Prohibition Appeal and Personal Resolve in Boone NC
A Watauga Democrat piece recounts a traveling salesman abandoning liquor after sharing a moving scene of a pawnbroker sale of baby shoes bought by a deceased wife for a child. It urges a May 26 vote against alcohol to spare homes and youth, and notes Davenport College in Lenoir will receive $2,500 in 1865 damages refund from Stoneman's army.
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North Carolina
Watauga
Overman
Davenport College
Lenoir
Stoneman
Senate
Raleigh votes against school tax and road bonds
Raleigh voters reject a school tax proposal and a $50,000 road bond, a setback for the capital city. On the same day Lincolnton approves a $10,000 bond to complete a graded school building.
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Raleigh
Lincolnton
Buggy Seen in Wadesboro After 87 Years of Use
The Wadesboro Ansonian reports a buggy in town that had remained in constant service for 87 years without repairs. It was the first buggy sold in Wadesboro, fetching $100 at sale.
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Wadesboro
Ansonian
Crowatan Indian Woman Mother of Eleven Children
A 26 year old Crowatan woman in Robeson County is identified as the mother of eleven children, a fact reported by The Lumberton Robesonian.
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Lumberton Robesonian
County of
Robeson
Fishing Hooks Sell Well in Unusual Weather
In this brief note, shoppers are drawn to fishing hooks amid atypical weather. The snippet suggests a local tilt toward outdoor gear as residents seek gear for uncertain conditions. No specific people or places are named in the readable text.
Noise and battleships in the Roosevelt era clash
The piece notes larger noise from the Big Stick than a mouse, cites Mr. Bryan and Mr. Roosevelt in pointed humor, and says Congress fears overreach while preparing for possible naval action. It adds that Congress members search for summer retreat spots and mentions a strawberry shipment of one hundred carloads from the Wilmington trucking belt.
Destructive Tornado Ravages several Southern States
A Friday tornado swept across Louisiana Mississippi Alabama and parts of Tennessee and Georgia causing 850 deaths 1200 injuries and vast homelessness. About 2500 businesses were destroyed and 46 towns in its path reported severe damage. A second storm hit portions of Mississippi on the 26th causing further devastation.
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Louisiana
Missisippi
Alabama
Tennessee
Georgia
Missiseippi
Thomas elected president of Press Association in Charlotte
Mr J A Thomas of the Louisburu tines was elected president at the annual Press Association meeting in Charlotte replacing Archibald Johnson who resigned. J Sherrill of the Concord Times was reelected secretary and treasurer.
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J. A. Thomas
Louisburg Tines
The
Press Association
Charlotte
Archibald Johnson
Charity and Children
J. Sherrill
Concord Times
Delegate Roger Gregory to attend state convention again
Among the delegates to the next Democratic State Convention in Charlotte will be Col. Roger O. Gregory of Granville. He also served as a delegate in 1858, fifty years earlier, and is likely the only one to have represented the same county in both years.
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Charlotte
Col
Roger O. Gregory
Granville
Dune
Boone, N.C
J. M. Hodges
M. D
Blackburn Hotel
Polite claim challenges lynching report in Alabama
An Alabama man described as a negro who was reported lynched in a "very orderly manner" now appears to deny ever lynching. The incident raises debate over whether politeness affects public perception and justice.
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Alabama
Lees-McRae Institute Girls Department Session Starts May 1 1908
The ninth session of Lees-McRae Institute Girls' Department at Banner Elk North Carolina begins May 1 1908 and runs thirty three weeks. Courses include literary music art and industrial training. For catalogue and details contact Rev Edgartups Banner Elk NC.
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Scabstoria
Lees-McRae Institute
Banner Elk, N.C
Edgartupts
Banner Elk, N. C
Wilkes Patriot Nomination In Eighth District Race
At a recent Republican convention in Taylorsville Charles G. Cowles, of Wilkes Patriot, was nominated for Congress in the Eighth District. Cowles, a bright young man, is expected to win many votes but the district leans Democratic, so a November result remains uncertain. The convention also notes the honor of the campaign ahead. The body of Bishop Capers of the M. E. Church South was laid to rest at Trinity churchyard, Cofftubia.
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Taylorsville
Ejons Democratic
Charles G. Cowles
Wilkes
Bryan
Congress
Cowles
Capers
M. EB
South
Coffftubia
Young Enthusiast Cited for Congress Bid in Hobson Era
John Sharp William is described to Congressman Hobson as a young enthusiast amid his pursuit of a congressional seat. He is a veteran of one war and two political campaigns and has led a spirited public image.
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John Sharp William
Hobson
De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve Advertised for Many Ailments
De Witt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve is promoted for cuts burns boils bruises and scratches and especially piles. Sold by J Hodges. The dead letter office handled about 13,005,255 pieces of mail last year with roughly half restored to senders.
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de Witt
J. Id. Hodges
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Lange
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Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Wilmington
Toria
East Boone
Sam
L. L. Critcher
H.C. Miller
Blowing Rock, N. C
Scott
Respectivny
Blowing Rock Merc. CO
Tennessee Farms
East Tennessee Real Estate Co
Morristown ‘Tenn
Valley of
East Tennester
East Tenn
Wood & Johnson Proprietors
Morristown
W.C. Correy, V.P. G. P. Hagaman
Cash
N. L. Mast, Pres
Watauga County Bank
Boone, N. C
Tennesse
Knoxville
Tenn
White Pine
East Tennessee Real Estate Company
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