Shoe Factory Proposed for Winchester City
The Winchester Commercial club negotiates with a large national shoe firm to locate a branch factory here. The company, with 25 years in operation and 1800 employees, would start with 50 female workers and expand to 500 as training proceeds, offering 3 to 16 dollars weekly. The club seeks 50 to 59 applicants, with operation slated to begin mid February and a payroll potential of 200 to 300 dollars weekly.
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Winchester Commercial Club
United States
Thei
Winchester
Commercial Club
Lewis R. Hampton
Nice
McFldowney Building
Overdose of Strychnine Ends Up in Station Find
Holt White son of Postmaster John G White was found at Union Station Monday night in serious condition after an alleged strychnine overdose. He told investigators he took the medicine for a weak heart and got too much. White had traveled from Lexington to Winchester and stayed in town instead of going home.
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Holt White
John G. White
Union Station
Northcutt
White
Lexington
Winchester
Innect City
Northcuttear
Rescue Efforts Save Life After Strychnine Incident
Northcatt rushed to Robert Profit’s restaurant for hot water and mustard, revived the patient briefly, and after nearly ninety minutes of effort with posile B. F. Johnson he was pulled from danger and taken home by his summoned father.
Women Fight in Bucktown Arrested for Disorderly Conduct
Becky Moore and Masy Dodge, two colored women of Bucktown, were arrested Monday night on a charge of disorderly conduct after a falling-out over a trivial matter led to a fight when a police officer arrived. They were taken to Mullins house.
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Becky Moore
Masy Dodge
Bucktown
Mullins
New Program at the Auditorium Theater Tuesday
A brand new show will play Tuesday afternoon and night at the Auditorium theater. Two Pathe pictures headline the program along with illustrated songs by Mr. Dakin. The bill includes the comedy Maggie Hoolihan Gets a Job a painted picture A Castaway's Return and How Jack Helped His Sister for a varied entertainment slate.
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Auditorium Theater
Pathe
Mr. Dakin
Maggie Hoolihan
Jack
John Ballard Made Deputy Sheriff In Local Appointment
Mr John Ballard appointed deputy sheriff by Sheriff W C Brock on Tuesday morning and sworn in immediately. He fills the vacancy left by the resignation of D S Bush. Ballard is a former deputy policeman with prior law enforcement experience.
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Mr. Bush
John Ballard
W. C. Brock
Ballard
D.'S. Bush
Fine son born to Mr and Mrs Younger Jones
A fine boy was born to Mr and Mrs Younger Jones of this city on Sunday morning. The announcement notes the healthy infant and provides parental names in this small city notice.
Winchester Poultry Show Organizes in Clark County
A Winchester Clark County poultry show group formed after a Saturday meeting in the Fraternity building electing S. V. Alexander president N. B. Barnes vice president B. S. Bartlett secretary and Ed Cleland treasurer. A court house gathering is planned and local fanciers urge attendance as Clark County boosts poultry industry with two large plants and rising interest. Poets have been known to accumulate fortunes by working at something else.
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Winchester
Clark County
S. V. Alexander
N. B. Barnes
B. S. Bartlett
Ed Cleland
Court House
Lexington
Growers Adopt Resolutions On Tobacco Union Plan
At a Lexington meeting of Burley district tobacco growers resolutions favor forming a mutual protection association. A nine member committee, led by the meeting chairman, is to draft a permanent organization plan by Dec 20 and report at a 10 AM session in Lexington. Delegates to a Jan 5 1911 meeting are urged. counties to meet Dec 31 and appoint delegates.
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Lexington
Burley Tobacco District
Henry M. Bosworth
Fayette ‘County
B. F. Hill
Henry County
H. M. Froman
Carroll County
Perry Minor
Owen County
Edward Gill
Mercer County
Burley
Prisoner Given Year's Reprieve in Vermont
Elroy Kent, convicted murderer, receives a year's reprieve as Vermont lawmakers delay final adjournment. He was sentenced on January 13, 1911, with a new execution date to be set after January 1, 1912. The bill keeps the death penalty but delays it due to a lengthy session.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Elroy Kent
Kent
University of Pennsylvania English Department News
Philadelphia December 20. Members of the University of Pennsylvania English department are
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University 07 Pennsylvania English Deparment
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Weekend closure notice for advertisers in December
Special notice to advertisers and patrons. To give employees a half holiday the news forms will close Saturday December 24 at 11 AM. Advertising matter for Saturday's edition must be handed in no later than Friday afternoon.
Freshman Claims Flawed Marking Cited Hawthorne Copy
A freshman tells a department elder that an essay had 16 grammar errors but the professor finds the claim true after checking the paper. The student admits he copied the Hawthorne piece word for word, exposing perceived bias and fairness in marking.
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Hawthorne
Death of John Walden at 71 in this city
John Walden died at his home on First Avenue Tuesday morning at age 71 due to paralysis. He is survived by widow, children Jennie Jonesy, Joseph Walden, Mattie Moore, Josie Walden and sons John Will, T. M. Walden, and Shelby Walden. Funeral at 119 First Avenue Wednesday Dec 21 at 10 o'clock led by Elder J. W. Harding and Rev. O. J. Chandler, burial Winchester Cemetery, pallbearers H. F. Fite, F. M. Frazier, Sam Tapp, J. A. Harris, Robert Harrison, T. I. Wills.
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John Walden
First Avenue
Walden
Isdves
Jennie Jonesy
Woseph Walden
Mattie Moore
Josie Walden
John Will
T. M. Walden
Tennessee
Shelby Walden
Covington
J. W. Harding
O. J. Chandler
Winchester Cemetery
H. F. Fite
F. M. Frazier
Sam Tapp
J. A. Harris
Robert Harrison
T. I. Wills
Child's Body Is Reinterred in West Virginia
The body of Anna Mae Me, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm Rue, who died at Curtain in 1906, arrived Tuesday and was taken to Log Lick for reinterment.
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Anna Mae Me
Wm. Rue
Curtain
W. Va
Log Lick
Island sinks in Topaanga Lagoon after quake
Word from San Salvador reports an island in the Topango lagoon sinking after an earthquake. Nearly all inhabitants, about 75 families, are said to have perished as is detailed in the coastal dispatch from Port Simon, Costa Rica dated December 21.
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Port Simon
Costa Rica
San Salvador
Topango Lagoon
Island Sinks Amid Tremors. 170 Die in Central America
A sequence of powerful earthquakes struck a Central American coast, the island sinking as fires lit on its shores and boats ferried frightened women and children to the mainland. By morning the island vanished with an estimated 170 lives lost, as lagoons and volcanic craters shaped the dangerous coast.
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The
Republic
Central America
Tropics
Hopango
Post Office Hours For Christmas Weekend
Post Office will be open Sunday December 25 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Monday December 26 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. City carrier will make one morning trip and rural carriers will be on duty at the listed hours.
Fatal Explosion at New York Power House Kills Thirteen
Thirteen killed and fifty injured in a gas and dynamite explosion at New York Central power house near Pittsfield Fiftieth street Lexington avenue. A trolley car was lifted and crashed onto a passing automobile. Fire engine trapped by debris, post office substation damaged, and hospital ceilings shaken but no major injuries among 300 children.
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New York
New Electric Power House
New York Central Railroad
New Power House
Pittsfield Fiftieth Street
Lexington Avenue
Grand Central Depot
New York Nursery
Children’s Hospital
Aviator Claude Graham-White Narrowly Escapes Wreck
Dover reports Claude Graham-White, winner of the Belmont Park aviation cup, suffered a wrecked machine and facial injuries after a trial flight in strong winds. He was conscious and sustained only cuts. the crash occurred as he attempted to regain balance in the machine.
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Dover
England
Claude Graham-White
Belmont Park
Baron Deforsi
English Channel
Graham- White
Young Hunters Display Heroism At Clifton Raid
In Clifton Colorado a six mile chase ended with one robber killed and two captured after a store looting. Four boys camping near Clifton helped by using rifles to guard captured robbers who used youths as shields. A posse member shot and killed one assailant holding a boy, after which the others surrendered.
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Grand. Junction
Colo
Clifton
iCliften
Harrison
Subscriptions Due as New Year Approaches
The News urges subscribers to pay arrears on rural routes and by mail. Delinquent readers will see paid-up dates on the margin and are asked to visit Winchester on a Saturday to settle. After year’s start, papers may be cut off for three months’ arrears due to post office rules.
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Winchester
Post Office Department
Helen Keller of Minnesota Named by State Board
Vera Mabel, a 16 year old St. Paul girl, is dubbed the Helen Keller of Minnesota by the state board of visitors in its annual report, which requests further attention to her case and related measures.
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Vera Mabel
St. Paul
Helen Keller
Minnesota
State Board of Visitors
Education funds for deaf inmate gains support
The text describes a deaf inmate under Miss Blanche at a teachers' school who devotes all her time to Miss Gammon. She learned three words, now knows about 3000, writes in square hand, uses a typewriter, and reads raised letters. She also lip-reads, speaks, and makes her own clothes, prompting a push for $1000 for this year and similar for girls' education.
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S For the
Blanche
Gammon
Ca’ Dell
Market notes on wheat corn oats and livestock prices
Chicago markets report unsettled wheat amid bull moves by La Salle with bear news from world supplies. Corn receipts large as December shorts buy time, oats show thin scalping, hog and cattle prices edge higher in Chicago and Cincinnati trade amid steady to firm demand. Bulls face abundant stockpiles and weather favorable for marketing.
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Chicago
la Salle
Willerdaves
Europe
Anada Willsig
Argentine
Australia
Timois
Towa
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Strychnie
J. G. White
Reputy
Anna Mae
Log Lick Cemetery
Post Office
John G. White, P. M
Ned Asa
Atchison, Kan
Globe
Posse
Cincinnati
Coniere
Phoenix
McCord & Phillips
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