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March 13, 1896
The News & Observer
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
Colonel Thomas S. Kenan pledges $100 in installments to support B. F. Montague's proposal for establishing a public library in Raleigh, urging eight more donors to join.
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THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Col. Thomas S. Kenan Will Give $100 to Start It.
The proposition made in Sunday's News and Observer by B. F. Montague, Esq., to be one of ten to give $100 toward establishing a public library in Raleigh, is bearing fruit, as the following note shows:
Raleigh, N. C., March 12.
To the Editor:-
I second the proposition of Mr. B. F. Montague to give $100, to be paid in installments, for the establishment of a public library in Raleigh.
THOS. S. KENAN.
Let us have the other eight. Who will be the next?
Col. Thomas S. Kenan Will Give $100 to Start It.
The proposition made in Sunday's News and Observer by B. F. Montague, Esq., to be one of ten to give $100 toward establishing a public library in Raleigh, is bearing fruit, as the following note shows:
Raleigh, N. C., March 12.
To the Editor:-
I second the proposition of Mr. B. F. Montague to give $100, to be paid in installments, for the establishment of a public library in Raleigh.
THOS. S. KENAN.
Let us have the other eight. Who will be the next?
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Public Library
Raleigh
Donation
Philanthropy
Community Initiative
What entities or persons were involved?
Thomas S. Kenan
B. F. Montague
Where did it happen?
Raleigh, N. C.
Story Details
Key Persons
Thomas S. Kenan
B. F. Montague
Location
Raleigh, N. C.
Event Date
March 12
Story Details
Col. Thomas S. Kenan offers $100 in installments to second B. F. Montague's proposition for a public library in Raleigh and calls for eight more donors.