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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1907
Page
2
The Durham Recorder announces its title page masthead and editorial by Zeb P Council with establishment in 1820. It notes second class matter status and the August 1903 post office entry, plus subscription and advertising information terms and rates.
The Durham charter reform bill faces stiff odds amid strong talk on street railways and lobbying. Editorials critique anti lobbying moves and praise Rockefeller gifts to education while noting tensions with school laws and foreign policy cautions.
The Concord Times remarks there is no public demand for eliminating the second class railroad fare and argues that proposed railroad legislation is manufactured. The piece contends citizens have not requested such changes and questions the push for broader fare reductions.
Regional papers report a dawn gunfire assault on Sam Miller at his home followed by loosened horses from his stables. The motive remains unknown as investigators search for the assailant amid western Rowan puzzlement.
The schedule lists Trinity College baseball games for 1907 with dates and opponents. Dates include March 15 through May 14 with games at Durham Raleigh Wake Forest Richmond Charlottesville Lexington and Charlotte against teams such as Lafayette Cornell Virginia Polytechnic Institute George Washington University Wake Forest and others.
A compilation of editorial quips from multiple papers criticizing state legislature actions and public safety measures. Jokes reference liquor and pistol laws, stage attire bans, and political candidacy debates amid debates on governance and law. The tone is sardonic and partisan with regional references.
The Greens boro Record reports railroads are applying full rates for transportation of soldiers, horses, and equipment while eventual reasonable rates for public use are still anticipated. The piece notes the railroads seem to have the upper hand as government and public labor to secure fair charges continues.
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