Taft Forces Dominate North Carolina Convention Prospects
Greensboro reports set Charlotte as the site for the state Republican convention on September 4 with delegates pledged to support the Chicago ticket. The executive committee rules seating only for those pledging to Taft, amid Bull Moose plans. Other notes include a Hickory Nut Gap weather station visit and Republican tensions in Orange and Harnett counties, plus Rowan and Durham county educational census data.
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Chariotie
Greensboro
Republican Party
Charlotte
Raleigh
Chicago
Bull Moose
State Committee
Taft
Eesigdemi
Hickory Nut Gap
Hendersonville
H. J. Cox
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Wiklem ML. Hutt
North Carolina Department of Agriculture
E. Denton
State Weather Observatory
Orange County
Millsboro
House of Representativees
H. G. Dorsett
T. E. Sgarrow
S. EB
Cole
W. R. Lloyd
R. Y. Walker
W. E. Ham
Roosevelt
Harnett County
Littleton
W. P. Byrcé
A. F. Surles
A MelLeod
H. N. Bizxell
C. A. Young
N. E. Cox
HL Senter
D. Trurlington
Duncam Darroch
F. M. P. McLeod
A Taft
Catawba County
Democratic
J. D. Elliott
Hickory
W. C. Feimster
Newton
F. B. Gwynn
Catawba
Gladden Found Not Guilty In Dixon Murder Trial
Frank Gladden is acquitted of the Dixon murder after days of trial. The jury initially split 10 to 2 for acquittal and later returned a verdict of not guilty. John Ross is the confessed Dixon killer awaiting potential execution in Raleigh.
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Gladden
Dixon
John Dixon
Mr. Dixon
Mrs. Dixon
John Ross
Will
Raleigh
Ross
Dixons
Confederate Veterans Parade Tops Winston-Salem Reunion
The Winston-Salem Confederate veterans reunion drew about 1,790 veterans and 4,000 parade participants with North Carolina pine leaf badges and flags as Beaufort crowds cheered. The event showcased Southern pageantry amid aging veterans, the day combining celebration with a somber note. Separate reports cover the Lillington Republican county convention endorsing Teddy Taft era policies, a body found for Clarence Layden near Elizabeth City, convict escapes from a penitentiary in Raleigh, and Mecklenburg County school board action naming Miss Mary Owen Graham to supervise primary schools.
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Winston-Salem
A. H. Boyden
Salisbury
Winston Salem
North Carolina
Twin City
Lillington
Dunn
A. F. Surles
Teddy
W. P. Byrd
John A. McLeod
H. M., Bizzell
D. H. Senter
P. G. A. Taft
Devereux Turlington
Duncan Darroch
McLeod
W. G. Turner
Senate
County Board of Education
Charlotte
Mary Owen Graham
Mecklenburg
North Carolina Briefs and Local Government News
Concord signs gas contract expand service. Durham and Greensboro report local meetings and road plans. Spencer mourns motor accident victim with a notable funeral led by a woman preacher. Concord census shows white and colored school enrollments. Hendersonville hosts Confederate veterans reunion. Rutherfordton nominates James M. Carson for Senate. Raleigh sees habeas corpus case in Bailey Davis matter and mad dog bite statistics. Davidson County GOP calls August 31 convention. Newbern and Raleigh report legal docketing prep and rail incident injuries. Wilson notes a fatal accident of Jim Williams. Spencer town bonds offer for street work. Salisbury and Lenoir boards address education and tax rate changes. Kinston approves tax reductions.
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Hendersonville
Horse Shoe
Greensboro
Guilford
Brown’s
Oak Ridge
Rutherfordion
James M. Carson
L. €. Daily
Solomon Gallert
L. E. Powers
Charlotte
Platt D. Walker
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Wade H. Bailey
White
James Davis
Newbern
Vanceboro
B. R. Warren
Edwards
C. A. Shore
Lexington
Davidson County
Davidson
North Carolina
Roosevelt
Raleigh
Supreme Court
University of North Carolina
Wake Forest
Trinity
Wilson
Durham
Jim Williams
Spencer
J. D. Dorsett
Salisbury
County Board of Education
R. G. Kiser
Court House
Kinston
Board of County
Lenoir
Constitution Defeats Guerriere in 1812 Frigate Clash
On August 19 in the War of 1812 Captain Isaac Hull steered the Constitution to a decisive encounter with HMS Guerriere. After a fierce duel the American frigate overwhelmed and destroyed the British ship, capturing Captain Dacres and claiming a hat as a wager. The battle marked a pivotal early American naval victory.
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Isaac Hull
America
James Richard Dacres
Constitution
Boston
Hull
Bevidere
Beolus
Captain Hull
Royal Yards
Edgar S. Maclay
Morris
John Hogan
Hogan
Dacres
Lieutenant Read
Dacress
Read
Commodore Perry
Lake Erie
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Queen City
Teachers’ Institute For
Rowan
Teachers’ Institute
Rowan County
I. C. Griffin
Marion Graded School
D. F. Giles
Marion
Durham County
Cleveland County
Ross Wii
Board of Election
State Board of Elections
Wilson G. Lamb
Williamston
J. C. Clifford
J. F. Ray
Franklin
W. L. Davis
Clarence Call
Wilkesboro
Ray
Davis
Goldsboro
Benj. F. Coley
Eureka
Stanley
Sherry Edwards
Coley
Ernest Cook
Arthur Cook
Norfolk Southern
New Enterprises
French Broad Handle Company
Brevard
Capital
Southern Pines Improvement Company
Southern Pines
Byrd House Company
Bunn Level
Veterans Meeting
Confederate Veterans
Clarence Layden
Elizabeth City
Belvider
Whitehead
Harris
Young Layden
Winfall
Hertford
Vann
Belvidere
Layden
Frank Roberts
Asheville
Ed Womack
Lee County
Green McAdoo
Guilford County
County Bankers’ Association
Wilmington
Oceanic Hotel
Wrightsville Beach
Lacy Williams
Concord
J. W. Cannon
Concord Gas Company
Primitive Baptist Association
John
Harkey
Spence
G. A. B. Hor Gerby
East Spencer
Friendship
Stanley County
J. W. B. Long
Mighty Clow
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