Legislature 18 Nearing Close as Bills Stalled
In Frankfort on February 24 Kentucky's General Assembly edges toward adjournment with 250 bills in the House and 346 in the Senate. Only eleven measures have cleared both houses and one, the anti pass bill, shown governor approval. Two other bills await signature. Administrations push pledged reforms while rules committees loom, threatening the fate of pending acts before the session ends. A separate item notes the leap year couple from Hopkinsville receiving a tombstone gift at their claim ceremony.
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Frankfort
General Assembly
Senate
Kentucky
Rules Committee
House
Hopkinsville
James Herbert Tweddell
Crofton
North Christian
Pretty Girls To Feed Road Workers On Good Roads Day
A feature announces a spring Good Roads Day in Ohio County with all ages contributing to road repairs and a dinner to be served by attractive local women. The event, linked to the Du Pont highway completion and a Ford car giveaway, will include details on terms at multiple local contacts.
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Ohio County
du Pont
J. O. McKenny
Effie Mulhall
Vilas Peters
Barnes
Frank Barnes
Beaver Dam
D. Bates
Barnes Auto Co
Mule Market Levels Record Buyers at Franklin Ky
Franklin Ky February 21 buyers from foreign markets purchased 125 mules at an average of 185 dollars. One pair sold for 645 dollars. County farmers bought 60 work mules at an average of 170 dollars each.
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Franklin
Oldest Woman in Kentucky Dies in Woodford County
Margar et Drake, a 115 year old colored woman reputed to be Kentucky’s oldest, died in Woodford county last night. Her youngest child is seventy eight. Her memory was remarkable up to ten months ago when she was taken ill.
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Kentucky
Lexington
Margaret Drake
Woodford County
Congress Considers Warning Americans On Armed Ships
Washington reports agitation in Congress over warning Americans off belligerent armed ships. Democrats on the Foreign Affairs Committee push to canvass sentiment while the Senate shows some support. President Wilson remains opposed as negotiations with Germany continue. The clash threatens to disrupt business though leaders aim to keep executive diplomacy intact.
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Washington
Congress
Democrats
Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Senate
Wilson
Germany
Lansing
Senator Stone
United States
Berth
Mann
von Bernstart
Wlrk
Lusitania
Advicws
Berlin
Change of venue granted in Ohio county cases
The court sustained the motion and granted a change of venue, with cases to be removed to Breckenridge county for trial by agreement of counsel on both sides. In Hickman Kentucky a death and a birth occurred within two hours as the family mourned a child and welcomed a baby girl. In Kansas City a national farmers association formed to unite regional groups, seeking government supervision of farm marketing and support for the German system of rural credits.
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Ohio Circuit Court
J. T. Carter
H. L. Tucker
Elijah Render
Rockport Coal Co
Justion
Ohio County
Breckenridge County
Hickman
Bob Thompson
West Hickman
Kansas City
Farmers’ Association
Farmers’ Association of America
Middle West
I. M. Wright
Waukesha
Hay for Allies Bought in Ohio County by Harris Plant
Jno L Titus of Peter Backer Co Detroit visits Hartford to purchase Ohio county hay for the Allies. About 100 cars expected by April first, with 70 cars at Hartford at 14 dollars a ton and county shipments totaling around 1500 tons for a farmers’ payday estimated at twenty one thousand dollars. County Demonstrator Browder helped organize the county pool to secure the shipment.
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Jno. L. Titus
Peter Backer Co
Detroit
Mich
Hartford
Ohio County
Dundee
Atlanta
England
Browder
Titus
East Kentucky Fairs Circuit Planned Across Eleven Towns
Mt Sterling Ky Fai meeting called tonight to form a county fair and trotting circuit including eleven towns. The plan starts at Mt Sterling and ends at the Rose State Pair with Hoffman Wood, Montgomery County Fair Association secretary, presiding. A Winchester meeting on March 8 aims to organize the circuit and gather leading stock men and trotting horse breeders for renewed breeding interests.
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Mt. Sterling
Fai
Hoffman Wood
Montgomery County Fair Associaion
Winchester
Browne Proctoria
Rose State
Saddle Agrem
Mapus
Grave charge against Stanley over Louisville self rule
Evening Post from Frankfort reports a legislative push by Stanley backers to centralize power in Frankfort through a liquor system. They seek to abolish Louisville local government and replace leaders with Frankfort appointments, aiming to control public offices statewide. Strong forces oppose the move. expectations warn the plan may fail.
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Frankfort
Stanley
Louisville
Mr. Stanley
Democratic
Democratic Committee
Gov. Stanley
Louieville
Inet
Greene
Wade
Loolaville
Frank Greene
Many Indictments in Hardinse
Elizabethtown Kentucky February 22 Following Judge Laymans vigorous Charge to the grand jury at Hardinseburg regarding election offenses about 200 indictments were returned by that body The nature of these indictments however had not been divulged though it is reported that lumber lot they are in connection with alleged section offenses It was also stated that there were some indictments for gambling This the largest number of indictments ever returned in this section at one time Chickenpar In School Whitesburg Kentucky February 22 The Whitesburg Graded School and Normal is much handicapped owing to the prevalence of chickenpox among the students many of the students having returned home in the various sections of the county.
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Lee
Elizabethtown
House
Representative White
Gilbert
Court of Appeals
Senate
Willy
Moore
Oma Lee Turner
Mary Heagrin
Sinck
Tucker
City of
Beaver Dam
Pugqua & Co
Joe Early
Otis White
Claude B. Davis
Joe Norris
Tom Crahan
Ball
Roscoe Westerfield
Herbert Midkiff
Magan
Forthwith
Heneh
Oscar Baise
Layman
Hardinseeburg
Whitesburg
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Jory
Turner
Sulut
Coal Co
Rockport Cas! Co
National Association OF Farmers Formed
Jhio County
East Kentucky
Hardinse
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