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"Trumped-Up Charge. Millon Simon, a fourteen-year old Syrian, peddling in Whiteville, was arrested..." 1898

Date: February 1, 1898

Tags: 1890's; Joseph Simon; Law; Newspapers; Newspapers-Wilmington; North Carolina; Simon; Whiteville; Wilmington, North Carolina

"Two Arabs, a woman and a man, occupied seats on the mourner's bench, having been taken up under the vagrant act." 1888

Date: February 14, 1888

Tags: Arab; Newspapers; Newspapers-Wilmington; North Carolina; Wilmington, North Carolina

"There are eight native Syrians in Winston." 1893

Date: February 15, 1893

Tags: 1890's; Businesses; Catholicism; Merchant; Newspapers; Newspapers-Wilmington; North Carolina; Syrian; Wilmington, North Carolina; Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Syrian merchant asks to keep his stand, 1897

Date: February 17, 1897

Tags: 1890's; Businesses; Merchant; Newspapers; Newspapers-Wilmington; North Carolina; Peddling; Syrian; Wilmington, North Carolina

"Discharged. William Simons...brought before...the Superior Court, for examination for lunacy." 1901

Date: February 21, 1901

Tags: 1900's; Joseph Simon; Joseph Simons; Law; Newspapers; Newspapers-Wilmington; North Carolina; Simon; Simons; William Simon; William Simons; Wilmington, North Carolina

"Heikel Gideon...has gotten a part of the goods back through the efforts of the police." 1898

Date: February 26, 1898

Tags: 1890's; Businesses; Crime; Gideon; Heikel Gideon; Newspapers; Newspapers-Wilmington; North Carolina; Wilmington, North Carolina

"Syrians Pummeled Negro. Lively Encounter on Lower Market Street Yesterday About Noon." 1907

Date: February 27, 1907

Tags: 1900's; Fight; Joseph; Maggie Joseph; Newspapers; Newspapers-Wilmington; North Carolina; Race; Syrian; Wilmington, North Carolina

"Syrians In Court. Four of Five Charged With Beating Negro Convicted." 1907

Date: February 28, 1907

Tags: 1900's; Arabic; Crime; Fight; Language; Newspapers; North Carolina; Race; Syrian; Wilmington, North Carolina

"A Syrian Wedding. Nackley Scraehid...was married...to Miss Mary Gideon..." 1897

Date: February 3, 1897

Tags: 1890's; Charleston, South Carolina; Gideon; Marriages; Mary Gideon; Nackley Scraehid; Newspapers; Newspapers-Wilmington; Nockley Schrohid; North Carolina; Schrohid; Scraehid; South Carolina; St. Thomas Catholic Church Wilmington; Wilmington, North Carolina

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"Married Yesterday Afternoon...Nackley Scrohid...to Miss Mary Gideon..." 1897

Date: February 3, 1897

Newspaper article announcing marriage.

Tags: 1890's; Charleston, South Carolina; Gideon; Law; Marriages; Mary Gideon; Nackley Scraehid; Newspapers; Newspapers-Wilmington; Nockley Schrohid; North Carolina; Schrohid; Scraehid; South Carolina; St. Thomas Catholic Church Wilmington; Wilmington, North Carolina

"Store Broken Open. Goods to the Value of a Hundred Dollars or More Stolen." 1898

Date: February 7, 1898

Tags: 1890's; Businesses; Crime; Gideon; Heikel Gideon; Newspapers; Newspapers-Wilmington; North Carolina; Wilmington, North Carolina

"Three Syrians with unpronounceable names..." 1897

Date: February 8, 1897

Tags: 1890's; Businesses; Newspapers; Newspapers-Wilmington; North Carolina; Peddling; Syrian; Wilmington, North Carolina

"Stolen Goods Found." 1898

Date: February 8, 1898

Tags: 1890's; Businesses; Crime; Gideon; Heikel Gideon; Newspapers; Newspapers-Wilmington; North Carolina; Wilmington, North Carolina

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"Store Boldly Robbed." 1898

Date: February 8, 1898

Tags: 1890's; Businesses; Crime; Gideon; Heikel Gideon; Merchant; Newspapers; Newspapers-Wilmington; North Carolina; Store; Wilmington, North Carolina

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"A fresh detachment of Syrians arrived in the city today." 1900

Date: February 9, 1900

Tags: 1900's; Immigrants; Newspapers; Newspapers-Wilmington; North Carolina; Syrian; Wilmington, North Carolina

"Pithy Locals. On complaint of a Syrian merchant..." 1899

Date: January 12, 1899

Tags: 1890's; Businesses; Law; Merchant; Newspapers; Newspapers-Wilmington; North Carolina; Race; Simon; Wilmington, North Carolina

"Row In Syrian Quarter. Belligerent Negro, Whom Storekeepers Accused of Theft, Fought Accusers." 1902

Date: January 12, 1902

Tags: 1900's; Elias Wackeem; Khoury; Law; Newspapers; Newspapers-Wilmington; North Carolina; Race; Wackeem; Wilmington, North Carolina

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"Negro Desperadoes. One Syrian Shot and Another Badly Slashed..." 1902

Date: January 12, 1902

Tags: 1900's; Businesses; Elias Wackeem; Merchant; Newspapers; Newspapers-Wilmington; North Carolina; Race; Store; Wackeem; Wilmington, North Carolina

"Held For A Serious Charge. A Young Assyrian Arrested Charged With Criminal Assault." 1898

Date: January 13, 1898

Tags: 1890's; Assyrian; Joseph Simon; Law; Newspapers; Newspapers-Wilmington; North Carolina; Peddling; Race; Simon; Whiteville; Wilmington, North Carolina

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"Brought One Hundred. Excess of Boufarrah's Stock Sold This Morning." 1906

Date: January 16, 1906

Tags: 1900's; Boufarrah; Businesses; Elias Boufarrah; Newspapers; Newspapers-Wilmington; North Carolina; Stock; Wilmington, North Carolina

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Interest sold in Schibley Baufarah & Co., 1904

Date: January 2, 1904

Tags: 1900's; Businesses; Newspapers; Newspapers-Wilmington; North Carolina; Wilmington, North Carolina

"Mayor's Court Today. Negro Bound Over to the Superior Court." 1907

Date: January 23, 1907

Tags: 1900's; Boufarrah; Crime; Isaac Boufarrah; Newspapers; Newspapers-Wilmington; North Carolina; Race; Wilmington, North Carolina

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Wilmington Newspaper Collection Surname Descriptions

Date: January 26, 2006

This document describes the varies spellings of surnames in the Wilmington Newspaper collection.

Tags: 2000's; New Hanover County Public Library; Newspapers; Newspapers-Wilmington; North Carolina; Wilmington, North Carolina

"Suit Ends In An Execution. Elias Bufarrah's Store Is Closed By Constable." 1906

Date: January 6, 1906

Tags: 1900's; Boufarrah; Businesses; Elias Boufarrah; Newspapers; Newspapers-Wilmington; North Carolina; Store; Wilmington, North Carolina

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"Syrian In More Trouble. Another Execution is Issued Against Him in Magistrate's Court Today." 1906

Date: January 8, 1906

Tags: 1900's; Boufarrah; Businesses; Crime; Elias Boufarrah; Merchant; Newspapers; Newspapers-Wilmington; North Carolina; Syrian; Wilmington, North Carolina

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