20 Dec 1907
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Newspaper
Marlboro Democrat
Location
Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1907
Page
1
Republicans and Democrats debated President Roosevelt's third term stance after a White House statement reaffirmed his 1904 pledge not to seek another nomination. Prominent lawmakers voiced mixed views on implications for the Republican Party and the upcoming convention.
W I Davis chief of police at Salley was shot through the abdomen as he unlocked the guard house door. In a later statement, Dayly alleged Morgat Hoylate fired the ambush, amid recent tensions with Boylston and Manning leading to assault and false imprisonment indictments. Davis, once Columbia police, served about two years in Salley and faced mounting threats as he maintained order.
The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free Masons in South Carolina met in Charleston last week and elected the grand officers for the upcoming year. Names include Grid Master, Kulle La. Michtey of Darlington. Deputy Goat Master Jans Lrohnaon. and several grand wardens and a grand secretary, with the session noting the third degree rites and forthcoming ceremonial honors.
A conference of county officers gathered with representatives from Whitel Wan headed by the county chair, including leaders from Charleston Granada Lee Barnwell Laurens and others. The session discussed the matter of appointing a general authority to oversee county guidance and potential changes.
Miss Olga Stoutodt traveled via Washington with Thomas Broderick a former Asbury Park detective to a farm six miles from Halifax where T Ponder allegedly forced long days and meager meals. The case involves threats of self harm and alleged abuse, with reference to involvement by authorities and support from a group called BITS.
A garbled report describes efforts near Whele teltow Alabama and New York to defend hives and a tower project. It mentions Comite Ton, Oliver stake, Medhyann, and a series of disjointed actions involving loans, towers, and a bridge of names. The text lacks coherent facts and dates.
Henry B Youtsey testified in Frankfort about the Goebel assassination plot. He described meeting James Howard preparing to shoot Goebel and the arrangement to raise the window curtain from the State Capitol. Youtsey identified an original affidavit by Powers and discussed a forged or altered statement exchange.
A partial OCR fragment references names and a location with unclear actions. It mentions Jat and Go entities and a possible event but provides insufficient context or readable facts to determine a clear reportable item.
Unclear OCR text reports a sale prospect and figures involving Greeny We News id Convhasie Moe with references to Moore and a theatrical or sports context. Mentions Manchester petition, cotton sales, and a sensational season outlook with Moore amid turmoil and tremor leading to debate on the season’s direction.
Prof. Willan J. Thomas of the University of Chicago urged Chicago Women’s Club to abandon the sole devotion ideal and for wives to think for themselves, seek varied interests, and stand on their own. He warned fashion driven motherhood harms society and called for women to claim intellectual freedom while remaining financially responsible.
A garbled OCR item describes a factory incident tied to a New York state line railroad hub. It mentions a large weight figure around 180000 pounds and a purported speed claim. Names and places are unreadable or corrupt, but the core note flags a significant factory matter and possible detonation or containment concern.
Special dispatch from Walonsaya reports Lester Becknell and W G Massey accused of attacking and attempting to assault 48 year old white woman Fannie Vaughn and stabbing witness Mish Sadie Willard. Vaughn carried into a thicket, beaten. Massey testified Becknell the assailant. Warrant issued for Becknell. Massey held as witness. Brothers of Vaughn injured Massey in retaliation.
A Camden incident saw Wilbur Langley listed as dead after a live wire shock. The body believed to be him was opened for interment, sparking grief in his mother Mrs Langley and relatives. A mistaken identification emerged when Mrs Orrs neighbor, Mrs Orr, declared the corpse was Lewis Sowell, a child from a prior marriage. Wilbur Langley himself appeared alive, returning from work and learning he had been mourned. He is a 17 year old with a mother, a sister, and two other women named, with relatives including Eriest Lowell of Orangebury County and Roy Lowell of Finneaston.
Report outlines timing for the Hemoveslin National Convention to be held at Dedivet Colorado with a July date proposed. Debate centers on whether to record a tone for the convention and funding, including opposition by Alabama’s representative Clave inn over convention expenses.
An eight year old victim and a widow with two children were involved in a case tied to a bank incident this week. Authorities report the bank’s cashier and stockholders connected to the organization and a commission inquiry followed the event.
The Senate debates a resolution directing the finance committee to investigate Treasury Department operations and the clearance house certificate process. Two sub divisions cover writs and Treasury practices, with focus on recent Treasury actions and related proofs.
A Camden dispatch reports the death of a young man around 20 in a Persian theatre work setting linked to the Jones Carnival Coins. The incident involved rigging a globe to a device when it failed, killing him instantly. Further details are unclear due to the garbled original text.
A garbled item notes Anna Barkhark, aged twenty, linked to poverty in Thomas Caldwell's case. It mentions movement from Chicago to Mongoscoliy May, a vendor of halal food and a meal for Caldwell’s ill condition. The fragment references Ming Burkhart and a dole, with unclear figures around 76,000.
A mid 1800s bridge under construction at Miditnaville, Pa, collapsed during a flood trapping forty workers. Four men were found dead, others swept miles downstream, and many remained missing as rescuers battled swift currents and twisted debris. William Newhit survived after an hour trapped in iron. The state project aimed to replace a prior bridge washed away in a 10038 flood.
In the Monte Cristo branch area, a wild man in ragged clothes and a rusty pistol attacked Nola Helgenson who escaped as the assailant fired blanks. Days later timber cruiser Johnny O Leary, awakened in a cabin, grappled with the same figure, receiving a throat-grabbing blow before the assailant fled with a half human watch. Locals recall sightings of a rugged man near Mt Plechuele, last seen five years ago, fueling theories of a wrenchman on a long-vanished claim. Authorities continue the search for the suspect dead or alive.
Reports from Monongah West Virginia describe a mine disaster with explosions. Rescue teams have removed three hundred twenty bodies including workers from several nationalities. Authorities deny a rumor that Bryan retired.
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