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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1895
Page
4
County commissioners at Asheville suspend H. H. White, superintendent of the convict gang, and prepare to investigate his case at the March meeting. J. T. Bostic succeeds White as superintendent.
The New York Sun reports rising density as flats and double deckers spread. The tenth ward averages 57 residents per house, the seventh ward 43, while the eighth remains below 25 due to long leases and many small houses between Varick and Hudson streets. The piece notes a shift from single dwellings to crowded tenements. National Farmers Alliance in Raleigh adjourns amid weak attendance and low enthusiasm, contrasts with past non partisan support, and recalls Col. Polk. The observer cites waning populist energy and dormant organizing spirit.
Train listings show Seaboard routes with Atlanta to New York service, connections at Weldon and Portsmouth, and through sleepers to Washington Baltimore and Philadelphia. Local and mixed trains run Durham to Lynchburg and Dorham with partial Sunday services and specific times.
Roanoke to Memphis and New Orleans is highlighted with a dining car attached on the daily Chicago Express. It departs Roanoke at 2 25 pm and travels via Bluefield Lynchburg and other hubs. Arrival times in Lynchburg are listed as 12 30 am and 1 30 pm on the weekly schedule.
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