Burley tobacco cost study shows 1919 production expenses
A 1919 Kentucky study of 81 burley farms and 70 dark tobacco farms reports average production and marketing costs of 26 cents per pound for burley and 17.2 cents for dark tobacco. The report, by W J Nichols and F W Peck, notes labor and land rent as major cost components and outlines yields, acreages, and per acre costs across districts in Fayette, Jessamine, Woodford, and Scott counties.
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Associated Press
Lexington
College of Agriculture
University of Kentucky
W. JD. Nichols
Department of Farm Management
College
F. W. Peck
Office of Farm Management and Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
All Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Association
University
Scott County
Sadieville
Burley
Burney
Emerson Hough Seriously Ill in Chicago Hospital
Emerson Hough the author is in a Chicago hospital with double pneumonia and is reported in critical condition.
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Emerson Hough
Pr Assec'sted Press
Chicago
Emersonough
Gong saves Erlanger bank from morning burglars
In Erlanger near Covington, a three o clock alarm sounded by a patent gong alerted residents. Bandits entered Madison National Bank but fled after a confrontation and the bank was not robbed. The gong’s first known use echoed through the town.
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Erlanger
Covington
Madison National Bank
Dr. Claude Sandlin Visits Hazard for Christmas
Dr Claude Sandlin from Hazard Perry County visits his parents Dr and Mrs H G Sandlin for Christmas. He praises Hazard as a thriving business town and notes its rapid progress and bright prospects.
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Claude Sandlin
Hazard
Perry County
H. G. Sandlin
Armored Turret Guarding Pepper’s Distillery
A bullet proof tower topped the tallest Pepper’s distillery building. A search light will be used as sentries with high powered rifles guard whisky worth a large sum day and night following the murder of W B Anderson, a distillery guard, by bandits.
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Lexington
Pepper's Distillery
W. B. Anderson
Large number of hunters flock to fields after snow
Game Warden W. H. Grider reports many hunters out in the area, noting the demand for hunting licenses surged after Christmas and that fields were well filled with hunters during the brief snow cover, with more hunters expected than usual.
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W. H. Grider
Miner killed in home shooting during alleged domestic beating
Manchester John Scott a miner was shot and killed at the home of his father in law Dock Vandergriff who is charged with the killing Vandergriff says Scott returned to the county and attacked his wife prompting Vandergriff to fire first after Scott drew a gun and began a disturbance
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Manchester
John Scott
Dock Vandergriff
Vandergriff
Scott
Absence of Rail Cost Leg Injury at Amshoff Bar
Louisville police report states John Keating aged 55 fractured his leg while attempting to place his foot on a brass rail removed earlier when the Amshoff bar was converted into a soft drink stand.
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Louisville
John Keating
Amshoff
Live Stock Shipment From Pminence-Gilmer to Banes Cuba
Pminence Gilmer Bros sent two registered Shorthorn bulls three standard saddle horses and twenty five sugar mules toward Banes Cuba.
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Cuba
Gilmer Bros
Banes
Xmas Business Proves Good Here
Rail ticket agents report heavy traffic the last week of the holidays with a late Friday peak. Short trip tickets sold well as last minute travelers stayed home for the weekend. Merchants enjoy brisk Xmas trade while incoming parcels indicate unusually strong shipments to Richmond. A floating population from other cities adds to the city’s holiday bustle.
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Altho
Ile
Uncle Sam
Richmond
Nmas
Swift Produce Review Butter and Eggs Prices Change
Butter prices show improvement during the week with liberal retailer demand for current use. Fresh eggs sell lower in large centers due to increased receipts. heavier receipts may push prices down further. Poultry movement remains nearly normal with little price change. surplus stock stored for later use. Wet prices on other foods suggest fowl will not sell as well as other poultry grades.
Failed Attacker Traced After Christmas Night Attempt
A negro who tried to assault Miss Mary Elizabeth Theobald at her home on Christmas Eve appeared again at the house and fled when a posse arrived. The assailant, seen near the coal house, eluded capture a second time as alarms were raised.
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Louisville
K. M. Theobald
Mary Elizabeth Theobold
Car accident in Lebann causes two brothers’ injuries
George Smith warned Albert Harris that the steering appeared out of joint when their car veered across the pike near Lebann Kentucky and overturned twice. Both men suffered broken arms.
Aged Woman Attacked by Burglar at Cherry Grove
Mrs. Mary Evans, 81, was seized in her Williamstown home at Cherry Grove after supper with neighbor Mrs. Evans, bruised and choked by a burglar who searched but found nothing. The man shaved his head and is believed to be an escaped convict. Mrs. Evans is nearly blind.
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Williamstown
Cherry Grove
Mary Evans
Boy Dies After Train Accident At Freight Cars
Hazard-McKinley Crawford, 13, died in a hospital after being brought from Lott's Creek where both legs were severed when he tried to cross the track between two freight cars.
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Hazard—McKinley ~ Crawford
Lott’s Creek
Cold Wave Warning For Ohio Valley And Tennessee
The Weather Bureau issued a cold wave warning for the Ohio Valley and Tennessee, predicting much colder weather within the next 36 hours.
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Associated Press
Washington
Weather Bureau Today
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Troops Guard Sheriff Murderer to Madisonville
Kentucky National Guard troops were assembled at the Louisville armory to escort Lee Ellison, the negro charged with Hopkins county Sheriff Scott Hunter's murder, to Madisonville for trial. The 70 men, led by Adjutant General Jackson Morris, are equipped as infantry and armed with rifles without bayonets. The acting Hopkins county sheriff met with Morris to arrange Ellison’s departure later that day.
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Louisville
Kentucky National Guard
Lee Ellison
Scott Hunter
Hopkins County
Madisonville
Jackson Morris
Ger. Morris
Will Baxter May Run for Crutcher’s Office in Jessamine
A grapevine report from Jessamine county suggests Will Baxter may enter the race against Ben A Crutcher for Commonwealth's Attorney of the district. Baxter, popular in the county, is described as a strong fundraiser and well connected.
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Jessamine County
Ben A. Crutcher
Commonwealth
Brewig
Will Baxter
Jessamine
Crutcher
Baxter
George Noland Reports St Nick Visit With 16 Gifts
George Noland says St Nick delivered a string of 16 peculiarly wrapped packages to his Broadway home Friday night. He watched as friends continued calling, unwrapping about eleven of the gifts before noting a larger one expected from a Winchester friend.
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George Noland
St. Nick
Mr. Noland
Broadway
Winchester
Christmas Cheer in Richmond Institutions and Shut-Ins
The Richmond holiday season brought extensive Xmas observances with brisk shopping and many entertainments. Charitable institutions reported strong giving efforts, focusing on city and county inmates and shut-ins who received attentive, happiness-filled visits and aid.
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Richmond
Madison Tobacco Coming to Market
Madison county tobacco moves to Richmond warehouses in large quantities ahead of next week’s sales. Wagons and trucks arrive to be ready as doors open Monday morning. Observers note the leaves are high quality but overall weight is light, reducing grower remuneration while farmers discard poor grades to prop up prices.
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Madison County
Richmond
Oil operator buys 20 Richmond lots in Rosedale addition
William Inox of Powell county purchased from Z M Boen twenty lots in the Rosedale addition of Richmond for 2500 dollars. Inox, an experienced oil operator, sees oil potential and may test the property though no building plans are stated.
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William Inox
Powell County
Richmond
Z. M. Boen
Rosedale
Knox
Boen
Teachers to Meet in St Paul for Federation Convention
The American Federation of Teachers plans a meeting in St Paul starting tomorrow with an executive council session today. Delegates arrive from New York Buffalo Washington Atlanta New Orleans Memphis Chicago St Paul and San Francisco. The gathering will focus on practical school problems rather than formal speeches, including a topic on the shortage of teachers with a demand for about 100000 more trained teachers than current schools can supply.
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Associated Press
St.,.Paul
Minn
American Federation of Teachers
Chicago
New York
Buffalo
Washington
Atlanta
New Orleans
Memphis
St Paul
San Francisco
Association
Madison Quarterly Court Opens with Large Civil Docket
The Madison quarterly court began Monday with Judge W. K. Price presiding. Civil cases have piled up rapidly over the past ten days and nearly the entire day was spent hearing them.
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Madison Quarterly Court
W. K. Price
Snow blankets Ohio valley with eight inches
Maysville Kentucky reports eight inches of snow across the region yesterday, covering the entire upper Ohio valley and transforming streets and farmland. Weather officials warn of continued cold snaps and drifting conditions in the area.
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Associated Press
Maysville
Upper
Ohio Valley
Alliance Proposed Against Japan by Colonies
An alliance against Japan for exclusion of Orientals by both the American and British colonies is bleeing proposed. Caruso, famous singer, is to be confined for an indefinite period as the result of a severe attack of Ipleurisy. Miss Dela Loomis, 72, while kneeling in prayer at her home in Cleveland Ohio, died suddenly.
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Japan
Caruso
Dela. Loomis
Cleveland
Weather for Kentucky: Cold wave and fair conditions
The report notes a cold wave arriving tonight for Kentucky and colder conditions persisting Tuesday. It indicates fair skies overall with cooler temperatures and emphasis on the eastern portion becoming even colder. The forecast highlights a statewide shift to colder weather with specific regional emphasis.
Livestock Markets Report Cincinnati and Louisville
Today's market notes receipts light in Cincinnati with cattle steady to higher hogs up about 50 cents. Louisville cattle 500 head with prices 25 to 50 cents higher, hogs up 50 cents, lambs about nine dollars and sheep steady around three dollars.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Louisville
Tariff bill clash over embargo claim in Senate
Senate leaders clash over the House Emergency Tariff bill with Senator Hitchcock calling it an embargo measure and a threat to commerce. Republican MecCember Smoot defend the bill while warning wool imports and wheat protection affect farmers.
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Senate
House
Associated Press
Washington
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Finance Committee
Smoot
Utah
America
Cost Two Billion To Pay Bonus Bill
Washington reports the soldiers' bonus bill would cost about two billion three hundred million dollars. Treasury Secretary Houston told the Senate Finance Committee that enactment would raise taxes and that the treasury should not bear new burdens. He warned revenue sources are drying up and questioned funding methods as hearings adjourned.
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Associated Press
Washington
T. S. Adams
Treasury
Ring Tightening Around Fiume
London reports indicate Italian land and sea forces closing in on Fiume where Captain Gabrielle D Annunzio and his legionaries hold a fringe position. Forces moved toward the city as lines were forced back to the outskirts, suggesting a swift fall may follow.
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Associated Press
London
Fiume
Gabrielle D’annunzio
D’annunzio
Twenty-Five Drunks Brought in for Christmas Drinking
In Louisville on December 27 police court slated twenty five persons as plain drunks after Christmas. Testimony indicated most drank real liquor from private stocks or prescriptions.
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Louisvile
Bennett Studio announces trial film prints offer in Cincinnati
Hyde Park's Bennett Studio promotes a trial order for free film development in any size, offering 12 prints at 2 cents each. The ad promises quick, satisfactory work and asks remittance with the order, stating same money terms.
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Bennett Studio
Hyde Park
Cincinnati
Three More Road Convicts Escape
Frankfort Kentucky December 27 reports say three more road camp convicts escaped from the Dillon camp in the past week. Warden Moyer suspended Superintendent J T Royalty after three negro convicts were captured and reported by Lynch Chief of Police Halcomb. Public sentiment grows against road convicts and the system. authorities warn the state must pay for recaptures or risk further escapes and delayed news.
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Frankfort
Dillon
W. H. Moyer
Mover
W. B. Halcomb
Lynch
Moyer
J. T. Royalty Suprintendent
John Marcum
Lura Parsons
Pine Mountain
Freeman Realty sells Finley Hall on Moberly Avenue
The Freeman Realty Company completed a sale of the Finley Hall property on Moberly Avenue to Thomas Cain for about 1700 dollars. Cain plans to move from the county to make the cottage his home.
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Freeman Realty Company
Finley Hall
Moberly Avenue
Thomas Cain
Cain
Madison couples seek licenses as bridesgrooms lead county
In Madison County farmers top the requests for marriage licenses at County Clerk J. W. Maupin's office. Licenses issued since the last report include Robt Howe and Elzana Marcum of Winston Kentucky, Arthur Renfro and Nellie May Benton of Cusick, and others like Hugh Agee with Rena Gain and Everett Tudor with Mary Roberts, all noting ages and occupations.
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Madison County
J. W. Maupin
Robt. Howe
Bridge Carpenter
Winston
Elzana Marcum
Arthur Renfro
Cusick
Nellie May Benton
Hugh Agee
Rena Gain
Richmond
Everett Tudor
Farmer
Mary Roberts
Women Leaders Rise in Central West States
After the latest nationwide election women win prominent posts across the central west. Oklahoma elects a congresswoman in the 67th Congress while Kansas and Texas install women as state superintendents of public instruction. Missouri shows nine of thirteen county offices held by women, and Michigan parks two women sheriff titles.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Oklahoma
Kansas
Texas
Missouri
Michigan
West
Whisky theft at Bonie-Bros distillery in Nelson county
Bardstown police report 39 cases vanished after burglars pried open a door at Bonie-Bros. distillery in Nelson county. Detectives pursue leads as the incident prompts security review.
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Nelson
Bardstown
Bonie-Bros.’ Distillery
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