Tobacco market shows medium grades slipping in demand again
Reports from the Daily Register cite steady high prices for top grade tobacco on Home House floors after market reopening. Buyers note medium grades lagging preholiday demand while first class leaf commands strong prices across baskets from multiple firms, including Perkins and Son and Jones and Company.
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Daily Register
Perkins and Son
Jones and Company
James Jenkins
A. B. James
Edwards and van Winkle
Park and Warren
Neale and Rodes
James Neale
Leak and Tudor
Green Durham
Smith and Son
H. Price
McGuire and Winn
Perkins and
Coates
Norris and Tudor
White and Hill
Market Prices Mixed in Maysville Monday Sale
Maysville market reopened with limited tabico stock and prices around $20. Prigés sold lower than prior levels, influenced by reduced supply and weaker demand.
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Maysville
Weather for Kentucky fair today and colder Wednesday
Forecasts show warm conditions for Kentucky today with a fair sky. Colder air moves in by Wednesday afternoon or night bringing a noticeable drop in temperatures.
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Kentucky
Deaths from Wood Alcohol Rise Across States
Associated Press reports multiple fatalities from wood alcohol poisoning in Detroit and Brooklyn, with arrests in several states including Pennsylvania and New Haven. Chicago faces legislative gaps hampering sales controls while 13 deaths and 20 arrests are noted amid distribution concerns.
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Associated Press
New York
Detroit
Brooklyn
Pennsylvania
Chio
Mass
New Haven
Chicago
Saies
Army Declared Most Moral in World by War Secretary
Secretary of War Baker told the National Collegiate Association convention in New York that the United States Army in the war was the most moral army in the world. He credited soldiers idle time spent on sports and amusements for upholding high morale during the conflict.
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Sy Associated Press
New York
United States Army
Baker
National Collegiate Association
Tobacco Market News Reflects Holiday Slowdown and Price Shifts
The report covers multiple Kentucky markets reopening after holidays with price declines across grades. Notable figures include Maxwell Street and People's warehouse sales with averages around the mid forties, wider leaf price ranges, and Century totals near 200 000 pounds in several towns. Also noted is the death of Millard F. Witt near Winchester and the Bible College’s training impact.
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American Tobacco Company
Carrollton
Munfordville
Shelbyville
Globe
Lexington
Maxwell Street
Headley
Carlisle
Mt .Sterling
Frankfort
Burglars Loot Adams Express Office in Mt Sterling
Burglars entered the Adams Express office at Mt Sterling carried the safe into the street and opened it with a crowbar securing $400.
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Adams Express
Mt. Sterling
Mays Promoted to Special Assistant in State Tax Service
From Frankfort comes word that W. C. Mays of this city has been named special assistant to the State Tax Commission in all tax matters with a likely salary increase. Mays has served as district tax supervisor and is cousin to Governor Ed Morrow. A successor to Mays as tax supervisor, Capt. Wi T. Short of Richmond, is anticipated. The post pays about 1800 dollars annually. Other Madison county Republicans are expected to receive favorable appointments under the new administration.
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Frankfort
W. C. Mays
State Tax Commission
Commission
Mays
Guv
Ed Morrow
Wi. T. Short
Richmond
Madison County
Civil War Turmoil Flares in Northern Mexico
Reports from Carranza and Villa sources indicate great military activity after the holidays with plans to encircle Villa and raid Mexican towns. Both sides reportedly suspended operations for Christmas and New Year due to religious observances.
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Associated Press
el Paso
Texas
Mexico
Carranza
Villa
Wood Headquarters Opened for Wood Presidential Campaign
Chicago December 30 headquarters of the organizations promoting Major General Leonard Wood for the Republican Presidential nomination were established here today. William C. Procter of Cincinnati, head of the organization, took charge of the campaign.
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Associateo Press
Chicago
Leonard Wood
Wm. C. Procter
Cincinnati
Bolsheviki Slaughter Report Reaches Berne
According to Moscow advices received, fourteen thousand persons were shot by the Bolsheviki in Russia during the first three months of 1919 by order of the extraordinary committee at Moscow.
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Bolsheviki
Berne
Russia
Moscow
Hiram Johnson Files Candidacy for Republican Nomination
United States Senator Hiram Johnson of California filed with the secretary of state to announce his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination. The action was reported on December 30.
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Hiram
Associated Press
Pierre
United States
Hiram Johnson
California
W. H. West Nearing End of Illness at Speedwell
W. H. West, merchant and postmaster at Speedwell, has been ill for three or four weeks and is not improving. Little hope is held for his recovery, causing sincere regret among his many friends in the area.
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W. H. West
Speedwell
Christmas visits charm Mr N W Fowle of Stanford Richmond
The happiest man in days, Mr N W Fowle of Stanford, arrived in Richmond Saturday night after a week visiting his children in Louisville, Lexington and Richmond. He carried Christmas presents and their devotion stands out. If evergreen thefts continue from our area, prosecution could follow. Misses Anne and Emma DeJarnette.
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N. W. Fowle
Stanford
Richmond
Louisville
Lexington
Anne
Emma DeJarnette
Vaccination Saves Livestock Across Southern Counties
Robert F. Spence of Berea College reports a strong year in southern Madison and Rockcastle counties. Vaccination reduced losses from hog cholera and cattle blackleg, saving hogs and cattle valued at thousands of dollars and underscoring science's role in safeguarding farm herds.
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Robert F. Spence
Berea College, Agricultural Department
Madison
Rockcastle
General Barry Dead at 64 in Washington
Major general John Pillsbury retired died here early today of anemia poisoning at age 64. He commanded the army of Cuban pacification and served in the Philippines before retirement. He previously led the Central Department with headquarters in Chicago.
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Barry
Sy Associated Press
Washington
Miral John Pillsbury
Army of
Germans expected to sign peace protocol soon
Paris reports that peace conference circles now believe Germany will sign the protocol and that the treaty may take effect by the end of the first week in January.
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Paris
Boone Way Man Weds Lexington Woman in Private Ceremony
Col Maret and Col James Maret formerly of Rockcastle county were married Saturday night at a friend's home. The Rev E T Emmons of Woodland Christian church performed the ceremony. Congratulations and good wishes pour in from Col Maret's many friends.
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James Maret
Boone Way
Rockcastle County
Nancy Curry
Lexington
E. T. Emmonds
Woodland Christian Church
Justice Dept to submit leak evidence to January grand jury
The Department of Justice announced that evidence on a Supreme Court leak will be sent to the January federal grand jury in Washington. Officials called the evidence conclusive, noting that certain Wall Street figures profited large sums from advance Court decision information in oil, land, and prohibition cases. FOR RENT Two rooms suitable for light housekeeping Apply 361 Fifth street.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Justice
Supreme Court
Wall Street
Southern Pacific
Fifth Street
Suffragists Plan Big Convention in Kentucky
Kentucky suffragists plan a January Jubilee Convention to push ratification of the Federal Suffrage Amendment. Delegates will meet in Frankfort January 6 and attend the opening of the legislature. Gov. Morrow and Emmeline Pankhurst are among speakers at Lexington events.
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Kentucky
Congress
United States Senate
Michigan
Kentucky Equal Rights Association
Frankfort
Morrow
Lexington
Lexington Opera” House
Emmeline Pankhurst
England
Income tax records posted at Richmond post office
Names of all Richmond residents who filed 1918 income tax returns are posted in the post office corridor under orders from the government. Similar lists appear in Kentucky Internal Revenue District offices to identify locals who did not file returns for 1918. The alphabetized postings are meant to uncover non filers.
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Uncle Sam
R. C. Stockton
Richmond
Kentucky Internal Revenue District
Uncle Samuel
Rear Admiral Pillsbury Dies at Home in Washington
Rear Admiral Pillsbury, who commanded the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius off Santiago during the Spanish American War, dropped dead at his Washington home today. He was born in 1846.
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Associated Press
Washington
John Pillsbury
Pillsbury
Santiago
Market Wrap: Cattle Steady Hogs Higher Across Regions
In Louisville on December 30 cattle held at steady levels while hogs advanced about one quarter, with 1,700 hogs and 150 sheep noted. lambs listed at 14 dollars. Calves improved alongside, reflecting firmer demand.
Union Services to Open New Year in City Churches
City churches plan a week of union services starting next Sunday evening under the theme An Awakened Church. Local ministers will lead discussions on church improvement, with devotional and musical features directed by a committee including Mrs George Pickels and Miss Lillian Smith. The first service is at the First Baptist Church Sunday night.
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George Pickels
Brownie Telford
T. D. Chenault
Lillian Smith
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ
Inter-Church World Movement
Richmond
First Baptist Church
Stray Bullet Kills Louisville Woman in Street Clash
In Louisville a stray bullet killed Mrs. Lillian Lynch during an aftermath of a clash between a negro and a soldier. Joseph B. Hudson, who fired at the felon, is to face an examining trial on January 7. The suspect is William Manning, who says he was asleep at home. Marl Hager was lightly wounded. Two soldiers later identified Manning as the shooter of Hager.
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Louisville
Lillian Lynch
Annual Meeting and Social Hour at First Christian Church
The First Christian church opens its year with the annual congregation meeting and social hour this Friday at 7 pm. Departments’ annual reports, the minister’s address, and recommendations for the year will be presented. Members are urged to attend for discussion, then enjoy a reception and social hour with refreshments.
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First Christian Church
Woman's Story Alters Timeline in Dr Schott Murder Case
Louisville dispatch reports William Ryan placed Dr. Schott leaving his office by 2:40 pm the day Elizabeth Griffith was found dead, conflicting with Schott's claim of 3:10 pm return. Bond set at 15000, gunpowder test yields minimal residue, suggesting possible suicide scenario. Mrs Stone’s testimony describes a late afternoon phone call and Griffith's distress amid engagement news.
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Louisville
The
Post Today
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Doctor Schott
Elizabeth Griffith
Schott
Ryan
Dr. Schott
Burgevin
William Gardner
Laurene Gardner
Shott
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Germany
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East Jacob Avenue
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T Stone
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