Murder trial in Kentucky nears verdict in Hardman case
Winchester witnesses wrap rebuttal in long murder trial of Scobee Hardman for Leon Renaker's killing. Prosecution plans nine hour speech sequence with three speakers per side as jury could be instructed Tuesday.
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Winchester
Scobee Hardman
Leon Renaker
Maury ‘Emper
Wincheser
Commonwealth
Bourbon
Fergette
Fayette
Henry A. Cook
Clyde Douglas
Maury Kemper
Uisel
Harvey Lisle
Talismen
Hardiman
W. R. Shackelford
James G. Denny W
Lexington
G. F. Wycoff
Wallace Muir
Herbert H. Moore
W. J. Baxter
Richmond
Maurey Kemper
Shackelford
Emory Kimball
Hardman
Clyde Douglass
Douglas
S. T. Davis
Henry Haggard
Grateul
Saday
Women to Pay Poll Tax in 1923 Under Equal Rights Rule
The Kentucky Court of Appeals rules women must pay poll tax starting next year as part of equal rights. Poll taxes, typically $1.50 in many counties, are common outside Jefferson County and Louisville. Tax is imposed on all men of legal age. collection targets property owners, leaving many delinquents. The notice speculates taxes for women may lower rates in areas already applying the levy.
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Court of Appeals
Kentucky
Tefferson County
Louisville
Illness Leaves Judge Samuel Jones Near Death in Louisville
Judge Samuel Jones, 73, of Glasgow, a prominent southern Kentucky figure, lies in a Louisville hospital with bladder trouble. recovery plans for the judge were nearly abandoned as of today.
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Louisville
Samuel Jones
Glasgow
Kentucky
Ile
Framed Allegations in Local Murder Case Surface in Trial
Testimony centers on Hardman and a young man seen near the exchange days before Clyde Douglas’s murder. Witnesses Kimball Robinson and Chief Mullins dispute Mrs Douglas’s timeline and recount alleged plots to rob a Clintonville bank and to kill Clyde Douglas.
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Hardman
Miss Snapp
Emory Kimbell
Clyde Douglas
France
Kimball
Clintonville
Hart Robinson
French Avenue
Muddy Creek Pike
Reese Fox
Reese
Robinson
Fox
Renaker
James Mullins
Douglas
Mullins
Leo
Paris to vote on more school bonds in Ky
Paris Kentucky votes on a 50000 dollar school bond issue to fund a new building for vocational courses. The measure would raise total school bond debt to 131000 dollars in four years. The high school enrollment has surged and the federal Smith Hughes act funds support vocational education. Courses include electricity, shorthand, bookkeeping, dressmaking, cooking, manual training and more.
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Paris
Combined — Secondary Schools
Louisville
Christmas Trade Seen Surpassing Last Year in Louisville
Christmas shoppers in Louisville anticipate a strong season with a shift toward higher quality goods. Merchants report sluggish winter market due to unseasonable weather, but anticipate a boost from severe cold and a Christmas savings fund managed by banks aiding buyers. Credit demand remains moderate according to a merchant canvass.
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Louisville Ky
Christmas Savings Fund
Tug Reliance Disaster Claims 27 Missing at Lizard Island
Twenty seven persons are missing after the tug Reliance struck rocks off Lizard Island near Sault Ste Marie four days ago. Believed drowned or to have died from exposure, the tragedy follows the wreck.
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Sault St. Marie
Mich
Reliance
Lizard Island
James Fitzgerald Dies Former New York Chief Justice
James Fitzgerald 71 former New York state supreme court justice who presided at the first trial of Harry Kendall Thaw died at his home in New York City after years of ill health. His retirement a decade earlier followed a nervous breakdown linked to the Thaw case.
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New York
Jame Fitzgerald
State Supreme Court
Harry Kendall Thaw
Strein
Thaw
Speedwell notes rejoice at rains and church bazaar planned
Speedwell residents celebrate welcome rainfall easing drought. The Ladies Aid of Speedwell Christian Church announces a bazaar at Brassfield on Wednesday December 20. Miss Beulah Flannery visits Ravenna with brother Thomas Flannery. Uncle Tom Finley suffers rheumatism. W G Todd Frank Hard and H D Rayburn were summoned as jurors to Jackson Breathitt County.
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Speedwell
Last of Ballards Placed in Jail in Kentucky
Charles Ballard captured near Preston Station in Batl county after a shootout with prohibition agents. He was brought to Lexington and jailed in weak condition with two bullet wounds and loss of blood. His brother Bad Bob Ballard was killed earlier in a firefight. Three Ballards and two others remain jailed in Lexington with trial dates pending.
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Lexington
Charles Ballard
Prohibition
Duff, Treadway
Cole
Preston Station
Batl County
Wells
Menifee County
Mt. Sterling
Sheriff Wells
Ballard
Bad Bob Ballard
Ballards
Charles
Albert
Jeff Ballard
Will Ferguson
Henry Refit
Turkey prices fall in Chicago and seaboard markets
Live turkeys slipped one to two cents a pound on the Produce Exchange as Christmas demand looms, following a ten cent drop seen in Chicago markets. Dealers expect prices to be under Thanksgiving levels this holiday season.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Seaboard
Produce Exchange
Harding May Favor Bonus for Ex-Servicemen
Colonel C R Forbes director of the veterans bureau told a joint conference of national and state executives of the Veterans of Foreign Wars that President Harding will likely support a bonus for ex service men. He said a feasible financing method can be found and discussed the matter with the group here today.
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Harding
Cincinnati
C. R. Forbes
Veterans’ Bureau
Washington
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Death of Mr John Ryimel at Boggs Lane
Mr John Ryimel dies at home on Boggs Lane after months of stomach illness. Survived by wife, two daughters Mrs Bosley Sparts and Mrs Eli Steel of Hamilton Ohio, four sons Jennings John James and William. Funeral Tuesday at 3 pm with interment in Richmond cemetery.
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John Ryimel
Boggs’ Lane
Bosley Sparts
Eli Steel
Hamilton
Ohio
Jennings
John
James
William
Richmond Cemetery
Knox County Superintendent Acquitted in Misappropriation Case
Former Knox county superintendent Prof. F. Hemphill was acquitted by the Knox circuit court on charges of misappropriating school funds. The case followed an examiner’s claim that about $11,000 could not be accounted for after his resignation last year ending five years of service. Former Gov. James D. Black led the defense.
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Barbourville
Dee
FE. B. Uemphill
Knox County
Knox
Kemphill
Hemphill
James D. Black
Weather Outlook Cloudy Tonight Through Tuesday
Mostly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with a chance of snow in the eastern and southern portions. Temperatures remain cool with Tuesday not as cold as Monday.
Monday's Livestock Markets Reports From Louisville Cincinnati and Chicago
Market summaries from Louisville on Monday December 18 show cattle 960 best active, hogs 2500 steady with $5 to $8.35, sheep 150 steady around $4.59, lambs about $12. Cincinnati reports hogs 5000 heavies $8.50, lights $8.75, sows $7, calves $6 to 11, cattle 300 steady, sheep $4 to $6, lambs $5 to $14. Chicago lists 46,000 hogs and 23,000 cattle with prices noted at $8.25 for hogs.
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Louisville
Cincinnati
Chicago
Salvation Army warns of imposters
Chase Mohr warns the public that individuals posing as Salvation Army members or doing similar work are impostors. He notes a woman who visits on court days has no Army connection. Mohr says the Army has no branches or uniformed solicitors and has written to local clubs about the issue.
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Salvation Army
Chase Mohr
Army
Mohr
Richmond
Spring Boom in Building Forecast Feb 1923
Johns Manville Inc expects an unprecedented building boom in spring 1923 based on a survey from 55 branches in the United States and Canada. To meet demand, output will rise and two new plants will be completed in Asbestos Quebec and Waukegan Illinois. Workforces will grow about 13 percent and insulation and roofing production up 26 percent to stock reserves for next year.
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New York
United States
Canada
Johns- Manville, Inc
Asbestos
P. QO
Waukegan
Ill
Wallace Reid On Death Bed In Los Angeles
Wallace Reid, a motion picture actor, has been near death for days and is not expected to live. His wife told the Los Angeles Examiner that physicians see possible exhaustion or influenza, with reinfection a risk. The actress had attributed his illness to drug overindulgence.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Wallace Reid
Los Angeles Examiner
Reid
House Will Investigate Representative Keller
The House judiciary committee named a subcommittee to probe Keller republican Minnesota who refused to testify about information backing impeachment charges against Attorney General Daugherty. Classified ad offers a Florence heater in A-1 condition. Phone 54 after 5 o’clock.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Representative Keller
Minnesota
Daugherty
Florence
Farm Bureau Seeks Seed Orders Before December 25
T H Collins secretary urges Farm Bureau members to telephone orders for seeds by December 25. All seeds are advancing.
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Farm Bureau Members
T. H. Collins
Bandits Steal 200000 From Denver Mint Loading
Bandits in Denver load a $200000 shipment from the Denver mint onto a federal reserve truck after pulling up in a car and firing on guards. Charles Linton, a Federal Reserve Bank guard, was mortally wounded. A second car and a large police response followed as authorities sought the robbers.
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Denver
Pri
Charles Linton
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve
Denver Mint
Mint
Police Department
Best of Sheet Pictures Presented by Juett and Son
A brief note announces the best of sheet pictures shown by B Juett and Son featuring Mitw in a local display.
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Juett & Son
Mitw
Glay County Slayer Receives Life Sentence in Ambush Killing
Roy Smallwood was given a life sentence for the April 14 ambush killing of Deputy Sheriff John Taylor at Mill Creek. The case sparked a broad Mill Creek crackdown as officers were shot at while pursuing suspects. two horses were killed and Deputy Pitt Stivers wounded. Evidence tied to whiskey manufacture appeared. warrants were issued for all residents over age 12. The indicted man and Rachel Smith faced moonshining charges and threats to Taylor.
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Manchester
Roy Smallwood
John Taylor
Mill Creek
A. T. W. Manning
Taylor
Pitt Stivers
Hiram Johnson
State Penitentiary
Commonwealth
Rachel Smith
Smith
Smallwood
Water outage planned for citywide repair work
Water will be cut off from the entire city Tuesday morning December 19 from 8 30 to 10 30 by Richmond Water and Light Co for repairing mains. The notice notes a display of hand painted pictures from B Juett and Son for sale.
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Richmord Water & Light Co., Inc. i
B. Juett & Son
Mtw
A Piano For Christmas at Green s Piano Store
A brief notice promotes Christmas deals on used pianos at Green s Piano Store located at 267 Zt, with Juett & Son offering trays and picture frames as an added service.
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Green’s
Juett & Son
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Muir Meke
Associated Press
William Asher
Boonesboro
Hardin Smith
William Massie
Asher
Clark County
Hardman and Fox
Clark
Madison County
Withnesses
Ed McKee
John Schumaker
Isaac Miller
Fayette County
James S. Multes
Gilliam
Jand
Eers
Arick
Therryll
William Ashcraft
Grace Snapp
Clintenvil
Austerlitz
Seabee Hardman
Chhante
Schee Hardman
Reekler
Baltazzis
Stratigos
M. Gounaris
Stratos
Theotokis
Protopapadakis
B. Juett & Sen
Mtn
James Fitzgerald
Turkey
Mr. Rymel
Walace Reid
Gy Associated Press
House
Glay County Slayer
Mrs
Carl Curtis
Lancaster
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