Democratic Hosts Gather in St Louis for Convention
The Democratic convention in St Louis aims to name Woodrow Wilson again as standard bearer. Speaker Champ Clark criticized Republicans and Progressives over nominations. Talks focus on strategies to keep Wilson while reshuffling the ticket and resisting calls to rename Marshall.
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St. Louis
Chine
Woodrow Wilson
America
Champ Clark
the Supreme Court
Calone Roosevelt
Marand
Wilson
Combs
Mr.Marshall
Five-year-old Jersey Poll cow with calf for sale
A five year old half Jersey half Poll cow with calf by its side is for sale by C B Stephens at Advocate office phone 603. The notice warns buyers to hold onto pennies noting copper scarcity may boost value of the calf.
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C. B. Stephens
Advocate Office
Five injured in Danville garage blast
A Danville garage explosion at L B Conn’s place injured five people including Dr J G McDowell Ed Nelson and J B Simmons. Debris shattered front windows and a fire caused by an oil tank spark led to significant damage and hours of danger to nearby property.
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L. B. Conn
Danville
J. J. McDowell
Mr. Conn
J. B. Simmons
Joe Wolfe
J. Ingram
Fourth Street
Ed Nelson
J. G. McDowell
Second Presbyterian Church
T. B. Simmons
Lucien Nelson
Mayonnaise Dressing Highlight at Greenwade’s
The store promotes the finest Mayon naise Dressing available at Greenwade's, inviting shoppers to sample the product.
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Greenwade’s
Elected Road Engineer for Montgomery County
At an adjourned Montgomery Fiscal Court meeting Saturday W. F. Horton was unanimously elected County Road Engineer until October 1, 1916 after presenting his certificate of qualification from State Commissioner R. C. Terrell. Horton has been active as road agent for weeks on county turnpikes and is making an enviable record.
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Montgomery
W. F. Horton
R. C. Terrell
Pork hunt in Congress and local districts
The quote rails at Congress chasing pork while noting no political district in the area escapes bi nader grabbing pork. The remark frames a national issue as a local concern about pork barrel spending.
Romance is Revealed Elopement in Jeffersonville
Miss Margaret Hanley Ragan and Wesley J. Rogers of Louisville were secretly married in Jeffersonville, Indiana, on September 9, 1915, while both were high school students in Louisville. Rogers is son of George D. Rogers. Ragan is daughter of Hanley Ragan and Mrs. J. M. Bigstaff. The Advocate offers best wishes to the couple.
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Margaret, Hanley Ragan
Wesley J. Rogers
Louisville
Jeffersonville
Ind
Rogers
George D. Rogers
Hanley Ragan
J. M. Bigstaff
Marvin N. Gay
Advocate
Home grown vegetables and onions for boiling
A brief note by S. P. Greenwade promotes home grown vegetables with emphasis on onions for boiling.
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P. Greenwade
Notice to Contractors for Mt Sterling and Paris Turnpike bids
Sealed bids to improve and resurface State Aid Road No. 8701 Mt. Sterling and Paris Turnpike will be received by the Montgomery County Fiscal Court until noon on Tuesday June 27 1916. Bids must include tools machinery labor and materials per plans and specifications on file. A certified check for 500 is required with each bid. Court may reject any and all bids. Keller Greene County Clerk.
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Montgomery County
Kentucky
Mt. Sterling and
Paris
Commissioner of Public Roads
Keller Greene
Hamlett Declared Insane by Kentucky Jury
A Hopkinsville jury ruled Barksdale Hamlett former Superintendent of Public Instruction and late Democratic nominee for Secretary of State insane and ordered his commitment to Lakeland Asylum. Reports from Frankfort say he suffered a lapse described as the pee that kills, a line echoed by others online.
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Hopkinsville
Barksdale Hamlett
Lakeland Asylum
Frankfort
Morgenthau Sees Postwar Boom for American Trade with Turkey
In a public address former ambassador Henry Morgenthau says American export business to Turkey is blocked now but offers a prime postwar opportunity. He cites Oil, International Harvester, and American Tobacco as already active, and argues high demand will follow peace for coal, agricultural implements, and mine outputs amid a world-wide rebuilding cycle.
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United States
Henry Morgenthau
Turkey
Ottoman Empire
Ard Oil Company
International Harvester Company
American Tobacco Company
England
Australia
Europe
Africa
Asia
Germany
Austria
Sunbeam Grape Juice Featured at Greenwade's
Advert says Sunbeam Grape Juice, described as the very finest, available at Greenwade's store.
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Sunbeam
Greenwade’s
Raid by Mexican bandits hits Texas ranches
Fifteen Mexican raiders attacked four employees at the P. A. Coleman ranch in San Samuel Texas on Sunday, drove them into the brush and fled with eighty three horses across the Rio Grande. The same group reportedly struck the Johnnson and Coleman ranch nearby on Saturday night.
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P. A. Coleman
San Samuel
Tex
Rio Grande
Johnnson & Coleman
Waukesha Ginger Ale Sold at Greenwade’s
A bottle of Waukesha Ginger Ale is presented as made from the finest mineral water in the world at Greenwade's. The note highlights quality ingredients and the brand's prestige in a single product listing.
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Waukesha
Greenwade’s
Surprise wedding unites Mrs Tomkins and Dr Triplett at Paris
Mrs Georgia W. Tomkins formerly of this city and Dr W B Triplett wed Saturday in the Windsor Hotel parsonage at Paris. The couple, popular locally, will spend the summer at Consul Saskatchewan where the doctor owns a farm. Best wishes from the Advocate.
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Georgia W. Tomkins
W. B. Triplett
Paris
Parsons
Windsor Hotel
Can
Montgomery County Fair Seeks Bigger State Exposition
The Montgomery County Fair catalogs are available at the Advocate office or the Secretary W Hoffman Wood office. The catalog lists features and exhibits and urges locals to prepare stock and other displays and buy season tickets to boost the event. Boxes are being reserved through the Secretary.
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Montgomery County
Advocate
W. Hoffman Wood
Captain Beckner Hurt While Operating Press
Captain Lucien Beckner editor of the Clark County Republican suffered a painful injury last week when his right hand was caught between the steel and composition rollers of his cylinder press. No bones were broken but the pain was excruciating. he writes with either hand, so the injury will not hinder his work.
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Lucien Beckner
Clark County Republican
Beckner
Montgomery Circuit Court Commissioner Sittings In Mt Sterling Ky
Notice states that W A Samuels will begin sittings in the case Plaintiff Vs Defendant at the Montgomery Circuit Court in Mt Sterling Kentucky on Monday July 3 1916 at 10 a m and continue daily until completed.
Crabbe Offered Colorado School Superintendent Post
Mr J G Crabbe former Superintendent of Public Instruction and current head of the Normal School at Richmond has been offered the Colorado Schools superintendent job at 6500 dollars yearly He has tendered his resignation at Richmond and would depart for Colorado to assume duties if accepted Spring lamb and country ham at Greenwade's.
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J. G. Crabbe
Richmond
Schools of
Colorado
Crabbe
The Walsh Co Sale Opens With Unheard-Of Bargains
The Walsh Company inaugurates its cut price sale with a slogan promising stores in the windows and bargains to attract all shoppers. The sale begins Thursday and advertisements urge careful reading of the details.
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Walsh Company
Rooms for Rent on North Sycamore Street
Rooms available on North Sycamore Street with applications to John W. Jones.
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Sycamore Street
John W. Jones
Whisky seller jailed in Rat Alley case
Information led officers to whisky sales in Rat Alley a Negro settlement in the city Sheriff Howell Deputy Montjoy and County Attorney Senff secured a search warrant resulting in the arrest of Mima Turner a noted police court character She pleaded guilty and was fined sixty dollars and costs and sentenced to ten days in jail
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Rat Alley
Howell
Montjoy
Senff
Mima Turner
Colored woman shot by colored boy in town
Maggie Smith, a colored woman, was shot in the right arm Monday afternoon by Roger Whaley, a colored boy aged fifteen. Whaley says the shooting was accidental. The boy has had prior trouble. whether the arm will be amputated is not yet known.
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Maggie Smith
Roger Whaley
Whaley
Sunbeam Mayonnaise Dress ing best and only
A brief note highlights Sunbeam Mayonnaise as a premier dressing option. It mentions P. Greenwade in connection with the product, signaling a promotional snippet from a period advertisement.
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P. Greenwade
Spelling Contest Drawn After Night at Court House
The spelling match for the Baptist church fundraiser drew about 100 participants at the Court House. Dr J W Prewitt and Mr Robert Howell spelled to a draw with no errors until 10 o clock when the match was declared a draw.
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Court House
Baptist Church
J. W. Prewitt
Robert Howell
Home Grown Vegetables Highlighted at Greenwade’s
Local feature notes varieties of vegetables grown by Greenwade’s, showcasing fresh produce and home garden staples. The piece emphasizes variety, freshness, and community display of harvests.
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Greenwade’s
May tobacco sales report for Kentucky crops
May sales total 3,714,905 pounds of 1915 crop and 842,020 pounds of prior crops. Burley tobacco sold 1,017,025 pounds of 1915 crop at $9.85 per hundred and 791,515 pounds of previous years at $9.86 per hundred.
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Kentucky
Corsets for Men Stir Debate and Fashion Circles
The remark about corsets for men sparks discussion in fashion and gender style circles. It focuses on evolving dress norms and attitudes toward masculine attire in contemporary society.
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