National Editorial Association Resolutions Oppose Higher Postal Rates
National Editorial Association Executive Committee meeting in St. Louis adopts resolutions protesting any rise in second class mail charges. The group asserts newspapers deserve 1 cent per pound, defends current laws, and plans next gathering in James Town Virginia near June, with Norfolk visit to arrange entertainment.
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National Editorial Association
St. Louis
Postal Laws Committee
United States Postal Service
United States
Association
Jamestown
Norfolk
Thaw trial clippings form mountain of talk
A wry note on the abundance of articles about the Thaw trial. The speaker jokes that if all pieces were heaped, they would resemble a volcano, but the heat would fade with cotton. A Tur kish proverb about nonviolence adds a final quip.
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Stub
Vesuvius
Penn
New County Lee Formed From Moore and Chatham
Raleigh reports the first step toward creating Lee County from parts of Moore and Chatham. A Board of Election will oversee a July ballot asking voters in the new county to approve the proposition. State electors appointed K. R. Howle T. W. Campbell and A. W. Wilkes to serve on the Lee County board. The new county will become official April 1 1908 with a planned twin-city Sanford Jonesboro and a county seat midway between Sanford and Jonesboro.
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Raleigh
Lee
Moore
Chatham
State Board of Electors
Lee County
Messrs. K. R. Howle
T. W. Campbell
A. W. Wilkes
Duncan E. Melver
Sanford
Jonesboro
Sanford-Jonesboro
State Board of Elections
Messrs
Wilson G. Lamb
Williamston
Robert T. Claywell
Morganton
J. R. Llewellyn
Dobson
Clarence Call
Wilkesboro
A. B. Freeman
Hendersonville
Early Rockingham and Caswell Railroad Prospects Brighten
Proposals for the Rockingham and Caswell Railroad gain momentum after 13 months of agitation. The liberal charter requires township stock subscriptions, best met by bond issues. The region eyes a boost to regional connectivity and growth. Meanwhile the People's Telephone Company plans Taylorsville to Statesville lines to link Iredell with Alexander and Wilkes counties. A South Carolina Knights Templar grand commandry is formed in Columbia with Eminent Grandmaster Mouton presiding. Charleston named as next meeting site for February after the second Tuesday.
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Reidsville
Rockingham & Caswell Railroad
People’s Company
Statesville
People’s Telephone Company
Taylorsville
Iredectl Telephone Company
Alexander
Wilkes Counties
Wilkesboro
Knight Templar
Columbia
S. C
Grand Commandry
South Carolina
Knights Templar
Charleston
Greenville
Spartanburg
Mouton
Orr
Atlanta
Attempted death by own action in Fayetteville murder trial
Tom Walker, a colored man, is on trial in Fayetteville North Carolina for double murder. He attempted death by his own action Tuesday by bashing his head against the cell wall, leaving his condition serious and delaying the trial start.
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Tom Walker
Fayetteville
N. C
Honduran Leader Reorganizes Army for Prolonged Resistance
Washington reports Special President Bonilla of Honduras has restructured the national forces and plans sustained resistance against Nicaraguan troops. The update came through Philip P. Brown, head of the American mission, now in Tegucigalpa.
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Washington
Bonilla
Honduras
State Department
Philip P. Brown
Guatemala
Tegucigalpa
Wiley Meets President and Delivers Bottled Rest
Dr Harvard W Wiley chief of the bureau of chemistry spoke briefly with the President in Washington and declined to discuss the interview. A messenger delivered a large box from the Secretary’s area containing a dozen bottles napkin covered. Wiley took the bottles back to the Department of Agriculture.
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Washington
Harvard W. Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Roosevelt Hosts 1908 Campaign Planning Meeting
Washington Special Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou and Timothy Woodruff of New York, chairman of the Republican State committee, conferred with President Roosevelt at the White House for over two hours. They said the talks covered campaign planning for 1908, with no discussion of specific candidates.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Cortelyou
Timothy Woodruff
New York
Republican State Committee of
Roosevelt
White House
Woodruff
Cadet expulsions and patent medicine missive bundle
Twelve South Carolina Military Academy cadets were expelled at Charleston on Tuesday. Various advertisements claim cures and tonics including Dr Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer two dollar trial and Argo Red Salmon promotions.
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St. Vitus
Kline
B. Kine
Arch St
Phils
South Carolina Military Academy
Charleston
Fifteen Years of Eczema Relief After Using Cuticura
Edward Wovell of Fort Crook Nebraska recounts fifteen years of severe eczema on hands arms and legs. After six days with Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent the itching ceased and sores disappeared. Also notes Argo Salmon ad and a 1838 portrait sale in London fetched $1260.
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Edward Wovell
U. S. Infantry
Fort Crook
Nebraska
Praise for Dr Pierce medicines and Favorite Prescription
Praises from medical leaders for Dr Pierce medicines, especially Favorite Prescription. Describes ingredients, safety claims, and benefits for feminine ailments, urging women to seek guidance from Dr Pierce in Buffalo New York. Also mentions Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a laxative and bowel regulator.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierges
R. Vierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
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London
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