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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1909
Page
4
The item parrots chaotic local commentary about advertising, printing, and politics in Dur ham. It laments press rivals and calls for order as it hints at unrest and civic scrutiny, mentioning Dark courtess and a wary public toward elected figures and law enforcement.
Fragmented OCR from multiple North Carolina and Georgia clippings references railroads, funding and politics. It cites Greensboro and Wilmington papers, mentions Robeson County youth case and state rail interest, with scattered opinions on roads, money, and regional development.
A boat collision at An drew's ferry northeast of Wadesboro left three men dead and several others injured. Rescue teams recovered bodies and attempted to save a drowning passenger as the river rose after heavy floods. Local officials fear the swollen Cape Fear and Pee Dee rivers will bring further hardships.
Herndon and Stephen Shandler were bound over to the superior court Wednesday charged with stealing stil from a tank dealer. Their bonds set at $210. The corporate decision on the grading crossing at Alston should cost the city per cent of expenses, and the matter will be heard by the commission soon. Verve Rea, long with R Blackall & Son, accepts a new position at Main Street Pharmacy starting August first. Lex, a clever young man, is seen by friends at Blacknals Willis.
A garbled account mentions an engineer in distress, unclear sanity, and a king referenced before an arrest. The fragment suggests a partial narrative of capture and return amid emotional agitation, with no coherent chronology or verifiable details.
A crowded city session on September 6 and 2 featured tense questions from the Scout Board urging clarity on events and safety. Citizens observed police activity and a man in a buggy drunken scene, drawing widespread attention and mixed reactions from attendees.
Fragmentary OCR depicts a market note referencing wider blacker op i series and carload shipment. Mentions old two bushels and price around 75 cents at Honboro with fall swing. Text is garbled and lacks complete factual structure.
Notice lists religious assembly tickets with July through September sale dates plus on sale locations in Raleigh Durham and nearby areas. Includes prices and travel details for events across California cities and Western scenery attractions.
A damaged snippet mentions railway names and likely place identifiers with unclear context. The readable terms include Ern Railway and Schel Ey alongside scattered letters. No clear event or outcome is discernible from the fragment.
The readable parts show a garbled line about a set and a tee or letter sequence. No clear person, place, or event is identifiable from the fragment, leaving the core news item indeterminable.
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