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Newspaper
Winchester News
Location
Winchester, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1908
Page
3
Boston hosts eleven nights of water sports at the Sportsmen's show with Yan kees from across the country. Events include scratch races of 25 60 100 440 880 yards and one mile handicap events plunge for distance 50 100 300 and 440 yards swim hurry scurry costume and moviee races open relays fancy diving high diving water polo duck race and more.
Union City Tennessee December 24 defense in the night rider trial will focus on establishing alibis for each of eight defendants. Family members are expected to testify that the men were at home in bed on the night Captain Ranken was murdered.
Canal Dover Ohio reports so few poor residents that the Salvation Army has cancelled planned Christmas dinners. Local officials say prosperity has reduced the need and redirected charity efforts for the holiday season.
After eight months the United States restores friendly relations with Venezuela. William S. Buchanan sails on the cruiser North Carolina as special commissioner to report on conditions and advise on formal recognition. The Gomez government’s stability and treaty compliance will shape the final decision, amid Castro loyalists and unrest risk.
Missouri Supreme Court ousted Standard Oil Indiana Republic Oil Ohio and Waters-Pierce Oil Missouri for conspiring to monopolize the oil business in the state and fined each $50,000 in a decree issued in Jefferson City on December 24.
Alderman Bath house John Coughlin was found not guilty of assault and battery on photographer Lyman Atwell after a jury verdict in Judge Newcomer's court. The alleged attack occurred the night of the First Ward Democratic ball, more than a week earlier.
In Worcester Massachusetts on December 24 Francis E Jones 16 was found dead on Lake Quinsigamond. Police say Ralph William Krantz 14 confessed he shot Jones and Krantz was taken into custody on a murder charge.
Berlin reports President Castro has no future plans yet. A member of his suite says he intends to reside for a time in Egypt where the climate suits him.
Brooklyn apartment block fire renders about a thousand families homeless as a large housing area is destroyed. The report notes extensive damage and displacement across the affected neighborhood.
Berlin reports Cypriano Castro issues a statement effectively relinquishing his bid for Venezuela’s presidency. He says he will not hinder the current government’s settlement of disputes, even if it means withdrawing from public life, and notes plans to remain in a private sanatorium for two weeks with no future plans announced.
Bogota reports the new Venezuelan government will permit resumption of trade over frontier points. Relations with Colombia have been strained, and President Castro previously barred Colombian goods except along routes he profited from.
A five story building at 122 West 127th Street burned on December 25. One man, Daniel Frizzell aged 18, was killed. Three Looker family members and Mullen the firefighter were seriously burned as tenants and firefighters saved others. Mullen rushed to rescue Mrs Looker as flames closed in, leaping to a window five stories up.
Washington December 25 the war department ordered all commanding officers at military posts and stations to telegraph instantly any desertion to the adjutant general rather than mail 10 days after the act. Alaska and insular possessions are excepted from the new rule.
The coroner investigates the death of Albert Larkins 72 of Newark a ventriloquist whose body was found in the burned Maple Corner school house near Xenia. He had performed there the previous night and police believe he was slain and robbed before the arson.
Cleveland December 25 A L Faulkner president of the National Window Glass Workers said ten manufacturing concerns representing 330 plants and employing 850 men signed the new wage scale. He stated the union could stand a long siege and members would stay out indefinitely to enforce the scale.
Peter Claudianes a Greek was found guilty by a California jury and sentenced to life imprisonment for dynamiting the Oakland home of former supervisor James L Gallagher a key witness in the San Francisco bribery case. The jury deliberated eight minutes and returned the verdict on the first ballot.
The Norfolk report says the tug Margaret lost her tow Rockland line 6 in a storm. The 1,300 ton steel barge carried 600 tons of lime and has vanished. crew of five aboard. The Margaret sailed after coal ing to search but no trace found.
In Altoona on December 25 a moving picture show at the Keith theatre ended with a stage fire. Spectators rushed for exits amid panic and many were bruised. The flames quickly consumed the stage and interior. origin unknown and property loss is small.
In St Paul Minnesota on December 25 the state secured twin wins in the Supreme Court with Justice C L Brown writing opinions for the court. The cases involved the Chicago Great Western and Great Northern railways and upheld a law raising the railroad gross earnings tax from three to four percent over the roads challenge of constitutionality.
W H Martin and Thomas W Moorehead of Marshall Spader and company stockbrokers were suspended from the New York Exchange for three years. The action followed an investigation into Marshall Spader dealings with the failed Coster Knapp company.
A tray of diamonds valued at 10000 dollars was snatched from Jacquemin's jewelry store in Helena Montana by a thief and accomplice who fled in a buggy toward the city outskirts.
Canton Ohio December 24 William McCloud a 68 year old farmer was blown to pieces while blasting stumps on his land He was believed to have suffered a heart attack after lighting the fuse and loading another stump His body is only partly recovered and the accident is under investigation
After a 12 hour deliberation the jury finds Harvey Hazel 17 guilty of murder in the second degree for killing his mother. The verdict implies life imprisonment. The defense argued adolescent insanity.
The Hague December 24 The Venezuelan government revokes the May 14 trans shipment decree announced in the lower house by Foreign Minister Van Swinderson. The decree had hindered Willemstad commerce and strained Dutch relations. He noted Dutch naval operations along the coast were suspended at Acting President Gomez request.
Van Dwight Sheldon a 19 year old student at New York University School of Engineering died in a cellar battle with a burglar at the home of Dean Snow of the same school. The intruder fled after a long pursuit.
Opinion in the Los Angeles Times argues the Chinaman should avoid aggression and instead focus on peace, cultivating a tranquil life in the truck garden and non combative pursuits.
Washington reports Major General J Franklin Bell chief of staff says the army needs an adequate remedy for the evils of officers on detached service. He warns the United States cannot maintain an adequate army for peace or an antiquated organization. There are 691 officers on detached duty, a cause of desertions and weakness in mobilization.
New Orleans plans to have the vessel bearing President elect William H. Taft become the first to use Southwest Pass at the mouth of the Mississippi River. The board of trade will seek war department approval to officially open the channel on Taft’s gulf to river passage date. Depth work to 35 feet is nearly finished.
Dun's Review reports quiet staple trades but stronger holiday sales in some cities. Baltimore stock taking slows wholesale activity while Louisville posts large Christmas goods sales. Chicago shows unprecedented holiday demand and overall conditions improve, with Cleveland weather delaying some lines and Cincinnati retailers enjoying robust dry goods distribution.
Six men indicted by Humphreys county circuit court were brought to Nashville and jailed on whitecapping charges. Clerk's signature confirms the order. In addition, fourteen more men were arrested in Humphreys county for whitecapping and kukluxing and are held in Waverly jail. Details remain scarce as the case is shrouded in mystery.
John Wall was found dead near Maysville with a fractured skull. A coroner's jury charged his brother James Wall with murder and he was jailed in Maysville. The brothers were not known to have had trouble.
Fragmentary statement cites a paradox about perfection and marriage attributed to Michael Angelo, lacking clear context or full quotation. No verifiable events or concrete details available in unreadable text.
Florida launches a Ninety day campaign after Christmas to spread the message that consumption can be cured and prevented. Georgia will follow with a systemized attack. Tennessee counties make tuberculosis a political issue as Health, Agriculture, and Education unite for the fight. Health Days target school children nationwide. The National Association says thousands of lives and millions of dollars will be saved.
Washington reports that sentencing for contempt of court of AFL leaders Samuel Gompers, William Mitchell, and Secretary Morrison will be debated at the federation’s executive council meeting in January. Morrison received six months. responses from labor groups pour to the White House, with Bonaparte reviewing the case and potential actions after holidays.
Tang Shao Yi reports from Washington that the United States favors elevating the Chinese legation to embassy status. American officials, while not officially informed, acknowledge China’s sensitivity on equal footing with Japan after the Amoy battleship visit.
Rev Richard French will preach at Broadway Sunday night and many local clergy serve duties across Winchester and surrounding towns. The article notes multiple social events, dances, holiday gatherings, and a Negro calendar project by a new real estate and employment agency, with banks and schools involved.
A description asserts an electric furnace can reach 7200 degrees, a heat so extreme it would melt nearly any solid known. The comparison labels even red hot iron as cold beside it, emphasizing its fearsome intensity.
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