Democratic State Convention to nominate Raleigh ticket
The Democratic State Convention meets at Raleigh next Wednesday and will nominate a full State ticket. The Republican convention in Greensboro last Tuesday nominated John M. Brower for reelection to Congress. The public is urged to elect legislators who will cut taxes and ease burdens on citizens and business.
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High Point
N. C
Republican State Convention in Raleigh Opens with Blain e Focus
The Raleigh gathering convened at noon with Charles A. Cook presiding. Delegates were mostly white as John C. Carey became temporary secretary amid speeches from Linney Boyd Winston Settle Harris. The party attacked President Cleveland and repealing internal revenue laws while Blaine and Sherman factions clashed over a permanent chairman. George Mabene and John Dancy named permanent secretaries. Nominations followed for governor Oliver Dockey, lieutenant governor Pritchard, secretary Staunton, auditor McKesson, treasurer Bingham, and attorney general Devereaux. A Jackson County feud led to the deadly shooting of Logan Bumgardner and his son by Allen Dills near Sylva. The Baptists debate potential North-South union, with Northern influence likely to sway outcomes. Various lighthearted jests and cartoons closed the page.
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Charles Price
Rowan County
Oliver H. Dockey
Richmond County
J. C. Pritchard
Madison
John W. Staunton
Wilson
C. F. McKesson
Burke
G. A. Bingham
Rowan
Thomas P. Devereaux
Ghost preacher haunts Georgia pulpit on Sundays
A colored preacher recently hanged in Georgia is said to occupy his old pulpit on Sunday nights delivering sermons to a terrified flock. The report frames a moral argument against Randall's whisky tax repeal. The piece also notes fashion shifts and local incidents including a pardoned prisoner and a cattle show in Raleigh.
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Secret Marriage Sparks Legal Clash Over SC Divorce
In Columbia Miss Little secretly wed Augustus Mintz, who cannot publicly marry elsewhere. Mintz’s wife and Mintz defend their binding South Carolina marriage, since the state prohibits divorce. Dr Atkinson’s supposed marriage is void. Mintz may pursue divorce only outside SC, while SC law bars recognition of other courts.
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South Carolina
California swindle yields heavy sentence for Simon Hamburg
San Francisco dispatch reports Simon Hamburg received a heavy penalty for swindling Parker of 610000. Hamburg and an accomplice sold Parker a city property with defective title after taking 8060 cash and a 6500 Oregon farm. Hamburg argued he believed the title was perfect, but an accomplice admitted a planned theft. He was jailed for one year and fined 19000 with alternative imprisonment of 53 years if unpaid.
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Faithful Leonore and Barnum Life for New York Family Story Paper
The New York Family Story Paper publishes Faithful Leonore or His Grave Kept Green a patriotic romance for the holiday and a Barnum life instalment. Readers are urged to obtain No 766 for four months at one dollar postage free. The Supreme Court confirmed the Beaufort Superior Court murder death sentence of W A Potts for Paul Lincke’s killing last year, with the Governor to designate the execution date.
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Boschee's German Syrup Promoted as Lifesaver for Lung Ailments
The piece argues knowledge of enemy approaches aids defense and notes lungs determine survival. It urges early use of Boschee's German Syrup at first cough or throat trouble, claiming it has helped thousands and is the bene factor of any home.
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Red Flag Oil and Puritan Cough Cure at Brown Matton's
Advertises Red Flag Oil as a home doctor for rheumatism neuralgia burns and pains with a 25 cent price. Also touts Puritan Cough and Consumption Cure for coughs colds and consumption at Brown Matton's drug store.
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Brown & Matton’s
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