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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1896
Page
2
The article portrays Bryan energizing crowds across the Hudson and Georgia as a dominant vote winning figure. It notes Tom Watson’s shift to innuendo in Peoples Party papers, widespread support for democracy, and tension with prohibitionists who resist populist alignment. It also mentions Cuban aid, filibuster expeditions, and vigilance against espionage.
After wittering away about fifteen pounds in the court room, he concludes that Butts county needs a new courthouse, and that right now.
Tom Delx held in Ful ton county jail for murder of Sheriff Gwyn of Pixe county faced a planned escape. He planned to murder the jailor and his assistant to liberate inmates. The plot was detected hours before execution and he was chained in a central dungeon cell awaiting court proceedings.
A seven yard petition with 700 names presented to Bath Maine council asks for an ordinance barring children under fifteen from street wandering after 8 pm. The Social action is from the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and officials called it a noteworthy show of concern.
In an interview with the Journal, De Warren A Candler states his goal to preach and teach and refuses to take the stamp for Seah Wright. He identifies as a prohibitionist who avoids mixing religion with politics and rejects involvement in the gubernatorial campaign.
A brief notice announces tobacco from the Ga Gracker brand offered for sale by G Fennell and Company. Details about quantities or terms are limited in the fragment but indicate a commercial listing.
The piece argues President Cleveland’s neutrality policy aligns with law and duty to curb filibusters aiding Cuba. It notes government efforts to prevent landings and calls on Congress to decisively settle the Cuban question, while acknowledging public sympathy for Cuban rebels.
The piece criticizes Georgia’s penitentiary system as costly and ineffective. It advocates keeping convicts in county service for road work, funding with a local road tax, and buying a road machine with mules to rapidly improve highway conditions and reduce wear on wagons and buggies.
A huge audience of about 3,000 visited Jackson yesterday for bicycling, baseball, and public speaking events. Citizens enjoyed speeches by Col George R Brown and Hon Bob Berner advocating democracy, watched Monticello forfeit a baseball game, and witnessed fast bicycle races with multiple winners and a minor accident.
Col Nat Harris of Macon aids Southern Railway interests in court. Grand jury members push for a new courthouse as heat bakes the eight by ten room. Solicitor Bloodworth and Col Andrew Lane attend, with Judge Beck presiding amid stifling conditions. Grand jury foreman A H Ogltree leads a hard working panel questioning court business.
Prof J Crowder Mays leaves after two years of service at a county school. He helped open a dilapidated building to a new facility enrolling about two hundred pupils, with the school ranked second in Butts county per the county school commissioners. He will join Prof Hayes at the R E Lee Institute in Thomaston after an aim for Louisville Seminary. Nellie Mays and Clara Hardy aided as assistants and music teacher Sallie Cunnard thanked. Nellie will stay another year.
Globe mounted with instructions on use advertised by Arcus Office. Great for classrooms and teachers seeking a compact educational tool.
The Jackson Oil Mill Co of Jackson Ga announces readiness to gin cotton with modern facilities and promises the best sample in the county. They also buy cotton seed.
The High Falls Musical Convention will meet at Sardis Church Friday before the third Sunday in August. It will also embrace the third Sunday. All are cordially invited to attend.
The Fence Man of Atlanta Georgia sells the best and demon exposed engineering for all purposes. Write for it.
In the case Caps JWasda versus Southern Railway Co the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff totaling 1000 dollars. The road's counsel will likely move for a new trial.
The report praises Col. Geo. Brown for a sound logical address delivered Wednesday morning. His arguments urging populists to back the national democratic ticket are described as unanswerable and especially forceful.
A pamphlet style pledge from a Swanscombe parish council candidate vows to lower meat prices, reduce clergy salaries, light roads at night, and fund burial costs at low prices. He claims to champion workers and urges voters to support him for the public good and bread from their labor.
Port Arthur Canadian J E Newsome and Pearl River native Alex Anderson hunted with Englishman Atwell near Ouimet. With no gun, Anderson used supposed hypnotic eye contact to calm a mother bear and her two cubs while Atwell arrived, then restrained them as the bears moved. Newsome credits the feat to Anderson though acknowledges his eyes crossed from the ordeal.
Berlin correspondent recalls a plain meerschaum pipe Bismarck bought after a Bohemian peddler claimed it foretold his service to three emperors. The stem broke before an audience, then a bowl chip led to near dismissal. the third sign remains unfulfilled.
The New York Sun notes there are about 200 forceps styles for dental work with diverse beak sizes shapes and handle grips. One dentist may need many options while another prefers different handle grips for the same tooth.
In an advertisement styled piece the Jackson mayor and city council are urged to continue terra cotta piping and street improvements. It claims bridges cause costly repairs and argues piping will reduce maintenance, suggesting Stevens Pottery Georgia and A G Hitchins as suppliers for County projects.
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