Kenton County Society of Equity Uses Persuasion in Tobacco Canvass
The Kenton County Society of Equity met in Independence to plan a countywide tobacco pledge canvass for 18. Secretary W T Loomis said the group will use persuasion only and expects no barn burnings. Pickets on the pikes warn growers not to sell, and Boone, Grant and Pendleton Counties agree not to raise tobacco next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Control
The
Kenton County Society of Equity
Independence
W. T. Loomis
Society of Equity
Kenton County
Independent Tobacco
BE. S. Mann
Covington
Boone
Grant
Pendleton Counties
Urges More Pay for Councilmen in Kentucky Cities
Covington Mayor John J. Craig writes to chief executives of Newport Paducah and Lexington urging a meeting in Frankfort or Lexington to discuss charter changes. He cites past success and pushes for higher alderman pay and new building inspector roles to improve candidacy appeal and enforcement amid contractor influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Craig
Covington
Kentucky
Frankfort
Lexington
Craig
Newport
Paducah
Know s of No Pact Amid Kentucky Senate Rumors
State Senator E. E. Walker of Kenton County denounces reports that Republicans in the Kentucky Legislature agreed to act as a unit on all measures. He says no binding resolution exists beyond backing Governor Bradley for U S Senate and that legislators will vote for the Commonwealth’s good regardless of party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Walker
Kenton County
Kentucky
Walker
W. C. Bradley
United States
Frankfort
Commonwealth
Water Works Elects President and Reports 1907 Usage
Covington Water Works Commissioners elected Joseph Noterman as President. Superintendent Robert Welling announced that 1,128,037,381 gallons of water were consumed in the year with a daily average of 3,090,513 gallons. Coal usage totaled 627,200 pounds for 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Works Commissioners of
Covington
Joseph Noterman
Robert Welling
Covington General Council Elects Two Officials
A special session of Covington General Council elected George Wilken as Market Master and George Eickhoff as City Weigher after a Democratic caucus. The subsequent Board of Council and Board of Aldermen met to approve December claims totaling 89,199.18 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Governor promises support for bovine TB law
Dr. L. E. Brinker Covington Health Officer received a letter from Governor A. E. Willson promising support in enacting a bovine tuberculosis law. The final committee meeting in Louisville was attended by Dr. W. E. Wyman Meat and Milk Inspector of Covington. The law would compensate dairymen whose cattle are destroyed under health orders for tuberculosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Brinker
Covington
A. E. Willson
Louisville
W. E. Wyman
Board of Health
Fines for Contempt in Hensley Trial
In Kenton Circuit Court Judge Shaw fined Mrs. Perry and Milton Robinson ten dollars plus costs each for contempt. Mrs. Perry admitted offering fifty dollars to Mrs. Day to leave the state, while Robinson admitted threatening to take Day’s children if she appeared in court. The Day daughter is the prosecuting witness against Earl Hensley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Hensley
Kenton
Perry
Milton Robinson
Shaw
Hale and hearty at 92 Silas Rockwell birthday
Silas Rockwell of Covington, age ninety two, will celebrate his birthday Sunday in a Madison Avenue home near Seventh Street. A former West Fifth Street Cincinnati restaurateur, he is credited with originating popular priced eating places in the city. He retired about ten years ago and remains Covington’s oldest resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Rockwell
Covington
Madison Avenue
Seventh Street
West Fifth Street
Cincinnati
Mr. Rockwell
Covington Notes and Local Obituaries
Melissa L. Dodd died yesterday at the Old Women's Home. Funeral for Harlan Whitaker of the Kenton County bar was held at St. Marys Cathedral with bar members present and honorary pallbearers listed. The body was shipped to Maysville, Kentucky. Police Chief Henry Schuler urged restoring the rockpile for city prisoners before the Covington Council. A Jackson Club banquet note miscredited a violin solo to Cecil. the performer was Prof. H. W. Seale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melissa L. Dodd
Old Women's Home
Harlan Whitaker
Kenton County
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Charles Fisk
W. H. Mackay
James Fenley
H. J. Gausepohl
Maysville
Henry Schuler
Covington
Covington Church Notes Highlights Local Tributes
Multiple Covington and nearby churchs list morning and evening services. Pastors include J R Savage J R Browne Joseph W Hagin Milo Atkinson Gilbert Glass J S Blackburn and W M Wood. Events cover sermons temperatures none.
Newport News in Brief
Superintendent of Public Works Theodore Marz has begun a citywide cleanup to stop residents from discarding paper and trash in streets and alleys. A new Owen Ireland Republican Club forms in Newport with officers Mayor E L Krieger, Walter Richards, Robert Warner, and Owen Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Marz
Newpoort
Owen Ireland Republican Club
Newport
Tenth
York Streets
E.L. Krieger
Walter Richards
Robert Warner
Owen Ireland
Herman Bertke
Bindsay Street
Monmouth Street
Eleventh
Vogel
Bertke
Maes
Covington
Federation of Catholic Societies
St. Anthony's Church
Bellevue
Cassidy
Gerald Connelly
Newport Eyes Yungblutt for Circuit Judgeship
Attorney Charles W. Yungblutt is the prospective Newport appointee to the Circuit Judgeship to replace the late Colonel A. S. Berry. No other candidates are heard for the Newport posts. Former Mayor George Ahlering is reportedly active as a candidate in Newport while Governor Willson has not yet made the appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Yungblutt
Circuit
Newport
A. S. Berry
Yungblatt
Dayton
Board of Education
Campbell County Bank of
Bellevue
Bank of Dayton
George Ahlering
Willson
Seek Relatives of a Wealthy Man
The body of Charles S. Howard was found in his gasoline launch on the Ohio River at Newport. Coroner Digby awaits word from relatives after identifying them. Judge Moore appointed Webster Helm curator of the estate and named appraisers Lawrence Diskin J C Demoss and Herman Reisenberg. Howard’s estate was assessed as luxurious with comfortable riverfront living. Attorney Channing W Richards of Cincinnati conferred with the coroner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Howard
Ohio River
Newport
Betz
Digby
Moore
Webster Helm
Lawrence Diskin
J. C. Demoss
Herman Reisenberg
Howard
Channing W. Richards
Cincinnati
Wants Natives Preferred Meeting For Immigration Reform
A joint gathering of ten or more councils of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics in the Sixth District, held at Newport Council lodge, adopted a resolution urging nationwide action to limit immigration of noncitizens and to secure American workers preference in employment. Delegates J. H. Detter, Judge H. C. Dumont, and Leroy H. Davis were chosen to carry the petition to Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of United American Mechanics
Sixth Congressional District
Newport
J. H. Detter
Covington
H.C. Dumont
Leroy H. Davis
Congress
Sausage Poisoning Endangers Newport Girl
Margaret Young ten, daughter of Lester Young express Messenger of 511 Columbia Newport, fell critically ill after eating sausage. Doctors report extreme condition and uncertain prognosis as officials investigate ptomaine poisoning from the sausage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Young
Lester Young
Express
Columbia Street
Newport
George Herrman
Epworth Heights Ladies Improvement Society Meeting
The Epworth Heights Ladies Improvement Society will meet at 525 East Fourth Street Newport Kentucky on Thursday January 16. The afternoon features the opening of the barrels with a special musical and literary program hosted by Mrs W H Willis Mrs A Dixon Mrs Daniel Hetsch and Mrs Mary Wendt.
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Epworth Heights Ladies Improvement Society
C. H. Willis
East Fourth Street
Newport
W., H. Willis
A. Dixon
Daniel Hetsch
Mary Wendt
Newport Church Notes and Sunday Schedules
Listing of Newport area church services with times and speakers. Taylor Street M. E. Church led by Rev. H A Faber and Prof James W McGinnis. St Mark's Evangelical Lutheran with H W Hanshue. St Paul's P E with Rev A M McGrath and Rev Edgar H Dickerson. York Street Congregational led by F E Bigelow. Central Christian with Charles L Garrison and M J Fanning. Grace M E. First Presbyterian with J C Whitehead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Street
M. E
Third Street
Saratoga
Epworth League
H. A. Faber
James W. McGinnis
St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran
H. W. Hanshue
Veeper
Marjorie Alexander
Luther League
Japan
Anna Scharf
St. Paul’s P. E
A. M. McGrath
St. Paul's Church
Cincinnati
Edgar H. Dickerson
St. John’s Church
Bellevue
York Street
F. E. Bigelow
Ll A
the Eternal Word
Jesus
Central Christian Church
Charles L. Garrison
M. J. Fanning
Christian Endeavor
Grace M. E
First Presbyterian
J. C. Whitehead
Bektor Mes
Equity meeting adopts tough stance against riders
The State meeting of the American Society of Equity in Henderson denounced night riders as common criminals and warned that peace armies may be dispatched by daylight to press society interests. Madisonville was chosen as the next meeting place, Owensboro and Hopkinsville losing the bid. Delegates to the national convention rose to forty seven and officers were elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Henderson
American Society of Equity
Willson
Madisonville
Owensboro
Hopkinsville
Congress
Trains Collide in Alabama Wreck Kills Five
A head on collision on the Alabama and Mississippi Railroad near Vinegar Bend, Alabama killed five men and seriously injured two. The wreck involved a passenger train and a logging train on a trestle over a ravine. engines and cars fell into the brook below. Among the dead were W. B. Paine and Charles C. Busbee, with engineer Frank Marks and fireman Henry Hall among the injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Mobile
Ala
Vinegar Bend
Alabama & Mississippi
W. B. Paine
Charles C. Busbee
Frank Marks
Henry Hall
Marks
Night Riders Fear Grips Bath County Tobacco Trade
Outrage atmosphere continues in Bath County as Night Riders threaten Bethel and Sherbourne. Buyers halt purchases at Goodpastor & Peed and others, offering a dollar per hundred pounds to release contracts, which farmers refuse. In Wyoming Ky, Snedegar & Vice employ constant guards while tobacco is priced and shipped to avoid raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Owingsville
Bath County
Bethel
Sherbourne
Goodpastor & Peed
Wyoming
Bethel and
Munity. Snedegar & Vice
Hopkinsville buyers sign pledge with local tobacco group
Three independent Hopkinsville buyers Imperial Tobacco American Snuff and Tandy Farleigh signed an agreement with the Dark Tobacco Association and the American Society of Equity. They pledge not to buy tobacco pledged to either group or accept it if found. Mayor Meacham brokered the pact to ease tensions between buyers and the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Hopkinsville
Imperial Tobacco Company
American Snuff Company
Tandy & Farleigh Tobacco Company
Dark Tobacco Association
American Society of Equity
Meacham
Guards Guard Tobacco Warehouses In Lexington District
In Lexington Kentucky on January 10 soldiers with Gatling guns and numerous special police patrolled the tobacco district that night. Authorities kept close watch to prevent any straggling raiders from entering warehouses and setting off dynamite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Tobacco District
Italian Official In Frankfort Seeks Meeting With Governor
Frankfort Kentucky January 10 A Scavini of New York representative of the Italian Government is registered at Capitol Hotel to pay respects to Governor Willson. He may discuss funding for tobacco burned in Hopkinsville that belonged to Italy and will call on the Governor tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Scavini
New York
Capitol Hotel
Willson
Hopkinsville
House Asks For Bank Information From Treasury
The House adopted a resolution directing the Secretary of the Treasury to report, by state and territory, the number of National banks on specified dates, their capital and surplus, public money held, securities backing government deposits, and the capital, circulation, and notes in actual circulation for each bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Treasury
Commercial Tribune
Washington
House of Representatives
Secretary of the Treasury
District of Columbia
Beauty Contest Opens With Cash Prizes in Tribune Magazine
The Illustrated Magazine of The Commercial Tribune invites readers to submit photos for a Cincinnati Beauty Contest with prizes of 50 dollars first, 25 dollars second, 15 dollars third, and 10 dollars fourth. Judges will select four winners whose photos may appear in halftone in The Illustrated Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune
Sunday Commercial Tribune
Bomb Kills Two as Warsaw Terrorists Strike Rail Line
In Warsaw on January 10 terrorists attacked the post car station at Sokolow on the Vistula Railroad. A bomb killed two and wounded ten soldiers and railroad employees. Looting followed, with terrorists escaping with a large sum of money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Warsaw
Sokolow
Vistula
Sheriffs Case Undecided in Franklin County Term Question
The Ohio Supreme Court refused a writ to inquire into Sheriff Narb’s right to hold the extended one year term. Albert E. Sartain will file action in the Circuit Court. The dispute centers on whether incumbents continue to serve until January 1909, affecting county sheriffs statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Supreme Court
iXarb
Franklin County
Albert E. Sartain
Board of County Commissioners
Circuit Court
Ellis
County Officers’ Association
Primary Legality Questioned in Ohio Delegate Selection
A complaint filed in Washington by N. B. Anderson of Ohio argues direct primary delegate selection for the Republican National Convention violates the Bronson act. The matter was referred to the National Committee sub committee on call, with Mr Yerkes reportedly leaning toward Foraker's position.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Ohio
N. B. Anderson
Senator Foraker
Republican National Committee
le Get
National Committee
Streets
New Hampshire
Yerkes
Kentucky
Kellogge
Minnesota
Foraker
Foraker Taft Rivalries Roil Cuyahoga County Politics
In Cleveland a mass meeting to replace the county committee stirs conflict. The old panel seeks February 11 primaries for State convention delegates while Foraker rivals demand recognition. A Roosevelt-aligned group also asserts control prompting police protection requests as Board of Elections weighs who is official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
Foraker
Old County Committee
County Board of Elections
Taft
Board of Elections
Roosevelt
Taft campaign in Cleveland discussed by Mashke and Vorys
Maurice Mashke of Cleveland and Arthur Vorys met in Columbus to map the Taft campaign in Cleveland. They contemplated possible outcomes and agreed the party could call a primary under the Aber law if the Board of Elections refused to recognize the regular slate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dieffttch
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Maurice Mashke
Cleveland
Republican State Central Committee
Arthur Vorys
Taft
Maschke
Board of Elections
Ohio Fifth District endorses Taft for President
The Fifth District of Ohio backed Secretary Taft for the Republican nomination in a unanimous vote by the Congressional Committee. Primary elections to choose delegates to the Congressional convention are set for February 11 with the Bryan based convention scheduled for February 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Napoleon
Ohio
Foraker
Taft
Bryan
Taft Endorsed by California Lincoln-Roosevelt League
The Executive Committee of the League of Lincoln Roosevelt Republican Clubs of California today endorsed William H. Taft for President, stating he is the candidate most closely identified with President Roosevelt's policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
San Francisco
League of Lincoln-Roosevelt Republican Clubs of
California
William H. Taft
League
Taft
Roosevelt
Editor Chamberlain Appointed to Ohio Board of Control
Governor Harris named W S Chamberlain of Hudson to the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station Board of Control to fill the White vacancy. Chamberlain edits a farm paper. Senate had confirmed John Courtright of Pickaway County for a term ending 1909 and today appointed him again to 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Harris
W.S. Chamberlain
Hudson
Board of Control
Ohio
Agricultural Experiment Station
Daniel D. White
Chamberlain
Senate
John Courtright
Pickaway County
Pilecog Aeene
Oetort Fs
Ohio Paving Brick Makers challenge new freight rates
Ohio firms in the National Paving Brick Manufacturers Association plan to file a complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission. They contend eastbound freight rates on paving brick rose from 20 to 22 1/4 cents per hundred and now stand at 22 1/4 cents for all brick, with potential impacts on homeowners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
National Paving Brick Manufacturers’ Association
Central Freight Association
Ohio
New York
Directors Pass Dividends for Cripple Creek Central Railroad
Cripple Creek Central Railroad directors in New York voted to pass dividends on both preferred and common stock. The line was controlled by Kessler & Co., bankers, of this city, who recently failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cripple Creek Central Railroad
New York
Kessler & Co
Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washiington Railroad Company
Philadelphia
John Walter Smith
Maryland
Edward Lloyd
Blanchard Randall
Baltimore Chamber of Commerce
Topeka
Kan
Chicago Great Western Railroad
A. B. Stickney
Charles H. F. Smith
United States Circuit Court
Kansas City
Omaha
St. Paul
Stuyvesant Fish
Illinois Central
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Railroad Securities Company
Judge Ball J
Chicago
E. H. Harriman
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Covington and
Equity Society
Fic Syrup Co
Goungil
Hale and Hearty
Covington Notes
Scott Street
J. R. Savage
Jessie Swetnam
Fourth Street
Joseph W. Hagin
First Christian
Fifth Street
Milo Atkinson
Mr. Fanning
W. C. T. U. Madison Avenue Presbyterian
Gilbert Glass
Noblesse Oblige
Young People’s Society
J. S. Blackburn
Mount Moriah
First Baptist
W. M. Wood
J. W. Beagle
Christ
H.T. Buckner
Henry E. Rosevear
Young Men's Christian Associations
Young Men's Christian Association
West Fifteenth Street
First Christian Church
Newport News
Berry
Yungblutt
Newport Church Notes
Equity Meeting
American Federation of Labor
J. Campbell Cantrell
Georgetown
David Moreland
Ohio County
Moreland
N. Robinson
McLean County
Bath
Concern
House
Aamaoodogfloo
Post-Glover Elect
West Fourth ST
Cincinnati, Ohio
Taft Indorsed
Frisco
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Ates
Manufacturers’ Association
Railroads
Railroad Notes
Burnett
Food and Drugs Act
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Joseph Burnett CO
Soston
Wage
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