Burglary Tale and Rescue in Sault aux Peche Street
A vivid Strand Magazine piece recounts Pierre and Baptiste, two industrious but poor workers, planning a safe burglary in a Sault aux Peché street establishment. A trapped bookkeeper signals help, the burglars drill open the safe, release him, then surrender to police after the bookkeeper thanks them and promises defense counsel.
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Jonce
Pierre
Baptiste
Armashackle
Sault Aux Pehewil
St. Mark Street
Pierre Sui Baptiste
Eopper
Pierra
Ladie
Ptiste
Cribcracker
Officers of Justice
Strand Magazine
Iebber and the Gospel Sermon Dismissal
William H. Hayne in Harper's Weekly reports a quarreling religionist who claims ignorance as he avoids action on the needy. The piece mocks a preacher who studies instead of helping sick souls, warning he may abandon gospel truth at judgment.
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Nuttin
William H. Hayne
Harper's Weekly
Orson the Hater of Art and a Parisian Grocer
A first person artist recalls life in Paris twenty years ago and a feud with Jobinard a tough grocer at Rue de l Ancienne Comedie who refused credit and mocked art students. The tale centers on Amenaide Daburon the sculptor and the shop’s cashier and the students courtly but costly antics.
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Ewass
Paris
Orson
Jobinard
Rue de l'Ancienne Comedie
Esau
Quartier Latin
Alvibiade Jobinard
Jobinard’s
Mile
Amenaide
Cabaron
Daburon
Mlle
Milo
Amena
Alexander
M. Jobinard
The Paris Leg Study and the Marble Demand
A group led by Dabaron and Cabaron visit M. Jobinard to persuade him to allow plaster casts of his legs for art. They haul plaster, bricks, and stones to mold the limbs, pressing Jobinard into a public sculpture plan as he endures the process with grim resolve. The scene ends with Jobinard immobilized, awaiting marble hardening while the crowd departs in triumph.
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M. Jobirard
Jobinard
Dakia
Dabaron
Paris
Hercules
M. Jobinard
Monsieur
Cabaron
Pepe
Sentlemen Stylenes
Johinard
Daburon
Monastjeur
The Witness in the Sacred Closet of Prayer
A Wesleyan Christian Advocate piece reflects on a mother’s prayerful sight and the ongoing spiritual witness through the Spirit. It urges readers to seek the divine witness that one is a child of God, comparing it to Abel’s sacrifices and Christ’s example, and stresses daily faithfulness over worldly measures.
Ladies Approve Move To Raise Marriage License Fees
Ordinary Herrington reports strong female support across Northeast Georgia after a Banner article condemning ordinaries for raising the marriage license fee to five dollars. He says at least seventy five letters praise the effort and urge action, arguing wives are worth the extra cost and men should pay if the fee rises.
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Herrington
War fears rise over Samara attacks and Pacific tensions
Report from San Francisco notes fear of open warfare on Apia islands between rival factions as King Malietoa promises subduing the rebellion with limited fighting. In Washington Cleveland's extra session message is prepared at Buzzard’s Bay to avoid office seekers.
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Samara
San Francisco
Apia Islands
Malietoa
WashineTon
Cleveland
Congress
Buzzard’s Bay
Bank Closures and Justice Death Report
WInxeconne Wisconsin July 8 The Citizens' bank closed its doors with cashier Varnacer arrested for receiving deposits after insolvency He says the bank can pay in full A National in South Dakota Hor Sprixes July 8 The First National bank of this city closed its doors Newport Rhode Island July 8 Associate Justice Samuel Blatchford of the United States Supreme Court died quietly Friday night
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Winxeconne
Wis
Citizens’ Bank
Varnacer
South Dakota
Hor Sprixes
First National Bank
Judge Blatchford
Newport
R. I
Samuel Blatchford
United States Supreme Court
Libel suit seeks ten thousand damages over Chronicle article
A ten thousand dollar libel damages suit was filed in Clarke County Superior Court against the Augusta Chronicle and W. H. Lowe by Asbury B. Hodgson. The suit arises from Lowe’s Athens reporting on water works, alleging Hodgson hid bonds in New York and questioned his finances. Trial term set for April 1894 with appearance in October. Also notice of organ auction at Coleman’s at 10 A.M. on Saturday June 15.
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Superior Court
Asbury B. Hodgson
Augusta Chronicle
W. H. Lowe
Lowe
Athens
Hodgson
New York
Howell
George D. Thomas
Hodgcori
Clarke County
Casa
An Assassin Spirit Targets Banazer with Night Handbill
An unknown person or persons circulated a late night green handbill attacking the Banazer over officer salary reductions. A city employee, described as a negro who stays at city headquarters, is suspected but no culprit is identified. The author calls the act cowardly and vows to reveal the responsible party.
Two Athenians Named Deputy Marshals
Marshal Sam Dunlap appointed A. G. Elder and W. B. Pruitt as deputy marshals in Athens. Elder is a leading merchant who may keep his store, while Major Pruitt, long associated with the Bannan, will start his duties soon.
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Sam Dunlap
Athens
A. G. Elder
W. B. Pruitt
Elder
Major Pruitt
Danlap
Officer Kelly Case: Trial for Conduct Unbecoming an Officer
The case against Officer Kelly was tried Friday afternoon by Alderman Smith and Welch on a conduct unbecoming an officer charge. The move followed a complaint Kelly filed about a prior Augusta Chronicle report alleging a gambling room sighting and a note about a husband fleeced by gamblers. Witness Joe Peeler testified seeing Kelly in Major Dean's room over four years ago, and an anonymous note about the matter could not be traced to any source.
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Kelly
Alderman Smith
Welch
Police Committee
Kelley
Augusta Chronicle
Walter Lowe
Goodrum
Kelly Lowe
Lowe
Joe Peeler
Major Dean
Counts All and Redeems the Tribe of Levi
A religious note explains that God counts every individual from the least to the last and redeems the tribe of Levi to minister in place of first-borns. It records a census showing 273 more first-borns than Levi, with redemption at five shekels each totaling 1365 shekifs, and asserts no person is ever lost to God. It adds a casual remark about Capt. Cran Oliver and a prompt to ask him why he is not to be joined with a certain class.
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Jackson
Abel
Christ
John
Father
Paul
God
Ares
Levi
Christain
Cran Oliver
A Watkinsville Sensation and Grand Jury Investigation
A sensational report from Watkinsville details a neighbor’s attempted assault on a young woman by a sick wife’s husband. The incident, kept secret briefly, has prompted a grand jury inquiry with a potential punishment for the offender.
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Max
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