No Vote No Husband Sparks Spokane College Equal Suffrage Club
In Spokane on August 11, 250 marriageable girls formed the College Equal Suffrage Club led by Mrs. Z. W. Comerford. They vow to convert suitors to women's rights before engagement and aim to reach 500 members by September. The group plans a conversion school and will not bar non suffragists but expects members to campaign for partners who share the cause.
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Spokane
Wash
College Equal Suffrage Club
Z. W. Comerford
Cupid
Comerford
Adam
Eve
Chicago
Aikens Cotton Suit Stuns Cabinet Members
Washington report notes South Carolina congressman James Aiken arriving at a cabinet meeting in an entirely cotton wardrobe. The suit, costing 9.55, drew praise from President Taft and cabinet members who admired the fabric and tailoring. The outfit featured cotton shoes through tie and was woven in an Anderson mill.
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Washington
Aiken
South Carolina
Remus
Wilson
Anderson Mills
Anderson
Mr. Aiken
Taft
Electrical Contracting & Supply Co. offers wiring and lamp services
For full information as to electrical wiring and electric supplies consult Mouzon and Watson of Electrical Contracting & Supply Co. The office and showroom are with Georgetown Railway & Light Co. at 908 Front St. Estimates cheerfully furnished and inquiries promptly attended to. Work guaranteed. By special arrangement customers of Georgetown Railway & Light Co. sell lamps at cost.
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Mouzon and Watson
Electrical Contracting & Supply Co
Georgetown Railway & Light Company
Georgetown Railway & Light Co
Wronged husband shoots wife and wounds lover in child dispute
The incident in Manteo involves Al Thompson killing his wife and wounding W. H. Seaman after the couple abducted two children. Thompson, who surrendered after the shooting, says he loves his children and would die to keep them. The wife is described as well connected in Dare County. Seaman remained hospitalized with a bullet lodged in his chest or shoulder.
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Raleigh
N. C
Manteo
N.C
al Thompson
W. H. Seaman
Seaman
Thompson
Dare County
Weaving of Baskets by Alaska Indians at Spokane Exposition
A Seattle dispatch reports on Northwest Indian crafts at the Alaska- Yukon-Pacific Exposition showing Thlingit and Haida basket making. Spruce and cedar bark fibers form fine braids with geometric patterns. Baskets serve utilitarian uses such as carrying water and cooking, while ornamental pieces rival Panama hats in intricacy and color.
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Seattle
Haida
Alaska
Tarheel Constable Indicted for Murder
Asheville N C Aug 11 The grand jury indicted Constable Watkins of Black Mountain for the murder of John Hill Bunting of Wilmington in his hotel room at the Gladstone Hotel Saturday morning. Paul Cameron Collins of Hillsboro was seriously wounded during the same incident. Two hotel employees Clem Jones and Burley Cowan testified as the only eye witnesses. Trial likely not before the November term of the Superior Court.
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Asheville
N. C
Constable Watkins
Black Mountain
John Hill Bunting
Wilmington
N.C
Gladstone Hotel
Paul Cameron Collins
Hillsboro
Bunting
Clem Jones
Burley Cowan
Patent remedy claim for chills and fever cure
Advertisement snippet promising that five or doses will cure chills and fever with a price of 25 cents. The brief notice implies a tonic or medicine sold at a small amount, typical of historical classifieds.
City Hall Tax Collection Notice by Acting Officials
During the Clerk and Treasurer's absence Capt. W A Black and Chief of Police R W Rouse will be at City Hall from 9 am to 12 noon for tax collection. Mayor H W Fraser urges taxpayers to attend and settle dues.
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W. A. Black
R. W. Rouse
H. W. Fraser
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Tarheel
D. J. Crowley
Vv Ini
George iv
Phenix Furniture
Foxworth Co
W.d.morcan
H. Kaminski
J. J. Hazard
Bank OF
Ceorcetown
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