Death of General Simon Buckner in Hart County
General Simon Bolivar Buckner, last surviving Confederate lieutenant general, died at Glen Lily farm near Munfordville Hart County Kentucky at age ninety one. He was born April 1 1823 and served as Governor of Kentucky and vice presidential candidate. His wife Delia Claiborne survives him and funeral was in Frankfort Kentucky.
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Simon Bolivar Buckner
Glen Lily
Hart County
Munfordville
Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr
Fort Thomas
Kentucky
Aylett Hartswell
Elizabeth Ann (Morehead) Buckner
Buckner
West Point
Second United Infantry
Sixth United States Infantry
Churubusco
Academy
United States Army
Delia Claiborne
Richmond
General Buckner
Frankfort
Charles L Simon Florist Succession Notice
Charles L Simon succeeds John Corbitt as florist. Phone 435 19 tf.
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Charles L. Simon
John Corbitt
Legislative Economy in Kentucky Calls for Budget Clarity
The piece urges trimming state payrolls and resisting excess hiring in Frankfort. It warns that the current session may cost more, recommends capping new positions, reducing superfluous offices, and avoiding enlargement of counties and judicial districts. It stresses faithful spending and prudent retrenchment.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Inner Reflection Shapes Perception Across Life
A philosophical meditation suggests that perception mirrors inner virtue or vice. The text argues that goodness seeks good and evil finds evil, with the eyes reflecting the heart’s true state. The idea links moral inner life to outward judgments and reality.
Law Givers No More Sayings Echoed by Lawmakers
In a frank line from the State Journal of Frankfort lawmakers who once were called law givers are noted as having learned that giving away a salable commodity is economic folly.
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State Journal of
Frankfort
Substantial State Institutions Face Budget Strain
Expenditure concerns threaten major state institutions as the Courier Journal notes the financial squeeze could impact their operations and services.
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Courier Journal
Argentine Corn Imports Surge Amid Tariff Lifts
Nearly 200000 bushels of Argentine corn are being unloaded in New York with millions more under contract from South American republics. Since the tariff act, over 1,000,000 bushels have arrived, altering cash values and prompting rail and port capacity fixes. Thirteen ships are en route or loading, and a U S syrup maker holds 5,000,000 bushels under contract.
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New York
South America
United States
Transportation Bureau
Product Exchange
The Short Days and Their Burden on Work and Light
The piece contrasts dim December and January with the sun's cheer, noting artificial lighting cannot replace daylight. It highlights effects in factories rural homes and country workshops, and considers latitude and daylight hours in northern Europe, urging longer days as a sign of spring and hope.
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Europe
United States
The Appearance of Prosperity in Advertising
Advertising growth reflects merchants seeking an aura of success. A shabby merchant signals passivity and poor prospects, while liberal ads project enterprise, past patron approval, and a willingness to invest in informing customers about bargains.
Carriage and transfer wagon contact info for trains
Advertisement mentions a transfer and carriage service to meet all trains with phone numbers 21 and 337. It references a fountain serving Huylers' Chocolate at Geiger's Pharmacy and includes a dubious slogan about Spunk and success.
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Tf. Geiger’s Pharmacy
The Man Who Wins Poem Verse
A St Paul Dispatch stanza extols the victor as one who works and endures. It lauds perseverance through distress and pain, noting the value of lessons from failure and the merit of helping others, portraying the winner as bold and steadfast.
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St. Paul
Wanamaker Sees Good Prospects In Tariff Bill
John Wanamaker, Republican and former Cabinet official, calls the Democratic Tariff Bill better than expected and says manufacturers can adjust to two thirds of the new schedules. He blames Republican defeat in 1912 on poor leadership and notes healthy trade and lower speculation with confidence intact.
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Wanamaker
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Cumberland Telephone and Telegrapher Incorporated
South Paves Street
Atlanta, Georgia
Henry Watterson
Louisville, KY
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Robert B. Jones
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American Can Company
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Sterling Y
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