Gen Coxey Eyes New Washington March
Special from New York General Jacob S Coxey vows a new Coxey army march on Washington to press for his loan-bond money plan and jobs schemes as conditions worsen. He cites unemployment in multiple states and cites past protests while planning pamphlet drives and non interest bearing bonds.
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Jacob S. Coxey
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Army” Fame
Capitol
Massillon
Ohio
Nis
Washington
Grover Cleveland
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Congress
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Oklahoma
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Arkansas
Minneapolis
Boston
Shipman Enters Race For Labor Commissioner Post
Raleigh candidate M. L. Shipman announces bid to succeed Frank L. Grist as labor commissioner. Shipman, former office holder, cites service quality and state needs. The decision follows Democratic shifts and weak turnout at the second primary. Michigan voters endorsed Hoover and Smith as presidential nominees in a preferential primary.
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Shipman
Grist
M. L. Shipman
Raleigh
Labor and Printing
Frank L. Grist
The
Commercial Printing Company of
Michigan
Hoover
Smith Herbert Hoover
Smith
Maine Republicans Name 15 Delegates for National Convention
The Maine Republican party pledged loyal and unswerving support in a telegram to Herbert Hoover. Fifteen delegates were selected last Thursday to attend the national convention in June.
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Herbert Hoover
Maine
April Will Largely Determine Who's Who
Washington reports a slow start to the national campaign as April brings eight primaries and conventions. By month’s end 360 Republican and 352 Democratic delegates will be chosen, with key primaries in Illinois Nebraska Ohio Pennsylvania and Massachusetts shaping the Kansas City and Houston conventions.
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Washington
Kansas City
Houston
Illinois
Nebraska
Ohio
Willis
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Alaska
Kansas
Kentucky
Rhode Island
Idaho
North Carolina
New Mexico
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Nevada
Oklahoma
Michigan
Arizona
Maine
Utah
New York
Iowa
Porto Rico
Cranmer Favored as GOP Candidate for NC Governor
Beaufort editor William Giles Mebane favors Elwood Cox Charles J. Harris or Stuart W. Cranmer for the Republican nomination. He believes the party will elect a governor someday after many lawyer governors. He says NC should have a business man governor and cites Cramer as an ideal candidate.
Morrison Advises Democrats to Keep Cool
North Carolina Democrats were urged to "keep cool" in a formal state message. The appeal, dated April 1, was carried in the Charlotte edition with continuation noted on Page Hight.
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Morrison
Charlotte
North Carolina
Grand Jury Report Details County Conditions and Recommendations
The spring term grand jury for Watauga County reports bills and presentments were reviewed and finds the clerk and register offices in good condition. It notes nine prisoners at the jail with seven inmates white and two colored. the county home houses ten inmates and needs roof, plumbing repairs, and electric lights. Foreman D P Wyke leads the panel including B D Clawson Everett Pitts and others.
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Register
D. P. Wyke
Foreman
B. D. Clawson
Everett Pitts
R. F. Miller
E. B. Hagaman
H. W. Clark
G. C. Wilcox
Solomon Eggers
Lee Minton
C. C. Farthing
E. C. Hodges
Jeff Hampton
G. W. Carroll, Sr
G. W. Caudill
Sherman Baird
M. C. Coffey
H. R. Lockabill, and
J. H. Clawson
Watauga County Game and Fish Club to Meet Friday
The Watauga County Game and Fish Club meets at the Daniel Boone hotel Friday night April 6 at 8 o clock. State Game and Fish Commissioner Dixon and others will discuss establishing a deer park in the county. F A Linney is president and Richard R Johnson is secretary.
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Watauga County Game and Fish Club
Daniel Boone Hotel
Dixon
F. A. Linney
Richard R. Johnson
Opening of Alleghany Star Announced in Watauga Copy
The August 22 1889 issue notes the first Alleghany Star arrived for exchange praising its editing. Col Folk and Capt Sam Folk visit Boone en route to Ashe court. Capt Sam Folk once in Sumter South Carolina. A Boone tragedy reports a three year old burned to death. J M Smith renovates feather beds in town offering five cents per pound or one seventh of feathers with guarantees. University of North Carolina opens session (Continued on Page Eight).
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Col. Folk
Sam Folk
Boone
Ashe Court
Sumter
S. C
Sam
Ashe County
J. M. Smith
Watauga
Avery
Morganton
Morphew
Marion
Warding
Hardwick
Marshal
Ray and
Whittington
Burnsville
Easter Day All Hail by Bishop Berry
Bishop Berry declares Easter as the gospel of life and immortality, praising Christ’s resurrection as the source of hope. He contrasts Easter joy with Good Friday sorrow and urges Christian worshipers to enter God’s gates with thanksgiving.
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Joseph F. Berry
Christ
Heaven
Blowing Rock Bulletin Debuts Next Week
The Blowing Rock Bulletin the monthly chamber of commerce publication will publish next week with ads nearly filled by Thursday. The issue will report Blowing Rock developments since last summer and promote the town as a summer resort. It will be mailed to prospective visitors and shown in southern chamber offices.
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Blowing Rock
Martin
J. A. Panella
Lloyd Robbins
D. W. Wooten
Norval’s Hill
Holfhouser’s
Misin Street
Main Street
Yonahlessee Road
Presbyterian Church
E. G. Underdown
Lucile Reid
Margaret
Helen Sudderth
Edith
Doris White
Lois Klutz
Femm Robbins
Lucile Coffey
Roscoe
Roy
Philo Hartley
Harry
Frank Klutz
Fred Spann
William Lentz
Glenn Coffey
Donald Greene
Steward Bolick
Lucy Williams
Boone
Henry Conrad
Miss Williams
Mary Robbins
Connie Moody
Fred Church
Harry Theerington
Anne Ward
Lenoir
Marjorie Coffey
In- Ville
Statesville
James
Aho
Harry Cooper
Blanche Ward
Carrie Miller
Emergency Judge Sits As Schenck Is Absent In Watauga Court
Week two of Watauga Superior Court convened with Emergency Judge Hoyle Sink presiding as Judge Michael Schenck illness forced his absence. The criminal docket closed last Thursday with numerous cases across liquor violations assaults and weapon charges followed by ongoing civil case trials.
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Watauga Superior Court
Hoyle Sink
Lexington
Michael Schenck
Schenck
Statesville
Davis Hospital
Claude Payne
Lee Presnell
Frank Shore
Vance Harmon
Oscar Auton
Henry Greene
Dean Ashley
J. B. Baird
Walter Hicks
Arthur Moretz
Dewey Harmon
Wesley Presnell
Beatrice Presnell
Carl Osborne
Fred Harmon
Charlie Critcher
Ralph Critcher
Charles
Ralph
Albert Hampton
Henry Regan
Buck Oldham
Car
Thos. McGuff
Arthur Smith
Jack Greene
Enoch Church
Don Bingham
Don Dotson
Brevard Nixon Calls to Remove Name From Local Methodist Rolls
Brevard Nixon prominent lawyer former Mecklenburg county representative in the state senate and longtime Mecklenburg political figure asks that his name be removed from the First Methodist church rolls alleging the church has become a political machine with Bishop Edwin Mouton and Bishop James G Cannon directing its political activities. The letter touches on religion and the presidential nomination issue but does not directly address Al Smith.
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Charlotte
Brevard Nixon
Mecklenburg County
State Senate
First Methodist Church
Methodist Church
Edwin Mouton
North Carolina
James G. Cannon
Virginia
al Smith
United States
Mouton
Governor Smith to Visit Asheville Next Tuesday
Governor Al Smith will arrive in Asheville next Tuesday for a short vacation. Reservations have been made at Biltmore Forest Country club for a large party, including the New York executive.
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Asheville
al Smith
Biltmore Forest Country Club
New York
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