Wilmington’s Welcome Week and Bank Bowden Wreck
The State Chronicle notes Wilmington Welcome Week events with a large parade of floats and crowds. It reports on the Bowden cashier scandal, funds missing from First National, and lack of pursuit or identification of Bowden as of press time.
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George T. Winston
Wilmington
Wrightsville
Raleigh
Rosabelle Englehard
Ha Worth
First National Bank
Bowden
State Chronicle
F. A. Onps
North Carolina to Exhibit at Chicago World's Fair
The North Carolina Board of Agriculture plans a worthy exhibit for Chicago using state museum items and a current Exposition display. They seek statewide cooperation from manufacturers and all professions to present NC well and promote the state to the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Agriculture
North Carolina
State Museum
Chicago
Presidential postoffices announced for 1892
The following postoffices will become Presidential on January 1 1892 Ozark Alabama Rockingham North Carolina Florence South Carolina Cumberland Gap Tennessee Princess Anne Maryland The President will not appoint postmasters to these offices until after the first of the year.
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Washington
Ozark
Ala
Rockingham
N. C
Florence
S. C
Cumberland Gap
Tenn
Princess Anne
Jury Selects Dr Graves in Denver Poisoning Mail Case
The jury in Denver Colorado has been selected in the case against Dr Thatcher Graves charged with mailing poisoned brandy from Boston to a Denver woman who died. The dead woman's will left Graves twenty five thousand dollars. Rockingham North Carolina will become a third class post office.
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Thatcher Graves
Denver
Col
Boston
Rockingham, N. C
Roan Denies Brother Involvement in Stephens Murder
Robert Roan, brother of Dr Felix Roan, denounces a deathbed confession claim about his brother’s involvement. He asserts Felix Roan was not in Yanceyville the day Stephens was killed and could not have participated, countering a report from DiRonicce via Hillsboro Observer authority.
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Robert Roan
Stephens
State Chronicle
Aerosville
N. C
Felix Roan
Yanceyville
Dom Pedro Ex-Emperor of Brazil Dies in Paris
Paris report states Dom Pedro ex imperial ruler of Brazil died of diabetes after a brief illness. Isabella, his daughter, was at his bedside and mourns as Brazil’s exile weighed on him. Born 1825 in Rio de Janeiro, he led with abolition of slavery and helped overthrow Argentine tyranny, aiding Paraguay. His death follows forty eight hours of declining health and a longing to die in his homeland.
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Brazil
Paris
Dom Pedro
Isabella
da Fonseca
D’eu
Rio de Janeiro
Braganza
Hapsberg
Lopez
Durham Chronicle Reports State Chemist Row and Hatch Act Policy
The Durham Chronicle details correspondence about samples sent for analysis by Mr. B L Duke and responses from Dr. Battle. It explains Hatch Act funding and the North Carolina Experiment Station’s shift to limit free analyses to landowners while advancing agricultural research on crops and tobacco curing.
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Battle
Sun
Durham
Snn
B. L. Duke
Durham County
Duke
Railroad Put in Receivership by U.S. Court
In Louisville a U S court placed the Richmond Nicholasville and Beattyville railroad in receivership on the complaint of the Central Trust company of New York and other creditors. Liabilities total about 3 million dollars.
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Louisville
United States
Central Trust Company of
New York
Richmond
Banker's Office Bombed in New York Crank Plot
A crank exploded dynamite at Russell Sage’s 711 Broadway office killing the bomber, two others, and injuring six. Sage escaped serious harm as the blast wrecked the building and sent debris across Trinity cemetery. The bomb was carried in a satchel demanding 31,500,000 with 590 pounds of dynamite.
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New York
Russell Sage
Mr. Sage
Broadway
Sage
Trinity Cemetery
Map
Rebels Overrun Districts Report Massacres and Looting
By Cable datelined Shancuat on December 4 the scene reports rebels overrunning districts. Mongolian princes are fatally harmed and ten villages looted. Christians are massacred in all cases. Accused persons join the league while the government claims some rebels captured and harmed.
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Shancuat
League
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Bank Widen
Alden
Allyays
San Francisco
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Bowd
Ste Day Nol
Wilming
Wil
Col. E. C. Hall
Florida
Coulter
Charlotte
G. M. Busey
R. E. Pearson
United Press
HE Stephens
J. R. Wessrer
Joseph Harris
Hillsboro Observer
Jill Russell Sage
The
Cable
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