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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1910
Page
2
A jumbled 1900s style column mocks aviation feats fashion trends and social quirks with broad humor. It references Springfield Kentucky notes and a string of colorful one liners about war, technology, and public life, pairing quips on discipline, gossip, and novelty.
An observer laments the loss of quiet reverence at Westminster Abbey as crowds replace Irving's melancholic awe with showplace bustle. He notes tombs, epitaphs, and the rare moments of majesty when light, music, and architecture align, keeping the abbey worth visiting.
A roundabout state report notes 6000 attendees at Falmouth opening day with 4000 to 5000 elsewhere. Notables present include Judge John Lassing, Judge Tomlin, Arthur B. House, and local officials from Covington. Cresco, owned by W. E. Cliff, won the free-for-all heats. Lord Arion, driven by Charles Keith, won the road race. A 76 year old woman, Mrs Henry, was injured in the floral hall and cared for by Dr. McMillan.
Deputy Sheriff Will Graham recounts a blackbird tale from the Forks of Elk Horn area. Local youths used bird lime on a cedar thicket tree and trapped many birds, but when the tree was felled the flock flew away with the roots and vanished into the sky.
Stanford reports the first possible legally electric chair execution in Kentucky. Shay Pellman was sentenced to death by a jury for murdering ten year old Rankin, a white girl. Judge Walker set December 16 for the execution date, while attorneys already filed for appeal and possible delays. Pellman was moved to Levington for safekeeping as state guards departed. The jury deliberated four hours with one member seeking life imprisonment.
After a two day deadlock, the jury in the W. H. Holt will case failed to agree and was dismissed. Clark Lodge of Masons, Jefferson Indiana, is set to receive property valued at 709000 under the will terms. The Franklin circuit court September term covered the trial.
A blaze gutted the Yale Whisky House of Brown Forman and Co in Jouleville causing an estimated $50,000 loss. Firemen on the roof as it collapsed suffered injuries described as minor. The cause remains unknown and the same building had experienced two prior fires.
Horse Cave Lee Pedigo sold the Bil Martin Wilson farm, five miles from here, to D L Vaughn for 13000. The 420 acre tract, described as in excellent condition, marks the highest price ever paid in the area. The land changed hands previously for 11000, 21000, and 39000 in earlier years.
The 38th annual Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders' Association meet at Lexington opens amid expectations of two weeks of premier harness racing. The program features 33 races with $82,000 in stakes and purses and includes top horses from Columbus and beyond. The Kentucky Futurity and Transylvania races headline the week, with periods from October 4 to October 14 highlighting pacing and trotting divisions for two and three-year-olds.
Gov. Willson has named delegates to the Southern Conservation convention in Atlanta on October 7 and 8 including J. B. Atkinson of Burlington C A McElroy of Bowling Green C Mengel of Louisville J Norwood of Lexington Thurston Ballard of Louisville. Delegates to the Southern Appalachian Good Roads association meeting in Knoxville on October 5 and 6 include G N Meffrew Bayt L I Dorsey Anchorage H M Froman Ghent Fred R Blackburn Stanton T J Bigatoff Mt Sterling C M Barnett Hartford W A Clements Springfield C Hanna Shelbyville plus additional delegates Logan C Murray C C Mengel and George C Norton of Louisville.
Newport Miss Cora Maud Nance, who drew attention in the Newport circuit court last spring by representing herself against the Patterson Building Co., will be the first woman to argue before Kentucky's court of appeals. She has returned from Frankfort where the upper tribunal granted permission to argue the same case when it is heard in about two weeks. The lower court decision upheld the contractor’s claim that the house she entered was not built according to contract.
Luther Kountze of New York offers a Hiram Powers statue of Henry Clay to Kentucky. Governor Willson accepts the gift and declares the statue will be placed in the new capitol when it arrives.
The Lily Jellico Coal Co. bankrupt creditors meeting, Judge J N Saunders presiding, elected Col R M Jackson as trustee. Liabilities are $34,000 with assets of $51,000. Mines at Lily will reopen immediately under trustee direction.
A humorous pair of items drawn from a 19th century brass note. A man named George is accused of theft of kisses from Maude, who is charged as an accessory, and they accept their sentence together with loyalty. The second item riffs on election bets and a wife buying a birthday gift of cigars.
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