O Rear Opens Campaign Urging Kentucky Reform
Judge Edward C. O Rea r Republican candidate for governor spoke in Elizabethtown Aug 14 outlining campaign issues. He attacked lobbyists and pledged to end corrupt practices, backing the county unit bill and critiquing liquor politics. He urged voter action to cleanse Kentucky politics. He noted strong support and stressed good roads.
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Hardin
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O’ Rear
Judge O’rear
Louisville
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Newport saloonkeeper kills woman over rejection then shoots self
John W. Taylor, a Newport saloonkeeper, lured Barbara Fessler to a second floor room at Eleventh and Saratoga yesterday. He shot her three times with a .38 caliber revolver after she refused his advances, then killed himself with two shots to the heart as she lay mortally wounded. Fessler, 25, wife of Fred Fessler, had packed to leave the couple’s lower flat when the tragedy occurred.
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Bears Trained for Firefighting Break from Enclosure
A large blaze unsettled crowds as two training bears escaped heat and ran toward a lake before recapture. The incident prompted a late night glare in the sky and minor injuries to a few bystanders while businesses planned to stay open.
Germany Ready To Climb On Taft's Peace Platform
Count Von Bernstorff delivered Germany's reply to a general arbitration treaty with the United States to the State Department. The note favors the Knox principles and suggests a treaty like Britain and France with a clause binding disputes only after exchange of notes. The move signals potential negotiation pending Senate actions and Taft's cautious stance on ratification.
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Ocean Grove
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Atwood Lands in Chicago After Long Flight
The third day of the international aviation meet in Chicago reports results for Earle Ovington Rene Simon and Thomas Sopwith in monoplane events. Ovington set a fastest lap of 1 1 27.4 with a 12 mile speed contest, and Sopwith won the fourteen mile cross water event while James Ward’s unofficial duration nears 3 hours 20 minutes.
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Andrew Drew
J. C. Turpin
James Ward
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St. Louis
Harry N. Atwood
Boston
House Adopts Wool Tariff Bill in Bustling Session
Washington Aug 14 The House voted 206 to 90 to adopt the conference report on the wool tariff revision bill pushing it to the Senate where it awaits action. The measure imposes a 29 percent ad valorem duty on raw wools with lower rates on woolen products.
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Fire Devastates Chester Park Complex Amid Massive Losses
An enormous blaze at Chester park yesterday consumed the Faivinborn Lumber yard and surrounding structures. About a quarter million dollars in property burned after fevers of flame swept northwest, injuring several workers including Captain Herman Placke and Fireman William Gerne. Two vaudeville performers were knocked unconscious and bears escaped into the lake as the theater over the race track suffered heavy damage.
Bryan Remarks At Olentangy Park Sparks Ohio Political Feud
At Olentangy Park Jefferson club outing, William Jennings Bryan denounced plutocracy and hinted Harmon's tax policies. Governor Harmon was not present, while Attorney General Hogan did not speak, citing Bryan support but defending Harmon’s tax reforms. A separate fire at the Tickler concession, Farrin-born Lumber yard, and related structures devastated the park and caused four bears to escape into the lake.
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