Woman Arrested in Pension Fraud Case Draws Tears
Mrs Seraphine Tate faces federal charges after being arrested in Boyle county for falsely claiming widow status of Civil War veteran John F Pittman to secure a pension. Indicted October 4 1904 on three counts false affidavits and perjury she married again, violating pension rules. Arrest by Deputy Marshal C E Ifines followed months of hunting her location. Brandenburg and Mitchellsburg scenes noted among farming enthusiasm and local civic updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier-Journal
Seraphine Tate
George W. Long
United States Marshal
Miss Hortense Horton
Ben L. Bruner
Jefferson County
United States Court
Tate
United States Grand Jury
John F. Pittman
S. M. Cutler
Pittman
Symerset
Mitchelaburg
Boyle County
United States
Mra Tate
Tnowen
Leachman-Norman Engagement Announced for Margaret
Mr and Mrs W H Leachman announce the engagement of their daughter Margaret to Crawford Boyle Norman of Richmond Virginia. The couple plans an June wedding at Brooklands the home of the bride’s parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Leachman
Margaret Leachman
Crawford Boyle Norman
Richmond, Va
Brooklands
Mystery Woman Travels Beside Kentucky Pony With Dogs
Our McIntire correspondent reports a mysterious woman who has stirred excitement by traveling through Boyle Taylor Green and Marion counties in the past year. She arrived from Marion county after two weeks in Loretto and now roams with seven dogs including three in bags at her saddle. She sleeps in barns or outhouses, covers with old blankets, and wears ragged clothing, though she claims otherwise. Talkative and harmless unless irritated she wields pistols with patches. Her mission remains unclear, with locals speculating detective or mental illness. She has recently moved toward Holy Cross in Marion county.
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McIntire
Boyle
Taylor
Green
Marion Counties
Marion County
Loretto
Kentucky
Holy Cross
Supreme Court Sends Powers Case Back to State Courts
In a unanimous ruling Justice Harlan held no grounds existed for federal jurisdiction over Caleb Powers. The case is remanded for a fourth trial in Kentucky State courts where Powers had three prior convictions as an accessory before the fact in the murder of William Goebel. The court left open possible federal review by writ of error after final adjudication. The Taylor pardon validity was not considered.
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Washington
Harlan
Supreme Court
Caleb Powers
William Goebel
Enraged Father Halts Mackville Runaway Marriage Tale
In Harrodsburg a late night elopement by John W Garey and Miss Katie Isham from Mackville led Deputy Gibbs to issue a license after the girl swore consent from her father. The ceremony occurred at Rev Vaughart’s parsonage with deputies and two night watchmen as witnesses. The couple then left for Indiana. The father arrived in pursuit, angrily threatening legal action over the license while the deputy claimed the consent note was forged and vowed consequences for the girl. The bride’s father disowned her and condemned the match.
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Harrodsburg
John W. Garey
Katie Isham
Mackville
Washington County
Gibbs
W. F. Vaughart
Bonta
Sailee
Smith Hansford
Ajiparel
Indiana
Jake Inham
Hur
Circuit Court adjourned with limited work expected
Circuit Court has been adjourned since last Saturday with little remaining business. A further adjournment is likely in a few days. The case of Frank Lewis for detaining a woman ended in a hung jury, and several indictments were returned by the grand jury including grand larceny seduction concealed deadly weapon selling liquor to a minor shooting with intent to kill and other charges. The Barliw case was heard by Special Judge H W Rives and decided in favor of the plaintiff on equity claims, with details incomplete due to damaged text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Jury
Jennie Barliw
Jad Barlow
Jodee
H. W. Rives
Wut
Juidge Tommminnes
Toms Marlowe Hovel
Joe Hawes
Death of Floyd Mudd in McIntire neighborhood
Floyd Mudd aged 22 died at his parents home in the McIntire area on Tuesday March 6 at 3 p m from consumption. He was a son of Mr and Mrs Richard Mudd and leaves a father mother two sisters and two brothers with many friends offering condolences.
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Floyd Mudd
McIntire
Richard Mudd
Horse Sale Reports at Wharton and Tapp Livery Stable
A list of horse sales from Wharton and Tapp livery stable last Wednesday lists buyers, horse ages, colors, and sale prices. Notable entries include bay mares at 71 to 175, sorrel mares to 167.50, bay colts to 120, and a 2-year-old jack at 375, with multiple bidders such as Beard Willhite, Jno Reynolds, Wm Derringer, and Lenard Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wharton & Tapp
W. E. Ray
Beard Witthite
W. E. Selecman
IW. P. Simms
J. J. Wheatly
Ralph Malone
S. D. Campbell
Chas
Brady
G. F. Carpenter
Adams
Lem Goode
Tom Simms
Beard Willhite
Dick Hagan
Jamie Bland
Richards
Ed Ross
Clay Brady
Buford Neikirk
Graham & Perkins
Rev. Henneasy
Cap
L. McKee
W. L. Campbell
Foley
Ben Jones
Benedict Clements
James McCullum
Park Smith
McElroy and
Green
Jennett
Wm. Derringer
Beard Wilthite
Jno. Reynolds
W. P. Hatcher
Harry Derringer
J. A. Kyle
W. P. Hatchet
Wm O'Nan
Clifton Leachman
R. M. Banister
Coaly Enso
Jack
T. J. Hamilton
John Lester
Bay Mare
H. H. Mudd
Mann
Arthur Mudd
S. M. Campbell
Jas. R. Claybrooke
M. Campbell
Geo
Clements
Local Notes Reflect Family Travel Illness and Community Size
CHAPLIN residents miss Grant and Elenor Hays who returned from the city. Mr Willet Rush spent several days in Elizabethtown. Mrs John Blakerman traveled to Cornishville following her grandmother Miss Ora Hutelens’s illness and death. Aunt Nan Mathews of Midway invited. Mrs Sutherland and her young daughter visited relatives at Sharpaville. Roland Murphy of Bloomfield visited his grandparents in Springfield after a four week absence. The piece shows community updates and fragmented phrases from ongoing town notes.
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Grant
Elenor Hays
Willet Rush
Elizabethtown
John Blakerman
Cornishville
Miss. Ora
Hutelens
Mra
Nan, Mathews
Midway
Sutherland
Grave
Sharpaville
Roland Murphy
Bloomfield Fa
Jonnie Dekendolpher
Echowt
Springfield
Shiring
Dr George Shaunty to join Penison Board in Louisville
Dr George M Shaunty of 721 West Jefferson Louisville has been named a member of the Board of Examining Surgeons for Pensions in Louisville. The appointment from Washington follows John W. Yerkes recommendation, succeeding Dr William Bailey. Shaunty born June 9 1867 in Fredericks town Ky educated in Washingt on county and Eminence Leb aon Kent. He graduated from the University of Lomaville in 1898 and spent 1904 1905 at the New York Polyclinic College and Hospital as house surgeon in the last six months.
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Louisville Herald
George M. Shaunty
West
Jefferson Street
Louisville
Washington
John W. Yerkes
William Bailey
Shaunty
Fredrickstown
Washington County
Eminence
Lebanon
University of Lomaville
New York Polyclinic College and Hospital
Local Sickness Tops Fredericktown News and Worries Town
Fredericktown reports a surge in illness straining doctors, with Horace Cambron near 86 and described as a community landmark. Daisy Mudd, Lizzie Montgomery, and Joe McDonald are among the ailing, while Marshall relatives and local nurses attend to them. W. H. Osbourn recovers after a sudden spell. The item notes spring goods and Turkey business plans as residents cope with ailments and everyday tasks.
Fragmentary Historical Item on Medical Remedies
A garbled OCR passage appears to reference cures for a felon and mentions arnica salve and le salve i tit feet. It includes scattered names or places such as Plulisjariyery Kar and Heawna, with unclear actions or dates. The text is too damaged for solid reporting but hints at medical preparation or storefront notes.
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Kerukall
Plulisjariyery Kar
Seriously Ill Circuit Clerk Campbell in Washington County
F M Campbell Washington County circuit clerk is seriously ill at his home due to an attack of hemorrhoids. He is a well known and popular figure with hundreds of friends who will be grieved by the news.
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F. M. Campbell
Mare Pop ‘Ular
Washington County
Mr. Campbell
Local option push aims to widen dry counties in Kentucky
After winning in the Kentucky General Assembly, temperance groups expect to enforce prohibitions in remaining wet counties and add about 25 counties to the dry list, expanding beyond the 64 already dry. The effort targets cities as well, with several counties and cities named as potential additions in the ongoing local option campaign.
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Frankfort
General Assembly of
Kentucky
Anti-Saloon League of Kentucky
Ballard
Carlisle
Hickman
Fulleton
Graves
Livingston
Marshall
Calloway
McLean
Butler
Breckenridge
Grayson
Edimonton
Simpson
Allen
Barren
Hart
Larud
Bullit
Spencer
Taylon
Green
Adair
Metcalfe
Monroe
Cumberland
Clinton
Russell
Casey
Boyle
Hardin
Bracken
Lincoln
Whitley
Woodford
Pendleton
Union
Hancock
Henry
Lyon
Ittenden
Webster
Hopkins
Bourbon
Washington
Owers
Pulaski
Gallatin
Ohio
Muhlenberg
Louisville arrest over family elopement case in Woodlawn
In Woodlawn Nelson county George Humphrey and Eunice Reed, both 17, were arrested on a warrant and brought to Police Court in Louisville. They and Fannie Humphery were fined 19 dollars each and placed under a thousand dollar real estate bond for one year. The case centered on alleged desertion and elopement involving Mrs Agnes Humphrey and seven month old child.
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Louisville
George Humphrey
Woodlawn
Nelson County
Reed
Julius Hild
Humphery
Agnes
Woodla Nelson County
Eunice Reed
Fannie Humphery
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Susan B. Anthony
Rochester, N. Y
Miss Anthony
State
Woman's Temperance Society
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Xia Woman Suffrage Association
Viola
Tion
Brandenburg
Circuit Court
Frank Lewis
Livery Stable
Chaplin
Geo. Shaunty
Fredericktown
Horace Cambron
Horace
Daisy Mudd
John Shauity
W. H. Osbourn
Mr. Osbourn
Joe McDonald
F. M. Hill
Lizzie Montgomery
Joe
Marie Wimsatt
Botland
W. A. Wimsatt
Lizzie
Mary-Hamilton
Frannee's
Joe Montgomery
Uiete
Seriously
Wil Torre
Hurighery
Jamie
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