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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1907
Page
2
By ZEB. P. COUNCIL. ESTABLISHED 1820. Entered as second class matter August 8, 1903, at the post office at Durham, N. C., under the act of Congress of March 1879.
Durham column critiques the North Carolina passenger fare law while noting record heat and railway rate tensions. It mentions sheriff vacancy debates, Carry Nation sympathy, and a sudden Tarboro Eastern Carolina League tragedy ending with Brown University players returning home after Preston D Jones death.
Claiborne Carr sails for a broad trip from Quebec on schedule. A. Marvin Carr undergoes an appendectomy at Johns Hopkins and is reported to be recovering well. A moonlight excursion to Fuquay Springs drew a large Durham crowd last Thursday night. A new Fearrington firm will sell farmers supplies under W C Pearson. Dr J T McCracken and Miss Margaret Vander Linden wed at Pella Iowa on July 17 and will be at home in Durham after August 1.
James B. Duke and Mrs. Nanaline Inman wed at 3 p.m. in the home of Mrs. William Stackpole at 210 St. John's Place Brooklyn. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Dr. Daniel J. Burrell in front of many friends and associates. The couple left for Somerville New Jersey then plan an extended tour of Europe.
Hickory reports the death of Joe Melvin Grubb known as Jolly Joe the fat man weighing 702 pounds at death age 24. He toured with Johnny J. Jones Carnival four years and dictated exhibition plans to his manager. The death was blamed on heat and disease complications. The body was prepared for shipment to Wytheville Virginia near his parents. The carnival closed and tents draped in mourning as staff mourn the loss of a valued attraction.
In a tension filled scene Peggy confronts Tom and Claire after accusations swirl around a possible murder. Tom rejects forgiveness while denying innocence, the household strains under looming revelations, and Nat Sullivan presses for a capture as Daintree feigns calm amid the chaos.
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