Prohibition Debate Roars Through Wake County GOP
A Watauga Democrat letter to the editor laments liquor politics in Wake County and hints at a forthcoming blue mass Republican ticket. The writer denounces whiskey influence, predicts a Prohibition-focused campaign, and urges electing prohibitionists for all county offices. The piece links liquor interests to party maneuvering and dissent within the Republican ranks.
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Blac
Mass
A. V. Dockery
News and Observer
Bloff
Pritchard
Wake County
Wake
Glenn
Bluemass
Dr. Mott
Republican Club
Buck
G. Bent
North Carolina
Liquor Couts
Prohibition Victory Echoes in Boone Caldwell County News
A reader from Zlongilie lauds the election for prohibition and rejects liquor advocates. The letter condemns liquor men who sent literature to sway voters and notes some Caldwell County churches closed against payhibition, expressing hope for the rising generation and faith in the outcome.
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Boone
Caldwell County
Tariff Debate as Voters Face High Prices and Trusts
The article argues the tariff favors monopolies and protects manufacturers while shielding foreign markets from American goods. It contrasts high protective duties with the need for revenue and invites voters to choose between maintaining high prices under Republican protection or letting competition reduce costs by supporting the Democratic ticket.
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Germany
Austria
France
Russia
England
United States
Republican Party
Republican
Vote count postponed till eighteenth for jubilee gathering
The state vote will not be counted until the eighteenth, when leaders of the great movement statewide join in a grand jubilee meeting honoring victory. Exact results cannot be given yet, but the Charlotte Observer’s report on page one of this paper can be relied upon for the main details.
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Blue Ridge
Old North
Charlotte Observer
East Boone General Store Advertises Goods And Mortgage Notice
The piece markets dry goods groceries and school supplies at East Boone while a lengthy mortgage sale notice from 1908 details the foreclosure of land in Watauga County. It specifies the date and location for a public auction at Boone's courthouse to satisfy a $676.80 balance plus costs.
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Ber
D. H. Lathan
F. M. ‘Thomas
J. D. Thomas
Register of
Watauga County
Boone
F. Mo
Rawing Rock
Cove Creek
J. H. Lathan
Bank of Ashe
Jefferson
N.C
Laurel Creek
Watauga
Shawheehaw
J. A. Latham
North Fork
F. M Bald
J.D. Thomas
N. Y
Court House
Wataga County
N. C
Jtl Latham
Landring Eggers
Ransom
Jnstake
Davis
Ellison’s Creek
Boone, N. C
J. M. Hodges
M.D
Blackburn Hotel
Political talk and Cuba election warning mix in a harsh piece
The article targets Black voters and Democratic support with biased language about Brownaville, suggests a kick is needed to mobilize Black workers, warns of trouble in Cuba on August 1 as provincial elections occur, and notes Ice Trust magnates seeking a court order to halt Grand Jury actions while accusing the administration of not pursuing prosecutions.
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Darkey
Ice Trust
Grand Jury
Trust
Adminstration T
Gentleman who never slept out of his house dead at 69
The newspapers report the death of a man aged 69 described as never leaving his own home. They note this does not imply he never went to church, quoting Puneb.
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Lovill
Lovill Atty
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Blowing Rock, N. C
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Reve
Tennessee Farms
East Tennessee Real Estate Co
Morristown Tonn
Valley of
East Tennessee
East Tenn, Real Estate Company
Wood & Johnson Proprietors
Morristown
Tennessee
W.C. Coveey
V.P.G. P. Hagaman, Cash
N. L. Mast, Pres
THE
Watauga County Bank
Knoxville
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Young Orchard
Raswellville
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Robert Wood
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