Fox Hunt Across Catawba River Ended In Evening Chase
A Hickory Fox Club hunt followed Old Reynard from dawn near Moore's Ferry through Alexander County hills. The fox crossed the Catawba river despite high water, pursued by a large pack until late evening. Local boys ferried dogs across. the chase continued to Barrett's mountain with a rocks-throwing farmer ending the immediate pursuit. Hunters plan another race soon with the same fox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory Fox Club
Reynard
Moore's Ferry
Jule Abernethy
Frank Allen
Pink Campbell
Old Drum
Catawba
Bowman
Alexander County
Barrett's Mountain
Taft Declares Definition of Whiskey Outlawed Edict
President Taft releases a 4000 word opinion defining whiskey under the pure food act of 1906. He rejects narrower interpretations held by Wiley, Bowers, and Bonaparte, stating after full review that the evidence overwhelmingly establishes a broader understanding of whiskey in federal regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley
Bonasparte
Bowers
Taft
The
Washington Herald
Harvey W. Wiley
Lloyd W. Bowers
United States
Bonapart
Fine Attendance Record At Graded School
The four months show 685 pupils enrolled and 503 average daily attendance, with over 85 percent in actual daily attendance. The tenth grade led with 96.3 percent. The Junior Order of Hickory offers a silk banner as incentive, awarded every four months to the grade with the best attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory
Lake Smith Leaves Atlanta for Baltimore Ad Director Role
Lake Smith, renowned copy writer and illustrator in the South, moves from Atlanta to Baltimore to lead the advertising department of Schloss Brothers, wholesale clothiers. He plans several national campaigns and has built a long reputation in Atlanta for superior pen and pencil work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Smith
South
Atlanta
Baltimore
Schloss Brothers
Mr. Smith
White Christmas Graces Hickory After 29 Years
Christmas Day in Hickory brings a light snowfall that renews memories of past winters. The sky dimmed by a cold spell, the snow melted by noon as the season shifts, leaving a hopeful quiet and a sharp focus on weather and germs. Local residents note minimal stains in cotton and cream that resisted souring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Goose
Santa Claus
Hickory
Jupiter Plavius
Jack Frost
South
Christmas program at First Baptist Church honors Miss Rector
Miss Minnie Rector received a gold locket and chain at the First Baptist Church Christmas tree after resigning as primary class teacher. Rev. J D Harte presented it for Superintendent J D Elliott and the school. A festive program followed with prayers recitations songs and a Santa Claus visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Rector
First Baptist Church
J.D. Harte
J. D. Elliott
Santa Claus
Mr. Mace
Elliott
Nelson Harte
Kate Elliott
Stocking Brigade
Juanita Mosteller
Ellen Stewart Menzies
Lucy Sledge
Worth While
Philathias
Kathrine Stevenson
Model Journalist Steps From Daily to Weekly Editor
Howard A. Banks retires from daily journalism to edit The Hickory Democrat, a weekly. North Carolina editors Hale and Holden, though leaders in the field, have only edited weekly papers, exposing the contrast with daily paper influence. Banks’s move signals a shift toward weekly editorial leadership in state journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard A. Banks
Hickory Democrat
North Carolina
Hale and Holden
New Editor Promises Courageous Yet Tolerant Reporting
A North Carolina weekly newspaper outlines its aims under editor Barnes, pledging democratic principles, reverent faith, and honest Christian presentation. The piece references Walter Page, World War era press history, and seeks to blend old news with spiritual ethics in journalism this Christmas season.
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North Carolina
Charlotte Observer
Walter H. Page
Daily State Chronicle
tis _announcement
Banks
Page
Charlotte News
Hickory Democrat
Barnes
Ardeliar
Hare
Catawba
Buncombe
Blue Ridge
Zed Vance
Jefferson
Vance
Old Hickory
New Hickory
Col
Henry Watterson
Jesus Christ
Tennyson
England
Aled
Jesus Chari
the Democrat
Three Holiday Marriages in Burke County
Three weddings were held at the residence of H. A. Adams in Seard Township Burke County on December 23 24 and 26. Fred Roney married Lillie Johnson both of Catawba County David Lail wed Francis Stilwell both of Burke County and Felix Stilwell wed Lizzie Young both of Burke County with H A Adams serving as officiating magistrate. Mrs S F Watson a Conover schoolteacher visited Hickory for the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Adams
Limited Parcels Post Wanted in Rural Areas
A citizen urges Congress to enact a limited parcels post or rural packet service. The piece argues for affordable small-package delivery to rural residents, citing England and Germany, and denounces express-carrier profits as a barrier while detailing how such a system could reduce postal costs and serve small merchants.
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England
Germany
Congress
Washington
Cauvts
Express
United States
Express Trust
Wall
Rural Packe Post Demand Prompts Winter Action
A reader urges citizens to push for a Rural Postal Package service beginning this winter. The author notes restrictions on sending parcels over four pounds and calls for collective action to secure freight options for millions. Language emphasizes unity and civic effort.
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P.C. A
Kindergarten entertains at Abernethy home on 18th Street
A Christmas program by Mrs. H. D. Abernethy’s kindergarten class on 18th Street delighted about forty parents and friends. Children performed songs and recitations including Merry Christmas Bells, Come little leaves, Away in the Manger, and In Bethlehem the story goes, with gifts distributed from a handmade tree.
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Kindgarten
H. D. Abernethy
18Th Street
Cho
Ida McLaurin
Ellen Stewart Menzies
Alice Cilley
Katherine Menzies
Mary Menzies
Kitty Kins
Mary Stewart Menzies
Aggie Shuford
Clarissa Harlowe Abernethy
Bethlehem
Frederick Remington Dies In Ridgefield Conn
General News notes artist and writer Frederick Remington dies at his Ridgefield home. His epitaph wish was He knew the horses. Controversy over his horse depictions faded when an improved camera showed his accuracy. A blizzard disrupted post Christmas rail traffic Boston to Washington. Mexico's Sonora river irrigation plan gains concession to dam near Hermosillo. engineers cite vast water waste for a potential sixty by twenty mile irrigable area.
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Frederick Remington
Ridgefield
Conn
Remington
Boston
Washington
Ping
Sonora
Mexico
Hermosillo
Ita
Oxford Ford Items Christmas week notes
The Democrat Oxford Ford column reports Mr Vance Isenhour of Durham spending Christmas week with family. Mrs H Hefner recovers from pneumonia. Harvey Isenhour and family return to Oklahoma after a month with relatives in Catawba county. Local schools grant a week holiday and St Peter's Church children exercises were postponed due to bad weather. Rumors about Christmas weddings for 1910 are questioned.
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Oxford Ford
Vance Isenhour
Durham
Harvey Isenhour
Catawba County
Oklahoma
St. Peter's Church
Cleveland Little
Newton
Eva Little
Zeb Reid
Asheville
Mrs
C. A. Reid
Census enumerator tests set for February fifth
Washington announces 68080 places to fill as 63 000 positions expected by mid March for the census enumeration beginning April 15. Applicants must be US citizens 18 to 70, literate, trustworthy, with ordinary schooling and writing ability. Applications and test details available from supervisor J Yates Killian at Newton. due by January 9.
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Washington
U.S
Durand
Census Bureau
United States
J. Yates Killian
Newton
Christmas Visitors in Catawba
Correspondence from The Democrat notes a string of holiday guests in Catawba including Dr. E A Drum of Richmond and Miss Winnie Reid. Visitors for Christmas include Mrs L W Poovey, Miss Maude Brady of New Sterling, Mrs T F Hudson of Spencer, and Mrs E H Miller of Salisbury.
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Democrat
Catawba
E. A. Drum
Richmond
Maude Brady
New Sterling
Bessie Smith
T. F. Hudson
Spencer
E. H. Miller
Salisbury
Mrs. J. Hi
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Old Reynard
the Baptist Bazaar
Ladies and Society of the First Baptist Church
J. Worth Elliott
Wm. Rigley, Jr., & Co
Chicago
Fred B. Lindsay Co
N.Y
Buckingham
Patrick & Mosteller
Church & Dwight Co
Tecum Puff Co
N.C
Jas. S.kirk & Co
Hickory Hosiery Mills
Hiickory
N. C
Lot
Martin Furniture Co
Weddington Hardware Co
Charlotte
Whitener
Baptist Xmas
Miss Minnie Rector
Raleigh News and Observer
S. F. Watson
Conover
Coun'ry
General News
Oxford
Ford Items
Nce
Sansas
Winnie Reid
L. W. Poovey
Arthur Yount
Tom Harwell
Gertie Abernehy
Sam Abernethy
Nora Lowrance
J. W. Lowrance
J. C. Wilkinson
Hal Cooper
Panama
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