Eastern Kentucky Normal holds thirteenth annual commencement
The Eastern Kentucky State Normal School crowns 18 graduates with a week of exercises from June 8 to June 18. Dr J W Carpenter delivers the Sunday sermon and Dr W A Ganfield of Centre College speaks at Friday’s address. Activities include field day, certi ficate presentations, plays, and alumni events featuring faculty and ex leaders.
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Eastern Kentucky State Normal School
J. W. Carpenter
First Christian Church
Ield
W. A. Ganfield
Centre College
Danville
Tom B. McGregor
Sao O' Clock
Mystery deaths hit Kenton County livestock
Officials probe a spate of mysterious killings of horses and cattle near South Erlanger and Florence. Animals are found dead after being turned out to pasture, with several showing large knife wounds in throats or bodies. Dr. H C Black leads the investigation.
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South Erlanger
Florence
Kenton County
H. C. Black
Postoffice Closures Ordered and Reopened in Kentucky
Orders issued to discontinue Irene post office in Taylor county and Willow Tree in Estill county on June 4. Mail for Irene will go to Campbellsville and for Willow Tree to Ravenna. The discontinuance of Barton post office in Whitley county was rescinded.
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Irene
Taylor County
Willow Tree
Estill County
Campbellsville
Ravenna
Barton
Whitley County
Newland Jones Visit Highlights cordial welcome in Phoenix
Mr and Mrs Newland Jones from Phoenix visit their old home with many friends and relatives giving a cordial welcome. They are staying at the Glyndon Hotel today.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Newland Jones
Art
Glyndon Hotel
High prices at Jersey cattle sale go to Ols son and Scudder
The top prices at the Jersey cattle sale went to Ols son and J. W. Scudder. Dr. Gibson paid $222.50 for a fine cow, while Dr. Sce added another high value animal for $1.
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Ee Ren
Olsson
J. W.scudder
Gibson
Sce
Telegraph Operators Strike In Sympathy With Bell Callers
Union telegraphers of the Western Union Telegraph Company in Atlanta joined a sympathy strike with Bell telephone operators who walked off their switchboards earlier in the week.
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Associated Press
Atlanta, Ga
Union
Western Union Telegraph Company
Bell Telephone
Telegraphers Strike Signals Possible National Spread
The Postoffice Department wire control board says Atlanta activity was confined to a few individuals. S. J. Konenkamp, president of the Commercial Telegraphers Union, believes the strike will spread to nationwide proportions.
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Associated
Washington
Postoffice Department
Wire Control Board
Atlanta
S. J. Konenkamp
Commercial Telegraphers Union
Madison County Passes on $100,000 Federal Road Aid
Madison County Fiscal Court deliberated Tuesday on accepting a $100,000 federal aid share for the Richmond and Lexington pike. Officials warned of July 1 deadline and noted Clark and Fayette counties have already secured funds and begun work this year. The court deferred action citing revenue limits while bids for a Kingston to Berea road surface treatment were opened with Barrett Company of Cincinnati awarded the contract.
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Madison County
Richmond and
Lexington
Clark
Fayette
Madison
J. G. Baxter
Rodman Wiley
Kingston
Berea
Barrett
Company of
Cincinnati
Tarvia
R. B. Tyler Company
Louisville
Two Blue Grass Strippers Prices on Fresh Fish
Neff's Fish and Oyster Houses advertises daily fresh supply with reduced prices on all fish. F. H. Gordon promotes shares or buy your seed and notes two Blue Grass Strippers as good teams and men. For contact call 4311566.
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F. H. Gordon
Neff's Fish& Oyster Houses
For Sale Privately Seven Room Home on Wi Avenue
Private sale of a modern seven room home on Wi avenue with hot water heat gas and electricity. Am ple ends in good repair rear yard rear and porch. Will be shown to interested parties. Phone 162 Richmond Ky.
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Wi Avenue
Richmond
jKy
Lumber and Posts to Be Sold at Auction
Auction notice announced at RoseDale Park listing loose lumber and posts for sale to the public. The sale will include various wood materials recently gathered for disposal. Buyers should attend at the designated time and location.
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RoseDale Park
RoseDale Park subdivision sale opens in Richmond
Thursday marks the opening of RoseDale Park subdivision to the public in Richmond. Weather conditions are expected favorable for the lot sale, with sales starting at 9 30 after a downtown parade by the band. Wakefield-Davis Realty Company prepared the event and Pattie A. Clay Infirmary ladies serve lunch at noon. Thousands are anticipated and a lot will be given away.
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RoseDale Park
Richmond
The
Wakefield-Davis Realty Company
Big Man Hunt Sweeps Across The Nation
Washington June 4. Justice agents and police nationwide seek plotters behind eight city bombings. More than sixty suspects detained but no arrests of the plotters yet. Officials warn further outrages may occur but an end is expected soon.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Justice
Department
Hunting Red Nests In Chicago
Federal agents searched known radical rendezvous in Chicago for plot suspects. Evidence of conspirator literature printed locally suggested the national bombing plot may have been planned here.
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Chicago
Pepeciaten Press
Pesons
Hail Storm Harms Lincoln County Wheat and Silo
A Monday hail storm in Lincoln County damaged crops and structures. W T Tucker, a Maywood resident, reported about a third of his wheat crop ruined and his silo blown down as trees were toppled in his yard.
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Lincoln County
W. T. Tucker
Maywood
Geo Aid
Flies Must Eat And Carry Fly Ey Ee
A fragmented note mentions a method involving flies and a person named Higgins opposite a hotel. It references catching the Shadon and a simultaneous action, but the text is garbled and hard to interpret.
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F. Higgins
Idon
Madison County Cuts County Tax Rate to 46 Cents
The Madison County Fiscal Court reduced the county levy from 50 to 46 cents per $100 of property, bringing total tax to 86 cents in Richmond and Berea where locally supported schools exist, and $1 in the county where school tax is 14 cents. The cut, funded by trimming the county's general expense by 5.5 cents, offsets higher state taxes and is praised as the lowest rate in years.
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Madison County
State Tax Commission
Richmond
Berea
Madison
State Tax Board
Powerful Friend of Gov Stanley Tied to Tax Case
T E Coyne Lexington revenue agent files petition with the State Tax Commission alleging a prominent friend of Governor Stanley received 7000 dollars from a sheriff to win approval of the Harkness tax suit compromise. The petition seeks disclosure in Fayette county court as the suit proceeds. Coyne accuses heirs of misrepresentation over estate taxes totaling 240000 with penalties of 48000 amid property value fluctuations 1911 1915.
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Frankfort
T. E. Coyne
Lexington
State Tax Commission
Stanley
Coyne
Tax Commission
Fayette County
L. V. Harkness
Harkness
Candidates file in Kentucky primary race for state posts
Frankfort June 4 D E McQueary of Pine Knot filed his declaration as a candidate in the democratic primary for Secretary of State. Sid Douthitt of New Castle also seeks another term as Railroad Commissioner.
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Frankfort
D. E. McQueary
Pine Knot
Sid Douthitt
New Castle
Coffee to Rise in Popularity After Prohibition
Carl W. Brand, president of the National Coffee Roasters' Association, told the annual convention of the National Wholesale Grocers' Association that coffee will gain popularity once national prohibition takes effect. He noted plans in Sao Paulo as part of the context.
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Cincinnati
Carl W. Brand
National Coffee Roasters’ Association
National Wholesale Grocers’ Association
San Paulo
Big
Asec
Noske Orders German Coast Defenses On Alert
Paris reports that German Defense Minister Gustav Noske toured the coast defenses and directed personnel to prepare for emergencies, signaling heightened wartime vigilance.
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Associated Press
Paris
Gustav Noske
Council of Four concludes Austrian peace treaty reparations clauses
Paris June 4 The Council of Four met and it was understood that the reparations provisions of the Austrian peace treaty had been completed.
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Paris
Council of Four
Germans push for limited alliance with United States
Reports from Berlin indicate German calls for an arrangement with the United States offering financial aid and protection in exchange for a large share of the profits from American industry. The idea, floated last December, has gained momentum recently with Privy Councillor Bergmann proposing the plan.
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Associated Press
Berlin
America
Germany
Bergmann
German Edison Company
Riots Tremble Toledo After Plant Clashes
June 4 Toledo Ohio reports high tension after labor riots the day before near the Willys Overland plant. Two killed and 19 injured as crowds gather again despite sworn in soldiers and citizen police. Plant remained shut.
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Toledo
Willys- Overland
Schrader
Local News From Paint Lick and Surrounding Areas
Lieut Lee Ledford returns home after overseas service and visits family before heading to Virginia to his wife and baby Mrs Laura Whitlock of Love. Arnold and S E Welch store crew from Berea take an outing to High Bridge with about twenty autos. Ggraded School closes June 6 with three graduates David Todd James Mason Coleman Arnold. Dr B B Montgomery takes a Indianapolis auto race trip.
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Lee Ledford
Virginia
Laura Whitlock
Olive Todd
Belton
S. C
C. T. Pend Sale Wallace
Lexington
Marde
David Todd
James Mason
Coleman
Arnold
S.E. Welch Department
Berea
High Bridge
B. B. Montgomery
Indianapolis
Kirk
Brooks
White Lick
Easter Mason
James
Golden
Sadie Rassie
Elizal
Dickens
Large shipment of Grafonolas and records announced
A large shipment of Columbia Grafonolas and records arrives with titles such as Beautiful Ohio Tell Me Again Smiles and How Are You Going to Wet Your Whistle The list suggests rapid sales and a push to select popular items as the stock moves quickly.
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Columbia Grafonolas
Austrian peace terms rejected unanimously at St Germaine
The Neus Abenblatt reports the Austrian government has decided unanimously that the peace terms presented at St Germaine on Monday are not acceptable.
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Associated Press
Vienna
The
Neus Abenblatt
St. Germaine
Old Time Democrat Endorses Shanks for Lieutenant Governor
An Old Time Democrat in Lexington endorses Mr. Shanks for lieutenant governor, praising his record in the Legislature and fitness for public service. The letter criticizes rival R. C. Oldham’s candidacy and argues Shanks would be a strong presiding officer and trusted leader for the state.
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Raitor
Interior Journal
W. H
Spianaia
Senate
Shanks
R. C. Oldham
Mr. Shanks
Lexa
Lexington
You Save 80 P and C with New Perfection Cook Stove Radiators
Heating tips claim the Ideal Fireless Cooker radiators save 80 percent of heat. Advertises the New Perfection Cook Stove featuring a chimney. Promotes Higgins or Hotel location for purchasing.
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Higgins
Madison County Cleans Debts by Cancelling Bonds
The Madison County Fire Court and County Treasurer R E Turley celebrate the cancellation of 28000 dollars in cancelled bonds. Eight thousand were the last of the old turnpike bonds, now leaving the county debt free on turnpikes and reducing railroad obligations to near negligible levels. The treasury is reported in first class shape and officials are praised for the prudent management.
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Madison County Fire Court
R. E. Turley
Pikes
Old
Central ‘Railroad
Madison County
Markets Report From Cincinnati and Chicago June Market Note
Cincinnati and Chicago markets show steady to higher tendencies with cattle slow and steady. Hogs traded 3,300 head down 15 cents, lambs steady, lambs and lamb trades noted. Louisville cattle slow with slight changes.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Louisville
Americas land revolutions challenge government led by Tinco
Dispatches report that forces have landed in Costa as revolts rise against the government led by General Tinco. The situation includes references to a fire and casualties noted at 144 and 112 in the report.
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Avador, Ie 4
Americas
Costa
Tinco
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