Colonel Linney Visits Wilkesboro Voices on Taft and Taft’s Appointees
Warauga U ater reports Colonel Linney in Wilkesboro applauding Roosevelt in Africa and criticizing Taft’s selection of Judge Conner. He calls Taft’s leaders “scrule material” and urges a Clevelandesque foresight in appointments, noting local political infighting.
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Colonel Linney
Wilkesboro
R. Linney
North Caroli
Col. Linney
Roosevelt
Africa
Taft
Cussin
Conner
Tie
Grover Cleveland
Wilkesboro Chronicle
Double Tax For Failure To List As Passed By Legislature
The 109 legislature makes it obligatory for county board chairmen to double tax property owners who fail to list for tax. The chair shall insert descriptions and valuations for unlisted property, charge double the tax, and violators face misdemeanor penalties up to fifty dollars or thirty days in jail. The board must present these names to the Grand Jury.
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Board of County Commisioners
Board of Commisioners
Board of Commissioners
Grand Jury
Public Auction to Partition Newton Moore Lands in Caldwell and Watauga
In Caldwell and Watauga counties North Carolina a Superior Court commissioner will sell at the courthouse in Lenoir and at scattered tracts described in Newton Moore’s heirs case. Three tracts total 51 acres more or less plus a one fourth acre family burying ground, with ten percent deposit, to partition among heirs and widow, sale set for July 6 1900.
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North Carolina
Caldwell County
Clos
Wal Moore
Dis
Muor
DH Moore
Mayes
Delt Wilson
Dillard Wilson
Sirah Wilson
Wilson
Maude Wilson
Callwell County
Lenoir
Caldwell
Watinga
Wlowing Rock Township
Water County
Langston Estee
Benj. Green
Hiran Fireene
Blue Ridge
Old County
Alex
Greene
Arenne
Waitrell Toone
Newton Moore
Hook
Watauga County
State of North Carolina
Delo Adami
Jesse Hayes
Jody
Mille Park
Newning
Ad Hodges
Moody
Thandler Hill
Thunder Hill
Perth
WA Greene
Green
William Kay
Thunder Hill Gap
W ¢ Craig
Superior Court
Mark Squires
Seuch
River
Bewtn
Misplaced Wealth and European Perceptions of Americus
John Arbuckle criticizes American millionaires as physically and mentally trained for display yet lacking education. He notes their travels across Europe making Americus a laughing stock and argues the rising urban elite owe progress to public education and social mobility, with evidence from daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bionis
Europe
Americus
John Arbuckle
Attractive Women and Health Elixirs Mentioned in Ad and Local Tribute
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a remedy for skin issues and weak health, claiming purification of blood and bright eyes. The Salisbury Post notes Henry McKenzie, a near 101-year-old African American resident of North Carolina, attending Memorial Day exercises in Salisbury after a seven mile horseback journey.
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Salisbury
North Carolina
Henry McKenzie
China Grove
W.W. Mckenzie
Salisbury Post
Notice to farmers about stallion breeding opportunity
Farmers in this county urged to breed to the mixed harness stallion Fancy Boy, a dark bay eight-year-old 1,220 pounds. The horse will stand at J C Ray’s in Todd North Carolina April 25, L A Greene’s April 27, Sutherland North Carolina May 1, Frank South’s Tamarack North Carolina May 2, and other dates and places listed. Groom ALW Ray and D M Winebarger.
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J.C. Ray
L. A. Greene
Trade
Tenn
Sutherland
N. C
Frank South
Tamarack
Might of the Mite sung in a New York Times spoof skit
A playful poem spoofing microbe mania and Wall Street fears. It riffs on microbes causing gout and hives while mixing whimsical lines about daily life. The verse ties in a mock public notice feel and ends by noting readers are drawn into a rhyming riff.
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Kelloge
New York Times
Debate Over Direct Election of Senators
The article argues that proving the theory of direct people’s vote for United States Senators requires elections by the general populace rather than indirect methods. It asserts the need to test this principle through present electoral practice.
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United States
Trester v Trester in Watauga County Divorce Notice
John Trester files for dissolution of the bonds of matrimony with Heli Trester in Watauga County Superior Court. Defendant must answer or demur to the complaint within the first three days of the September term starting September 13, 1909. June 7, 1909. Tuos Biyenam C.S.C.
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North Carolina
Watauga County
Wetanga
Tuos Biyenam, C.S
Mexican Government Plans Krupp Plant for Armament
Fragmentary item notes a Mexican government arrangement with Krupp to establish a plant for manufacture of monser bil lots and smokeless powder and gun cotton. It also mentions an Alabama man who offered to wed 200 women before choosing one, described as a remarkable figure in the country.
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Krupps
Alabama
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Warauga U Ater
Ren
Norman F. Mack
Ida Wells Barnette
New York
John Temple
Graven
South
Abdul Hamid
Fletcher
Alw.ray
D. M. Winebarger
Groom
Cardus
Gauss
Broadway
Pas Rau Ental Sreiciay
D. Swift & CO
Washington, D
Rana
Patent Ashington D. O
Pepe GZ Ac
Sonal
What Is
Castoria
Charles Bragg
Sweetser, Ind
Cardut
Ry Cardui
Knoxville
Mein Pike Road
Ian
Morristown
Russellville
Okkerhion
Robert Wodl
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