, and various community updates from February.
LeRoy Percy of Greenville was chosen United Senator for Mississippi to fill the unexpired term of A. 4. MeKaurin after a seven week deadlock. The result came on the 68th ballot at a joint legislative caucus by five votes over former Governor Vardaman, ending a seven week stalemate.
The Appalachian Exposition will run September 1 through October 5 in Knoxville Tennessee. It aims to showcase industrial and agricultural wealth across eight states including Tennessee North Carolina and Virginia. W J Oliver leads the project and Taft has accepted an invitation to visit along with other national figures.
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