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Newspaper
Richmond Daily Register
Location
Richmond, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1920
Page
12
London Aug 26 The Soviet government replies to Britain's note on peace terms with Poland. It agrees to drop the demand for arms for a 200,000 man Polish workmen's militia and says withdrawing the condition shows its priority to world peace.
J Wilbur Lancaster, associate editor of the Georgetown News, has accepted the post as superintendent of Millersburg schools in Kentucky. He will move with his family on September 6 and will continue his News connection, visiting each Saturday.
The Planters' Tobacco Warehouse on Winn avenue in Winchester was sold Tuesday to R P Taylor for the four city banks for 35000. A prior sale was invalid because the law requires the property to bring two thirds of its appraised value.
Mrs. William Burley of Peris was drowned when two steamers collided on Lake Michigan during a visit in Michigan.
Bourbon County farmers report heavy tobacco losses as rust disease damages fields. much of the crop is being cut to salvage what remains.
In Kentucky Aug 26 photographer John Doty used a Kodak with a flash to photograph a Black boy seen leaving a chicken house. The plan aimed to trap the thief as several fowls had vanished from Doty's yard and the police seek the identity of the youth.
Wages for harvest hands in Kansas averaged 60 to 70 cents an hour, down slightly from last year but higher than the year before 1919, according to T. B. Mammatt secretary of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture. Farmers faced abundant labor this season despite the wage dip.
San Francisco report notes California state primary next Tuesday with a three way Republican contest for the U S Senate. Candidates are William Kent Samuel M Shortridge and Albert J Wallace. Phelan stands unopposed for the Democratic renomination. Nominations also include eleven Congressmen several judicial posts and the state legislature.
The athletic director Joe C. Turner starred in boxing and wrestling at the Miller Carnival under American Le. Big crowds cheered last night as Mat Baxter and Allen Porte challenged Turner in wrestling. Tonight Turner meets Baxter for a final, Jim Whitlock boxes K O Dixon, and Johnson fights Anderson in two lightweights.
Assistant Attorney General Fowler ruled that two or more jobbers agreeing to sell sugar below 18 cents per pound, even verbally, constitute conspiracy in restraint of trade under Kentucky anti trust law of 1920. The ruling also indicates coal operators could be prosecuted if they agree not to sell below a set price.
W D Judy sold his 165 acre Clark county property known as the William Nelson farm near Kiddville and Indian Fields to J W Williams of Stanton for 185 dollars per acre, totaling a substantial sum.
Hopkinsville New Era notes grape arbors gain popularity as housewives skip parties to stay home and make jelly. The piece highlights a trend of home preserves and kitchen activity for the coming season.
A brief humor item notes a player asking about losses at poker and referencing two prescriptions as a joking consequence, reflecting lighthearted newspaper quip style.
Officials report that ore supply is increasing in several mine sections throughout Kentucky, signaling improving extraction potential and steadying production prospects for the region's coal operations.
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