Council Refuses Change To Telephone Franchise Ordinance
A Friday night council meeting heard East Tennessee Telephone Company’s complaint over a proposed franchise. After attorney Pendleton urged rate alignment with Home Company, the council refused to amend the ordinance. Home Company argues the foreign firm may charge more despite far fewer subscribers.
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Tne
East Tennessee Telephone Company
Pendleton
D. L. Pendleton
Home Company
Home
Eastnessee Company
Regular Meeting of Hire Department Convened
The fire department held its regular monthly meeting Friday night. The council’s fire committee reported a conference with a Columbus firm over an automobile hose wagon and requested a three month trial before purchase, which was not granted. no further report was made.
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Council
Columbus
County Teachers Paid Saturday Pay Day
Saturday was pay day for county school teachers with County Superintendent Tanner busy issuing checks. A total of 5,077.56 dollars will be distributed among the teachers.
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Tanner
Shoppers urged to carry home small bundles themselves
Merchants and their workers are overworked during the holiday trade. Shoppers are advised to be thoughtful and carry home their small bundles themselves to ease the strain on staff.
Granite Brick Co Declares Dividend
The Winchester Granite Brick Company declares a 4 percent dividend payable December 15. Early January they plan a lime kiln with ~75 barrels daily capacity and will expand sand shipping. They report superior lime rock quality and expect facility improvements for building sand supply. Past year was busy and 1909 outlook looks encouraging. Brick projects and credits noted.
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Winchester Granite Brick Company
Secret Session Reported By City Council
After a special meeting Friday night the council held a secret session. No reason was given and The News was barred from reporting. The newspaper believes all council sessions should be open to citizens and will publish details if they can learn them.
Edmonds Joins Pacific Fleet on Battleship California
E A Edmonds son of Mr and Mrs J A Edmonds of this city has left the U S S Hancock in Brooklyn and is transferred to active service on the Pacific coast aboard the battleship California. His rapid progress in naval service is noted with approval by friends here.
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E. A. Edmonds
J. A. Edmonds
U. S. S. Hancock
Brooklyn
N. Y
Pacific Coast
U. S
California
Young Edmonds
Naval Department
Miss Minnie Haggard Visits Ruckerville Then Returns
Miss Minnie Haggard of Lexington visited her cousin Miss Maggie Green in Ruckerville for several weeks. She returned home Tuesday and will stay a fortnight with her parents N. B. Haggard and wife. She praised the Ruckerville people and lamented that circumstances prevented a longer stay in the sociable village. She plans to return during the holidays.
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Minnie Haggard
Lexington
Maggie Green
Ruckerville
N. B. Haggard
Favors Amending State Constitution in Kentucky Tax Reform
Lexington meeting of Central Kentucky citizens urged constitutional amendment to let the Legislature reform taxation and remove inequalities. They recommended submitting the amendment to the people at the next general election and urged Senators and Representatives to pursue its submission.
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Kentucky
Lexington
General Assembly
Winchester Broom Ball Team Drops Game Over Foul Call
The Winchester Broom Ball squad returned home Saturday after two hard fought away games in Lexington and Nicholasville. A scoreless tie occurred in Lexington, and Nicholasville also tied until a foul decision went against Winchester, prompting protests but no change. The next home game is slated for Wednesday night against Lexington.
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Winchester
Lexington
Nicholasville
Advertisement Success Returns Lost Watch
A colored man named Will Trivers, employed by Henry H. Hall, had a watch lost. A small classified ad in The News brought it back the next morning after publication.
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Will Trivers
Henry H. Hall
Vew
Program of Farmers Club on Saturday
The Farmers Club meets at the courthouse Saturday at 2 o clock. The program includes a prayer an address by President W O Hoskins the secretarys report remarks on the clubs good back to the farm by President H K Taylor and winter lambs by H V Thompson. One or more other papers will likely be read and the meeting will close with a general discussion inviting participation.
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Farmers’ Club
Court House
W. O. Hoskins
H. V. Thompson
H. K. Taylor
Five Car Loads to Ship Daily of Clark County 1907 Tobacco
Beginning Monday morning five car loads of Clark county 1907 tobacco crop will be shipped daily from the warehouse. About 3000 hogsheads belong to Clark county and the entire crop will fill about 430 cars. Money will be available almost immediately and distributed once 25 percent or more is on hand.
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Clark County
Breathitt Citizens Hold Great Meeting
Jackson, Ky., Dec. 12. A mass meeting of Breathitt County citizens was held at the court house to discuss crime suppression and form a Citizens League to support law enforcement. The room was crowded, businesses closed, and schools dismissed. County Judge Taulbee spoke first, followed by W. C. McGuire. William Beckner of Winchester was the chief speaker, introduced by A. H. Mattison.
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Jackson
Breathitt County
Court House
Citizens’ League
Taulbee
Woaker
W. C. McGuire
Eige William Beckner
Winchester
A. H. ?Atton
Treat
Armed fanatic creates panic in Edgewater New Jersey
An armed man who claimed to be John the Baptist terrorized Edgewater for about an hour on Main Street. He held up shopkeepers, fired at a pursuing posse, and fled on a horse and wagon before being wounded. He identified himself as A S Pomeroy from Nebraska and said he had been confined in a Stamford Connecticut sanitarium. He was hospitalized with non dangerous wounds.
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Edgewater
N. J
John the Baptist
A. S. Pomeroy
Nebraska
Stamfora
Conn
Cincinnati Woman Is Treasurer
Washington December final session of the women's rivers and harbors congress elected officers with Mrs. J F Ellison of Cincinnati, treasurer. Other officers include Mrs Herie Tommies of Shreveport as president, Mrs Lydia A Williams of Washington as vice president, Mrs A B Avery of Shreveport as recording secretary, Mrs Francis Shuttleworth of Shreveport as corresponding secretary, and Mrs John L Matthews of Boston as auditor.
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Cincinnati
Washington
Women’s National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Heriie Tommies
Shreveport
Lydia A. Williams
Washington, D. C
A. B. Avery
Francis Shuttleworth
J. F. Ellison
Cincinnati, C
John L. Matthews
Boston
Mass
Retail Trade Active in Holiday Goods and Winter Wear
R G Dun & Company reports weekly trade activity in New York with strong retail demand for holiday goods and winter wearing apparel while wholesale and jobbing show quiet new business. Old orders move well, inventories rise without excess stock, and production remains steady. Ample rain spurs idle machinery, building permits rise, northwest weather slows operations, mercantile collections improve, and pig iron production grows signaling confidence in industry.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Company
Review of Trade
Hege Man Freed in Met Life Perjury Case
John R. Hegeman, president of Metropolitan Life Insurance, was freed by the court in a ruling potentially quashing all indictments against local insurance officials. Hege man faced perjury charges over a verification of a report to the New York state superintendent of insurance.
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New York
John R. Hegeman
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Hegeman
Superintendent of Insurance
State of
New Spring Suits Decide Hipless Effect Style
About 500 delegates from major fashion centers gather in Toledo for the National Cloak Suit and Skirt Manufacturers meeting. Four living models showcase the upcoming season. The decree requires a three piece hipless spring suit in colors including ashes of roses green taupe electric blue reseda stone gray catabwa cedar or wisteria.
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Toledo
National
New York Sets City Debt Limit at 672 Million
New York December 12 Comptroller Herman Metz told a legislative committee that the city debt limit is 672000000, equal to 10 percent of taxable real estate, and that only about 38000000 remains for further borrowing.
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New York
Herman Metz
Town Destroyed by Fire in Paton Iowa
Paton, Iowa, suffered total destruction from a fire that burned eleven buildings. No fire protection existed in the town, and losses were estimated at $25,000.
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Boone
Paton
Taft Roosevelt talks set for cabinet planning
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt and President-elect Taft held a lengthy White House conference covering upcoming administration matters. They discussed cabinet selections, potential appointees, and currency reform advance, with Sen Aldrich supporting monetary commission recommendations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
William H. Taft
White House
Taft
Root
Aldrich
Monetary Commission
Burton
Ohio
Postal Savings Bank
George A. Knight
California
Duncan B. McKinley
Wade Ellis
United States
Cardinal Gibbons
Father Ketcham
Indian Bureau
Flood relief bill proposed for North Carolina counties
Washington Dec 12 Representative Goodwin of North Carolina introduced a bill authorizing the secretary of war to discharge food supplies and clothing for destitute flood victims in Bladen Cumberland and Harnett counties. The measure appropriates 100000 dollars for relief. Columbus Ohio Dec 12 John A Tarrier publisher of Town Topics was sentenced by Judge Sater to eight months in Washington County jail and fined 1000 dollars for misusing the mails with attacks on local citizens.
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Washington
Cape Fear
North Carolina
Goodwin
Secretary of War
Bladen
Cumberland
Harnett
Columbus
John A. Tarrier
Town Topics
Sater
Washington County
Evacuation plan announced for Cuban army pacification
Washington reports the first details of withdrawing the American army of pacification in Cuba. Movements start January 1 and finish by April 1. Officers and civilians linked to the provisional government will sail from Havana after President Gomez's inauguration, with remaining troops pulled out as transport allows.
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Washington
War Department
Despondent Editor Missing From Strasburg Record
Uhrichsville Ohio December 12 Friends and relatives of E W Spidell 48 editor of the Strasburg Record search the surrounding country for a trace of the editor who has been missing A note was found indicating he intended taking his life Spidell is said to be unbalanced
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Uhrichsville
E. W. Spidell
Strasburg Record
Spidell
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Additional Society
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Che Mews
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Winchester News
Farmers Club
Breathitt
Mercantile Agency
Tarrier
Cuba
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