01 May 1889
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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1889
Page
1
A weekly county newspaper from St John Eevion North Carolina, devoted to county state and national interests. Published every Wednesday with local notices and community information.
A Philadelphia era voice notes Washington Territory as promising for workers while warning on westward migration. North Carolina letters describe a Westward journey to Tacoma and St. Paul. The piece also reports Ohio New Richmond race clashes over school integration and a broader call for charity amid sectional tensions.
Impressions of Washington Territory from a traveller detailing a long journey from Johnson City Tennessee to Tacoma via multiple rail routes in April 1889. The account notes lively emigration, better amenities on the Wisconsin Trail Line, and prospects for settlement in Washington in the near future.
The Franklin Press reports a tragic fire near Clay ton destroying the house of W P Wood. The burning killed his wife and four children, found in their beds when the cabin’s dry wood fuelled the flames. The door was locked, hindering escape. the mother seems to have tried to flee. An area mail carrier discovered the ruin.
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