Murder of Senator Stephens Shocks Yanceyville in 1870
In Yanceyville Caswell County North Carolina the death of Senator John W Stephens during a Democratic county convention shocks the town. Reports describe his discovery with a rope around his neck and stab wounds after he left the meeting with a supposed friend. The Standard and other papers discuss motives rumors and calls for justice amid tense postwar politics.
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Yanceyville
Jno. W. Stephens
Senator Stephens
Stephens
Caswet
Mr. Stephens
J. C. Wilkinson
John Kerr
Bedford Brown
Col
E. B. Withers
Wilson Carey
J. W. Stephens
Court House
Hillsboro
Bigelow
Richmond
Blalock
Caswell
Welcome Week Tops Charleston in North Carolina
Wilmington reports record Welcome Week crowds with 25 000 visitors and 20 000 for fireworks. Sixty counties represented and 65 parade floats with 2 000 marchers. Sprunt & Son showcase cotton industry and 400 employees. Outlay near 4 000,000 dollars for the week. Rocky Mount Tobacco Exposition draws 140 000 pounds of bright tobacco and high prices with a large attendance and evening banquet.
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Wilmington
N. C
Charleston
Charlotte
N.C
Sprunt & Son
Sprunt
United States
Pitt
B. H. Bunn
Rocry Mount
Caswell Arrest Justified by Lawmakers After Violent Outrage
The passage condemns a violent act condemned as an outrage against the laws of the land. It discusses surveillance and arrest on first suspicion but rejects rushing to harsh measures without due process. It notes alleged thefts of vengeance against Caswell's people and calls for lawful restraint.
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Caswell
Pickpockets at Work Reported in Navassa Guano Cash Incident
Special to 8S from CHRoxice Wilmindox North Carolina December 3 reports pickpockets on the principal street robbing the Navassa guano company messenger of $500. Within an hour the thief was captured and the money recovered.
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Wilmindox
N. C
Navassa Guano Company
Unprecedented success at Wilkesboro lot sale amid snow storm
Special to the State Chronicle reports North Wilkesboro real estate sales as 190 lots sold at about six dollars per front foot despite heavy snow. Buyers were mostly local residents connected with the Winston Land and Improvement Co. Also noted is Winston NC reports of 138 lots sold yesterday bringing $20,089 and 50 wooded lots at $1,745.
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North Wilkesboro
The
State Chronicle
Wilkesporo
N. C
North Carolina
Wilkesboro
Winston Land and Improvement Co
Winston
N.C
Y. M. C. A. Building in Wilmington Opens
Wilmington’s Y M C A building costing forty thousand dollars and noted as one of the handsomest in the South is formally opened. The item ends with an unrelated ad for Bradycre, tine to reduce a swell head.
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Wilmington
N.C
Democratic caucus set for December 5 1891 lead claims
Washington dispatch reports 200 members of Congress in the city for the House Democratic caucus to nominate candidates for the Fifty-second Congress. Final on ballot totals shows Crisp 98 Mills 67 Springer 59 McMillin 29 Hatch 13 as party infighting and overestimation noted. Judge Holman issues official call for 2 pm meeting at the House hall December 5.
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Washington
Congress
Crisp
Mills
Springer
McMillin
Hatch
Holman
House of Representatives
House
Hoimanx, Chm
Absconding Treasurer Rumors In Bladen County
Be Tie United Press reports from Cuar Lotte North Carolina that J M Benson the Bladen county treasurer fled with six thousand dollars of county funds. He is also believed to have taken about ten thousand dollars belonging to farmers in the county who deposited money with him.
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Cuar Lotte
N.C
J. M. Benson
Bladen County
Benson
Don Pedro Improves. Paris Dispatch Reports
Paris dispatch reports Don Pedro has shown marked improvement and physicians now believe he is out of danger, according to London dated December 5.
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London
Paris
Don Pedro
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Ktory
Byaien Steph
Meredith
North Caroathay
Josia Turner
Cken Stephens
Yancey
Dei
Heng
Observer
Raleigh
Roay
Cus
Stevens
Polly Rog
Harris
Slaugl Ghier
Ume
T Stephens
Daily Standard
Jos. W. Holden, Esq
Holden
Charlotte Observer
Hubbard
Bethel Church
Rockingham
Standard
Daily Sentinel
Virginia
Orange
Alamance
the Sentinel
Josiah Turner, Jr
Greensboro
J. W. Stevens
Caswell County
Union League
Rocky Mount, N.C
Wilmington’s Y. M. C. A
Start Chronicle
United Press
Cable
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