Mysterious attack on Madison farmer shocks town
Pete Wells, a Madison county farmer, is hospitalized with a bullet wound in the neck after three unknown men abducted him from a roadside near Richmond. He says the assailants beat him, demanded money, and discussed harming him as they drove toward Lexington before fleeing. Wells’s condition is described as conscious and improving. authorities and Wells’s connections seek to identify the attackers.
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Pete Wells
College Hill
Madison County
Gibson Hospital
Lexington
Stammie McCreary
Maple Street
Richmond
Wells
Walter Wells
McCreary
Well
Lexington Pike
Cocas
William Rhorer
Mr. Rhorer
Dave Bogie
Barnes Mill Pike
Pers Whitlock
Sherif Sam Bush
Jack Herdin
Capital
Axi
Matke Chacwe
Venan
Gibson
Sheriff Whitlock
Bush Aml
MicCreary
Reward Offered for Wells Assault Suspects
P. W. Wells is left badly injured after an assault and attempted murder. Sheriff Whithek and Deputy Sheriff Sant Bush examined Fayette county authorities in Lexington Saturday while a large touring car fled toward Lexington. Wells offers 500 dollars for the capture and conviction of the assailants. J. T. Bogie and County Imile W. K. Price push for state action.
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P. W W. Wells
Madison
Pos. Whithek
Sherif Sant Bush
Lexington
Fayette County
Wells
J. T. Bogie
Imile
W. K. Price
Catlettsburg
Bogie
Mr. Wells
Widow of Berea College’s First President Dies in Woodstock
R. H. Embree of Richmond Welch store learns of the death in Woodstock of Elizabeth Embree Agers mother of Ian Rogers publicity manager for the Bie Four railroad. She was the widow of John R. Rogers first Berea College president. Funeral from Berea home of President Hutchins Monday. Survivors include three children. one son helped invent the Rogers typewriter later with Mergenthaler and another son editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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R. H. Embree
Richmond Welch
Woodstock
Elizabeth Embree Agers
Ian Rogers
Bie Four Railroad
Cincinnati
Rogers
John R. Rogers
Berea College
Fil
Berea
W. J. Hut
Murderer Catch in Italy Tied to Lakewood Publisher Death
Vittorio Pisseli, accused of stabbing to death Daniel Kaber, a wealthy Lakewood publisher, two years ago, has been captured in Pi Palimosano, Italy. Cleveland detectives report. no extradition treaty exists, so he likely will be tried in Italy.
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Associated Press
Cleveland, Q
Vittorio Pisseli
Daniel Kaber
Lakewood
Pi Palimosano
Italy
Cleveland
Kentucky Weather Tonight and Sunday Forecast
Unsettled conditions expected in Kentucky with rain or snow possible tonight and Sunday. Cooler temperatures Sunday likely, with precipitation more likely as a mix of rain and snow in some areas.
Memorial Services Planned by Richmond Lodge No 381
Richmond lodge No 381 memorial services are set for Sunday at 3 PM in the First Presbyterian church. The public is invited to attend the program including an organ prelude, invocation, exercises, a guest address by Dr. L K Telford, and a memorial march led by Miss Lrownie Telford with Miss Davison Johnson and Miss Bright among the participants.
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Richmond Lodge No. 381
First Presbyterian Church
Kk. L. Telford Guartette
Messrs
Bowman
Ballard
Arnold
Bodve Ee Ee Ae
Aera
Cs Rev. W. OO
Saale
Lrownie Telford
Aml
Ails Tevister
Ex-Postmaster Wilson Receives Three Year Federal Sentence
Ex postmaster Louis Wilson of Ravenna in Stillwater County was sentenced by Judge M. J. Cochran in London to three years in a federal prison in Atlanta for cashing money orders while postmaster and converting proceeds to his own use. Also, Hugh Jacobs of Lincoln County received one year for receiving stolen goods, with other defendants moving toward Atlanta for confinement. The hearing coincided with broader Far East armament talks where China won ground in the committee of nine, with Britain and Japan agreeing to relinquish leased holdings in Shantung.
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Louis Wilson
Ravenna
Mstil
Atlanta
M. J. Cochran
U.S
London
Wilson
Cochran
Hugh Jacobs
Lincoln County
Jacobs
Richmond
Seceru
Prisen
Depni Marsin George
Caywood
Frankfort
Itugh M. Samuels
Harry Walls
Lexington
Tne
Washington
China
Great Britain
Shantung
Manchuria
U. S. May Join Anglo Japanese Alliance Talks Stall
Washington reports negotiations on naval ratio at the Armament Conference are at a standstill as Japanese delegates await word from Tokyo. The Japanese cabinet reviews yesterday's talks among American British and Japanese delegates and contemplates Pacific fortifications and a possible broader Anglo Japanese arrangement possibly involving the United States.
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Washington
Tokio Tos
Diplomatic Advisory Council
United States
Japan
Great Britain
Witt
Pacific
Heaviest Rocky Mountain Snowstorm Diminishes in West
A major snow storm moving east from the Rockies eased today as it advanced toward Oklahoma and northwestern Texas. In Denver six inches fell with seven inches in Cheyenne Wyoming as the season’s heaviest storm diminished in intensity.
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Ly Associated Press
Denver
Colo
Rocky Mountain
Oklahoma
Texas
Cheyenne
Wyoming
New Auditorium Opens Sunday at First Christian Church
The First Christian church will reopen its decorated auditorium for the first service next Sunday morning after a month of renovations by Schadine Studios of Dayton Ohio. Funds from the church women funded the improvement with Mrs KR Turley leading the decoration committee alongside several members. Radiator shields and wall lights were added as part of the enhancements and special music will accompany the opening service led by Dr. H W Carpenter.
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First Christian Church
Schadine
Dayion
Ohio
KR. E. Turley
EK. Tutt Burnam
D. Willis Kennedy
J. M. Powatz
Lewis Neale
Henry Cosby
E. Smoot
H. W. Carpenter
Weather outlook for Ohio Valley and Tennessee
Washington reports the week's weather forecast calls for normal temperatures and generally fair conditions with a probability of rain around Wednesday or Thursday.
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Washington
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Livestock Markets Report Across Cities
Cincinnati markets show Packers 10 cents higher with lights strong. Chicago higher with calves up and cattle steady. Louisville cattle 200 head steady. hogs 25 cents higher tops at 7.23. sheep 350 head steady.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Louisville
Richmond Daily Register subscription contest prizes urged
The Richmond Daily Register promotes a subscription drive with prizes including a Dodge touring car and a Ford sedan. Miss Rhodian and Marion Prewitt lead supporters as workers renewals pour in for votes, while the drive offers talking machines and cash commissions for active promoters.
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Marion Prewitt
Kiriville
Richmond Dail Register
Rhodt
Dodee Brothers
The
Daily Register
Victor
Edison
Meme. Com
Mune. Brothers
Weds & White
Richmond Motor Co
Tour
Arbuckle Jury Seems Hung In Manslaughter Trial
San Francisco reports the jury in the Roscoe Arbuckle manslaughter case remaining divided after a night in the hotel jury room with Tuesday morning’s notes showing split votes. Arbuckle appeared unconcerned, chatting with reporters. the prosecution’s key witness was recently charged with bigamy. The Birmingham meeting referenced in the text notes a successful two week campaign adding members to First Christian Church, while interior renovations under Carl Peterson and team highlight restored decoration and a notable cloud-cut ceiling piece.
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San Francisco
Sore Arbackleon
Virginia Rappe
Tate
Arbuckle
Loeks
Ramin Telmment
Esterday
Hasogmst
First Christian Church
Birmingham
Carpenter
Rotary
Kiwanis
Civitas
Commmunity, Exchange
Ferem Cnth
Schadine Studios
Dayton
Ohio
Carl Peterson
Messrs
Amon Boyer
W. Crowley
Tobacco Barn Burns Near Calmar County
Fire destroyed a 12 acre tobacco barn belonging to W. D. P. Treadway near Calmar, Ocigin. Six acres of tobacco, 15,000 sticks, tails, implements and fodder burned. Estimated loss about 7000 dollars with 3600 dollars insured. cause described as incendiary.
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Sterling
Treadway
Calmarvo
Coach Moran’s Son to Coach Parsons at Carson-Newman
Tom Mitta, last halfback of Centre College and son of Centre’s famed coach, has been signed to lead the Fighting Parsons of Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City for the 1922 season.
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Moran
Knoxville
Tom Mitta
Centre College
Centre
Fighting Parsons
Carson- Newman College
Jefferson City
French Bluebeard Lanchre Sentenced to Death
A report notes that Lanchre, referred to as the French bluebeard, has been condemned to death. A stray line mentions a Baptist Bazaar planned for Saturday and an opening event around December 3rd with unclear details.
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Lanchre
Bluebeard
Rere
I Baptist Bazaar
Produce Prices Fragment Prompts Sparse List
Quoted prices list items such as roosters at 7 cents per unit turkeys at 1 cent per item young chickens 3 per head and beef hides at 6 cents per pound indicating a damaged or partial 19th century grocery ledger style snippet with scattered illegible words and inconsistent capitalization
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Regaker Srothers
Giuineas
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