Editor and Wife Sent to Jail in Russellville Scandal
Logan County Kentucky reports arrest of Mia Elizabeth Chandler Hern don and AM Herndon editor and wife on criminal libel charges tied to a Messenger editorial. Capt Frank M Logan indicted, bail set. public uproar follows, with connections to Third Congressional District politics and local power. Judge Rhea pressures grand jury to indict editors or court officers. Mrs Herndon faints after jail transfer amid tense atmosphere.
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Thussellville
Logan County
AM. Herndon
Russellville Messenger
Mia
Elizabeth Chandler Herndon
Wmoelate
Frank M Logan
The
Messenger
Ue Herndonn
Lexington
Knights of Pythias
Herndons
Third
Hermton
Poower Savings Prurgeune
Oppost
T. 8
Rhow
Loean
Politics
Whea
Russellville
State Democracy
Cnet
Hell
John 8. Rhea
Tom
Rhea
Grand Jury
Horndon
James Chandler
J. A. Chandler
Lander Memorial Church
Louieville
Grand Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Cromwell Marshal Must Answer Warrant in Court
In Jadee Cook's court a warrant was returned charging Jesse Embey Mahal of Cromwell with exercising duties of an officer without bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jadee Cook
Jesse Embey
Mahal
Cromwell
McCulloch Insurance Suit Targets Whisky Losses
J W McMulloch trustee and Green River Distilling Company file 65 suits in Daviews County Circuit Court against major insurers seeking 2 541 000 in judgments after a fire last August destroyed the distillery and warehouses with losses over 5 6 million. Dispute centers on whisky value per gallon the insurers offer 1 25 while distillery officials say 1 25 to 2 25 per gallon. no settlement reached. Green River Distilling Company heads in New York.
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J. W. McMulloch
Green River
Wwe
Green River Distilling Company
New York
Ohio County Boys Wounded During War
A list of Ohio County boys wounded during the war names many individuals with hometowns such as Rosine Hartford Fordeville and Paridsville. The notice requests corrections and additions be sent promptly to the County Historian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio County
Mausey
B. Albin
Balzetown
Everett Lee Chapman
Hartford
Harry
Morton Crates
Rosine
Wesley Daniels
Fordaville
Emmett Debraler
Fordeville
William Decker
Behols
Cledie Evans
White Run
Chester Bruner
Clarence Hardin
Point Pleasant
Fal Hoover
Hertford
Pirnest Hurt
McHaury
Eivin Johnson
Narrows
Janie Johnson
Reyabus Station
Lowlse
D. Junea
Parids
McHenry
Roscoe Westerfield
Fordsville
Cyrus Williams
Wysox
Clarence Mitchell
Pordsville
Carroll M. Jarboe
Reynolds
Civil War Veteran Joseph F. Smith Dies at 77
Joseph F. Smith of Rockport aged seventy seven and a Civil War veteran died June 7 after a life as a stationary mine engineer in Echols Kentucky for over forty years. Born in Schuylkill County Pennsylvania he served in the 129th Infantry and was honored for bravery. He was a faithful Presbyterian and a devoted father. His funeral was led by Reverend Hotchkiss with eight World War II veterans in uniform as pallbearers. The grave was decorated with flowers and an ex-Rebel placed the stars and stripes over his resting place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Fi. Smith
Rockport
Mr. Smith
Schuylkill County
Pain
Kentucky
Echols
Wiltes
Chk
Thie Presbyterian Church
Ren Hotchkiss
Rockport Presbyterian Church
Jh. Layton
John D. Ham
Ray Harrel
Travis Maples
Alva Landrum
Preneh
Ortlett Carter
Red literature in Louisville raises public alarm
In Louisville a wave of radical socialist propaganda linked to Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg is being circulated. Cards bearing Bolshevist slogans were found in the post office, prompting investigation by Custodian Pres Ray and the U S District Attorney. Authorities pursue distributors as federal orders address such literature. Meanwhile local mourner services marked the death of Cleve Tier aged 83 at Mt Olivier Cemetery with funeral conducted by Rev R D Bennett. He was a longtime merchant in Hartford and survived by five children.
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Liebknecht
Rosa Luxemburg
Post-Ofice Today
John Woerner
Pres Ray
Ray
United States District Attorney
Russia
Germany
Karl Liebknecht
Ret Rosa
Luxemburg
Ard
Berlin
Elbert
Lichknecht
Red Rosa
Jad
Plutes
Robert
Cleve Tier
Mt. Olivier
Mullenburg County
R. D. Bennett
Her
Lvriford
Uncte
Bobber
M. Parkerson
O'Bien
Tennessee
P. Jones
Ceralgo
Mer
Rockport
T. J. Mullen
Princeton
Ind
J. C. Ter
Martford
Negro farm hand fined for pointing a gun in court
Virgil Thomas of Harrels Ferry was fined 50 dollars and costs after a jury found him guilty of pointing a gun. Lorenzo Bennett testified as the complaining witness. The incident arose during a disputed trifling business transaction when Thomas drew a gun and threatened to kill Bennett, who walked away unarmed as Thomas pursued him. A warrant charging flourishing a gun on a public highway had been sworn out but trial had not yet occurred.
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Virgil Thomas
Harrels Ferry
Cook
Lorenzo Bennett
Wyld
Thomas Drew
County Route Survey Plays Part in Owensboro to Howling Green Road
Engineers Spurrier of Davie County John B. Wilson of Ohio County and State Engineer Crozier conducted a preliminary survey on the Owensboro Howling Green post road. They plan to submit a report to State Director Wiley, highlighting low construction costs for federal road authorities, with Crozier noting the favorable cost outlook.
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Ohile County
Owenshors
Howling Green Post Road
Spurrier
Daviee County
John B. Wilson
Ohio County
Crosier
Wiley
Crozier
Farmers Against Big Odds Take On Wet Spring
County Agent McCracken notes farmers battle a wet spring to plant crops. Despite heavy rains, about half the corn and perhaps 75 percent of the tobacco are in, with 15 days left in planting season. Wheat harvest has begun and may limit further planting, with an expected 75 percent yield if harvest succeeds.
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McCracken
the Cracken
Quaintif's Column Notes Local Visits and Travels
Miss Margarite Taylor returned home Tuesday after visiting Miss Martha Pate. Mrs. Henderson Murphree left Wednesday for Owensboro after spending the weekend with her parents. Mr. Ira D. Bean, traveling salesman for J. Samuels & Bros of New York, has returned home. Miss Beulah Palmer and Miss Nuckols of McHenry were in town Wednesday.
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Margarite Taylor
Martha Pate
Henderson Murphree
Owensboro
Ira D. Bean
J. Samuels & Bros
New York
Beulah Palmer
Nuckols
McHenry
Noah L. Rowe
Louis Fulkerson
Kronos
Mike Maurine Martin
Cromwell
Miss Blanch Park
Edna Binck
Coakley Taylor
Howard
Mary Maxwell Bean
Earl Barnes
Collier
W. Way
Havi
Laurene Cullins
Dr. &. A. Carson
Corbin
Loney Minton
Beaver Pam
Anamendan Syrean Funds Raised in Ohio County Drive
The Ohio county quota for a $1400 fund is under way with reports of amounts raised from East Hartford West Hartford Beaver Dam Contertown Shreve and nearby areas. Kentucky Masons launch a million dollar drive in Louisville for a Widow and Orphans home. Local residents noted in Lexington and Louisville with various visits and moves. Government and world news items touch rail costs, a League of Nations decision, Villa, wheat prices, and suffrage ratification progress.
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Ohio County
Procineta
East Hartford
West Hartford
Beaver Dam
Contertown
Shreve von Btr
Kentucky Masons
Louisville
Senate Resolution Seeks Change in League Covenant
Washington June 10 Senate opened with a fight over the League of Nations and a Knox resolution calling for notices to President Wilson and the Paris peace mission that ratification in its present form is opposed. It would reserve the question of a League for public consideration and pledge the United States to defend civilization if Europe is menaced. The measure, referred to Foreign Relations, signals broad support from anti League forces.
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Washington
Senate
League of Nations
Knox
Pennsylvania
Wilson
Paris
Germany
United States
Europe
Lodge
League
Foreign Relations Committee
W C W Monument Unveiling Scheduled at Beaver Dam
W C W announces the unveiling of the monument for Sovereign Hob L. Taylor at Sunnyarde Cemetery Beaver Dam Kentucky on Sunday June 22 1919 at 3 PM. Sovereigns plan to meet at 1 PM and invite all attendees to attend.
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Beaver Dam Camp
Sovereign Hob L. Taylor
Sunnyarde Cemetery
Beaver Dam
Mobilization Complete and Postwar Economic Shifts
The president will declare the army mobilization complete before July to resume beer and wine manufacture. On July 1 Kentucky’s five internal revenue offices consolidate into one in Louisville. L and N Railroad to lay off 1000 workers at Louisville shops amid broad cost cuts. France and Britain urge cancelation of war loans from the United States.
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Internal Revenue
Kentucky
Louisville
L. & N. Railroad Company
France
Great Britain
United States
Family Keepsakes Reveal Lindley History in Matanzas
During a visit to Mr. Nat Lindley's home in Matanzas the family shared century old relics. A Revolutionary War ancestor carried a glass canteen with cane lace, a corner fit triangular safe, a log house, an old camphor bottle, and a grandfather's trunk that yielded old land grants tax receipts and slave transfers.
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Nat Lindley
Matanzas
Lindley White
Lindley
Maryland
Land Sales and Incorporation Changes Across Kentucky
A series of property transfers from W S Mercer to W C Bakerlot in Rockport and 120 acres sold near Rosine for 1600 dollars. Transactions include Centertown Coal Company changing chief office city to Louisville, Cumberland Telephone lease in Fordsville, and multiple deeds in Hartford Beaver Dam Whitesville Reynolds Olaton Narrows and Hawesville. Prices range from 100 to 1800 dollars as lands, lots, and intersets are exchanged among named individuals and companies.
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W. S. Mercer
W. C. Bakerlot
Rockport
M. J. Williams
W. H. Pierce
Rosine
Centertown Coal Company
Louisville
Centertown
T. J. Whittinghill
Cumberland Telephone Company
Pordsville
Theodore Woehler
Jesse Gten
Whitesville
Corinne Woodward Thomas
Olu Felix
Hartford
F. ©. Baker
J. M. Williams
Beaver Dam
Ohio County Board of Education
Hinestot
Hayts
Ben Graves
Ad Cooper
Reckport
L. Felix
A.ben
Jane D. Crowe
Barnette
Hawesville Road
Otte Westerfield
Reynolds
J. B. Tichenor
Centertow
Clarence Marlow
M.A. Leach
Olaton
E . M. Hoover
G. W. Fentress
Narrows
E. M. Hoover
W. F. Coffman
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Iron Shields
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Nintu
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Cromwell Marshal
JW. McCuloch Insurance
Harford
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Christ
Rosa Luxenburg
Jinby
Quaintif
EK. Y. Parks
Central City
Hare
Loutaville
Chicago
Hoyt Taylor
Lucy Hubbard
Joe Tate
Marshal Barnes
Jobo
Eee
Villa
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Weakington
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