Watauga County Fair and Joint Canvass Call
The Watauga County Fair movement gains momentum with a Boone meeting planned for August 27 1906 to form a fair partnership across Watauga and nearby counties. A joint canvass proposal arises in the eighth district as Hackett challenges Blackburn to public discussions.
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Watauga County
Farmers’ Institute
Boone
J.A. Horton
W. E. Shipley
Watauga
North Carolina
Tenneasee
Eighth Congressional District
T. H Vanderford, Jr
H.C. Cowles
Statesville
R. N. Hackett
Congress
Eighth
E Spencer Blackburn
Reapecully
Express Companies Seek Time to File Rates Under New Law
Express firms ask the Interstate Commerce Commission for extra time to prepare rate schedules for publication. They have long charged what traffic would bear and more in many cases, and the public now has a chance to seek fairer charges by appealing to the Commission.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Inquiry into Ice Trust and Coffin Trust Profits
A reader questions whether an unlawful agreement exists between the Ice Trust and the Coffin Trust, alleging the Coffin Trust may share its large ice price profits with the Ice Trust due to scarcity and high prices. The remark implies concern over possible collusion or anti competition.
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Ice Trust
Coffin Trust
Moody admits Parker’s pre 1904 trust laws claim in question
The attorney general concedes that Judge Parker argued that all laws used to prosecute trusts and corporations date from before 1904. Roosevelt and Cortelyou face whether to acknowledge Parker’s position or persist in denying it as with the Roman campaign fund allegation of 1904.
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Moody
Judge Parker
Trustes
Roosevelt
Cortelyou
Roosevelts plan to mend party rows in Iowa fails
The President struggles to unite Republicans after a failed effort to bring Taft together in North Carolina. He weighs sending a trusted figure to Iowa to advocate for Gov. Cummins, who battles the corrupt Republican machine and railroad interests, hoping factional conflict will settle for honest men.
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Taft
North Carolina
Iowa
Roose
Jvatt
Cummins
Incoming Campaign Notes Highlight Republican Cannon and Aide Support
The coming congressional race will feature one Cannon and a number of others aligned with Republican efforts. party figures expect key aides and supporters to rally behind the campaign.
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Congress
Repubicans
Latin American revolutions and the big stick policy
The excerpt notes that Latin American nations with revolutions should recall Secretary Root carries the big stick and a battleship to back it up. It comments that this diplomacy is not Senate ratified but implies bold actions by the current Administration.
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Root
United States Senate
Taft’s plan risks alienating Southern Republicans
Secretary Taft argues Southern Republicans are a bad lot chasing spoils. The Republicans must offer strong incentives to lure Democrats to reform the party in the South, or Taft’s advice may stay unheeded for a long time.
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Taft
Western trust networks loom over citizens in price fixes
Citizens in Western states condemn a growing box trust that allegedly fixes prices and stifles competition, linked with the lumber trust and aided by tariff protections. The piece portrays an octopus-like grip on commerce and warns of reduced market freedom and higher costs.
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Lumber Trust
Young men urged to engage in politics warned against party plunder
Senator Platt calls for youth involvement in politics and voter education while denouncing Republican machine practices as rotten. He argues young people will lead the Republic tomorrow and should examine tariff policies, costs of living, and the push to keep youth from political inquiry.
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Partics
Platt
Bis
Cee
Grove's Tasteless Chit Original Tonic Test of Time
The old Grove's Tasteless Chit tonic claims 25 years of usefulness with iron and quinine in a tasteless form. It asserts no cure no pay and promises consistent potency for consumers, reflecting vintage advertising language.
President's Travel Spree Amid Bear Tales and Free Passes
The text describes the president having twenty five thousand dollars for travel while railroad agents entice with tales of bears and distant lands. It notes past free passes for men and suggests a harsh, wild frontier. The fragment hints at mortality and the futility of attempts to outlive time.
Maryland trust defines terrapin amid Pennsylvania dispute
The Maryland Terrapin Trust notes a Pennsylvania AG ruling that a snapping turtle is not a terrapin. The public discussion prompts Republican officials to acknowledge that trust exists even in a state known for distrustful politics.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
Modest Claims Amid Political Satire and Patent Remedy Notes
The piece contrasts political spin with practical claims, praising restraint by the Roosevelt Administration and noting halfhearted incentives. It cites Maxim and medical remedies, noting Chamberland's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as a product touted by users more than advertisers, and mentions Boone and Blowing Rock Drug Co. in a brief closing fragment.
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Maxim
Chamberland
Boone
Blowing Rock Deug Co
Cabtoria Cure Ad Claims One Day Relief
An old advertisement touts Cabtoria as a cold cure with a money back guarantee if it fails to work. It mentions Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets and features E W Groves signature on each box amid talk about the value of money.
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E.W. Grove
Coffins and Caskets Now In Stock At Reasonable Prices
Local shop announces a full line of coffins and caskets in all sizes with steady stock and low prices to suit every buyer. Taylors in Valle Crucis, North Carolina markets the offerings.
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Very Taylor
Misr
Valle Crocia
N.C
London
Stoffel Hardware Company
Iai
Tennesoup
McCormick
General Hardware
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Tarrapay
Agguet
B.C. Rivers
J.C. Horton
Blackburn
Salisbury
Charlotte Observer
T. H. Vanpentorp
Democratic Executive Committee
Hackett
Congreveman
Maine
Jo Cannon
Littlefield
Scott
The
Armor Trust
Panama
Cabtoria Once
R. Ross Donnelly
Shoun's
Tennessee
Stoffel Hardware
Mountain City, Tenn
South Carolina State Normal and Industrial College
luuRsie
Ence
Meg Bond
Charles D. McIver
Greensboro, N.C
Mountain City Clothing Company
Mountain City
Tenn
Ea M. B
Merchant and Trader’s Bank
J. Water Walent
W. P. D Gan
Ramo
R. F. McCape
Age
the Mountain Cty Furniture
Mountain Git Furniture Company
Tennestt
Wright and Hubcher Bros
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