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Newspaper
Winchester News
Location
Winchester, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1908
Page
4
The Winchester News Co announces carrier delivery and mail subscription terms. Daily one year rates, six months, and monthly advance payments are listed, with payments due at the office or to the collector. Address and publication details are shown for Winchester Kentucky.
Advertising rates table lists display per inch pricing and time discounts across weeks and months. Reading notices per line show business notices and 7 cent per reading for news headings, with various percentage discounts for extended periods.
An editorial from lenday’s Courier-Journal cited in Whitley county notes prospects for mineral extraction and growing labor disputes amid weak law enforcement. It argues stricter law will aid development, compares mountain counties to lowland prosperity, and condemns law officers’ failures and outlaws as barriers to progress.
A partial snippet discusses a wish for a better start in life and surrounding oneself with more comforts and luxuries. The fragment provides no clear names, places, dates, or events to anchor a fuller summary.
A harsh report describes the Italy earthquake and fire that killed tens of thousands and destroyed towns in Sicily. It notes Red Cross appeals and compares to San Francisco relief, while observing Italy’s long history of seismic loss.
The Merchants Protective Association protests to the Winchester Council against unequal telephone rates under the new franchise sale. A large merchants petition calls for equal rates from East Tennessee and the home company. The News urges fair, economical service and asks Council to weigh reasons openly before Friday night session.
Leo F. Zelinski of Buffalo New York reports he cured a gold sore with Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. He applied it once daily for two days and every trace disappeared. Sold under guarantee at Phillips drug store priced 25 cents.
An ounce of favor goes farther than an ounce of justice in a succinct French saying. It presents a contrast between influence and fair treatment, suggesting influence yields quicker softer outcomes than strict justice. The phrasing centers on the value of goodwill over formal equity.
A Winchester taxpayer opposes granting a second telephone franchise arguing the city should issue a single franchise. He warns two companies would double tax citizens, urges the council to protect residents from high rates and poor service, and notes possible future consolidation with Old Kentucky to avoid dual counts. The letter emphasizes city interests over company gain and warns against twenty year franchise terms.
The time nears for the Democratic party to pick candidates for the city council. Many Democrats in the second ward urge J. E. Watkins and J. W. Wheeler to run, promising strong support to secure their nomination.
Walter E. Strode announces that the business formerly The Hisle Pharmacy will be conducted as Strode Drug Store beginning January 1, 1909. He thanks patrons for past support and respectfully solicits continued trade and wishes a prosperous year.
A candidate for Circuit Judge in the Twenty-fifth Judicial District seeks Democratic support. The district includes Clark Powell Jessa mine and Madison counties and the race awaits party action.
The notice states that J. Smith Hays is authorized to be announced by Clark Powell and Sessa. It provides no further context or dates.
The oldest and best institution in the county is the Winchester Roller Mills. It promotes home flour with Kerr Perfection and asserts White flour has no equal.
Deposed president Castro leaves a Berlin hospital and says he would have stayed in Venezuela and faced peril if he had foreseen events. He rejects reports of an extradition plan with Germany, noting only a 1882 trade treaty exists and offering to return to Venezuela to prove his political honor.
Washington December 30 Dispatches from W S Buchanan the special commissioner to Venezuela indicate he has begun direct communication with Venezuelan officials to discuss the work entrusted to him He will meet the new government to outline matters of importance and shape the future department policy The state department expects to hear from him on the Castro faction fighting along the coast noting such clashes were not unexpected due to Castro supporters across the country
Media Pa December 30 A jury has been secured in the trial of Mrs Florence Erb and her sister Mrs Catherine Beisel indicted for murdering Captain J Clayton Erb at Red Gables last October. District Attorney MacDade opened, arguing the defendants plotted the kill. He said Mrs Erb fired the fatal shots, denying Beisel's self defense claim. Both defendants may testify in their own defense.
Columbus Ohio December 30 Representative Theodore E Burton declares firm opposition to a plan to gather Republican legislators next Saturday to settle the Ohio senatorial contest. Senator Joseph B Foraker also rejects the caucus. Warren G Harding supporters announce his candidacy as the legislature convenes January 4 with first ballot set for January 12.
Marion, Dec. 30. W H Braithwaite, an Erie passenger trainman, shot Henry Palmer, an Erie engineer from Huntington, W V, as Palmer and Mrs Braithwaite emerged from a room. The bullet left a slight furrow in Palmer's forehead. Palmer fled in fear and Braithwaite surrendered to police.
Defiance Ohio December 30 The Toledo Chicago deep water canal plan shows form with the Chicago Toledo Cincinnati Deep Water way association formed. It aims to lobby Congress for a 100000 survey grant. Officers include Rep T T Ansberry as president Major George B Fox First Vice President Perry A Randall and Thomas J Logan. An executive committee of 15 will be chosen along the route with Randall as chairman.
In Columbus on December 30 Democratic lawmakers from the Ohio Senate and House will hold separate caucuses at noon Saturday the minority party convening in the senate chamber and the house as they prepare to discuss pending measures and shape their stance for upcoming votes. In Baltimore a courtroom collapse injures over 50 during the trial of William Hartwood accused of mistreating Mrs. C R Hill as the floor gave way carrying more than 100 people.
Abraham Ruef former political boss of San Francisco was sentenced to 14 years in San Quentin for bribery tied to a Schmitz era trolley franchise. Judge William P Lawler handed down the verdict after Ruef’s trial on the bribery charge against a member of the Schmitz board of supervisors in the United Railroads franchise award case.
The minister of the interior received a telegram from Messina reporting 70 English travelers and 30 Germans buried beneath the ruins of hotels Trinacria Victoria and Bellevue after the Messina disaster.
Western Europe endures an exceptional cold wave with a blizzard in France and heavy snow. Paris streets are paralyzed by the weather while park lakes host skaters.
In New Orleans on December 30 Abe Attell defended the featherweight title by knocking out Biz Mackay in the eighth round before the West Side Athletic Club. The punch sequence secured the championship for Attell and added another victory to his record.
Newark Ohio December 30 Claude Gould aged 13 son of Mrs Anna Kinney jumped from a moving freight car and was run over by a Baltimore and Ohio freight causing fatal injuries. The tragedy occurred as the youth rode the train and fell into the path of the oncoming cars.
In Union City Tennessee on December 30 the night rider trial defense continues with a long stream of witness testimony. Defendants plead not guilty and claim alibis while recalling many people at their homes the night of the Ranken murder. When pressed about other nights or dates they cannot recall details, noting unusual sickness and multiple drug calls at homes as the self confessed killers claimed the murder occurred.
Ambassador Griscom cabled from Rome reporting a devastating earthquake in Mesina with widespread fires. Unofficial estimates place deaths as high as 50,000 as officials try to obtain news from consuls in Mesina.
In Flushing New York December 30 the defense of Thornton J Hains and his brother Captain Peter C Hains Jr for the killing of William E Annis called witnesses to allege acts by Mrs Claudia Hains that could have unbalanced Captain Hains. AChicago friend testified Captain Hains spoke of marital troubles and showed signs of irrationality. A household servant Minnie Howe testified of incidents involving Mrs Hains and William B Annis at the Hains home during the captain's absence in the Philippines. She said Mrs Hains confessed affection for Annis and spoke of alleged orgies at Fort Hamilton.
Washington reports a Southern Railway derailment at Stokesland Virginia caused by a misplaced switch. Engineer Satterfield died. Fireman Davis and three postal clerks injured. no passengers harmed. Train diverted onto Danville Western tracks. engine baggage and mail cars overturned.
Columbus December 30 Governor elect Judson Harmon will not ride a horse in the inaugural parade choosing a carriage with retiring Governor Andrew L Harris In recalling Civil War era precedents he said it would be discourteous to Harris to ride apart from him and the change reflects a considerate gesture for the ceremony
Logan Ohio December 30 Reverend F N Boyd United Brethren minister of Gore was found guilty of mistreating Pearl Somers a 14 year old girl last August and was sentenced by Judge Martin to six years in the Ohio penitentiary A motion for a new trial was denied.
The report notes rising cholera cases in St Peters burg at 26 daily. Governor Hanly dedicates monuments and markers from Indiana at Vicksburg. Taft agrees to press the Rose Festival button in Portland next June. Toledo receivers for Pope Motor Car Co expected to be discharged with dollar for dollar settlement. Whang Chang, killer of Durham W Stevens, watched in San Francisco pen to prevent escape.
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