06 Jan 1890
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1890
Page
1
A garbled union of political debate resurfaces about tariffs and republican leadership. The text references Speaker fights, possible vetoes, and shifts in party lines amid a broader struggle over policy and power, with scattered mentions of Tennessee figures and legislative maneuvering.
Congress reassembles after a two week recess. Many members are absent or ill with grippe, delaying committee work on lands, Alaska, and executive nominations. Julines and other leaders outline agenda for central committee, rules, and Ways and Means as sessions near February.
Isadore Garnie a former Jacksonville resident shot himself at Colonel Candler's Decatur home, dying from a temple to temple wound. Witnessed by Mrs Candler, the event followed rumors and a troubled past including a prior fatality in Jacksonville. Garnie, about 22, studied law with Candler Thou, had lived in Georgia two years waiting for a state bar exam. Local church activity and community shock followed the tragedy. He left a Smith & Wesson pistol, two chambers loaded, one empty. The motive remains unclear with speculation it was an act of crisis rather than intent to kill another.
In a late afternoon incident at St Himo two young couples fled toward the city after a hurried elopement attempt. Cooper and Mary Albright wed with witnesses present while Mary’s sister Sale Albright and her companion added a second couple’s efforts. The scene moved to 814 Wallling street as Squire Kirkland performed the ceremony in a crowded parlor, with Mary Albright and Cooper married amid the hushed crowd and surprised relatives.
Tense feud between Sun lav Gre editor J Howell Kent and Leonard Button business manager of the Sun day society papers culminates in Kent destroying an edition and Button circulating a sensational recount. Mutual friends warn of a possible confrontation as tempers flare. Incident reflects bitter personal hostility and pressures within the local press.
A fragmentary page recalls a long passage on a mother’s death and Christian vows, shifting to an illustrated nature episode where a pair of snakes capture prey and a bird’s mating display leads to a dramatic, deadly culmination in a zoo-like scene. The account blends mournful reminiscence with a vivid natural history snippet.
A masked group in Harris County freed outlaw Will Wallace from jail at night after breaking doors and bars. They fled the town with a prisoner named Dan Tatum, while guards on roads failed to stop them. Earlier, Wallace was linked to terror in the area and had prompted a governor’s reward offer for his capture.
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