Nine Deeds Recorded Show Slow Real Estate Market
Deeds filed in the county clerk’s office over three weeks number nine, signaling a slow real estate market with no immediate pickup expected until late January or early February. Entries include transfers on Muddy Creek pike, Iron Works area, Burns avenue, Maple street, and other parcels. A separate labor dispute update notes near-term strike threats easing as Labor Commissioner Neill mediates a compromise offering concessions to both sides. If rejected, arbitration will be pursued.
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J. E. Lanter
Jeff Webb
Muddy Creek Pike
John W. Swope
E. P. Hadden
Iron Works
T. H. Copeland
Carrie D. Payne
Burns Avenue
N. H. Witherspoon
C. B. George
W. W. George
Maple Street
BF. W. Bowen
Sadie A. Bowen
Winchester
Red River Pike
A. F. Byrd
Albert Spinner
College Addition
J. C. Chadwell
Mary McCord
Ford
James Embry
Winchester Bank
Goode’s
Louisville Tobacco Warehouse Co
W. C. Brock
Liquid Carbonic Co
E. E. Kidwell
Chas. P. Neill
W. S. Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Mr. Stone
Mr. Neill
Stone
Neill
Walter Rice Announces Candidacy for Circuit Court Clerk
Walter Rice announces his candidacy to succeed the late Jonas R. Bush as circuit court clerk. Rice has been campaigning for several weeks and is currently the only announced candidate for the office to fill the vacancy created by Baldwin's appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Rice
Lee S. Baldwin
Jonas R. Bush
Rice
Stag Dinner and Social Updates From Local Society
Mr T G Barrow hosted an elaborate Friday dinner on College Street followed by whist. Mrs Carrie Buckner and Miss Su Buckner visit W A Buckner in New York. Mrs T R Hardin heads to Louisville for six weeks. C S Haggard, now contracting in Corbin Ky, is in town visiting relatives. Mike Baker announces Miss Mary L Kelly engaged to Willie Brandenburg with Dec 28 wedding at their home. Mrs Ed Brown of Paint Lick to holiday with G McKenney family in Paris. Tisie and Lucille Moffett from Stanton visit Joe Tanner en route from Lebanon where they were bridesmaids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Buckner
Su Buckner
W. A. Buckner
New York
T. R. Hardin
Louisville
C. S. Haggard
Corbin
Mike Baker
Mary L. Kelly
Willie Brandenburg
Ruckerville Pike
Ed Brown
Paint Lick
J. W Brandenburg
Brandenburg
G. McKenney
Paris
Tisie
Lucille Moffett
Stanton, Va
Joe Tanner
Lebanon
Crenshaw
Railroad Strike Threat Looms Over Nation
Chicago December 24 Railroad managers and locomotive engineers stand on the brink of a large scale walkout threatening widespread disruption and the most massive strike in railway history. The confrontation could halt freight and passenger services nationwide as bargaining efforts falter and deadlines loom.
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Chicago
Baldwin Case Nears End in Defamation Trial
In Los Angeles on December 24 Mrs. Lillian Turnbull concluded her testimony in a $75,000 suit against Lucky Baldwin’s estate, asserting forged letters were written by a villainous suitor to injure her claim. She denounced seventeen more letters as base forgeries, aiming to impeach the record of prior testimony.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Baldwin
Lillian Turnbull
Beatrice
UR. Wood
Popular Couple Weds in Winchester Ceremony
Miss Kittie Wilkerson Crouch and Mr. Wm Talbott Bryan wed at the Brown Proetorina hotel in Winchester with Elder E H Koch officiating. Attendants were James C Bryan and Idelle Crouch. The couple will reside in Little Rock after a Cincinnati trip and have taken a flat there.
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Kittie Wilkerson Crouch
Wm. Talbott Bryan
Winchester
E H. Koch
Little Rock
I. T. Crouch
Bourbon
W. F. Bryan
North Middletown
Citizens’ Home Bank
Bryan
Cincinnati
B. F. McClure
Don’t Bet With Your Wife If You Value Your Wallet
A cautionary note warns players to consider the risk before gambling against a spouse. Whether victory or defeat, the couple should be prepared for potential financial and relational consequences. The adage emphasizes prudent betting and clear boundaries in household finances.
Colonel Bacon Rumor Haunting Harriman Wedding Scoop
New York December 24 Following a rumor Col E R Bacon once of Field Dorsheimer Bacon Devo was abruptly said to be abroad after a breakfast to Europe at his Fifth Avenue home A reporter found conflicting replies and a butler denied any truth about Col Bacon marrying Mrs Mary Harriman These exchanges reflect speculation tied to Harriman estate affairs and social circles at the time Col Bacon aged about 60 left legal practice in 1888 and shifted to railroad work including the Baltimore and Ohio The chatter centered on frequent appearances with Mrs Harriman at art sales and the death of the railroad magnate intensifying talk about her control of a vast estate
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New York
Mary Harriman
E. H. Harriman
E. R. Bacon
Field, Dorsheimer, Bacon & Devo
Europe
Fifth Avenue
Col. Bacon
Insane Patients Shop in St Louis Downtown
St Louis December 24. Ten different insane patients at the city sanitarium have been allowed by Superintendent H S Atkins to go shopping downtown daily for two weeks under nurse escort. Similar excursions to be permitted Friday and Saturday as the holiday rush continues.
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ST. Louis
Looney
City Sanitarium
H. S. Atkins
Superintendent Atkins praises sanity of patients as shoppers
Superintendent Atkins notes that patients returning to the sanitarium with their purchases display good judgment and normal conduct. He asserts insane individuals are not conspicuous when guided by guardians, with no complaints or missteps in the shopping experiment. Store clerks report patients acting more sanely than typical Christmas shoppers.
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Atkins
Guardian
Uncle and Nephew Frozen to Death on Great South Bay
George Brown of Sayville and his 15 year old nephew Edmund Williams of Ozone Park were found frozen to death on Great South Bay. Brown’s body lay on the ice about two miles from shore while the boy’s body rested in the scooter they used to leave Sayville. The scooter ran ashore at Long Cove opposite Patchogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George Brown
Sayville
Edmund Williams
Ozone Park
Great South Bay
Brown
Long Cove
Patchogue
Brown expert at handling boat faces fatal ice accident
Brown, skilled at boat handling, was thrown when the vessel swerved. His head struck ice, fracturing his skull and causing death. A boy on a scooter was left alone and helpless. His body was found frozen, clothes forming a solid ice mass requiring chopping.
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Brown
Man destroys offensive headgear at theater
Emil Edwards of New York attended a Market Street theater show in Philadelphia. Behind a young woman wearing a large hat he torn apart the headpiece after requests to remove it were ignored. He was ejected, arrested, and held on $800 bail for a hearing next Thursday before Magistrate Beaton.
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Philadelphia
Emil Edwards
New York
Market Street
F.lwards
Edwards
Beaton
Candidacy for Select Council in Pittsburg
Pittsburg December report says John Finn a crippled newsboy with a well known face announces his candidacy for select council to replace the late Albert J. Edwards. Finn, a hunchback and longtime news seller, is a protege of Christopher L. Magee and has traveled with city lawyers to Washington and state conventions. He plans to represent the Fourth ward, enjoys wide outside support, and is seen as a likely winner due to his political connections and local influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
John Finn
Select Council
Albert J. Edwards
Finn
Christopher L. Magee
Pennsylvania
Washington
Carey
Notice of disputed charges by B H Talbott
The statement asserts refusal to pay any bills charged without an order from the signer B H Talbott dated December 9 2 weeks. The brief notice warns creditors to await explicit authorization before charging accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. H. Talbott
Unclear Advice for Enduring Illness and Self Care
The fragment advises against seeking medical help and suggests accepting a natural passing rather than dying due to illness. It presents a stark, fatalistic tone with minimal context or identifiable individuals, offering little verifiable detail about source or date.
Two Men Frozen Alive After Snow Pit Tragedy
In Pittsburg on December 24, two middle aged men were found under a snow mound by a billboard on Second avenue and Hays street Homestead. They were removed to the police station and given medical aid. Doctors believe they may recover but remain unconscious. No identities or papers were found on them.
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Pittsburg
Second Avenue
Hays Street
Homestead
John Harkins
Husband Is Wife's Personal Property
In Atlanta Georgia on December 24 a divorce was granted to Frances E. Robb after she testified that she often dressed as a man at home and threatened her husband with a revolver. Robb admitted occasional mannish conduct, arguing a wife may discipline her husband and that a husband is a wife’s personal property.
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Atlanta
Frances E. Robb
Robb
More Tobacco But Less Money Report on 1909 Crop
Washington December 24 The department of agriculture released its tobacco crop report. Burley district production rose to 253 150 000 pounds from 244 800 000 with value at 24 302 000 dollars versus 32 803 000 last year. Paducah district valued at 5 803 000 dollars up from 4 040 000. Henderson Upper Green River Clarksville Hopkinsville districts also up. Barley crop quality declined with yield 830 pounds per acre down 1 ½ pounds from the previous year and December 1 price 9.6 cents, vs 13.4 cents in 1909.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Burley
Paducah
Henderson
Upper Creen River
Clarksvill
Hopkinsville
Sworn in as Deputy Policeman
Friday afternoon Maurice Stroud was sworn in as deputy policeman by County Clerk J A Boone. Stroud will assist Chief Woodson McCord during Christmas.
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Maurice Stroud
J. A. Boone
Stroud
Woodson McCord
Cincinnati Markets Record Mixed Live Stock Prices
Receipts and shipments at Cincinnati Union stockyards show cattle 750 head hogs 1694 head sheep 391 head. Cattle prices ease with quotes across grades, calves steady. hogs vary by brood and weight, buyers cautious. Lambs and sheep show steady to strong footing. Also notes the marriage of Miss Margaret Dykes to Mr Strother Parks at Lexington with relatives present.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Union
God
Ford
Subscriptions Due and Arrears Notice
The News warns Winchester subscribers to pay up before year’s end or risk disconnection. Delinquent accounts on rural routes and by mail show arrears margin. after January three months overdue blocks delivery under post office rules. Readers urged to visit on a Saturday or when in town to settle.
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Winchester
Post Office Department
For Sale Two Houses at a High Price Immediate Power
At a large price if sold at once two houses and lot. Apply to 23 Buckher street. 24 34.
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Buckher Street
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Mr. Walter Rice
Himsel
T. G. Barrow
College Street
Iti
Butler
ST Louis
Asylum
And
A ‘Thappy
Scooter
France E. Robb
Margaret Dykes
Mr. Strother Park
Richmond
B. J. Davis
Lexington
Miss Dykes
Jonathan T. Dykes
Ed Taylor
Park
Watter Park
Madison County
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