Kentucky Gleanings Compromised Case and Pardons
White passengers were paid damages by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Co for being forced to ride a coach containing negroes after a Shelby county fair trip in 1907. Gov Willson pardoned convict L. D. Morrison from Harington County, conditional on never drinking again, with Morrison known as the monkey man for carving monkeys from peach stones. Dr J W Gayle, secretary of the Kentucky state board of pharmacists, said the next board meeting will be held in Winoteca on October 11.
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Frankfort
Chesapeake
Ohio Railroad Co
Begded
Shelby County
Gov. Willkon
L. D. Morrison
Harington County
Morrison
Gov. Willson
J. W Gayle
Kentucky State Board of Pharmacists
Nest
Winoteater
New Social Work Building Planned for Altenheim Society
Louisville advances in social welfare with a new $20,000 building for the Altenheim society on Barrett avenue between Breckenridge and Page Streets. Brick and stone structure will rise three stories with 50 sleeping rooms, modern sanitary plumbing, and electric lighting from a basement plant. Site fronts 200 feet on Barrett avenue and runs 300 feet back, with grounds to be landscaped. bids have been let and construction to start soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Co Cing
Altenheim Society
Barrett Avenue
Breckenridge and
Page Streets
Celebrated 90th Birthday By Family At Home
Susan M Gastineau celebrated her 90th birthday at the home of her son Joseph M Gastineau with a large gathering of relatives. She has 11 children 45 grandchildren 72 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. She visits twice yearly from Garrard county driving 40 miles each way in a buggy to avoid trains. Her oldest child William Gastineau is in his 72nd year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrea
Susan M Gastineau
Joseph M. Gastineau
Synod of Kentucky Holds 118th Annual Meeting
The Synod of Kentucky will convene its 118th annual meeting at First Presbyterian Church in Danville on Tuesday October 11. It marks the sixteenth time the body meets in this historic city, which hosted its founding at Lexington on October 14, 1802. The opening sermon is to be delivered by Rev. W. H. Miley D. D. of Portland Avenue Church Louisville.
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Danville
Kentucky
First Presbyterian Church
Lexington
W. H. Miley
Portland Avenue
Louisville
Simpson Fair Officers Chosen In Simpson County
Franklin stockholders elect a board of directors and officers for the Simpson county fair for the coming year. Officers include President W. P. Gant Vice President W. R. Bryan Treasurer A. J. Hill Secretary John Crowdun and others. Bowling Green text notes Dr. J C S Pratt of Honolulu visiting Louisville health officials to compare public health methods and touring southern states Panama and Mexico planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simpson Fair
Franklin
Simpson County Fair
W. P. Gant
W. R. Bryan
A.J. Hill
John Crowdun
C. N. Baird
Charles J. Wich
Charles Jackson
W. S. McClanahan
A. I. Hill
A. Crowdus
Bowling Green
J.C. 5. Pratt
Honolulu
J. N. McCormack
Kentucky State Board of Health
Pratt
Territorial Board of Health
Felaode
Panama
Mexico
McCormack
DIPPING OF SHEEP AND state library plans discussed
The Kentucky livestock board hears Brethitt opinion on dipping only exposed sheep for scabies and notes eradicating methods to lift quarantine. Officials report Woodford cattle with fever not Texas fever, approve amended Louisville Packing CoArticles, and outline library aims to place suitable books in counties, prisons, and reform schools with committees named for action.
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Frankfort
Breathitt
Livestock Sanitary Board
FP. L. Bertram
Cincinnati
A. L. Payne
Washington
Payne
Woodford
Texas
Will Inspect Dairy Cows In Lexington County
Dr J C Burneson a U S bureau of animal husbandry veterinary inspector explains tuberculin test for dairy cows to Lexington city and county health boards. Plan costs dairymen none to county one assistant for Dr Barneson and for stable disinfection. Test claims 98 percent accuracy. A second meeting with the fiscal court is planned to decide action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
J. C. Burneson
United States Bureau of Animal Husbandry
County Boards of Health
Burneson
Barneson
Bureau
Nnsex
Fiscal Court
Confederate Reunion in Milton Draws Hundreds of Veterans
Bent and gray veterans, eyes bright with youth, marched in Milton for the nineteenth annual Fourth Kentucky cavalry reunion. Many other Confederate veterans and fifty to seventy blue-clad soldiers joined. W. B. Crabb of Eminence was re elected commander and W. C. Pryor of LaGrange as vice commander. Eminence selected as the next reunion site.
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Milton
Fourth Kentucky Cavalry
W. B. Crabb
Eminence
W. C. Pryor
Lagrange
Death sentence given to Roger Warren in Kentucky case
Judge R L Stout sentenced Roger Warren to death with a 36 day stay for appeal. Warren, from Louisville, had been serving ten years for homicide and had killed fellow convict Ratcliffe months earlier, receiving the death sentence at this term of the circuit court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
R. L. Stout
Roger Warren
Warren
Louisville
Wi Ratcliffe
Young Bride and Bridegroom Wed in Whitesburg
In Whitesburg a 21 year old groom from Maryland Bates Thornton and 14 year old Beatrice Combs of Hillard secured a license and were married by Rev. G. F. Davisson. The unusual marriage involves a 21 year old groom and a 14 year old bride, both schoolgirls, prompting questions about early wedlock and local custody of licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitesbure
Maryland
Bates
Thornton
Beatrice Combs
Hillard
Whitesburg
G. F. Davisson
Lexington Sculptor Coppini to Exhibit Morpan Statue Abroad
Sculptor Pompeo Coppini plans to exhibit his equestrian bronze of Gen. John H. Morgan at Rome's great art exposition next year as a sample of American sculpture. Coppini has requested permission from the Louisville monument committee meeting October 11 to send the Morpan statue for display, with return to Lexington for unveiling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Pompeo Coppini
John H. Morpan
Rome
Italy
Coppini
Morgan
Monument Committee
Louisville
Baptist Seminary Opens New Session in Louisville
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary began its regu lar session with large enrollment and hopes for a full attendance like last year’s 305. President E Y Mullins opened the chapel lectures on The Modern Tague As to the Person of Jesus Christ. Sir W M Ramsay will lecture October 10 11 on The Teaching of Paul in the Roman World and The Teaching of Paul Culminating in the Teaching of John. The Norton Lectureship Foundation and Julia Brown Gay Foundation fund lectures on Christianity relations to philosophy and science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Norton Hall
E. Y. Mullins
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Norton Foundation
Aberdeen
Ramey
Tsself
W. M. Ramsay
Norton
Ramsay
Paul
Panl
John
Norton Lectureship
George W. Norton
Julia Brown Gay
Murder at New Rich mond Station
F. C. McKenney 26 night telegraph operator was shot and killed by robbers at Covington near New Richmond Station Kentucky. They cracked a cash drawer and took tickets and money amounting to several hundred dollars. Ten minutes after the wound he told Conductor Hayes of freight train No. 75 and died in his arms. He worked the right trick at the small station opposite New Richmond ten miles above Cincinnati along the Ohio river. The C and O does not touch Ohio City but ferries passengers across.
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Covington
Mille c. & O
New Richmond Station
F. C. McKenney
Hayes
McKenney
Tiew Little Station
New Richmond
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Ohio City
Nineteenth Reunion of Fourth Kentucky Cavalry Held in Milton
The nineteenth anniversary of the Fourth Kentucky cavalry C. 8 A was observed in Milton. General speakers included Gen. W. B. Haldeman of the Kentucky division Gen. Bennett H. Young of the Department of Tennessee and Judge R. Frank Peake of Louisville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
Fourth Kentucky Cavalry
W. B. Haldeman
Kentucky
Bennett H. Young
Department of Tennessee
R. Frank Peake
Louisville
Multiple Kentucky News Briefs From Small Towns
In Kentucky, Burt Lewis was found beside the C and O tracks near Glasgow with his head crushed, likely struck by a freight train. The South Kentucky fair near Glasgow closed a successful fifty three year run, drawing huge crowds. Lebanon reports devastating rain and storms with four Mrs Cora Sanders horses killed and haystacks burnt. In Vanceburg Judge Samuel G Mira, former representative and county judge, was declared of unsound mind and sent to Lexington asylum. Franklin organizers prep for Orphan Brigade reunion on Oct 12 with possible attendance by James B. McCreary and Simon Buckner. barbecue planned. Whitesburg notes a central for Carrollissei road extension from Dante, Va to connect with Chesapeake & Ohio at The Breaks, opening vast coal area and linking to the Atlantic seaboard. project to finish in twelve months with rail spars for traffic.
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Glasgow
Lebanon
Cora Sanders
Vanceburg
Samuel G. Mira
Lexington
Franklin
Orphan Brigade
Mottern
Whitesburg
Carolissa
Trac
Fortheast
Kentucky
Thrifty Sheep Selloff Prompts Quick Cash Harvest
An influx of Western sheep into Chicago’s Union Stock Yards aims at fast sales at buyers’ prices. The piece markets the event as a profitable investment, citing drought relief and rapid turnover. It includes a reflective anecdote about thrift from John H. Farley and banker-like advice tied to a Fourth of July fund.
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Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Michigan
Ohio
Inana
Mlinois
John H. Farley
Frank Harris
Frank
Cleveland
John H. Parley
Baby Cures Eczema With Cuticura Remedies
A mother from Atchison Kansas recounts her seven week old baby suffering from a severe eczema that resisted six months of medical care. After trying Cuticura Remedies the child recovered fully and has stayed clear for a year and a half.
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Atchison
Cuticura
Atchison St
Atchison, Kan
Contradiction in Witty Quote About Water Steams
A quoted remark questions the term queer and notes water quality at places visited. The speaker challenges the phrase and mentions Boegunett wax well water as a counterpoint to the assertion. The piece captures dialect and regional tone without explicit endorsement.
Murine Eye Remedy Ad Sells Inexpensive Drops
An old advertisement promotes Murine Eye Remedy for red weak weary and watery eyes with granulated lids claiming soothing relief without smarting. It lists liquid drops 25 cents and 1 dollar sizes, mentions Murine Eye Salvo in aseptic tubes, and offers free eye books and advice from Mal. Chicago-based Murine Eye Remedy Co. with a quip from Lippincott's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mal. Murine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Robbers Vanish At Union Depot Benches
The Kansas City Star notes benches in the Union depot waiting room are repurposed and frequently cleaned, with travelers losing items beneath them. A traveler claims to have left rubber boots there last January and sees no sign since, while staff say rooms have been cleared multiple times since then.
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Union Depot
Kansas City
Kansas City Star
Ozarks
Red Cap
Sonny
Easy Task Soap Promises Quick Work for Mechanics Shirt
An ad style piece touts Easy Task Soap as reducing scrubbing for dusty grease stained mechanic shirts. It claims the soap halves the work, urges readers to ask grocers, and prices it at five cents per cake. A brief Q and A about words follows, with Vera asking about meanings and a mother’s cross reactions.
Illiteracy Rate Among July Immigrants at Ellis Island
Ellis Island records show that of 52 727 immigrants arriving in July 12 895 or about 25 percent are illiterates. Illiteracy is no bar if the immigrant appears physically able to care for himself. Only 1 127 persons seeking entry were barred at this port last month New York Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Island
New York Press
Itching Piles Permanently Cured by Jar of Resinol
A reader from Carrollton Kentucky reports relief from itching piles after using Resinol ointment. The note claims a temporary cure and permanent relief within about three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Evans
Carrollton, Ky
Doctor Advised Operation in Galena Woman Says Remedy Helped
A Galena Kansas woman recalls a medical issue starting last March with side soreness and a growing lump. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, claiming it relieved her inflammation, irregularities, and pain and asserts it has been a valuable remedy for many women.
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Galena
Kans
Ave
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Hopkinsville Insane Asylum
William Daugherty
Lakeland Asylum
Lexington Asylum
Greendale
Kentucky Library Commission
Groom
Baptist Seminary
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Omo
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Cherry & CO
Willie
Glipin
Lydia E.pinkham
W. L. Douglas
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Colt Distemper
Putnam
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