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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1908
Page
1
A period-era editorial denounces plans to create a four town network and establish a city through unequal means. It portrays favoritism, contested power, and governance issues, urging fairness and lawful development. The piece cites local officials and civic actors, warning of consequences if inequity persists.
Frank A. Munsey predicts the 1908 presidential race will be the hardest fought on record with Taft facing Bryan. Other Republicans echo the view, criticizing the Taft nomination process and the party's trust ties while noting public distrust, labor hurt, and the Chicago convention's failure to publish campaign contributors. The piece also mourns the death of Grover Cleveland and speculates on reactions among Black voters before the election.
An old Sun editorial praised black birds and urged farmers to protect them, citing government reports. Harrodsburg Herald notes damage from flocks destroying sixteen acres, prompting replanting with Hungarian grass and cow peas. The Louisville Evening Post dismisses critic Cannon as overburdened and aligned with plutocracy.
A fragmentary verse by Herry Thurston Peck contemplates wonderland as a mirror of life. It contrasts the radiant world of youth with fading joys and aching truths while pondering dreams, despair, and a possible shared slumber beyond to wake in wonderland.
The Ardenstown Commercial Club plans a July 1 banquet in honor of Hon. Ben Johnson to honor his work securing the government building site. Judge I. E. Daugherty, J. L. Uren, and Guthrie M. Wilson lead the committee organizing the $1.50 plate event and related arrangements.
W It Ballenger of Lexington Kentucky declares Bourbon Hog Cholera Remedy cures and prevents hog cholera. Sold by all druggists.
The Emporia Gazette portrays Teddy as a dominating figure. The piece uses a sweeping metaphor to describe him as press and people, a ruler over Turks, a bell, a sun and moon, and a force that both harms and heals. It frames him against the United States and the Constitution in strong, expansive terms.
Former President Grover Cleveland died at 8:40 a.m. last Wednesday in his Westland house at Princeton New Jersey from heart failure. He had lived quietly in New Jersey after leaving the White House and had recently faced financial worries despite high-profile roles with insurance and the presidency.
Washington reports conflicting accounts of President Cleveland's wealth. Some claim ample provision for his family, others say he left little. The Washington Star argues he was poor, contrary to the belief of a substantial estate. Inquiries suggest Cleveland was not well off, unless personal views are mistaken.
The Harrodsburg Herald reports a Woodford county committee awarded George Wesley Combs a gold Heroic Conduct Medal and $110 purse for rescuing Lula Woolfolk from an assault near Midway on May 1 1908. The medal bears his name and the inscription. Combs’s act is also reported to the Carnegie Hero Commission. Powell received a life sentence in Frankfort penitentiary.
A barn at Mrs Margaret Barnett’s farm, three and a half miles north of Springfield, burned around 1 am Monday. The fire destroyed the barn, wheat, corn, farming tools, and a sow with pigs, with no insurance and an estimated loss of 500 dollars. Fire Marshal Niekirk found no evidence of origin, though suspected incendiary causes.
A large audience heard Rev. R. E. C. Lawson lecture titled Life's Morning in the courthouse last Friday evening. The talk blended humor with strong storytelling, drawing frequent laughter and applause from the appreciative crowd. If he gives more lectures in Springfield, he is expected to attract sizable audiences.
In Nelson Circuit Court, Mrs Amelia Baldwin filed an appeal seeking to set aside the will of Mrs Cecelia Barber probated in County Court. The estate is valued around 200,000 with six codicils to the 1897 will alleged to have been forged or influenced by fraud and lack of sound mind. Attorneys Fulton and Cherry and McKay represent the contestant while executors McChord and Barber act for the estate.
In Frankfort on June 27 independ ent tobacco growers in Kentucky report two thirds of the 5000 acres planted in the burley district killed by drought. The drought near Frankfort and Shelby County threatens a near total failure of the 1908 crop. A tenant near the Shelby county line plowed up his patch to replant another crop. The limited plant supply will hinder resetting efforts. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve is recommended for wounds, sold at Haydon & Robertson’s for 25¢.
Hon. A. P. Gooding of Lexington has been in Springfield negotiating with W. County Warehouse Co. to lease its warehouses for five years for a loose leaf tobacco market and stemnery. No final action until the board approves. a meeting is expected Friday. If approved, the project would offer employment to 100 or more men for five months yearly and serve Washington and nearby counties.
The Waltons beat the College Boys 19 to 10 in a Monday afternoon game. Battery for the College Boys was Mayes and Durrett with McElroy and McChord. for the Waltons, Shultz and Simms. A second game between the Bardstown crack team and the Waltons is planned for Friday at the High School park. Admission 15 and 25 cents.
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