Opinion on Lynchburg Durham Rail Link in Virginia
The Richmond State notes a year ago Lynchburg connected with Durham via a planned Lynchburg Halifax and North Carolina line, with counties voting for the project. Richmond capitalists extended the Richmond and Mecklenburg railroad toward Durham, and Oxford is key for trade. The line may open to the public by next September, with North Carolina merchants visiting Richmond and an Oxford Durham exposition possible at the Fair Grounds.
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Virginia
Richmond
Lynchburg
Durham
N. C
Halifax
North Carolina
Richmond and Mecklenburg
Clarksville
Oxford
Durham Bull Feeders and Town Progress Amid Turbulent News
In Durham, a bustling tobacco town, growth accelerates with railroads and factories as prosperity rises and a confident spirit prevails. Reports note the Rogers Jenkins case compromise granting the Durham Graded School $3798.45, while local rail milestones unfold and a sad shooting at Rockingham Superior Court is described.
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N. C
Durham
Measles hit Winston families and spring hints rise
In Winston, 13 of 18 people in two families in the city are down with measles while Asheville opens a new daily, The Sun. Elsewhere, signs of spring appear as maple sap runs and farmers plow, and Rutherford County officials face a federal court mandamus over bond interest tax.
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Wilmwingon
Winston Twin- City
Patriot
Rutheford Co
Bond
Federal Court
Greensboro
Charleston, Cincinnati and
Chicago
Democratic Nomination Views Stir Editorials Across North Carolina
The Charlotte Chronicle urges Charlotte as the proper site for the Democratic Convention. Bb Bunn of Rocky Mount attends court and is seen as a leading Metropolitan District candidate with a strong speaking sway. Daniel G Fowler of Wake is praised as a widely known potential governor candidate. Gov Jarvis’s past service is debated as deserving renewed recognition.
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Charlotte Chronicle
Charlotte
Bb. H. Bunn
Rocky Mount
Bunn
Daniel G. Fowley
Wake
Jarvis
Cor. News and Observer
A Cheeky Trick at Oxford Torchlight
Thos W Cannady, a man of color, who has swindled members of his community in multiple states, lectured at the courthouse in Oxford last Wednesday. James Hancock provided a stenographic report of the address. Cannady then disappeared, with no further word after the speech.
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Oxford
Thos. W. Cannady
James Hancock
Ublic
Meteor Fall Reported Near Pamlico Sound
At about 10 pm last Friday a large meteor fell into Pamlico Bound six miles south of Chickamacombo near Guil Shoal. The bright flash lit the area for miles and the impact on contact with water reportedly resembled a cannon firing.
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Elizabeth City Falcon
Pamlico Bound
Chickamacombo
Guil Shoal
All He Ever Made Out of Guano
A Statesville reader recalls a constituent who sent a turkey in an old sack. He later sought the sack again, only to learn it had been destroyed. He explained the item was an old guano sack and all he ever made by using guano, hoping to keep it.
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Sandy Wade
Sandy
Rockingham Superior Court
Marian Thomas
Reidsville
Marian
Statesville Landmark
Wilkerson
Parrish
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Rogersus Jenkins
Leigh
New
Oxford & Clarksville
West Oxford
Ethel
Concord Times
Texas
Jessie Deaton
Franklin Dispatch
R. G. Moore
J. R. Michhiner
Moore
Minnie O. Medearis
Summerfield High School
Ww A
Demorest
Demorest's Monthly
North Carolin
Winston
Asheville
the Sun
Heodore Hobgood
W. J. Ki
Gerald Propritors
Winston~ Salem
H. H. Harper
Maud M. Rodgers
Henderson
Bluas
India
Levir
Zephyr
Owels
el ‘Island
W.F. Ellis
Dollar Daring
Durham, WC
Rere
E. J. Parrish
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