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Newspaper
Winchester News
Location
Winchester, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1908
Page
9
The weekly High School exercises move to Thursday morning this week with President H K Taylor addressing students and visitors on Cuba after the Spaniards left. Patrons are urged to attend to support the teachers and students and to visit the grades.
The District Board of the Burley Tobacco Society met in regular session at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning. Only routine business was transacted so far. The distribution of proceeds from tobacco sold to the American Tobacco Company and independent manufacturers will be discussed after routine business. Due to a banquet in their honor Tuesday night, no night session was held, and it is expected to take all day Wednesday to finish the business.
At a meeting of the local camp of the Modern Woodmen of America officers were elected for the ensuing year. Consul Robert C. Prewitt, Adviser W S Massie, Banker W J Walden, Clerk Roy E Smith, Assistant Clerk W J Walden, Escort R Stuart, Board of Managers M D Royse S Clay Boone John Yinans, Camp Physicians W C Worthington, Watchman TW Wood, Sentry D 8 Rupard. The camp, instituted November 2 1908, has grown from twenty to twenty nine members within thirty days.
In Richmond Kentucky on December 8 Circuit Judge James M Benton and J Smith Hays of Winchester Democratic rivals for the Twenty Fifth Judicial District circuit judgeship held a joint appearance. They agreed to split speaking times leading to a heated and personal exchange in the court room. A large crowd gathered for Hays speech on County Court day when Benton announced he would also speak.
Fragmentary OCR reads a reflection on intergenerational respect. The text asks who is more worthy than a man weighed by years of suffering and duty, linking present obligations to the care and respect owed to elders, invoking the idea of reciprocity from infancy to old age. The source is incomplete and presents language irregularities.
A Chesapeake and Ohio westbound passenger train No 23 derailed on a sharp curve near Mt Savage twenty three miles west of Ashland Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. All coaches damaged and passengers shaken with one commercial traveler Hale of Winchester in serious condition. Efforts to learn more about Hale have so far failed.
Mt Sterling Ky Dec 8 Hon Henry R Prewitt Democratic State Chairman reports progress gathering names of newly elected Democratic committee men. He says the party is in good shape with all members working to redeem the state and predicts greater unity in county offices and the Legislature for 1909.
Mr S W Powell of this city district deputy attends the first convention of the district deputies Knights of Pythias in Lexington. The two day session opens Monday afternoon and is attended by twelve representatives from sixteen districts. Grand Chancellor O H Pollard presides and J W Carter acts as secretary.
In Mariba near Mt Sterling Kentucky HH N Gose set a trap after pigs turkeys and small animals disappeared. A massive nine foot wing span black eagle was trapped and caught recently. The bird is now on exhibition at Thomas Henrichs in Mt Sterling showing one of the largest captured in the area.
Mrs. T. B. Creed and her two children of Lexington are visiting at the home of her father, Wm. Seavey.
In a federal antitrust case, Archbold and Tilford testified as figures show Continental Oil, a Standard subsidiary, earned 115 percent on 300000 capitalization, while Standard Oil of Indiana made about 1,000,600 on a 1,000,000 capitalization from 1899 to 1906. Counsel argued assets exceeded capitalization as earnings were reinvested.
Senator Thomas H. Paynter heads to Washington for the opening of Congress to push a bill removing the six cent a pound tobacco tax. He says repeal would let farmers sell tobacco directly and curb Tobacco Trust influence, backed by growers from Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri and Tennessee. He vows to do his best to pass the law and to gain broad support.
Work on Kentucky's new capitol power house began yesterday to supply light and heat for the statehouse. Brick laying started today and should finish in about thirty days. Once the power plant is complete, the building can be occupied. Engineers study the challenge of lifting several large boilers up the Kentucky river cliff.
A brief notice urges readers to begin Christmas shopping early in the morning to assist merchants and their clerks. The message repeats for emphasis and uses old time phrasing to convey the guidance.
The King's Daughters announce a Christmas bazaar to be held December 10 in a vacant store next to Winn Furniture Company. The event is promoted as a holiday shopping opportunity with Christmas items on sale and proceeds likely supporting charity.
The oldest and best institution in the county urges using home flour emphasizing Kerr Perfection and White Pearl flour as unmatched. Date noted 11-17-41.
Manager Dinelli unveils Frank Molnar's Continental success The Devil Der Teufel as the season's greatest New York entertainment. The show is expected to break box office records wherever it has appeared.
East Buffalo and Chicago markets show cattle prices with steers around 4.69 to 8.09, cows near 2.75 to 5.25, and calves 2.50 to 9.50. Sheep and lambs range from 3.75 to 7.76, hogs from 3.50 to 5.95, and wheat and corn quotes appear with No 2 red at 1.06 to 1.07 dollars and corn around 60 to 64 cents. Cleveland and Cincinnati listings note varied cattle, hog, and grain prices, reflecting regional trading activity and product classes.
Advertisement for Mansfield's Flour Mills offering pest patent and flour with every sack guaranteed. Claims top quality flour labeled best on earth and warns you cannot eat all the flour advertised. Dated Winchester Kentucky November 13.
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