Elizabethtown News praised for quarter century under Summers
The Elizabethtown News marks twenty-five years under Mr. Harry Summers, praised as a strong community writer whose editorials focus on growth. Kentucky State Journal editor W P Walton lauds Summers and the News as influential and well regarded in the state. The piece notes strong state newspaper traditions and urges readership of The Daily Journal and The Sun at $4 a year.
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Elizabethtown
Harry Summers
Kentucky
Sommers
Kentucky State Journal
Frankfort
W. P. Walton
Gore
United States
Daily Journal
the Sun
Cleveland on Salaries and Labor History
Ex President Grover Cleveland calls limits on presidential salaries unreasonable and unjust. The article recalls his stance during the Homestead strike when he sent troops to Chicago and supported wage reductions for Pullman workers. It notes his advocacy for high pay for executives contrasts with his wartime actions and quotes his belief that people often say things they ought not.
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Cleveland
Association of Life Insurance Presidents
Homestead
United States
Pullman Company
Chicago
Political ticket excerpt with mixed candidate names
A garbled OCR style listing shows candidates for multiple offices including senator, governor, lieutenant governor, auditor, treasurer, secretary of state, superintendent of public schools, attorney general, and a commission. The text pairs names with unclear party or sector labels and is fragmentary.
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Pos
M. Bonworth
Rule
Secretary of State
Huer
John K. Head
If Agnoghure
J. Por Charkof Par
Acai
J. B
Roosevelt Tackles Million Dollar Conspiracy Fund
The piece asserts President Roosevelt is tackling the 1,000,000 dollar conspiracy fund, claims the Panama Canal will finish by 1915, and notes Roosevelt’s denial of a 1908 presidential bid. It reports John L. Sullivan praising Gov. Hughes about a life sentence pardon request in Sing Sing.
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Panama Canal
Sam
Roosevelt
John L. Sullivan
Gov. Hughes
New York
Sing-Sing
The Dawn of a New Day in Equity Verses Plutocracy
The piece denounces Wall Street plutocrats draining wealth from the nation and impoverished tobacco farmers in Kentucky. It proclaims a dawning era of justice, urging farmers to unite, oppose trusts, and fight for equal rights, with calls for enduring unity and resistance. It notes the American Society of Equity gaining strength as spring approaches.
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Wall Street
Kentucky Hills
New York
Hand of Justice
United States
Hell
Hail Storm and Community News From Cardwell
Cardwell reports a Sunday hail storm and the first interment in the new Battle burying grounds for Mrs. John Casey. Several local sales, farms, and livestock trades are noted, with earnings from sheep, horses, hogs, and cattle. Community events include a new A B of E lodge, school closure, and upcoming auctions. Names mentioned include Mr. Elijah Barnes from Indiana, E T Perkins, R A William, H J Brown, T I Brown, F M Moore, and Miss Mattie Begley. Interments, travel, and local visits are described along with farm activity and local business updates.
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John Casey
Baker
Battle
Elijah Barnes
Indiana
Tom Word
E. T. Perkins
Mr. Word
Mr. Perkins
Mrs & Co
Lon Moore
A. Kyler
J. A. Kyler
H. J. Brown
Graham d& Perkins
Pred Sharp
Johno Holman
Mr. Simpson
Lebanon
Jane
M. E. Perk
D. A. Johnson
Len Riley
Mackville
E.G. Holiday
Jacob Peterson
Crab Orchard
Wilhelm Peterson
Howard Moss
Springfield
Hallowway
Bradfordaville
Claybrooke
W. B. William
Miss Bell Hatchett
Antioch
Dr. Hatchett
Raymond Edwards
G. W. Murphy
Louisville
Weathered Texas wind harms stock barn and local events
A Sunday Texas wind wrecked the stock barn of Dr. Hatchett, though horses mostly escaped harm. The week saw a loss of a fine horse for Mr. Thomas Peterson. Community notices recount visits, illnesses, family ties, and a sixteen year old girl, Maggie Shanks, dying of consumption near town.
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Stvck
Hatchett
Thomas Peterson
Toose
Anna Arnold
Perryville
Robert Longford
Lisle Miss Lithey
Hillsboro Sick List and Local News Notes
Hillsboro comes with a long sick list and social visits. Mrs Mollie Settles Miss Maud Throan and Miss Brainman appear on illness and social rounds include visits among Shields Sut ton and Montgomery families. Local preachers Walker Mackville plan May service. A Kansas tale of hardship ends with a note on Dr Kivas New Discovery cough remedy sold at Haydon Robertson store.
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Mollie Settles
Maud Throan
Sarah Shields
Sabe ' Coulter
Willisburg
J. A. Coulter
J.S. Yankey
Wess Bailey
Texas
Miss Brainman
Julie Sutton
Thompsonville
Tor Bailey
J. M. Shields
J. M. Montgomery
Mises Maggie
Zora Montgomery
Nan Scott
Floxsie Coulter
Bailey
Thomas
Emma Baker Bro. Walker
Mackville
J. M
Mia
Albert Hines
Bro
Overstreet
Walker
Hillsboro
Kansas
Althos
Cadell
Earl Shamburg
Kivu
Guaran- Haydon & Robertson's & Store
Tatham Springs Local News Briefs and Social Notes
Cool spell continues as residents report better health for Mrs. Nannie Burkhead. Sam Wells visits Frankfort and Louisville. H H Graham from Anderson county receives a hog shipment locally. Farmers crave rain as ground hardens. Will Sims and Emma Wells wed last Sunday. Anna Lee White improves slowly after illness. George Robertson of Kirkland visited last week. Dora Brown returns from Louisville. I P Johnson returns from Louisville where he marketed spring and summer goods.
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Nannie Burkhead
Sam Wells
Prankfort
Louisville
H. H. Graham
Anderson County
Will Sims
Willisburg
Emma Wells
Anna Lee White
George Robertson
Kirkland
Dora Brown
I. P. Johnson
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J. Rogers Gore
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Grover Cleveland
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Harriman-Rockefeller-Hearst
American Society of Equity
Cardwell
Tatham Springs
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