Notable Kentucky notes mix on Hoffman and high court games
The piece rails at Magistrate Hoffman as a minor figure amid Kentucky politics. It cites Governor Beckham, Harry Thaw’s legal fate over a nude painting, and the era’s money power in justice. It honors the late R. W. Miller of Richmond and notes Beckham and McCreary as strong candidates, plus Owens’s Congress nomination.
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Hoffman
Kentucky
Beckham
Harry Thaw
Architect White
New York
Harry
Har*ry Thaw
White
Justice
Letters to the Sun shows local option battle in Kentucky
A Springfield Kentucky letter notes the June 27 Sun issue as powerful in the local option fight. Other content reports a New Concord post office safe blown for $300 cash and $500 in stamps, plus L & N railway orders halting liquor shipments into local option territory.
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Bowling Green
J. R. Gore
Springfield
Gore
the Sun
C. L. Collins
New Concord
L. & N. Railroad
Banking House Dividends and Deposits Report
The document lists balances and allocations for a banking house, noting "due from other banks" and "Individual Deposits." It records gross earnings, a balance undivided of 6815.72, and a Jan 1 amount of 2411.38 with a further 50227.10. It states disposition: balance paid as dividend No. 33 at 4 percent and expenses by the bank.
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Ite
Banik
Future of Kentucky: Owensboro shippers hail rail rate ruling
Owensboro shippers who pushed the investigation of Kentucky railroad rates welcome the Kentucky Railroad Commission’s sweeping rate regulation. J Ed Gunther calls the decision fair to shippers and railroads, saying fair rates will revive Kentucky and boost Owensboro’s growth more than any other action. His view notes freight costs affect profits and regional price competitiveness, with Kentucky gains ahead of neighboring states. Louisville will benefit on local rates, but Owensboro stands to gain the most from proper rate fixing.
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Owensboro
Kentucky
Kentucky Railroad Commission
J. Ed Gunther
Ohio
Railroad Commission
Louisville
Strong Hourne & Bond Defeat Springfield in Two Baseball Games
Louisville's Hourne & Bond top Springfield 5 to 4 in Friday rematch after tense ninth inning errors. Doerhoeffer and Yants pitched for Louisville with Colvin and Peterson shining for Springfield. Moss and Cox led with multiple hits as local team plans a new grand stand and faces upcoming three-game series with the Louisville Fetters.
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Hourne & Bond
Louisville
Util
Cox
Lucas
Springfield
Crimmins
Lousville
Dourhoeffer
Yants
Colvin
Robertson
Simms
Moss
Doerhoeffer
O'Bannon
Yantz
Springfield Colvin
Peterson
Lou
O’bannon
Ben Mediey
Joe Pettus
King’s Highway
Louisville Fetters
Falls City
Bloomfield
Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad
An old-time product claim advertises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a perfectly reliable medicine for bowel complaints. It asserts it never fails even in severe cases and notes sale by reliable dealers in the Blue Grass region.
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Joe S. Claybrooke
Chas. D. Robertson
Chamberlain
Blue Grass
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Robert Noe
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Richmond
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W. C. Owens
Congress
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Charles von Canegan
Philadelphia
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Blind Tiger Tribe
H. E. Cleaton
Corker
Hodgenville
McElroy
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Gashoo
Geo. D. Robertson
H. Thurman
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Shrager Bros
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