Confed erates meet at Pewee Valley
The Kentucky division of the United Confederate Veterans gathers at the Confederate Soldiers Home in Pewee Valley on June 6. The reunion will discuss moving forward with Jefferson Davis monument construction and elect a Major General to command the division and Brigadier Generals for each brigade. Veterans from across the state will attend and inspect the home housing twenty indigent veterans.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
United Confederate Veterans
Jefferson Davis
Pewee Valley
Kentucky Division Meeting Ordered at Confederate Home
General Stone orders the Kentucky Division of the U C V to meet at the Confederate Home in Pewee Valley on Wednesday June 1921 at 10 am to elect a Major General and conduct other business including advancing the Jefferson Davis monument project. The notice is issued in the name of Major General W J Stone with W A Wilton as Chief of Staff.
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Stone
Kentucky
Pewee Valley
Jefferson Davis Monument
W. J. Stone
Com
Boy Killed by Accidental Gun Discharge in Home
Luther Williams aged 14 picked up a shotgun in the hall of William Wright’s home in Monticello Kentucky and was instantly killed when the weapon discharged into his mouth. State police investigated the accident.
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Monticello
Luther Williams
Wm. Wright
Scott May Get Porter's Job
Judge J. Percy Scott, former Fayette county judge, has been endorsed by party leaders for chief state prohibition inspector under the Harding administration. An appointment is expected soon as J. Sherman Porter, a former Lexington newspaper man now filling the post, is on the Democratic side and may face removal. The job carries $3,000 yearly plus travel expenses.
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Lexington
Kyw
J. Percy Scott
Fayette County
Harding
J. Sherman Porter
Porter
Classy Jazz Boys to Play at Caden and Kilpatricks Hall
The Jazz Boys a Richmond group led by Joe Gianchigliani Leon Elder Nelson Hurst and Coleman Covington will furnish music for a Wednesday dance at Caden and Kilpatricks hall. The orchestra is praised as unusually good for the town and a large crowd is expected tomorrow night.
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Joe Gianchigliani
Leon Elder
Nelson Hurst
Coleman Covington
Caden and Kilpatricks
Richmond
Livestock Market Updates From Cincinnati and Louisville
Cattle in Cincinnati May 24 were steady while hogs fell 25 to 50 cents and sheep and lambs held steady with Jersey also steady. In Louisville on May 13 cattle were steady and unchanged with hogs 25 cents lower to a top of 8.60, sheep unchanged, and lambs 25 cents higher to a top of 13.
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Cincinnati
Jersey
Louisville
Penitentiary Term Set for Illegal Liquor Sale
The first Kentucky state sentence for illegal liquor sale in this portion of the state was fixed by a Madison circuit court jury. Owen Walker, a noted pool room operator, received one year at Frankfort due to a prior conviction. Wright Hamilton Jr testified Walker paid $1 for two drinks of moonshine in a rear Irvine Street room, but Walker denied all allegations.
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Madison
Owen Walker
Frankfort
Court of Appeals
Walker
Messrs
R. C. Oldham
John Noland
Wright Hamilton, Jr
Irvine Street
Hamilton
John Sadler
Susie Storey
Whites Station
C. C. Wallace
Sadler
Commonwealth
B. A. Crutcher
G. Murraymith
Burns of the Mountains honored with memorial scholarship
Friends of Rev. James Anderson Burns who built Oneida Institute near Manchester Ky propose a memorial fund named the James Anderson Burns Memorial Scholarship Fund. The grant would aid needy mountain students, with interest used for education. Burns retired after 21 years as institute president, which he built from nothing in 1899.
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Manchester
James Anderson Burns
Oneida Institute
Oneida
Burns
United States
Oneida Mountaineer
Montgomery to Vote on Road Bonds in Kentucky
Montgomery county residents will vote on Saturday on a proposal by the fiscal court to issue 250000 dollars in road and bridge bonds. The special election was called on petition of 150 property owners filed March 21st.
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Montgomery
Associated Press
Mt. Sterling
Montgomery County
School Bond Vote In Hopkins Madisonville Ky
Voters in the Madisonville Grad ed School district weighed a proposal to issue 75000 dollars in bonds for a new school building. The plan requires a two thirds majority and a focused campaign has been conducted.
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Madisonville
Madisonville Graded School District
Preacher Edward Lawson to Speak at Kingston Church
Georgetown College pastor Rev. Edward Lawson will deliver a sermon at Kingston Baptist Church on Sunday afternoon May 29 at 2 30. Everyone is invited to attend and hear him.
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Kingston
Edward Lawson
Georgetown College
Kingston Baptist Church
Bergdoll Resumes Residence in Eberbach Germany
American draft evader Grover C. Bergdoll has returned to Eberbach after visits to several German health resorts. He says he has no plan to leave Germany and a local friend says the neighborhood would defend him if an arrest were attempted.
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Mostbach
Baden
Grover C. Bergdoll
Eberbach
Germany
Bergdoll
Bergdoll Escape Hearings Close. Braun Testifies
Washington report says the house committee investigating Grover C. Bergdoll’s escape closed its hearings with chairman Peters noting possible reopening. Principal witness Charles Braun, Grover’s brother, testified he changed his name due to Grover’s actions and denied knowledge of any buried gold or the prisoner’s release under guard to seek it.
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Washington
House
Grover C. Bergdoll
Philadelphia
Peters
Charles Braun
Grover
Husband Ordered to Pay Wife 175 Monthly Alimony
Circuit Judge Wallace of Boyle County ruled James Granvill Cecil must continue paying his wife 175 dollars monthly as pleadings in her divorce suit on abandonment proceed. She seeks 300 monthly or 40 000 in a lump sum.
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Louisville
Wallace
James Granvill Cecil
Boyle County
Kentuckian Held Up in Cincinnati
T M Goodloe of Cincinnati an insurance man formerly actuary for Kentucky State Insurance Commissioner and his wife with a prominent companion were held up by five masked bandits in a taxicab in Avondale Cincinnati last night. They robbed them of $1000 in cash while $5000 in diamonds and jewelry was overlooked.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
T. M. Goodloe
Kentucky State Insurance Commissioner
Avondale
Memorial services honor Henry Grady on 71st birth anniversary
In Atlanta on May 14 memorial services were held for Henry W. Grady editor and orator. J. J. Atwood of Kansas City delivered the oration urging intensified Americanism and the South to lead the nation back to sanity and safety.
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Atlanta
Henry W. Grady
J. J. Atwood
Kansas City
South
Five Hicks In Bankruptcy With Liabilities 225800
Covington Kentucky May 24 A M Hicks farmer Cynthiana Ky filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy and shows assets of 1776 and liabilities of 42379. E L Hicks trader also of Cynthiana a relative filed a petition with assets 29744 and liabilities 65452. Three other family members Bessie Ida and Henry Hicks filed petitions last Saturday with combined assets 74000 and liabilities 118000. All are farmers.
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Covington
A. M. Hicks
Cynthiana
E. L. Hicks
Bessie
Ida
Henry Hicks
Weather in Kentucky stays fair with warm nights ahead
Kentucky forecast calls for generally fair weather with continued warmth tonight and into Wednesday. Temperatures remain elevated across the state with light winds and dry skies.
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Kentucky
Golden Dream Coffee Sold by First Class Grocers
The advertisement notes Golden Dream Coffee is sold by first class grocers nationwide. It highlights broad availability and quality positioning for a general consumer audience.
Wages to be cut by ten to fifteen percent in railroad pay award
Chicago May 24 The Railroad Labor Board plans a wage reduction when its new award is issued June 1. Tentative percentages call for a 10 to 15 percent cut based on class, affecting nearly 100 roads. If the total is four hundred million dollars, two hundred million of the prior increase would remain.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Railroad Labor Board
This Merchant Has a Good Plan
Murray Ky May 24 a Kentucky agricultural area merchant appeals to customers to pay within 30 days or pay cash. The firm notes it has plenty of merchandise and grit but needs money to cover costs and keep business solvency.
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Murray
Kentucky
Mrs Mary A Berry Dies at 80 in Red House
Mrs. Mary A Berry widow of Thomas Berry died at her granddaughter Mrs Samuel Biggerstaff home in Red House on Monday at age 80. A devoted Baptist, she leaves daughter Mrs Frank Stewart of Winchester and granddaughter Mrs Biggerstaff. Funeral at Red House Baptist church Wednesday at 2 PM with interment in Richmond cemetery.
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Mary A. Berry
Thomas Berry
Samuel Biggerstaff
Red House
Frank Stewart
Winchester
Siggerstaff
Red House Baptist Church
Richmond Cemetery
Apple Pie Delights Polish Leader at Warsaw Dinner
Marshal Joseph Pilsudski, Poland's Chief of State, enjoyed his first all American meal in Warsaw. He attended a dinner hosted by American Minister Hugh Gibson at the Zamoyski palace, favored by American dishes and the traditional apple pie. It marked his first acceptance of a dinner invitation from a foreign diplomat.
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Warsaw
Marshal Joseph Pilsudski
Poland
Hugh Gibson
Count Zamoyski
Marshal Pilsudski
Bowmar Recalls Visit to Richmond and Praise for City
Ritchie A. Bowmar editor of the Woodford Sun visited Richmond for the First Presbyterian church dedication and shared impressions of the trip. He described peaceful Central Kentucky farmland, the new Richmond church costing over 75,000 dollars with a major gift from Waller Bennett, and noted local families like the Barnams and Bennetts as community leaders.
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Ritchie A. Bowmar
Woodford Sun
Versailles
Richmond
New First Presbyterian Church
New Presbyterian Church
Kentucky
Virgil
Waller Bennett
Barnams
Madison
Mr. Telford
O. O. Green
Baptist Church
Richard
Selden-Breck Company
St. Louis
Daniel H. Breck
Lucas Brodhhead
John Shackelford
Breck
Robert L. Breck
Madison County
Shelton Saufley
Daily Register
Shelton
Mr. Pepys
Will Contest In Irvine Estate Seeks Stock Clarification
The Madison circuit court heard Shelby Irvine White seek correction of Mrs Irvine's will naming 35 shares of Huntsville bank stock instead of 35 shares of stock in the Huntsville cotton mill. Executor Cooke's attorney argued the error is obvious from decades of dividend checks. Judge Shackelford urged a satisfactory presentation before ruling. Greenleaf requested a short delay as the Kentucky Medical Association disclaims any claim to the devise, while Richmond has acted to secure the property if the association declines.
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Madison Circuit Court
Elizabeth Irvine
Shelby Irvine White
Rvine
Huntsville
Ala
A. R. Burnam
Cooke
Kentucky Medicial Association
Irvine
Greenleaf
McCormack
State Board
Richmond
Medical Association
Seventh District Bankers Meet in Lexington Convention
Bankers from across the Seventh District gather in Lexington Kentucky for the annual Group Seven Kentucky Bankers Association convention. Finance issues and other pertinent topics are on the agenda for discussion.
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Lexington
Kentucky Bankers’ Association
Master setter saves time and money says Cox and March
A Master setter will do the work and save you time and money. Cox and March. 122-2
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Cox & March
Hanger Hangs It On Berea Again
The Jesse Dykes American Legion post beat Berea Frost Post 7 to 4 on Berea’s fast diamond. Hanger pitched well for Dykes Post while Be rea used three pitchers Hillard Edwards and Martin. Combs led Dykes with five hits in five at bats and Fox added four hits. Gentry hit a potential three bagger in the sixth but strained his leg later.
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Edgar T. Higgins
Jesse Dykes American Legion
Berea
Cleveland Frost
Hanger
Hillard
Edwards
Martin
Strickler
Richards
Combs
Eastern
Loys
Fox
Rice
Clark
Turley
Gentry
Hopper
FLVE
Dykes Post
Frost
Doughton
Welch
Hembree
White
Frost Post
Mainens
Oldham
Cooks Fought Over Toast At Camp Knox Shooting
Elizabethtown Kentucky May 24 Chester Munford brought here to be tried next Monday on the charge of shooting John Clay in the kitchen of the hostess house at Camp Knox during a dispute over toast preparation dry or buttered.
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Elizabethtown
Chester Munford
John Clay
Camp Knox
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Keller
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