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Newspaper
Richmond Daily Register
Location
Richmond, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1920
Page
2
Engineer Baxter assesses completion of improvement jobs on Fo Resam Road before cold weather. workers delayed by frequent last week, with effort to finish all tasks promptly.
The Department of Manufacturing of the Chamber of Commerce pushes a truck convoy plan sending Cincinnati products to Ohio Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia. The project aims to ease railroad congestion and provide return routes for incoming country goods. Rev C McLeod Smith of Buffalo is cited as claiming vice in Cincinnati while local ministers deny it.
San Juan Puerto Rico August 16 report says prohibition does not apply in the Virgin Islands until Congress enacts new laws. The St Croix colonial council repealed local prohibition for that island and similar bills are under consideration for St Thomas and St John. The transfer treaty preserved Danish laws until federal statutes override them. The U.S. constitution and the 13th amendment are not applicable there at present.
Chief Devore vows to end shooting craps after reports that boys play in a rough and casual manner. He orders frequent building searches every fifteen minutes and promises an abrupt termination of the sport despite limited initial finds.
Reports say several reform school students recently escaped from Greendale institution prompting a search by local authorities. No injuries reported as officers widen the manhunt and urge the public to report sightings.
Mrs M C Murphy assistant manager of W F Higgins furniture notes the date Friday the 18th as lucky for Mr Murphy who, after a sumptuous dinner, learns it is his birthday. The 27 year old has long claimed luck on the date and remarks this is another happy day as he has lived through each year.
The fourth quarterly conference on August 15 elected officers for the Methodist church of Richmond. Board of Stewards includes D B McKinney A J Suit C C Wallace G D Smith Dr Belleo H Bennett and others. Bishop Denny is urged to renew Dr Chandler for a fifth year as pastor.
Nettie Jordan 13, daughter of Glenmore C. Jordan, tobacco buyer, drank disinfectant in a suicide bid after being whipped by her mother for going to a picture show with an 11 year old boy. Her condition is critical.
Mrs. W H Park submitted a peach from Mrs W W Park weighing three quarters of a pound and 10 to 10% inches in circumference. Several others were said to reach from 10 to 10% inches. The piece questions whether Prof Smith and Dr Boggs can surpass these measurements.
A pie supper at Wylie school near Edmonton is set for next Thursday evening August 19 at 8 oclock. Organizers promise an enjoyable time and urge all who can attend to be present.
Washington Aug 16 The Navy Department announced that the armored cruiser Pittsburg and a destroyer are being sent to the Baltic Sea to guard American interests. They are now at Cherbourg France and will move at once toward Russian waters.
Help wanted for a housemaid position at Pattie A. Clay Infirmary offering good wages. The brief notice requests a reliable applicant with basic domestic duties.
The Polish Russian conflict nears two years of organized fighting. Polish forces push into Ukraine and White Russia seeking buffer states while Warsaw faces advancing Russian troops within ten miles of the German frontier after their May capture of Kiev and renewed offensives.
Local advertisement touts Rookwood coffee as the best choice among varieties. It claims a grade suitable for every purse and urges readers to purchase today from D. B. McKinney and Company at 167 tf.
The Mrs Elizabeth Clay property on First Street has been purchased by the Richmond and Madison County Colored Women's Hospital Association. The modern facility will serve both city and county residents, offering emergency capacity and care for ill and injured. Fundraising will begin immediately under Minnie G. Bennett and Mattie Black to establish the hospital.
A decision on changing school books for Madison county is expected soon. State offices will send details to county superintendents. Publishers’ delay caused the shift and a rebate may be obtained for old books returned in exchange for new ones.
Curb and gutter work has extended around the court house square and will soon be finished in the business portion of the city. Payment work can proceed without interruption. Work on Second street began Monday and will soon wrap up before moving to Main street to complete the task.
Local eatery Mrs Shaw’s restaurant near the L. and N. depot on the east side serves good ham sandwiches and first class meals. The message notes location at 172 end of day 101.
A Madison County Court appointed a curator for the John R. Gibson estate in Kentucky to collect and preserve assets. Creditors and holders are urged to settle or report debts and file claims with State Bank & Trust Co as curator. Notice dated July 21, 1920.
Compared with the Civil War the figures in the late war are modest and will be documented by the War Department records.
An advertisement urges summer as a favorable time to treat rheumatism by S S S, described as a blood purifier that removes germ causes from the blood. It invites readers to request free literature and medical advice from Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
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