13 Nov 1889
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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1889
Page
1
A melodramatic scene unfolds with whispered grief and hopeful longing. A confidant urges restraint as a future parentage is revealed to Rachel while a couple plans to share the news with their daughter, closing with a cautious question about love.
A dramatic tale opens with Mr McStab pressing Miss Hamtagg in a tense exchange. In a later scene Algernon Fitz-Thompson McStab burns a bundle of letters to Rachel Hamtagg, vowingly seeking revenge as wind and weather groan around the old house.
A Denver dispatch reports a severe eight day snowstorm across Dayton New Mexico and Clayton area. Snow depths reach seven feet in drifts with 20 inches on level. Thousands of cattle perished or trapped, with five cowmen and two Mexican sheepherders dead. Train passengers endure starvation and improvised meals as crews fight to reach stranded riders. The storm is described as the worst ever seen in the territory.
A major blaze in Petersburg Virginia caused by a rear store ignition destroyed the Iron Front block on Sycamore Street near Tabb. The five-storey row spread rapidly, consumed sixteen businesses, and left an estimated loss of 500000 with 350000 insured as engines from Richmond joined the effort.
A satirical monologue imagines a woman rejecting male power and chores by swapping roles with men. It imagines preferring the back seat, avoiding instruction roles, and punishing oppressive behavior, using sharp, humorous hypotheticals to critique gender expectations.
President Harrison proclaims Thanksgiving Day for Thursday November 28. Reports of violent crime include Frederick Morrell of Bridgeport beating his wife to death. A magnitude earthquake shock affected Kentucky Indiana and Missouri. Lenientment in North Carolina over a lynching case and a new colored postmaster appointed in Clarksville Tennessee. Brooklyn memorial arch cornerstone laid at Kings County with a $2 cost. US weekly business failures rise to 239. Chicago alert over identity of Dr Cronin respect to a cottage. Nashville Baptists push for a national Baptist University. Secretary Proctor again urges Congress to appoint an Assistant Secretary of War. Columbus and Hocking Valley Coal and Iron strikes ended and workers returned. Remains of Geo. can may be moved to West Point or Arlington. Colorado snow disrupts rail travel with 2 to 3 feet around Colorado Springs.
The Burlington News records more tragedy in the McCrackin household as typhus fever claims Miss Jennis and two other family members within weeks. Relatives and neighbors extend deep sympathy to Mr. John McCrackin, whose wife and three sons previously died. The piece reflects on moral exhortations and calls for Christian compassion to heal afflicted souls amid shared grief.
The Governor appointed delegates to the National Silver Convention to meet in St Louis on November 26. Listed are W. S. Primrose and T. K. Bruner of Wake, E. C. Hackney of Durham, H. A. London of Chatham, RK. P. Watts of Batna, John A. Baringer of Guilford, W. H. Vlive of Craven, George Nountree of Lenoir, W. N. Day of Halifax, Dr. J. H. L. McAden of Mecklenburg, J. J. Bonner of Rowan, Col. J. W. A spelled of Forsyth, A. C. Farrar of Edgecombe, Hl. F. Schenck of Cleveland, D. C. Waddell of Buncombe, J. A. Madidry of Henderson.
Missouri enacts the Newberry law banning gambling devices and amusements in saloons including cards, pool, billiards, athletics, and music. In Indian Territory, Corley Brunner, a Black horse thief, was shot during arrest and rivals killed officers, followed by further violence. Large horse sales in Fayette Scott and Pattison counties exceed half a million dollars, with five horses fleeing to Kentucky raising the year total to 2,909,000.
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