Railroad Bond Debate Shapes County Split Opinion
In May 1909 residents weigh a railroad proposition with calls for a route that benefits the county. The letter cites Shawnee haw Beech Mountain Laurel Creek townships and Neva Maymead Shoans Tenn. as better termini than Boone. It urges fair bonds, public trust, and mass market access while warning of a rigid campaign if terms fall short. The text also remembers John Green as a principled, public-spirited citizen admired for fair dealings and moral integrity, honored at his funeral conducted by Rev. Wilson and Rev. Eller.
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Grondin
Bingham
Railroad Co
Shawneehaw
Beech Mountain
Laurel Creek
Elk Park
Butler
Boone
Beaver Dams
Cove Creek
North Fork
Meat Camp
Neva
Maymead
Shoans
Tenn
Court House
Mauch
L. C. Wilson
J. F. Eller
John Green
Samira Hagaman
Cyclone Lays Waste Across Southern States and Midwest
A late Thursday night and Friday cyclone caused death and devastation across Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Georgia, with Chattanooga and Memphis hit hardest. Wires were down, trains delayed, and farms and towns ruined within a 100 mile radius. Concurrently, the Middle West faced havoc with Missouri, Wisconsin, and Michigan reporting severe property losses as snow and lake conditions worsened on Lake Michigan.
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Ita
Chattanooga
Tenn
Tts
Memphis
Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
Georgia
Middle West
Missouri
Wisconsin
Michigan
Great Lakes
Lake Michigan
Daniel Boone and North Carolina Identity Debate
The Philadelphia Inquirer and Norfolk newspaper debate Boone’s origins claiming Pennsylvanian birth while noting Squire Boone’s early move to North Carolina. The Charlotte Observer quips that even a Scotchman can be recruited, praising NC’s mixed origins and the value of recruited variety.
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Daniel Boone
Philadelphia Inquirer
Norfolk
Beach Hargis Receives Life Term in Murder Trial
Beach Hargis was sentenced to life in prison after the second trial for murdering his father Judge Hargis in his Jackson Kentucky store on February 6, 1908. The first trial had resulted in a mistrial. In a separate incident, nine year old Samuel Dygart suffered severe injuries from a dynamite cartridge explosion after picking it up on the street in Lenoir. A Treasury employee delivered President Taft's March pay check of 5625.01 to the White House on April 1.
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Beach Hargis
Judge Hargis
Jackson
Breathett County
Lenoir
Samuel Dygart
Treasury
White House
Taft
Mrs Hodgesy Hodges Born 1860 Died 1908 Church Life
J F Davis notes Sister Hodgesy born July 22 1860 died April 28 1908 aged 48 years six days wife of a husband mother of five children two died in infancy. She joined church in 1878 married 1879 lived Christian life and leaves a husband three children and many relatives. May God bless and comfort us as we meet in heaven.
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Yore Ei
Jo “Hodgesy
Hodges
J. F, Davis
Roosevelt hunt and royal heir news item
Three lion pelts for Teddy and one for Kermit crown a day’s hunt in Africa while a son yells the shot. An excursion for giraffes is planned. Born to Wilhelmina of the Netherlands a daughter arrives as heir to the throne. Administrative notice: Samuel H. Banner estate claims due in one year. A W Ray, D M Winebarger, Jane E Banner administrator.
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Teddy
Kermit
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Holland
Samuel H. Banner
Wishin
A.W. Ray
D. M. Winebarger
Jane E. Banner
Squire and Vicar Talk About a Gentleman
The dialogue centers on a small man and a mugging incident overheard by Squire. A woman remarks he is a gentleman, prompting the vicar to ask how the event happened and to request more details.
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Squire
Vicar
Foot view of Blue Hills town plans new equine center
A local plan for a future equine facility near Blue Hills is outlined as the project advances. The main figure, not ill, has reportedly stepped back under the strain of the undertaking, while arrangements focus on the home of his daughter as the site is prepared for development in the coming weeks.
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Ihops
Norta Ing & Buepita
Blue
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H. G. Miller
Iam
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Eat Tennessee Real Estate Co
Morristown
East Tennessee
Adress
East Tenn
Real Estate Company
Tennesser, Rate Or
A. P. Brinkley
W. H. Stapp
Ahny
Citizens Bank
North Carolina
In, L. Mast, Pres
W. €. Correy
W.P, G. P. Hacaman
Cash
Watauga County Bank
N.C
JM. Hodges
M. D
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