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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1905
Page
3
Personal column arguing against the dispensary system, recalling past legislature, recounting investigations, and criticizing officials. It questions remedies proposed by Senator Tillman and raises concerns about election tactics and legal challenges affecting county and state votes.
Joshua W. Ashley of Honea Path lambasts the dispensary system, arguing taxpayers face higher state taxes while whiskey profits accrue to the state. He urges a public vote to either cure or kill the dispensary, likening it to a snake that must be decapitated or its tail severed.
Notice invites all U S men and women to obtain a free book on these diseases from Addresser B15 Woolsey Box 807 Atlanta Ga. Readers may request the publication for personal use or for friends.
The body of Charles Herzig was found in a Wallace County ravine near the border with Ohio. A written confession claimed he killed a girl near Youngstown over thirty years ago and named Lizzie Crombacher as the victim. A veil fragment and a note linked to the crime were found with him.
A letter to Mayor Thompson of Valhalla pleads for painting both his house and town property with Devoe paint. The writer argues a fresh coat would brighten the town and reflect well on his administration, naming Devoe and several distributors as the recommended suppliers. The tone appeals to civic pride and public image.
Nearly 1,000 delegates to the twentieth annual convention of the Brotherhood of St. Andrews will enter a four day retreat at the University of Chicago. The event aims to intensify universal brotherhood as they live cloistered from Wednesday to Sunday evening. Delegates from across the United States and abroad including China and Hawaii are expected to attend.
In Portmouth New Hampshire on September 14 President Roosevelt intends to use the chairs that hosted Witte and Baron Komura during the treaty signing. The conference furnishings were bought by Mrs. Parks and sold at 40 dollars per chair, 175 dollars for the table, with the table to remain in her possession.
In High Point North Carolina three believers of the Burning Bush sect were jailed after warrants were sworn out by citizens. Leaders named include a man Ragsdale and his wife. The group has long disturbed public spaces with noisy dances and endurance contests.
Greenville News reports State legislator Josh Ashley vowing to continue opposing the liquor dispensary as a failing institution. He predicts its political end in Anderson County and contends Ben Tillman will outlive the dispensary despite public opposition. Ashley is described as a candid, courageous advocate with strong horse sense and a history of challenging the reform.
Riots erupt across Tokyo with multiple churches burned and damaged including Catholic churches in Honjo and mission churches in Asakusa. An American pastor Aubrey Armstrong’s church in Honjo burned, and mobs wrecked the Methodist church in Okachinachi. Nearby Nihon Bashi churches Yonokura and Kamacho also burned amid broader disorders in Kobe.
Rev. William T. Capers of Trinity Church Asheville North Carolina has been presented for the rectorship of Christ's Church Lexington Kentucky. He is the son of Bishop Capers of this state.
In Clarksburg West Virginia on September 18 David McKay and his wife were blown from their wagon when nitro glyserine exploded during transport to a well in the Salen oil fields. The only remaining artifact recovered was the wagon axle.
In Raleigh on September 18 the board of directors of the State Central Hospital for the Insane began a multi day inquiry into the institution’s management at the request of Governor Glenn. Former attendants are jailed over a patient’s murder last month.
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