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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1912
Page
4
Hon. W. J. Fields of Olive Hill in Carter county announces candidacy for Congress in the Ninth District to be decided by the Democratic primary on Saturday August 3, 1912.
Judge Robert H. Winn announces he will not seek re election to the Seventh Appellate District Court of Appeals. His brief tenure earned him respect from peers and attorneys, and his retirement is hailed as a public loss.
The Kentucky Press Association praised Olympian Springs for excellent table and service during a recent session. Members voiced desire to make the Springs the association's permanent mid-summer meeting place and said the visit was highly beneficial for their profession.
A Kentucky notice requests help finding Christian homes for many children up to ages 13 and 14, inviting readers to contact 1086 Baxter Ave., Louisville. The appeal emphasizes family placement, schooling, and Sunday school involvement.
Classified note offers a four room cottage with a bath for rent. Interest should contact Miss Belle Botts. Also advertises 49-21 Pure pork sausage at Van Ardell's.
Sheriff Dan Scott of Fayette County was shot twice on Main Street opposite the Phoenix Hotel in Lexington by Policeman Benjamin R. McCann. Scott disarmed and grappled as McCann fired three times, a bystander protected, and McCann was arrested after a prior election clash at Merino and High streets.
The will provides $10 000 to each of four grandchildren for education, life estate to wife, then to children and their issue. If a child dies without issue, their share reverts. Mrs. Mary E Bigstaff renounces provisions to take as widow. Major D J Burchett qualified as administrator. Mrs Bigstaff refuses to qualify.
Sheriff Daniel W. Scott arrests Dr James Baker at the Seelbach Hotel exposing him as John H King McNamara the Lexington murder suspect and longtime fugitive. The revelation ends a famed Kentucky man hunt and shocks Louisville friends who trusted the veterinarian assistant during four years of residence.
A man arrives at the jail claiming a commitment from Squire Koch of Moore township for Harry Hahn. He declares he is a constable sent by the squire who, lacking a constable, trusted him to deliver the order. The squire reportedly accused Hahn of untrustworthy pledges.
Be an early bird and grab the pick of bargains as Oldham Bros. & Co. opens a big sale this Saturday June 22. Shoppers can expect numerous items discounted across departments.
A wry exchange on the nature of an auctioneer's trade. The line “An auctioneer's business” prompts the aside “How so?” with the reply that the trade grows by knocking items down. The quip highlights the paradox at the heart of auctions.
The article notes stamp forgery rare among thousands of varieties. It recalls a major British incident in 1872 and 1873 involving forged stamps for one shilling telegraphic rates passed at the stock exchange office. Philatelists’ vigilance helped expose fakes, which aim to trap collectors more than defraud authorities.
A patient diagnosis misreads a woman's fate as a series of catastrophic events. The doctor conjectures animal attack, fall, explosion, train, and earthquake, but the truth is she merely sought a remnant matching the January sale.
A new theory explains gold deposits forming from erosion that exposes deeper strata. Similar deposits occur in regions with: the same geological conditions and erosion activity. The text notes exceptions and debates over how erosion shapes ore distribution.
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