The Shoemaker of New Haven Roger Sherman Summary
A 19th century portrait of Roger Sherman tracing his rise from a Connecticut shoemaker apprentice to lawyer judge and statesman. It highlights his industrious character his early study while working his craft his service as county surveyor arraigning astronomical work and education at Yale and his later roles in the Continental Congress and the national constitutional framework.
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Roger Sherman Faithful Politician and Pious Leader
The piece lauds Roger Sherman as an eminently pious man whose life blended Christian practice with public service. It cites Ames and the Fourth of July era praise, calling him a man of integrity, prudence, discernment, and enduring usefulness who died in blessed memory.
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Roger Sherman
Hoger Sherman
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Two Murderers Hanged by Mob at Vicksburg, July 7
Seven hundred white citizens mobbed the jail yard and hanged Smith Tooley and John L. Adams alias Foch after a failed examination. Their alleged crimes included the murder of Benson Blake, a planter and merchant, at Redwood, following a string of robberies and assassinations. The War ren Light Artillery refused to defend the jail.
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Smith Tooley
John L. Adams
Foch
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Warren Light Artillery
Tooley
Adams
Henry Blake
Benson Blake
Redwood
Congress to investigate Homestead conflict over Pinkerton agents
The Senate considered investigations into the Homestead strike clash involving Carnegie steel works and Pinkerton detectives. Resolutions by Guallinger and Peffer sought inquiry into Pinkerton use, organization, purpose, and legal limits, but both actions were laid aside. Also reports of recent Southern and National League games followed.
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Homestead
Washindon
Carnegie
Pinkerton
Guallinger
Committee On Education and Labor
Peffer
United States
Excursion to Tallulah Falls for White Travelers
An Athens to Tallulah Falls excursion is planned for July 30 with round trip fare one dollar. Organizers anticipate many citizens joining to visit the resort famed for beauty, offering ample space for several hundred passengers and an enjoyable trip.
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Athens
Tlulah Falls
Eiter
One Advertise Word Unique Across Weekly Druggist Notice
An 8 inch display ad in this week’s paper claims every weekly advert has no two words alike except one, as Medicine Co presents “Creesent” and the brand name on books, with Dr Bigger’s Huckleberry cordial advertised to cure bowel and teething troubles for children, sold by dealers.
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Shadows of earthly fame a warning from faith
A religious speaker argues that chasing wealth status and showy displays ends in vanishing shadows. Earthly riches are fleeting. only God grants lasting rest for the soul. The truly wise seek immortality in God’s eternal kingdom, not temporal glory. Selected.
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God
Kingdom of God
Domestic happiness recipe in Talmage sermon
A commentator in the Christian Herald argues that true household peace comes from old fashioned domestic religion. The piece contrasts fleeting kitchen romance with durable faith, citing biblical wisdom and Solomon to claim happiness at home rests on heavenly ingredients and steady trial rather than culinary tricks.
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Assassin in August Reported Shot in Georgia
An unknown assailant shot Pleasant McCarthern in the stomach on Jones street in Aveusta at midnight. McCarthern escaped serious injury, police suspect a likely suspect, while he offers no details of motive or identity.
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The Dead Pinkerton Chief
James W. Kline Pinkerton superintendent killed in the Homestead riot was born in Wasasa Indiana and adopted son of Jonathan Talmadge director of the First National Bank. Known locally as Ban tam for his build he enjoyed games of chance at fairs before joining the Pinkertons. He lived in Chicago four years and recently visited his hometown.
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James W. Kline
Homestead
Jonathan Talmadge
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Bantam
Pinkertons
Chicago
When your heart is bad and your head is bad clean throw
A curious vignette features a child asking a Sunday-salient teacher about remedies. The girl cites Ayer’s Sarsaparilla as the medicine that recently restored health to her sick mother, highlighting a common remedy in the era.
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Ayer
The Silver Bill Stands Exactly as Senate Passed It
Washington July 9 in the senate discussion of the Homestead riot Mr Quay read Frick's communication and a labor side statement to balance it. The house tin plate bill imposes a one cent duty per pound from October 1 1893 and free entry from October 1 1894 with remaining tin on the free list. The lead ore bill exempts certain silver bearing ore from duty. The coinage committee report favors the senate bill with no amendment and a close vote is anticipated with both sides claiming small majorities.
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Homestead
Quay
Carnegie Iron and Steel Company
Frick
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Peffer
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Washington Post
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House
Coinage Committee
Bland
Tracy
Murderers caught in Georgia church conspiracy shock
Atlanta detectives and Sheriff Grass expose a church tied murder of Dr. A N Sloane in McDonough. Ben Bivins the preacher, Henry Harrison, and Jim Shafer deacons implicated. Bivins confessed with others, saying the shotgun kill was planned after a church visit. The case suggests a conspiracy among church members.
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Ladies call Athens to honor veterans with charity barbecue
A Athens civic appeal urges every woman and youth to help organize a veterans barbecue on the 20th. The memo asks all ladies to meet at the Y M C A parlors Monday at 10 am and to contribute time or evidence of support if they cannot attend, stressing duty and unity.
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Athens
Y. M. C. A. Parors
Baseball records from city matchups across the nation
The record list covers multiple twin bills and city games. At Macon and Chattanooga teams split results, Memphis beat Mobile, Chicago defeated Washington, Cincinnati split against Baltimore in two games, Louisville fell to Boston, Pittsburg edged Philadelphia, and Cleveland split with Brooklyn in two games.
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Louisville
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Arbitration Proposed for Homestead Labor Troubles
The World proposes referring the Homestead labor unrest to a three member arbitration board consisting of Governor McKinley of Ohio Governor Pattison of Pennsylvania and Terence V Powderly of Pennsylvania The World argues arbitration is the only prompt and fair settlement now that blood has been shed at Carnegie's works and both sides should accept it while neither can surrender without yielding all
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Homestead
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Ohio
Pattison
Pennsylvania
Terence V. Powderly
Carnegie
The Handsomest Lady Endorses Kemp's Balsam Remedy
An Athens resident praised Kemp's Balsam for the Throat and Lungs noting it stopped her cough instantly when other remedies failed. A druggist offers a free sample bottle with large sizes priced at 50 cents and 1 dollar.
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