Night Riders and Trusts Stir Kentucky Farms in Open Letter
A Mason County farmer writes an open letter criticizing state leaders for failing to curb tobacco trusts and protect farmers. He questions Bracken and Mason county conditions, condemns violence while urging lawful, open action and questioning officials about causes and responses to the unrest. He warns that without constructive help night riders may surge again.
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Bracken County
Geneval Assembly
Fou
United States
Bracken
Mason County
Mason
American Tobacco Company
Daytiders
Trust
Devay
Mason Conty Grand Jury
Maysville
Burley Tobacco
Public Ledger
The
Herald
Bulletin
Virginia
Rome
Paris
Kentucky
Nightrider
Frankfort
Open letter on tobacco controversy shapes Kentucky debate
The Lexington Gazette lauds a Mason County farmer's open letter to Governor Willson as clear, forceful, and accurate. It contrasts the governor's message with calm, principled critique and argues that Kentucky's tobacco wealth depends on cooperation among growers and industry to build a united, independent state enterprise.
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Kentucky Evening
Willson
Lexington Herald
Mason County
Gazette
Mblic
Kentucky
the Gazette
Willem
Anson County
Oyarnor
Amerian ‘Iqbacco Company
Ctizens
Genral Wilkinson
Commonwealth
Society of Equity
The Trust King and the Farmers Revolt
A poetic tale of a wealthy trust king who raids farmers, lowers prices, and harms workers. From Boston’s height a declaration of rights rises, proclaiming freedom from exploitation as farmers vow to resist and fight for their land and dignity.
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Boston
Readable By-Laws of the American Society of Equity
A lengthy call to Kentucky farmers to join the American Society of Equity to secure fair prices through cooperation. It lists objectives including profitable farm prices, granaries and storage, fair transportation, legislation favoring agriculture, new markets, home and foreign grain trade, crop reporting, farmer education, improved highways, irrigation, food safety, social ties, and dispute settlement without law recourse.
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Individ
Tom Bightrider
John Smith
George
Erin
Brutus
Teanner
Freedom
the Herald
Louis XV
Tobacco Trust
Satta
Commonwealth
Kentucky
American Society of Equity
Mladiemen
Old brewery roof collapse injures and kills multiple
A chaotic report from a Jersey City area notes a roof collapse at an old city brewery. Early accounts vary, with three injured and reports of up to four men killed. The February Bohemian piece hints at snow and street chatter as residents react to the incident.
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Bohemian
Sugar and Spice in a Chaotic Picture Poem Fragment
A reader’s garbled verse reel presents a collage of nursery rhyme fragment, misquoted lines, and turbulent imagery about “Toodles” and a girl’s clumsy misadventures. The piece meanders through mashed lines, toy metaphors, and scattered interruptions from magazines and newspapers.
Kuangst Railway Plan Links Samshul and Wuchou
A proposed joint line would connect Samshul with Wuchou as a first step. Directors of Kuangst railways discuss a cross border link with Yushbaw Uns. The plan outlines construction from We to the Kuangei Kuantung border and mentions the Canton Tailway company involvement.
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Yushbaw Uns
Samshul
Wuchou
Kuangsi
Kuangei-Kuantung
Cantonpens Tailway Company
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Toodley
Gema
Gurden
Youne
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Harvey
Sloper
Salat
Hery
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