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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1907
Page
2
The Durham Recorder announces publication details with editor by Zeb P Council and establishment in 1820. It lists entry as second class matter August 8 1903 and specifies subscription rates and advertising rates upon application.
The Durham paper laments partisan fights over city jobs after the recent election. It notes drivers of automobiles on rural roads stir bitter sentiment and critiques road bonds, asking authorities to enforce road safety as petitions circulate for the mayoral and congressional openings. The piece mentions Gov candidate Kitchin and Solicitor Brooks as potential successors.
The newly elected city aldermen met several times last week and selected J F Freeland as police chief after debate over replacing J A Woodall. Freeland will lead a staff including J W T Aldrige and J R Pendergrast as sergeants and several officers such as Ettagets Beavers Cates Weatherspoon Chandler Ferrell Crockett Clapp Lewter Proctor. Other officers named include W T Redmond L V Byrd as sanitary, T F Kirkland city attorney, and T M Stephens city treasurer.
The Durham superior court convened Monday with Judge Justice presiding. About 200 criminal cases opened including two murder trials and 69 liquor without license charges, plus numerous counts of assault with deadly weapon, larceny, and other offenses. a list of grand jurors was announced with J. L. Whitmore and others named as foreman.
Rev J D Bowen described a large Redmountain Baptist church gathering for the memorial service for Captain William Bowling. Other older members shared memories of his life and role in the church during the Wake Forest return Monday. A Canadian Courier joke about a colonel in the Royal Horse Artillery adds local flavor.
The note invites following a new serial story titled The Rogue's March. It urges readers to seek out the start and ensure they obtain the opening installment.
The advertisement touts Dr. R. V. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a blood cleansing treatment that benefits the brain and skin conditions like eczema and pimples. It recommends using All-Healing Salve on open sores and notes availability from druggists or by ordering 54 cents in stamps from Dr. Pierce of Buffalo.
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