Taft Wins Presidency and County Returns Reported
Watauga Democrat reports President Taft elected by large Republican majority with Congress likely Republican. Hackett loses district race by about 1600, county ticket leans Republican in some areas, while Ashe favors Democrats. State results seen as Democratic overall with varied county outcomes and local officials praised.
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William Taft
United States
Congress
Hackett
Salisbury
T. F. Kluttz
Watauga
Alleghany
Ashe
Iredell
Rowan
Cowles
Alexander
Cabarras
Stanley
Wilkes
Caldwell
Smith Hagaman
R. L. Coughton
Senate
David Ragan
Polls Draw Elder Statesman Ben Culer to Cast Democratic Ballot
Uncle Ben Culer, likely county’s oldest voter, appeared at the polls on Tuesday and voted the Democratic ticket from top to bottom. At near a century old, his heart for the party remains warm and steadfast, as it has long been. May he continue to live and vote accordingly.
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Ben Culer
Red Band Pure Scotch Snuff
A compact note cites pasted prose quotes from Phillips Brooks and Burke about liberty and duty. The fragment ends with an advertisement line for Red Band Pure Scotch Snuff.
Reelfoot Lake upheaval and a century of dispute over draining it
The Asheville Gazette outlines how Reelfoot Lake in northwest Tennessee formed after the 1811 earthquake, its sparse settlement, and attempts by locals to drain or timber the lakebed. It details threats, violence, and a murder tied to measures restricting hunting and fishing, with Governor Patterson promising law enforcement and court action.
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Asheville Gazette News
Lennee
Ihs
Mississippi
Lumber
Tennessee
Asheville
Reel Foot Lake
Obituary of G W Moody unfolds faith and family ties
An aged veteran G W Moody dies at 78 after a life of service in the Army of Tennessee and the North Carolina Volunteers. Born July 22, 1880? married Nancy Miller Jan 4, 1854, he spent years in Montana and Watauga, lived with son Willie, remained devout in the M E Church South, funeral at Cove Creek Baptist Church conducted by L D Cole. Moody leaves five children and a community mourning a faithful neighbor and father. The notice blends obituary with local religious reflection and funeral details.
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Adam Hodges
G. W. Moody
Nancy Miller
Army of
Tennessee
58Th
North Carolina Volunteers
M. E. Church
South
Willie
Roby
Montana
Watauga
Brother Moody
Old Cove Creek Baptist Church
Weaver
Jones
L. D. Cole
Miss Elkins to Wed Italian Duke in Coming Years
Miss Katherine Elkins daughter of Senator Elkins is announced to marry an Italian duke in the near future. Separately the Iron Moulder's Union of North America plans a celebration to mark its fiftieth anniversary next year.
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Katherine Elkins
Senator Elkins
the Iron Moulder’s Union of North
Scott's Emulsion Nourishes the Wasted Body
Scott's Emulsion is described as an easy to take and absorb fatty supplement for the run-down or weakened body. It is praised as the most natural nourishment and claims no substitute exists for supporting digestion and energy.
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Scott
Halloween party delights at A I B and public school
Students and teachers joined townspeople for a unique Hallowe en celebration in the main building auditorium. The stage resembled a mystic pumpkin lit landscape with apples to bite, ducking for apples, needle threading and chestnut hunts. Ghosts paraded with candles, a rotating name draw determined partners, and two minute topics followed lively music and a Brown speech on Hallowe en.
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Hallowe'en
Roy M. Brown
Life Cheerfulness Quotation by Louisa M. Aleott
A reflective line underscoring a creed to nurture life’s cheerfulness while allowing sadness to pass, attributed to Louisa M. Aleott in a brief, standalone sentiment.
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Louisa M. Aleott
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Supreme Court
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Franklin County
Statesville
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J. M. Hodges
Scott & Bowne
Pearl St
New York
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Catithe
Watauga County
John
M. B. Blackbur
Tennessee Farms
East Tennessee Real Estate Co
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Valley of
East Tennessee
Adveser, Easst Tenn. Real Estate Company
A. P. Brinkley
W. H. Stapp
HE Citizens Bank
Elk Park
North Carolina
Ecbre
N. L. Mast, Pres
W. C. Corvey
V.P
P. Hacaman
Cash
Watauga County Bank
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