Plan for Gen Morgan reunion at Park's Hill near Carlisle
Preliminary arrangements target a large turnout of Confederate veterans for the next annual Gen John H. Morgan’s men reunion. The Park’s Hill Chautauqua grounds in Park’s Hill, Carlisle County, are set for August 17 and 18 with a leadership slate including Basil W. Duke as president J W Bowles first vice president M A Sauf ley second vice president O S Tenney third vice president Green K Keller secretary treasurer Dr E O Guerrant chaplain Lev P Young commissary.
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Carlisle
John H. Morgan
Park's Hill Chautauqua Grounds
Park's Hill
This County
Basil W. Duke
Louisville
J. W. Bowles
M. A. Saufley
Stanford
Maj. O. 8.Tenney
Lexington
Green K. Keller
E. 0. Guerrant
Wilmore
Lev. P. Young
Frankfort Has Best Chance To Host Governors Conference
Governors Hadley of Missouri Ansel of South Carolina and Willson of Kentucky will meet in Frankfort on June 20 to decide the site for the next conference of the governors. Both Hadley and Ansel will be in Frankfort June 19 for the talks. Frankfort is favored to be chosen with the meeting likely in the first week of December.
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Frankfort
Union
Hadley
Missouri
Gov. Ansel
South Carolina
Willson
Kentucky Epworth League Assembly in Mt Sterling
The first annual Kentucky Conference Epworth League assembly will convene in Mt Sterling from June 23 to 26. Dr J A Burrow of Abington Virginia leads evangelistic work. Dr F Parker of Nashville Tennessee will direct Epworth League work and exhibits. G C White of Nashville handles missionary educational work and exhibits with long ties to the Young People's Missionary Movement.
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Millersburg
Mt Sterling
J. A. Burrow
Abington
F. §. Parker
Nashville
Tenn
Epworth League
G.C. White
Young People's Missionary Movement
United States
Canada
Long Aeroplane Flight From Chicago To Louisville
A Louisville newspaper reports a contract with Horace B. Wil a Chicago aviator to fly Montgomery aeroplane from Chicago to Louisville. The trip includes no more than four fuel stops and must complete within 36 hours before June 18 when a two day aviation meet opens in Louisville featuring Curtiss Hamilton Mars Wild and Hates among those scheduled to fly.
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H. B. Wild
Carl Hates
Interesting Addresses Made at Missionary Session
Nicholasville Kentucky reports a Woman's Foreign Missionary Society session of the Southern Methodist church. Miss Myrtle Barker of Scarritt Blue Training School Kansas City spoke and Dr. Laurence Reed of China spoke at morning and evening services. W P Garner of Winchester, Herman Bowman of Versus, and Mrs Arthur Best of Millersburg led mission study discussions.
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Nicholasville
Southern Methodist Church
Misa Myrtle Barker
Scarritt Blue Training School
Kansas City
Larence Reed
China
W. P. Garner
Herman Bowman
Arthur Best
Millersburg
Kentucky's Eight State Capitols
A compact history of Kentucky's capitol buildings from 1792 through 1909. It lists eight capitols, noting eras, structures, fires, and relocations, including the 1813 fire, 1824 destruction, and the 1909 replacement now housing all state departments.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Kentucky Court Upholds City Ordinance Power
Prankfort Kentucky court of appeals rules fifth and sixth class city councils may pass ordinances not conflicting with general laws under Section 2637. Case involved Illinois Central Railroad indicted for obstructing Wicklife streets by a track built under an ordinance. Ballard circuit court judgment tested city authority.
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Prankfort
Court of Appeals
Commonwealth
Hlinois Central Railroad
Ballard
Wicklife
Tobacco beds lifeless as June frost cripples crops
Louisville reports the coldest June low at 43 degrees and frosts in Kentucky and Indiana. Tobacco beds are dead, replanting is hindered, and crop damage across the state is expected to be severe. Tomatoes show no growth, with no estimate yet of overall losses.
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Louisville
Joseph Wendling
St. John’s Catholic Church
Alma Kellner
United States
State Department
Washington
Sherley
Wendling
Weather Bureau
Sholbyville
Madison
Ind
Kentucky
Kentucky Telegrams Briefs Highlight Local Legal and Fire News
Hopkinsville reports Lt Col Bassett in charge of guards guarding Milton Oliver the chief prosecuting witness against night riders. Caldwell county inmate Malone alias J B Malone indicted for alleged complicity in a 1907 city raid. three indictments against T J Anderson dismissed. Jefferson Davis birthday celebrated at Fairview birthplace becoming memorial park. Cynthiana jurors deadlocked on night cases, case continued to September. Lexington: Haggin not ordered to build 50 cottage units on Elmendorf farm for dairy plant workers. Covington: Lovell and Bullington Tobacco Co wins 52000 pounds contract for Kentucky charitable institutions. Louisville: L&N Railroad raises wages for 2506 workers. Harrodsburg: Sleepy Hollow a historic Mercer county residence burned, built by James Cardwell, site of early pioneer hospitality.
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Hopkinsville
Col. Bassett
Milton Oliver
B. Malone
J. B. Malone
Caldwell County
D. A. Ames
Hendersen
Commonwealth
S. V. Dixon
T. 3
Anderson
Gwensboro
Pen Ring
Finn
Davites County
Jefferson Davis
Fairview
Bennett Young
Louisville
W. Stone
Maysville
Cynthiana
Lexington
James B. Haggin
Elmendorf
Covington
Lovell & Bullington Tobacco Co
Kentucky
Loulaville
Loulaville & Nashville Railroad Co
Decatur
Ala
Harrodsburg
Sleepy Holviw
Mercer County
Jame Cardwell
Maj. Cardwell
Thie Section
Goats Lead Sheep Through Union Pacific Loading System
A tale from the rail line shows billy goats guiding stranded sheep into cars at Union Pacific yards. The goats trained by yard staff unload and refill stock trains every 28 hours, receiving tobacco as a reward, while lighting and feeding stations speed nightly operations along the railway network.
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Judas
Interstate Commerce Commissaion
Great Western Ranges
Missouri River
Lamba
Union Pacific Railroad
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Idaho
Oregon
Montana
California
Omaha
United States
Union Pi Railroad
Billy
South Omaha
Union Pacific
W. L. Park
North Platte
Neb
Bill
Maize not cause of pellagra says Rome committee
Dr Samilton reports from Rome that the Field committee has proven maize does not spread pellagra. The parasitic conveyor in simullum repans and four biting cnats are blamed instead. Miscellaneous quotes and ad blurbs follow, including infomercial lines and poems, with no clear single event.
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London
Samilton
Rome
His Philosophy in Dialect from Hank Stubbs-Ambidon
A fragment shows Hank Stubbs Ambidon and Bilge Miller in a rough regional dialect exchange. Hank warns about following the process and the risk of burning someone with an error, while Bilge questions why not and the difficulty of being detected.
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Hank Stubbs
Bilge Miller
Independent Spirit Amid Comet Chases Local Pride
A fragmented local note recalls a stubborn pride as residents vow not to miss the comet sighting. One man insists the town will avoid hype and avoid the worst of the spectacle, aiming to see the celestial event in a restrained, steady way.
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Hally
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Kentucky Bankers’ Association
Henry Clews
New York
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Gnet
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Hezekiah
Big Hunt
Hezzie
Jimmy
Stnay
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Los Angeles Times
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Juar
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Aera
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Temple OL
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Libby
Western
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Fine Farms
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Burker
Resinol Chemical Compny
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J. HL Kidall
Mt. Washington
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