19 Jan 1927
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Newspaper
Middlesboro Daily News
Location
Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1927
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR note mentions fees and two month period with names unclear. Reads like a garbled citation of charges or accounting terms. No complete entities or action visible to identify a news event or notice.
Beale County reports total bank deposits of 5,297,998.19 as of December 31, 1926 across four banks. Officials express optimism for 1927, noting a stable, substantial growth pattern postwar and post-boom eras, with careful adjustment in coal and local business sectors and no cause for alarm.
An 19 January remembrance honors Confederate leader Robert E. Lee, praising his patriotism and devotion. The piece argues for Lee to be memorialized in Kentucky as a legal holiday while asserting reverence without excusing slavery or the South’s past evils.
Baseball authority Connie Mack names his all-time lineup spanning four decades. He selects Buck Leonard as catcher and Christy Mathewson as right hander with Rube Waddell on the mound, while Wagner and Collins anchor the infield and Speakers Clarke patrols center.
A Washington Letter by Rodney Detcher criticizes reporters for not engaging readers with active coverage. The piece lampoons editors and correspondents for withholding information and suggests readers deserve more direct reporting in the morning mail.
The readable fragments refer to names and phrases without coherent context. No definitive event, place, or date can be established from the legible portions.
The article discusses rising taxes on railroads and their impact, noting high figures in 1905 and ongoing fears of larger federal shares. It contrasts tax levels across years, highlights state and local responsibilities, and mentions varying savings in different counties amid increased rail earnings and broader prosperity. Nearby figures illustrate a general trend of heavier taxation on transportation.
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