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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1887
Page
4
A reflective tribute notes the removal of Confederate soldiers to Maplewood for eternal rest. It frames their deaths as noble, urges reconciliation, and honors valor while praising peace and unity across the nation.
The text notes Hon. S. J. Randall will address Georgians at the Piedmont Exposition in Atlanta this week. It praises his past opposition to Force Bill measures and his defense of Southern constitutional rights, even amid disagreement over tariff policy.
The Wilmington Messenger adds Theo F Tompkins to its editorial staff in the City Department. The twenty four year old writer comes from the New York Commercial Advertiser and is connected to Judge Thurman. His brother works for the Washington Evening Critic. He is described as versatile energetic and worldly.
The article notes that Jefferson Davis and Thomas L. Clingman of North Carolina are the last surviving ex Senators who in July 1861 left the U S Senate to join the Confederacy. It reflects on their passing of prominent Civil War era actors and their fading from public life.
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