Senate Poll on Sherman Act Repeal Topic Sparks Debate
The article reports a Senate poll on repealing the Sherman Silver Act of 1890. It notes limited Democratic support and stronger Republican opposition to bringing the measure to a vote. A proposed compromise by Col. Livingston suggests coinage of all treasury bullion, repeal of the act, and prevention of speculating in metals, with free coinage for silver bullion owners up to two million dollars monthly.
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Chandler
Dixon
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Tile
Col. Livingston
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Irby
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Bland
House
Don Dickinson
Crisp
Chipman
Detroit
Dickinson
Henry Villard
New York
Interior
Hawaii
Leesburg Letters Show Growth Amid Tragedy in Georgia
Leesburg Ga February 1 Our farmers report good weather after a cold snap and oat crops spared. Maj J H Pope and wife left for Birmingham visiting relatives. P Jones moved family and store to Chokee. A Birmingham visitor captivates a local barrister. Building activity hints Leesburg’s continued vitality. Ellen Kinsey burned severely in a fire. County commissioners approved bonds for officers. Professor Baldy opens a school. Churches well attended and health reported good. In Dawson, Prof Charles Lane’s lecture raises funds for church. Sheriff Christie captures Jim Wilson for a murder seven years past. Court house praised as finest in state. big clock admired. Noted memories compare Charles Crisp to Alexander H. Stephens for recall of names. Samuel Thorpe alias The Kid tried for murder in Yamacraw. jury returns verdict of murder.
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Lee County
Leesnuns
J. H. Pope
Birmingham
Ala
P. Jones
Chokee
Sam
Lettle Forn
Loosburg
Ellen Kinsey
J. F. Johnson
J. Hargrove
T. J. Green
Baldy
New Methodist Church
Christie
Jim Wilson
George Washington
Ed King
Salter Tedder
Ceamoyee
Prof
Mra
L. D. Lockhart
Americus
Ameretto Moore
Atlanta
Dawson
Jaf
Pistol accident leaves Atlanta man gravely wounded
In Atlanta on February 1 telegraph operator C J Davis was shot in the neck by Willis Camp. the pistol, a 38 revolver, was believed unloaded. Davis, now in grave condition, says the shooting was accidental. Camp was not arrested. Neighborhood reaction followed as doctors fought to save Davis life.
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C. J. Davis
Courtland and
Gilmor
Roots
Willis Camp
Asia
Davie
Campould
Mesars
Camp
Davis
Emil Stanflel
Emil Stanfield
Stanfield
Death by Morphine in Atlanta Lover's Desertion Tragedy
Mrs. Ela Webb Hanson, 20, of 33 Humphreys Street, Atlanta, died after an overdose of morphine taken at home following her husband Robert E. Hanson’s prolonged desertion. The couple wed six months earlier. he is now in Paducah, Kentucky. Friends say her illness and his absence left her crushed by life, and she purchased morphine at a Glenn Street pharmacy before locking herself in. Doctors tried to save her, but she died at 1 20 this afternoon.
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Atlanta
Robert E. Hanson
Humphreys Street
Hanson
Ela Webb
Robert F. Manson
T Here
Paducah
Alcle
Dr. Hayes
Glenn Street
Mrs. Hanson
Young
Brantley
Johnson
Algo
Tle
Austell
Death at the stare fuels Texarkana lynch mob
Paris Texas February 1 news brews as word arrives that Smith, captured in Hope Arkansas, is to be brought to Texas to face execution for killing Myrtle Vance. A mass meeting votes to burn him at the stake, guards doubled to avert a lynching while the town crowds the streets and trains head for Texarkana to join deputies. Telegrams confirm Smith’s confession and calls mount for swift justice amid a backdrop of public fear and demonstrative mob energy.
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Hows
Smith
Mttle Myrtle Vance
Hope
Ark
Atreots
Texarkana
Pointe
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