Pay Your Poll Tax Warns Boone Dem Ex Committee
J C Fletcher as chairman urges voters in Watauga County to pay poll tax by May first to qualify for the next election. The NC constitutional rule requires payment for the previous year before voting. The notice calls on citizens, especially Democrats, to act now and avoid disenfranchisement.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Watsuga County
Ark
North Carolina
J.C. Fletcher
Chm
Boone, N. C
Lalso
Jan
J. M. Hodges
M. D
Blackburn Hotel
Anti prohibition pamphlets condemned for youths in Watauga
The message denounces anti prohibition literature circulating from Balinbury via the Liquor Dealers Association. It urges residents to destroy the material upon receipt, warning that a single sheet could plant seeds of drunkenness in boys as young as fifteen, jeopardizing the temperance cause ahead of a May 26 ratification vote.
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Balinbury
Old Watauga
Carnegie medal saga linked to magistrate and senator clash
A fragment describes a Carnegie bravery medal linked to Ar kanaas magistrate who dared to sue Senator Jeff Davis for 25 dollars over a 1 Morder incident.
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Carnegie
Arkanaas
Jeff Davis
Morder
Republican Leaders Fear Tariff Reform in Campaigns
Washington reports show Republican leaders anxious about the tariff on steel rails. The policy, blamed for helping the Steel Trust undersell abroad while hindering rail construction at home, fuels cross party ire. Critics say reform would just raise tariffs, while the paper industry also laments the high robber tariff. The GOP faces a turning point as the press grows impatient.
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Washington
Steel Trust
Ad Wits and Oil Queen In One Chronicle
Lillian Braythwaite Hill spoke at a Chicago business dinner on fun in the ad art and its pay. A Shelbyville editor tale underscores advertising payoffs. Francia E Ihrig, West Virginia oil rival to Standard, known as the Oil Queen, dies as John D. Rockefeller’s noted foe. she built a fortune after becoming a widow shortly after marriage.
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Lillian Braythwaite Hill
Chica
Washington Star
Francia E. Ihrig
Standard Oil Company
West Virginia
John D. Rockefeller
Self examination to improve mind and body
A quotation urges daily self improvement through honest self assessment in both mind and body. It emphasizes strength of heart and the courage to face one’s current state without flattery or evasion.
De Witts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve Sold locally
De Witts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve marketed for cuts burns boils bruises and scratches with notable effectiveness for piles. Sold by J M Hodges.
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de Witt
J. M. Hodges
Assassination Rumors Stir Galicia Governor Count Potocki
Count Potocki of Galicia was fatally shot last Sunday by a Ruthenian student. The assassin fired three shots from a revolver, all hitting the target amid turmoil that follows.
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Count Potocki
Galicia
Remembering Zeb Vance and the Prohibition Debate Speech
Governor Aycock recalled Zeb Vance in Fayetteville praising courage and honesty amid prohibition rhetoric. He cited Vance’s wartime memory and a quip to Dr. Abernethy, noting Vance’s heart for the people and the liquor faction’s stance.
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Zeb Vance
Aycock
Kayetteville
Prohibition
Vance
Abernethy
Zeb
Indiana congressman Abraham Lincoln Brick dies in Indianapolis
Congressman Abraham Lincoln Brick of Indiana's thirteenth district died suddenly in a sanitarium in Indianapolis on Tuesday. The death shocks his constituents and the political community as his passing leaves a vacancy and prompts tributes from colleagues.
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Abraham Lincoln Brick
Indiana
Indianapolis
Kennedy's Laxative Rough Syrup Promotes Quick Relief
A Boston fire of ten million dollars coincides with a health claim for Kennedy's Laxative Rough Syrup described as tasty to children and avoiding constipation. The advertisement asserts the syrup acts gently on the bowels to expel the cold and reduce inflammation, urging use and noting sale by J. M Hodges.
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Kennedy
J. M Hodges
Chattanooga Opens Million Dollar Hotel Oasis Plan
Chattanooga unveils what is claimed as one of the finest hotels in the Union, a million dollar structure named The Trouble Wagon. Citizens praise the project and anticipate more such establishments if allowed to serve as a regional oasis for thirsty travelers and neighboring states.
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Chattanooga
Uni
Jed Stater
Patton
Jeff Davis
Chatanooga
Mrs Alice Webb Arrested For Forged Checks In Chicago
Alice Webb divorced wife of Brodie L Duke of American Tobacco Company was arrested in Chicago on a charge of passing forged checks and unable to post bond was jailed. The Dukes are prominent in public life.
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Alice Webb
Brodie L. Duke
American Tobacco Company
Chicago
Dukes
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Soonetteville
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L. L. Critcher
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N. L. Mast, Pres
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Morristown
Tennessee
W.C. Correy
V.P. G. P. Hacaman
Cash
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Boone
N. C
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Price-Hat
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Morrietown
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