This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1895
Page
3
Fragmented, odd OCR text references printing trades in Washington with mentions of managers, writers and a miscast discussion of cures and products. It includes scattered phrases about Savannah Georgia and Bethany Missouri, and mentions of a medicine claimed to cure ailments with dubious credibility.
The Senate debates the President's Venezuelan message and foreign relations, with Cuban support and calls to end Spanish misrule. Bills on coinage, aliens in public service, and forest protection advance. House sessions are brief with adjournments and resolutions on investigations and tariffs.
The International Bi-Metallic League says British and German delegates will attend the congress in Paris on December 10th and 11th. News from San Francisco notes Japanese interests driving rivals from curio trade with bamboo axle furniture stores appearing citywide.
The Raleigh News and Observer quotes Auditor Furman praising 85 percent fall in fertilizer sales as proof farmers avoided purchases, signaling less debt and higher income. He notes quick sheriff tax payments and says North State residents are better off since the war. A man named Owens died in a jail fire at Corneto Edgecomb County after allegedly setting the blaze.
The State Auditor's office issues pension warrants for about 5 100 names across six counties with the register of deeds delivering them to pensioners. A destructive fire struck Dobson North Carolina destroying a block of buildings and threatening the Hotel Normay before heroic citizens saved it. No insurance was carried on the damaged properties.
A mining disaster at the VirRinta Coal and Tron Company site left six section men dead after a collapse on a ledge. Rescue crews recovered bodies and inspected the shaft area for stability and cause.
Mrs Jorion Phastain, 65, of St. fog near Rare Avis Alabama, is jailed on the manreen charge tied to her husband, aged.
Ex senator Allen G Thurman dies at his Columbus Ohio home after a fall and illness. He had been steadily declining for weeks and collapsed after a brief illness on a Thursday. Governor McKinley's proclamation accompanies the report of his death.
Dr Whittaker reported Judge Allen G Thurman near death on Thursday morning. He died shortly after as Mrs Governor McCormack and family kept vigil. Ohio officials ordered flags at half mast, praising Thurman as a statesman and trusted judge.
President Cleveland sent a message to Congress on the Venezuelan dispute affirming the Monroe Doctrine and rejecting European encroachment. He calls for careful study and possible commission inquiry while noting Britain's reply and urging peaceful, firm enforcement to protect the republic’s sovereignty. A separate riot in Cures, Pers, is also reported with violent recruiting methods.
Capt Harry Jackson of Atlanta died at home. Judge Thomas L Nugent, a Fort Worth political figure, also died. James Thompson of Ceylon perished in a Midway fire. The Texas express collided with a trolley in Denver, killing a motorman and injuring several. Negro Day at the exposition moved from December 21 to 26 for better convenience. Six Virginia Coal and Iron workers died near Big Stone Gap, Ky, when a cliff gave way during lunch. Georgia patrons fund a Cleveland statue for Atlanta Art Museum. The Delta Bank burned in Greenwood Miss. The Cincinnati Tribune lowers its price to 1 cent. National Republican Convention called for June 16 1896 in St Louis. Diphtheria surges in New York with 282 cases and 22 deaths. An anti-toxine tie shows favorable results. Thurman will revealed in Columbus probate court. estate valued about 100000 with three children Elizabeth T McCormick Mary T Halliday Allen W Thurman.
The fifteenth annual meeting of the National Civil Service Reform is held in Washington City. Speaker Reed plans three elections committees to speed matters amid an unusually large number of contests.
The First Methodist Episcopal Church South in Little Rock Ark and its contents burned down. The blaze caused by a careless janitor and an ire furnace. The building cost 25000 dollars and was insured for 6000. Firemen Allie Robbing and George Wunderlich were crushed by falling debris.
Liverpool weekly cotton data report totals include 75000 sales with American share 63000 and total imports 108000. The record shows 974000 total stock with American 893000, afloat 187000 and exporters’ take noted though incomplete.
The article profiles Col. Lamson with credentials as ex Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and former Speaker of the House, noting his service in the State Senate and as president pro tempore. It mentions a stated payment of $0,600 in relation to the post.
The Queen's birthplace, long closed, has been specially refurbished to resemble its 1619 appearance. Her Majesty may allow future access to select Court friends. the gold and brass work remains worn but in fair preservation, per the New York Press.
A visitor spent a month with a friend in Paris and thanked the host warmly at departure. He urged hospitality and promised to seek him out if ever in his country. Paris housed 181,000 foreigners, including 45,000 Belgians and 26,000 Swiss.
At Reigelaville Pennsylvania a spring chicken attacked a hawk that swooped onto the fowl. The hawk was found dead about half an hour later with the chicken pecking and clawing in victory.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.