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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1896
Page
7
A reform proposal introduces the struck jury system with 8000 selected men aged 70 to 80 who can read and write and who will not serve more than once yearly. Courts may call them only for notorious cases while peremptory challenges remain unchanged, aiming to save time and money and improve jury quality.
Officer Pate Phelps tracked down Isaiah Head, a home felon accused of stealing two pairs of pants from G M Stevens and silverware from Chambers House hotel. Head fled to Jackson, then was found playing skin with fifteen others in woods two and a half miles from Jackson. Trial delayed due to Judge Hammond Griffin Call's absence.
The United States subtreasury drew 2.85 million dollars in New York for export to Europe on ships leaving today, with three weekly sailings and more than seven million expected this week. Officials hint at another hundred million bond issue as the gold reserve nears the century mark, while public worry rises over the money power driving the move. A reader urges drastic measures to curb a boy’s cigarette habit, and a doctor helps ailing Mrs. Crowe in Edgburgh, highlighting ongoing social tensions.
A local producer notes sourcing seasoned timber from the West to craft high quality buggy bodies and gear. Only the finest A wheels are used in current work.
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