Taft and the Negro Sparks Southern Debate
An editorial critiques Taft for urging Southern voters to back the Republican ticket while promising equal rights for Black citizens. It argues the stance conflicts with Southern white interests and warns the party’s history of Black favoritism clashes with regional sentiment. The piece links Taft to Roosevelt and Kiefer, notes social equality fears, and laments political divides amid New York social scenes and Charleston appointments.
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Taft
South
Charleston Evening Post
Republican Party
Post
Gen. Keifer
Ohio
United States
Mr. Taft
Mr. Roosevelt
New York
The Times and Democrat Advertising Rates and Notices
A fragment lists ad rates for The Times and Democrat Oranburg South Carolina. Rates cover transient ads obituaries tributes and personal notices with charges per inch per insertion and concessions for multi insertions. The notice mentions contracts for merchants and payment by money orders or registered letters.
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Times and Democrat
Nrangeburg
S. C
Polar talk questions Laffan's authority in Ananias club
The Boston Globe questions whether the president will concede Mr. Laffan's power to appoint members of the so called Ananias club. The remark hints at political friction and governance disputes.
Taft Cannon tariff talk and Roosevelt jibe in New York World clash
A critique cites President elect Taft and Speaker Cannon on tariff plans with little benefit to the public. The New York World accuses Roosevelt of lying, while a Columbus Ledger editorial compares armed citizens to night riders and mentions Georgia politics shifting toward Republicans. Triplets born in Columbus add a personal note amid political chatter.
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Taft
Cannon
New York World
Roosevelt
Ananias Club
Liars
Ananias
Club
A. E.calham
Columbus, Ga
Georgia
Ink makers forced votes for Taft by Cincinnati firms
The Ault & Wiborg Company and other Cincinnati ink manufacturers compelled employees to vote for Taft. The Anderson Mail questions the claimed prosperity as references to the prosperity singers of the Columbia State. The Augusta Chronicle mocks Atlanta as ready to welcome Taft with praise despite rapid visits.
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Ault & Wiborg Company
Cincinnati
Taft
The
Anderson Mail
Prosperity Singers
Columbia State
Taft Tariff Comment and Caribbean Actions Spark Debate
The Philadelphia Record cites Taft’s South tariff stance as fueling Southern opposition while the Dutch fleet acts against Venezuelan forces and taunts over breaking up the Solid East. In Georgia, Sheriff Lyons killed a young druggist at Jessup and was moved to Savannah to avert lynching, raising calls to halt such killings.
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Philadelphia Record
Mr. Taft
South
Republican Party
W. B. Lyons
Wayne County
Jessup
Savannah
Roosevelt appoints Major Cumming to National Military Park
President Roosevelt selects Major Joseph B. Cumming of Augusta Georgia as commissioner of the National Military Park at Chickamauga to fill General Stewart's vacancy. The move is hailed as a fitting tribute to a gallant defender of the Lost Cause amid editorials and commentaries from several Southern papers.
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Roosevelt
Joseph B. Cumming
Augusta
National Military Park
Chiclamauga
Stewart
Money Found at VonOhsen Culler Office
A sum of money was found in the office of VonOhsen and Culler on Tuesday morning December 8. The owner may recover the amount by paying for an advertisement.
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VonOhsen & Culler
Notice of Final Discharge for Luther Kennedy Estate
Notice to creditors and all persons holding claims against the Luther Kennedy estate. T M Richards as Qualified Administrator announces final account filing on January 13 1909 with Orangeburg County Probate Judge and requests discharge Letters of Discharge. All claims to be proven by January 11 1909 and all debts due must be paid by that date. Luther Kennedy estate administration notice pending.
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Luther Kennedy
Orangeburg County
S. C
T. M. Richards
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Bre'r Taft
Teddy
Charleston
Ince Ae
Cathoun Heights
Saint Matthews
South Carolina
LXING
Saint Matthews Graded School
Ling
Columbus Ledger
Augusta Chronicle
Atlanta
Mr. Taf
Columbia
New England
Augusta Herald
Elberton Star
Woodward
Old Ananias
Awing
Calhoun
Kohn’s
Kildare’s
Mr. Crewe
Little Nemo
Buster Brown
Theodore Kohn
Sims’ Book Store
Steere’s
Littlefield & Steere CO
Knoxville
Tenn
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