Johnson wins every county in the election sweep
The old Democratic Rooster crowed as every county in the district went for Ben Johnson with a majority over 6,000. Washington County aided the result, and Kentucky elected a Democrat to Congress while all four Democratic appellate court candidates won. The next House likely to be Democratic, with possible Senate control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Fields
Bennett
Ben Johnson
Johnson
Washington
Senate
Depew
New York
Ohio
Beveridge
Indiana
Tennessee
Johnson, Gaddie
Night riders warn son of Eddyville judge in Kentucky
Paducah Ky Oct 28 Night riders refuse to permit Hewlett Rucker son of former police judge Rucker of Eddyville to return for property left by the judge who fled after being whipped and warned by riders. The judge and six others were beaten at Cumberland River bank and he later sued in federal court. A letter to Joseph Robertson warned him to tell Hewlett to leave Eddyville or face trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paducah
Rucker
Eddyville
Cumberland River
Metropolis
Hewlett Rucker
Joseph E. Robertson
Joe
Hewlett Racker
United Band
NED WN. R. 5
Tobacco market reports from Lexington and Carlisle
Lexington and Carlisle tobacco markets show poor quality on the 1909 crop with prices from 1 cent to 18 cents for various lots. Shipments of pooled tobacco from Carlisle rise to eight to ten carloads daily as warehouses in Lexington report mixed sales and stronger new crop demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
American Tobacco Co
Fayette
Shelburne
Daviess County
Burley
American Tobacco Company
E. T. Roberts
Lexington Tobacco Warehouse
Scott County
Carlisle
Louisville
Cincinnati
Man Seeks Life Change via Dr King’s New Life
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life as a cure for liver stomach and kidney troubles. It promises relief from despondency and fatigue, health and vigor for the nervous and ailing, and urges readers to visit Haynon and Robertson for 5 cent treatment.
Plentiful quail crop and Carnegie hero awards noted
The season opens November 15 and ends January 1, 1911 as hunters report a plentiful quail crop despite heavy rains. The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission adds fifty eight new heroes from Massachusetts to California, including Wood Miller of Waterford Kentucky, who saved John H. Eggen from Brashears Creek in 1909, receiving a silver medal and $1,000 to use as he wishes with committee approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Pittsburg
Massachusetts
California
Kentucky
Wood Miller
Waterford
Spencer County
John H. Eggen
Brashear’s Creek
Taylorsville
Miller
Eggen
Hagen
Hero Commission
Circuit Court Proceedings Highlight Mixed Verdicts at Washington Circuit
The Washington Circuit Court ended another term with three cases discussed. Keeling won the Prather vs Keeling land dispute after three trials, while the Stigall will contest resulted in a hung jury—favorable to the will’s sustention by five jurors. The Holliday murder case was postponed to February due to missing witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prather Vs. Keeling
Washington Circuit Court
W. L. Keeling
Tom
Bram Prather
Prathers
Keeling
Stigall Will
Wm. Stigall
Boyle County
W.C McChord
T S. Mayes
J. W. Lewis
Holliday
Marshal Grace Overpowers Craps Players In Town Gathering
On Sunday last Marshal Grace dispersed a group of eleven locally noted men accused of playing craps in a grove near Hinch Street. A resident upstairs witnessed the game and alerted the marshal, who quickly arrived and arrested the party. The case defense remains unreported as the Sunday's recreation is noted but not explained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Grace
Hinch Street
Democrats sweep Kentucky in statewide election results
The Courier Journal reports a Democratic landslide across Kentucky with nine of eleven Congress seats and all four Court of Appeals wins. Key races include W. J. Fields reclaiming the Ninth district, Ben Johnson carrying the Fourth by a large margin, and Harvey Helm and J. Campbell Control delivering decisive victories in the Eighth and Seventh districts respectively. Elza Bertram narrowed Caleb Powers' lead in the Eleventh district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Court of Appeals
W. J. Fields
J. B. Bennett
Ollie M. James
Congress
A. O. Stanley
Henderson
Salmon
R. Y. Thomas, Jr
W. H Jones
Ben Johnson
Dr. Gaddie
Swagar Sherley
Wheller McGee
A. B. Rouse
W. Negel
J. Campbell Control
M. C. Rankin
Harvey Helm
Hub Miller
Repub
A. Floyd Byrd
J. W. Langley
Caleb Powers
Elza Bertram
Governors Elected Across States in Narrow Pluralities
Across multiple states Democrats credited with key wins. New York elected John A. Diz by about 68 thousand, New Jersey by Woodrow Wilson, Massachusetts Eugene Foss by about 30 thousand, Connecticut Simon Baldwin by 2,500, Ontario Judson Harmon by about 40 thousand, Indiana sees Democratic gains statewide, Maryland reports five Democratic and one Republican congressmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John A. Diz
Massachusetts
Eugene N. Foss
Connecticut
Simon E. Baldwin
Onto
Judson Harmon
Indiana
Beveridge
Maryland
Injunction prayed for in Kentucky Railroad case
A federal hearing in Covington discussed an interlocutory injunction against the Railroad Commission of Kentucky. Judges Warrington Sanford and Denison convened with A M J Cochran recusing. The case centers on the validity of the McChord law and a controversial L and N patron rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Commission of Kentucky
Couinville & Nashville Railroad Company
Warrington
Cincinnati
Sanford
Tennessee
Denison
Michigan
Covington
Frankfort
A. M.J. Cochran
Chas. Wiard
Educational Association Meeting in Mackville Sparks Great Enthusiasm
A Kentucky educational gathering in Mackville on November 5 energized attendees with talks on the value of schooling, the potential of the Kentucky boy, and the moral role of education. Speakers included Prof. Florence, Miss Sweeney, and Prof. Harmon, with reviews of “The Kentucky Boy” and “The Wandering Jew.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Mackville
Florence
Mackville Graded School
Ricketts Boulware
Kentucky
Riensi
Lawrence O Bryan
Ben E. Simm
Mack=ville
Sweeney
Wycke
RL. Bush
Fred Mayes
Chas Hottoms
Colvin
Harmon
Bowling Green Business College
Acre
Also Mentioned on This Page
Judge Rucker
Circuit Court Proceedings
New Jersey
Todays
Courier Journal
Woodrow Wilson
Railroad Commission
Educational Association Meeting
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