Polish middleweight Aberg issues arena wrestling challenge
Fred Aberg of Poland the Polish middleweight champion issues a challenge to any wrestler to meet him at 8 p m in the athletic arena during the Legion Carnival week. Mat Baxter challenges Aberg after a Greco Roman bout and vows to try catch as catch Can to win. Baxter risks half the gate or a diamond ring if he throws him.
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Fred Aberg
Poland
International Athletic Arena
Legion Boys
All Comets
Mat Baxter
Pole
Baxter
Aberg
Locomotive Sparks Not Fault in Tragedy at Fincastle
A Kentucky court found for the L. and N. railroad in the case of administrator of Farris Morgan versus the railroad. The jury determined that the house near Fincastle where young Morgan died was not set on fire by locomotive sparks.
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Beattyville
Farris Morgan
L. & N. Railroad
Fincastle
Young Morgan
Boys and Cigarettes Spark Rural Fire Burned Barn
A cigarette dropped by boys hiding to smoke is blamed for setting fire to the barn of J. L. Butler near Danville Kentucky. The blaze caused an estimated loss of 4000 dollars. Firefighters fought the flames but the barn was destroyed.
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Danville
J. L. Butler
Henry Frick estate valued at over 92 million dollars
The estate of Henry Frick, the Pennsylvania steel magnate, is valued at 92 006 600 dollars. Collector Lucas has appointed 50 guards from Republican applicants. An RC convent ion effort at Mexico City failed. Marconi predicts a future wireless war with unmanned ships. St Louis enforces public dance regulations to curb crime.
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Henry ©. Frick
Pennsylvania Steel King
Lucas
Mexico City
Marconi
St. Louis
Clark Park Becomes Louisville Public Park From Mulberry Hill
Louisville transfers Mulberry Hill, once home of the Clark family, to the city to form Clark Park. The 46 acre site west of Poplar Level Road includes the historic home of John Clark and links to Camp Taylor and notable visitors such as General Muhlenberg and Michael Micheaux.
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Louisville
Mulberry Hill
Clark
Jefferson County
Clark Park
Mulberry
George Rogers
Johnathan
John
Edmund
Richard Clark
John Clark
Virginia
William
Lewis and Clark
Far West
Kentucky
Camp Taylor
Poplar Level
Jonathan Clark
Ann Rogers
Caroline County
George Rogers Clark
Muhlenbrure
Michaeux
John Pope
William Clark
Col
Isaac Clark
Mary Cook
Frank
Charles Milton
Ballard
Wesleyan to Stay at Winchester Endorsed by Board
The Kentucky Wesleyan College board and Winchester Clark County citizens agreed on a permanent stay in Winchester and a large endowment drive. Subscriptions must guarantee the college remains in Winchester and funds are set aside as an endowment with refund rights if the college ever ceases to operate there.
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Winchester
Board of Education of
Kentucky
Weseyan College
Clark County
Citizens’ Committee
British Protest Possible Over American Ammunition Use
The report notes potential British protests regarding the Sinn Feiners use of American ammunition, signaling international concern over weapon sources and neutrality policies.
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Sinn. Feiners
Local Theatres Feature Comedy Dramas and Star Performances
A Full House stars George Howell as a young attorney in a tangled plot with love letters stolen jewelry and police. Lloyd Bacon plays Boyd Lavely in The Kentucky Colonel. Fannie Hurst’s Humoresque is set to be the next feature next week. A baseball update notes Groh’s trade talks and a car accident leaves a man seriously injured.
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Paramount
Alice Eyton
Fred Jackson
Mr. Washburn
George Howell
Lloyd Bacon
Boyd Lavely
Hodkinson
Frank Bacon
Gaiety Theatre
New York City
Young Bacon
Opie Read
Fannie Hurst
Two Women and Man Are Whipped With Switches
Mayfield Kentucky reports that masked men believed to be Kentuckians whipped Mrs Santie McConnell her mother and Hall son in the McConnell home near Boydsville over the Tennessee line. The father and a baby were kept safe. Deputies Acton Cox and Hollie Ford said the night riders suspected stolen goods. Three persons found in Oklahoma Tennessee will be witnesses in the investigation.
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Mayfield
McConnel
Boydsville
Tennessee Line
Santie McConnell
Hall
Connell
Acton Cox
Hollie Ford
McConnell
Oklahoma, Tenn
Groh Signs With Reds After Holdout Row
Henry K. Groh, famed third baseman and holdout star of the Cincinnati Nationals, signed his contract with the Reds on Wednesday for a reported sum of $10,000 at the team’s Cincinnati offices.
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Cincinnati
Henry K. Groh
Cincinnati Nationals
Run Down and Then Run Over Again in Frankfort
In Frankfort Kentucky on June 2 the car of Bennetti Allengrn ni fruit dealer is alleged to have knocked down 60 year old Joseph Leipnick at a crossing and then run over him again.
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Frankfort
Bennetti Allengrnni
Joseph Leipnick
Surgeons to Repair Jaw Broken in Three Places
Bowling Green Ky June 2 J Curtis Hinton jaw broken in three places after being struck by Ed Kister who mistook him for another man He was taken to Nashville where surgeons will attempt to repair the injury.
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Bowling Green
J. Curtis Hinton
Ed Kister
Nashville
Louisville Boy Drowns In Ohio River Incident
Everett R. Furniss, 15, a Louisville youth, drowned in the Ohio River while accompanying a church party on an outing. The accident occurred during the group’s river excursion and authorities were alerted.
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Everett R. Furniss
Louisville
Ohio River
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