Piercy's Appeal Still in Court
The Court of Appeals opens its fall term with a record criminal docket headed by 111 criminal appeals mainly from the prohibition law and the right to give away a drink. Civil dockets number 357 with cases including Ware vs Sperry and Hutchinson and King vs Commonwealth as key items.
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Court of Appeals
Orie S. Ware
Commonwealth’s
Kenton County
Sperry
Roy B. Speck
Madison County
Hopes Rise For Kennedy Mine Miners Rescue
In Jackson California the Kennedy mine rescue crews heard two blasts believed to be from the 47 entombed miners. The town rejoices at the likely sign the imprisoned men are alive after a week underground.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Calif
Kennedy
Burgin Farmer Dies In Explosive Suicide Near Burgin
William Stagner, 73, a Burgin area farmer near Danville Kentucky, died in a self inflicted explosion at his home early Sunday. Neighbors say he had been troubled by financial worries.
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Burgin
Danville
William Stagner
Kentucky State Labor Convention Opens in Paducah
The 18th annual Kentucky State Federation of Labor convention opens in Paducah on September 1 and runs for at least three days. Topics include coal and rail strike problems and a Supreme Court Colorado case ruling, with officers to be elected for the ensuing year per secretary treasurer Peter Campbell.
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Louisvile
Supreme Court
Colornado
Kentucky State Federaton of Labor
Paducah
Peter Campbell
State Federation
Seven Die In Pittsburg Rail Bunkhouse Fire
Seven car repairmen, recent hires, perished as a bunkhouse fire swept a Pennsylvania Railroad yard in Pittsburgh. Ten injured, $220000 in damage. bodies charred, list of missing aid for identification. Investigations by railroad, police, fire departments and Justice Department continued with no cause determined.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
J. F. Carr
Baltimore
Alvin L. Bruce
Kewanee
Ill
Frank Custodine
Edgar T. Dunn
David Lt. Davis
Walter L. Parsons
Ernest Inozanetta
Gerald Harper
J. Minoru Tajuma
Tokio
Tajuma
Thomas Burns
New York
John Burns
Phidelphia
C. Shafer
Highland Park
Mich
Ray Clifford
Tulsa
Oklo
Department of Justice
Supreme Court Justice Clark Resigns in September
President Harding announced the resignation of Associate Justice Clark effective September 18 when he turns 65. He cited retirement aligned with his life philosophy and intention to serve others outside the bench. The White House plans to nominate former Senator George Sutherland of Utah to fill Clark's seat.
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Washington
Harding
Clark
White House
United States
George Sutherland
Utah
Supreme Court
Mother Jones Gritily Ill at 92 in Washington Home
The labor leader Mother Jones is critically ill at a Washington home. At 92 she has spent years aiding strikers including labor work in Colorado. She has not been informed of the shop mens strike.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jones
Colorado
President To Be Initiated Into Masonry in Cleveland
President Harding will be admitted to the thirty second degree, Scottish Rite, at the 110th annual meeting of the supreme council for the Northern jurisdiction of the United States in Cleveland. The event is slated for September 16.
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Cleveland, O
Harding
Supreme Council For
United States
Cleveland
Lancaster Guard Fired Over Locomotive Cab Incident
Corbin Kentucky September 4 Quick discharge of Lancaster former police chief Luther Herron as guard followed reports he climbed into a locomotive cab gum in hand and used abusive language to avenge a perceived insult The action was deemed a closed incident with no union vote and no further guard interference anticipated by the railroad officials
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Corbin
Luther Herron
Lancaster
Hollingsworth
Brotherhood
Brotherhoods
Starks
Louisville
Joe Wickersham
Lebanon Junction
East Yard
Mrs Margaret Hill Dies at Wallaceton
Wallaceton obituary notes death of Margaret Bowlin Hill born October 16 1860 wife of Joe Hill and mother to Otto and Ossie. Ossie is blind after Otto accidentally caused eye injuries with a rifle last September. Funeral by Rev Vogel at Wallace Chapel Monday 2 30 pm with large attendance.
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Wallaceton
Margaret Bowlin Hill
Hill
Hiram Bowlin
Joe Hill
Otto
Ossie
Trains Eliminated on Baltimore and Ohio System
Twenty three Baltimore and Ohio passenger trains will be annulled September 4 with aim to concentrate power and staff on coal movement. Train No 24 between Cincinnati and St Louis, already cut, is restored effective September 5.
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Cincinnati
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
G. D. Brooks
Bakers to Meet at Newport Kentucky Convention
The 1922 Kentucky Master Bakers Association holds its annual convention in Newport on October 17 and 18. Prominent bakers will discuss industry topics and the program includes entertainment features such as a Latonia race track excursion.
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Associated Press
Newport
Kentucky Master Bakers’ Association
Latonia Race Track
Weather Update Signals Calm Conditions Tonight
The forecast calls for generally fair weather tonight and Tuesday with no change in temperature. Clear skies and light winds are expected as the next ridge holds off.
Monday’s Livestock Markets Report Cincinnati Louisville
Monday’s markets show Cincinnati cattle 1,800 with 2,000 hogs and prospects fair on good kinds. Louisville cattle 3,000 down 25c, 2 to 8. hogs 2,500 strong 5 to 9.50. sheep 1,500 steady with lambs at 12.50.
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Cincinnati
Louisville
Great Stride Made by Labor in Labor Day Address
Mooseheart Illinois September 4 Secretary of Labor Davis praised labor gains over the past year noting unemployment remained and wage levels held after wartime controls. He forecast high wages would boost U S consuming power and urged ending violence in rail and mine strikes with peaceful settlements rather than force.
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Associated Press
Mooseheart
Illinois
Davis
United States
U S Marshals Ready to Enforce Labor Day Injunction
United States marshals mobilized to enforce the government strike injunction on Labor Day as the 66th day of the railway shopmen strike began. Chicago, center of railroad activity, saw no organized holiday observance and violence accompanied the holiday.
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Chicago
United States
Kentucky counties to get state aid for public health nurses
Kentucky will fund the first ten counties lacking public health nurses to meet state health board conditions. The state covers full nurse salaries for the first three months then 50 dollars monthly for the rest of the year, while counties must cover remaining nine months and provide transportation. Knox Letcher and Henry have already arranged to participate.
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Louisville
Kentucky
State Board of Health
A TY. McCormack
Red Cross
Board of Health
Knox
Letcher
Henry
Open Shop Debate Hits Labor Day Speech in Pa
Samuel Pascoe of Ashland Kentucky president of United Mine Workers District No 30 denounces open shop plans as Bolshevik breeding in a Labor Day address. He calls the Rockefeller plan a monumental blunder and blames 1922 strikes on open shop policy by Judge Gary and the Manufacturers' Association and National Chamber of Commerce.
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Associated Press
South Fork
LW. W
Samuel Pascoe
Ashland
United Mine Workers of America
Rockefeller
Judge Gary
Manufacturers’ Association
National Chamber of Commerce
Dove hunting opens in full swing across Madison area
The dove shooting season began Friday with strong interest in Madison and surrounding counties. Hunters reported good luck, many returning Saturday to continue. County Clerk W. B. Turley issued 152 licenses by Saturday afternoon listing numerous local hunters including R. J. Abney, Pat Allen, William Black, R. C. Boggs and many others.
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Madison
Richmond
W. B. Turley
R. J. Abney
Pat Allen
William Black
R. C. Boggs
R. O. Bowman
Ovie Bicknell
John Blevins
W. J. Blanton
W.S. Blanton
C. P. Blanton
Walker Blanton
C. J. Bohen
Willard Bohen
John H. Bailey
Harry Burgess
Ches Brandenburg
Harry Blanton
Foster Boyd
R. R. Burnam, Jr
Harry B
Seth Combs
A. T. Coates
C. N. Canfield
J. D. Chenault
F. B. Dowden
L. F. Day
Sam Denny
Cohen Deatherage
William Evans
J. M. Evans
James C. Farley
J. D. Farley
Don Ferrill
H. L. Francis
George T. Fawkes
J. C. Gabbard
Dr. Mainhart
R. E. Maupin
Donald Maishart
J. H. Menifee
J. W Maupin
H. C. McCreary
H. B. Mcintosh
Wm. McSwain
John W. McNhinney
J. R. Neely
Harold Oldham
Embry Parks
Henry Phelps
J. W. Purfey
J. A. Panther
Reuben Puckett
J. R. Potts
A. N. Pritchett
Dave Powers
Hart Perry
H. L. Perry
Edwin Powell
John Powell
A. C. Reed
A. B. Robinson
G. T. Smith
F. H. Smith
Howard Smith
T. G. Simpson
Charley Stanifer
Lloyd Turpin
Sam P. Todd
Robert Turley
Henry Todd
John Thomas
William Terrill
Billy
A. J. Lackey, Jr
Dod Whicker
Tom Williams
Hargus Wills
Judge O Rear Rejects Coal Interest Accusations Over Murray Normal School
Judge F C O Rea r chairman of the State Normal School Commission invites investigation and challenges charges that Mayfield interests influenced the Murray site for a western Kentucky normal school. He says Murray won on merit, noting coal interests only favored Ashland and denied other influence. He cites Rainey Wells as tax commission chairman and defends the commission’s choice amid Caldwell county school superintendent Homer Nichols claims of fixed support.
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O’rear
Frankfort
F.C. O’rear
State Normal School Commission
Murray
Normal School
Western Kentucky
Mayfield Interests
Homer Nichols
Caldwell County
Kentucky
State Tax Commission
Rainey T. Wells
O'Rear
Aintsville
Typewriters for Rent and Langley Urges Hospital Plan
Typewriters for rent offered with phone 69 at the Register Office. Congressman Langley advocates a trachoma hospital and favors its establishment, signaling support for specialized medical facilities.
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Congressman Langley
Aggins Trachoma Hospital
Its
Mayfield Lawyers Seek Constitutional Probe Into Normal School Site
Mayfield Kentucky attorneys prominent in the fight for Mayfield as Western Kentucky normal school site say they will challenge the proceedings. They plan to take the issue to the State Board of Education to fully investigate the selection, citing alleged fixed timing and undisclosed influence. W J Webb and Judge Bunk Gardner lead the effort, noting bankers and ministers linked to money and bias in the Murray versus Mayfield decision.
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Mayfield
Normal
Kentucky
State School Board
Murray
Paducah
W. J. Webb
Bunk Gardner
State Board of Education
Commission To Meet Again On Eastern Site In Kentucky
In two to three weeks the Normal School Commission plans another session to resolve the Eastern Kentucky school selection. The eastern vote was 4 to 4 between Morehead and Paintsville with Western Murray chosen 5 to 3.
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Frankfort
Normal School Commission
Eastern Kentucky
Murray
House
Senate
Mayfield
Morehead
E. C. O’rear
Sherman Goodpaster
Thomas A. Combs
Earl W. Senff
W.S. Wallen
Prestonsburg
A. G Barrett
Arthur Peter
Lousville
Tee Marian
Paintsville
West Liberty
Judge O’rear
Louisa
Wallen
Lightning Kills Three Horses in Ky Shower
A single lightning stroke during a light shower near Carrollton Kentucky killed three horses and injured a fourth. Two of the deceased animals belonged to T Collins and one to Leslie Meadows.
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Carrollton, Ky
T. ©. Collins
Leslie Meadows
Misses Miriam and Brownie Telford Home from Asheville Trip
Misses Miriam Noland and Brownie Telford return home after a week long stay in Asheville North Carolina. Dixie Dry Cleanery offers expert advice first and expert work second on delicate materials.
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Miriam
Noland
Brownie Telford
Asheville
North Carolina
Dixie Dry Cleanery
Labor Day Looms Over Struggle Between Labor and Employers
Louisville Sept 4 Pat Filburn state inspector of labor says Labor Day marks a crucial test as a shopmen strike pits the most powerful labor organization against major employers. He notes an expected industrial boom if workers and employers unite, cites rising factory demand for female labor and shortages in mechanics, and points to wage hikes at United States Steel as signaling looming labor shortages.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Pat Filburn
United States
Mr. Filburn
Filburn
United States Steel Corporation
Covington School Board Approves New Maps and Globes
Covington public schools will be supplied with new maps and globes after the Board of Education acted on the recommendation of Superintendent H. S. Cox. The outdated materials were considered no longer current since the end of the war.
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Associated Press
Covington
Bardstown man appointed to Kentucky Highway Commission
Leslie B. Samuels of Bardstown named to the Kentucky State Highway Commission by Governor Morrow to replace Ed S. Monahan of Louisville. Other commissioners Her Green Garrett of Winchester H. Ti. Asher of Pineville and Ben Weille of Paducah were reappointed.
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Nelson Man
Frankfort
Leslie B. Samuels
Bardstown
State Highway Commission
Morrow
Ed S. Monahan
Louisville
Her Green Garrett
Winchesterseand
H. Ti. Asher
Pineville
Ben Weille
Paducah
Amundsen Delays Attempt To Reach North Pole by Plane
The expedition led by Roald Amundsen delays its plan to attempt a yearlong air reach to the North Pole. Weather and technical hurdles cited as reasons for postponement.
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Amundsen
North Pole
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Piercy
State Labor Convention
Associe*+d
Lancaster Man
Margaret Hill
Bakers
U. S
Labor Day
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