Educator Dr. James J. Rucker Dies After Fifty Three Years at Georgetown
In Georgetown Kentucky Dr. James Jefferson Rucker a longtime professor of mathematics at Georgetown College has died at his home. Born January 27 1828 in Randolph County Missouri he joined Georgetown as a student in 1852 earned A B in 1854 and became academy principal in 1855. He was a leading educator and pioneer in the temperance movement with influential writings on local option shaping southern reform.
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Georgetown
Euuth
James Jefferson Rucker
Georgetown College
Rucker
Randolph County
Missouri
Kentucky
DIES OF LOCKJAW COX ROGERS WIDOW DIES AT 23
Mrs Regina Cox Rogers wife of J Y Rogers died here of tetanus at age 23. Daughter of Dr G N Cox she was a leading city matron and granddaughter of Col A T Wood pension agent of Louisville. Injury from a rusty nail in childhood led to the fatal illness after months of pain.
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Mr. Sterling
Regina Cox Rogers
J. Y. Rogers
Louisville
G. N. Cox
New York
Rogers
Col. A. T. Wood
Louleville
Corsicana Artist Dies After Fatal Rural Fire
Miss Markoleta Wallace of Corsicana Texas was burned to death at the Spencer county home of George W McCormick. She ran from the house engulfed in flames and collapsed by the barn after her clothing burned away. Wallace, 22, daughter of Clem Wallace, had been visiting her aunt Mrs McCormick and planned to return to Texas soon. Her parents were notified.
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Ste
Markoleta Wallace
Corsicana
Tex
George W. McCormick
Spencer
Miss Wallace
Clem Wallace
McCormick
Texas
Charges Dismissed Against Mayor Meacham in Printing Contracts Case
Hopkinsville city council unanimously dismissed the case against Mayor Charles M. Meacham after hearing arguments. Council ruled fourth class city charter limits its jurisdiction and the attorney general is the sole officer authorized to prosecute, with no removal action by the council. Attorney Bassett argued mayor vacated office by accepting city printing. City Attorney Brasher backed Downer and the case was dismissed.
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Hopkinsville
Charles M. Meacham
Stanley Hassett
Bassett
Meacham
Body Found in Pond Near City Limits
Somerset reports the discovery of Charles Allen's body in a pond after he had been missing for days. Two boys spotted an arm in the water and alerted authorities. Police and family dismiss foul play. coroner's jury rules death by own action after Allen reportedly threatened self-harm.
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Somerset
Charles Allen
Allen
Farmer Run Over by Train After Shots Fire At Crossing
Lawrenceburg reports a young farmer, Charles Strange, found dead beside the Hanks crossing one mile south of town after an east-bound passenger train struck him. Shots were heard shortly before, with rumors of foul play surrounding the death of the £5? year old son of Rev. Ling Strange.
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Lawrenceburg
Chas
Strange
Hanks Railroad Crossing
Ling Strange
Kentucky Mourning Across Counties Mourns Local Figures
Kentucky towns report losses and honors from a string of deaths and accidents. Masons Alexander and Blanford, Confederate veteran aged 73, pass away in state counties. A stock barn fire at J O Polin destroys the barn, four horses die, $2,000 loss. Orvey Miller, 17, loses right arm in fishing accident and faces death. Bankruptcy petition filed by hotelkeeper John J Vanarshall of Harrodsburg. Merchants Haddox of Allensville dies after long illness age 65. Mobley dies of typhoid at Elkton aged 8. Wool growers auction prices set in Owen County. Towboat Walter Needham sinks near Brookport with theater. Bodies and murders swirl in New Castle and Owensboro. Louisville policing crackdown on lottery vendors. Par is writer Ella Fleming dies of stomach cancer age 65. Lyle the Paris turfman dead at 50. Samuel Hutcheson of Auburn dies at 72. Kentucky banks oppose extra examinations. Hazard brakeman Vaughn injured on C&O freight near Hazeland.
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Franklin
Thomas Alexander
Masonic Fraternity
Wickliffe
Orvey Miller
W. B. Miller
Ballard County
Prairie Lake
Frankfort
John J. Vanarshall
Harrodsburg
Elkton
C. E. Haddox
Kentucky
Allensville
Bank of Allensville
Mra O
Mra O. W. Mobley
C. C. Lamb
Owenton
Owen County Wool Growers’ Association
Louisville
Paducah
Walter Needham
Cotton Blossom
Brookport
New Castle
Will Wilhoit
Ezra Wilhoit
Helen Johnston Harp
Owengboro
Richard Lanham
Daviess County
Sam Brashear
Redd
Col
H. Watson Lindsey
Lindsey
Upton
Emma Watkins
Hardin County
Hattye Bromley
Boston
Mass
Lola, Watkins
Albert Boyd
Elizabethtown
Dave Cleaver
Miles Rider
Paris
Ella Fleming
Millersburg
D. B. Bass
M. 8. Hutchcraft
Millersure
John G. Lyle
Statea
John Blow
Lyle
Second Street
Old Paris Mutual Club
Central Kentucky
Russellville
Samuel Z Hutcheson
Auburn
Logan County
Presbyterian Church
Masonic Order
Auborn
Lexington
Bruner
Sterling
Charles Vaughn
Hazeland
Ostrich Feathers Shape Fashionable Hats and Plumes
Ostrich feathers attract women with their faffy nodding plumes as millinery demand soars. French Dlumes with long flues are the best investment though willow plumes offer color variety, while black dyes risk damage in moisture. Three hats illustrate trio groupings of ostrich trim with minimal shaping. Julia Bottomley.
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Julia Bottomley
Great Inventor George Westinghouse The World Remembers
The retirement of George Westinghouse recalls a career of 15 000 patents and world wide influence. From the air brake to air powered signals and the induction motor his innovations reshaped railroads and electricity. His plants span Russia Canada Britain Germany and France with roots in Pittsburgh and Wilmerding. Born in 1846 at Central Bridge New York he pursued engineering and education before founding a vast patented enterprise admired as a modern Aladdin lamp.
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New York
George Westinghouse
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Napoleon
George ‘Westinghouse
Mr.Westinghouse
Westinghouse
Russia
Canada
Great Britain
Germany
France
Pittsburg
Wilmerding
Watt
Stephenson
Morse and Whitney
Central Bridge
Schoharie County
Jana Meade
Uncle Sam
Navy
Twelfth
New York National Guard
Cavalry
Muscoota
Stara and Stripes
Gettysburg
Union College
United States
Congress
Gaulard & Gibbs
Teala
New Touch in Jewelry: Lace Adorns Wooden Ornaments
The piece notes a trend of wooden fashion items such as collar pins hat pins belt buckles cuff links and slipper buckles covered with crocheted lace or fine lace added around wooden bases. It suggests brides gifts and Christmas gifts, with alternatives like darned lace or net for those who crochet less.
Pretty Fancy of Fashion Jewelry Reproduces Lace Motifs
The newest jewelry reproduces old priceless laces in tiny pearls and diamonds set on gunmetal and platinum. Lace patterns are copied into jabots or lace falls for collars, with colored stone bows. This revolutionizes jewelry, valuing workmanship as highly as the stones, though costly.
The Swan Like Neck Health Advice for Fashion
A period piece advises that a graceful neck comes from health and good posture. It recommends daily walks with a book on the head, gentle balance rather than tensing muscles, ample sleep, milk with raw eggs, and nightly washing with warm water, cold spray, and cold cream massage to improve neck appearance.
Fashion note on neck edging with a handkerchief hem
A dress in dark blue features a round Dutch neck with a tiny piping from a hemstitched handkerchief edge. The U originator notes the look is not dainty and mentions paint on the handkerchief.
Bracelets Over Gloves Fashion Note
The article notes that bracelets over gloves are generally seen as poor. It advises that if a bracelet must be worn with long gloves it should be worn under the gloves, but preferably it should not be worn at all.
Doan's Kidney Pills Featured in Local Ad Claim
An ad from Baker City Oregon touts Doan's Kidney Pills as the remedy for severe gravel attacks. It cites Charles Kurz of 1618 Center Street Laker City and urges readers to remember the brand with a 6 cent box price, distributed by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
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Charles Kurz
Center St
Laker City
Ore
Saya
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Just a Natural Mistake at the Fancy Dress Ball
A quirky London note describes Gusto as knockkneed and misshapen yet determined to shine at a town hall fancy dress ball. His carriage arrives with bee-speckled jauntiness before he greets a wagging crowd, declaring himself Chawies the First in a pirate-like costume.
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Gussie
Chawies
Pirat
London
Keep Baby Skin Clear With Cuticura Soap Ad
An article promotes Cuticura Soap as a pure effective emollient to prevent minor infant skin eruptions from becoming severe. It invites readers to request a free 32 page Cuticura Book from Potter Drug & Chem Corp Boston. The text then shifts to a fragmented fiction scene about a messenger and a dog fancier.
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Potter Drag & Chem. Corp
Boston
Fragmentary ad and dialogue hint at a cottage and church mix up
The readable text mixes an old Castoria advert with a garbled dialogue about a building misidentified as a public structure. It references a cottage with a tower and identifies it as the First Episcopal church, while noting Allen & Olmsted in La Roy and implying someone is always the last to learn.
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Guburp
Savitt
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