Winchester Boy Crushed by Train in Ashland
Roy Andes, a Winchester youth living on West Broadway, died after being crushed by a Chesapeake and Ohio freight train in Ashland on Wednesday night. His father, George Andes of Winchester, questioned whether the body was his son, noting mismatched clothes and papers found in the dead man’s pockets from London and Corbin, Kentucky.
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Roy Andes
West Broadway
Chesapeake and Ohio
Ashland
Andes
London
Gilbert and Betto
George Andes
Corbin
Kentucky
Ilinois
Winter Meeting of Kentucky Press Association Held in Louisville
The Kentucky Press Association plans a December 29 gathering at The Seelback in Louisville. President Tim Needham invites all editors and publishers to attend, with sessions on education, roads, press responsibilities, and advertising as essential to success.
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Widwinter
Kentucky Press Association
Seelback
Louisville
Tim Needham
Williamstown
Kentucky
Public
Harry A. Sommers
Elizabethtown
Charles W. Metcalf
Pineville
Desha
A. Jonas
Edward 0. Leigh
John C. Lewis
M. W. Neal
Ohio Surgeon Cremated in Office Fire
Fremont Ohio December 10 special to The News Dr G E Barnes veterinary surgeon at Wood Hill was cremated when a lamp exploded starting a fire that destroyed his office and burned him.
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Ohio
Fremont, CO
G. E. Barnes
Wood Hill
Carry Home Your Small Bundles Yourself
Merchants urge customers to fetch parcels due to overworked staff after the holidays. Recognize workers’ fatigue and consider others during busy shopping periods.
Livestock Prices and Movements at Cincinnati Union Stockyards
Receipts and shipments show cattle, hogs, and sheep trading unevenly with declines of 10 to 15 cents for many classes. Cattle prices range from 1.50 to 6.56, calves strong, hogs steady with packers and butchers at 5.80 to 5.85, sheep and lambs soft by 10 to 15 cents, with extra or choice grades maintaining higher levels.
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Cincinnati, CO
Cincinnati Union
Chicago Market Cattle and Hogs Steady Amid Strong Receipts
Chicago market reports show cattle receipts around 23 000, steady to 10 cents lower with varied classes including Reeves Texans Westerners stockers and feeders cows and calves. Hog receipts about 40 000 steady to a shade higher with several weight classes and prices ranging from 4 95 to 5 87 and up to 5 75 for bulk sales. Sheep receipts about 22 000 steady with natives westerns yearlings and lambs priced from 2 40 to 6 75 depending on type and origin.
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Chicago
Reeves
Western
Wheat closes weak in Chicago market profits slip
In Chicago on December 9 prices on the local exchange fell sharply with July delivery dropping below the door mark. The close was weak at the day's low with July at 1.08 and May at 1.075. Leading futures ranged as follows.
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Chicago
Ise
Fisherman’s boat joke stirs laughs at Punch readers
A reader recalls a tale of a fisherman who nicked his boat to mark a lucky spot then laughed at the plan failing. The Englishman beside him finally roared with laughter, remarking that swapping boats would make a fine joke next trip.
Indiana Leads Corn States in National Show
Omaha Nebraska report notes Illinois Indiana Iowa Colorado and Wisconsin sharing top prizes at the national corn show. Indiana won six firsts and five seconds Illinois five firsts and six seconds Iowa two firsts and two seconds Colorado two firsts and two seconds and Wisconsin one first.
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Indiana
Omaha
Neb
Illinois
Iowa
Colorado
Wisconsin
Safe Robbers Blow State Bank Vaults At Maize
Safe robbers blew the State's bank vaults at Maize Kansas and escaped with 6000 dollars in currency. A posse of citizens is in pursuit of the gang.
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Maize
Kan
Sullivan Seeks Divorce From Wife In Chicago Suit
Chicago December 10 John L Sullivan champion of champions filed suit in the superior court for divorce from his wife.
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Sullivan
Chicago
John L. Sullivan
Winchester Roller Mills Promotes Local Flour Brands
The Winchester Roller Mills outlines its status as the oldest county institution and urges use of home flour with Kerr Perfection and White Pearl flour praised as unmatched. Dated 11 17 41.
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Winchester Roller Mills
Kerr
May Have Auto Factory In City
Mr H T Strother attended a stockholders meeting for a newly organized automobile company, whose principal holders hail from Lexington Georgetown and other eastern cities. With 50000 dollars paid up capital they plan a plant to build automobiles and motor cars and Winchester is being considered. A committee will visit within weeks to study locating here.
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H. T. Strother
Georgetown
Automobile Company
E Company
Lexington
Strother
Winchester
Fourth Story to Be Added to Court Street Building
The joint building committee of the K of P and F and A M fraternity decided Wednesday night to add a fourth story to the new Court Street building, making it four stories instead of three. The top floor will serve as a banquet and dance hall.
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K. of P
A. M
Court Street
Jury Returns Not Guilty in Rus tin Murder Case
Omaha dispatch reports the jury acquits Charles Davis of murder in the Doctor Frederick Rustin case after deliberation this morning.
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Charles Davis
Dr. Rustin
Omaha
Frederick Rustin
Local Couple Receives Marriage License Before Lexington Ceremony
A marriage license was issued Thursday morning to Frank Ramsey and Amos Cox of the city. The couple departed on the afternoon train for Lexington where Dr. J. W. Porter conducted the ceremony.
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Frank Ramsey
Amos Cox
Lexington
J. W. Porter
Moving Pictures at Opera House Saturday Night
Three thousand feet of moving pictures shown at the opera house this Saturday night promising something good. Do not miss the show.
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Opera House
Pearl Street
Wm. Field
J. W. Deck
Special Council Meeting Over Telephone Franchise Sale
Mayor J. A. Hughes calls a Friday night council meeting to consider the ordinance from the last meeting offering for sale a telephone franchise.
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J. A. Hughes
Brissey Nominated Police Judge For Campton
At a Campton board meeting J. P. Brissey cashier of the Farmers and Traders Bank was recommended to Gov. Willson for appointment as Police Judge to replace E. T. Rose who resigned to seek health care in Texas.
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Campton, Ky
J. P. Brissey
Farmers’ and Traders’ Bank
Gov. Willson
E. T. Rose
Texas
Broadway Baptist Church 19th Anniversary Celebration Planned
Broadway Baptist Church marks its 19th anniversary on Sunday December 13 with an all day program. Visitors include white and colored members. Rev Timberlake will preach the anniversary sermon and Dr A E Thompson of Berea church will preach at 3 pm. evening program to follow.
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Broadway Baptist Church
Timberlake
A. E
Prohibition on Lamb Sales and Wall Street Effects
A hypothetical law banning lamb as food is examined for its consequences on Wall Street. The discussion considers supply shifts, price impacts, and broader market ripple effects, noting potential sectoral adjustments and consumer demand changes.
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Wall Street
Elks Memorial Service Sparks Hat Debate At National Theatre
Washington December 9 report describes two women with hats as large as cheese boxes obscuring view at an Elks memorial. The piece also covers Taft Roosevelt speeches at the conservation congress and calls for federal bond funding for national improvements.
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Washington
Elks
National Theatre
Taft
President Roosevelt
The
Conservation Congress
Belasco
Roosevelt
Mr. Taft
Andrew Carnegie
Edward Everett
United States
Congress
Gov. Chamberlain
Oregon
Gifford Pinchot
Howard & Humphries Groceries Ad Promises Prompt Delivery
An old Kentucky grocery advertisement promotes Howard & Humphries with a call to call 712 for groceries fruits and vegetables. It asserts customer loyalty with a slogan Once a customer, always a customer and highlights prompt delivery.
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Old Kentucky
Howard & Humphries
Shoppers and workers urged to buy bath tickets
A terse notice urges shoppers and their employees to purchase bath tickets at Brown Proctoria barber shop offering six baths for $1.00. The short ad, dated around 12-9, notes limited availability.
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Brown Proctoria
Minnesota Governor Urges Inland Waterway Canal Plan
Governor John A. Johnson addresses a joint conference of the national conservation commission and state governors. He advocates a canal from Lake Superior to the Gulf of Mexico as the nation’s top investment to develop inland waterways and resolve rate regulation and interregional political disputes.
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Minnesota
Washington
John A. Johnson
National Conservation Commission
Great
Middle West
Lake Superior
Gulf of Mexico
Steel men gather in New York today
New York, Dec. 10. Material changes in prices are not expected at the meeting of representative steel manufacturers called by H. E. Gary of United States Steel. Deliberations are unlikely to sway tariff chances. A decisive move affecting railroad rail contracts is anticipated, likely in the direction of harmony rather than price cutting.
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New York
H. E. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Claims Divine Guidance Denounces Police In Kansas City Battle
Kansas City police continue search for James Sharp hailed as a second Messiah by his ten followers after a deadly clash. A hospital report notes Louis Pratt, first disciple and father of a killed girl, remains wounded with his leg amputated and a bullet in his brain, insisting divine guidance while criticizing police.
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Kansas City
James Sharp
Ahern
Sharp
General Hospital
Louis Pratt
Naval battleships shift plans for Roosevelt review
The 16 battleships of Admiral Sperry's fleet will not rendezvous at New York for shore leave after Hampton Roads. They will be reviewed by President Roosevelt on Feb 22 at Hampton Roads and then proceed to their home yards.
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Washington
Admiral Sperry
New York
Hampton Roads
Roosevelt
Locust Song Distresses Child on Porch
Laura distressed by a locust’s song while playing with dolls on the porch. She runs to a nearby tree and calls out for the sound to stop, saying Ring off birdie in a fragmentary scene from a historical piece.
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Laura
Birdie
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Wed-Wnter Meeting OF Press Association
Chicago Market
Mr.h. T. Strother
Moving
R. R. Perry
Capitol
F. §. Carter
Navy
Woodford County
Mr. Carnegie
Carnegie
Southern Commercial Congress
Edwin A. Alderman
University of Virginia
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
New Willard
Bryce
England
Nabuco
Brazil
Republic
Johnson
School House
Lincoln Street
O’brien & Company
Will Trivers
Henry H. Hall
Lucy Colman Browning
College Street
Winn Avenue
Magnolia Street
Sarah Craig
Todd Bros
Burns Avenue
W. Walnut
N. Maple Street
Douglass
Agency
Oklahoma
Williams Company
Walnut Street
N. Maile Street
Lexington Avenue
Maple Street
A. J. Earp
Edison
John
King
R. B. Woodford
Vine and
Smith Avenue
John H. Standiford
J. F. Golden
East Tenn
Beckngr Street
W. P. Azbill
Scott
Amerca
Eagle Casting Co
of Winchester (Incorporated
F. G. Cornell
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