Conspiracy Plot Unfolds in Powers Trial at Georgetown
Testimony in the Caleb Powers trial detailed a planned conspiracy to shoot Goebel and Democrats in the Kentucky Senate. Witnesses described early plotting, including a plan to start a general shooting in the Senate chamber later halted by Finley. Hazelrigg, Stivers, and Bosley testified about warnings and alternate plans as deputies limited access to the chamber.
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Georgetown
Caleb Powers
W. H. Colton
Senate
Goebel
Charles Finley
Finley
Colton
Wildcat Still Destroyed Near Peach Post Office
Nashville reports G. W. Floyd of the internal revenue service returned from Lawrence county after a raid with Deputy Marshal Hollis and Posseman Gonvelman two miles from Peach. They captured and destroyed an illicit still of about ten gallons output. no one was at the site.
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Nashville
G. W. Floyd
Internal Revenue Service
Lawrence County
United States
W. B. Hollis
Paul Gonvelman
Peach Post Office
President Roosevelt Dinner With Booker T. Washington Sparks Controversy
Washington correspondent reports Booker T. Washington dined at the White House with President Roosevelt, prompting South reaction and claims it could wreck Roosevelt’s standing there. Officials say the occasion was routine and no details given. The incident may affect Republican prospects in the South and deter Democratic gains.
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Booker Washington
Washington
Nashville
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee
Ala
White House
Roosevelt
South
Two Postmasters Suffer in Court in Tennessee
In Nashville two former Tennessee postmasters faced embezzlement charges in U S District Court. David M Griewold, ex postmaster at Wagon Grundy county, was fined 1000 after pleading to embezzlement near 1100. J B Collier, ex postmaster at Silver Top Houston county, received a 125 fine for embezzlement.
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Nashville
United States District Court
Tennessee
David M. Griewold
Wagon
Grundy County
J. EB. Collier
Silver Top
Houston County
Niagara Rapids Shooting Captures Crowd in Buffalo View
James F Buckner and his wife viewed the Niagara Falls whirlpool rapids as a man made a twenty foot boat with a gas engine. He waved a flag at entry, the boat sealed, the vessel battled the rapids, broke a smokestack, but the pilot survived and exited the craft. The crowd cheered as the craft was towed ashore and the man walked away.
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Souinville Courier Journal
James F. Buckner
Board of ‘Trade
Buffalo
Terra Firma
Long Lost Brother Returns to Kentucky Family
Owensboro Courier reports a man entangled with a local family, claiming kin and food aid. He was revealed as a long lost brother of Mr Mathews, who had just learned his own son was dead. The man once lived in the area and reappeared during a period of destitution amid sorrow.
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Owensboro, Ky
The
Courier-Journal
Se Grant
Richard Postaons
Mr. Mathews
Chanen
Great Mt
Minneapolis
Wound Results Fatally in Nashville Case October 14
Wound results in a fatality in Nashville as Duke R. Jot wom, a prominent figure tied to Waverly, is named in the report dated October 14.
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Nashville
Duke R. Jot Wom
Queon of
Waverly
Potato Love and Heirlooms Across Potatoes Tale
A rambling narrative blends famine era woes with romantic fancies centered on potatoes. It recalls a scene where a man courts a woman with a potato offering as symbol and a theft of diamonds prompts a wandering pursuit. The piece features names and places in a clipped, oral-news style.
Unconscious Anarchy Editorial Sparks Democratic Debate
A Rochester Democrat and Chronicle editorial attacks The Commoner critique of self government as unconscious anarchy. It argues Republicans distort Democratic principles and warns against imperial schemes that place governing power in the few while the many pay the costs.
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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
The
Democrat and Chronicle
Bryan
Democratsand Chronicle
Sates Eteepublican
Jefferson
Henry Clay
Abraham Lincoln
le Reece Poe
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Government by the people and the danger of misrule
In a democracy the duty to expose government abuses remains essential. The speaker warns that condemning rational criticism as anarchic excuses oppression and delays relief. Blaming reformers for unrest ignores those who profit from misgovernance and seek to silence accountability.
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Beieves
Beale i
Sunset Glorys and Cloudless Dawn Reflections
A reader recalls a sunset and the next morning’s clear sky, noting the lack of dramatic clouds to paint the horizon. The piece contrasts beauty with absence, ending with a Spurgeon quote about trials and divine glory.
The Eternal Fitness of Things
A Nashville American correspondent asserts white and black social separation is natural and permanent. He argues genuine social intercourse would destroy the social order, insisting the president should not press racial equality for political ends or personal advancement. He frames amalgamation as societal destruction despite public sentiment.
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Nashville
Lurchers Under Arrest in Morning City Disturbance
A cryptic historical brief notes arrests after an early morning disturbance in a Li Tenn time frame. The report references a Christian Advocate source and mentions police actions, brief details, and a suspect apprehension linked to a local incident.
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Sueria
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