Revered preacher defends boy turned rogue by state neglect
A preacher confronts poverty and crime, denouncing city streets and a mother’s abuse as he rescues Willie Friedman from police and orders care. He vows to take the boy to Wilmington for reform, blaming society for creating criminals and urging statewide accountability.
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Friedman
Ann Friedman
United States
Willie Friedman
Mr. Hardsense
Willie
Lrojan
Wilmington
Currituck
Weather Bulletin Reports Slight Improvement with Crop Struggles
Weekly weather crop bulletin from North Carolina Experiment Station shows little crop improvement for the week ending September 4, 1891. Reports indicate cool early days, light unnecessary showers, and uneven rainfall across districts affecting cotton rust, corn fodder, and tobacco curing with prospects for more rain and cooler temperatures.
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North Carolina Experiment Station
State Weather Service
Marriage of Rev N B Cobb and DeLisle Fennel
An 1891 Wilmington newspaper notes the wedding of Rev Dr N B Cobb and Miss DeLisle Fennel at Duplin county near Harrell's store. The ceremony was performed by Rev Dr T H Pritchard with about thirty guests and a country dinner. The groom, a Raleigh resident and former lawyer, is a Baptist minister from Wayne County. The bride is sister to Wilmington residents Owen and Dallas Fennel. Dr and Mrs Cobb returned to Raleigh after visiting Goldsboro.
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N. B. Cobb
DeLisle Fennel
James Fennel
Duplin County
Harrell
T. H. Pritchard
Chapel Hill
Raleigh
Wilmington
Messrs
Owen
Dallas Fennel
Wilmington Messenger
Cobb
Goldsboro
W. H. H. Cobb
Dr. Cobb
North Carolina Hospital
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