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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1900
Page
2
The editorial denounces claims that a constitutional amendment will disfranchise white men. It states the text is printed on page 4, asserts no white voter or registrant before 1908 can be disenfranchised, and urges readers to read and explain the amendment to doubters.
A review lauds a Norfolk Virginian Pilot Twentieth Century edition with 66 illustrations of Norfolk Portsmouth and suburbs. It highlights public buildings portraits of prominent men and valuable reference material for local industry and enterprise.
A Fayetteville reader, illiterate and lifelong voter, declares strong support for the North Carolina Constitutional Amendment to prevent Black rule. He says he would vote yes even if it meant losing his ballot, to keep white governance for his children.
The note reports J. J. Williams found dead beside the railroad near Anoskiz on Saturday morning, presumed killed by a night train. He left five children, the eldest eight, and his wife had died two weeks earlier. Other locals travel for work and visits include Bessie and May Tayloe visiting friends, Helen Brown visiting Maud Holloman, W F McCoy departing for Georgetown to join Atlantic Coast Lumber Co, J R Joyner and others seeking jobs, and M R Herring going to Aulander.
A. P. Kitchin of Roxboro, a Scotland Neck boy, is chosen chairman of the Person County Executive Committee. He appeals in the Roxboro Courier to white residents to support the amendment and the Democratic party. The piece invokes family prominence with a Casabianca-like tone.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. Internal remedies are required as the disease affects the blood and mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure is claimed to act on the blood and mucous membranes and to be prescribed by physicians. Sold by druggists for 75 cents with testimonials available. Hall's Family Pills advertised as best and a Day Cold Cure mentioned.
A Philadelphia Record editorial protests the cool reception of Southern colored delegates at the Republican convention. It cites political self interest and fear of losing influence, noting educational suffrage reforms in the South and the role of both races in shaping future leadership. It warns against indifference if black voters remain disenfranchised.
Raleigh letter details a surge of announcements from white men aligned with the opposition to support the constitutional amendment. It argues mill workers, factory towns, and politicians face pressure from anti amendment forces and warns against integrating black labor. Cites D. M. Carpenter and a Philadelphia McKinley delegation as examples, notes upcoming Kansas City Bryan nomination and railroad property valuation by the NC Corporation Commission.
The Legislature amended the corporation commission law to empower property assessments. Last year railroad property value was increased by ten million dollars, a move still challenged in court as questionable. Testimony in the railroad tax case resumed in Wilmington before Standing Master Shepherd amid complaints of unfair treatment by state authorities and potential political repercussions for the Democratic Party.
In Winterville North Carolina on June 26 1900 officials note growing manufacturing needs and urge quick housing for workers. The Hunsueter Carriage Co reports orders as Geo Hill of Washington arrives with Winterville buggies and wagons. A stock company forms to establish a high school with initial one thousand dollar subscription and building plans. Services include Roberts Tasteless Chill Tonic offered by E T Whitehead & Co.
A deadly railroad disaster occurred near McDonough Georgia last Saturday night when a washout collapsed over a hundred feet of track and the train derailed. Thirty seven passengers were rescued from the wreckage and about forty are believed dead. All occupants of the main cars perished except those in the Pullman car.
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