Veteran juryman refuses death penalty and keeps learning
Mecon County veteran Eben Reynolds, a juryman for forty years, declines the death sentence and argues that only the Creator may take life. He recalls Civil War service, values plain facts over eloquent statements, and plans to attend spring term if able.
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Nmecon
Eben Reynolds
Micie Fork Township
Mecon County
Eben
Gare
Mney
Trico
Ebe
Ibe
Uncle Ebe
Jarpman
Cap
Ilianeme Fe Ben Ell Guthrie
Unele Ibe
Tulix
Uncle Erie
Eric
Heads and Heels in Beaseley’s Circus Inferno
In Beaseley’s Circus Tommy Dugan, a rough-and-tumble clown, lands the Donkey with the Educated Heels act and falls for Gypsy, sister to Miss Gypsy. Lord Dartmoor, Gypsy’s half-brother and owner, schemes to ruin them by rigging a deadly stunt. Tom learns of an American marriage loophole to wed Gypsy and keep her safe, while a sabotaged performance escalates danger.
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Tommy Duran
Deaseley’s Circus
Tommy
Demosthenes
Tom
Hayseed
Seaseley
Tom and
Donk
Dugan
Demostienes
Tom Dugen
Gypsy
Royal Horse Riders
Beasley
Dartmoor
Beaseley
Dbeaseley
Essary
Gyp
America
Denseley’s
Tommy Dagan
Miss Gypsy
Jay
Royal Horse
Lron
T Hem
Billy
Asp
Love
Easeley
Circus
Tom Dugan
Gypey
Deemos-the-nees
de Moxiheres
Degen
Dartmoora
Demosthents
Circus Perfo
Ang
Billy Fox
Brother Ringmaster Fair
Royal Horse Head
Li Henet
Cogontah
Torneo
Leaseley
Yommy Dugan
Mise Cheney
Sam
Doeagley
Ordin
CACTUS COVERS GOVERNOR'S GRAVE
Arkansas. LOST HIS FORTUNE IN OFFICE 'Firet Campaign of Land Owner, uric? in Texas. Cost Him Only Ten Dollar Pocahontas, Ark. Cactus and mos quito now cover the grave of Thomas S. Drew one of the first Governors of Arkansas. A move to bring him back for burial in Pocahontas is under discussion with a bill likely to be introduced. Drew spent little to run for governor in 1844 and 1848 was re-elected. He resigned during a second term to support his family and later died in Texas.
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Tom
Demosthenes
Gypsy
Uric
Texas
Pocahontas
Ark
Thomas S. Drew
Arkansas
Hood County
Drew
Batesville
Ransom Bettis
Black Rivers
Cherokee Bay
Randolph County
California
Robi Hamil
Masonic
Gov. Dréw
C. B E. Henderson
Senate
Dream Prisoner to Walk Free on Near Birthday
Russelville youth Julian Minea who has lived as a voluntary prisoner in his home for seven years after a dream warning from his mother will break restraint on his near twenty first birthday by walking to the business district. He has kept studies and hobbies in music photography and shop work while awaiting the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russelville
Alan Julian Minea
Russellville
Julian
The Pelican Legend and Its Symbolic Meaning
A historical note reviews the pelican myth of Noah's Ark as the third bird and explains its enduring symbolism. It describes the pelican's long bill and pouch, the red-tipped upper mandible, and pearly white feathers, then outlines the feeding behavior and the tale of the mother’s brood. The piece links the bird to European emblematic use in churches and literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pater
Derrees
Few Seek Fame in Film World as Mob Scene Explodes
A vivid reminiscence of aspiring actors rushing to join photoplays, with a mass mob, staged explosions, and brutal auditions. The narrator recalls volunteers, intimidation, and the lure of steady work, contrasting a few who avoid chasing fame with many who risk injury for a shot at stardom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Sam
Wonderful India A Study of Climate Flora and Population
The piece contrasts India's diverse geography from snowbound regions in Mu ree to the rain-soaked Punjab and Sind. It notes extreme temperatures in Sind and wide fruit variety from apples to coconuts, counting one fifth of the world’s population and many snake species. It also cites forest service estimates on lamb production costs in the northwest.
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India
Tlad Salayis
Plaina of Ganges
Rocky Mountains
Hotiorh
Death Valley
Muree
Panjab
Piaces
Sind
Ineie
Kahmir
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Greencastle
Ind
Charles J. Arnold
S. Jackson Street
Daily Herald
Herald-Democrat
Unce Chen Reynolds
Price’s Army
Yurute
Loreign
Sy S. Ten Eyck Bourke and
Charlies Francis Bourke
Arctic
Tom Duren
Denesthenes
Dresan
Iit Tom
Lerdolin
Harsee
George
Porky
Mim
Frank A. Munsey
Fred
Hee Pelic
Lican Leq
Forest Service
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