Severe hail damages Menalus Pike crops and gardens
A June hail storm in Menalus Pike causes damage to corn fields and gardens. marble sized hail injures crops while farmers rush to set out tobacco and plow corn amid heavy rains. Wheat appears good. Local residents attended Berea’s annual commencement. J M Campbell improves slowly. J B Dunn of Lexington visits his sister Mrs Brown.
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Menalus Pike
Berea
J .M. Cammpbell
J. B. Dunn
Lexington
Mrs. Brown
Taft Sees Discouraging Public Utility Conditions
William Howard Taft told the Federal Electric Railway Commission he finds the general situation among public utility corporations most discouraging. He cited wage increases higher material costs and related factors depressing the financial strength of firms.
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Associated Press
New York
William Howard Taft
Federal Electric Railway Commission
Finance and ‘Service
Picnic on July 4 at Mat Willis' invites all
A notice announces a large Fourth of July picnic at Mat Willis' in Motherly. It promises music and games, a 10 cent admission at the gate, day and night festivities, orderly conduct, and a chance to meet friends from all over.
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J. W. Cobb
Mat Willis
Quiet Border Situation Increases Patrols At Fabons
Reports from Fabons Texas say border remained quiet as Villa camps burned through the night. American patrols watched closely to deter any raid into the United States. Authorities reported 70 Villa men seen near Guadalupe yesterday prompting reinforcements from Fort Bliss.
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Associated Press
Fabons
Texas
United States
Guadalupe
Fort Bliss
Notable Sunset Save for Woman at Opera House
A feature about Maurice Tourneur's Woman recounts the meticulous sunset scene on a Jersey hill filmed after many tries. Eve, played by Ethel Haller, and Adam, George West, endured cold and delays as the crew captured the long awaited 12 feet of sunset, highlighting the director's care.
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Maurice Tourneur
Richmond
Opera House Theatre
Garden of Eden
Mr. Tourneur
Eve
Ethel Hallee
Century Roof
Adam
George West
Tourneur
Miss Haller
Jersey Hill
Woolley Predicts Railroads May Require Higher Rates
Robert M. Woolley, member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, told the Virginia State Association in Old Point Comfort that reconstruction would necessitate higher freight rates. He urged funding railroad losses from the national treasury as a sounder policy.
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Woolley
Associated Press
Old Point Comfort
Robert M. Woolley
Virginia State Association
National
Rockcastle man celebrates 16 grandchildren
W. T. Pruitt of Rockcastle is noted for a remarkable family milestone claiming 16 grandchildren while enjoying a sizable coin weight of 512 pounds.
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W. T. Pruitt
Rockcastle
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Iorgandies
Menalus
F. H. Gordon
Taft
Livingston
J. W. McNelly
Withers, Ky
Richmond Ky
Nature
Corn Products Refining Company
P. O. Box
New York City
DR. Thacher
Thacher Co. Chattansoge, Tenn. U.3. A
New York State
Legisle
Madison Drug Compan
City School
Z. M. Boen
Z- M. Boen
Irvine Pike
Moberly Avenue
W. C
Tercyie
A. Shelton
Hurst Home Insurance Company
R. R. Siti Minden
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