Library Drive Draws Crowds and Donations in Durham
A packed public meeting in Durham advanced plans for a city library with J. H. Southgate as chairman and W. C. Toms as secretary. Trustees and thirteen lady auxiliaries were elected, with $4,315 subscribed toward a $15,000 goal. funds largely raised by wage earners and local workers. Also details a Pythian Concert at the courthouse and a runaway horse incident near Vaughan's drug store followed by a refined Five O'clock Tea hosted by Mrs. M. H. Jones with notable attendees and elaborate refreshments.
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Durham
J. H Southgate
W. C. Toms
TB. Fuller
H. Foushee
Ww. A. Guthrie
J. C. Kilgo
T. J. Peay
W.S. Bryan
Uncle Sam
D. L.I
L. B. Turnbull
B. Mims
W. Tom
Trinity College
Durham Band
Durham Music Vo
Southern Railway
National Bank
Democratic county convention called for May 26
The Democratic county convention has been called to meet here on May 26. The will of the late J R Gattis was admitted to probate Wednesday evening. His widow qualified as executrix. The estate is valued at about $3 000. Capt Charlie Henry of the Durham and Northern, often on sick furlough with relatives in Person county, returned to town yesterday and will report for duty today though still feeble. The Orange county Republican convention meets at Hillsboro tomorrow. intimations are they will not fully accord with the Durham convention held last Saturday. The rain last night was a blessing. vegetables especially strawberries were damaged.
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J. R. Gattis
Charlie Henry
Durham & Northern
Person
Orange County
Hillsboro
Durham
Personal Mention of Residents and Visitors in Raleigh Area
A long list of local visitors and residents including Mr M Holloway in Burlington, Mrs W B Harper of Maxton, Mrs R L Patterson and Miss Lizzie Morehead in Raleigh, Peter Yates of Baltimore, E P Wyatt of Raleigh, and many others. Notes cover travel, visits, and movements between Raleigh, Burlington, Guilford County, and Charlotte plus a final update on Tar waters fishing prosperity and New Bern shad prices."}
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M. Holloway
Burlington
W. B. Harper
Maxton
City
R. L. Patterson
Lizzie Morehead
Raleigh
Peter Yates
Baltimore
E. P. Wyatt
In Memoriam for James R. Gattis and lodge mourning
In Memoriam from Durham Lodge No. 352 A F and A M notes the death of James R. Gattis guiding him as a freemason and Christian. The lodge mourns, resolves to drape in mourning for thirty days, and to publish copies to his family and local papers. April 28 1896. C C Taylor W A Staten C W Toms Committee.
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Durham Lodge No
James R. Gattis
Freemasonry
Jesus
House of God
Masonic Hall
Durham
N. C
C. C. Taylor
W. A. Staten
C. W. Toms
Faure Asks Meline to Form French Cabinet
Paris on April 27 reports President Faure summoned M. Meline to the palace and requested him to undertake the formation of a new cabinet, signaling a major political appointment in progress.
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Paris
Faure
M. Meline
North Carolina mills shift to McKinley tariff support
Alamance County mill men shift from Democratic ties to support for William McKinley. Col lins Holt of Burlington is spoken of as a McKinley delegate to the St Louis convention, signaling a regional manufacturing trend toward protective tariffs. The piece critiques bond issuance to sustain government obligations and warns of debt impacting future generations.
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North Carolina
Alamance
South
United States
Collins. H. Holt
Burlington
Thomas M. Holt
St. Louis
Gould
Informer Cowhided at Braddy's distillery protest
Lee Pinkeston, a white farmer near Braddy's distillery in Lauissary North Carolina, was held up by masked men, cowhided on a stump, and left near death after detectives charged him with giving information about Braddy's whiskey. In Gate City Virginia a father and son quarrel over money ended with both dying from gunfire.
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Lauissary
N.C
Lee Pinkeston
Braddy’s
Pinkeston
Braddy's
Gate City
Rosedale
Russell County
Cutter
Extm flour-sack stock reports from Silsby & Co and banks
Yesterday's stock reports list Extm flour sacks, green wool wash, 46 pounds meal bottled, and 4811 corn 6 pounds per bushel. Silsby & Co rooms and Fidelit bank figures referenced. prod Tralee noted at 16 a unit in York.
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Silsby & Co
Bank
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