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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1911
Page
2
Hendersonville coroners jury reports Myrtle Hawking died from an unknown cause with no persons identified as responsible. The panel said investigators will pursue evidence for the grand jury while authorities consider rewards totaling up to 9,500 funded by county and citizens.
Grenville September 22 two names surfaced as potential successors to incumbent Proctor A Bonham for the circuit Solicitor post. John M Daniel and J Robert Martin, both city attorneys, are weighing runs with public announcements to follow. Other local lawyers are mentioned though none are certain to run. Bonham has held the post three years and his term ends next year.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions pills and remedies for backache nerves rheumatism kidney and digestive issues. The source is unreadable and does not provide verifiable names, dates, or outcomes. No definite event or person is identifiable.
A historical note discusses peanut weevils and their impact on peanut crops, noting that mechanical threshers reduce losses once insects can break peanut armor. It cites agricultural estimates that 20 to 34 percent of peanuts are damaged by rapid processing and mentions a crop value around 37,000,000. The text also references remedies including Welley’s Honey and other patent medicines for coughs and colds.
Senator Tillman spent a day in Columbia on personal business with Dr. Babcock. He returned to Trenton with two gold tipped pitchforks, carried openly at the urging of his friends. The incident sparked chatter about his fourth term plans, while Talbert positions for a challenge.
A washington report details a push to block Secretary of the Navy Moyer from closing smaller Southern navy yards and stations. Opinion pieces urge strict congressional funding for yard maintenance, arguing the economy must not cede control of naval facilities to the secretary.
In Opolousie Louisiana on September 22 1900 Mrs J P McGrea allegedly shot and killed Allen Garland in her home after claiming insult to her honor The McCreas and Garlands are prominent families Garland a university student was found shot in a chair with three bullets fired from behind No eyewitnesses testified at the inquest and bail was to be argued The motive remains uncertain as officials seek to determine if the shooting was self defense or a protection act
In a contested matter tied to a boarding house dispute, Judge Gantt ruled against Mrs. Kennedy in an action by Q. Smith for unpaid board. The proceeding tested debt imprisonment limits with the court sustaining the defense, and the defendant avoiding a jail sentence for debt.
Fragmentary OCR text shows an election meeting in General Assembly style with mentions of candidates, Tas, and promises to appoint a supervisor. The readable names and precise events are obscured, preventing a clear, sourced summary.
Samuel N Hyde was found guilty of murdering his wife and her father in Anderson on July 18. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and Hyde was sentenced to hang, with a later death sentence confirmed for October 20 despite appeals.
In Southampton on September 20 the White Shariver Olympic collided with the Titan epitwer Thiwl causing injuries to a starbound quarter of Lio Olympic. The DOWIE was bowl team Cherhough for New York and twelve major figures including Minney and Patt, brother of the Prondent, were named among the prominent passengers.
Seventeen counties attended the Columbia meeting of county business agents to form the laymers Unto Association of County Business Agents. J Whitver Reid was named president and KR Burrigs secretary. The group aims for quarterly meetings and local associations in each county to foster cooperative effort. A committee will draft by laws for the next gathering in Columbia on November 1.
Manning Sept 22 The Court of General Sessions closed with a motion for a new trial in the case of Wille Bethune twice sentenced to death for murder. The court stayed the November 24 execution date pending appeal after Bethune’s attorneys argued for a new trial.
A Waurika Oklahoma woman recounts seven years of illness and nervous breakdown eased by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound after doctors failed. Another testimonial from Massachusetts praises the tonic for hard-to-treat female ailments including irregularities, fibroid issues, and other pelvic conditions, claiming substantial improvement.
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