Notes and Comments from the Starz Chronicle
Editorial notes from Aug. 28 recount local observations on farms near Cary and Morrisville, praising Asbury and Sam Horne’s wealth from self-made means and discussing agricultural prospects. A public-spirited talk favors measured reform and warns against pessimism amid political tension. The piece recalls railroad safety thoughts, Sanderlin’s accident history, and J M Oplext’s success in Concord cotton mills, plus news on Gov Scares’ ill health and the Winey family in Greensboro.
Raleigh Hosts Colored Agricultural and Mechanical College Site Offer
Trustees of the Colored Agricultural and Mechanical College visited Winston Greensboro and Durham to evaluate sites for the institution. Raleigh presented a 50 acre land offer near the capitol plus $7,000 cash, totaling $18,000 with railway access enhancement. Trustees postponed a final decision until October amid strong local support and fundraising.
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Colored Aricultural and Mechanical College
Winston
Greensboro
Durham
Raleigh
Capitol
Electric Sparks and Turmoil Across States
United Press reports Judge John F. Dillon elected president of the American Bar Association with secretary and treasurer re elected. A push urges states to form uniformity committees. News from Dusty and Darron details board changes and a murder and indictments in Georgia with vigilante threats.
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United Press
Boston
John F. Dillon
New York
American Bar Association
Park Place disaster victims buried at Woodlawn cemetery
Nine unidentified and three identified bodies from the Park Place disaster were taken from the morgue and buried at Woodlawn cemetery in graves of three. Will Wynn and Mane were noted in the dispatch.
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New York
Park Place
Woodlawn Cemetery
Wis Flying Trip He Gives an Exhibition in Boston
A rider travels forty miles to Portland and plans an afternoon exhibition in Boston after arriving by steamer from Portland. The trip includes fifteen miles ridden in rain and ends with plans to return home. The note is from Porthand Maine dated Aug 28.
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Wis
Boston
State Chronicle
Maine
Portland
Wii
Wryxne
Steamship Old Dominion Drifting Off Absecom Lighthouse
The steamship Old Dominion of the Old Dominion line drifts in a helpless condition about fourteen miles off Absecom lighthouse after a shaft broke yesterday morning. The first officer and four sailors came ashore to report to New York owners. Provisions will last at least twenty four hours.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Old Dominion
Old Dominion Line
Absecom Lighthouse
New York
Free Tuition at the University for Deserving Youth
President Winston announces expanded access to higher education with free tuition for ministers’ sons and future ministers, public school teachers, and needy students. It also offers long-term tuition indulgence to very poor boys, scholarships for the needy and talented, and loans to the very needy and upright.
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Winston
Alliance Mass Meeting at Dasham
About three to four thousand attended the Alliance rally in Durga on August 28. Rev J W Lee opened with prayer and C B Green gave a welcome. A H A Williams hosted, with J F Willetts of Kansas, Jerry Simpson, and L L Polk speaking on banking, sub treasury and related topics.
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State Chronicle
Alliance
J. W. Lee
C. B. Green
A. H. A. Williams
Congress
J. F. Willetts
Kansas
Headache Relief Claim Tied to Bradycrotine Usage
The notice asserts that Bradycrotine provides relief for headaches, describing it as a cure claimed by the product’s advocates. It presents no corroborating medical evidence.
Rutherford College Health Resort Explains Bright Prospects
Rutherford College in Burke County North Carolina presents itself as a healthful bracing village near the W N C R R. with no historic epidemics. It offers affordable board tuition and a robust faculty including Rev R L Abernethy and Prof Sie George N Folk among others. The rebuilt buildings, a new fall term beginning August 5 1891 and programs in music languages and science mark its growth as a health oriented educational center.
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Rutherford College
Burke County
W.N.C.R.R
Europe
R. L. Abernethy
A. M
Arthur T. Abernethy
Johns Hopkins
L. Berge Abernethy
A. B
W.E. Abernethy
Sie George N. Folk
Charles H. Wissner
Leipsic
M. Boekbinder
London
Berlin
Early Moore County Springs Gains Noted Water Interest
Reported from Jackson Springs as a mineral water with believed remedial uses draws visitors and property interest. A party sought an option on about 700 acres while analysts from the State Experiment Station for North Carolina examined the waters and a new hotel and public springs facilities were opening to guests.
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Salf
J. J. P. Pernell
Fernell
Wake Forest
J. J. Pernell
G. W. Davis
Jackson
Jackson Springs
Moore
Analsis
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W. G. Archuren
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Morrisville
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Yorktown
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Cat. J. M. Opext
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Salisbury
Chatham County
Concord National Bank
J. M. Winey
Katie Scaes
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Ecnarical College
Dusty
Dwyer Gray
Freeman’s Journal” Company
Parnell
Litrie Rock
Ark
Isaac Frauenthal
Conway
Charles Mulligan
Darron
Murray County
Hosea Jones
Henry Fincher
George Mullins
Barlow Mullins
Ivem Collins
James Bramlett
Lemuel Bramlett
George Welch
Rehoes
New York Horror
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Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
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R. B. Baney
N. C
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Warren St
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Chimen
Seine
Wi. L. Douglas
Mission
Brockton, Mass
Heller Bros
Raleigh, N.C
Will. Wynn
Mane
A. G. Rhodes
W. Hewin
A. G. Rhodes & Co
Martin Street
Change Place
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Horner & Drewry
Oxford
N.C
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Wynne
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College
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