Kentucky Duels Fade From Glory Though Noted in History
Kentucky officials may remove duel oaths from office as the state recalls its famous era of duels. Notable episodes include Graves v Cilley, Henry Clay’s two duels, and the Hamilton Burr confrontation. The piece traces duels from aristocratic practice to legal courts and modern justice.
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Louisville
Kentucky
United States
Simmy
Henry C. Pope
John T. Gray
Pope
Smith
Singer
Keggs
William J. Graves
Jonathan Cilley
Congress
Graves
Cilley
Greaves
Henry Clay
Humphrey Marshall
John Randolph
Randolph
Clay
Alexander Hamilton
Aaron Burr
Hamilton
Court of Law
Europe
England
Eastern Carolina Seeks Big Games in East
The rise of eastern football interest grows as UNC and Wake Forest schedule a Tarboro game for Friday November 10 and eastern towns from Wilson to New Bern demand at least one eastern contest next season. High school football fuels demand as communities rally and support increases. The article closes with a moral note on the shark sucker.
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Chapel Hill
University
Wake Forest
Goldsboro
Carolina
State College
Tarboro
Raleigh
Central
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
Asheville
Caroling
Iron
Wilson
Rocky Mount
Washington
New Bern
Winston
Fayetteville
Wilmington
Elizabeth City
Edenton
Method to improve wool quality through washing and grease testing
The U S department of agriculture reports a new method to detrenching and wash wool samples to compare grease and dirt content. Side fleece samples yield representative dirt and grease levels, with Rambouillet wool showing 0.17 percent grease and crossbred sheep 0.28 percent grease after solvent washing. Dirt is removed by soap and water at 40 to 45 degrees C.
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Washington
U.S. Department of Agriculture
The Mating of the Ewe and Ram in Ancient Text
Fragmentary OCR text evokes a discussion of sheep breeding practices and mating in historical contexts. It hints at attempts to improve fleece quality and wool yield through selective mating approaches, mentioning terms associated with animal husbandry and breeding strategies.
Parsonage Remodel Committee Named for Wesley Church
A committee led by Mrs Dey Kearns and others was appointed to plan remodeling the Wesley Mentoria church parsonage on East Washington Street. The project aims to complete a full remodel with an estimated cost around 5000 dollars. In New York, Lloyd Warren, Beaux Arts School of Architecture head, died after falling from a sixth floor window on West Beth Street. He was 48, lived alone, and was brother to Whitney Warren.
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New York
Lloyd Warren
Beaux Arts School of Architecture
Whitney Warren
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Monroe
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