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Inauguration of Locke Craig as North Carolina governor
Raleigh reports the crowd filled the capital for Locke Craig’s inauguration with a large parade, military review, and grand ball. Chief Justice administered the oath, and Craig pledged justice, industrial reform, and expansion of health, education, and roads as he outlined a Democratic program.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Locke Craig
Third Regiment
Capital’ Square
Morgan
Wilmington
North
Kitchin
Craig
W. W. Kitchin
National Guard
P. S. Royster
Yarborough
J. T. Gardner
Shelby
J. C. Bessent
Winston-Salem
Young
Asheville
W. C. Rodman
Washington
C. M. Faircloth
Clinton
J. N. Craig
Reidsville
S. W. Minor
Oxford
J. J. Bernard
R. M. Albright
Don E. Scott
Durham
Coast Artillery Corps
Max L. Barker
Salisbury
Greensboro
Coast Artillery Band
Ambulance Corps of
Governor Kitchin
C. E. Johnson
John €. Mills
Rutherfordton
C. B. Armstrong
Gastonia
H. Montague
E. A. Macon
Henderson
Col
T. 8. Stringfield
Waynesville
W. L. McGhee
Franklinton
S. Westray
H. D Harper
Kinston
W. E. Gary
Gordon Smith
Smith
Assembly
Democratic Party
Dlow
Republican Party
Republic
General Assembly
Taney
Runnymede
Union
Society For the Protection