Death of George Robinson a longtime Gulch Avenue watchman
George Robinson, a forty year night watchman on Gulch avenue and famed in theatrical circles, died in South Hot Plunkville last week. A Louisianian by birth he carried the stage memory from Kellytown’s early days to its final acts. He was known to friends from ocean to ocean and moved through the old Opera House bar and Jack Goodine's with ease.
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George Robinson
Gulch Avenue
South Hot Plunkville
Ocean
Robinson
Kellytown
Opera House
Jack Goodine
Ledgerwood
H. C. Denton
Coon Hill
George Bean
M. R. Edelbute
George
Fife
Walter Ebel
Margaret Isley
Little Rock
EK. F. Klein
John Roth
Cincinnati Dove
Montgomery Circuit Court sale notice seeks Mt Sterling property
A notice announces a March 20 1916 public auction in Mt Sterling Kentucky under a Montgomery Circuit Court order of sale. The property is a house and lot on Harrison Avenue and Mary Street described by metes bounds. Sale terms include a six month credit with bond and a lien retained until payment.
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Montgomery Circuit Court
Court House
Mt. Sterling
Kentucky
Mt. Sterlitg
Harrison Avenue
Mary Street
Coleman Reid
MacMahan
Mary B. Adams
D. N. Young
Montgomery County
Elephant saves itself as fire alarm rung in Kansas City show barn
The world’s smallest elephant Little Nemo escaped a blaze at J. H. Eschman World United Shows in Kansas City. A gasoline stove toppled by Nemo sparked the fire in a straw barn as attendants and Cap Watkins freed the elephant and led it out before firefighters arrived along with helpers moving animals to safety.
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Little Nemo
J. H. Eschman World United
Guinette Avenue
Salisbury Street
Kansas City
Bechman
Cap” Watkine
Nemo
Fire Department
Grand Duke Nicholas Threatens Local Traitors in Brief Speech
In Paris, the Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch addressed suppliers to Russian troops near the Polish frontier. He warned them in three words not to steal or he would hang every one of them, then returned to his car, ending the audience immediately.
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Caucasus
Paris
Nicholas Nicholaievitch
Muscovy
Nicholas
Grand Duke
Hidden Dangers and Innovative Measures Highlighted in Early 20th Century Notices
A compilation of social and industrial items notes wage limits for female stenographers in Ireland, restrictions on female munitions workers in England, and a Kansas City courthouse facility for women jurors. It mentions Philadelphia’s first woman rural mail carrier, a Merry Widows club in Los Angeles, Queen Mary’s capable role, and a turnstile device at Jermyn & Company mine to limit workers per cage.
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Ireland
England
Kansas City
Kan
Los Angeles
Merry Widows
George
Queen Mary
Mary Moore
Philadelphia
Jermyn & Company
Rendham
John Corcoran
Mrs Wilson’s Subtle Jewelry Taste Sparks Rumors
A century old jewelry business owner in Washington, Mrs. Wilson, is noted for wearing little jewelry herself. Observers remark that she wore almost none to state occasions, and a sharp smile accompanies gossip about the president’s Sunday pilgrimage to St Margaret’s with Mrs. Wilson.
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Mrs. Wilson
Washington
St. Margaret's
Wil
War drives down pauper numbers in Britain and Ireland
In London the Friday pauper count falls from 1139 in 1910 to 225 in 1915 and nationwide from 12000 to 6600. Officials cite war as the major factor, with reforms aiding the trend and echoes of Civil War-era declines in the county. The Apache rumor in Paris is noted as a separate claim.
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London
England and
Wales
British Isles
Paris
Army and Navy Journal
Do Something Now to Spark City Progress
Editorial urges residents to take initiative and stop waiting for others to act. It argues New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia grew from proactive citizens, not chance, and calls readers to start small but steady efforts to stimulate local development and preparedness. It also advertises Mississippi and Tennessee land offerings by Bransford Realty Co. in Nashville with details on acreage and price.
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New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Mississippi
Tennessee
M. E. Wainwright
Mgr
Land Department
Bransford Realty Company
O. K
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Vulcan
Valei
Cnce” Plows mm Plow Co
Evansville, Ind
Tev
Chenault & Crear
Laysville St
Rt. Sterling, Ky
James E. Voris, &c. Vs
C. W. Kirkpatrick, &c
Star
J. F. Cross
Bob McRoberts
John S. Claire
Stockton’s Electric Dry Cleaning Company
Mt. Sterling, Ky
North Maysville Street
Cincinnati Times-Star
Wilson
the Times-Star
White House
Belgium
Fortune
Nashville, Tenn
Geiger Pharmacy Co
Dodgers
the Advocate
Job Printing Dept
Prewhtt & Howell
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