Full time and keep going card sparks factory row
A 1908 New York to Brooklyn letter from the New York Leather Belting Co. urged Austin workers to post a full time and keep going card. Brooklyn officials replied questioning factory shutdowns and criticizing the broader prosperity claims under Taft Roosevelt and Republican leadership.
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Lishments
Baker
Austin Rotary Engine Company
New York
Brooklyn
Taft
Sherman
National Association of Manufacturers
American Hardware Manufacturers’ Association
American Supply and Machinery | Manufacturers’ Association
National Credit ‘Men’s Association
Manufacturers’ Association of New York
New York Board of Trade and ‘Transportation
New York Leather Belting Co
Bob Baker
Austin 2Nd Ave
8Th St
Brooklyn N. Y
Beekman Street
G O P Meaning In Pie Metaphor Sparks Political Satire
A satirical pamphlet from Morehead City mocks G O P as Grand Old Pie. It claims the symbol hides radical aims and party appetites, arguing the phrase actually stands for good old pie used to curry favor and consolidate power, with a jab at Democratic subscription offers.
State Fair at Raleigh promises best ever event
The Great State Fair will run October 12 to 17 at Raleigh with increased premiums and unmatched agricultural industrial and educational displays. County and Haywood County exhibits highlight western resources while Virginia Horticultural Society shows fruit for display only. Cattle arrive from Kentucky and poultry from across the country. Attractions include Beachy’s Strobel Air Ship, an automobile race, a dress parade and A and M College drill, a grand Floral Parade, Quincey diving from a ninety foot ladder, Marvel lous Melville and Alfreno with children performing on the high wire. Fast horses may lower the track record. The Midway offers clean shows. toy whips banned with forfeiture for violators. City water available and special excursions offered.
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Raleigh
Haywood County
West
Virginia Horticultural Society
Kentucky
Beachy
Washington
Congress
A. & M. College
Quincey
Melville
Alfreno
Andy
Fair Grounds
Hewitt Returned to Jail After Manic Outburst at Home
Chartie Hewitt, who went insane while in the county jail, was brought back from his Hickory-area home to be jailed again. He attacked his father after returning home, was restrained, then bought a ticket to Asheville. Secret service agent Duncan and a police officer escorted him to jail before sending him to the asylum in Morganton. In other news, D W Drum sold the Gastonia Glove Mfg Co to P G Heavener of Hickory, who will move equipment there, while Drum shifts to mercantile work at Arlington-Gastonia Gazette. subscription for Democrat remains $1 yearly.
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Chartie Hewitt
Hickory
Hewitt
Newton
Southern Railway
Asheville
Duncan
Secret Service
Morganton
D. W. Drum
Gastonia Glove Mfg. Co
P. G. Heavener
Heavener
Drum
Arlington
Gastonia
Call for Campaign Subscriptions in North Carolina
The Democrat will receive and acknowledge contributions to the Democratic National Campaign fund in any amount from one dollar upward, promptly sent to the local treasurer of the Campaign Committee. Thousands of Democrats in North Carolina should see it as a privilege to contribute to the party's success.
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Democratic National Campaign Fund
North Carolina
A Jackson Man Strikes it Rich
L S Cloninger superintendent of Metropolitan Insurance received a telegram from his brother C C Cloninger near Tulsa Oklahoma reporting an oil strike on their lease. The gusher flows 150 barrels daily after they bought the lease for 1200 dollars last July and began sinking a well. The find could be worth at least 100000 dollars.
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Jackson
L. S. Cloninger
Metropolitain Insurance Company
C. C. Cloninger
Tulsa
Okla
Messrs. Cloninger
The
Jackson Whig
Devoe paint tale and political satire in a single screed
An assortment of old time ad copy and political jabs recounts a Devoe lead and zinc paint claim, a tale of gallons painting a house, and a broadside critique of William Jennings Bryan style promises. It also notes bank panics of 1893-4 and 1907-8, then promotes Kodol digestive product through W S Martin & C MShuf.
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Martin & C Mshuf
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Teers
Souther Life & Trust Co
Tis Company
Hickory and Vicinity
Hickory Insurance & Realty Go
A. Lentz
A. Hall
Groves
Mammoth Grocery
Union Square
Hammond & Johnson
Dress Goods and Nation Department
Miss Harrison
Sledge & Pleasants
Chamberlain
Kill ™ Gough
Jane
Wreer, King
McKinley
Mae
Senate
House of Representatives
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Hanna
Aldrich
Cannon
Morgan
Rockefeller
Carnegie
Harriman
Schiff
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Noose
Vou
Ware
America
Europe
Republican Party
Theodore
Morehead City
State Fair
Democrat
Flessts Deachman & Edelin
Grafton
W. Va
Devoe
Ong. B. Ingold
Springfield
William J
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