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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1891
Page
3
The article extols the Royal Blue Line trains on the New York to Washington corridor praising Pullman fittings mahogany interiors and plush trim. It notes five hour travel between New York and a port and highlights modern steam heating and vestibule extensions improving comfort.
Report covers the murder of Pink White a respected musician found on the N C railway near dawn with his fiddle and money intact. Coroner Dr. Douglas notes two deep knife-like wounds to the heart and witnesses placing him near Parrish street. a murder investigation unfolds with a growing list of prisoners and witnesses.
The railroad commission ruled that railroads must charge fractions exceeding a mile the same as a full mile, but no charge for any distance under a half mile. A telegraphic note reports other items: capsized vessel off Donegal with five drowned. six hundred thousand dollars in gold seized for shipment to France. a cave death of Will Davis in Florida phosphate beds. and a Boiling Springs man cured of years of infirmity by a mad dog incident and improvised remedy.
Miners in Briceville Tennessee resist convict workers as troops under Governor Buchanan move the state militia to protect convicts at the Tennessee Coal and Mining Company mines. Two miners reportedly marching toward the conflict as tensions escalate over labor and safety.
Small ad proclaims a cure for headaches nervousness sleeplessness neurabia fire nervous debility sexual weakness and poor memory. It advertises Dr Miles restorative nervine available at Yearby's drug store in Kehart Indiana and promises a remarkable discovery.
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