This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1907
Page
2
Classified line notes a 1903 postal matter statement entered as second class at Durham North Carolina post office under the 1879 act mentioning August 1 as a filing date.
Durham Superior Court this week disposed of cases with Judge Justice presiding. The Harris murder trial continued amid detailed testimony from E H Massey and Dr N M Johnson, with jurors selected for the Harris case and a true bill found on W T Rigsbee for illegal voting.
James T Henderson a carpenter died after a fall at work on the Virginia Carolina Chemical Co factory site in East Durham. He lingered until Tuesday at 12:20 PM, never regaining consciousness. Cause given as concussion with suspected skull fracture, body prepared for burial and sent to Danville Virginia. He was 28, survived by a wife Daisy Hodges and two children, with parents from Wilmington and Danville joining for burial arrangements.
The county school board allocated funds to districts with over ten thousand students. The city received 17482.50 dollars. Remaining amounts were distributed to townships: Durham 9999.50, Lebanon 1148, Mangum 3325, Oak Grove 549.50, Patterson 2037. Also notices announce the marriage of Miss Lillie Paschall to Mr B Norman Slade at Mangum Street Methodist Church on January 17.
Westbound trains depart Lynchburg daily with express and sleeper options Roanoke to Columbus Cincinnati Knoxville and intermediate points Eastbound departures include parlor and sleeper services to Norfolk Petersburg Richmond and Farmville Winston Salem and Charlotte connections served by the Roanoke Winston-Salem and Lynchburg divisions plus Bluefield Fries Galax Norton and Pulaski lines Bragg and Bevill sign as travel officials.
Condensed timetable lists daily and assorted numbered trains serving Irrham and Raleigh Durham Richmond, with connections to Charlotte Savannah Jacksonville and Washington. Services include through coaches Pullman sleepers mixed trains and local stops to Goldsboro Keysville Oxford and Raleigh areas.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.