Republicans Nominate Taft At Chicago Convention
The Republican National Convention in Chicago nominated William Howard Taft for president by 702 votes on the first ballot. Roosevelt influence was evident, as Taft secured strong backing from the party while other names like Hughes and Cannon received notable support. A miniature Connecticut cruiser display at Pritard-Horton Shoe Co drew attention as Edgar Denwiddie delivered packages, highlighting local interests amid the national nomination.
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Chicago
William Howard Taft
United States
Roosevelt
Taft
Pary
H Im
Conneticut
Pritard-Horton Shoe Co
Ale
Connecticut
Edgar Denwiddie
Order Muzzles All District Dogs For Six Months
President Roose It issued an order requiring all dogs in the District of Columbia to be muzzled for six months amid rising rabies concerns. Asheville authorities recently passed an ordinance forcing muzzles for dogs running at large in the streets due to similar dangers.
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Roose
District of Columbia
Asheville
N. C
Marriage Unites Lakey C Gunter and Sal May Gooch
On Wednesday evening Lakey C. Gunter married J. B. F. Durham and Miss Sal May Gooch in a ceremony at 10:30 in the home of the bride’s parents. The couple will reside at the groom’s home.
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Lakey .C. Gunter
J. B. F. Durham
Salle May Gooch
Nurses Gather in Durham for North Carolina Convention
The North Carolina Nurses Association held sessions in the Conservatory of Music auditorium with about fifty nurses from major hospitals and cities. The program featured addresses by Prof Merritt on Nurses and Hospitals in Ancient Greece and papers by Miss Wyche and Miss MacNichols, plus musical interludes and a Lakewood Park reception.
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North Carolina Nurses’ Association
Conservatory of Music
G. W. Bryant
the Conservatory
BE. R. Leyburn
A. Cheatham
Medical Society of Durham
Merritt
Trinity College
Greece
Durham
Pill House
Nunnally
North Carolina
Physicians of
Prisoners Escape Sparks Court House Scare
Two prisoners escaped Deputy dlorgan near the courthouse on Wednesday afternoon, creating the nearest sensation since last week’s convention.
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Tiv
Dlorgan
Main Street Pharmacy Company Incorporated in Durham
New Firm Incorporated successor to E R Thomas Drug Store. Incorporated June 17 and to operate at the old stand on Main and Church streets. E R Thomas and F S Thomas elected residents Sid and Dr B A Betts named secretary treasurer and general manager. Dr Betts a New York College of Pharmacy graduate formerly with W H King Drug Company Raleigh. Rumor of all night service beginning July 15.
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E. R. Thomas
Main Street Pharmacy Company
Main
Church Streets
E. R. Cel
Sid
B. A. Betts
F. S. Thomas
Durham
Dr. Betts
New York College of Pharmacy
New York
New Jersey
North Carolina
W. H. King Drug Company
Raleigh
Mainstreet Pharmacy Company
Treacherous Fourth of July Toy Explodes Injuring Boy
Master Sam Murray and a negro boy found dynamite in a chest owned by Mr. T. D. Scruggs on North Elizabeth street. They carried it to a chosen spot and when struck with an iron bar the blast mangled two fingers and left a bad wound. The accident occurred during a celebration plan.
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Sam Murray
T. D. Scruggs
Death of Mrs. Crabtree and local sixt
Mrs. Egbert Crabtree died Monday evening from typhoid fever and was buried Tuesday at Mt. Hermon Baptist church. A visiting relative at John Whitfield’s is ill but improving. A baseball game is planned Saturday between Turner's school and University school. Local residents reported fishing and social visits with several residents noted. Robert McCauley recovered to go out again after illness. Ben Robinson lost a horse recently. J H Shields hired G Ed Cole to cut wheat with a new reaper which works well. B F H.
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Egbert Crabtree
Mt. Hermon Baptist Church
John Whitfield
Turner’s
University School
W. T
Chatham Carrington
J. G. Latta
J. M. Garrard
Ben Hester’s
Robert McCauley
Ben Robinson
J. H. Shields
G. Ed Cole
Buster the 1460 Pound Hog Dies En Route to Exhibition
A famed hog owned by E. B. Cozart of Granville died while being transported from Norfolk to Washington for a planned Coney Island exhibition. The 1,460 pound animal, reputedly the world’s largest, collapsed for unknown reasons.
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Norfolk
Washington
Thursa
Buster
Leoreenany Heal
E. B. Cozart
Granville
Jamestown Exposition
Coney Island
Marriage ceremony unites Miss Blanche Brown and Daniel Boone
Thursday morning Rev. A P Barbee performed the Lana ceremony uniting Miss Blanche Brown of the county and Mr Daniel B Boone. The couple are well known and well liked by the people of the country who extend best wishes for a happy companionship.
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A. P. Barbee
Blanche Brown
Daniel B. Boone
Wanted stenographer position at Main Street Pharmacy
A four year stenographer is sought by the Main Street Pharmacy Company in Sumpter South Carolina. Testimonials furnished upon application. Also an ad notes Woolford's Sanitary Lotion cures itch in thirty minutes and is sold by Hackney Bros Druggist.
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R O. McLaurin
Sumpter
S. C
Woolford
Hackney Bros
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