Deaths in Willisburg Claim Mr. C. R. Cheatham
Mr C R Cheatham died Sunday at 6 o'clock due to stomach trouble after a several week illness. He was sixty six and spent most of his life in Willisburg where he was loved and honored. A Christian church member and devout gentleman, funeral services were held at the church Monday afternoon conducted by Eid Walden, with interment in the local cemetery. He is survived by a wife and ten children, six sons and four daughters.
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C. R. Cheatham
Willisburg
Cheatham
Christian Church
Eid. Walden
Obituary: Beloved Willisburg resident dies at 66
A long illness ends as a devoted husband and father of ten passes away at 66 years. Survived by his wife of forty three years and ten children, he lived thirty three years in the Saviour’s footsteps, generous and unostentatious. Funeral services were held at the Christian church in Willisburg with Rev. Walden, burial in Fairview Cemetery.
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Walden
Christian Church
Willisburg
Fairview
B. B.G
Strange death by own action at Ruddle’s Mills
In Paris Kentucky on February 13 Rufus Sharp a weak minded farmer died after requesting an autopsy. Dr Keller performed the autopsy in front of eight witnesses and found in Sharp’s stomach fifty nine nails screws and pins swallowed over a month as he sought death by his own action.
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Paris
Ruddle
Rufus Sharp
Keller
Sharp
There ought to be unanimous uprising against this ground hog business
Owensboro Messenger notes sharp criticism of Groundhog Day weather forecasts and mocks the weather bureau for predicting harsh conditions. The column argues against relying on a single groundhog and urges public skepticism toward meteorological predictions amid looming bad weather.
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Owensboro Messenger
Weather Bureau
McElroy Family Ties and Local Pioneers of Springfield
A genealogical sketch traces the McElroy family from near Springfield Kentucky beginning with McElroy death in 1836 and Ann Garland Rica McElroy born 1807. It lists ten descendants ages ranging from 56 to 79, notes Scotch Irish heritage, and recalls kinship with the Irvine, McDowell, and Walton lineages, early Springfield merchants H and A McElroy, and their 1804 start.
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Springfield
Mary R. Hughes
James R. Hughes
Sarah F. Grundy
Palmer Grundy
Charles R. McElroy
Hugh L. McElroy
Kansas City
Anthony C. T Groupe
Anthony
Kentucky
Hugh McElroy
Matthew Walton
Anthony McElroy
Hugh
Elias Davison
James Hughes
H. and
A. McElroy
Bookers
Browns
Cosbys
Cunninghams
Davisons
Grundys
Greens
Gaithers
Hughes
Hardins
Knotts
Lewises
McChords
Moffetts
Montgomeries
Nantzs
Platts
Polins
Palmers
Rays
Robertsons
Smiths
Spears
Simms
Saunders
Thurmans
Thomas
Thompsons
Whartons
Mackville Eyes Broom Factory As Rail Link Proposes Growth
Mackville is urged to back a broom factory as W F Bottom plans to start operations once machinery arrives. Enthusiasm runs high among farmers and business leaders who would take stock and grant right of way for a new electric railroad. Mackville, 14 miles from Harrodsburg and 12 from Springfield, local boosters tout a busy town with churches, stores, a furniture shop, tobacco handling, a bank, and promising prospects for regional growth.
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Mackville
Harrodsburg
W. F. Bottom
Springfield
Sage Anianey
Skeleton Linked to 1777 Indian Attack Found near Shawnee Run
A human skeleton believed buried over a century ago is tied to an 1777 frontier attack by white settlers and Native Americans. James Ray and others were clearing land near Shawnee Run when a party of 47 Indians attacked a nearby sugar camp. William Ray was slain and James Rays fled to Harrod's Fort to warn of further bloodshed.
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James Ray
Will Ray
William Coones
Thomas
Shores
Shawnee Run
Hush Gary
Rays
William Ray
James
Harrod’s
Want The Shop Cleaned Out Hancock Uiarwa Pie Counter
A fragmentary item notes politicians being forcibly moved from a pie counter. The readable text suggests a belief that the fishes should be broken, indicating a metaphorical or satirical line rather than a clear report. No identifiable events or entities beyond the odd phrasing are documented.
Burley Growers Co. financing hope via New York financier
Telegrams from New York indicate Archibald Stewart has found a financier not aligned with Standard Oil, willing to invest about 5 million dollars toward the Burley Growers Co. deal, with plans to raise the remaining five million. Viewpoints remain cautious amid prior failed efforts, though some progress is claimed and tobacco prices reacting upward. The note also mentions a Bardstown wedding of Joseph Sterman Claybrooke to Cora Vernon Smith and future plans for Bardstown and Springfield residences.
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Springfield
Archibald Stewart
New York
Burley Tebseco Growers Company
Rockefeller
Stewart
Courier-Journal of
Cincinnati
Big Burley Tobacco Corner
Burley Growers Co
Burley Company
Death of Dr. Albert Johnson in Dallas Texas
Maud correspondent reports the death of Dr. Albert Johnson of Dallas Texas no particulars given He was an uncle of Hugh and Alma Jones of this place and a brother of Robert and Asher Johnson He served as a surgeon in the Confederate army and after the war left Dallas where he ranked in medical circles and society
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Maud
Albert Johnson
Dallas
Texas
Hugh
Alma Jones
Robert
Asher Johnson
Intelligence The Test
Readable fragments describe a test related to intelligence and eminence, with unclear references to Barling service. The item notes possible baggage or impediments and suggests reevaluating the approach to the Eminence Instead of Barling concept.
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McElroy
Robert Bruce
James McElroy
Susan McCune
Ireland
McDowells
McKees
McCampbells
Irvines
America
Philadelphia
Virginia
Kings Mountain
Cornwallis
John Irvine
Hancock Uiarwa
Joseph Sterman
Claybrooke
Cora Vernon Smith
Bardstown
Anderson
Williams
Washington City
Bartletown
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