Bold Leap by Escapee Convict Ends in Chase
A convict named Jack Clark who escaped capture on a prior sentence of ten years fled a Lynchburg to Danville train ride chained hand and foot. He leaped from a moving car after stopping near Danville water closet, and Sheriff Tuggle pursued by hand car with no trace found at this writing.
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Jack Clark
Henry County
Penitentia
Pion
Missouri
Tugale
Lynchburg
Danville
Pee
Clark
Dan
Tuggle
Farming That Pays at Wadsworth’s Model Farm
Charlotte Chronicle notes agricultural prospects as wheat stands knee high and fields wave with clover oats and hay. Mr. Wadsworth shows 175 acres of clover and two barns built for hay harvest with a first cutting already underway.
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Charlotte Chronicle
Wadsworth
Baseball Talk Sees Early League Strength And Prospects
A fragmented text notes New York as the first league club to achieve an errorless game. It mentions Meath as a club official and Staley as a pitcher with good form. Cincinnati batters, Long John Reilly is praised as a strong hitter. Clarkson and his brother are referenced for potential impact, with Brooklyn and Pittsburgh linked to tall, thin pitchers Foatz Caruthers Pittsburg and Henderson.
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Shee Oy
New York
Meath
Orng Staley
Long John Reilly
Cincinnatis
Clarkson
Brooklyn
Foatz
Caruthers
Pittsburg
accCormick
Henderson
Neu Whe Harm Town Opponents and Public Trust
A fragmentary sketch condemns those who oppose improvement and distrust public men. It laments residents who show hostility to newcomers and strangers and argues such attitudes hinder community progress and hospitality.
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R. Thom
Fowle Favored by North Carolina Democrats for Governor
The State Democratic Convention in Raleigh on the 30th will likely nominate Daniel G. Fowle, noted for eloquence and leadership, over other contenders. Observers urge a strong, popular candidate to unite the party and win the race, while local notes report diverse incidents from Grover to Wilmington and Buncombe to Cabarrus.
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Raleigh
Fowle
Bledmas
Alexander
Clark
Jacois
North Carolina
Africa
Daniel G. Fowle
A Rising Man Dr Brady Gains European Doctorates
Mr J Everett Brady of Mecklenburg County has earned A M and Ph D degrees from Heidelberg with distinction after six years studying at Goettingen Heidelberg Athens and Rome. He is praised by Athenæum and B L Gildersleeve for works on Modern Greek and grammatical topics and is commended for Sanskrit Greek and German scholarship. He will soon return to North Carolina where his career as a pilotist in philology is expected to reflect well on the state and university.
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J. Everett Brady
University of Heidel
Europe
Lessig
Goettingen
Heidel Parle
Athens
Rome
Brady
Heidelberg
Brady Ias
Mecklenburg
North Carolina
Religion in Science series by Prof Poteat at Wake Forest
In the May 9 1888 Bib Recorder the article announces Prof W L Poteat of Wake Forest College will begin an introductory piece for a series titled Religion in Science. It notes his standing as a progressive scientist and calls the forthcoming articles essential reading amid debates over Bible science conflict.
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Biblical Recorder
Raligh
W. L.poteat
Wake Forest College
Prof
Poteat
the Chronicle
Guilford Court House
D. Schenck
The
Union
Landmark Steers Prove Colossal Weight and Fatness
A. W. Page raised two mastodon steers sold to Ickey of Salem, with weights totaling 4 258 pounds. They were described as exceptionally fat, with a distinctive almond shape and prominent backsides, reflecting the owner’s prosperity in Yadkin valley.
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A. W. Page
Wilkes
Ickey
Salem
Sove
Firsi Yadkin Valley
Finley
Thos
Iilkes
Egypt
Snakes Ball on Florida Rail Line Startles Train Crew
A South Florida rail worker recounts a chilling morning as an oncoming train hit a large ball of snakes on the track near Kissimmee. The mass burst, sending whip, cow and water snakes flying. ten or more large snakes were recovered after the impact, with as many as 150 believed to have been gathered.
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South Florida
Kissimilia
Af Erward
The Man for the Place Nomination Call in District Politics
Democrats urged to nominate Capt. E. J. Parrish for Congress in this district claiming he arouses strong enthusiasm and would win a landslide. The item mixes with reports of unrest in Bessamer Alabama, fires, fears of arson, and militia calls. Other notes include Greensboro chamber advantages, evangelist meetings in Asheville, a sheriff’s fire loss near Walnut Cove, and the Wilmington Press election of church commissioners.
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E. J. Parrish
Sre
Capt. Parrish
Wngres
Election Called for Durham on June 4 1888
A petition asks for a vote on license for spirituous vinous and malt liquors in Durham. The Board canvassed signers and regulations permit an election Monday June 4 1888 with J T Mallory J J Thaxton S J Gooch and James H Southgate as judges and H M Rosemond registrar. No new registration required. notice to be served.
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Durham
Board of Commissioners
Gail Town
J- T
Mallory J.J. Thaxton
J. Gooch
James H Southgate
H. M. Rosemond
Jascary Laystorp
Trespassers Warned on Brack Property by Owner
A landowner warns that after more than two years fish on Talbot Smith’s pond are disturbed by Daily trespassers. He states the pond and adjoining land are partitioned and any walking driving hunting swimming boating or trespassing will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law by J. W. Brackett or the proper authorities.
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Talbot Smith
J. W. Brack
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Day & Knight
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Salem Female Academy
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Virginia
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Durham, N. C
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