Former postal chief Machen among convoy of convicts bound for prison
Washington February 7. August W. Machen former head of the Post Office free delivery system and Groff brothers plus Diller B. Groff Samuel A. Groff among eleven convicts teleported by train to Moundsville for a two year sentence over a letter box fastener scheme. Guards escorted the group. Machen sat alone while the Groffs shared handcuffs as 11 other inmates watched. Crowds lined the depot to bid farewell to the famed officials and contractors.
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Washington
W. Machen
Post Office Department
Diller B. Groff
Samuel A. Groff
Moundsville
W. Selah
Tokee
It's Up to You My Boy Poem Excerpt From Denver Post
A didactic verse contrasts two life paths for a son, one led by duty and right, the other by pleasure and folly. It urges choosing the higher trail of honor and obedience to reach lasting glory, with explicit moral stakes and a call to personal responsibility.
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Denver Post
Miss Gussie Robards Named Appointed Sponsor
Miss Gussie Robards is appointed sponsor for the local camp of Confederate Veterans ahead of the great Confederate reunion in Louisville in June. She is the daughter of J Wesley Robards and currently holds a clerkship in the Clerk of the Court of Appeals office.
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Gussie Robards
Louisville
J. Wesley Robards
Court of Appeals
Tit For Tat Bears Row Shown in State Conference Dates
Mississippi Governor Vardaman faces potential retaliation from President Roosevelt over inauguration attendance. The Kentucky State Conference of Charities and Corrections, formed in Lexington in November, plans its second meeting in Covington on February 21 and 22.
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Vardaman
Mississippi
Roosevelt
Kentucky
Deaths In Nelson Report Weekly Toll
Several deaths occurred this week in Nelson. Mrs Bottom of Perryville died at twenty five from consumption while living with Mr Mc Ginnis near town. Mr JS Hawkins of Woodlawn and Mrs Frank Cambron near the Gilkey Runpike also died. Hawkins was interred at Mt Zion. Two or three local residents died in the week.
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Bottom
Perryville
McGinnis
JS. Hawkins
Woodlawn
Frank Cambron
Joplin Plans 1100 Acres of Rice Planting
Frank Joplin, after weeks in Crosley Louisiana, announced to the Elizabethtown News he will plant about 1100 acres of rice this spring. He cited a 50 cent rise in the sack price over the past two weeks as the reason for doubling his output.
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Frank Joplin
Crosley
Nelson Boy Honored at Roosevelt Inauguration
Frank Wells of Bloomfield is named by Governor Beckham as Nelson Normal High School's representative for the Roosevelt inauguration in March. The appointment is honorary.
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Kentucky Standard
Frank Wells
Bloomfield
Beckham
Nelson Normal High School
Roosevelt March
A Splendid Newspap Editor J Rogers Gore Launches The Springfield Sum
J Rogers Gore edits a new eight page home printed Springfield Sum praised as well edited and neatly printed. The piece notes it aims to meet readers' needs across Washington and nearby counties. Two men were killed by an apparent accident on the Chicago canal.
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J. Rogers Gore
Springfield Sum
Washington
Chiogeasalage Canal
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