Death of J Sid Mangum Mourned in Durham
Durham residents mourn the death of J Sid Mangum a longtime resident and business figure who moved to Durham as a boy with his father the late William Mangum He died after a period of poor health at about 56 leaving his wife and daughter and several relatives in mourning He was respected for honest dealings and had served as city alderman with Rev G T Adams assisting at times A large funeral and burial followed the services.
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Durham
J. Sid Mangum
Mangum
William Mangum
G. T. Adams
Mra. Mangum
Mra. W. M. Yearby
Thieves Caught After Car Break-Ins On Seaboard Line
Police arrest two men after undercover set under a rail car leads to capture of two suspects in car break ins. Fred Carlton of Seaboard Air Line and another man named Lee Dark with associates George Durham and George Goings taken into custody. Reports say thefts followed Seaboard freight out to Henderson and a third suspect fled.
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Fred Carlton
Seaboard Air Line Road
Lee Dark
George Durham
George Goings
Seaboard
Henderson
Williams
Local and political snippets mix with holiday notes
A stream of brief items covers political talk, money worries, and social mischief. Mentions include Judge J. C. Biggs visiting, a Massachusetts wife’s quick remedy for mollycoddles, economic quips about elastic currency, and local incidents from Raleigh to Lakewood Park.
Death of Rev. Dr. W. R. Gwaltney Hickory NC
Revered Baptist minister Rev. Dr. W. R. Gwaltney of Hickory dies at 70 after several days of illness in his home on Eleventh Avenue. A North Carolina native and former Confederate Army chaplain, he led the local church since the 1890s and helped build a landmark edifice. He leaves a widow and nine children. Funeral set at 2 PM tomorrow at the church, burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Also notes county salary reform talk and North Carolina Almanac for 1908 release.
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Hickory
W. R. Gwaltney
Eleventh Avenue
Gwaltney
North Carolina
Baptist of North Carolina
Baptist University For Women
Wake Forest College
F. L. Crutchfield
Spartanburg
S. C
Minnie Gwaltney
Wake Forest
K. C. Menzies
Pauline
Katherine Gwaltney
Will Gwaltney
Wilmington
B.C
Phillip Gwaltney
Winnsboro
S.C
Oakwood Cemetery
Trinity College Professor Attends Southern Intercollegiate Meet
Prof R L Flowers of Trinity college traveled to Clem son college South Carolina for the annual Southern Inter Collegiate Athletic association meeting. Dr William L Dudley of Vanderbilt University serves as president with Prof E T Holmes of Mercer University as secretary and four vice presidents. Members include southern colleges and universities as they set next year's athletic contest rules.
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R. L. Flowers
Trinity College
Clemson College
South Carolina
Southern Inter- Collegiate Athletic Association
Trinity
Virginia
William L. Dudley
Vanderbilt University
E. T. Holmes
Mercer University
Died at County Home Inmate Tom Foust Passes Away
Tom Foust died at the county home last Friday night at 10 30. He had been an inmate for several months and near death for several days. He was about 55 years old and from Superintendent Thompson it was learned he had been at the home for four or five months. No information on new relatives could be learned.
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Will D. Pool
Liza Pool
Tom Foust
Foust
Thompson
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Juidge J. C. Biggs
Washington
Harriman
Illinois Central
U. S. Senate
Jefferson Davis
Minnesota
Masschusetts
Bryan
Taft
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Houston Post
Kansas City
Solomon Webb
Raleigh
Webb
C. E. King & Sons
W. M. Yearby
W. H. Lawrence
Watts Hospital
H. T. Allen
Jim Stanley
Lakewood Park
W. R. Gwatney
Forsyth County
Register
Turner-Enniss N
Citizens National Bank OF Durham
B. N. Duke, Pres
J.S. Manning
J. B. Mason
Duke
American Tobacco Company
Smith
Durham Cotton Mfg. Company
Haywood
Haywood & King
SouTucaTe
Southgate & Son
Rigsbee
Rawls
American Tobacco Co
J. S. Manning
N. M. Johnson
Citizens National Bank
Depository OF the People
County OF Durham
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John Sprunt Hill
W. W. Whitted
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