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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1909
Page
4
Mr. L. Walker aged twenty nine died Monday at 7 45 PM at his Foster Street home. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning from New Sharon Methods Church. He leaves three sisters and several relatives. The text also contains garbled political remarks about a Mr Bryan indicating no clear connection to the death notice.
The Durham board of aldermen met in adjourned session to organize a paid fire department set to begin March 1. J A Harris, driver of hose wagon No 1, faced charges but the mayor’s report found no cause for removal and urged retention. Hose companies and engine company officers were elected, with March 1 as the start date. A separate item notes a suspect, Charlie Wilkins, arrested near the old house for a possible crime connected to Graves Speight.
Charlie Wilkins, a notorious town figure, was arrested two miles from the city as an alleged Black Hand member. He is jailed after a scheme to extort $100 from merchant J. W. Cole, aided by a New York detective. Cole had planned to comply, placing the money at a designated spot. The case details include letters signed Black Hand Association and an ensuing investigation.
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