Kitchin Speech on Negro Voter Policy in North Carolina
Hon W W Kitchin presents a polemical speech from May 8 1900 denouncing black suffrage while recounting southern Reconstruction era grievances. He cites county level black officeholders, judges of the peace, and alleged abuses, defending a proposed constitutional amendment to disfranchise illiterate black voters and praising Democratic rule for twenty years. He names Halifax Edgecombe Granville Vance and others, recounting Republican Fusion eras and white unity against corruption.
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Republican Party
Halifax County
Legroes
Hurl
New Hanover Country
Edgecombe
Bertie
Traven
Vance
Granville
Caswell
Bellamy
Wilmington
Thomas
New Bern
Virginia
A. A. Hicks
State Senate
Halifax
Vance Granville
Warren
Northampton
Boards of Education
Charlotte
Marshville
Union County
Senator Butler
Senate
Butler
North Carolina
People’s Party
Biblical Recorder
Miracle Cure Report From Indiana Town
In Cammack Indiana Marion Stuart a leading Muncie druggist reports Mrs. Rena J Stout once 90 pounds then cured by Dr Kings New Discovery gaining 87 pounds and fully cured The medicine is said to cure throat chest and lung diseases with a guaranteed relief and offers a free trial at Blackburns with prices at 50 cents and 1.00
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rena J. Stout
Cammack
Ind
Marion Stuart
Muncie
Yorktown
Dr. King
Blackburn
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Disclosed by Philips & Son
After many experiments scientists created a digestive compound called Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It combines natural digestants in human proportions with substances that build digestive organs to digest food and ease stomach troubles while providing quick relief. It is pleasant to take and promotes nourishment.
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E. C. DeWitt &Co
Ciaffey Bros, Phillips & Son
Philips & Son
Epidemic of Diarrhoea Reported in Cocoanut Grove
A letter from A. Sanders of Cocoanut Grove Florida describes a diarrhoea outbreak there. He reports a severe attack cured after four doses of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and states others who used it also praise the medicine. Sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Sanders
Cocoanut Grove
Fla
White declares more black officials to come in Congress
George H. White, a Republican Congress member from the Second District and the era’s only Black U S congressman, tells the 1898 Raleigh convention that many more African Americans will hold public office. He challenges the color line and headlines his speech as the convention’s main moment.
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Geo. H. White
Congress
United States
Raleigh
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Promises Cures
A vintage advert promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and urinary complaints. It claims relief from back pain, liver and bladder issues, and frequent urination, with samples and bottles sold by druggists in 50c and 1 sizes.
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W. W. Kitchin
House of Representatives
Kitchin
Lincoln
Charlestown, Ill
Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum
National
Divine Wilmington
Coliestor
Pasquotank
Craven
Lmay Say
Bell
Conandee Patieine Ents
Ere
Oun City, Mo
Rat
W. B. Councill
Arrorney At Law
Boone, N. C
J. M. Hogshead
Panner's Elkn
Tenn
N.C
Uxa
Tate
J. Y. Joyner
Chas D
McIver
George H. White
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