Florida Patriots Win Pardon For Two Georgia Luminaries
After weeks of petitioning by Terrell county grand jurors and local officials, John Kelly and Charles Kelly, once fugitives linked to the 1870 Ames and Oxford killings in Dawson, were granted executive clemency by the Governor. The brothers, long respected in Terrell and Taylor counties, fled to Florida after a jury acquitted them of murder and involuntary manslaughter charges amid a high profile trial and sensational circus confrontation.
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Ames
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Georgia Line
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Beard County
Taylor County
Georgia
Grand Jury
Remarkable Dog Story at Forge Ends in Injury
Blacksmith John Templeton, owner of a fog species of the English masthifrevently, worked at his forge when a dog attacked a hot steel piece. The animal gripped the weapon with its teeth, drawing it from Templeton’s frontal bone and burning the smith’s mouth as he was knocked to the shop floor. The incident left Templeton with a burned jaw and injuries, witnessed by anxious bystanders.
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Mr Templeton
Steed
Mr. Templeton
Theideg
Shrewd New York Side Court Scene with a Watch Case
A man claims ownership of a watch while a woman asserts it is hers. The judge pressures him about the key and the missing home, then the prisoner fumblingly admits windings. The watch proves stemwinder, a five and a half year sentence is given. An ad for Bendickl's Regulator targets women's health with a free treatise offer.
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Brapheny Regulator Co
Atlanta, Ga
Sunny husbands brighten home life and spirits
A Homestead note argues that men should bring sunshine to the home. It urges husbands to greet their wives with cheer, noting the wife bears daily fret and workload while the husband enjoys outside social time. A cheerful countenance at home eases household strain and dispels gloom from childrens’ faces.
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June
Homestead
Curative Power of Water in Emergency Care
An old editorial argues water is the universal remedy and should be prioritized in illness. It recommends hot-water applications around a child’s neck for croup and a hot towel over the seat of pain to relieve toothache or neuralgia, noting swift relief in many cases.
Interstate Commerce Law Defends Federal Regulation
The Interstate Commerce Commission visit aims to let public grievances be heard early on the new federal regulation. The law seeks to end rebates and special tariffs, shifting regulation from railroads to the government, despite railroad opposition. Public sentiment may turn against railroads if costs become excessive, yet the law’s equal rights aims to distinguish just from unjust hardship and possible modifications rather than repeal. A Mercer professor story is noted, alongside social anecdotes about a whistling craze and a Birmingham visit to Senator Sherman.
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Interstate Commerce Commissioners
South
Apedia
Feder
Dan Dougherty Faints While Introduced At Public Meeting
A recollection recounts Dana Dougherty, famed Phihelelphin orator, as he prepared to speak for a Democratic candidate in Pennsylvania. The crowd surged, he faltered, and fainted on stage, later described by the New York Sun as attended by illness and removal from the platform.
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Pennsylvania
Billy
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Candy
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Rieral
Daniel Dougherty
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New York Sun
Ex-convicts face job bias in post prison life
A lengthy critique notes how ex convicts like John Ryan in Louisville and a New York journeyman painter struggle to find honest work after prison. It argues reform is possible, urges state employment programs, and condemns employers who sustain distrust, with references to Christian forgiveness and social concern.
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Louisville
Ryan
New York
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Arcrime
Savannah News
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