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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
4
The piece notes the need for Roosevelt to act with force following the Sultan's constitutional grant. It recalls Mrs Taft laughing at a phonograph speech and quips that she might have fallen asleep otherwise. It also reports four African Americans lynched in Kentucky, described as the state’s method of disfranchisement.
The Atlanta Constitution argues Bryan did not condemn Roosevelt over Brownsville, citing Bryan’s own words from the December 14 1906 Commoner editorial. It asserts fair-minded readers should credit Bryan’s stance before judging based on partial evidence.
A republican era column rebukes false charges about Bryan entertaining Black Americans in Lincoln. It argues for truthfulness, criticizes Taft and Shermen, and endorses Oklahoma bank deposit protections as a public safeguard against depositor loss, contrasting with the Republican and Democratic stances and urging readers to see who truly protects people.
A local editor laments apathy toward funding a Reading Room and urges residents to donate periodicals and support. The piece cites Roosevelt and battle hymn controversy, plus mockery of Julian Ward Howe’s poem as unsuitable in the South. The Georgia penitentiary is mocked for missing Watson and Graves.
Notes from Gunpowder report plenty of fruit and melons after a wet spell. Crops look well with sun, horse traders away at Wilkesboro and Morganton hauling melons to Lenoir and Blowing Rock. Sympathies extended to editor W E Holbrook's widow. Local illness minor with recovery progress. Protracted meeting at Rocky Mount slated for late August with Rev P L Terrill expected to assist.
Brookford notices residents moving to Dan River mills in Danville Virginia and a Davis family planning a month on a North Wilkesboro farm with fruit canning. A D Abernethy, a young dentist, spent four days here and will stay part time until October then move to Atlanta for a dentistry course. A guard house was added to the town, accommodating night lodgers who imbibe.
Ed Mitchel recovers from fever and improves. New weaving overseer Agner plans to move his family to Burlington around the 15th. Alice and Edwards finish a dam and shift machinery to Hickory. Pink Bright, coal mine engineer in West Virginia, returns to work healthier. Secretary W. H. Shuford visits Blowing Rock over weekend, unsure how he traveled.
Correspondent reports fever cases in Conover with recoveries, notes typhoid in Mr. P. E. Yount, and mourns the death of Rev. H. Muhly’s wife in Lancaster. Mentions Vertha Bolick’s marriage to Francis Mennen and visits by Eula and Mariam Yount to Washington. Reports Augustana Conference near Hickory, local teacher institute outcomes, and praise for educators. Editor Click critiques a World’s Work article, asks about Taft speeches, and urges newspaper subscriptions.
Insensidence to The Desperat e The Republican of Watauga net on the 1st inst and nomina ted the following ticket For the Legislature M. H. Norris for sherriff James C. Harman for Treasurer W. N. Thomas for Register R. W. Gragg for Coroner Tuckey Weaver for County Commissioners L. A. Greene Emsley Eggers and T. 4 Day The sudden death of W. Vilas Cottrell at the home of his brothe r on Thursday night has cast a loom of saddness over this com uunity Vilas was the son of 3.4. Cottrell who lived in this neighborhood all his life till last spring when he moved to Washi ngton College Tenn Young Ms. Cottrell was twenty one a lever well beloved popular young man The oil people at most are hav ing trouble in keeping their dril ling tools to cutting a straight hole They are now 700 feet Register of Deeds May has just finished making out the taxes He gets nearly $20 000 for his books The poll tax was computed at $2 00 The new boarding house for says is rapidly approaching com pletion The location is beauti ful the plan of the house conven ient and the appearance very commanding There are many visitors in and spout town many camping par ties in the county and a host of summer people allowing Rack
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