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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1907
Page
2
The Durham Recorder notes a historic jug trade peak and discusses planned hangings in Durham, describing a controversial prospect of executing a white man and a Black man on the same day on the same scaffold amid public debate and nostalgia for Christmas cheer.
North Carolina high court rejects error claim in Hodges case. The Durham wife killer faces execution within weeks after the Supreme Court decision. He confessed to the grisly crime and sought to delay fate, while his appeal centered on a technical point. Also report of a train 81 sleeper robbery near LaCross Virginia with about $800 taken including jewelry.
A passenger coach robbery on a day train left one robber wounded after a Pullman conductor tried to stop them. The robbers fled into the woods as the conductor, C A Eberhart of Jersey City, was shot but not fatally. F K Bull of Racine was among the robbed passengers as authorities track two armed suspects who had been in town four days. The Hodges crime and Freeman Jones case loom with death sentences scheduled, both likely to be carried out on the same day.
Miss Ada Strayhorn and Lewis M. McKee wed at 9:30 p.m. in the residence of Mrs. M. A. Strayhorn on Burch avenue. Rev. E. R. Leyburn officiated as the couple, later bound for Richmond and Rocky Mount where the groom works.
C J Hulin after months of rheumatism has traveled to Hot Springs Arkansas for a several week stays to take prescribed baths. He is accompanied by W C Lyon who will return in January while Hulin remains until his treatment completes.
Thomas Martin Cox traveled west to seek a bride and was quietly married in Asheville on Wednesday afternoon at 1 34. The couple then went to Statesville for a short stay before returning to Durham to establish their home in the city.
John Hodge is sentenced to die in February as Freeman Jones faces the same date and scaffold. The state supreme court upheld the lower court verdict in Hodges murder case, keeping the death penalty in effect while the appeal process concludes.
A large gathering of Black residents filled the court house on January 1 to mark freedom. Speeches were delivered and resolutions adopted reflecting the community’s celebration and aspirations.
An editorial argues against treating disease as criminal and highlights that illness often results from overwork and strain on women. It cites Dr. Pierce’s remedies and advice for pelvic disorders, rest, air, and light exercise, offering his prescription and medical guidance to readers.
Mrs Rhoda Jordan who lived on Mangum street died Saturday morning after a period of feeble health. She is survived by one son. Her remains were interred Sunday afternoon at Markham burying ground beside a son who died recently.
E A Whitaker aged 70 formerly of this city died at his home in Richmond after an eight week illness following a relapse. He left a wife and eight children five sons and three daughters. He was a church member buried in Richmond. his daughter Mrs J A Clark of this city had rushed to Richmond for his bedside and home when illness worsened, and she fell ill with pneumonia. The death is mourned by many who knew him.
Public notice seeking a timber tract of hardwoods, mainly White Oak, for cash sale by manufacturers. Quantity 1 to 4 million feet, suitable for staves and lumber, located within easy reach of a railroad. Offerors to respond with particulars.
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