Allies May Take a Hand in Germany
Paris reports the French Peace Conference plan includes Clemenceau Pinchon Koltz Andre Tardeau and Jules Cambon as French delegates. A detailed American and international program was submitted. The talks aim to form a league of nations set up independent states from the war assess damages and conclude treaties with the Central Powers.
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Paris
Council of Ministers
Clemenceau
Forcin
Pinchon
Koltz
Andre Tardeau
Jules Cambon
Wilson
League of Nations
Teutons
Railroads Plan Private Ownership Under Government Regulation
Dewitt Cuyler, chairman of the Association of Railway Executives, outlines a plan to privately own and manage railroads under tight government oversight. Proposals include system mergers, unified operations, pooled facilities and earnings, a transportation secretary, ICC as final arbiter, and an adjustment board to settle wage disputes with strikes forbidden during investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dewitt Cuyler
Association of Railway Executives
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Secretary of Transportation
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court of Review
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Endorsed for Women
An old advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a trusted remedy for women's health issues. It claims the product improves complexion digestion and overall personality, helping with headaches nervousness sleeplessness and other symptoms. The copy cites three generations of use and urges confidence in the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Madison House Tops Crop Averages as Prices Climb
Madison Warehouse reports sharp gains with Elmer Deatherage directing sales. Strong bids from Anderson and Sims, Whitlock and Clark, Taylor and Long, and others push prices on hundreds of bushels, as farm families benefit from cooperative service and steady market rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Warehouse
Elmer Deatherage
Madison House
Deatherage
Col
Jesse Cobb
Madison
Anderson and Sims
Whitlock and Clark
Elbert Wagers
Taylor and Long
T. J. Curtis and Son
Lowery and Million
Charles McDaniels
York and Reeves
C. H. Philbeck
A. L. Gabbard
C. George Noland
Virginia Ratifies Federal Prohibition Amendment
The West Virginia legislature ratified the federal prohibition amendment becoming the 23rd state to do so. Maine Tennessee and Idaho also ratified late yesterday. January corn prices stood at 1 dollar 48 cents.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Maine
Tennessee
Idaho
Many Auto Owners Unable To Get New 1919 Numbers
Police say for now no arrests will be made of motorists lacking 1919 license tags and none until after January 15. The State Motor Department cannot secure enough new plates from manufacturers, causing delay and many motorists displaying signs reading License Applied For as they await numbers.
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Frankfort
State Motor Department
More Eggs Claim Dramatic Pocketbook Profits
A Florida poultry raiser reports 40 to 50 eggs daily after using the More Eggs tonic, which promoters say doubles production. The ad offers a $1.00 package with a money back guarantee and a discount deal for three packages, plus a free book on poultry fortune stories.
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A. P. Woodard
St. Cloud
Fla
U. S
FE. J. Reefer
Main Street
Kansas City
Cottonburg Social News Roundup
Mr J P Prather of Uuckeye visits daughter Mrs C A Hendren. Mr Thompson Sanders of Coy returns home after visiting Messrs Taylor and John Sanders. Ada Belle Taylor at home after visiting Miss Hattie Lee Taylor and relatives at Baldwin. Peachie Mae Sanders of Coy weekend guest of Miss Bess Ray Sanders. Christine Burges returns from Lexington visit. Joe Hendren and family visit Faris Agee in Garrard county. George F Teater and farm visit Edenton residents. Mr and Mrs Jess Burgess of Richmond guests of R G Burgess family. Mrs O A Hendren hosts Christmas day gathering. Malinda Sanders entertains for a dinner Sunday. Mrs J M Hendren hosts relatives and friends for dinner Thursday.
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J. P. Prather
Uuckeye
C. A. Hendren
Thompson Sanders
Coy
Messrsaylor
John Sanders
Ada Belle Taylor
Hattie Lee Taylor
Baldwin
Peachie Mae Sanders
Bess Ray Sanders
Christine Burges
Lexington
Joe Hendren
Faris Agee
Garrard County
George F. Teater
Robert Chandler
Edenton
Jess Burgess
Richmond
R. G. Burgess
O. A. Hendren
Malinda Sanders
J. M. Hendren
Girl of the Golden West on local screens shines Mazel Van Buren
Paramount presents The Girl of the Golden West at local theatres starring Mazel Van Buren as a saloon-keeper in a California mining camp during the 1849 gold rush. She aids a hunted bandit and saves his life, amid the stage drama and romance.
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Paramount
Mazel van Buren
New Deane
Miss van Buren
California
McCombs stock to be taken off market soon
Three representatives say the McCombs Producing and Refining Company stock will shortly be withdrawn from sale due to high demand and strong returns from oil wells on Big Sinking Creek in Lee County and beyond. Articles of incorporation filed in Lexington plan a $20,000 pipe line company capitalized at 200 shares.
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McCombs ‘Producing and Refining Company
Messrs
E. M. DeLoach
W. A. Craddock
Jack Hurley
Artillery
McCombs
Big Sinking Creek
Lee County
Lexington
C. S. Shiver Pipe Line Company
Kentucky
Charles Madden
W. J. O’brien
Chicago
C. S. Shriver
Trinity Oil Company
Security Producing and Refining Company
Crown Oil Co
Pittsburg
W. J. Flesher
Southwestern Petroleum Company
Cotton Hosts Prosperous Sale Folks Praise Horse Auction
At C S Cotton’s sale last week buyers paid strong prices for horses cattle and farm produce. Uncle John Shearer calls it the best horse sale of the season with items including yearling heifer Jersey 66 dollars and various mules mares and cattle fetching scores from 52 to 161 dollars alongside corn oats straw and fodder sales.
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Daily Register
C. S.cotton
John” Shearer
Jim Turner
Vernon Leer
Tom Fox
Roy Turner
Vernon Leers
Charles Turner
James Pearson
Dick Cobb
Mr. Barkley
Mark Hanna
Mr. Benton
Hugh Park
Terry Hagan
Hugh Parks
John Shearer
Hemp sells at fourteen dollars per hundred pounds
The report notes one hundred thousand pounds sold at a rise of one dollar per hundred from last year for the 1917 hemp crop. The 1918 crop remains unbroken and is understood to be unchanged.
Wilson Must Wait for House Rules Committee Ruling
Washington January 9 The House Rules Committee met with a five to three vote as it weighs a request concerning Speaker Jim Wilson and his confirmation process.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Harris Memorial Church Dedicated At Stanford
The Harris Memorial Church in Stanford was dedicated by the Oxford area Methodists with H. C. Morrison of Asbury Wilmore preaching. The edifice cost 15622.50 and honors the late James A. Harris, who aided the church and left a large Methodist family. Col. S. T. Harris funded much of the project and has long supported the church.
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Oxford
H. C. Morrison
Asbury Willlege
Wilmore
Harris
James A. Harris
Col. S. T. Harris
Col. Harris
Socrates Maupin Laid To Final Rest Here Today
The body of Socrates Maupin 85 died Monday at his son’s Lexington home was laid to rest in Richmond cemetery after services led by Rev. Benjamin J. Bush. Pallbearers included Jennings Maupin Stone Maupin Horace Beatty Wm Maupin Jasper Maupin and Robert Dunn. Survived by wife Anna T. Maupin four daughters four sons and several siblings.
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Socrates Maupin
Lexington
Richmond
Benjamin J. Bush
Jennings Maupin
Stone Maupin
Horace Beatty
Wm. Maupin
Jasper Maupin
Robert Dunn
Maupin
Tert
Anna T. Maupin
A.M. Spotswood
W. C.west
LaFollette
Tenn
H. B. Kincaid
Houston
Texas
George Crawford
Stanford
Marshall L. Maupin
Birmingham
Ala
Ewing Maupin
Memphis
Bayard Maupin
la Follette
John Maupin
Frank Maupin
Harriett Campbell
Julia
Nancy Maupin
Madison County
Mrs. Turley Spends Thursday in Lexington
Mrs. R. E. Turley spent Thursday in Lexington for unspecified personal or social visits amid her regional engagements.
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R. E. Turley
Lexington
Syrup of Figs Promises Quick Gentle Cleansing for Children
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a harmless fruit laxative that cures a listless child by cleansing the stomach liver and bowels. It claims a teaspoonful will move foul waste and sour bile within hours without griping, restoring health and cheer.
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California
Reds Overtake Berlin as Government Falls
Paris dispatch reports the Scheidemann government toppled by extremists in Berlin after bloody fighting. A new revolutionary cabinet of Independent Socialists is proclaimed, with troops mutinying to the rebels and Spartacans controlling key points. Civil war spreads to other German regions. Noske vows counteraction. Heavy casualties noted.
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Paris
Havas
Scheidemann
Germany
Berlin
Rebbls
Spartacans
Bavaria
Gustav Noske
May lick Reds yet in Berlin clash report
Berlin dispatches say artillery battle erupted near the Central Telegraph office as the Spartacans tried to seize the Chancellor's palace but suffered 30 killed and 45 wounded. Government troops pushed them from Potsdam and Anhalt stations and the Brandenburg Gate as unrest spreads.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Spartacans
Potsdam
Anhalt
Brandenburg Gate
Livestock Markets Report From Louisville
Cattle 350 strong and unchanged. Hogs 4 600 steady to a quarter higher with values from 9 to 17 35. Sheep 50 active and unchanged.
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Louisville
Marine Workers Strike in New York Demands Wage Rise and Eight Hour Day
Fifteen thousand marine workers walked off the job in New York seeking arbitration on higher wages and the eight hour day. Except for essential war work harbor shipments were halted as the strike disrupted cargo handling.
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New York
Lincoln County Boys Return From German Prison Camps
Kentuckians Archie G Popple of Hustonville Lincoln County and John Hitrowell of Benton are identified among former prisoners returning to France from German camps. The report places their safe return on January 9.
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Washington
France
Archie G Popplewell
Hustonville
Lincoln County
John Hitrowell
Benton
Deaths at Winchester
Henry Allen Hampton farmer and stock raiser died at Winchester yesterday. Mrs Nannie Dudley widow of Frank Dudley and a leading state figure died there today.
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Winchester
Henry Allen Hampton
Nannie Dudley
Frank Dudley
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Exere
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K. Red
W. B. Turley
James H. Pearson
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