mad dog, building collapse, shootings, buffalo lithia springs

1891-08-11 - Raleigh News & Observer

  • A tower fell off a building at Trinity College. “Very heavy, weighing two million six hundred thousand pounds.”
  • Mad Dog Killed in Henderson after biting 3 people (Dr. Cheatham “cut out and cauterized the lacerated parts”) [TODO how did you treat rabies pre-vaccine? I guess this was it. did they survive?]
  • Hezekiah Arp, nephew of Bill, shot two guys during an argument
  • Base-Ball!
  • Buffalo Lithia Springs (“The Carlsbad of America”) … Dr. Cheatham is visiting there
  • The State Farmers Alliance and Southern Dental Association accidentally got double-booked for their conventions at Morehead City this week
  • A Desperate Duel in TN
  • Stronach’s Grocers has After Dinner Cheese