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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1908
Page
2
Text shows postal filing statement indicating entry as second class matter in August 1903 at Durham North Carolina post office under the 1879 act. No further specifics or actions provided.
Durham April 24 1908 Trinity manager Daniels seeks a game with the University of Virginia and hopes for a large crowd. Both teams are strong this season and a future Durham game may draw significant attendance with fine play expected on the diamond.
The second report of the drug shores that fill whiskey prescriptions will be ready within days. Prohibitionists doubt the law’s effectiveness while opponents want insight into how people with infirmities cope without open saloons. Sergeant Aldridges aims to resolve the issue this week.
Durham democrats plan a Kitchin appearance with a Durham orchestra at 8 o clock on April 29 in the Academy of Music. It will be his first visit to the town and organizers promise a fine entertainment portion to the evening.
In Trenton the crowd heard William Jennings Bryan attack Grover Cleveland and Theodore Roosevelt while denouncing trust magnates who use wealth to buy titles. He claimed Taft regresses and blamed Cleveland’s administration for aiding the Republicans in securing power.
Short local items cover upcoming county campaigns after North Carolina politics talk. Also notices of marriages in Hillsboro, sudden death of Mrs. E C Murray, hospital updates, editor visits, fiddlers at Lakewood Casino, new county school libraries, and UNC Virginia baseball results with a Chapel Hill rematch planned.
The article praises elephants' intelligence and cites Duchess as a valued performer. It notes Duchess could lift wheels from mud and a mind capable of independent thought. A show on April 27 promises the exhibit with clowns and a large audience interest.
The May term of criminal court in Durham will feature an unusually large docket with over two hundred cases. Judge Webb will preside as court opens. Earlier efforts to set a special term stalled due to difficulty securing a presiding judge. Solicitor Brooks may review the situation at the upcoming term.
Henry Durham a young white man arrested with another on a gat bling charge months ago skipped his bond. He was arrested in Raleigh this week brought to this city Thursday and jailed. Bond had been $50 and raised to $100 after capture. He had mostly resided in South Carolina since leaving here.
Miss Willie Johnson, long treated for pleurisy at Watts hospital, has recovered enough to leave for her Mangum street home. An operation was performed to aid recovery, and friends are hopeful of a final cure after six weeks of illness.
In a brief dialogue Mrs Waggs and Wages discuss the old adage about not swimming or entering water after a hearty meal. The sketch comments on unhappy women, noting many are not married rather than married. The source is a dated Atchison Globe item.
The administration warned of potential major conflict with Japan as the fleet headed to the Pacific. The president sent ships to ready the country for emergencies, while the Senate discussed increasing funds for coalers and auxiliary vessels. Several senators stressed the fleet aimed at a concrete objective, not a mere display.
A blaze at 1 am gutted a private garage owned by Dr. Hersog at Sutter and Buchanan streets. Four houses were destroyed leaving about 100 people homeless. John Macey and his wife, both around 60, were found unconscious on the top floor and rescued by two policemen. Loss estimated at $100,000 due to gasoline in the garage.
A promotional note extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and glycerine extracts from roots as alcohol free remedies for weak stomach liver bronchial troubles and lingering coughs. The ad claims cures for various maladies though warns medicines do not perform miracles and require patient trial.
Durham and Southern announces changes to trains 41 and 38 on April 13. Train 41 leaves at 3 95 p m, arrives 11: first to Apex for Seaboard connections to Charlotte Columbia Savannah and further south. Train 38 arrives 12 m at Durham and links Varina with Raleigh and Southport lines.
Notice to debtors and heirs of G Page that claims must be presented and payments made. The document is dated January 19 and concerns administration and recovery procedures.
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