Arrest of Tom Cockrill linked to Hargis feud in Breathitt
Lexington reports the arrest of Thomas Cockrill on a complaint by Bessie Hamilton who says he entered her home in her absence and seized a photograph. The note ties the case to the Hargis Cockrill feud that began with a death in Breathitt county and included subsequent shootings and hospital stays. The photograph, prized by Hamilton, allegedly prompted the warrant.
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Lexington
Thomas Cockrill
Hen Hargis
Hargis
Cockrill
Breathitt County
Bessie Hamilton
Hamilton
Jim Cockrill
Dr. D. Cox
Tom Cockrill
Jackson
Robbed on crowded Covington street car by three bandits
Covington June 5 C L McClanahan 65 of West Robin street was robbed of $50 on the Lagoon platform by three men. He followed the same car to Covington, dropped off to warn police, but the bandits remain at large as officers search for them.
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Covington
C. L. McClanahan
West Robin Street
Lagoon
McClanahan
Covington McClanahan
Mysterious Stranger Seeks Wound Care in Frankfort
A well dressed man with two bullet wounds visited Dr C K Wal lace in Frankfort, Kentucky. He refused to reveal how injuries occurred, one hole in the right shoulder and another near the shoulder blade. Bullets could not be located, wounds dressed, and the stranger then vanished, leading to rumors of a shooting incident in a nearby town.
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Frankfort
C. K. Waklace
Bob Baker Transferred From Jail To State Penitentiary
Frankfort Kentucky June 2 Governor Beckham ordered Bob Baker a Black man from town moved from the city jail to the state penitentiary to prevent violence by a mob. Baker allegedly insulted the wife of Pete Baxter a white man and struck Baxter with a saw drawing a city court sentence. A delegation of Black residents asked the governor for protection.
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Frankfort
Baker
Beckham
State Penitentiary
Pete Baxter
Baxter
Accidently Shot Wrecks Gill in Winchester
In Winchester Kentucky Reuben Gill aged about 25 was accidentally shot in the left leg by a shotgun held during loading by a young lady as they discussed burglars. The blast amputated his leg at the knee. The incident occurred while he was falling on Miss Lowry whose sister and mother were prostrate. Money is being raised at Paducah to erect a monument for the Brockwell children poisoned by their mother.
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Winchester
Reuben Gill
Misa Mintle Lowry
Gilly
Paducah
Brockwell
Death Comes in Violent Form for Aged Man Jas Foster
In Louisville Kentucky on June 1 a 75 year old man named Jas Foster who had predicted his death within a week was burned to death at his home near Malott Post Office 16 miles from the city. He was incapacitated by rheumatism and overturned a lamp as flames engulfed him while seated in a rocking chair. Foster left two grandchildren.
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Louisville
Jas Foster
Malott
Foster
Poolrooms in Covington Closed as Common Nuisance
In Covington Kentucky Judge Shaw ruled poolrooms a common nuisance under the statutes and ordered them closed. Attorneys for the poolrooms plan to appeal to the Court of Appeals after the circuit court decision issued June 1.
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Covington
Shaw
Court of Appeals
Invitation Withdrawn From Confederate Reunion Plan
Louisville June 3 Gen John C Black commander in chief of the G A R will not be invited to attend the Confederate Veterans reunion set for June 14 to 16 John W Green had moved to ask Gen John B Castleman to invite Black but withdrew after discussion Breckinridge Castleman arranged a barbecue feast for 10 000 at Western Park on June 15
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Louisville
John C. Black
John W. Green
Executive Committee
John B. Castleman
Black
Green
Breckinridge Castleman
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve touted for piles cure
A Masonville Indiana resident praising Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best remedy for blind bleeding itching and protruding piles. The ad claims it also treats cuts burns and injuries and lists C J Haydon’s druggist as the seller for 25 cents.
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Harry Colson
Masonville
C. J. Haydons
Union Talks End Without Agreement Between Two Churches
A joint session of two churches at First Presbyterian on May 23 organized leaders and discussed organic and tentative union plans. The First church rejected the Second churchs organic union proposal and the tentative plan received no approval. The Second church offered only organic union terms the First church would not consider. The committee concludes union is impracticable for now but notes a cordial, amiable meeting and no prejudice.
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First Presbyterian Church
R. B. Edmonds
C. A. Johnson
In Mad Chase and Quick Cure at Haydon's Drug Store
A brief ad states prompt relief and quick cure for liver and stomach trouble available at C. J. Haydon's drug store with a guaranteed remedy.
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C. J. Haydon
Mother Cleophas Dead in Louisville Community Leader
Mary Cleophas Mills longtime Mother of the Community at Nazareth died Monday night at Sts Mary and Elizabeth Hospital in Louisville where she had been connected for several years. She served twelve years in her role guiding the Nazareth community and was connected with the hospital in recent years.
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Kentucky Standard
Mary Cleophas Mills
Nazareth
Sts. , Mary and Elizabeth Hospital
Louisville
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