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- ↑ "North Carolina Legislature : 1903 session". The Davie Record. 12 November 1902. p. 2. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ↑ "Trustees of the State University". The Carthage Blade. 5 March 1903. p. 4. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- 1 2 "Guion, Owen Haywood | MosaicNC". mosaicnc.org. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ↑ "Guion for Speaker". The Concord Daily Tribune. 4 January 1905. p. 1. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ↑ "Judge H. R. Bryan not to be in race". The Charlotte News. 2 May 1906. p. 1. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Hold Funeral Today For Judge O. H. Guion". News and Record. 21 September 1925. p. 12. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
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