Walters Held Up Near Town by Two Negro Robbers
An Orange County farmer, W Walters, was held up on Guess Road two miles from town by two Black men armed with a pistol. Walters was shot in the left arm, briefly bleeding, but managed to flee and later had the ball removed by Dr. Manning. He plans to identify one assailant and hopes the robbers face charges of robbery and attempted murder.
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W. Walters
Orange County
Walters
Watters
J. M. Manning
Waters
Knights of the Road
People Come and Go and Stay at Home Mentioned in City
J Iredell spent yesterday at Chapel Hill. Miss Ellen Bragdon is in Raleigh visiting relatives. J A Saunders of Raleigh was in Durham yesterday. R B Proctor went to Raleigh this morning. J T Watts returned from Raleigh yesterday morning. Capt A Mangum of Flat River was in the city yesterday.
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J. Iredell
Chapel Hill
Ellen Bragdon
Raleigh
J. A. Saunders
Durham
R. B. Proctor
J. T. Watts
Capt
A. Mangum
Flat River
City
A Mangum
Robert Davis
Lorena Cates
Cain Creek Church
Orange County
Ex Gover Horace Holt News and Local Rail Movements
Reports from Haw River last night say Ex Gov Thomas M Holt remains weak and slowly sinking likely to die within hours. Durham East Durham line hacks operate as Jim Booth offers wheelbarrow transport between Mangum and East Durham with a first class but safe propulsion.
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Haw River
Thomas M. Holt
Heralp
Short News Items From Durham
Mr T B Walker became a father of a boy weighing eight pounds yesterday morning. John Rogers is seriously ill with erysipelas in the face and head. John W Pope vice president of American Tobacco Company and known in tobacco circles died at his Richmond home on Tuesday evening. The first big Southern freight engine passed through last night at nine oclock heading east with a long coal and box car train. An affidavit of Candace H May of East Durham lauds the Benefit Association in East Durham led by Pleasants and superintendent McCoy. The colored Durham band played in Oxford for Emancipation day with Joe and his trombone accompaniments and Mrs J Jacobson and four children arriving from Europe. Mrs Jacobson is A Maxs sister and step mother of J W Jacobson at A Maks store. Mr R C Pleasants, recently in Colorado Springs, returns home today. Mrs Pleasants met him in Greensboro last night and they will return this afternoon. Pleasants suffers asthma and the Colorado trip is a hopeful remedy. this is his second such journey for the same ailment.
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East Durham
Jim Booth
Jim
Mangum and
Peabody Streets
Durham
Wright Medlin
Emma Dowell
Raleigh
J. $. Carr
G. Sam Bradsher
Asheboro
Maud Morgen
Rachel Toms
Peace Institute
W. L. Cooper
Timmonsville
S. C
George McGeehee
Miss May Bryan
Moncure
H. J. Parrish
EB. A. Womble
Raleigh Daily Press
John W. Pope
American Tobacco Uo
Richmond
Southern
R. C. Pleasants
Colorado Springs
Colorado
J. R. Mallory
DeVall’s Bluff
Arkansas
J. T. Mallory
Mr. Mallory
Squire M. A. Angier
T. J. Gattis & Son
Rochelle Relocates to Raleigh Ends Boarding House Venture
Mr Rochelle who ran a boarding house and restaurant here has moved with his family to Raleigh to continue in the same business. He sent a professional cleaner to prepare Raleigh premises. the man returned reporting completion and Rochelle has friends wishing him success in his new home. Hobart and Trinity baseball game was halted by cold in the 5th inning with Hobart leading 10 to 6. The northern team visits the University team for two games today and tomorrow.
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Raleigh
Rochelle
Scales
Mr. Rochelle
Hobart
Trinity
Hobart College
Geneva, N. Y
New York
Electrician J. O. Black Leaves Town After Upgrading Saloon Lights
J. O. Black the electrician, after installing new incandescent lights in Scoggins saloon to match the updated roof and paint, has departed for a several week business trip visiting Rocky Mount Tarboro Elizabeth City and other eastern towns.
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J. O. Black
Scoggins
Rocky Mount
Tarboro
Elizabeth City
The Old Folks Concert at the courthouse Tuesday night
The event of the season will be given at the courthouse next Tuesday night. It promises a splendid entertainment with fine music and performances. Come out and enjoy this community event.
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Court House
Old Orange notes on Heartt and 1840 politics
In 1840 Orange County boasted many prominent figures including Senators Mangum and Graham and Governor Graham. The piece recalls editor Dennis Heartt and the Durham Recorder lineage, praising nonpartisan peace plans and detailing Whig history and a Harrisburg convention stumble that altered presidential prospects. The writer supports a silver restoration and mocks fusion against a Simon Pure ticket if needed.
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Eorrox
Orange
Recorper
North Carolina
Durham
Whig Party
Heartt
Dennis Heartt
National Intelligencer
Orange County
United States
Willie P. Mangum
Graham
Congress
Wm. A. Montgomery
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Harrisburg
W. H. Harrison
Mangum
Owen
Mangumi
Harrison
Simon Ure
Ifa Ee
Sam
Cirizey
Louisiana Riot at St. Sat Parish Registration
New Orleans residents report a serious riot over registration at St. Sat Parish on April 8. Police struggled to restore order as clashes erupted among groups. Local authorities urged calm while investigating the disturbances and potential arrests.
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Louisana
New Orteans
St. Sat
Governor Pardons Bill Revels of Iredell County
Governor Carr grants a pardon to Bill Revels, a convict from Iredell County. Revels receives clemency under the governor's pardon authority.
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Carr
Bill Revels
Iredell County
Revels
Durham News Roundup Highlights Local, State and National Flows
Local figures gather in Peyton Smith faction meeting as Thomas Settle gains endorsement for Congress. Ex Governor Thomas Holt in a dying condition, Green A Reams ill in Louisburg, and Deputy Sheriff G N Smith detaining a wanted man. Marriages, releases from jail, county taxes, and a first visit in 35 years by J R Mallory to Durham are noted amid juror draws and political strife in Alabama Ohio Kentucky Kansas City.
Political Points and Campaign Maneuvers Across Parties
New York Democratic leaders favor a late state convention while Missouri’s three Republican gubernatorial hopefuls seek the American Protective Association backing. McKinley’s heavy mail demands prompt him to hire aides to handle the correspondence. The canvass continues among Democrats.
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New York
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R.B. Walker
the Security Trust Co
Philadelphia
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Burlington
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Young Warren
R. W. Winston
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John Rogers
Candace H. May
Pleasants
McCoy
Joe
Proctors Restaurant
Peyton Smith
Republican Party
Thomas Settle
Green A. Reams
Louisburg
G. N. Smith
Garner
Wake County
Lee Roy Weathers
H. H. Markham
W. J. Warren
Board of County Commismissioners
Rigsbee
Criminal Court
A. J. Roberts
W. T. Cole
B. P. Bowling
W. C. Mason
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J. C. Ellis
H Proctor
H. Hopkins
J. W. Ferrell
Thomas Horner
D. B. Harris
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Bunyan Robinson
B. W. Umstead
W. T. Mitchell
Monroe Barbee
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J W. Bobbitt
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Kansas City
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Sneed
Thomas
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Washington
Dunham
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PIMC
W. H. Proctor
Recorder
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Gost
Siléby & Co
Commission Stock Brokers
Fidelity Bank
J. R. Willard & Co
Broadway
Board of Trade
Chicago
Cloning Am. T. Weeenees
St. Paul
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