Nomination Battle Ends for North Carolina Collector Watts
Col. Alston B. Watts of Iredell County, longtime state senator and acting clerk of the Senate Finance Committee, was nominated and confirmed as internal revenue collector for the Western District of North Carolina after a heated, protracted fight led by Overman and Simmons. Supporters greeted the news with congratulations. Watts expressed gratitude and no hard feelings.
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Washington
Alston B. Watts
North Carol
Iredell County
Senate
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Simmons
Watts
Finance
White House
Colonel Watts
H. B. Warner
Lexington
P. D. Gold
Capt. S. A. Ashe
E. J. Justice
United States Senate
Overman
Doping Out the Jobs in North Carolina Politics
Raleigh rumors outline potential appointments in the Western district with Francis D. Winston to be U S district attorney and J W Bailey to become assistant district attorney and W T Dortch named collector of internal revenue. Mecklenberg school growth spurred by new high schools at Matthews Pineville and Chadwick Hoskins with notable expansion led by Prof. J M Matthews.
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Raleigh
Washington
Francis D. Winston
Windsor
United States
J. W. Bailey
Internal Revenue
W. T. Dortch
Goldsboro
Mailey
Winston
Bailey
Joe Tayloe
Tayloe
Dortch
Mecklenburg
Matthews
Pineville
Chadwick- Hoskins
Chadwick-Hoskins
J. M. Matthews
Bridge Plan Promised for Union and Stanly Counties
County commissioners from Union and Stanly meet to select a site for a Rocky River bridge. They agree a bridge will be built near the center of the two counties but disagree on exact location. Top considered sites include Love's Mill and Coble's Mill.
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Union County
Stanly County
Rocky River
Love's Mill
Coble’s Mill
Missionary Conference hears sermons. furniture group closes in Charlotte
W T Ellis Swarthmore Pa spoke on The Turning Point of the Nations at the Methodist Missionary Conference. Egbert W Smith Nashville Tent discussed Stewardship. Bishop E R Hendriz spoke on conditions in Mexico. In Charlotte the Southern Retail Furniture Dealers Association ended a two day session with officers elected and plans for a mutual fire insurance group. Also Buffalo Drainage District No 1 bonds for 108000 were sold to Spitzer Rorick Co Toledo. Walter Walker of West Durham is jailed on a charge of making improper proposals to a young white woman. a hearing is pending.
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Missionary Conference
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Methodist Episcopal Church
South
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Swarthmore
Mr. Ellis
Egbert W. Smith
Nashville
Tent
Foreign Missions Committee
Southern Presbyterian Church
E. R. Hendriz
College of Bishops
Mexico
Richmond
Southern Retail Furniture Dealers’ Association
Charlotte
A. W. Litschider
Charleston
W. C. Parker
J. G. Malloy
Charlottesville
E. Snead
Clifton Forge
Mutual Fire Insurance Association
Buffalo Drainage District
Spitzer, Rorick & Co
Toledo
W. L. Cameron
J. H. Quinn
T. F. Hambright
Dispatch
Walter Walker
West Durham
Postmasters Transitions Shift Power From Republicans to Democrats in NC
North Carolina postmasters have been superseded by Democrats at a notable rate since March 4. Of 74 offices with expired terms, 60 nominees have been confirmed, with three exceptions under investigation. A new state law requires owner names on business filings or face a $50 penalty, affecting all firms statewide.
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Raleigh
Washington
North Carolina
Taft
Senate
W. G. Russell
Rose Hill
W. F. Flowers
Fremont
O. K. Holding
Wake Forest
Holding
Smith
South Carolina
Russel
Flowers
O. A. Snipes
Rocky Mount
H. Harrison
Enfield
Claude Kitchin
Superior Court Clerk’s
Progress in Educational Work in Rowan County
Salisbury reports strong progress in county educational work under County Superintendent Kizer. A new state law requires all teaching job applications for public schools to be filed with and approved by the county superintendent. The county board of education will set a conference day for school boards and teachers to be elected in the townships.
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Salisbury
Rowan County
Kizer
County Board of Education
Wake County Teachers Selected for Rural Townships
Wake County teachers for the coming term have been chosen in most rural townships. Cedar Fork and Neuse River delays remain. Cedar Fork teachers will be picked at Morrisville. Eighteen townships will see a slight rise in teaching staff.
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Raleigh
Wake County
Cedar Fork
Neuse River
Morrisville
North Carolina News Roundup Intersects Fires and Officials
A Wilson boy dies after being run over by a southbound freight train near Wilson. North Carolina reports include patent grant for a Greensboro strap lock, state bonds sale progress, Henderson fire at Mr. Hunt’s stable, and Goldsboro fire destroying three houses with insurance coverage noted. Wadesboro contract for Anson sanitarium set at 16 000 dollars, Raleigh dairies urged to enforce adulterated milk laws, and Oasis Temple’s two day Wilmington visit ends with a beach banquet. New Bern highlights a grand Fourth of July celebration with rail rates, and State Board members inspect Fedell Test Farm in Statesville. Charters issued for Smathers Dentists and a storage warehouse in Henderson. Governor Craig releases L H Smith due to delayed requisition from South Carolina. Washington reports postmaster nominations in North Carolina and Senator Simmons presses tariff action.
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Henderson
W A. Hunt
Charles Street
Goldsboro
E. S. Sherman
Wadesboro
J. W. Stout & Co
Sanford
Anson County Sanitarium
W. M. Allen
Mobile
Ala
National Association of State Food Chemists
James H. Wallace
Idaho
Durham
Wilmington
Wrightsville Beach
Oasis Temple of the Ancient Order of the Nobles of the
Mystic Shrine
Oceanic Hotel
Clark
Thomas Ruffin
Capital Square
W. F. Ruckstuhl
New Bern
North Carolina
Statesville
Graham
C. B. Parker
Farmers’ Institutes
B. W. Kilgore
State Farms
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Ifedell
Smathers Dentists (Incorporated
Asheville
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B. C. Smathers
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R. C. Gary
Craig
L. H. Smith
Rockingham
South Carolina
Chesterfield County
Kinston
Morehead City
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BE. C. Duncan
General Assembly
Washington
Wilson
S. P. Wilson
Fairmont
John V. Johnston
Farmville
Finley T. Croom
Burgaw
F. L. Williamson
Burlington
Samuel V. Scott
C. L. Harris
Thomasville
Simmons
Senate
Mulhall Charges Stir Lobby Investigation Hearing Planned
Washington reports the Senate Lobby Committee will reopen its inquiry with top Wall Street figures as witnesses. Prominent names like Paul Cravath Lewis Cass Ledyard and David Lamar are tied to Mulhall’s claims of long standing influence and campaign financing. Mulhall under subpoena for July 8 will face questions on letters papers and alleged efforts to influence Congress.
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Senate
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Overland
Lobby Committee
Wilson
Marin M. Mulhall
Baltimore
National Association of Manufacturers
Congress
Paul Cravath
Lewis Cass Ledyard
New York
David Lamar
Rupert S. Lovett
Union Pacific Railroad
Mulhall
Four men fined after suffragette raid on Downing Street
Four men arrested during a militant suffragette raid on the official Downing Street residences of Premier Asquith and Chancellor Lloyd George were brought before the police court and fined ten dollars each with the option of fourteen days imprisonment.
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London
Downing Street
Asquith
Lloyd George
Bulgarians And Greeks Battle Near Saloniki
Battles reported between Greek and Bulgarian troops east of Saloniki. Bulgarian account says Greeks attempted to cut rail communications from Zeres to Drama but were repelled by Bulgarian forces. Also notes Washington War Department recommendation for a six million dollar Red River improvement, conditional on four and a half million state funding.
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Bulgaria
Saloniki
Zeres
Drama
Red River
Washington
War Department
Fulton, Ark
Bixby
Senate Democrats push to finish tariff bill work
Washington Senate Democrats refine the tariff schedule and aim to forward the revised measure to the full finance committee for a report to the Senate within the next few days.
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Washington
Senate Democratic Caucus
Finance Committee
Senate
Navy Yard Wage Increase Planned by Secretary Daniels
Secretary Daniels said he would seek wage increases for Atlantic coast navy yard workers and push for representation on wage boards. He indicated next year’s appropriations would include funds for higher pay and plans to consult with Senate and House naval committees.
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Washington
Navy
Atlantic
Daniels
Naval Committees
Senate
House
Congressional Committee
Appropriations
Ballikinrain Castle Burned In Scotland Blaze Destroys Historic Hope
Fire at Ballikinrain castle Balfrom Stirlingshire leaves only bare walls after an incendiary blaze disabled the private fire apparatus. Rumors pointed to militant suffragettes but no evidence links them. The $500,000 house by Sir Archibald Orrowing had 100 rooms.
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Scotland
Ballikinrain
Balfrom
Stirlingshire
Archibald Ernest Orrowing
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