Richmond Tobacco Market Reorganizes Board of Trade
The Richmond market reorganized the Richmond Tobacco Board of Trade with Stone Norman named supervisor of sales at a good salary. W S Judy is president and Wearen Kennedy is secretary treasurer. Sales open after holidays on December 29.
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Tobacco Board of Trade
Stone Norman
Richman
Richmond Tobacco Board of Trade
Norman
Board of Trade
W. S. Judy
R. J. Reynolds
Wearen Kennedy
American Tobacco Company
E. Liston
Warfield Bennett
W. P. Kincaid
W. E. Patton
S. A. D. Jones
Messrs
Richmond
Alr
Berea Boy Starts Gymnastic Club at Kentucky Uni
Herman Bartlette a Berea freshman in pre medical studies at the University of Kentucky has gained prominence through gymnastic activity. He previously trained at Mt Her man Preparatory School in Massachusetts and recently conducted a class in gymnastic dancing. He plans to organize higher gymnastics next semester to engage male students in acrobatic work, a first for the university.
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Lexington
Herman Bartlette
Berea
College of Arts and Science
University of Kentucky
Mrr. Bartlette
Mt. Herman
Massachusetts
Pardon Granted To Eli Curry After 1918 Pike County Riot
Governor Black pardoned Eli Curry just before leaving office. Curry, a Black inmate at the Kentucky state reformatory, had as a road crew pick confronted armed convicts amid a 1918 plan to kill guards and escape. Curry had served fifteen years of a life term and was considered a trusted prisoner.
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Frankfort
Black
Eli Curry
Pike County
Curry
State Reformatory
Senate adopts Edge bill to aid export credit in Europe
The Senate approved the conference report on the Edge bill authorizing corporations to extend credit in Europe to stimulate export trade. The measure now goes to the President for signature.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Today
Europe
School Warrants Called In Frankfort Ky
All outstanding school warrants totaling 1 780 145 34 have been called in by State Treasurer Sherman Goodpaster for redemption. Interest on the warrants will cease December 26.
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Frankfort
Sherman Goodpaster
Berea Students Vote On Treaty Again
Berea College students and faculty are asked to cast a referen dum vote on the peace treaty with four questions mirroring national debates. Telegrams from college paper editors report endorsements by Hadley Yale Lowell Harvard Hibben Princeton and Butler.
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Berea College
United States
Columbia Spectator
Daily
Princetonian
Yale Daily News
Harvard Crimson
Senate
Hadley
Yale
Lowell
Harvard
Hibben
Princeton
Butler
Columbia
Frost
Students of
League of Nations
Contempt Charges Against UMWA Officials Held Up
In Indianapolis federal court 84 United Mine Workers officials face continued contempt charges, with Kansas district president Alexander Howard charged separately for allegedly violating the court injunction. Howard is ordered to appear next month.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of America
Alexander Howard
Kansas District
Howard
Sugar Control Extended as House Panel Backs Board
Washington December 16 The House agriculture committee approved an amendment to maintain in force the food control law provision giving the President power to control prices and movement of sugar and ordered a Senate bill to continue the United States Sugar Equalization Board through 1920.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Senate
United States Sugar Equilization Board
Former Madison Colored Girl Gains 1000 Acre California Ranch
Joe Mackey of Richmond relays that Ella M. Murphy wife of Herman Murphy secured California Supreme Court affirmation of title to a 1000 acre Las Positas ranch in Alameda County. The decision denies May E. Bridge and Fred W. Bridge a rehearing and ends years of costly litigation.
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Joe Mackey
Richmond
California
Ella M.murphy
California Supreme Court
Herman Murphy
Flem Murphy
Danville
Golden West
San Francisco
Las Positas Ranch
Alameda County
Supreme Court of California
May E. Bridge
Fred W. Bridge
Supreme Court
Pay Day for Teachers Promised at Saturday Meeting
Vague notes report a promised payday for teachers at a Saturday gathering. The text mentions a meeting and claims about prior omissions but lacks clear names, dates, or organizations.
Wells buys Indiana tobacco farm at fifty dollars per acre
Thomas A. Wells advertises a sale at his rented Taylor's Fork Pike property and reveals he has purchased a 244 acre Indiana farm eight miles from Bloomington for 50 dollars an acre. He plans to grow tobacco, ship to Madison loose leaf warehouses, and move there with a track record of strong yields and quality.
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Thomas A. Wells
Taylor’s Fork Pike
Indiana
Bloomington
Mr. Wells
Madison
Ind
Wells
Richmond
Forged Check Found in Governor Black's Mansion
In Finkfort Kentucky on December 16 Governor James D. Black learned a servant at the mansion cashed a forged check for 436 dollars in Mrs. Black's name. Ex convict cook Jeff Harris was arrested after admitting he cashed most of her checks. The now dated check to Walter Johnson claimed party expenses from the governor's reception. Harris faces an examining trial before Police Judge Horden.
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Finkfort
Gover
James D. Black
Barbourville
Harris
Herndon
One-Cent Postage Bill Introduced in House
A bill to cut first class local and rural mail postage from two to one cent was introduced in the House by Rep. A B Rouse of Kentucky's sixth district. He previously introduced a similar measure three years ago.
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Washington
A. B. Rouse
Kentucky
Much Corn Spoiling in Shock Across County
Reports say a large amount of corn is spoiling in shocks countywide as farmers focus on tobacco. Heavy rains and a cold wave left corn exposed and neglected, prompting predictions of higher corn prices next year. Local farmers warn conditions may affect other tobacco belt counties as well.
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Madison
Final Tax Payment Made To State Sheriff Settles Accounts
Deputy Sheriff Ed Warford traveled to Frankfort to finalize Sheriff Pete Whitlock’s settlement with the State Auditor. A check for 69,244.73 brought Madison County’s total payments to 94,117.59, yielding a quietus for the year. Taxpayers reported a 24,923,542 valuation. land and livestock taxes contributed 92,258.73 and 1,858.86 respectively, with the sheriff’s April settlement completing county tax duties.
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Ed Warford
Frankfort
Pete Whitlock
Madison County
Warford
Madison
Prices Remain High at Madison House Market
Madison House sales opened Tuesday with strong demand for tobacco. Col. Jesse Cobb and Col. Jim Pearson led bidding as buyers packed the block, pushing prices to near record levels with many baskets sold at 60 to 99 cents per pound.
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Madison Warehouse
Jesse Cobb
Jim Pearson
Madison House
Mat Tussey
Spencer Abney
Larkin Abney
Jim Rogers
Hervey and Lawson
J. Rogers
Chas. Gadd
Jas
Foster
Long
Cornelison and Crow
Long and Johnson
Tle
Dunn and
Peel
Ritter and Potts
Market Report From Cincinnati Chicago Hogs Higher
Cincinnati and Chicago markets show hogs up 10 to 15 cents with tops around 14 dollars. Cattle steady, sheep up 50 cents but lambs down 13 dollars, cattle volumes quiet at Louisville on December 16.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Louisville
Leaks Reported About Court Decision Refuted
Jas D. Maher the Supreme Court clerk denied any leak in the court's prohibition decision and said he knew nothing of a Justice Department inquiry into leaks used as tips for stock market speculation. A minor official and Supreme Court attache are implicated per reports.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jas. D. Maher
Supreme Court
Department’ of Justice
Department
Bolshevik Victory Report from Novo Nikolaevsk
The Bolsheviks captured Novo Nikolaevsk, about 400 miles east of Omsk, taking 5,000 prisoners and seizing many guns and Kolchak army generals, per a wireless Soviet communique received today. The rest lists extensive basket sales with numerous weights and prices.
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Associated Press
London
Novo
Nikolaevsk
Omsk
Kansas Winter Wheat Acreage Drops in State Report
Kansas sowing of winter wheat totals 8,? million acres, 23 percent below last year’s 11,610,446 acres, according to a state agriculture department release. The new acreage stands at 9,? million with an average condition near 97 percent normal.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
State Department of Agriculture
Gossip by telephone banned during coal strike in Emporia
Emporia Kansas reports a restriction on telephone gossip as part of general consolation during the coal strike. Manager W W Fin Bey notes the Boel exchange cut off service and the curtailment impacts daily operations.
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Associated Press
Emporia, Kas
W. W. Fin Bey
Boel Exchange
Liquor Dealers Seek Supreme Court Challenge to Prohibition
The New Jersey retail liquor dealers ask the Supreme Court to initiate original proceedings to strike down the national prohibition amendment. They seek an injunction against enforcement of the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act, arguing the amendment violates state police powers and the Fifth Amendment.
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Associated Press
Washington
New Jersey
Supreme Court
Liquor Dealers Association
Congress
Liquor Interests Plan Civil Suit Over Prohibition Losses
Lawyers for liquor interests in New York say they will pursue civil action against the U.S. government seeking about 300 million dollars in compensation. They claim Supreme Court war time prohibition confiscated liquor and the ruling caused widespread trade losses. The liquor trade reaction grew more despondent after the decision.
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Associated Press
New York
United States
Supreme Court
House Agriculture Committee Opposes Repeal War Prohibition
Washington December 16 The House agriculture committee voted 16 to 3 to issue an unfavorable report on the bill to repeal war time prohibition law. Representative Rainey a Democrat of Illinois urged for a wet period saying wealthy men stocked medical reserves and that those with less money should have the same opportunity.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Rainey
Illinois
First War Time Prohibition Arrest Sealed in Lexington
Lexington Kentucky December 16 First arrest for violation of the war time prohibition act. Robert Dearing a grocer procured a quart of whisky and sold it to a revenue agent for 15 dollars. Deputy U S Marshal David Reagan lined him before U S Commissioner S S Yantis held over to the federal grand jury under 500 dollar bond. Government agents say about fifteen more warrants await service.
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Lexington
Robert Dearing
Dearing
United States
David Reagan
S. S. Yantis
Grand Jury
Great Magician Herrmann at the Opera House Wednesday
The article notes Herrmann the Great, heir to a magical title, performs at the newly opened opera house. It highlights his display of the legendary illusion and mentions a snappy musical organization accompanying the performance, adding zest to the show.
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Herrmann the Great
Solill
Herrmann
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