North Carolina Republicans face internal strife in 1906
A 1906 Washington dispatch predicts Republican gains in North Carolina but notes discord within the party. The article mocks Adams supporters, cites Marion Butler at the Chatham County Convention, and compares GOP turmoil to cats tied by the tail. It argues Republicans aim to oust Democrats yet struggle to unite amid lawyer-led leadership.
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Washington Dispatch
North Carolina
Greensboro
Adams
Marion Butler
Chatham — County
Republican Party
Adams Outfit
Republican Harmony in Guilford and Gaston
Republicans show unity in Guilford and Gaston as County Chairman Douglass of Guilford highlights the party’s regard for Blackburn and his supporters through recent actions.
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Blackburn
Hisers
Douglass
Guilford
Republican machine politics and postmaster controversy
The piece denounces Roosevelt's actions in postmaster appointments as a partisan maneuver harming Blackburn and Guilford county, citing Douglass as postmaster and Republican chair. It notes a Greensboro GOP resolution of no confidence, Gaston tensions, and mocks the so called respectable organization. Local social notes follow with reader notices and subscriptions.
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Greensboro
Blackburn
Roosevelt
Frazier
Actuily
Marion Butler
Senate
Douglass
Guilford
Guilford County
Republican Executive Committee
Republican
Adams ‘J
Gaston
Gastonia
Seven Springs News Letter and Local Financial Report
A Seven Springs note dated Aug 27 discusses crop conditions with upland corn thriving but bottom corn too wet, cotton opening, and social notes about Camp meeting attendance and drinking. It forecasts a Democratic county win, mentions Dan Boyed as next sheriff, Shuford’s stance, and promotes the Springs as a health and picnic site near Catawba. The piece includes a long financial report for The First Building and Loan Association of Hickory with assets, receivables, and disbursements dated December 31, 1905, and sworn statements by officers J. L. Cilley and others.
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Seven Springs
Hickory Democrat
Newton
Dan Boyed
Catawba County
Tama Boyed
Shuford
The
Democrat
Cataw*ba
N. C
Catawba
Sherrill’s Ford
Demorat
State OF
North Carolina
G. H. Geitner
Sherill
First Building and ‘Loan Association of
Hickory
A. D
J. L. Cilley
Notary Public
Train Strike Fatal? Local Man Injured Near Tracks
Bill of Fast Tickory was struck by a train last night and left in very bad condition. Found about five o clock this morning with the entire left side badly bruised. Doctors say recovery is unlikely. He was drinking and has been for days, leaving a grieving family to cope with the tragedy.
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Bill
Bishop Horner to Confirm at Parish and Special Music
Bishop Horner will visit the parish next Sunday evening to administer the Apostolic Rite of Confirmation with special music and an impressive service. He will also sanctify the Granite Falls chapel in the morning, a project aided by the late Rev. James A. Weston. Several local residents are noted for recent travels and civic events, including J. E. Setzer and multiple mentions of real estate ads by Harthcock.
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Horner
Granite Falls
James A. Weston
Land and Water Power for Sale in North Carolina
Merchants and Farmers National Bank of Charlotte offers cash sale of two land parcels in Catawba County near Henry's Fork, adjoining Eli Whitener and others, with mill buildings and machinery. Auction on September 1, 1996, at the First National Bank steps in Hickory, NC. Attorneys Witherspoon & Witherspoon.
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First National
Bank
Hickory
North Carolina
Catawba County
Eli Whitener
Henry's Fork
Whitener
Seite
G. M. White
Er J
D. H
Ying House
Merchants and
Faners National Bank of Charlotte
N. C
Peter R. Yoder
Emory and Henry College on the N and W Railway
Emory and Henry College sits 25 miles northeast of Bristol Tennessee on the N and W Railway in southwest Virginia’s mountains at 2100 feet. The beauty and pure atmosphere attract southern students. The next session begins September 12, 1906. For catalogue and information contact J L Hardin CorSec’y.
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Bristol, Tenn
Virginia
J. L, Hardin
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Dickory
W. E. Holbrook
Ephorax Prof
House of Representatives
Britt
Congress
Crawford
State Republican Organization
Butler and
Guilford and
Seven Springs News
First Building & Loan Association
Hickory, N.C
Raleigh, N. C
Bank O Erdraft
Wet Draft Bank
Church of the Ascension
J. P. Phifer
Statesville
Z. B. Buchanan
Rondo
Asheville
Tenn
R. B. Baker
Earl Baker
B. R. Anderson
Ranch
J. E. Setzer
Register of
Harthcock
J. D. Elliott
Hand
Wrightsville
City Pressing Club
Moser & Rowe
Emory and Henry College
Emory, VA
Wood
T. W. Wood & Sons
Sesdamen
Richmond Va
Blowing Rock Hotel
Blue Ridge
Ram
Sonable
Ebert & Hanes
Lenoir College
Hickory, N. C
Young Ladies
Hickory Business College
R. L. Fritz
Stetson
Soret
Cony
Morrison Bros. Co
Morrison Bros
Slaremont College
D. W. Read
N.C
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