Martial law issued as troops quell Fayette County riot
State militiamen and federal troops fire on a mob attempting to lynch William Lockett after a murder confession. Four killed, fifteen wounded as guards protect the court, hastening Lockett to safety. Brigadier General Marshall declares martial law and orders troops to restore order in Fayette County Kentucky. The First Division infantry from Camp Taylor arrived to patrol the streets.
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William Lockett
Geneva Hardman
Fayette County Court House
Lockett
Frankfort
Galletly
Kentucky
Court House
State Reformatory
Eddyville
Marshall
Fayette
United States
Francis C. Marshall
U. S. Army
Fr. C. Marshall
Camp Taylor
France
Troops From Camp Zachary Taylor Move To Lexington
A battalion of 490 soldiers from the 16th and 18th Infantry Regiments under Colonel Charles Hunt left Camp Zachary Taylor at 7 PM for Lexington. They joined two contingents of 20 each, sent earlier, to aid Governor Morrow in quelling a mob attempting to lynch William Lockett, the confessed slayer of Geneva Hardman. General F C Marshall said the forces are needed for relief and patrol duty.
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Louisville
Charles Hunt
Zachary Taylor
Lexington
Morrow
William Lockett
Geneva Hardman
F. C. Marshall
Fox Hunters Pursue Foxes in Milford Mid-Winter Hunt
About 12 members of the New England Fox Hunters' Club began their annual hunt with future plans for roughly 25 hounds. The chase, centered near Mistoe Hills and Coverdale, stretched toward Rhode Island as foxes moved quickly beyond shooters. Foxes are reported plentiful in the area.
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Milford
New England
Fox Hunters’ Club
Here
Rhode Island
Mistoe Hills
Coverdale
2.5 percent beer debate at Massachusetts hearing
At a Massachusetts hearing on the 2.75 per cent beer standard, Allan G. Buttrick argued the state may permit manufacture and sale of non‑intoxicating beer citing doctors and scientists. He said Congress cannot apply wartime limits to general prohibition and urged Massachusetts to allow beer with not more than 2.75 percent alcohol within its borders. Former Mayor John F. Fitzgerald attacked prohibitionists, urged scrutiny of enforcement promises, and criticized Republican support for ratification.
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Allan G. Buttrick
Committee On Legal Affairs
Massachusetts
American Federation of Labor
Buttrick
Congress
United States
Charles J. Hodsdon
Organized Labor
Joseph J. Leonard
Massachusetts Public Opinion League
John F. Fitzgerald
Boston
Anti Saloon League
Fitzgerald
McCall
Senate
Europe
Washington
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Cold Relief
An advertisement urges readers to take Pape's Cold Compound every two hours for up to three doses to break up a cold and end grippe misery. It claims immediate relief from nasal congestion headache sneezing feverishness and sore tightness with no quinine, tasting pleasant and inexpensive.
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Pape
Grippe
Funeral services for Mrs Flora Baum today
Funeral services for Mrs Flora Baum who died Sunday after a three day illness from pneumonia will be held this afternoon at her residence 1044 Waumbek street Roxbury She is survived by her husband and a daughter Muriel.
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Flora Baum
Waumbeck Street
Roxbury
Muriel
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