Tax equalization criticism in Watauga County NC 1911
The Fatauga Democrat discusses tax assessment practices in Watauga County North Carolina. It accuses township assessors of Republican bias and misapplied valuations, citing cases where land and sheep are assessed well above or below market value. It contrasts Republican administration with alleged inaction, and notes potential economic impacts of improper equalization. It also mentions Edward F Croker resigning after 27 years over factory fire neglect and worker protections.
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North Carolina
Russell
Watauga
County Board of Equalization
New River
Edward F. Croker
New York Fire Department
Confederate Veterans Reunion Leader Re-elected at Macon
Four old soldiers died at Little Rock from heat and fatigue including J. B. Duckett of Asheville North Carolina. The Confederate Veterans face thinning ranks as reunions continue and the next gathering is planned for Macon Georgia with Gen. George W. Gordon renominated as Commander in Chief.
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Little Rock
J. B. Duckett
Asheville
N. C
Mystic River
Macon
George W. Gordon
North Carolina Receives Johnson Cane for State Museum
Governor William W Kitchen accepts a cane presented by Mrs Bessie Rumborough Safford to honor Andrew Johnson. The Jark wood cane bears an engraved head referencing the old ship Constitution and is dated August 1866, presented by James Tyon.
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North Carolina
William W. Kitchen
Andrew Johnson
Bessie Rumborough Safford
Andrew Johnson, Jr
United States
James Tyon
Death of Col R. M. Staley in Charlotte
The Charlotte Observer reports Col R. M. Staley of Wilkesboro died Saturday night in Charlotte after suffering an apoplexy while traveling for Oak Furniture Co. He was an Independence Squate. He left a wife and two grown daughters. His body was sent to Wilkesboro for interment.
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Charlotte Observer
Charlotte
R. M. Staley
Wilkesboro
Col Staley
Oak Furniture Co
Staley
Aycock enters race to succeed Simmons in U S Senate
Ex Governor Charles B Aycock has decided to run for the United States Senate to replace incumbent F M Simmons. He pledges to align his platform with the state and national Democracy but admits lacking funds for an active campaign. With Simmons Kitchin Aycock and Clark running the field promises a lively contest.
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Charles B. Aycock
United States Senate
F. M. Simmons
Aycock
Simmons
Kitchin
Clark
State official cites long lasting soil potash in NC farms
Hon A Cannon of the State Board of Agriculture reports after inspecting five teat farms that North Carolina soils contain enough potash to last about 400 years. He notes western soils show 2.5 to 4 percent potash and says farmers need not buy potash fertilizers. He adds state farms are in good condition.
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A. Cannon
State Board of Agricuture
North Carolina
Valedictory Speaker Chosen at Washington and Lee University
Mr Roy L Deal son of Mr W D Deal and grandson of the late Hon R Z Linney of Taylorsville is selected to deliver the valedictory at Washington and Lee University. This honor, usually for four-year students, comes in his first year. The Mt Airy News reports a hail storm in Surry County on the 18th. At Cleveland Orchards fruit was beaten off and most leaves knocked from trees. hail six inches deep on the ground, described as the most destructive storm in that area.
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Roy L. Deal
W.D Deal
R. Z. Linney
Taylorsville
Washington and Lee University
Mt. Airy News
Surry County
Clevelland Orchards
Central Highway Route Proposed by State Geologist
Dr. Pratt, State Geologist, maps the eastern Central Highway and recommends a route from Morehend City to Newberne, Kinston, LaGrange, Goldsboro, Ithfield, Clayton, and Auburn, outlining a continuous eastward corridor. The proposal highlights key towns and the revived plan to connect regional centers along the mapped path.
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Pratt
Morehend City
Newberne
Kinston
LaGrange
Goldsboro
Ithfield
Clayton
Auburn
Obituaries and church assembly from Louisville report
Mr Jacob N Harshaw of Collegeville son of Moses N Harshaw of Lenoir died Monday after pneumonia and pleurisy treatment at Dr Long's Sanatorium Statesville his body returned home for burial Adlai Holt Dixon first year A M College Haw River died in his bed from heart failure aged unknown Thomas Connor New Orleans Fire Department chief 72 suicided by gunshot Saturday after 40 years as chief Southern Presbyterian General Assembly met in Louisville Kentucky with representation from every state south of the Jammee and Ohio rivers to the 26th
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Jacob. N. Harshaw
Collegeville
Moses N. Harshaw
Lenoir
Adlai Holt Dixon
A. & M. College
Haw River
Thomas
Connor
New Orleans
General Assembly
Southern Presbyterian Church
Jaemee and
Ohio Rivers
Louisville
Faith Hamlet Reports Triplet Births Amid Rumors
In Rowan county the hamlet of Faith is abuzz as a local resident swears that triplets were recently born within its borders. The community shows clear opposition to the idea of race death by own action and debates surrounding the claim.
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Faith
Rowan County
South Carolina Press Association plans trip to New York
On Sunday June 4 the South Carolina Press Association will sail from Charleston aboard the Steamer Huron for a trip to New York. The association will meet next Tuesday the 30th. News includes a Lake City Fla lynching, a post office arson arrest in Caldwell county, drainage plans for Muttumuskeet Lake costing 399000, and a weather station for Blowing Rock. Also noted are a church fund drive, a death in Maxton, and other local items from North Carolina and nearby states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
South Carolina
Press Association
New York
Huron
Charlotte Streets a Couch of Peace
Early yesterday morning officers found an unknown man asleep in the center of Alexander and Boundary Street. The man was fully clothed with coat on a fence, shoes arranged neatly, and a handkerchief for a pillow, appearing sober and unfazed by the incident.
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Charlotte
Alexander and
Boundary
Morpheus
Charlotte Observer
Revered Lutheran Pastor R A Yoder Dies Suddenly at 58
The Rev. Dr. R. A. Yoder, longtime pastor of an 에ione Lutheran church in Lincolnton and a leading southern minister, died suddenly last Tuesday morning while watering his towers. He was 58 and spent most of his life in Catawba County.
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R. A Yoder
Etme Lutheran Ehoreh
Lincolnton
South
Catawba Co
North Carolina Virginia county girls to Piedmont Springs trip
The Reidsville Review organizes a two week auto trip for twenty young ladies from Rockingham and nearby counties in North Carolina and Pittsylvania and Henry counties in Virginia. The paper covers all expenses. A voting contest will select the participants.
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Reidsville
Rockingham
Cunweil
Alamance
Guilford
Forsyth
Stokes
N.C
Pittsylvania
Henry
Piedmont Springs
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for Catarrh
Readers are offered a $100 reward if Hall's Catarrh Cure fails to cure catarrh. The ad claims the medicine treats catarrh as a constitutional disease by acting on blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials available and a Toledo address for purchase. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Halls
Hall
F. J, Coznky & Co
Toledo
Illusion Spoiled by Marriage Fable of Youth
A aphoristic note warns that many young men ruin their cherished illusions by marrying the girl they fancy, reflecting caution about romantic ideals and practical choices in courtship.
Five Roach children die in Kansas house fire tragedy
In Tica Kansas five daughters aged seven to sixteen perished in a home blaze. The mother reportedly accidentally spilled gasoline from a lamp and struck a match, causing an explosion that ignited a two gallon can of gasoline, sending flames up the stairs. The five girls were buried in a single grave.
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Tica Kansas
Harvey Roach
Notice of foreclosure sale on 16 acre tract in Watauga
Under power of sale in a 1911 mortgage deed dated April 1, 1995 by G C Harman and wife L Harman to L It Yates to secure two notes of 345 each the deed registered in Book M page 184 of Watauga County NC will sell by public outcry at the Boone court house door on June 5 to satisfy the notes and costs. May 4 1911.
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G. C. Harman
L . Harman
Lt. Yates
Office of Register of Deed
Watauga County
N.C
Boone
N. C
Watauga
Laurel Creek
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Rivers, Proprietor
Etons Bay
Lake City
Fla
B. B. Smith
Register
Robert Glastrooks
Caldwell County
Newport News Va
Granite Falls
Southern Land Reclamation Company
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Archibald Johnson
Charity and Children
Maxton
Johnson
Overman
Blowing Rock
Uts
Wadesboro
Candler
Florida
Chamberlain
Castoria
Ian
Kisney
Jack
Wonder
Seneon GO
Wake Forest College
Foley Orino
Fletcher
Kotice
Alfred Yates
L. B. Yates
At. Jones Waals Ee
Winston-Salem, N.C
T. L. Cook
Salem
C. C
R. J. Reynolds
John
M B
Blackburn Boone
John W. Hodges
Winkler
John W. Hodges & CO
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