Spanking and a Mother-in-Law Tear Marriage Apart
A New York Sun report recounts a Supreme Court hearing where Charles A. George accuses his wife of marital strife caused by his mother-in-law and a family dog. Testimony details locking doors, a pistol threat, and a clash over a bed and a bath fed by the dog, ending with the couple separating and hard reflections on contentment and fate.
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New York Sun
Charles A. George
Fronx
Supreme Court
Lallie MM. Cummings
Labvergees
Shied Avenue
Kaogsbridge
Angus
Mra. George
Broolyn
Brooklyn
Garrets Ars
Uouil
Mrs. Cummings
Moa
George
Eines
Lis Sife
Judge Womack's Popularity in Warrenton
Warrenton Gazette reports Judge Womack presided with stability and dignity, satisfying all classes. Despite youth, he handled a second court with veteran ease and precision, prompting praise from Raleigh News and Observer for impartiality and ability and hoping for his retention.
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Womack
Warrenton
Raleigh News and Observer
Stanley Explains and Gets There in Wilkesbarre
The piece notes Stanley’s long explanations while hinting at leverage for his forthcoming plan. It contrasts Eastern and Western Republicans over the McKinley bill and foresees party conflict regardless of action. A tale from Harrisburg telegraph and a New Jersey water dispute illustrate scarcity and stubborn pride.
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Stanley
Wilkesbarre
Haveine
Arrisburg
New Jersey
Mileman
Kentucky
Omaha
Beware of the Smooth Tongue in Williamsport Law
Burks County seeks the smooth tongue swindlester Shellenberger. An absconding defaulter rumored to be in California prompts a $1000 reward. Local cautionary item warns against trusting slick talkers with money.
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Williamsport Law
Shellenberger
Shellenbrger
Burks County
Pennsylvania
California
Kecopen
McKinley Committee Raises Cotton Stockings Tax
The railadelphia Times accuses the McKinley Committee of piling up taxes on daily life, noting a Saturday vote to raise the cotton stockings tax by about 50 percent. It argues the tax targets foreign cotton products and burdens the public.
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Railadelphia Times
McKinley Committee
Work and Leisure as Foundations of Independence
A Danville Times fragment comments on personal duty to self and country, stressing daily subsistence and steady labor as prerequisites for true independence and learning. It notes a local post office appointment scramble, with K W P Robinson leading floor remarks, challenged by opponents and ending with an adjournment after Pleasant failed to halt the speech.
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Bart Benafac
Bart Benafac‘for the Community He Belongs to.All Oalue
Lord Brougham
Danville
K. W. P. Robinson
W. H. Pleasant
Robinton
University of North Carolina in 1812 opens plans
The Minerva reports UNC trustees announce a growing college with two buildings near completion, eighty student capacity, a library of 1500 volumes, and music and public worship. Abner Clapton oversees the Chapel Hill academy with Meinerel teaching French. sessions start January 1.
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Abner W. Cloptor
Menezel
University of North Carolina
Minerva
Raleigh
New York
Robert Chapman
Joseph Caldwell
Andrew Then
William Looper
Chapel Hill
Abner W. Clapton
Village and College Expenditures Align in Study
A fragment indicates expenses in the village closely match those in the college setting. The note implies a comparative cost balance across two communities, suggesting similar financial pressures or budgeting patterns.
Baptist Convention Delegates Transport Plans Revealed
Thweatt of the Pacific railway division coordinates delegate travel to the Southern Baptist Convention. Two sleepers will bring delegates from Raleigh and Greensboro arriving May 6th at 2 05 a m. They join the Bapti Special leaving Atlanta at 1 p m May 6th for Fort Worth, promising a 30 hour trip.
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Thweatt
Pacific Railway Division
Richmond & Danville Railroad
City
Southern Baptist Convention
Chronicle
Georgia Pacific
Birmingham
Shreveport
Raleigh
Greensboro
Atlanta
Republican Nomination Foes Harrison and Alger In 1892 Bid
The Raleigh Chronicle notes a report from the penitentiary management likely to exceed public expectations. Seth Jones, city cemetery sexton, plans to replace two Confederate grave markers. Thomas P. Devereux’s appointment as assistant district attorney is described as honorary, noting the office’s abolition in Cleveland's term.
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Pitteburg Post
Harrison
Alger
Devil
Raleigh Chronicle
Seth Jones
Thomas P. Devereux
Raleigh
Cleveland
Asheville
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