Washington Lure Keeps Former lawmakers in Capital Orbit
The article describes former senators and representatives who stay in Washington after leaving office, drawn by money and city ties. It highlights figures like General Grosvenor and Senator Spooner, notes on their persistence in the capital, and recounts a notable filibuster by Gore La Follette and Stone over the currency bill, including details of pace, heat, and speaking stamina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Grosvenor
John Calwell
Pennsylvania
Dalzell
Congress
Grosvenor Ia
Pittsburg
White House
John
Senate
House
Stone
Missouri
Gore
Oklahoma
la Vollette
Wisconsin
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Plains
Senator le Follette
Senator la Follette
Elocuion
la Follette
Wiscon
Sin
Walking After Meals Aids Digestion And Health
An East Boston doctor recounts a druggist story about walking after meals to improve digestion and health. The piece stresses moderate walking as better than running, claiming it increases oxygen in the blood, aids liver function, and helps burn fat, with benefits for digestion and toxin elimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tius
Boston
Michael Sullivan
Michael
Besten Journal
Round About the State Fair Opens with Livestock Judges Named
The Blue Grass fair formally opened at Lerington and officials deem it the most successful yet. Judges across departments include W. J. Young for Thoroughbred horses, A. Bond for American Saddle horses, T. M. Wilson for Five Gaited and Heavy Harness, J. W. Bales for Three-gaited, J. Miller Ward for Roadsters, and M. A. Judy handling Shorthorn cattle and Herefords. Other experts cover Jersey cattle, Aberdeen Angus, Jacks and Jennets, and Sheep with Paris and Millersburg connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lerington
W. J. Young
Lexington
Lister Witherspoon
Versailles
Bond
Sanders
T- M
Wilson
Cave City
J. W. Bales
Richmond
A. S. Bond
J. Miller Ward
Paris
T. M. Wilson
M. A. Judy
West Lebanon
Ind
McClintock
Millersburg
J. R. Long
Jersey
C. S. Plumb
Columbus
E. §. Good
J. J. Hooper
J. Hal Woodford
Body found in cistern in Lexington
The body of 12 year old Frank Demma, missing since July 15, was recovered floating in a dissed cistern at Lime Stone and Second streets in a vacant lot. Officers ordered the remains to a vault in Lexington Cemetery as suspicion of murder grows while neighbors note the cistern weights had not been moved for weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Lime Stone
Second Streets
Frank Demma
Joseph Demma
John Muth
P. Muth
Lexington Cemetery
Demma
Free-For-All Fight Near Grayhawk Leaves Wounded
A London Kentucky incident near Grayhawk left Neal Vickers constable and J P Adkins and two sons wounded. Vickers was shot in the thigh and stabbed, Adkins and son William were seriously wounded, another son Irvine beaten. All possibly fatally injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
McKee
Jackson County
Grayhawk
Neal Vickers
J. P. Adkins
Adkins
Vickars
William
Irvine Adkins
Vickers
Kentucky Bank Reports Show Strong State and National Banks
Secretary of State Ben L Bruner and the controller of currency issued joint statements detailing the condition of Kentucky state and national banks. The 149 national banks held over 9 million in resources, with total assets around 217,976,472.74 dollars across 481 state banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Ben L. Bruner
Kentucky
Parole Decisions Granted by Kentucky Prison Board
The commission granted paroles to six inmates including Sid Roach of Graves County for murder after 17 years served, Pearl Brown of Hopkins County for manslaughter after 4 years, Miles Gregory of Wayne County for manslaughter after 7 years, Charles Hayden of a colored resident for manslaughter after 8 years, and John Lampkins of Franklin County for manslaughter after 3 years, with further details on each case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Sid Roach
Graves County
Tfe
Pearl Brown
Hopkins County
Miles Gregory
Wayne County
Charles Hayden
Jafferson County
John Lampkins
Franklin County
Prison Commission Acts Reappoint Four-Year Term Guards
The Kentucky prison commission reappointed four-year term officials for Frankfort and Eddyville pen prisons. Reappointments include Warden Col. B. E. B. Mudd from Hardin County and Warden H. T. Haggerman of Eddyville, with deputies, clerks, chaplains, and physicians named for both facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
State Prison Commission
Eddyville
Col
B. EB. Mudd
Hardin County
3. M. Lyking
West Liberty
T. M. Phythian
Lousville
R. L. White
Grayson County
A. Addams
Crab Orchard
Walter Vreeland
Louisville
B. H. Meggans
Ashland
H. T. Haggerman
Bowling Green
E. M. Taylor
Fulton
B. Miller
Hardinburg
William Wilson
Sturgis
W. N. Winn
Gallatin County
H. H. Moss
Hogdenvilla
PHONE GIRLS STRIKE AT GAINESBORO EXCHANGE
In Somerset Ay the Gainesboro Telephone Co local exchange shuts down as operators strike angry over a home office chief sent to instruct them on operation. Miss J Wallace was dispatched to teach drops and plugs but the operators claim they are superior and seek higher wages. Manager Godbey and line crews work to maintain service amid the walkout. Most strikers are expert operators who felt humiliated by the newcomer's presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset
Gainesboro Telephone Co
Atookerilie
Tens
Wallace
Godbey
Kentucky Crime and Public Finance Highlights
A Kentucky report lists Hopkinsville arrest of Charles Bond in a murder case from November 1902, with other items noting Fayette county dairy plant inspections, new Indiana based American Onyx Co with Cave City quarries, clerks appointed in Frankfort, Wendling murder case arrival and rewards, Cane Valley Railroad incorporation, and state financials with warrants and fund balances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinsville
Charles Bond
Carthage
Tenn
Bob Grimes
Lexington
Fayette County
Indiana
Cave City
Louisville & Nashville
Frankfort
Mary Ann Bean
Rankin
Misa Ethel Reid
Glasgow
Indow
Phil Grinstead
Regenstein
Louisville
Joseph Wendling
Syearoid
Alma Kellner
California
John P. Carney
Lindsey
John Whalen
Wendling
Ftankfort—Mott Ayres
Fulton
State Senate
Piney E. Fogg
Secretary of State
Railroad Commission
Cane Valley Railroad Co
Morgan County
Cannel City
Cane Creek
Henry W. Holly
Francis M. Leach
Chas H. Potter
William F. Wood
8. R Collier
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Washington
el S
Potomar
Eye
General Grosvenor
Charles Grosvenor
Champ Clark
Cannon
Stewart
Silver” Stewart
Nevada
Spooner
Cong
Capitol
Supreme Court
John C. Spooner
United States Senate
Forthin
United States
New York
Charles Groevenor
Ohio
House of Representatives
Sohn Dazell
Robert
Slay. Sohn
W. Stewart
Sullivan, Michael
Commission Grants
Prison Commission Acts
C. A. Muena
Hume
Carney
Trouteville
Muena
Prankfort
Frank P. James
Sinkly
Treasury
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