Supreme Court ethics clash cited in political contest
A note on a Supreme Court member’s refusal to engage in politics drew sharp opposition as the matter was dropped. The Hartford Republican reports on political maneuvering around the race, with Democrats defending and Republicans attacking, signaling a clean if contested campaign. Subscribers are urged to update addresses and contact details for delivery.
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Supreme Court
Wilson
Winson
Hartford
Announce Tom Spurrier and A D Kirk for 1916 primaries
Notices authorize Tom Spurrier of Grayson county to seek Congress in the Fourth District with the Republican primary on August 6 1916. A D Kirk is also authorized for the Republican nomination for county attorney of Ohio county with the primary set for August 5 1916. The dispatch includes campaign commentary and party campaigns in Kentucky and national figures with dated references to August 1916 primaries.
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Tom Spurrier
Grayson County
Congress
A. D. Kirk
Ohio County
Nominee Hyped As Unity Push After Chicago Convention
A former Justice named as Republican nominee resigns in hours after notification and wires principles to Chicago. The move unites the party behind a candidate with a high salary and life tenure, signaling a strong campaign, with Roosevelt out and no Progressive challenge expected. The author calls the race just begun and lauds the party’s perceived clean history.
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Charles Evans
Hughes
Chicago
Ihe
Yea
Roosevelt
The Dying Moose and the Roosevelt Split Revisited
The piece recalls the 1912 split from the Republican Party, the rise of the Progressive movement, and the pursuit of party reunification. It notes Theodore Roosevelt’s nomination history, the steamroller defeat, and calls for a united GOP with surviving supporters urging a shared candidate to reclaim power.
Hughes Emerges as Unified Choice in Turbulent Republican Era
The piece portrays a break with old tactics as Progressive and dissatisfied Republican factions rally behind Justice Hughes. It asserts he resigns from the Supreme Court to enter the campaign, promising principles that align with prosperity and stable policy under tariff protections. The era described recalls 1912 dynamics and calls for broad support across progressives and disaffected Democrats.
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Progressive Party
Roosevelt
Repubiican
Justice Hughes
Hughes
Supreme Bench
Rtepatlican
Republican Party
Ohio County Boy in Foreign Fields Perry Keown to Clovis Meat Market Leader
The second in a series profiles Perry Keown of Hartford who homesteaded near Clovis New Mexico in 1909. He built a Clovis Meat Market half ownership, joined the National Guard, became lieutenant, and now leads Company K as captain. If militia strength fails he may join Mexican operations. otherwise he may visit Hartford in the summer.
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Ohio County
Perry Keown
Columbus
New Mexico
Mr. Keown
Cal P. Keown
Hartford
Clovis
Louvain
New Mexico National Guard
Keown
Mexico
Perry
In Spirit Irishwan Encounter at Graveyard
An Irishwan passes a graveyard and reads words on a webbtome, sardtt live. Pat reacts with Be Jabers noting the scene as dead Udown up to the damdun Opiniun in a moment of surprised humor.
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Pat
Waldy
Tragic public safety incident in Hayti ends in death
A fatal shooting in Hayti near Ford's Grocery injured Clyde Rucker, the man’s sweetheart, with Marshal Nall firing at her then turning himself in. Witnesses cited jealousy and prior trouble as possible motives. Nall waived examining trial and awaits grand jury action. The affected parties are Black residents.
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Hayti
Marshal Nall
Clyde Rucker
Nall
Midkiff
Ford's
Nail
Will McHenry
Ohio County Farmers Visit Eastern Kentucky
Ohio County farmers toured eastern Kentucky with county agents Browder Cox Lindley Bell and Everly. They praisedPendleton and Nelson counties for sweet clover dairy and education, lauded hospitality in Louisville and Fontana Ferry Park, and urged better cooperation between rural and urban communities and improved roads.
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W. W. Browder
Albert Cox
Nat Lindley
Worth Bell
L. E. Everly
Woodford County
Pendelton County
Ohio County
Pendleton County
Nelson County
Louisville
Four Bon Stock Yards
Jefferson County
Stock Yards Co
Fontana Ferry Park
Commonwealth
Kentucky
Ohio
Oppil Kittinger
Barksdale Hamlett adjudged insane at Elizabethtown
A Hardin Circuit Court jury ruled former State Superintendent of Public Instruction Barksdale Hamlett insane. He will be sent to Lakeland Asylum tonight. Hamlett, a former Democratic secretary of state candidate, faced divorce actions and lawsuits over alleged education department expenditures. Local court proceedings also covered road and bridge projects and county payrolls.
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Elizabethtown
Hardin
Barksdale Hamlett
Lakeland Asylum
Hamlett
Lakeland
R. A. Buckles
Department of Education
Probate notes in Ohio County court wills readied
The Ohio County Court probated the will of Alex Maddox naming EB H Maddox as executor and distributed the estate to his son. The will of FP W Pirtle was probated and executors named, including J B R Pirtle, with qualification pending for J EB Pirtle Witewiee who is yet to qualify. The will of T J Smith was also probated with terms for equal distribution per law.
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Tnerisear
Ohio County Fiscal Court
Sommion
T. H. Yeton
Hartford and
Centertown
Morgantown
John H. Barnes
J. Mason Taylor
Jno. B. Wilson
Ward Road
Hartford
Ceralvo Road
T. H. Benton
Hay
Shawn
B. ©. Tichenor
Alex Maddox
EB. H. Maddox
FP. W. Pirtle
J. BR. Pirtle
J. EB. Pirtle
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