Publishers Announcement Notes Views on Dairyman and Politics
A publisher notes editorial independence while reporting that Mr. Shackley the English dairyman arrives to manage Dr. J M Bakers dairy farm. The piece mentions Charlotte as a convention host, praise for teachers, meat at home, and a critical note on the Kitchin Craig canvass with Anson and Mecklenburg counties showing strong Horne support.
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Tarboro Southerner
Shackley
England
J. M. Baker
North Carolina
Charlotte
Kitchin
Craig
Anson
Mecklenburg
Messrs. Kitchin
Horne
North Carolina Declares Prohibition State by Law
On June 15 1908 Governor Glenn signed the act making North Carolina a prohibition state. The ceremony featured banners for Buncombe and Yancey counties and Governor Glenn’s proclamation detailing the May 26 1908 vote tally with 183028 total votes 113612 against 69416 for prohibition and a 44196 majority.ARRINGTON secretary.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Glenn
John A. Oates
Anti-Saloon League
Buncombe
Yancey
Josephus Daniels
W. P. Whittington
R. L. Davis
Yancy
G. FE. Gardner
State Board of Elections
L. & M. Paint from Zinc Oxide and White Lead
Zinc metal is converted into oxide and blended with white lead to produce L. and M. Paint. The paint is long lasting, enduring as long as linseed oil keeps it on a surface. Price is about $1.20 per gallon. Hardy Home Co. handles agents in Scotland Neck, with H. Salsbury and F Hamilton listed.
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L. & M. Paint Agents
Hardy Home. Co
Scotland Neck
H. Salsbury & F Hamilton
Fertilize Corn Say Sampson County Farmers
Mr D M Prince reports from Sampson county that farmers are focusing on corn and prospering. He notes a buyer and seller dialogue about selling 500 and 800 bushels, and urges fertilizing corn with cotton seed meal for higher yields, noting two to three spoonfuls beside each plant can boost production.
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D. M. Prince
Sampson County
Tre Corn MoNnweatth
Princes
Sensible view and fair proposition on enforcement of law
Rev A Stradley argues voters elected officials to make and enforce laws including the prohibition statute. An officer must enforce it or resign, as the majority supports prohibition. The letter cites 1838 as precedent and urges faithful enforcement, noting constitutional remedies and offering Hall's products as a cure for other ailments.
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A. Stradley
Oxford
Congress of
United States
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Taft Nominated for Presidency on First Ballot in Chicago
The National Republican Convention in Chicago nominated William Howard Taft of Ohio for President on the first ballot. Taft received 702 votes. others included Hughes 65, Cannon 61, Fairbanks 40, Knox 63, La Follette 26, Foraker 4, Roosevelt ? The report notes Taft’s background, education at Yale, early law career, and progress through public offices up to Secretary of War in 1904.
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Chicago
Wlliam Howard Taft
Ohio
Mr. Taft
Hughes
New York
Cannon
Llinois
Fairbanks
Ndiana
Knox
Pennsylvania
LaFolette
Wisconsin
Foraker
Rosevelt
Yale
Murat Halstead
Cincinnati Commercial-azette
Rose
Taft
Tift
Cincinnati
Internal Revenue
Kraker
Harrison
Federal Circuit
McKinley
Phiippine Commission
Roosevelt
Ini
Destructive Hail Smashes Wilson County Crops
A Wilson correspondent reports the most destructive hail storm in Wilson county last Saturday. The storm tracked two miles wide and caused near total crop destruction with farm losses exceeding $7,000 on one property and 50 to 75 percent losses on many others.
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Wilson
News and Observer
Wilson County
Charlotte in Sunday Clothes for Democratic Convention
Charlotte lit up with electric signs and festoons as the Democratic State Convention approaches. The Observer Building and city hall glowed with designs from multiple firms while crowds lined the streets to witness the spectacle and night illumination.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Democratic Party
City Hall
Observer
Shelor
McCausland
Fifth Street
Woodal & Sheppard
Gilmer-Moore Company
Garibaldi
Bruns & Dixon
J. P. Stowe & Co
Elm City Woman Drowned at Wrightsville Beach
A Wilmington report says Mrs Estelle Barnhill a Coast Line stenographer drowned at Wrightsville Beach at dusk her friends suspect suicide after witnesses saw her discard hat parasol and purse and plunge into the surf Arthur Butt aided her but she was unconscious autopsy to determine poisoning may be required she had come to Wilmington from Elm City and made many friends.
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Wilmington
Charlotte Observer
Wrightsville Beach
Estelle Barnhill
Coast Line
Barnhill
Arthur Butt
Agents Wanted for Crayon Portraits and Sheets
A dense classified style ad seeks agents to sell 11x20 crayon portraits and sheet pictures with frames priced from ten cents and up and one cent each respectively. Claims up to 400 percent profit or $36 weekly. Free catalogue and samples from Frank W Williams Company, 1208 West Taylor Street, Chicago, Illinois.
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Frank W. Williams Company
W. Taylor St
Chicago
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