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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1908
Page
3
The piece argues Taft proved an altruist to implement McKinley's vision in the Philippines. It describes initial military hurdles, the shift to civil governance, and Taft's reluctant acceptance of a colonial mission. It portrays Taft as essential to fulfilling America’s promised liberty for Filipinos and stabilizing governance.
The article profiles William Howard Taft as a young solicitor general who defended the United States in the Alaska seal fisheries dispute and later argued for the McKinley tariff. It notes his rapid rise from Ohio superior court to the federal bench and his decline of large monetary offers to join private practice.
Taft entered Yale at seventeen and graduated with the class of 1878, a large cohort with many honors. He was active in Phi Theta Phi, Skull and Bones, and Phi Beta Kappa, led freshman clubs, shared prizes in mathematics and composing, and served as orator and valedictorian at commencement.
The Charlotte Observer notes about 1,000 eligible Black voters in Mecklenburg County with estimates that half or two thirds may back Bryan. Reports describe large rallies and cheering crowds and warn politicians of possible vote shortfalls when counted. Also, Charles B. Kimball fatally wounds his brother-in-law Charlie Thomas in Charlotte after an old feud. Kimball jailed awaiting outcome.
Hiram S. Kirkpatrick was admitted to practice after presenting a State Supreme Court license. The State against Daniel Hopkins and Ernest Black-Prieress resulted in guilty pleas to forcible trespass with six months on the roads for each. J Ed Collins pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree for the Cedar Grove killing and received 15 years hard labor in the State prison.
Governor R. B. Glenn will appear at the Durham court house next Monday evening to speak to the Democratic audience. His well known status and presence in Durham are expected to draw a large crowd.
The will of the late Miss Ma lissa Hopkins, who died Monday, has been probated. Dated July 14 1907, it bequeaths 4000 to hold in a trust for an invalid nephew during his life. The remainder goes to Allan Thomas, W A Muse, and Miss Ella Hopkins. Beneficiaries include Trinity Methodist Church 500 and other named individuals. The trustee plan supports Lyon’s sanitarium care and pays for the boy until cure or death, then allocations follow.
Thomas Blalock aged about 18 died at his parents home five miles west of the city Tuesday morning from typhoid fever after a brief illness. He leaves his father and mother two brothers and a sister. Funeral and burial were held Wednesday afternoon.
A New York Herald report recounts a reader’s visit to a drug store and disgust at the glass washing setup. The observer details using a slop pail to wash glasses, uneasily noting it serves to wash hands and grows disgustingly dirty.
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