Cold Blooded Murder At Lovington Linked To Britton Shooting
The Decatur Review reports Fred Britton shot Henry Showmaker on May 20 in Lovington Illinois after an exchange on the depot platform. Showmaker died May 21 after being shot thrice. Britton claimed self defense. An inquest bound Britton over to the grand jury as townsfolk described the act as the coldest murder seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Review
Henry Shewmakker
Lovington
Fred. B. Britton
Mercer County
Mackville
Henry Shewmaker
Ilinois
Decatur
Illinois
Showmaker
Charles Marsh
Offi‘cer Moore
Sullivan
Britton
Smith & Wesson
Shewmaker
Victor Goney
John H. Wright
Arthur Wright
Art. W. Lax
Lax
Fred Britton
Moultrie’ County
E. D. Miller
Local Notes From Jenkinsville Community
Dry spell grips Jenkinsville as tobacco setting slows and farmers fear late harvest. Sickness and recovery centered on J H Robertson. Social visits and weddings noted including Will Lester and Nora McMullin in Harrodsburg. Community condolences issued for James Matherly and remarks on his church service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.H. Robertson
Will Campbell
John Gillespie
Charles Ross
Milnais
Ben. Phillips
Will. Harman
Perryville
Prentice Mayes
Leon Bottom
Will, Lester
Nora McMullin
Harrodsburg
Mrt Hatchett
Maggie Rose
Harradsburg
Treacie Powell
Etta Phillips
Rose Hill
Will. Harmon
Herbert Harmon
Enido
James Matherly
Baptist Church
Springfield Graded School Beats Bardstown In High-Scoring Visit
Springfield Graded School traveled to Bardstown last Friday and won 25 runs to none as Colvin and Waters held Bardstown to zero. Hibbs and Lewis struggled against Springfield bats, while Professor Crawford hosted a warm postgame reception featuring music and dancers, marking a festive conclusion to the excursion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Bardstown
Crawfordites
Colvin
Waters
Hibbs
Lewis
Springfieldites
Russia's ships defeated in Korean Strait battle
A Saturday and Sunday naval engagement in the Straits of Korea ends in a decisive Japanese victory. Rojestvensky's fleet is shattered with several battleships and cruisers lost or captured while Admiral Nebogatoff is among the captured. Japanese forces pursue remaining Russian ships toward Vladivostok as Tokyo reports no damage to its squadron.
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Straits of Korea
Rojestvensky
Rojestveneky
Admial Nebogatoff
Vladivostok
London
Togo
Shanghai
Tokio
Great Van Amburg Show Arrives in Springfield on June 10
The Great Van Amburg Show promises more attractions than ever with acrobats tumblers trapeze artists clowns trained horses and ponies. It arrives on its own trains Saturday June 10 and offers two performances at 2 PM and 8 PM, with a forenoon parade.
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van Amburg
Springfield
Letter List for Springfield Post Office May 31 1985
Week end list of uncalled letters includes Rev C W Clance G Catoni Hartman Foster John T Harris E G Hewitt Mrs Hendricks McGregor Bros Co J C Sanders Jim Williamson W A Waters P M Extex G Rathbone former Cuba posts director sentenced eleven years appeared with credentials in Denver Senator Platt US Express says Chicago express drivers on strike will not be rehired.
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Springfield
Rev
C. W. Clance
G. Catoni
Hartman Foster
John T. Harris
E.G. Hewitt
Mrs. Hendricks
McGregor Bros. Co
J. C. Sanders
Jim Williamson
W. A. Waters
P.M
Denver
Col
Extex G. Rathbone
Cuba
Offic
Platt
United States Express Company
Chicago Express
Jimmie Dye and the Kentucky Prayer for Mercy
A Kentucky farmer named Jimmie Dye falls from a horse and is told he has hours to live. His wife reads him from the Bible, and the piece ends with a reflection on church attendance and spiritual neglect in Kentucky communities. Notes by Mikes Saunders From Witherspoon College Ky.
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Eprron
Bloomfield
Nelson County
Jimmie Dye
Jimmie
Samuel B. Merrifield
Billy Vaughn
Samson and
The
Kentucky
God
Mikes Saunders
Witherspoon College
The Sang Girl and the Mountain Maiden Tale
A rugged mountain tale follows a fearless girl who treks with a sack and belt trophies. She battles a rattler and decapitates it, then muses on clipping rattles and wearing them as trophies. The passage blends outlaw bravado with frontier grit and ends noting Miles Supers and Potter's Sons assets.
Pernicious Gossip in a Small Town
A column argues against the growing habit of gossip and scandal in Lawrenceburg. It condemns gossips who amplify flaws to ruin reputations and recalls the teaching that those without sin should not cast stones, urging social restraint and compassion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrenceburg
Your Home Merchant
A short plea in the LaRue Herald urging readers to support their local home merchant who buys farm produce and offers help in times of need, arguing loyal patronage honors favors and kindness shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaRue Herald
Burley Tobacco Plan Sparks Delegates Session
Delegates from the white burley tobacco district in Kentucky met in Lexington to review a financing plan by the Burley Tobacco Growers' Company. A revised proposal envisions 500000 dollars in stock, split evenly between common and preferred, with growers subscribing for 1000 dollars in preferred stock. President Hawkins seeks July clarity on success and November contract terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Burley
Hawkins
Stuart
Rustic youth’s wild tale ends on a fence in Arkansas
A Baxter Bulletin obituary describes a Missouri rustic youth who, while entertaining with a laygiffing on a fence and singing to a mule, loses balance and falls to his death, his misadventure ending abruptly as he sails over a cherry tree into eternity.
The Race for Copper Island by Rev Spalding
Rev. Henry 5 Spalding S J releases The Race for Copper Island from Kenaiger Bros. The Indian boy adventure is praised as highly entertaining. Spalding, Bardstown merchant W T Spalding son, previously authored The Cave by the Beech Fork and The Sheriff of the Beech Fork, both successful.
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Copper Island
Henry 5. Spalding
S.J
Kenaiger Bros
Rev. Spalding
W.T. Spalding
Bardstown
Beech Fork
The
Fine Mare and Colt Sold for 200 Dollars in Auction
Judge H W Rives sold a fine mare and male colt to Judge J H Thurman for 200 dollars. The colt is praised as the best seen this season and may find a blue ribbon buyer this fall. Rives also bought two good mares from Mr R N Wathen for 230 dollars.
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Judge H. W. Rives
Judge J. H. Thurman
Judge Thurman
Judge Rives
R. N. Wathen
Deaths of Payne Wheatley and Breckenridge in Marion county
Notices report the deaths of David E. Payne near Bardstown pike May 25 after pneumonia and typhoid fever complications, Stephen T. Wheatley near town aged eighty five, and A W Breckenridge of Willisburg aged seventy five. Each man is described as a respected, charitable citizen with family and Masonic or religious affiliations. Funeral details note burial at local cemeteries and services by Rev Purdom and St Rose Church.
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David E. Payne
Bardstown Pike
Marion County
Payne
Rev
Purdom
The
Baptist Church
Stephen T. Wheatley
Wheatley
A. W. Breckenridge
Willisburg
Mr. Breckenridge
Kentucky
America
Fairview Cemetery
Marion County Fish Protection Meeting In Lebanon
Citizens in Marion County are invited to a June 5 meeting at the Lebanon courthouse to discuss fish protection in Rolling Fork river and streams. Topics include appointing a warden and deputies and seeking Government fish for stocking. Also notes school principal appointment and county clerk marriage licenses.
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Falcon
Marion County
Rolling Fork
Court House
Lebanon
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Henry Showmaker
Washington County
Uriah Shewmaker
Macon County
Peter Shewmaker
David Pinkston
Near
Blue Mound
Jenkinsville
Russia
Crown Prince
Gustaf
Sweden
Norway
Ali
Miles Supers
Buckhorn, Ky
Bank of
P. J. Potter's Sons
Bowling Green
Anderson News
Burley Tobacco
Lexington
Harrodsburg Herald
Missouri
Baxter (Ark.) Bulletin
Kentucky Standard
Marion Falcon
Marion
Lebanon Public School
W.S. of Versailles
J. H. Hoskinson
Indiana University
AP. Carter
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