Grand jury calls on Judge Shackelford to aid inquiry
A new special grand jury began work after Judge Shackelford’s charge on bootlegging and moonshining. County Attorney O. P. Jackson issued subpoenas as witnesses were called, with Commonwealth's Attorney Ben A. Crutcher arriving from Winchester. The proceedings included a late-session request for the judge and a lengthy lecture by Shackelford on crime, punishment, and public duty, as printed here in full.
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Iris Honor
The
Daily Register
Judge Hangin Calls Democrats to Meet in Louisville
Groundwork for the coming Kentucky campaign is set at a meeting of the Democratic State Central and Executive Committees in Louisville. Judge Charles A. Llardin of Harrodsburg calls for selections of an impartial Campaign Committee focused on party interests in the November election.
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Democratic State Central and Executive Committees
Seelback
Louisville
Charles A. Llardin
Harrodsburg
Madison High to Meet Model High Wednesday
Madison High and Model High prepare for a Wednesday night basketball double-header at Madison gym. The boys won 19 to 10 against Nicholasville last Friday, while the girls’ game was a close loss. Nicholasville girls are state champions.
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Madison Gym
Madison Tigh
Nicholasville
Elderly woman walks miles to board L N train
At 95 Mrs Hannah Ison and one of the mountains oldest women walked from Kingdom Come to Dalna, then boarded an L N train to Whitesburg on February 22, showcasing remarkable stamina and independence for seniors in the region.
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Whitesburg
Hannah Ison
Kingdom Come
Dalna
Ben C Ingels Buys Marks West Electrical Firm
Ben C Ingels, formerly of Lexington, has purchased the business of the Marks West Electrical Co. at Danville. The acquisition transfers ownership and operations to Ingels as the company changes hands.
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Ben C. Ingels
Lexington
Marks-West Electrical Co
Danville
War erupts in Balkans as Montenegro joins Serbians
Berlin wireless reports Montenegrins declare a holy war on Serbia. Two Serbian regiments occupy Cettinje amid a grave, escalating situation in the Balkans according to Associated Press dispatch from London dated February 22.
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London
Berlin
Cettinje
Montenegro
America Demands Say on Mandates at League Council
The United States, though not a League member, formally protests to Paris and demands equal opportunity for all Allied nations in mandates. The note warns against infringements of U S rights and anticipates action on Mesopotamia and Palestine mandates.
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Associated S’ress
Washington
Council of the League of Nations
Paris
America
League Council
United States
League
Council
Mesopotamia
Palestine
Cossacks Attack Trotsky Train Near Moscow
A Moscow bulletin reports Cossack troops attacked the railway train of Leon Trotsky the Russian Soviet war minister while traveling on the Moscow Orenburg line. Several trainmen were wounded in the assault.
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Associated Press
Riga
Moscow
Leon Trotsky
Moscow-Orenburg
Trotsky
Autoists pay toll for detour around Kentucky drift
Snow blocked a 75 yard drift ten miles from Shelbyville forcing motorists to detour through a Shelby county farm. The farmer opened a padlocked gate after a damaged wire fence allowed passage and charged $1 per vehicle to cover an estimated $250 in potential crop damage. The drift prompted a note to the county road engineer as the only blockade between Frankfort and Louisville.
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Shelby Farmer
Krankfort
Shelby
Shelbyville
Shelby County
Frankfort
Louisville
Receiver Named For Lexington Company
After a Monday hearing Judge Cochran named J. W. Porter former cashier of the First and City National Bank as receiver for the Woolfolk Coffee Company led by W. J. Woolfolk. Porter will run the business until a bankruptcy trustee is appointed as two suits were filed. Assets total about 14000 with liabilities around 15000.
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Lexington
Cochran
J. W. Porter
First and City National Bank
Woolfolk Coffee Company
W. J. Woolfolk
Boyd County Sheriff Reports Major Moonshine Raids
Sheriff Sai J. DeBord of Boyd County reports to Gov. Morrow that in 42 raids he destroyed 16 stills 1000 gallons of mash and 50 gallons of moonshine whisky. He notes public sentiment shifted to support lawmen and that no stills remain, with plans to pursue bootleggers importing whisky.
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Frankfort
Sai J. DeBord
Boyd County
Senate and House Reach Immigration Agreement
Washington February 22 the Senate and House conferees agreed on a bill restricting immigration for the next 45 months from April 1 to a maximum of three percent of the 1940 census foreign population.
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Washington
Senate
House
United States
McCombs Dies Former Democratic Leader in Connecticut
Wm F McCombs former chairman of the Democratic National Committee died at Greenwich Connecticut of heart disease his business partner Frederck Ryan announced.
Detroit Man Denby Named Secretary of the Navy
Detroit attorney and former congressman Edwin Denby is chosen as Secretary of the Navy in President-elect Harding's cabinet. Denby, age 50, has wartime service in the navy and marine corps and broad experience in state and local affairs.
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St. Augustine
Fla
Harding
Edwin Denby
Detroit
Denby
Congress
Ile
Navy
Marine Corps
Charles Evans Hughes
New York
Treasury
Andrew Mellon
Pennsylvania
John W. Weeks
Massachusetts
Ilarry MM. Daugherty
Ohio
Will HH Lays
Indiana
Michigan
Henry Wallace
Iowa
A. B. Fall
New Mexico
Herbert Hoover
California
James J. Davis
Hoover May Not Accept Cabinet Post in New Administration
Barr Baker, linked to Herbert Hoover in relief work, says Hoover has not been asked to join the Harding cabinet. He notes the commerce portfolio offers no field for Hoover’s services compared with public institutions he is now connected with. Hoover himself has not received cabinet notification and declines to state his attitude.
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Leveth
New York
Seoigre Barr Baker
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Harding
Commerce
Sloever
Hert Praises Harding Cabinet as Strong Group
Louisville reports A T Hert stating today that the Harding cabinet is a strong group and that the nation expected big men and got them.
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Louisville
A. T. Hert
Harding
Ile
Restaurant Raid Seizures Across Lexington Kitchen
Prohibition agents raided Felix G. Brown’s restaurant on South Mill Street in Lexington. They found empty whisky containers and one quart of white whisky. Brown was arrested after allegedly handing a bottle to a customer.
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Lexington
Prohibittion
Felix G. Brown
South Mill Street
Brown
Prosiners Raid Reveals Canada Cock Fight Network
In Toronto On Feb 22 a raid on the National Conduit building led to the arraignment of Vil prisoners. Prominent businessmen from Toronto Hamilton Chicago Brantford and Niagara Falls were among those charged. Police seized 25 fighting cocks three hens and five dead birds. A steel spur and dagger-point spurs were found. Inspector McKinney said cock fighting has grown internationally with across border bets tied to recent Buffalo losses.
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Foronto
Ont
National Conduit
Toronto
Hamilton
Chicago
Branford
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
N. Y
David McKinney
Canada
United States
Christian Leaders Conference Set for Thursday in Richmond
An all day gathering of laymen and church leaders from Madison County will convene at the First Christian church in Richmond. Speakers include John H. Booth from Kansas City, Mrs Moore from New York, Mr Elsam from India, and Mrs Hamilton from China. The program features morning and afternoon sessions and an evening illustrated lecture, open to the public, highlighting Disciples of Christ work across Kentucky.
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Richmond
Christian Churches
Madison County
First Christian Church
John’ S H. Booth
Kansas City
Moore
New York City
Elsam
India
Hamilton
China
Nentucky
Disciples’ of Christ
January leads by White Wyandottes in Kentucky flocks
A Kentucky report shows 168 White Wyandotte hens produced 15.8 eggs per hen in January from 47 demonstration flocks overseen by the State College of Agriculture. A. J. Culver’s 1,212 White Leghorns topped eggs per month, with Mrs. Eugene Culton’s Rhode Island Reds and Mrs. Frank Stapleton’s White Plymouth Rocks also among top producers. The study tracks feeding and management to improve practices.
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Associated Press
Lexington
J T. Wilson
Frenderson County
State College of Agriculture
J. Holoes Martin
A. J. Culver
Christian County
Rhode
Marion County
Lis Frank Stapleton
Oldham County
W. O. Kirk
Davies County
J. W. Poue
Bullitt County
A. J. Era
Jefferson County
D. Meader
Simpson County
Rhode Island
Plymouth Rock
Centre Defeats Vanderbilt in Rough Contest 44 to 18
Centre College Colonels topped Vanderbilt Commodores 44 to 18 in Danville. Mayer scored 18 of Centre’s points while Captain Armstrong and Walden stifled Vanderbilt’s offense from the start. The Commodores fought hard but could not overcome Centre’s guarding and rebounding.
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Danville
Centre College Colonels
Vanderbilt Commodores
Mayer
Centre
Commodores
Armstrong
Walden
Vanderbilt
Today's Livestock Markets Report Feb 22
Cincinnati markets show hogs steady at 10 to 10.25 while cattle and calves hold. Chicago quotes higher for hogs. cattle and calves steady. Louisville listings note cattle 200 and hogs 500 trades steady. sheep at 50 steady. overall all unchanged.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Louisville
John Rice Dies After Short Illness at 51
John Rice of Speedwell formerly, moved to Richmond on Broadway, died after a ten day typhoid illness at Gibson infirmary. He was 51, a Christian church member, survived by wife Mary Todd and three sisters and three brothers. Funeral Wednesday at 11 at First Christian church, burial in Richmond cemetery. Dr. E C McDougle to conduct. pallbearers listed.
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John Rice
Gibson Infirmary
Speedwell
Richmond
Broadway
Christian Church
Marry Todd
Curtis Park
Thomas Tribbe
Katherine Rice
Clark Rice
Sam Rice
Missouri
Buck Rice
Ohio
First Christian Church
Richmond Cemetery
E. C. McDougle
Joe Harris
Calvin Taylor
J. M. Risk
Weber Hamilton
Artur Dunbar
Edward Carson
Embry Park
Madison Pushes Militia Units Across Kentucky
Adjutant General Jackson Morris leads a statewide drive to establish National Guard units in every available community. Letters to county officials and newspapers seek officers and volunteers, citing about 10000 dollars per unit annually for salaries and expenses as the push to meet the 1921 quota. Several Western Kentucky counties show plans, while Louisville and Eastern Kentucky cities already have units.
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National Guard
Jackson Morris
Louisville
Kentucky
Morris
Coal development eyed for Kentucky river forks
Frankfort Kentucky February 22 Associated Press investigation into coal potential on the South and middle forks of the Kentucky River for the Rivers and Floods committee aims to build an additional lock to improve navigation through Owsley Perry Breathitt and Clay counties. State geologist Willard R Jillson reports sizeable coal finds twenty miles up the forks and plans a fuller survey before reporting.
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Associated Tress
Frankfort
Kentucky River
House of Representatives
Owsley
Perry
Breathitt
Clay
Willard R. Jillson
Jillson
Middle
South Forks
Springfield Votes on Municipal Ownership of Utilities
Springfield NL Feb 21. Voters will decide on a temporary franchise to a private steam heat and electric company until August 15 1921 after which the city would absorb the plants. City Commissioner Spaulding says the move would give Springfield control of three utilities. Previous elections show strong support for municipal ownership.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Steam Heat and Electric
W. J. Spaulding
Fourth Annual Piano Contest Announced in Richmond
The Richmond Federation of Musical Clubs funds the Fourth Annual Piano Contest for late May or early June. It offers Junior Intermediate and Senior divisions with local students only, notes-free performances, age limits, and prizes of five dollars for Junior and Intermediate winners. Senior entrants must perform two pieces including a sonata movement and may receive six weeks of Cincinnati College of Music training if eligible.
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Richmond Federation of Musical Clubs
College of Music
Cincinnati
Peron
T. D. Jhenault
Helen Benett
Early Kentucky Turnpike Efforts Traced to 1798 Plan
Frankfort February 21. State records reveal longstanding concern over Kentucky road access. The 1798 law created a Cumberland Gap to Grass Lick turnpike through Madison County, with John Thurman named keeper and penalties for neglect. In 1802 William Owsley reported the road in poor condition and little work had been done.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Cumberland Gap
Grass Lick
Madison County
Crab Orchard
Lee’s Lick
John Thurman
Wm. Owsley
James Garrett
Kentucky Farm Bureau to Set Convention Date in Louisville
Jeff Morgan reports the Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation executive committee will meet in Louisville on Thursday to decide the annual convention date and plan a program. Geoffrey Morgan, secretary, announced the session.
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Louisville
Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation
Geoffrey Morgan
Car Crash Kills Pineville Man Near Middlesboro
Samuel Clontz, 21, of Pineville, was instantly killed when his car overturned near Middlesboro on Sunday night. Two passengers escaped injury. The body was sent to Wallins Creek for burial.
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Middlesboro
Samuel Clontz
Pineville
Here
Clontz
Wallins Creek
Mrs Lay Dies at Farm Home in Woodford County
Mrs Hannah E Lay aged 39 wife of Charles Lay died at her home on James E Henton’s farm in Versailles area She is survived by her husband and four daughters and two sons.
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