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Newspaper
Winchester News
Location
Winchester, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1908
Page
4
Notice cites second class mail entry in Winchester Kentucky dated 1908 under the 1879 act. It records mail matter classification and legal basis for publication. The fragment indicates archival postal paperwork tied to early 20th century newspaper operations.
The document calls for a pedestrian crossing over Highland Street to the depot, criticizing current conditions and urging the city or railroad to act. It also promotes Lincoln commemorations including readings of the Emancipation Proclamation and Gettysburg Address, and advocates a Washington monument honoring Abraham Lincoln.
The official vote totals show 94,852,239 ballots cast. Taft received 7,637,676 votes, Bryan 6,393,182, and Roosevelt 6,379,?178 as compared to 1904. Taft’s overall majority nears 500,000 while minor parties show limited gains and declines across the slate.
The piece urges nationwide recognition of February 12 as the centennial birth anniversary of Abraham Lincoln. It notes Kentucky's Lincoln Memorial Farm dedication as a national park and cites Senate resolutions proposing a joint congressional session to honor Lincoln and promote public commemorations by diverse civic groups and associations.
Judge Jeremiah R Morton a partner in Morton Webb and Wilson Lexington Kentucky died suddenly at his home of heart disease He had just finished a day in his office and collapsed on his couch Mrs Morton and friend present Dr E M Wiley failed to revive him Morton served as circuit judge and had recently been named special judge in Bourbon Circuit Court He was born February 10 1842 in Clark County and served in the Civil War before practicing law until his death
The expert mirror plate is now at Jones-Lawrence Paper Company in Winchester Kentucky. The notice runs only in this city from December 19 to 24 with a local phone reference. Return inquiries to Old Kentucky 295.
The Winchester News lists a carrier delivery option at 10 cents per week.
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