Funeral Train Bears North Carolina Senator Vance to Raleigh
The remains of Senator Vance arrived in Raleigh after a Washington to Raleigh journey. A large crowd gathered at depots along the route to honor the late statesman. The procession included Gov. Carr and numerous officials, with Confederate veterans and students in uniform. The rotunda at the Capitol housed an elaborate display of flowers as the public viewed the casket.
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News-Observer
Senator Vance
Washington Iy
Raleigh
Vance
Hoke
C. N. Vance
Gov. Carr
Senator Gray
Swann
C. M. Busbee
Henry Martin
E. K. Boykin
Baltimore
Tate
Coke
R. H. Battle
George P. Pell
L. S. Brown
Richmond and
Danville
Senate
Washington
Stevenson
Carr
St. Mary’s School
Martin Street
Fayetteville
Capitol
Capitol Square
Rotunda
Meg
North Carolina
Old North
Tuckar
A. and M. College
Fayetteville Street
Only a Printer
A historical tirade arguing that many famed figures from royalty to authors and leaders were printers by trade. It emphasizes that printing work shaped intellect and that brains are needed to be a printer, citing numerous named individuals across nations and eras.
Society's two standards of morality for men and women
A judge asserts that moral standards must be equal for men and women and that chastity applies equally. He notes girls receive strict guidance while boys are often unrestrained, and that society should reform by enforcing a single, inviolable standard.
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Judge Wilson
Remarkable Diary From Berlin Man Records 52 Years
A 73 year old Berliner, born in Rensselaer county, kept a diary from age 18 for 52 years. He logged 628,715 cigars with 43,629 gifts and 585,086 purchased for about $10,433. He also notes 18,786 glasses of beer and 36,081 glasses of spirits costing $5,350. The diary ends with the line I have tried all things I have accomplished nothing.
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Berlin
Rensselaer County
Employment Training and Industrial Prosperity Message
Essay argues widespread unemployment masks a demand for skilled labor and urges honor in all work. It cites Raleigh Agricultural and Mechanical College graduates quickly filling lucrative posts as proof of practical industrial training. Calls for statewide expansion of such training to balance prosperity.
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Agricultural and Mechanical College
Raleigh
University of N C Summer School for Teachers
A summer program at Chapel Hill runs July 2 to July 28 with tuition of 5 dollars for all instruction. Sixteen professors from North Carolina Texas Louisiana and other schools teach languages sciences civics and pedagogy with practical teaching demonstrations. Board lodging runs about 15 dollars monthly. railroads offer reduced rates. Circulars available from President Winston Chapel Hill N C.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
North Carolina
Texas
Louisiana
State Normal and Industrial School For Women
Charlotte
Wilmington
Raleigh
Goldsboro
Prsident Winston
Woman's Sphere And The Influence Of Women
Poem praising the indispensability of women in all aspects of life, arguing that no task or event, from birth to death, has any weight without a woman’s presence or influence. The verse asserts limitless significance across earth and heaven.
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Earth
Heaven
A Laudable Ambition for Young Men and Home Life
A writer urges young men to abandon bachelor quarters and self indulgence, praising the aim of owning a home and family. He warns that lax attitudes toward marriage and leisure lead to moral decline and parasitic living, urging healthier ambitions and partnership with capable women. The piece also notes farmers faring well despite a mild climate and strong harvest prospects, contrasting with Northwest blizzards.
Big Suit Against the State Over Cowles Bond Claim
Calvin J. Cowles sues in the Supreme Court to have 10000 dollars of repudiated bonds declared valid against the State. The bonds, issued in 1863, funded railroad and Cape Fear and Deep River area projects. The Governor has been served to hire counsel, and the case will take twenty days to proceed with further suits anticipated as 250000 dollars of bonds remain outstanding.
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Supreme Court
Calvin J. Cowles
Chatham Railroad Company
Raleigh
Chatham County
Cape Fear
Deep River
Condition of Farmers in North Carolina Reported
The piece notes improving prospects for North Carolina farmers while detailing severe distress among one crop farmers in the North and Northwest. It mentions destitution driving some to seek new homes and expresses hopeful outlook amid hardship.
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North Carolina
North
Northwest
The Day a Husband Trades Roles in Housework
A husband recounts swapping duties with his wife in a humorous verse about household labor. He tries washing, churning, and cooking while she plows and tends the farm, learning the heat and toil of domestic tasks. By day’s end he praises his wife as the true engine keeping the family fed.
Southern Exposition Proposed by Durham Leader
Mr. Julian S. Carr of Durham North Carolina writes the Baltimore Sun praising a proposed great Southern Exposition in Baltimore for 1897. He believes Southern support will come from interest in Baltimore and advance the city’s interests through a first class showcase of the South.
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Baltimore Sun
Julian S. Carr
Durham
N.C
The
Sun
Baltimore
South
Southland
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Prince Edward William
Prince Napoleon
Russia
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Prussia
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China
William Caxton
G. P. Morris
N. P. Willis
James Gale
Charles Richardson
James Parker
Horace Greeley
Charles Dickens
James Buchanan
Simon Cameron
Schuyler Colfax
Mark Twain
Amos Cummings
Bret Harte
Opie Reid
Artemus Ward
Petroleum V. Nasby
Sut Lovingood
Senator Plumb
James S. Hogg
Virtue
University of N. C
Great Northwest
John Robinson
Bulletin
John PL Trowbridge
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