Revolver Accident Kills Young Larkin Heir in Kentucky
In Lexington Walter Larkin aged 14, son of farmer John Larkin, died when a revolver tucked in his pocket discharged as he prepared for school. The tragedy, witnessed by his younger brothers, echoes a family history of fatal accidents linked to Rankin Clemmons.
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Lexington
Walter Larkin
John Larkin
Rankin Clenmons
Robert Clemmons
Larkin
Young Rankin Clemmons
Mrs. Sheppard
Rankin Memmoun
Ernest Clemmons
Young Larkin
Rankin Clemmons
New Army Regulations Prompt Kentucky Guard Conference
Kentucky State Guard officers are summoned to a February 6 meeting in Frankfort called by Adjutant General Henry Lawrence to review the guard, discuss improvements, and align with new army regulations. The letter lists attendees including brigade and regimental leaders, medical staff, adjutants, quartermasters, commissaries, inspectors, and company officers. State transportation and lodging are provided. other expenses fall to attendees.
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Frankfort
Kentucky State Guard
Henry Lawrence
Lawrence
Jett Confesses in Cockrell Murder Trial at Jackson
Curt Jett testified he fired the shots that killed Town Marshal James Cockrell in Jackson four years ago and said he acted alone. He previously implicated Judge Hargis and Sheriff Callahan. jury selection included ten men in Cynthiana with opening statement by B R Jowett alleging witnesses who saw Jett shooting from the courthouse window.
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Cynthians
Curt Tett
James Cockrell
Jackson
Harrison
H. G. Botts
Owenton
Jett
Cockrell
Hargis
Ed Callahan
Commonwealth Bettevan
Cynthiana
Curt Jett
Thos. Cockrell
Edgar G. Richie
J. C. Dowd
M. K Smith
B. Barlow
Ra Judy
J. A. Hampton
J. W. Brannock
Mat Coppage
Thomas Pollard
Thomas Maresh
Iun
B. R. Jowett
Riley Coldiron
Hamilton
John Patrick
Charleston
W. Va
C. X. Rowling
J. 8. Hurst
Floyd Byrd
Loulevitia
Curtin
James Cockrill
Mr. Cockrill
Alibi Hearing For Reyman Turns Jurors Uncertain
In Sargent Kentucky a stretcher carried William Adama eighteen to the courthouse for a hearing before County Judge Craft after he killed William Day in Wisconsin during a duel near Whitesburg Adama was wounded in the encounter Moonshiner Shot is reported from Carrs Fork Floyd Hall forty who killed Hav Sloan eighteen in a pitched Lexington Kentucky battle jury could not agree on Reyman’s case indicating unsettled testimony and conflicting charges involving Sloan and others.
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Sargent
William Adama
William Day
Wisconsin
Whitesburg
Adame
Craft
Lexington
Carr's
Floyd Hall
W. R. Reyman
Adore Sloan
Faith and finance in a moral primer and horse care
A collection of maxims from the Chicago Tribune and The Bohemian extolls faith over formalism and charity, counsels kindness to horses, warns against cruelty, and critiques money mismanagement. It contrasts virtue with vice, urging prudent spending and responsible stewardship in daily life.
Somerville Wisdom and the Comic Gossipy Snippet
A Somerville Journal excerpt ponders everyday life and love with wry humor. It muses on favorite hymns and ashes, coin tosses of affection, and the ease of marrying the poor, noting that dreams do not grant real happiness or authority.
Puck quotes on words and weather in humorous quip
A compilation of aphorisms about opinions time weather and interviewing public figures from Puck. It jokes that a fool with opinions is dangerous and a weather prophet earns little respect in a newspaper office. It warns to mind cigarettes and stories and notes the cub reporter’s influence.
Farm and garden notes on manures and fruit crops
The article discusses stable manures and quick soluble fertilizers, warning against nitrate salts and acid phosphates. It cites guano as a rich source of phosphorus and nitrogen, notes cost ranges for ordinary field crops, and urges careful ingredient study. It also covers farm home improvements, egg aging indicators, Indian cattle imports, national flower debates, Angora goat breeding rewards, Hood River apples, Colorado beet crops, and bee and wasp interactions in fruit fields.
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Riehm Music Co
Louisville, Ky
Farrand
Montenegro-Riehm Music Coo
Fourth Avenue
Louisville
Wevolver
Kentucky
Ohio
St. van Meta
Parker
Reyman
Charles Mathian
Florence
Cineinnati
van Meter
Cincinnati
Resvman
Paducah
Frances McClain
Loulaville
Philadelphia
Theodore Bully
Carpenter & Sheely
Perry Sloan
Sloan
Tandy Martin
Knott County
Hindman
John Amburg
R. W. Reyman
L. van Meter
Commonwealth
John Rye Allen
Seyman
A. Yellman
Russia
D. M. Yellman
Meldat
Yellman
Riésia
Board of Control
Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias
Owensboro
Truscott
National Deposit Bank of
Walter Appleton Clark
New York
Mr. Clark
Charity
Many & Son
Chicago Tribune
Somerville
Conree
Cub
A. P. Borden
Texas
India
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Oregon
England
Colorado
Ito
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