Kentucky Gleanings Aims at Candidate Assessments
Kentucky Gleanings reports on Democratic primary horseplay with a plan to assess each office’s cost to candidates. Three contenders for attorney general are named James Garnett O H Pollard and M M Lozan with Walt Headley also mentioned. Other posts discussed include commissioner of agriculture state superintendent of public instruction and state treasurer with several potential names listed. Only James P Edwards is noted as announced for lieutenant governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Garnett
Adair
O. H. Pollard
Breathitt
M.M. Lozan
Walt Headley
Princeton
John W. Newman
Woodford County
B. F. Hill
Henry County
Superintendent of Public Instruction
L. C. Littrell
Owen County
Nannie
Catlett
Caldwell
R. E. Eubanks
Fayette
M. O. Winfrey
Bell
Barksdale Hamiett
Christian
Joseph C. van Meter
Honry M. Bosworth
Ruby Laffoon
Hopkins
Frank Hager
Johnson
James P. Edwards
Louisville
CG. F
Fourth District Congressmen Rival in Gubernatorial Aims
In Kentucky a congressional race heats up as Crecelius of Falmouth eyes secretary of state and rumors place James E B Stone and G S Likens as candidates for other posts. No clerk of the court of appeals announced yet though Wondsons May of Somerset and J Morgan Chinn of Frankfort are mentioned as probable. Former Senator James B McCreary and Congressman Ben Johnson clash over records of office in Shelbyville, Johnson challenging McCreary to a series of joint debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crecelius
Falmouth
James EB
Stone
G. S
Sill
Arso
Court of Appeals
Wondsons May
Somerset
J. Morgan Chinn
Frankfort
James B. McCreary
Ben Johnson
Fourth
Johnson
Senator McCreary
Shelbyville
Senaior McCreary
Death sentence for Charles Howard in Prankfort murder case
In Prankfort Charles Howard, 21, convicted of Ed Rice's murder last August, is sentenced to electrocution. Whitesburg J Wesley Reedy secures 4000 acres of coal and mineral property along Big Shelby Creek near Consolidation Coal Co railroad line for development soon. Maysville Roland Stevens sustains serious injuries from a railroad torpedo explosion while riding a tricycle. leg damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Howard
Ed Rice
White
Whitesburg
J. Wesley Reedy
Big Shelby Creek
Consolidation Coal Co
Maysville
Roland Stevens
Locomotive Explodes Injuring Three Near Baghdad
A Baltimore and Ohio freight engine crown sheet blew out, injuring three men. Engineer William Kash suffered fatal injuries, fireman B F Poindexter had broken ribs and burns, and head brakeman BC Fogelsman sustained rib fractures and scalding. The accident occurred during a high speed run. the exact train and date are unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bagdad
William Kash
Fatalis
B. F. Poindexter
Fogelsman
Eaton
Bad roads hinder Kentucky crude field completions
Bad roads due to thaws after hard freezes have slowed crude oil field activity in Kentucky. Heavy drilling rigs struggle to move, especially in the mountain districts where most development is now focused. Completions have been limited to lower Kentucky districts and a new Western Kentucky “wild cat” area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Kentucky
Lower
Western Kentucky
Coal land deals expand in Kentucky and neighboring states
The Consolidated Coal Co pays $1,000 per acre for 13 acres and $5,000 for another acre at Elkhorn creek border of Pike and Letcher counties to support a new coal city. Scrivener & Co signs for 7,000 acres along Letcher border at about $175,000, while Kentucky River Hardwood Co forms in Huntington with $206,000 capital to mine 2,800 acres in Breathitt and build a 21 mile narrow gauge railroad from Quicksand south. Four States Coal and Coke Co, Pittsburg, consolidates Brush Creek mines Ida May and related properties in Bell county, uniting West Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania holdings over 30,000 acres with coal tonnage over 100,000,000 and capital rising to $10,100,000. McGregor Coal Co organizes with $307,000 capital and acquires 9.50 acres of coal land on the Kentucky border in Logan county, West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Consolidated Coal Co
Elkhorn Creek
Pike
Letcher Counties
Scrivener & Co
New York
Letcher County
Kentucky River Hardwood Co
Huntington
W. Va
Breathitt County
Quicksand
Cumberland
Four States Coal and Coke Co
Pittsburg
Brush Creek
Ida May
Bell County
Kentucky
West Virginia
Virtiuiz
Pennsylvania
McGregor Coal Co
Logan County
Elizabethtown Dairy School Draws Area Practitioners
Dairymen of Elizabethtown and Hardin County attended a dairy school with instructors from the U S Bureau of Animal Industry the state pure food department and Louisville health department. Lessons covered principles of conducting a dairy herd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabethtown
Hardin County
J. Reid
United States Bireabr Agricultural Department
Dre
Future Admiral Chooses Naval Cadet From Greenville
Greenville honors Honorable R. M. Thomas Jr appoints Thomas C. Taylor as a cadet at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, marking a notable advancement for the local resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
R. ¥. Thomas, Jr
Thomas C. Taylor
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Third Reason for Fame and a New Law Fraternity
Elizabethtown reports Frank Forbis a longtime Hart County mail carrier who married widow Sallie Hunt, the bride nine years his junior, known for wooden teeth carved from hickory. In Lexington at State University the Pal Delta Phi law fraternity is formed to improve cooperation and raise the law college standing, with endorsements from Gov. Willson Repator Bradley and former Senator McCreary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabethtown
Frank Forbis
Hart County
Sallie Hunt
Forbis
NEW Law Fraternity
Lexington
Pal Delta Phi
State University
Law College
Willson Repator Bradley
McCreary
Shepherdsville Names McCormick as School Superintendent
Shepherdsville appoints C E McCormick editor of the Mulfitt Pioneer and former Shepherdsville High principal to fill the vacant superintendent post after Miss Carpenter resignation. He will serve until a successor is elected next November. Louisville Baptists consider funding a home for aged ministers, awaiting board approval on exact costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepherdaville
C. E. McCormick
Mulfitt Pioneer
Georgetown College
Miss Carpenter
Shepherdsville
Summer camp plan for Kentucky YMCA members outlined
The Kentucky YMCA state executive committee discussed establishing a summer camp by converting a junque boat into a houseboat to dock on the Kentucky River near High Bridge for about 40 campers. The state convention in Danville, held last March, adjourned with officers to be entered at the Green County jailer Vernon Coffey.
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Joulaville
Kentucky
Snir
High Bridge
Campbell Ayifle
Danville
Aeniuet
Sonny Baxby
Vernon Coffey
Marchal Greensurs
Home for Gentlewomen in Kentucky Charities Will
In Lexington the Kate Earl Memorial Home for Kentucky Gentlewomen is planned in the will of Mrs. Mary Trotter Chastain. Bequests to numerous individuals follow, with the residue to James B. Chastain, to be used to found the home for elderly genteel Kentucky-born women. The estate value is not stated but thought to exceed $50,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Kate Earl
Kentucky
Mary Trotter Chastain
James B. Chastain
Chastain
L N Plans 9 Mile Extension to Coal Fields
The Louisville and Nashville Railway will invest about 3.5 million dollars to extend toward Eastern Kentucky, linking Lexington and the Eastern line. The project aims to carry a vast coal tonnage by fall, with most traffic destined for Cincinnati and distributed from there. President Milton H. Smith called the plan a monument to himself and a landmark in American railroad construction, featuring 21 crossings and a total of one and a half miles of new track.
State Health Board targets water supply and quack crackdown
Louisville residents note condemnation of Frankfort water supply proposed at the first annual Kentucky state board of health meeting since the new vital statistics law. A map of Kentucky polluted streams will be prepared with reasons. The board backs railroad temperature regulation in passenger coaches, proposing 60 to 75 degrees.
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Louieville
Frankfort
Kentucky State Board of Health
Kentucky
Kentuky
South
Sickness delays Leitchfield court in case spread
From Leitchfield reports Judge Weed G Chelf fell ill causing the court to halt proceedings. In Tompkinsville Roscoe Cherry 20 drew a penitentiary term for a fatal shooting. In Jackson a $2,500 verdict followed a $10,000 damage suit against the Kentucky and Ohio Railway Co. In Sterling dates for the State Farmers Institute were set for February 22 24 and 25. In Black Mountain 15 year old Sammie Wells killed his 6 year old brother with a 3 inch revolver. In Carlisle Crowe Shea in hue Lich Springs waived exam and was bound over on $10 000 bond. In Lexington word of a football game between university teams and Tennessee on Thanksgiving Day. In Middlesboro Jellen Condell Coal Co took over holdings and La Lacker depot fire caused $2 000 loss. In Hatfield two year sentence given to Tink Hattled after manslaughter claim. he plans to begin serving. Somerdor F P Clothier sues the C N O & T Poralk road for damages after engine collision injuring him in Ban erset yards.
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Leitchfield
Weed G. Chelf
Tompkinsville
Roscoe Cherry
John Jackson
Jackson
T. H. Bearis
Kentucky & Ohio Railway Co
At. Sterling
State Farmers’ Institute
M. C. Rankin
Black Mountain
Sammie Wells
Carlisle Crowe Shea
Joseph Crawford
Hue Lich Springs
Grand Circuit
Lexington
Tenmesre University
Ft Knoxville
Middlesboro
Jellen Condellfared Coal Co
Tyon Camp Coat Co
Tce Dackers
Tabscott Bond Released After Fatal Hart County Shooting
Elizabethtown report states William W H Tabscott, held on a hart county murder charge and transferred to Hardin County jail, was released on a fall ex bond of 4900 dollars amid local tension regarding the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabethtown
William WH Tabscott
Estes
Hart County
Hardin County
Kitter
Dean's Kidney Pills Advertises a Cure for Rheumatism
An 8 year old girl from Spenser Indiana recounts severe inflammatory rheumatism with swelling and pain eased rapidly by Dean's Kidney Pills, claiming a permanent cure for three years. The advertisement urges purchasing Dean's from Foster Milburn Co. and promotes a pamphlet on skin care from Potter Drug.
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Mia
Eliza Kirk
Main St. Spenter
Ind
Shome
Dean
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Unclear OCR fragment mentions eye salve and names
Fragmentary text references Pettit's Eye Salve used for eye inflammation and congestion, with scattered names and dialog about a doctor and a patient.
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Pettit
Howard
Simard
Not Easily Rebuffed Bride Refuses Best Man Offer
In a brisk social moment a bride rejects the assertion she would marry the best man, insisting she never does, while the bridegroom proposes marriage to her. The exchange reflects playful tension over expected marriage norms and betrothal choices.
A Son of a Pulitzer Man Refuses Rest in Duty
A portrait of Joseph Pulitzer highlights relentless work and self denial. His family recalls his refusal to take holidays and the question of pleasure in duty, noting a rare exception when he married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Pulitzer
Ralph
Itzer
Cat’s Tigerish Nature At Ayr Cat Eats Child’s Finger
A domestic cat in Ayr displayed tigerish qualities when Mrs. John Scott left a week old child alone. On return she found the cat had eaten the small finger of the child’s left hand and begun on the next finger.
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Ayr
John Scott
What Trained Nurse Says About Resinol
A trained nurse extols Resinol for long standing ulcers and chronic skin troubles, claiming it produced remarkable cures and satisfaction for patients. The note overflows with ad lib commentary and unrelated quotes about money, ambition, and trivial quips, referencing Mrs Agnes T. O Neil of Somerville and other miscellaneous bits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes T. O'Neil
Somerville
Masa
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Board of Mistres
Baptist Ministers’ Aid Society of Kentucky
State
State Health Board
Tabscott
Upper
Egypt
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Reston
Mr. Fite
Doctor
Murphy
Emerson
Tam
Enling
Montatane
Mason
Milton
Thomas Hardy
Carter
Ourselles
Sui
Lovetea
Mrs. B
Mary of
Martha of
Harpers Bazar
Detroit Free Press
Net
Cascarets
Gillette
Mvallange Company
Ikbart
Ing
N. Y., Cincinnati
Wowman
Ilis
Dr. Pierce
Putnam
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