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Newspaper
Tarboro Southerner
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1876
Page
3
The Tarboro Southerner lists advertising rates for ten lines or one inch columns, with varying charges for different ad lengths. It notes subscription price, renewal warnings, and directs readers to local offices for business. Also mentions selling sewing machines, beer offerings, and a call for a lunacy committee for a dramatic correspondent.
The Edgecombe County Democratic Convention will be held at the Tarboro Court House on Tuesday July 11 to nominate legislators and county officers. Public notices urge white voters to attend, elect delegates, and boost turnout for the November ticket with emphasis on Vance and Tillerson.
Tuesday's mob uprising in Tarboro left Policemen Moore and Bassett badly bruised and cut while resisting two armed Black men. Sheriff Cobb and Mayor faced a crowd urging prisoner release, with Captain Philips and the Colored Fire Company forming a cordon to guard the courthouse amid threats. Authorities vow to uphold the law and deter future riots as clashes flare into a warning on race and order.
A July meeting at Gonlon's Hall forms a Tilden and Vance Club in Trisnot Township, electing officers and adopting a constitution. The group endorses the St. Louis ticket, invites supporters to join, and plans a flag-raising, with publication to local papers.
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