Murder claim and arrest after East Durham watchman killed
Coroner's inquest follows the death of Jack Roberson a 58 year old watchman for the Carrington Lumber Company at East Durham his body found with a pistol wound near a timber lot Wesley Bates a former Carrington employee who threatened Roberson is jailed awaiting trial Eyewitness and sheriff reports point to Bates as the prime suspect Remains taken to Lyons Granville County for burial with Roberson leaving a wife and three children.
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Durham
Jack Roberson
Carrington Lumber Company
Eastham
Wesley Bates
Roberson
Harvard
W. E. Young
East Durthat
Ington Lumber Company
Harward
Gor
Be Sherif
Rmerly
Inten Company
Watch- Ff
Irs
Bates
Mr. Roberson
Granville County
Carrington
Chatham Lumber Company
Granville
Jack R. Roberson
Lyons
Democratic Club Organized in Durham Court House
Durham readers report a newly formed Durham Democratic Club after a well attended meeting at the courthouse. Officers named include R. H. Sykes as president and D. W. Sorrell as secretary, with precinct vice presidents and a treasurer chosen. The group pledged active efforts toward a Democratic victory under Bryan and W. W. Kitchin.
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Court House
H. A. Foushee
R. H. Sykes
D. W. Sorrell
Paul C. Hutchins
W. C Lindsey
Durham Democratic Club
William J. Bryan
Brooks Opens Campaign at Mangums Store
Brooks launches campaign in Mangums Store as county candidates gather Monday. Woods shelled at East Durham in a separate event with local reactions and brief reports on outcomes.
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Woods
East Durham
Campaign Opened in Durham with Enthusiastic Democrat Rally
Democrats launch county and state races at Mangums store with Brooks address and widespread candidate handshakes. Brooks speaks again at East Durham to a large crowd as national politics heat up with predictions of Bryan victory and Taft efforts waning.
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Durham
Mangum’s
Brooks
Conperess
East Durham
Bet Over Hat Sparks Knife Fight and Jail Time
Two Black men, Tom Green and Emmet West, fought Sunday afternoon over a $1 hat bet. Green wounded West with a knife but broke the weapon. West was hospitalized. Police shot Green in the calf as he resisted arrest. Green, jailed on assault charges, is suspected in the murder of Jack Roberson, with Bates seeking his alibi.
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Tom Green
Emmet West
Green
West
Jack Roberson
Bates
Roberson
Linseed Oil Mix Cuts Paint Costs for Quick Job
A reader details a cheap method to create test paint by mixing three gallons of linseed oil with one gallon of pigment, yielding paint at about $1.20 per gallon. The note claims rapid results and reduced price versus buying ready made products.
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Hackmey Hoe
M. Haint Agemis
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Nates
Roas
Ransom Davis
Jink Maddry
Democratic Club
S. C. Brawley
Victor S. Bryant
Bryant
Jones Fuller
Ilon
W. W. Kitchin
Mangum
J. S. Manning
Fuller
Associated Press
Bryan
Taft
Foraker
Standard Oil Company
Legal Services
Ohio
Citizens National Bank
B. N. Duke, Pres
J. B. Mason
J.B. Duke
American Tobacco Company
Y. E. Smith
Durham Cotton Mfg. Company
C. L. Haywood
Haywood & Boone
J. H. Sourucate
Southgate & Son
R. H. RicsBee
Q. E. Rawwls
Tiree Es
N. M. Johnson
J. B. Warren
Depository OF the People
County OF
City OF
United States OF America
Home Savings Bank
North Carolina
Reade Bros. Ge
Reade Bros. Co
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