Coates Urges Education Reform at Kentucky Teachers Meet
At the Kentucky Educational Association in Louisville President T J Coates of the Eastern Normal School delivers a keynote on freeing knowledge from bondage and the need for universal public education with properly paid trained teachers. State Superintendent W O Gilbert calls for a new textbook commission and urges press support.
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Kentucky Educational Association
Louisville
T. J. Coates
Eastern Normal School
State Textbook Commission
Kentuck Teachers
W. O. Gilbert
Assembly of Teachers
Textbook Commission
State Board of Education
University of Kentucky
Gilbert
Board of Education
Press of
Kentucky
Coates
Millard Buys Summit Home From Parrish
William Millard purchased the attractively located Summit residence from Miss Margaret Parrish this week. The deal reportedly totaled 5500 dollars. Possession passes to Mr. and Mrs. Millard on January 1. The Zaring family, occupying the home, plan new construction at several sites for an attractive modern house.
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William Millard
Allen Zaring
Margaret Parrish
Three Die In Freight Wreck Near Faxon Tenn
A head on collision between Louisville and Nashville freight trains near Faxon Tennessee killed three men from Kentucky. Engineer Haden Stevens and Fireman Jesse Thraxton of Bowling Green died, as did Ruppert Askew formerly of Bowling Green. Two brakemen Fletcher and Trotter were badly injured. The wreck happened on a curve.
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Associated Press
Bowling Green
Louisville
Nashville
Faxon
Tenn
Haden Stevens
Jesse Thraxton
Ruppert Askew
Fletcher
Trotter
Oxford Confers Honors on Pershing and Hoover
Oxford University awarded Gen. John J. Pershing and Herbert Hoover Doctor of Civil Laws during the annual commencement. Chancellor Earl Curzon attended as part of a ceremony noted for its pomp in Oxford, England.
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Associated Press
Oxford
England
Gen. Pershing
Herbert Hoover
United States
Oxford University
Earl Curzon
Former Grecian King Is Broke in Switzerland
Paris June 25 Havas Former Emperor William has stopped funds to former King Constantine of Greece living in Switzerland. He faces financial difficulties but is seeking reconciliation with the current Greek government according to Geneva advices.
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Associated Press
Paris
Havas
William
Constantine
Greece
Switzerland
Geneva
Public Servant Teachers and Democratic Duty
A proclamation arguing against the division of teachers into endowed, part time, and exploited classes. It calls education a public service and demands fair compensation, opposing market pricing of teachers and stressing the need to fund schools as a national priority rather than treat teachers as commodities. Mrs. Bronaton comments on a field of rye and a garden, urging action.
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Idior
Tor
Coffee trade note from D. pe & Company 1756
A fragment notes that D. pe and Company sells coffee, with mentions of taste and quality. The text references a 1756 context and many unreadable details. No clear events, dates, or names beyond the firm.
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D. Pe & Company
Two Elections Set For August 2 In Separate Polls
Sheriff Pete Whitlock issues formal notices for two August 2 elections both a regular state primary and a special congressional election to fill the late Congressman Helm seat. Polls must be at least 50 feet apart with separate booths and officers for each election.
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Helm
Pete Whitlock
Election Notice for Kentucky Eighth District Congress Polls
Notice of an election to be held Saturday August 2 1919 from 6 a m to 4 p m at polling places in Madison county Kentucky for the purpose of electing a Representative in the U S Congress for the Eighth District in accordance with Kentucky general election laws.
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Madison County
Kentucky
Congress of the United States
Eighth
Primary Election Notice for Madison County Kentucky 1919
Notice announces a Saturday August 2 1919 primary election in Madison County Kentucky from 6 am to 4 pm near but not within 50 feet of all voting precincts for nominating candidates. Sheriff P S Whitlock directs same officers as last fall and outlines registration, ballot handling, posting requirements, and listed state primary candidates.
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Madison County
Kentucky
P. S. Whitlock
Markets Report Cattle and Hogs Steady. Lambs Rise
Cincinnati markets show cattle and hogs steady while lambs gain 50 cents. Jersey listings steady. Louisville cattle 100 steady, hogs 4700 active and unchanged, sheep 2500 up a quarter, lambs down 16.50.
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Cincinnati
Jersey
Louisville
Blue Grass Seed Growers Plan Cooperative Selling
A Winchester meeting of blue grass seed growers on June 23 effected a preliminary cooperative framework for selling the 1919 crop. Over 100000 bushels were represented with regional representatives named to survey sentiment. leaders expect foreign demand and shortages to support prices, and see cooperation as key to securing fair value amid higher production costs.
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Winchester
Madison
A. K. McCown
Bourbon
L. A. Soper
Fayette
Rhodes Estill
Clark
J. L. Lindsey
Montgomery
Hugh Atkinson
Woodford
Hardin Field
Scott
Tom Ferguson
Annual Picnic Notice for Turley's Men Delayed
The notice states the annual picnic for Turley's Men is posted on a Friday the 27th due to rain. All men meet at the appointed place on Friday morning instead of Thursday. W. L. Arnold, President.
Booze for sick folks and political notes from Kentucky
Washington reports an amendment to the prohibition enforcement bill directing tax relief on meat not fit for beverage use. The item lists contacts for braids and transformations. Kentucky nominations listed include governor candidates Edwin P. Morrow and S Thruston Cotton, with other state offices and district Republicans named in Madisonville Princeton Hopkinsville and Covington.
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Washington
Bows Say Cou
Trict
B. N. Gordon
Madisonville
Josh R. Catlett
Princeton
Frank N. Burns
Paducah
John C. Duffy
Hopkinsville
Sid T. Douthitt
New Castle
Congress
Charles A. Hardin
Harrodsburgh
Edwin P. Morrow
Somerset
S. Thruston
Otton
John J. ‘Crai
Attorne
Geo W. Jolly Ogestan
Charles
I. Tile
Ico
Delays Persist in Signing Peace Treaty
Paris bulletin reports no word from Germany on the signatories as of 4 45 pm delaying the peace treaty ceremony beyond Friday with speculation of Monday if no official delegation is named. Allies await German plenipotentiaries while Paris and France prepare for possible contingencies.
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Associated Press
Paris
Germany
Reuter’s
France
Senate panel adjourns without action on peace with Germany
Washington June 25 The Senate Foreign Relations Committee adjourned after two hours of stormy debate without adopting a resolution to declare a state of peace with Germany. No action was taken on the proposal.
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Senate
Associated Press
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Germany
Boston Mobilization After Bomb Threat Signal.
Boston police mobilize all patrolmen amid reports of a possible act demonstration and parade permit refusals. An object resembling a bomb was found in a Congress Street office building prompting the alert.
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Associated Press
Boston
Congress Street
Kaiser's Fate in Allied Terms News Reaches Castle
News from Amerongen Holland dated Tuesday June 24 reports Germany's decision to accept terms. The specific impact on the former German emperor remains unclear as party members' attitudes suggest the news was significant but details are not ascertained.
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Amerongen
Holland
Germany
Black Refuses Friends Advice Over Textbook Panel
The Times reports Percy Haly W W Davies and Judge I H Thurman led a Springfield delegation to Governor Black Monday night asking to remove the State Textbook Commission. Black reportedly refused. They say Democrats across the state prepared declarations for the state primary and the governor indicated the people would disfavor the proposition and he would use his own judgment.
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Associated Press
Louisville
the Times Today
Percy Haly
W. W. Davies
I. H. Thurman
Springfield
Hooker Sells Grocery Store to Warford and Son
Mr. H Hooker sold his grocery and meat market to Mr E B Warford and son who have taken possession. Hooker has not decided his next venture but will probably remain in Richmond.
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Hooker
H. Hooker
E. B. ‘Warford
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E. K. Normal
Teachers’ Convention
L. Beecher
Webster
Ee School
Hosere
Alja
Millard
Summit
Pershing
Hoover
Mra
J.C. Bronaton
Whitlock
Court House
James D. Black
Barbourriles
John D. Carroll
P. J. Noel
Harrodsburg
A c. Oldham
W. H
Shanks
Stanford
Matt S. Cohen
Maine
Blue Grass
Hamilton Bros
George B. Hale
Ida Swafford
North Street
Kaiser
Black
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