Let the Dead Rest and Word on Women in Public Life
A 1893 column defends Ben Butler from hostile newspaper attacks and urges restraint in commenting on the dead. It also critiques loafing and dog ownership, argues women should stay in traditional roles, and notes local state items and editorials about crime, behavior, and public manners with a mix of moral lines and social commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville American
Ben, Butler
Mass
Mr. Butler
Butler
Booth
Lazarus
Jay Gould
Nashville
Hawthorne
Atlanta
Hell
Mr. Gould
Memphis Advance
Ben Butler
Untitled Durham Basement Scenes Described in Article Fragment
A fragment describes vivid basement scenes in the O'Bryant building and adjacent rooms on Durham's main street. The text hints at a dramatic, perhaps sensational narrative with the phrase Would Make an Angel Weep and mentions a daughter’s betrayal and death, suggesting a cleansing or cautionary tale set in New York and Durham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
O'Bryant
Durham
Averill
W. A
Athens
Ala
Mia
Cs Farthing
T.A, Barvee
T.T. A. Barkery
Minnie Darkee
Durbar
B. Green
Tragic birth and death in Orange county housing basement
The 20 year old Hattie Scarlette from Orange county gave birth a ten days earlier. this morning mother and child died in abject poverty in a basement room. Some locals aided the unwell woman and the dying child, while relatives mourned and a magistrate holds a statement that may reveal further facts. Mrs. Paul Cameron, ill in Florida, is reported improving. her son Col. B. Cameron accompanies her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Scarlette
Orange County
Durham
Paul Cameron
Hullsboro
Florida
Col. B. Cameron
Improbable Hawaii Annexation Policy Discussed in Washington
Washington considers Hawaii annexation as unlikely. Secretary Foster and Hawaiian Minister Matt Smith met, with President Harrison to be briefed after Hawaii’s commissioners arrive. The issue faces international constraints and long standing U S policy, hindering annexation hopes. The Kennebec river ice crop nears completion at about 960000 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington
Hawaii
Foster
Matt Smith
Harrison
Sandwich Isles
Kennebec River
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Trham
Ee i. O. Hlackney
Starreth
State News
Rhyne
Hickory
Winston
Laney
Concord Times
White
Wilhelm
China Grove Concord
Seele
Bers
Huxley
Navy
Brittany
Eee
Ome
Boston
Hawaiis
Pond
AR Pond’s Extract CO
5Th Ave
ES Andrews
Tail Store
Charlotte, N.C
Carolinas
Charlotte
West Grade Street
Lec
Beechawm
York Depot
Cagal St
CAMM
E. A. Craighill &C
Diriggista
F.Q
Lyndhbare
Cedar Cove
Shore
Yadkin County
N.C
J. Bailey
F. Barney
F. J. Bailey
Verill
Seley
Burling
North Carolina
Lina Supari Onan
Durham Couns
Mionino Darlee
Jerry Kitte
S&f Hte Aa
Durene
Burhans
Durham County
Worth King
Senspee
Jerry Walker
Suocklen
R. Blacknall & Co
F. Arendell
F. B. Arendell
Salisbury
Norra Canorina
Superior Court
Terry Admir
John
Cates
Rebecca Cates
James Cat
James Cates
Court House
Serdel
John Y. Cate
Durham Farmers’ Alliance Merchandise Company
EGS
R. W. Bailey
John M. Wyatt
Wandfacturer
Durham, N. C
THE
N.C. Sunday School Reporter
Wefkly
W.H. Thompson
Endeavor
Love County
Durham Supply Company
General Merchandise
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