Kentucky Politicking and Post-Election Blues
The piece tracks election results in Kentucky with W Hager leading for governor and Beckham over 10,000 for U.S. Senate. It notes Jim Richardson’s defeat in the Third District and fondly recalls past editorial ties, while praising his character and predicting future political ventures. It also references local commentary on political buzz and a social critique of a preacher crusade against garters.
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J. M. Richardson
Congress
Richardson
LaRue County
Glasgow Times
United States
Charles Churchill Howard
LaRue Herald
Leetle
Jim Richardson
Forest of Oaks
Roosevelt again declines Republican presidential nomination
The article notes President Roosevelt will not accept the Republican nomination, a repeated weekly claim over a year, while party leaders doubt his word. It also highlights Ben Johnson's expected upset in Kentucky and mentions Beckham and Walton with political banter. The Elizabethtown piece previews hunting season ahead in Hardin county citing abundant partridge coveys and a mild previous winter.
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Hager
Roosevelt
Teddy
Elizabethtown
Hardin County
Ward
Joplin Detective John Seward Sentenced for Perjury
John Seward a private detective based in Joplin Missouri confessed to perjury and received a prison sentence. The case centered on false sworn statements in a local investigation and marks a rare conviction for a private detective in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Seward
Joplin, Mo
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Ieee
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W Hager
Gov Beckham
South Trimble
K. Hendricks
Carter
Ruby Laffoon
Hubert Vreeland
Henry M. Bosworth
J. W. Newman
Crenshaw
Winfrey
Guilion
John B. Chenault
Court of Appeals
Paul Barth
Louisville
J. C. W. Beckham
Beckham
McCreary
John Crepps
Wickliffe Beekeam
John Jones
Bill Jones
S. W. Hager
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Percy Haley
Hon
Ben Johnson
John _Nenely
Walton
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