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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1905
Page
2
The National Congress of Mothers met in Washington last week, with reports of local community groups such as churches and clubs holding regular meetings. Notes mention a monthly meeting schedule and routine gatherings across associations in various locales.
Grave Gopparp defends W B Hawkins and allies against tobacco trust pressure. He accuses rival newspapers of slander, claims growers faced costly premiums, and urges readers to seek truth via the Lexington Observer or Archibald Stewart. Urban politics and media tactics are exposed amid a 1905 tobacco growers dispute.
Master Commissioner Sam T. Spalding sold four tracts of land at the courthouse door on Monday after advertisement. Purchases included Mark Thomas for 1410 dollars 11 cents on 121 acres, Redford Smith for 2460 dollars on 98 acres, Ed Buckler for 5760 dollars on 281 acres, and 220 dollars 28 cents on 185 acres on Cloyds Creek to satisfy the judgment and costs. Auctioneer H. M. Brussell.
Julius G. Lay, U.S. consul general at Barcelona, reports that Cuban planters and manufacturers have presented Spain with a petition urging tariff concessions for Cuban tobacco. The petition argues tobacco is best exchanged for Spanish oils, wines, cotton textiles, shoes and other imports. Cuba’s last fiscal year imports totaled $10,123,312, with 18 percent of all imports. In the year ending June 30, 1903, Spain imported $1,081,624 of Cuban goods, including $982,243 in tobacco.
A Chicago street car conductor, beaten during a labor riot and covered with sores, used Bucklen's Arnica Salve and recovered quickly. I. G. Welch of Texas endorses it for family use. Sold by J. Biapee’s truss store for burns and injuries.
Elizabethtown News records John Wanamaker's advice on aggressive branding through consistent name and location exposure. He praises newspapers as the best friend of merchants and as a pillar for building a thriving business community. He warns newspapers are vital to civilization and commerce.
The Court of Appeals denies the writ of prohibition sought by the Barats brothers and others against Fayette Circuit Court Judge Watts Parker. The aim was to restrain him from assuming jurisdiction to try them for complicity in the Jackson Town Marshal James Cockrill assassination. The court discharged the temporary restraining writ previously in effect against Fayette County officials. Judge O'Rear delivers the opinion with Justices Hobson Barker and Settle concurring.
An old advertisement copy promotes Dr. King’s New cure for constipation claiming it restores health after alleged contracts with Seer Namberton. The text emphasizes affordability and effectiveness of the remedy.
The Louisville Post notes Sister Michelena of the Nazareth community died after a long illness. Fr. Jenkins reflects on Father Coenen of Earlington in the Catholic Record. Mother Cleophas of Nazareth is treated at St. Mary and Elizabeth hospital. Sister Mary David brings her to Louisville. Lent begins, Ash Wednesday observed globally with penitence and tithes. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is recommended for children, including croup and whooping cough.
A Chicago banquet honoring the Board of Trade opening featured critics praising and joking about political reform efforts. A prominent citizen claimed Mr Blank wielded great influence when sober, while Emery Storrs likened Carter Harrison to a locomotive blowing off steam since birth. The piece blends political satire with local humor and ends with an unrelated medical ad for Chamberlain's tablets.
A St Petersburg meeting of zemstvo presidents signals a liberal push in Russia. The zemstvos, elective local bodies with limited powers, seek peasant equality before the law, tax relief, broader land rights, and greater autonomy, amid government repression and calls for national unity. Mrs. Eloise Morris of New Albany dies at 93.
John Divine, a highly esteemed Harrodsburg resident, died at his home on the Bellow's Mill road Wednesday morning at 6 o'clock after a week long battle with pneumonia.
A St Louis Globe Democrat observation notes a man who knew the Bible by heart yet was a mental imbecile otherwise. His precise Bible recall contrasted with his general reliability, including feeding himself. The piece uses a cautionary tone about judging worth by memory alone.
The February term of Circuit Court adjourned at Bardstown last Friday. Judge Samuel E. Jones returned to his Glasgow home where he is holding court this week. Mrs. Nancy Kelly, the oldest white woman in Maryland, dies at 107.
Mr Price of near town owns a satin Masonic apron once owned by his father Joseph Price a Bardstown pioneer and prominent businessman. The edge is quilled with blue ribbon and symbols of the third degree are hand painted creating a striking relic. Mount Vesuvius eruption mentioned in the item adds local tone.
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