Powers Pardoned in Goebel Assassination Case
Caleb Powers and Jim Howard, once convicted of complicity in Senator William Goebel’s assassination, were pardoned by Governor Willson. Powers, tried four times with a hung jury in the final trial, was released at 10 a.m. amid petitions of nearly 500,000 supporters, including about 240,000 Kentuckians.
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Frankfort
Caleb Powers
Jim Howard
William Goebel
Willson
Powers
Howard
Goebel
Taylor
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Bank to be Established in Americus Georgia
Brief items report a new bank forming in Americus with capital stock of 50 000 dollars, the Georgia Red Men council meeting in Atlanta on June 17 1909, and Senator Renomination for Thomas W Hardwick in Georgia s tenth district. Other notes include a battleship Iowa out of commission for repairs and various regional incidents.
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Great Council of Georgia Red Men
Atlanta
Thomas W. Hardwick
Congress
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Iowa
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Coal Creek
Tenn
Anderson County
United States
South Manchwin
Goebel Assassination Suspect James B. Howard
The article alleges James B. Howard fired the fatal shot that killed Goebel during the governorship struggle. Howard is described as having been under a life sentence.
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James B. Howard
Goebel
Livingston's Tenth Term Nominated for Congress
Colonel L. F. Livingston was nominated by the fifth district convention to seek another term in Congress. This marks his tenth term, with his first election dating to the fifty-second Congress.
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Livingston
Atlanta
L. F. Livingston
Colonel Livingston
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It
Advertising copy promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure for kidney disease and related ailments. It claims high effectiveness, urges readers to obtain a sample bottle and a free booklet by mail, and identifies Kilmer Co of Binghamton New York as the source.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Swamp-Root
Dr. Kilmer
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