Trial dates set for Hargis group in Marcum murder case
Confessions of Curtis Jett and Asbury Spicer bolster prosecution in the Breathitt county murder of James B. Marcum. Trials begin July 2 in Bettyville, Lee County, with subsequent pending cases in Lexington and Jackson. Mrs. Marcum aims to secure convictions with corroborated evidence.
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Lexington
James Hargis
Breathitt County
Ed Callahan
Alex Hargis
F. French
John Abner
John Smith
James B. Marcum
Bettyville
Lee County
Jim Cockrill
Hararia
Callahan
Abner
Smith
Jackson
D. B. Cox
Curtis Jett
Asbury Spicer
Abrella Marcum
Byrd & Jouett
Sam Jets
Marcum
Kentucky
Mose Feltner
Jett
Spicer
She Hargises
French
Jury Indicts Lexington City Over Damaged Streets
Lexington Kentucky grand jury returns five indictments against the city of Lexington charging willful neglect to repair streets. Patrick Money, City Superintendent of Public Works, named in the indictments for allowing streets to be torn up and left in dangerous condition endangering lives and vehicles. Minor Thomas A Combs notes street damages stem from ongoing curb work and promises repairs as expedient, citing Lexington’s actions as setting a precedent.
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Lexington
Patrick Money
Minagor
Thomas A. Combs
Emaada
Sageries
Supreme court rejects Matthews seek recount in primary
Jefferson City June state supreme court denied the application of ex Senator B L Matthews of Clayton for a writ of mandamus to compel the Republican committee of St Louis County to recount votes cast at the recent primary for election clerk. C C Wolf was declared nominated and Hanis is contesting the result under statute.
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Jefferson City
State Supreme Court
B. L. Matthews
Clayton
Republican Committee
St. Louis County
Eetreait
C.C. Wolf
Hanis P
Ozark Fruit Growers Predict Record Crop
Ozark Fruit Growers' Association chief P A Rodgers from Gravette Ark spoke in Springfield with local members forecasting a 90 percent apple crop and 75 percent peach crop. The cooperative, touching 40 million trees across 200 by 400 miles, expects to ship around 700 cars of peaches and many cars of apples, with European markets already contracted.
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Springfield
P. A. Rodgers
Gravette
Ark
Ozark Fruit Growers’ Association
la la Springfield
Bowers
Benton County
Arkansas
Ozark
Rodgers
Left It All to Noah from Tit-Bits London
A Budding tale on the publication of a biblical dictionary recounts an editor forced to censor deluge references as the flood article provoked orthodox shock. To avoid delay, he added entries like Deluge see flood and Flood see Noah, hoping Nash would supply balanced science and orthodoxy.
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Noah
Nash
Wonderful Record of Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription
Advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a superior women medical aid correcting displacements and strengthening nerves. It claims cures for backache headaches and pelvic issues, endorses the formula, and offers free pamphlets and book by Dr Pierce with mail order details from Buffalo New York.
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Pierce
Sirena
R. ¥. Plores
Buffalo
N.Y
Piercy
Roosevelt Travel Advocate Bill Sparks Cross-Party Support
In Washington, W Bourke Cochran and other Democrats backed a bill to pay President Roosevelt $25 000 a year for traveling expenses to advocate Democratic doctrine. Several Republicans joined, noting a rising force within the party that shapes public opinion and helps enact Democratic ideas into law.
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Washington
Jane
Roosevelt
W. Bourke Cochran
House
Mr. Cochran
Republican Organization
I Am So Glad Respite Granted Mrs Myers
Liberty Missouri June Agnes Myers expresses joy at a governor issued sixty day respite. She hopes to prove she did not kill her husband before the expiration. A despondent mood lifts as generous pews offer relief from gloom after the announcement.
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Liberty
Agnes Myer
Massachusettts Plans Parasitic Battle Against Gypsy Moths
A Massachusetts scientist kept caterpillars in a bottle leading to gypsy moth spread. Public funds exceed 1,000,000 dollars for control, shifting from cocoon destruction to breeding parasites. Koebele of California advocates the method, Massachusetts Forestry Association backs it, and a national push seeks 260,000 dollars to fund the fight as a potential model for other pests.
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Massachusetts
Dames
Koebele
Alameda
Cal
Massachusetts Forestry Association
Congress
Koobele
Guards to Protect Pope Tightens Vigil Around Vatican
A crank seeking an audience with the pope triggers unprecedented security for Pope Plux X. Guards patrol halls and papal gardens, sentinels block access, and armed units arrest unauthorised visitors. The Italian government surrounds St Peter's with gendarmes and police while tickets control access to papal ceremonies.
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Plux X
Cardinal del Val
Papal Domain
Vatican Gardens
St. Peter’s
Country paper memories stir a prairie postcard echo
A reader fondly recalls a homely country newspaper and the memories it evokes. The tiny weekly, printed with ink spread and narrow pages, links the writer to bygone days, neighbors, crops, prizes, and old friendships. Names and places reinforce the nostalgic country voice.
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Times
Trail Potts
Martin
M. Fowler
Chicago Daily News
Shawl Split Into Four Wedding Gowns Across Years
A single silk crepe shawl from Japan, shipped to the Hynes family in Chicago with a 65 dollar duty, was cut into four pieces to become parts of four sisters wedding gowns. Each daughter later married a different man: Frank Pitner of Laporte Indiana, H. B. Riggs of Toledo Ohio, Franklin Warner of New York, and P. B. Elwell of Chicago. The youngest married last fall in Laporte, and the four gowns were photographed together to show evolving styles.
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Japan
B. Hynes
Chicago
Ind
Frank Pitner
Laporte
H. B. Riggs
Toledo
Franklin
Warner
New York
Elwell
Bride Forgetting Real Name Ends In Double Marriage
Fairfield Illinois June 25 Twice married to the same woman within three weeks is the record set by John Eaton of Evanaville Indiana and his bride. On Decoration day Eaton and his bride giving her name as Miss Evangeline Moye Poseyville Indiana were married in Albion by Rev Garrigues of the Christian church. After returning home the bride recalled her real name was Pancake her father dying in infancy and her mother later marrying Moye. Fearful lest future complications arise she remarried as Miss Evangeline Pancake.
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Fairfield
Ill
John Eaton
Evanaville
Ind
Eaton
Evangeline Moye
Poseyville
Illinois
Albion
C. ©. Garrigues
Christian Church
Pancake
Moye
Evangeline Pancake
Debt Is 118 Years Old Special Act Needed
A New Jersey legislature special act is required to enable certificate No. 280 dated January 11, 1786 made out to May Fennimore for £13 1s 6d with six percent annual interest. The state treasurer would need a special law to authorize payment if he chooses.
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New Jersey
Fennimore
Ft Gil’ Ba Haseinay
Treasuer
Alarming Situation Described In Brief Note
An alarming situation is reported with terse details about urgent concerns. The note mentions heightened tension and immediate risk, urging heightened alert and swift action from authorities and residents. Names, places, dates, or concrete outcomes are not provided in the readable text.
Kentucky Home and Nation United in Tribute oration
Colonel Watterson extols Kentucky as the core of unity and heritage. He praises the state for its role in Civil War histories, calls Kentuckians to embrace their homeland, and urges pride in Kentucky’s call to service, language, and spirit.
Snakes on Cass County Porch Are Shot by Hurst
On a country front porch last Sunday, H. Hurst killed two large snakes seen by Misa Judy who had just returned from California. Judy said the reptiles winked and started toward her before she fled and summoned aid. Hurst shot them after watching the battle between the snakes. Each measured about nine feet.
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H. ¥. Hurst
Misa Judy
California
Mr. Hurst
Cass County
Everybody Works But Father
Henry Thurman a large man living at 2619 Grand avenue faced Judge Kyle in polis court this morning on vagrancy charges. A police officer linked him to a gang that beat William Smith at Twentieth street and Grand avenue last Tuesday. Thurman admitted he was a laborer with three sons in the city. the judge fined him 100 dollars and ordered him to leave town by 6 pm, noting Bates county needs workers for the farm.
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Henry Thurman
Grand Avenue
Kyle
Polis Court
Thurman
William Smith
Twentieth Street
Bates County
Hume
A Tough Gets Two Years For Train Assault
Liberty Missouri January sentence handed to Jane s John H who boarded a Wabash train in Kansas City and refused to pay fare. He attacked conductor Charles Williams with a knife, cutting him severely. Judge Alexander sentenced him to two years in prison. Williams sought no harsher punishment.
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Liberty
Janes
John H
Kansas City
Charles Williams
Alexander
Williams
A Guaranteed Cure For Piles
A historical notice touts a cure for piles including itching bleeding and protruding symptoms. The ad promises relief within six days and offers a 50 cent price, with authorization to relate no further if not cured.
Kansas City Politician W. Umbarger Ends Life at 45
W. T. Umbarger longtime Kansas City politician and livestock merchant, aged 45, shot himself at his home. He had been an alderman and was widely known in the west. authorities report he had been in good health.
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Kanene City
Umbarger
Livestock Commission
Bucklen’s Arnica Still Praised for Wounds and Sores
Chase Oswald of Rensselaerville N Y reports Bucklen’s Arnica cured Seth Burch of a severe neck sore. The prepared healing salve is advertised for cuts bruises burns and sores. Price is 25 cents at Frank T Clay’s drug store.
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Bucklen
Chase Oswald
Rensselaeraville
N. Y
Seth Burch
Frank T. Clay
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