Colored Graded School District proposed in Washington County
At a September 26 1908 term of the Washington County Court a petition by local residents seeks to form a colored graded common school district with a detailed boundary. The court orders a November 4 1908 election at the colored school house on High Street to decide on a 25 cent property tax and $1 poll tax for colored voters to finance and maintain the district. Five trustees will be elected if the tax passes.
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State of Kentucky
Washington County
James Hamilton
Aaron Jones
Quil Davis
Ben Ray
Matt Linten
Sam Gowdy
Isaac Wharton
Pius Simms
S. E. Davison
Nathan Stephenson
Alex Adams
John Spalding
James Johnson
Anthony Grundy
Eph Mickens
Efija Baker
Dan Grundy
Alfred Ray
George Spalding
Springfield and
Bloomfield Pike
J. W. Clements
Joe Spalding
Tom Hoard
Litsey
Walter Williams
Willisburg
Reed Spalding
William Darrett
Richard Parrott
Mackville Pike
Morrison O Nan
Old School
Jimtown
Roy Smith
Frank Montgomery
Henry
Edelen
Lebanon Pike
Campbell
Bottom
W. F. Booker
Justice
J. S. Osbourn
High Street
Local Social Notes From Happy Hollow Area
Community members share weekend visits with relatives in Chaplin Pulliam Mackville and Guilford Maine. Advert shows Dr King s New Life Pills praised for gentle cleansing and toning with a drugstore price of 25 cents.
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Dr. King
L. A. Bartlett
Guilford
Maine
Haydon & Robertson
Election Notice for Colored Graded Common School District
The county court orders an election in Washington County Kentucky from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. for residents meeting criteria. Eligible voters are all colored males over 21 who have lived 60 days in the proposed district, six months in the county, and one year in the state prior to the election. J. S. Osbourne, Sheriff.
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Washington County
J. S. Osbourne
Kentucky
A Glance at Voter Hints and Tariff Talk
A compilation of political critiques against the Republican party cites failures to advance popular voting for senators campaign finance disclosure and postal savings, plus tariff and currency concerns. It also recounts the Blizzard of 1888 and a describe of compensation for poachers with a gamekeeper tale.
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Republican Party
Republican Convention
Republican Congress
Congress
Pitth
Committee On Rules
Aldrich
Senate
USA
Republican House of Representatives
America
Lominu
Taft as proxy in Roosevelt era criticism
The St Louis Post Dispatch outlines ten criticisms of the Taft administration tied to Roosevelt era policy. It argues the opposition choice is Bryan, urging voters to make Taft a proxy while preserving Bryan as the Democratic candidate for president.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Joseph Pulitzer
Roosevelt
Congress
Bryan
Roan Riderian
Ehip
Mr. Taft
Mr. Bryan
United States
How It Cure Liver Trouble
An article promoting Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild laxative for liver trouble and indigestion. It argues against relying on pills for bowel relief and cites customer testimonials claiming relief from torpid liver, constipation, and digestive issues. Sold by druggists for 50 cents to $1 per bottle.
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Caldwell
Newspaper title list miscellany from 19th century press
A fragment lists era periodicals and magazines such as The Sun The Commoner Courier Journal Weekly Louisville Hero Nashville American Weekly Cincinnati Weekly St Louis Republic and other titles. It reads like a catalog of publications with partial names and scattered notes.
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of Colored Graded School
B. L. Litsey
Washington County Court
Happy Hollow
M. C. Keeling
Jim Ruby
Chaplin
Clifton Kidwell
Sol Kays
Dave Himes
Oldham County
Charley Hines
Pearl
Myrtle Armstrong
D. P. Castell
Pulliam
Otis Harmon
Keightley
Near Mackville
J. M. Shiel
Salle Coulter
Near Here
O'Neill
Bald
Cros
Citi
Moines Register
Aowes
Montenegro
Riehm Music Co
Fourth Avenue
Louisville, KY
Taft
Stevens
Asis
Stampa
Vay Postaga
Stevens Arms & Tool CO
Chicopee Falls
Mase
Cane Creek
Nelson County
Bardstown
Nelsonville
Boston
Pike
C.t.atkinson
L. and
Springfield
Louisville
Copynicuts &c
Meric
Orma
UNI & Co
New York
the Sun
The
Lovers Times
Sun and
the Journal
Sun
Daily” Courier- Journal
Daily” Courier-Journal
Sunday Courier-Journal
Louisville A Herald
Louisville Evening Post
Pride of
Washington
J. W.larboe & CO
William Jennings Bryan
Col Bryan
Thompson Publishing CO
St. Louis
Julius Brutus Booth
Church
Price
B. D. Lake
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