Land Valuation in Madison County Shows Stable Prices
Master Commissioner R B Terrill notes a recent sale on Drowning Creek near Estill county confirms land values in Madison county are not declining. The Winkler estate cottage and 1.5 acres sold for 6500 to Henry M Hubbard, indicating sustained demand and strong real estate prospects despite broader economic shifts. Terrill cites higher sale prices this year and anticipates more listings.
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Madison County
R. B. Terrill
Drowning Creek
Estill County
Mr. Terrill
Madison Line
W. B. Winkler
Henry M. Hubbard
Terrill
Kentucky Woman Burns to Death in South
Aberdeen Mississippi December 8 Mrs W A Thweatt was burned to death when her home burned in a fire here She had moved to Aberdeen last month from Livermore Kentucky where her husband ran a real estate business The Associated Press report notes the fatal blaze and relocation details
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Associated Press
Aberdeen
Miss
W. A. Thweatt
Livermore
British May Seek U S Watch On De Valera Actions
In the House of Commons Bonar Law said Britain may ask the United States to officially note De Valera's anti-British activities in America. He referenced the Irish Republic's president in the context of Anglo American friendship.
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U.S
DE Valtra
London
House of Commons
United States
America
de Valera
Trish Republic
Demonstration of Gem Nutoleomargerine at Wells & Co
M H Wells and Co invites customers and friends to a demonstration of Gem Nutoleomargerine at their store this Saturday December 11 1920. The notice requests attending shoppers to join the event.
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M. H. Wells & CO
Hear the Peerless Quartette and Min strels December 14 15
Advertisement notes a performance by the Peerless Quartette with the American Legion Minstrels on December 14 and 15. Also a lost Fisk tire and rim on Lancaster Pike Tuesday night with a reward for the finder. Dr. O F Hume offers immediate sale of large walnut dresser bedstead springs and leather reclining chair telephone 54.
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American Legion Minstrels
Fisk
Lancaster Pike
O. F. Hume
Xmas Greeting Cards Featured by The Daily Register
The Daily Register invites readers to view a book of beautiful sample Christmas cards as memorable keepsakes for friends.
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XMAS
The
Daily Register
Sandlin Hauling Advertises Day and Night Service
Anyone needing to haul or move items is urged to call 643 by day or 283 at night for Sandlin’s hauling. McKee's Rink.
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Sandlin
McKee’s
Four Hour Rule Set for Johnson Bill Debate
Washington January 7 The House Rules Committee approved a special rule to cap debate on the Johnson measure at four hours The rule also restricts action on the immigration ban for two years set for Thursday Rep Siegel of New York to file the minority report
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Associated Press
Washington
House Rules Committee
Siegel
New York
Kentucky Weather Outlook Says Cloudy Unsettled Pattern
The forecast for Kentucky shows cloudy skies with unsettled conditions tonight and Friday. Temperatures are not expected to change significantly.
Wagers Seeks Endorsement for Re-election
James Wagers Madison circuit clerk announces he seeks the Democratic nomination for a second term. Supported by friends and those doing business with his office, he is praised for experience, courtesy, and fair treatment, with hopes he faces no opposition in Madison County Kentucky.
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James W. Wagers
Madison
The
Daily Register
Wagers
Madison County
Kentucky
Holiday vacation length set for city schools
City schools plan at least ten days of holiday break possibly starting Wednesday December 22 at noon and lasting until the following Monday. Faculty meeting next Monday will finalize the dates as the Board of Education granted ten days with reopen dates at faculty option. The Education Board also discussed final settlement with Madison High school contractors.
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Board of Education
Education Board
Madison High School
State plans tax-linked recovery for school districts
Kentucky state superintendent George Colvin asked county school superintendents to map graded district boundaries and list public service lines passing through them. He says reporting could recover funds for schools by January 1 as railroads and other companies must include districts in tax returns. He notes past failures let districts lose thousands in potential revenue.
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Frankfort
George Colvin
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Railroad Company
Telegraph Company
The
Telephone Company
Express Company
Pipe Line Company
Intraurban Line Company
Colvin
Tax Commission
Webb shoots duck. fox killed near Chillicothe
Dispatches report Clarence Webb of Chillicothe Ohio shot a duck and killed a fox that allegedly lunged at the fowl as the shot rang out. The account presents the event as stated by the dispatches.
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Clarence Webb
Chillicothe
Ohio
Webb
Readjustment of Wage Schedules Forecast in Textile Mills
Boston reports a 22.5 percent wage cut forecast after a textile manufacturers conference. The 300000 workers would see wages back to last year’s level but still double those of 1915, amid a stagnant market and pressure to lower living costs. Retailers resist price cuts, causing retailers to halt orders and factories to face stagnation.
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Associated Press
Boston
Mass
New England
New York State
Organization forms Kentucky State Automobile Association
Louisville officials and automobile men from across Kentucky gather to discuss forming a statewide auto group with central headquarters for touring information and club work. The meeting, called by Albert Terstegge, aims to create a plan to secure good roads amid court rulings against whisky tax and county aid laws, with existing clubs joining as branches. More than 100000 automobile owners in the state.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Chambers of Commerce
Kentucky
Albert Terstegge
Louisville Automobile Club
Automobile Association
Automobile Club
The
Eastern working in Bourbon County
Paris Kentucky December 9 under the tutelage of teachers from the Eastern Kentucky State Normal University the Paris city schools this week began courses in mathematics and English for city and Bourbon county school teachers. Full diploma credit will be given by both institutions to meet higher standards set by recent school laws.
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Associated Press
Paris
Kentucky State Normal University
Paris City
Bourbon County
Kentucky Leaders Plan Dinner Boost for Hert Cabinet Seat
Washington December 9 Kentucky Republican leaders plan a dinner to push A T Hert of Louisville for a Harding cabinet post The hosts are four Kentucky congressmen Col Hert Governor Morrow and Senator elect Ernst attend The group shifts support from treasury to commerce and also seeks Sam R Sells as pensions commissioner.
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Washington
Kentucky
A. T. Hert
Louisville
Warren G. Harding
Congress
Col. Hert
Edwin P. Morrow
R. P. Ernst
Covington
Hert
Tobacco price sale in Lancaster nets 40 cents
Lancaster Kentucky Lane and Conn sold the first crop of tobacco to Sanders and Company at 40 cents per pound marking a brisk early sale.
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Lancaster
Lane & Conn
Sanders & Co
Irish investigators barred by British
Washington reports the British embassy refused to issue passports to the special committee of the Commission on Inquiry into Ireland’s conditions. The visit to Ireland to study conditions firsthand is blocked, and the panel cannot travel to Great Britain.
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Washington
Commission On Inquiry On
Ireland
Great Britain
Foster challenges Crossfield to reply in Kentucky
In Lexington on December 9 Rev. R. C. Foster of Springfield challenged Dr. R. H. Crossfield president of the Bible College to specify charges against the college. Foster accused the new theology taught at college as a tissue of error and misrepresentation. Crossfield called Foster’s attack a tissue of error and misrepresentation and urged clarification.
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Lexington
R. H. Crossfield
The
Bible College
R. C. Foster
Springfield
Christian Church In
Kentucky
Crossfield
Foster
College of the Bible
Court Day Sales Marred by Low Bids Across Region
Court day sales saw little selling as horses and mules were returned by owners after unsatisfactory bids. The drop in national prices and a surprising lack of demand from the south and east contributed to the weak bidding overall.
Convention Report Highlights G D Smith and Delegates
Prof G D Smith and ten student delegates attended the State Student Y M C A at Betrea and report the meeting a great success. A detailed report will be presented later at a special union meeting to be held at Eastern Normal.
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G. D. Smith
Betrea
Eastern Normal
Court View Colt Sold to New York Buyer for 2500
B. B. Million sold his two-year old race colt Court View to William Path of New York for 2500. Court View has placed second four times and third once against top western rivals. Kentucky Smile, a yearling, remains owned by Million along with his dam and full sister. The sale involved Dr. F. M. Porter, buyer of the horse, who perished in a major New York City fire on the day of the sale.
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B. B. Million
Dressed Poultry and Rabbits at Neff's Store
Neff's store advertises dressed poultry and rabbits and promotes Richmond Cream Flour for Christmas pastries. The notice highlights pricing and urges customers to bake with the flour.
John Callahan Dies in Mountainside Sacrifice
In Harlan Kentucky mourns John Callahan a mountain hero who toiled beside his eight children after his wife died. He provided food clothing and care while denying himself help. He died at work and was buried atop the mountain leaving a monument of sacrifice.
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Harlan, Ky
John Callahan
County School Promotion Day described for Madison county
A Madison county initiative seeks county school supervision from Eastern Kentucky State Normal and predicts a rise to the state’s leading level. Superintendent Ben F Edwards plans eighth grade testing for about 200 students from 90+ schools, with teacher promotions and cross racial participation.
Prominent Boxer Mickey Shannon Dies After Bout
Jersey City, N J December 9 Mickey Shannon a heavyweight from Pittsburg died in hospital shortly after 5 A M Wednesday following a sixth round knockout by Al Roberts of Staten Island Shannon suffered internal hemorrhages at the base of the skull and never regained consciousness He was known as a high type of boxer Outside boxing he studied at Staunton Military Academy Virginia played football and served in World War I earning a lieutenant's commission He later worked as a metallurgist for Carnegie Steel in Pittsburg
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Jersey City
N. J
Mickey Shannon
Pittsburg
al Roberts
Staten Island
Shannon
Staunton Military Academy of Virginia
University of Virginia
Carnegie Stell Company
Frank Ritter sale at Duncannon tomorrow
Notice of Frank Ritter sale in Duncannon on December 10. Items include a red sow with splits in the right ear described as fat with pig. A reward is offered for the return or information leading to the red sow, contact George L. Hume.
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Frank Ritter
Duncannon
George L. Hume
Death of 85 year old former slave at Morat station
Anchorage Kentucky reports the death of George Madison 85 a former slave who was run over by an inter urban train on the Louisville and Nashville line at Morat station.
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Anchorage
George Madison
Louisville & Nashville
Morat Station
Local man denies sale of Paint Lick property
Correspondence in Paint Lick claimed Chester Long sold his house and lot to William Noe and planned to leave town. Long states the report is erroneous, he has not sold any property there, though he has received offers of good positions elsewhere.
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Paint Lick
Chester Long
William Noe
Long
Livestock Markets Report Cincinnati and Louisville
Hogs gain up to 250 points in Cincinnati trading with top at 10 dollars. Chicago and cattle in Cincinnati hold steady while calves fall. Louisville market shows cattle slow and hogs strong. sheep steady as totals run around 2 500 head overall unchanged.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Louisville
Madison Tobacco Growers Join Burley Association
A number of Madison County tobacco growers are joining the Burley Tobacco Growers Association. Three more have added their names, one paying his initiatory fee to Lexington headquarters and requesting anonymity. He supports the move as benefiting growers and expects more to follow. The group aims to improve prices by promoting only the best quality and reducing inferior lots.
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Madison County
Burley Tobacco Growers’ Association
Lexington
First Rehearsal Festival Chorus in Eastern Normal May Festival
The May Festival Chorus of Eastern Normal will meet Friday at 7 pm in the Normal chapel for the first rehearsal. Haydn’s The Creation will be the principal work studied as the chorus plans regular meeting periods. Richmond choir singers are invited to join, with Dr. S S Myers supervising. The fourth annual May Festival aims to surpass prior years.
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Eastern Normal
Haydn
Choir Singers
Richmond
S. S. Myers
Busy Fayette County Sheriff Fight Grows
The Democratic nomination race in Fayette County Kentucky heats up with two candidates Luther Stivers city commissioner and Powell Bosworth deputy sheriff both vying for the post. Stivers leads as public works head and heads the People’s Warehouse Company while Bosworth is connected to Henry M. Bosworth a former sheriff and state official.
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Lexington
Fayette County
Luther Stivers
People’s Warehouse Company
Powell Bosworth
Henry M. Bosworth
Remarkable Quilt Gift from Hale Sisters
Booneville Kentucky sisters Nancy and Cynthia Hale aged 14 and 15 cooked washed and sew for six younger siblings and made a quilt titled The Yellow Ostrich Feather Neighbors sent it to Louisville to be sold for mountain women aid.
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Booneville
Nancy
Cynthia Hale
Louisville
Kentucky License Returns Show 71 000 Hunters This Season
Frankfort officials report a record open season with 71 000 Kentuckians taking licenses to hunt. State authorities note strong participation across counties as the deer and small game seasons ramp up.
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Frankfort
Turkeys bought at highest market price daily
Chas. S. Brent & Bro. offer to pay the highest market price for good turkeys every day. For current prices call C. E. Galloway at phone 918 in Richmond, Kentucky. Does not include extra details beyond the ad.
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Chas. S. Brent & Bro
Paris
C. E. Galloway
Richmond
Richmond Cream Flour Ad for Xmas Cake Luck
An old ad urges readers to call their grocer for Richmond Cream Flour to guarantee good luck with Christmas baking. It warns against substitutes claiming inferior quality and features a 290 6p reference.
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Richmond
Will of Miss Patridge prompts cremation dispute at grave
Miss Lelia Patridge Eastern Normal teacher was killed in a Saturday night auto crash. A grave in Richmond cemetery was half dug when a will’s terms demanded cremation and halted the burial. Her brother Eugene Patridge, arriving from South Carolina, contests incineration seeking any further will. The search continues for a later document to resolve the funeral plans, possibly moving the body to Cincinnati for cremation if a new will is found.
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Lelia Patridge
Eastern Normal
Richmond Cemetery
Atemen
Eugene
Patridee
South Carolina
Cincinnati
Railroads urged to receive immediate guaranty funds
The Interstate Commerce Commission urged Congress to authorize immediate payment to railroads of money due under guaranty provisions of the transportation act. It called for amendments to punish graft aimed at influencing carrier decisions and for mandating steel passenger cars to replace wooden coaches.
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Py Associated Press
Washington
Comptroller of the Treasury
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Wild boar attack shocks a hunting party member
A. H. Mosier of Danville Kentucky was charged by a wild boar during a Tennessee hunt. He wounded the animal at close range and escaped with a narrow margin as companions report the incident upon returning home.
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Danville
A. H. Mosier
Tennesse
Robert Highland Home From Camp Knox
Robert Highland of Battery B Swist Field Artillery U S A stationed at Camp Knox is visiting his parents on Big Hill avenue for a short stay. Officers say he is making an enviable record and his battery may be called for foreign service soon. He is a student at the V and E auto training school near Camp Knox and is pursuing this trade.
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Robert Highland
Camp Knox Field
Battery B. Swist Field
Young Highland
V. & E. Auto
Camp Knox
Auction set with Duncan trip for Ritter stock sale
Bob Walker departs Friday morning for Duncan to conduct an auction for Mr. Frank Ritter selling his stock and farming implements.
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Bob Walker
Duncancannon
Frank Ritter
Fresh oysters and fish available daily at Neff's
Neff's advertises daily reception of fresh oysters and fish with phone order line 431. The listing emphasizes reliable seafood supply and prompt service for customers seeking seafood staples.
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Neff’s
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Will
Miss Patridge
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