Outing to Blowing Rock and County Political Notes
The July 29 gathering of Appalachian Training School students to Blowing Rock included a colonial style picnic and a day of mountain scenery. The issue urges teachers in Watauga County to attend the Boone Normal in July, reinforcing the duty under section 4167. The Fish Trust tariff critique precedes the Democratic County Convention set for August 4 in Boone to nominate a candidate for the Senate and organize township primaries for county offices.
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Blowing Rock
B. B. Dongherty
A. Masters
Watsauga Co
Boone
Board of Education
Democratic Party
Watauga County
Cen- Senate
Bank of Laws
Blowing Rocks
N. C
J.C. Fletcher, Chm
Pace Ae
Four packing firms and railroad fined for rebating in Kansas City
A Kansas City dispatch reports four packing companies Swift Co , Cudahy Packing Co , Armour Packing Co and Nelson Morrie Co and the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railway were fined 15 000 each for rebating violations. Individual defendants George L. Thomas and L B Taggart were fined 6 000 and 4 000 respectively and sentenced to several months in prison. The piece edits blame Republican politicians for obstructing jail for corporate criminals and includes political commentary on Senator Platt and other figures, plus unrelated ad copy about Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic.
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Kansas City
Swift
Congress
Scenic Boone trip inspires fine moral reflections
Journal writer J Arthur Wil Leon praises a tour to Boone and Cone estate as uplifting and instructive, noting it strengthens teachers. The piece attacks a railroad rate bill as a tool for political favors, warning passes to delegates would corrupt future legislation. It also mentions Armours, Roosevelt, and Longworth associated with European travels amid political controversy.
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J. Arthur WilLeon
Bertofore
Roosevelt Flags Trusts in Provocative Critique
The piece argues that the Cuassatta, Armours, Havemeyers, Fricke, Stillmans, and other magnates control Congress, departments, and courts through spokesmen. It contends public opinion will force their apologists to abandon such masters, citing President Roosevelt as an example who has cried stop thief.
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Cuassatta
Armours
Havemeyers
Fricke
Stillmans
Congress
Roosevelt
Ohio Governor Patterson Death Sparks GOP Power Play
Since Gov Patterson's death Republicans push to reassign offices held by Democrats the late governor appointed, with a Washington caucus already apportioning posts for their allies before the funeral.
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Gov. Patterson
Ohio
Washington
Republican convention renominates E Spencer Blackburn in Wilkesboro
The Wilkesboro Republican Congressional convention last week was harmonious with every county except Stanly represented. E Spencer Blackburn was renominated by acclamation, after F A Linney of Watauga placed him in nomination.
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Wilkesboro
Stanly
E. Spencer Blackburn
F. A. Linney
Watauga
Watauga County Bank statement June 1906 page report
The document records the financial condition of Watauga County Bank Boone NC as of June 18 1906 and July 1906 with loans and discounts totals 25031 55 overdrafts both secured and unsecured inventories cash items coins and notes and total assets of about 14914 01 and 38052 21 respectively. It lists liabilities including capital stock 5000 or 10000 and deposits subject to check along with accrued interest and attestations by bank officers and a notary.
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U. S
Sesserseeeen Seeeveens
Tate
North Carolina
Watauga
W. G. Hall
C. J. Parker
W.L. Holsheuser
J.B. Clarke
U.S
Entry Notice Locates Fifty Acres in Watauga County
State of North Carolina Watauga County Office of Entry Taker W G Cornell enters fifty acres of land on Bairds Creek in Watauga township beginning at a chestnut tree in Cornell line. The entry is dated June 18, 1908 and processed by H J Hardin Entry Taker.
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State of North Carolina
Watauge County
Said
W.G Cornell
Undertaker R Ross Donnell Advertises Coffins and Emblems
R Ross Donnell undertaker and embalmer in Tennessee offers varnished white coffins, glass white caskets, black brocade and white plush caskets, black and white metallic robes, shoes and finishings, with extra large coffins and caskets always on hand. Phone orders receive special attention.
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R. Ross Donnell
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Watauga Democrat
Duvrspar
Appalachian Training School
T. P. Adams
Chm
J. W. Farthing
Dougherty
Office Board of Education
Fish Trust
Castoria
Mac Wood
Senator Platt
Benson
Kansas
Longworth
Allison V. Armour
Kiel
Germany
Armour
Mr. Roosevelt
Scott
Pearl Street
New York
Abotan
J. E. S. Coffey
Coffey
W. L. Bryan
J. M. May
London
Stoffel Hardware
Motmain City
Tennesyp
McCormick
London Stoffel Hardware Co
Mountain City, Tenn
THE
State Normal and Industrial College, “Ourses
Charles D. McIver
GweEnstone
N, Cc
Mountainity Clothing Company
Mountain City
Tepa
M. B. Blackburn
Boone, N. C
Merchant and Trader’s Bank
Tennessee
J. Wavter Wright
W. P. Dirf Gan
Ramo
R. F. McDapg
Rea’t. Cashier
J. Wavter Waieni
I. Hsbo
R. F. Wright
EE. Butler
EE. Butler, J. 8. Donnelly, H. Wills, R. E. Donnelly, J. N. Wille, W.T. Smythe
J.C. Oaler
B. R. Brrown
Diecrore
J. G. Butler
T. H
Iland
McDade
W.S. Cole
J. B. D. Robinson
B. Wills
M. B. Wilson
W. H. Wilson
Mountain Cty Furniture Co
Mountain City Furniture Company
Jpporite
Wright and Hutcher Bros
Seowee Ning Ta Oo
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