Governor McCreary Seeks Broad Reform in First Message
Governor McCreary's first message to the Legislature in over thirty years outlines a wide reform agenda. He urges tax reform, tighter appropriations, education and university support, state surveys, a separate mining director, primaries, liquor unit laws, a four-member bipartisan Prison Commission, a retained Board of Control for Charitable Institutions, a Banking Department, tuberculosis campaigns, corruption laws, labor protections, reorganized Agriculture Department, an Immigration Bureau, expanded Labor Bureau, forestry measures, and an enlarged Attorney General staff. He calls for a State Forester and public funding for administration and enforcement.
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Democ
Tho Ud State Board of Education
State University At
Lexington
Geological Survey
Inspector of Mines
Frankfort
Kentucky
Ile
Department of Agriculture
State Board of Agriculture
Farmers’ Institutes
Attorney General
Constitutional reform and public utilities proposed in amendment
The article outlines a constitutional amendment proposal addressing working convicts on public roads and highways, creates a Public Utilities Commission to regulate express, telephone, telegraph, street railway, light and water companies, and urges redistricting of the state. It also advertises Burdock Blood Bitters claiming to improve health by cleansing the blood. It promotes S. E. Kelly & Co. meats.
Eastern syndicate buys Hopkinsville gas and electric plant
Reports say an Eastern syndicate has purchased Hopkinsville’s gas and electric lighting plant. The cities Henderson Owensboro Bowling Green and Frankfort reportedly offered options on similar utilities.
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Hopkinsville
Henderson
Owensboro
Bowling Green
Frankfort
Elks Convention Change Sparks National Meeting Shifts
The article notes that the Elks moved their Portland reunion to a July week and that Grand Army and Shriners conventions will be held in Los Angeles in September and May. It reports Republican officials setting Chicago for the June 18 week and suggests Democratic dates may shift similarly.
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Elks
Portland
Sullivan
Grand Army
The
Shriners
Los Angeles
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Carriage Service Promises Train Pickups
A local firm offers a carriage meeting all trains with baggage handling. Contact Will Bean via Lloyd's stable at phone 281. The service charges 25 cents each way. Vanarsdell's Store advertises itself as offering the best market value.
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Lloyd’s Stable
Will Bean
Euphemia Jones Praises Art with High Vitality
Rose Maddar explains Euphemia Jones uses the term vitality to praise paintings. Miss Verity struggles to grasp the meaning while Rose insists the comment is a compliment and reflects Euphemia's refined art insight.
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Euphemia Jones
Mies Verity
Rose
Miss Verity
Rose Maddar
Crooked All Right in Irish Speak Rivalry Scene
In a sharp exchange Hogan questions Doran about trust while Doran accuses Hogan of dishonesty and evasive behavior, saying he cannot face you unless your back is turned. The dialogue showcases a tense moral standoff between two rivals.
Proper medicine disposal and cabinet care
The piece advises disposing of unused prescriptions, emptying and washing liquid bottles, and avoiding reuse of unlikely drug combinations. It stresses labeling liniments, avoiding unnecessary bottles, and storing medicines in a dry, locked cabinet separate from other items to prevent mistakes and spoilage.
Lost planet stumps observatories worldwide
Astronomers report a newly found planet or asteroid discovered by Palisa of Vienna and confirmed by Pecula of Copenhagen. The wandering body moved rapidly toward Earth, eluding current tracking as observatories try five Uwar telescopes to locate the mysterious traveler again.
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Uwar
Palisa
Vienna
Pecula
Copenhagen
Shipwreck De Luxe on a Desert Island
Mrs Van Millyan recounts months stranded on a desert island while waiting for a liner to pass, noting returning tourists slow travel that season and delays before rescue arrived.
Planters' Loose Leaf Tobacco Warehouse Co Sale Notice
To Tobacco Growers the sale is the fact that three of the four companies into which the American Tobacco Co has been divided assured us they had not had time to fully organize their force of buyers on account of the American Tobacco Co having done business as formerly. Attend the sale January 9 1912 and see a fully equipped house with an up to date loose leaf market. R P Scobee Manager Planters' Loose Leaf Tobacco Warehouse Co.
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American Tobacco Co
Burley Belt
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertised Without Mercury
An advertisement warns against mercury containing catarrh remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. It claims the remedy is taken internally, affects blood and mucous surfaces, and notes testimonials free with a price of 75 cents per bottle.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Fighting Bob Evans Dies in Washington DC
Rear Admiral Robly D. Evans known as Fighting Bob died suddenly in Washington on January 3 from acute indigestion. The popular navy officer fell ill in under two hours and left a legacy of admired service.
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Robly D. Evans
Bob
Washington, D. C
Dr Thomas Oil touted as best remedy for croup
An advertisement extols Dr Thomas Electric Oil as the best remedy for croup, claiming success in the White family for eight years and noting a Buffalo New York endorsement by L White acre. A separate financial note reports the 1911 federal deficit near 22 million dollars, up from last year due to lower customs receipts and higher Navy disbursements.
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Thomas
Navy Department
Clay McKee & Sons Real Estate and Auto Agency
Clay McKee and Sons advertise real estate buying selling and rentals plus loans and insurance bonds. They offer investments and auto sales phrasing a broad trade in property finance and vehicles.
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McCreary
Labor Bureau
S. E. Kelly & Co
Big Deal Reported
Lexington Herald
Vanarsdell’s
Moore-Young Electric CO
East Main Street
Milton Young
J. W. Moore
Courier-Journal
Louisville, Ky
H&mry Watterson
Weekly Courier-Journal
Mt. Sterling
Daily Courier-Journal
Artiet
Hogan
Phwy
Dooly
Doran
Th’ Square
Phwat
Planters’ Loose Leaf Tobacco Warehouse Co
R. P. Scobee
Mgr
Sesapede & Ohio Railway Pany
Arriy
Louisville
Rothwell
New York
Norfolk
Richmond
Pikeville
Hinton
A. m
Bob” Evans
Greenwade’s
I. Clay McKee & Sons
Chandler
Che
Bryan Studio
C. W. Compton
Dentiol
Mt Sterling
Brown
Martin Building
H. R. Prewitt
Court St
Court House
Samuels
J. W. Prewitt
Osteopath
Office
Broadway
North Sycamore
G. M. Horton
Peed & Horton’s
W. B. Robinson
Anderson & Boardman's Livery
Exington & Eastern
Quicksand
Jackson Tn
Winchester
L. & E. Junction
Clay City
Ce Campton Junction
Sea Junction
O. & K. Junction
Jackson
Cincinnati
Campton Junction
Mountain Central
Ton, Ky
Beattyville Junction
L. & A. Railway
0. & K. Junction
Kentucky Ry
Cannes City
Chas. Scott
Jones
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