Bryan and Bryan in the political drift of 1908
A lengthy plea extols William Jennings Bryan as the ideal American leader and urges his 1908 presidential nomination. The piece casts President Roosevelt as aligning with Bryanism and rails at trusts, railroads, and GOP rivals while praising Bryan’s democracy and Golden Rule ethos. It also notes local obituaries and small town community updates, including buys and moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tharry E. Rice
Zenia
Ohio
Heralo
United States
Wm. J. Bryan
Bryan
Brotherhood of
Mian
Roosevelt
Trusts
Theodore Roosevelt
Harriman
Nowman
Sale of land by Washington Circuit Court in 1907
By order of the Washington Circuit Court a commissioner's sale is set for June 2, 1907, at 2 p.m. at the Springfield courthouse. The auction will offer a tract of land in Washington County Kentucky on credit terms of six or twelve months, with sale conditions and security requirements described for the highest bidder. The property runs along Long Lick Creek and adjacent lines, with details indicating a bond or secured note upon purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Hays
James L. Mowre
Equity
Washington Circuit Court
Court House
Springfield
Washington County
Kentucky
Seni Long Lick Creek
Billy Arnold
Willams
M. G
Lea M
C. W
Czolgosz Brother Threatens Newsroom Over Name
Michael Czolgosz, brother of Leon Cadzoes, accuses papers of using his name and storms a Cleveland office. He pounds the editor’s desk and vows to force a halt, declaring he will act regardless of government actions. The incident unsettled staff, with threats aired and fear in the newsroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Michael Czolgosz
Leon Cadzoes
Weathered yet hopeful rural letter reports rains and crops
The letter notes abundant rains with floods at Glenns Creek and delayed cultivation yet a cheerful outlook. Corn, wheat, oats, and meadows promise good yields while fruit falters except berries. Tobacco plantings are down but surviving. labor scarce and wages rising. Two marriages are described with well wishes, plus a zoology exam joke about earthworms and slugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn's Creek
Woodson B. Hatchet
Ora Hatchett
George Keightly
J. Keightly
R. L. Pardom
Baptist Church
Edna Haydon
Sue Shewmaker
Camilus Gillespie
H.C. Gillespie
Jellico
Tenn
Casvat
Ice Cream Parlor Opens In Former Saloon Room
An entrepreneur announces the opening of an Ice Cream and Soft Drink Parlor in the room formerly occupied by a saloon inviting friends to visit. Cream will be furnished in bulk at prices cheaper than freezing costs.
Mooresville News and Local Anecdotes Update
Mooresville notes announce a birth of an eight pound girl to the wife of Truax. Death of Mr. Asher Hendricks at sixty three. Lightning struck Matt Truax barn near Rock Bridge cemetery with no injuries. Crowds attended Bro Benight sermons. Mrs Clara Chesser and daughter Annie visited Bloomfield. Local men traveled to Bloomfield. Jeff Smith aged and ill. Willie Armstrong with pneumonia. Dan Donovan and family visited Jas Call. Children’s exercises at Maud Christian church praised. Friszle Head observed, promising a detailed account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bro. Benight
Clara Chesser
Annie
Mark Hardin
Bloomfield
Jeff Smith
Willie Armstrong
Dan Donovan
Jas
Locust Grove Social News Highlights Sunday Gatherings
Locust Grove residents report visits and events from the week with Mr. and Mrs. James Claybrooke and Mes. Durrett of Springfield hosting A L Litsey. Emma Baker Mattie Deagoe Sue Edgerton Bertha Edgerton Hugh Leachman and Mitt Leachman attended children’s day at Maud. Clifton Leachman and sister Jennie of Springfield, Roe Montgomery of Lebanon visiting Nancy Thompson. Will Merritt and wife called to Lebanon for niece Nannie Dahoney’s illness. Tom Graves noted a remedy for cows swollen on clover. Many from here attended church at Rock Bridge Sunday. E W Smuth Mattie Brown also present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Claybrooke
Mes. Durrett
Springfield
A. L. Litsey
Emma Baker
Mattie Deagoe
Sue
Bertha Edgerton
Hugh
Mitt Leachman
Maud
Clifton Leachman
Jennie
Roe Montgomery
Lebanon
Nancy Thompson
Will Merritt
Nannie Dahoney
Tom Graves
Bad Aim Causes Fugitive's Death in Lebanon
Lebanon Kentucky June 17 A man named Ed Tungate a southern county resident was shot and killed Sunday during an attempted arrest by Sheriff Eastin and Police Chief Thompson who fired at his legs as he fled. A high shot killed him instantly and the incident follows previous threats to neighbors. The report notes the officers warned him to stop before opening fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Ed Tungate
Eastin
Thompson
Tungate
Springfield Market Ad Offers Various Goods and Livestock
Local marketplace listing with prices per pound per bushel and items for sale. Includes butter, flour, ginseng, wheat, corn, hides, wool, sorghum, oats, timber, cows, steers, heifers, pigs, pasture, and oak logs. Names: B. J. Cecil, W. B. Hatchett, Richard Riley, Royalty Bros., James C. McElroy, W. Snider, James Oder, W. Gibbs, with locations in Springfield and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Cecil
W. B. Hatchett
Mackville
Richard Riley
Springfield
Royalty Bros
Valley Hill
Es EL
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Bryani
Taft
House of Friends
Gannon
Hughes
Bryaniam
Wall Street
Theodore
Teddy
Mites
Whitehouse
Marion County
Falcon
A. J. Whitehouse
Haysville
Joh
Henry Goleman
Father
James McAtee
Modern Grocery Co
McAtee
Samfrngon
James
Wheat) Phillips
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Phillips
Blanchard
I. T
Oklahoma City
E. Carl Litsey
Market Street
Dr. L. D. Knot
Commissioner's Sale
Czolgosz
The
Sun
Balt
Ludee
C. LE. Price
L. J. Beauchamp
Ord R. Stuart
E. P. Graham
Booth Lowery
Guyou Lee
S.W. Gillilan
Chautauqua da
Runn
Patie Seael
Zemi
Chautauqua
Thomas M. Cornelison
Mooresville
Locust Grove
Tatham Springs
Rock Bridge
E. W. Smuth
Mattie Brown
Cumberland Telephone. & Telegraph GO
Indiana
Ilinois
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
James £. Caldwell
Geo'l Mansger
Leland Hume
Bee
Wees
Treaea
Earl Cheatham
Jennie Lee Steel
I. P. Johnson
Chaplin
G. W. Shirley
Jack McChord
John Sutherland
Willisburg
Hartford Herald
Springfield Market
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