A RIPE OLD AGE Died on her 108th Christmas Eve in Frankfort
Mrs. Jane Arven, oldest white woman in Central Kentucky, died in Frankfort on Christmas Eve at age 108. A longtime local encyclopedia of early Frankfort history, she rode the first steam train and steamboat from the city and attended dedications of every capitol built here. She recalled when Franklin County residents carried guns to Christmas services to ward off Indian attacks.
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Prankfort
Christina
Jane Arven
Kentucky
Frankfort
Fiest
Franklin County
Through Many Hands Prankfort Bust Transfer Tale
Governor Wilson read Luther Kountze of New York a letter tracing the Henry Clay bust from its gift to Kentucky through Hiram Powers for ex Governor Swann of Maryland to J. W. Boteler of Washington, then George Alfred Townsend of Boston, a noted art connoisseur. Kountze bought the bust from Townsend in spring 1909 to present to Kentucky.
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Wilson
Luther Kountze
New York
Henry Clay
Kenucky
Hiram Powere
exGov
Swann
Maryland
J. W. Boteler
Washington
George Alfred Townsend
Boston
Kountze
Townsend
Kentucky Soil Survey Reports Expanded Coverage in State
Frankfort shows the annual soil survey report from the U S Bureau of Soils covering Rockcastle county and additional counties McCracken Madison Mason Scott Union Warren. The survey area totals 2 210 square miles plus 161 square miles in Rockcastle, totaling 1 414 400 acres surveyed in Kentucky to date.
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Frankfort
Bureau of Soils
United States Department of Agriculure
Rock Cattle
Kentucky
Rockcastle County
McCracken
Madison
Mason
Scott
Union
Warren
Hawk Attack on Rockport Youths Ends in Death of Bird
Herbert Colyer and Claude Graves were attacked by a hawk while hunting with two dogs near Rockport. The monster bird swooped, injured the youths and dogs, and was killed by Colyer's gun after a desperate encounter.
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Rockport
Herbert Colyer
Claude Graves
Colyer
Former congressman dead Judge Sterling John D Young 87
Former congressman Judge John D. Young aged 87 died in the city from general debility. Born in Bath County he served thrice as county sheriff and was elected to Congress in 1867, though briefly ousted in a contest. He later won a term and authored historical sketches of Eastern Kentucky.
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Sterling
John D. Young
Judge Young
Kentucky
Bath County
Samuel McKee
Young
Fatal Accident Claims Girl in Loutaville Firearm Incident
In Loutaville a flobert rifle handled by 11 year old Ewell Miller discharged accidentally. Cousin Eleanor Smith, 12, was struck in the forehead and died. Doctors attempted trepanation but found no hope for the child’s life.
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Loutaville
Flobert
Ewell Miller
Eleanor Smith
Three Children Burned In Kentucky Farmhouse Tragedy
Three young Boles children aged five, three, and one died in a Kentucky farmhouse fire. The mother had locked them inside as she fetched water, and the house burned to the ground with charred remains found in the debris. The incident followed a distant father and a grim local report.
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Wisdom
Robert Boles
Bence
Fireworks Ignition Damages Cut-Rate Grocery in Richmond
Fire damaged the Cut-Rate Grocery Co premises in Richmond with losses in the thousands. Fireworks lined the front of the store for the holidays and a spark caused a blaze that consumed explosives within minutes. Firemen faced danger from cannon cracker explosions, delaying access to the building. D C Wiggins owns the grocery. several patrons escaped via the back as the front was cut off by flames.
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E D. C. Wiggins
Rrocery
State Senator Urges County Judges to Attend Good Roads Congress
Middlesboro report says Senator Joe F requests every county judge send a representative to the Good Roads congress in Louisville. Bosworth, formerly a representative, now a state senator, devotes his time to Kentucky road system improvements and urges mountaineer leaders to support his act at the congress.
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Middlesboro
Joe F
Good Roads Congress
Louisville
Bosworth
Representa [Tivedda
Kentucky
Mountaine
Fall May Prove Fatal For Elderly Resident
Mrs. Martha M. Boone of Eikton, aged 93 or 94, suffered fractures of her right hip and wrist after a fall. Once the oldest resident of Eikton and a member of a prominent Southern Kentucky family, her condition is grave due to advanced age.
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Fikion
Martha M. Boone
Eikton
Kentucky
Secretaryship in Japan Shocks Frankfort Y M C A
Stanley Harris, secretary of the Frankfort Y M C A, was offered a secretaryship in Japan. The post, recently created, will be in a city of about 200,000, with only eight such positions in the country. Harris plans to accept the honor and relocate.
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Frankfort
Stanley Harris
Japan
Harrate
Deputy awarded damages in elevator shaft case
H C Herndon deputy revenue collector at Ashland was awarded 500 damages in Mason circuit court against Omar Dodaon who sued for 15000 after Herndon fell into an open elevator shaft while performing his official duties several months ago.
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Maysville
H. C. Herndon
Ashland
Mason
Omar Dodaon
Herndon
Edna Trent Succumbs After Clothes Fire Tragedy
Campton reports Mrs. Edna Trent wife of John L. Trent a prominent farmer died from burns incurred while attempting to extinguish a fire that consumed her child’s clothing. The fatal blaze followed a severe accident at their farm near Campton.
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Campton
Edna Trent
John L. Trent
City to gain 25000 from estate of late May Davis
The board of park commissioners of Louisville will receive 25000 from the estate of May Alexander Henry Davis, the largest shareholder in Louisville Traction Co, who died recently in London. General John B. Castleman, president of the board, was informed of the donation.
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Louisville
Board of Park Commissioners
Alexander Henry Davis
Louisvile Traction Co
London
England
John B. Castleman
Record Mall Breaks Louisville Office Volume High
Acting on information from Richmond, Chief Carney and Detective White arrested John Brady at Seventh and Green for possession of a $150 diamond stud alleged to belong to Dr. John Harris of Richmont. Brady claimed to be a laundry foreman and said he removed the stud from a shirt.
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Louisville
Richmond
Carney
Pat White
John Brady
Seventh and
Green Streets
John Harris
Richmont
Killing at Howe Valley fatal shooting over dispute
Howe Valley James Willyard farmer and Jobo Hunt marker quarreled earlier and Hunt shot Willyard dead. Hunt surrendered. Whitesburg Lexington county court awarded George Hoxy of Roxana $7,500 for rights of way disrupted by the Lexing ton Exstern railway, $2,500 above earlier estimates with appeal likely. Lexington Mrs Lucy C Shropshire wills $2,000 to memorial land of the Bible College at Transylvania University.
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Howe Valley
James Willyard
Jobo Hunt, & Tiemarker
Hunt
Willyard
Whitesburg
Tetcher County
George Hoxy
Roxana
Mway
Lexingine. & Exstern Railway
Lexington
Lucy C. Shropshire
Bible College
Transylvania University
Moderate priced piggery for brood sows and pigs
The Country Gentleman outlines plans for a moderate priced piggery accommodating 25 brooding sows and a pig herd. It describes sow cot designs for heat and furrowing, ventilation, movable and permanent pens, ground access and exercise, and recommended sizes, materials, and layouts for efficient, clean housing and wintering.
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The
Country Gentleman
English Dorking Fowl History and Origin
The Dorking is one of England’s oldest domestic fowl breeds, rivaling the Games in age. Some poultry writers claim ancestry dating to the Roman invasion, with the name tied to a Surrey town where it first gained economic importance. It spread across England and plays a major role in the poultry industry alongside Plymouth Rocks and Wyandottes.
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England
Brittany
Surrey
Plymouth Rocka
Philosopher and student discuss doubt and certainty
A philosopher instructs that when sure you are right you should suspect you are wrong. Mrs Galey returns and quizzes about open house as Galey explains he locked the door each night at nine. Sir William Herschel is quoted on the value of making knowledge accessible.
Wondersful Cure of Psoriasis by Hiram Carpenter
The long testimony recounts a twenty year battle with a severe skin disease labeled psoriasis or leprosy. After exhausting doctors, a sister pressed Cuticura remedies. Six weeks later the patient returned home with completely smooth skin, in 1880, later reporting no recurrence.
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Mich
Hving
Eureke
Hiram B. Carpenter
Henderson
N. Y
Carpenter
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John DB. Young
Mr. Sterling
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Millard Martin
Senator Bosworth
John G. Morey
Professor Shaw
Michigan
W. L. Douglas
Bove
Douglas
Sir William Herschel
Hiram Carpenter
Mrs. Winston
Borte
Carter
Anna Bazinet
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