Local option letters reveal split in Caruthersville vote
Last week a pro dry vote in Pemiscot County sent out many registered letters addressed to Hayti regarding the local option election. Voters in Hayti receive mail from multiple towns and some have no mail delivery, so many letters may not reach intended recipients. Silent contempt marks the attempt to sway the outcome.
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Caruthersville
Hayti
Game
Braggadocio
Pascola
Stanley
Contested Local Option Vote Reveals Names List
A petition to contest the local option election cites a 45 name list claiming ballots were counted wet though the voters supposedly voted dry. Of 48 names on the list, 38 are shown as wet and 10 as dry, raising questions about how officials knew each vote. The piece notes plans to publish the names with signatures to expose the county’s trap allegedly set by Caruthersville figures.
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Ward
Collins
Sheppard
McKay
Caruthersville
Local paper and party loyalty clash in Missouri voices
In Poplar Bluff the Citizen-Democrat questions W. Michael's pledge to avoid binding himself to voter will if not the nominee. The Portageville Critic notes the yayu Herald skirts the local option fight while ministers are urged to keep politics out of preaching and let Christ guide. The pieces urge party unity, home advertising value, and proper church separation from politics.
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Poplar Bluff
Portageville
Yayu Herald
Christ
County voters split on dry or wet fate in Caruthersville region
Clarkton Courier notes that many dry voters oppose saloons in Caruthersville and surrounding areas and demand an all dry or all wet outcome. The paper adds resentment in Hayti over the county seat move and alleged theft of votes to keep it four years ago.
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Clarkton
Caruthersville
Hayti
Pemiscot County to defend local option suit
The contestants contesting the local option election target Pemiscot County, not Hayti Precinct No. 1. The county must defend the action, with costs borne by the county treasurer.
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Pemiscot County
Hayti
Notice Contesting Tax Election Names Authorized
A notice questions authorization of names on a contest of the total option election. It warns if your name was added without consent you should have it removed. The message asserts that charges are substantial and any listed name could be held responsible for the full amount.
Bill York Warns Sikeston on Saloon Heepers
Bill York of the Huyti Herald issues notice to Sikeston residents that professional gambling will not be tolerated and warns that cards and dice have ruined many minds, praising the stand against vice.
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Sikeston Hornet
Bill York
Huyti Herald
Bill
Call for Local Donors to Support Paper or Cease Publication
Residents with funds to back Caruthersville's fight against Hayti are urged to pay overdue subscriptions to keep the home paper. The plea stresses that those able to donate should settle what they owe, or the paper may have to stop publication.
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Caruthersville
Hayti Stands Firm On Local Option Question
Hayti residents rally in unity around the local option issue, with 28 to 715 showing a strong stance under current conditions as Lecomlog counties align.
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Hayti
SayU 8 York Seeks Herald Subscriptions In OCaruthereville
SayU 8 York announces it will take subscriptions and handle business for the Herald in OCaruthereville. It asks readers to give no share of their business elsewhere and promises it will pay.
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York
Ocaruthereville
Herald
Hayti Herald Promotes Engraving At Low Prices
We offer engraving and half tone work at about half the usual price through Hayti Storage. Special prices aimed at business people and candidates. The note suggests a coal trade context and urges readers to see us for engraving services.
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Hayti Herald
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