Ethics of Machine Politics and Boss Rule in Albany
Testimony in Syracuse details Theo Roosevelt recounting William Barnes statements on boss control and machine politics from 1898 to 1900. Barnes allegedly said riff raff must be led, and Democrats and Republicans should unite against direct primaries while the boss system governs.
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McCabe
Democratic Party
Albany
Barnes
William M. Ivins
Syracuse
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
William Barnes
Supreme Court
Republican State Committee
White House
Payn
Louis F. Payn
Albany County
Maxton elects mayor by coin toss after tight vote
Maxton voters cast 184 ballots in a dramatic mayoral race that ended in a tie and was decided by the flip of a coin. T. M. Parsons defeated L. L. McGirt for mayor as the newly sworn-in officials took office amid a sweeping shift led by the opposition slate.
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Maxton
T. M. Parsons
L. L. McGirt
J. O. McClelland
A .M. McNair
J. D. Medlin
J. S. McRae
L. R. Kirkpatrick
J. B. McCallum
Henry Carter
C. M. Burns
Water Board
U. B. Sellars
T. O. Evans
E. T. Carrowan
Abernethy May Seek the Nomination for Congress
New Bern May 6 Rumors link Solicitor Abernethy with a bid for Congress from the third district amid talk of Judge Frank Carter as attorney general candidate. Abernethy refrains from committing, noting friends mention his name but offering no firm stance on a future run.
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New Bern
Frank Carter
Asheville
Carter-Abernethy
Abernethy
Reparations and neutral internment in war policy
London reports Premier Asquith vows proper reparation for violations of civilized warfare and notes neutral prisoner internment only feasible in Switzerland amid difficulties. Bonar Law urges discarding conventions to end the war, while Harcourt cites a German poisoning of wells in South West Africa and a German instruction to withhold water from the enemy.
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London
Asquith
House of Commons
Germany
Switzerland
Andrew Bonar Law
Lewis Harcourt
Louis Botha
Union of South Africa
Swapopmund
Botha
Francke
Harcourt
County to pay veterans way to Richmond reunion
Guilford county will provide round trip fares to Confederate veterans for the June 1-3 Richmond reunion. Applications may be made to F H McKinney in Greensboro or A M Idol in High Point, aiding survivors of the Civil War to attend the 25th reunion in a city steeped in Confederate history.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Richmond
Board of County Commissioners
F. H. McKinney
A. M. Idol
High Point
The
Confederacy
Notice of Bond Election for Guilford County Court House
Guilford County commissioners call an election for June 1 1915 to decide on issuing 250000 in bonds to build furnish and equip a county building and court house. Voters will see For County Building or Against County Building on ballots. Registration books open April 29 and close May 22 with polling rules aligned to General Assembly election procedures.
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Guilford
Guilford County
Board of County Commissioners
Board of Commissioners of
General Assembly of
North Carolina
General Assembly
W. C. Boren
W. C. Tucker
J. A. Rankin
T. A. Wilson
W. C. Jones
Bog'd County
Guilfordunty
N. C
J. F. Albright Dies in Mount Airy at 49
Greensboro May 6 News of the death in Mount Airy yesterday at 7 50 pm of J F Albright 49 son of the late Col W A Albright and Mrs Albright of Greensboro reaches here The remains will be brought to Greensboro then to Graham for interment He is survived by his wife three children his mother and three sisters Mrs Crawford Mrs Matthews and Mrs T B Eldridge of Raleigh The Eldridge and Crawford sisters were with him at the end
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Greensboro
Mount Airy
J. F. Albright
Albright
W. A. Albright
West Washington Street
Graham
Crawford
Matthews
T. B. Eldridge
Raleigh
Eldridge
British Soldiers Not Getting Alcohol Daily
General Headquarters, British Army, France, May 6 reports that soldiers in the field are not receiving daily alcohol rations. Rum rations are served only twice a week as warmer weather and a push to reduce stimulants continue. No protests from troops are known. Two drinks a week amount to about half a pint each.
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Britsh Army
France
England
Marriage Unites Miss Janie Bailey and James Tharpe
In Statesville on Bell street yesterday afternoon the home of Mrs. Annie Bailey hosted the wedding of her daughter Miss Janie Bailey to James Tharpe of Statesville. The ceremony featured pink and green decor with pink roses greenery ferns smilax and white roses and lights shaded with green chiffon.
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Statesville
Annie Bailey
Bell Street
Foley Ad Offers Trial Package of Medicines by mail
An old time advertisement invites readers to mail five cents to Foley Co. in Chicago for a trial package including Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. The offer is presented by Manon Drug Company.
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Foley & Co
Chicago
Ill
Foley
Manon Drug Company
Adv
West Virginia court blocks 24 cent mile rail fare rise
Circuit Judge Littlepage granted an injunction stopping Baltimore and Ohio from charging 24 cents a mile for passenger traffic and halting rebate coupons. The railroad must keep 2 cent fares until May 11 when the state Supreme Court will decide if the Public Service Commission can set passenger rates. Beware of the bachelor line and a flirtatious remark follow.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio
West Virginia Public Service Commission
Littlepage
State Supreme Court
Service Commission
Carolina and Yadkin River Railway Schedule Expires Oct 14 1918
The Carolina and Yadkin River Railway Company issue a schedule listing expected train arrival and departure times at stations shown. actual arrival or departure times are not guaranteed by the railroad or its agents.
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Carolina & Yadkin River
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Thomasville
Gordontown
Denton
High Rock
D. High Rock
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Ordontown
Tomasville
R .W. F. Clayton
Bank Commerce
M. Hedgecock
Chas. E. McManus
Dentists Bank of Commerce
High Point, N.C
Detroit Gas
N. C. Public Service
North State
Bell Phone
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