Vigilance Committee urged to enforce law and elect dry officials
Letters praise the anti saloon victory across Kentucky counties including Nelson Hardin Trigg Union Hancock Crittenden Hopkins and others. C L Cousins Ky Anti Saloon League urges readiness as saloon licenses expire and local option must stay above politics. Rogers Gore of Springfield congratulates Washington county on twenty five year dry stance and expresses solidarity with loyal citizens.
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Ofa
Felloh
Questation
Nelson
Hardin
Trigg
Union
Hancock
Crittenden
Hopkins
C. L. Cousins
Dist
Supt
Anti-Saloon League
Bowling Green
Political slate for Bardstown and Etown offices
For Congress Ion Ben Jonson of Bardstown Nelson County and for appellate judge J P Hopson of Elizabethtown Hardin County plus Circuit Court Clerk Robert Noe are listed. The terse OCR reading names local officials and election questions in a candidate roster.
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J. P. Hopson
Elizabethtown
Hardin County
Gore and Thurman hailed as champions of local option
Hillsboro Kentucky August 26 Mr J Rogers Gore writes to congratulate you and Judge Thurman for the local option victory. He praises the paper and Thurman speeches as decisive, saying the pair will be remembered as champions who led Washington county to a historic win on August 25 1906.
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Hillsboro, Ky
J. Rogers Gore
Judge Thurman
Thurman
Gore
Washington County
W. Ezra Sutherland
Victory for Washington County as anti saloon win celebrated
To the People of Washington County, the Kentucky Anti-Saloon League salutes the county’s Saturday polling victory. The superintendent praises the campaign team and promises continued enforcement of the will against the saloon. A Mercer county plan is proposed for further action.
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Kentucky Anti-Saloon League
Washington County
Washingt
Rex
Mercer County
Democratic pleas for House victory and donations to support campaign
A Democratic fundraising appeal urges loyal voters to back House elections this fall to expose graft in government. It asks for $1 contributions to fund campaign literature, promising thanks and urging remittances to J. M. Griges, Chairman, Hansey Building, Washington, D. C.
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Democratic Party
House of Representatives
J. M. Griges
Hansey Building
Washington, D. C
Electric Bitters Credited By Belair Pastor
The Rev. J C Warren of Sharon Baptist Belair Georgia extols Electric Bitters as a godsend for reclaiming health. He says two bottles cured his back and joints and rebuilt strength, allowing him to walk three miles in under an hour and feel capable of more.
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J. C. Warren
Sharon Baptist Church
Belair
Deputies to Enforce Local Option in Nelson County
The Nelson County Sheriff appointed deputies to operate in every precinct next Saturday to uphold the law against bribery and liquor in the election. A local option victory is celebrated in The Sun editorials praising efforts by Judge Thurman and others. Community notices report church meetings, visits, and social events amid a hunting tale and reflections on the tragedy of birds killed in sport.
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Nelson County
Washington County
The
Sun
Pottsville
Ethel Mayes
Texas
Kentucky Voters Face Proposed Amendment To Suffrage Clause
A letter discusses a constitutional amendment to section 145 of Kentucky’s Constitution concerning suffrage and elections. The text outlines eligibility, taxes, penalties for crimes, and restoration of rights, with notes on local election results and the community’s reaction.
Local people cheer local option at Hillsboro meeting
Brooksville residents attend the Hillsboro meeting that began Monday night. Mrs. Annie Hobbs ill with typhoid fever. Willie Gibbs of Texas visits his sister. Local option carried by a large majority, promising Springfield access with no open saloons. A lightning strike damaged a barn where George Keeling stood, and heavy rain harms ripe tobacco crops.
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Pearl Peavers
Battle
Harve Barnett
Pleasant Grove
Earl Barnett
Hattie Settles
Tom Medlvoy
Willisburg
Leas Keeling
Brownsville
M. C. Keeling
Hillsboro
James Harlow
A. C. Pinkston
Purdom Pinkston
Deerwood Montgomery
Annie Hobbs
Springfield
Judge Thurman
Willie Gibbs
Texas
George Keeling
Lena Gibbs
Bob Sutton
How to Avoid Typhoid Fever
Advice on preventing typhoid fever highlighting cleanliness in water milk and food handling. Emphasizes boiling drinking water scalding milk washing hands keeping vegetables clean and protecting food from contamination and flies. Stresses regular bowel movements and clean surroundings to lower infection risk.
McCreary Accepts Beckham Debate Challenge
Senator James B. McCreary announces acceptance of Gov. J C W Beckham s challenge to a joint stump debate in the race for the United States Senate. The veteran candidate remains popular as travelers in Danville report strong statewide support and a robust performance in Boyle and surrounding counties.
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James B. McCreary
J. C. W. Beckham
United States Senate
Beckham
Senator McCreary
McCreary
Danville
Boyle
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Springfield Sun
Rogers Gore
Spri
R. C. Rose
Cyrcuit
Robert Noe
Tatham Springs
the Sun
Oscar Shirley
Saterly
Burkhead
GW. Shirley
Hatchett
Baptist Church
Sam Wella
Sweet
Happy Hollow
the Dove Hunter
Thad
L. B. B. Beck Bourg Herald
Constitutional Amendment
General Assembly
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Kentucky
United States
Prathers Creek
Brooksville
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