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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1903
Page
2
The article recalls Judge Robinsons dismissal of a banquet guest, a black official, saying he came as a Republican and would return home with dignity. It cites Roosevelt Hanna and Bassett pressuring race issues and praises the late John K. Morris for lifelong study, noting a traveling salesman from Scotland Neck who advocates building in new churches and reading.
An advertisement proclaims Electric Bitters as a cure for nervousness sleeplessness and stomach upsets warning of revolt in the system. It claims to tone the stomach regulate kidneys and bowels stimulate the liver and purify the blood with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
Rev J C Massee of Rep tise Tabernacle in Raleigh criticized southern justice and warned the government may restrain the press. At the Baptist State Convention in Charlotte Rev H W Battle rebuked him, defending press liberty as essential to religious and civic freedom and vowing protest if presses are throttled.
The Charlotte Observer cites two Eastern Carolina figures, C. W. Mitchell of Aulander and Rev. Braxton Craig of Rocky Mount, praising Mitchell as a top convention leader and noting Craig’s strong church organizing gifts. Also mentions typhoid fever in Butler Pa and a note on farm prices and egg shortages nationwide.
A brief ad notes Allen's Foot Base powder keeps feet warm and dry, claiming to cure chilblains swelling sweating and sore achy damp feet. Available at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents or 250 in old currency.
Nearly every paper in the state pays tribute to John R. Morris of Goldsboro a successful hardware drummer and writer. The obituary notes his life lessons urging boys to value time for reading and study and shows how he spent idle moments learning from masters and preachers.
The Republican national committee sits in session in Washington deciding the time and place for the party convention likely in June with Chicago as the favored venue and St Louis bidding. Perry S Heath involved in a postal scandal may face questions while James Edwards Addicke represents Delaware not in the Senate. Senator Hanna backs Heath to stay as proxy for absent Minnesota senator. Senator Hoar introduces a resolution seeking Panama policy details from the president unless incompatible with public interest.
The text questions Panama’s independence, constitution, and authority to ratify the treaty, plus possible conflicts of interest in canal construction. It asks if Colombia’s constitution allowed secession, whether the United States blocked Colombia’s authority, when Panama's revolution news reached Washington, and if earlier information existed about an impending revolution. Republican senators may block the resolution, viewing the questions as a sharp rebuke of administration policy in Panama.
Winterville reports demand for more housing while A. G. Cox Mfg Co. markets a new Electrically Welded Wire Fence with a free price list. Visitor M. P. Sturgis from Ayden checks the town, and Sam uel Mumford suffers a paralytic stroke. The piece notes Hunsucker buggies, Xmas toys, and local shops responding to price-conscious buyers.
Prof W H Ragsdale spoke at Winterville high school and predicted many changes ahead as people move in and out of town. The Greenville Daily Reflector celebrates thirteen years of publication with editor Whichard praised for steadfast integrity.
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