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Newspaper

Durham Recorder

Location

Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1896

Page

4

Durham Rally Honors James H Southgate For Prohibition Party

A large audience gathered at the county court house to honor James H Southgate recently nominated for vice president by the Prohibition Party. Capt Parrish chaired with praise, Trinity students waved a pro Southgate banner, and U N C commencement notices followed with local obituaries and funerals reported for Mrs M A Blair Col E Dalby Lucy Grey and infant HDwin Holton.

Court House Mr. Southgate James H. Southgate United States Prohibition Party W. A. Erwin West Durham E. J. Parrish Capt. Parrish Prof. Mims W W. Shaw Prof Mims Trinity College Trinity Southgate Dur_ham M.A. Blair Watts hospi_tal Bettie Anabel Reidsville Trinity Church Col. E. Dalby Durham Hester's Granville County Col. Dalby Lucy Grey J. H. Halliburton Jhoon Hdwin Holton S. M. Holton Lea Street W. B. Doub Main Street Bawin

County board re adopts old school books amid book pressure

Durham County commissioners met in regular session and re adopted the old textbooks for public schools. Ginn Co a Boston firm campaigned to shift book selection to counties, but officials upheld the tried volumes. A switch to new books was estimated to cost about $10,000 for Durham County.

Board of County Commissioners Ginn & Co Boston Boards of County Commissioners State Board of Education Durham County

Repeal of town train safety rules and new crossing flagman

The city Aldermen repealed the ordinance requiring trains to stop and limited speeds to six miles per hour, setting the maximum at ten. A new rule orders a flagman at each crossing on Church and Dillard streets, with the change taking effect tomorrow.

Board of City Aldermen Church Dillard Streets

Decorations and disasters span a stormy Florida and Virginia day

Reports detail a man injuring himself in a cellar with an oil can and facing permanent blindness after self harm. Private advices from Key West reveal smallpox in Havana. Decoration Day ceremonies honor Union dead near Peters burg with speeches by Cameron Battle and others. A Raleigh-like moral column urges daily Christian kindness and charity.

Key West Fla Morro Castle Havana Durham N. C Epitor HeRace Christ Earth Sam Jim

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