This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1909
Page
4
In a Taylor County district, a faction accuses a Democratic ex-leader of trying to force Republican opposition to Circuit Judge Thurman. The piece argues the judge should be nonpartisan and notes a contested effort to nominate a rival with a rumored $20,000 campaign fund.
The passage argues that financing a nomination with corrupt money would not win broad Republican support and could split the party. It warns that a bosslike candidate backed by such funds would face a decisive rebuke from local voters, who would reject corruption and the vendetta of a bought banner.
Local notes report visits by Mr. and Mrs. M Reed and others near Booker and Maud, candy gatherings, and family visits. The community laments the death of Leo Simms and John Simpson, noting their character and impact. Weather delays tobacco sowing. telephone line to Mooresville completed. Pearl Goatley to teach spring school.
The column records a lively social scene with neighbors hosting candy pulls and birthday gatherings, lists ill residents, and notes deaths including Richard Mullican. It mentions upcoming improvements, farms selling livestock, new dwellings, and a surprise birthday dinner for J W Hardin aged 78, with local families in attendance.
In Louisville Kentucky a street railway conductor named Early Barry married Miss Ella Branch of Brooklyn in a streetcar after arriving at Magistrate Adam Spahn's home at 2 a.m. The couple wed to milk wagon traffic outside the magistrate's residence with his blessing. Barry plans a leave of absence to visit Branch's relatives in Brooklyn.
Circuit Judge Williams ruled that a fetus not yet a person at five months gestation cannot sue for damages. He sustained a demurrer by a street car company in a suit by Cornelius and wife over the death of their four month old unborn son, citing Genesis 2 7.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.