Bondsmen Surrender Beach Hargis to Court in Kentucky
Beach Hargis surrendered to authorities in Jackson Kentucky and was taken to Irvine in custody of three deputies. He awaits trial for the murder of his father after recently recovering from a self inflicted foot wound. The case comes as neighbors recount renewed terrorizing incidents and a prior shooting at a cousin’s home.
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Beach Hargis
Jackson
Beach
Irvine
eBach
Harlin South
Police kill two thieves in running New Orleans clash
In New Orleans on February 27 Detective Cally shot two Italian thieves during a running fight. Two other gang members were captured, ending the incident.
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New Orleans
Cally
Veteran of Civil War Soldier R A Downing Dies in Lexington
R A Downing a Lexington businessman and Civil War veteran aged 65 died at home Friday night. Survived by wife Eva Hord and four children Genevieve John B Thomas W Nathaniel. Brothers J C and S H Downing. sisters Sallie Robenbaugh and Lizzie Welch. Family recalls his Union service in Co M 9th Kentucky Cavalry under Captain W G Conner and Colonel R T Jacobs.
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R. A. Downing
Lexington
Downing
Ellen Welch
Jessamine County
Eva Hord
Mason County
John B. Downing
Georgetown
Farmers’ National Bank
That Place
Thomas W. Downing
New York
Nathaniel Downing
Bank
Wellston
Oklahoma
Genevieve Downing
J. C. Downing
Omaha
Nebraska
H. Downing
Nicholasville
Sallie Robenbaugh
Lizzie Welch
Co. M
9Th Kentucky Cavalry
W. G. Conner
R. T. Jacobs
R. R. Perry
Mr Hackett Returns from Montgomery
Mr. W. P. Hackett returned Friday morning from Howards Mill in Montgomery County where he had gone to supervise repairs after recent heavy rains. He said flood waters were higher than in 31 years and the low lands were flooded causing damage to fences and other property.
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W. P. Hackett
Howards Mill
Montgomery County
Winchester man wins Y M A illumination contract
Winchester man Mr. T. S. Bush secures a contract for Tungsten lamps and stokers for the new Y M A headquarters in Versailles Kentucky. The Tungstolier system will illuminate the entire building, with fixtures and installation completed in the recently finished facility.
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T. S. Bush
Versailles
Kentucky
Masculine Christianity Conference Planned in Paris Kentucky
A regional religious conference titled A Masculine Christianity will meet in Paris Kentucky March 12 to 14. Leaders include Dr E Mullins and Dr R A Torrey with speakers from New York Nashville Cincinnati and Central Kentucky. The event aims to promote male religious work and foster cooperation among local YMCA and church groups.
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Paris
Kentucky Young Men’s Christian Associations
E. ¥. Mullins
Southern Baptist Seminary
Louisville
R. A. Torrey
Torrey
America
England
Chas. M. Alexander
Moody and
Sankey
Kentucky
Harry H. Arnold
International Committee of New York
W. B. Stubbs
Nashville, Tenn
M. E. Church
South
Edw. Mack
Cincinnati
Lane Theological Seminary
Edw. C. Carter
New York
Harvard
India
Central
Kentuckians
J. C. Acheson
Caldwell College
F. W. Hinitt
Central University
R. H. Crossfield
Transylvania
E. A. Fox
Kentucky Sunday School Associations
Covington
Parf. E. S. Fogg
P. C. Dix
South Fourth Avenue
Governor Willson Backs Direct Primary Law
Governor Augustus E Willson of Kentucky urged the direct primary in a letter to the Citizens Union of New York. He argued direct nominations let the people express wishes, curb machine manipulation, and be fair and honest, noting conventions sometimes nominate against the majority choice. He said the two systems work only if elections are fair.
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Albany
N. Y
Augustus E. Willson
Kentucky
Citizen’s Union of
New York City
Hughes
Willson
Eight Hurt in West Jefferson Street Collision
Eight persons were injured, several seriously, in a collision on West Jefferson street between a work car and a Columbus bound interurban from Springfield. Authorities reported the event occurred this morning in Columbus, Colorado.
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Columbus, CO
West Jefferson Street
Springfield
K P Anniversary Celebration At Ivanhoe Lodge
Ivanhoe Lodge No. 48 will celebrate the forty fifth anniversary of the order Sunday at Washington Street Presbyterian church. Anniversary address by Rev. C E Crafton. All members to meet at lodge rooms by 10:30 to attend services together starting at 11 o clock.
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Ivanhoe Lodge No
Washington Street Presbyterian Church
C. E. Crafton
Defeated Candidate Considers Suit Over State Board Seat
W R Moorman Democrat of Breckinridge county, defeated for re election to the State Board of Agriculture, Forestry and Immigration by H M Beard Republican, may sue claiming irregularities. Moorman and his brother Judge Henry DeHaven Moorman declined comment at the State Farmers Institute in Elizabethtown. Commissioner M C Rankin defends the outcome as regular and says Blackburn and Beard will retain their seats.
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Louisville
W. R. Moorman
Breckinridge County
State Board of Agriculture, Forestry and Immigration
H. M. Beard
Louisvile
Henry DeHaven Moorman
State Farmers’ Institute
Elizabethtown
Beard
Robert Blackburn
Powell County
M. C. Rankin
Blackburn
Defence Wins Legal Point In Carmack Trial
Nashville Tenn February 27 The ninth day of the Cooper Sharp trial for the slaying of Former United States Senator E W Carmack closed with a defense advantage after bitter arguments over admissibility of testimony. The state sought to prove Carmack laughed at trouble and armed himself to ease friends anxiety while the defense fought to exclude conversations and observations about Carmack that might show the defendants mental condition. Revolvers and shells featured prominently with Major Vertrees and T Leigh Thompson as key witnesses.
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Nashville
Tenn
Cooper-Sharp
United States
E. W. Carmack
Tedchessee
Hart
Colonel Cooper
Edward Craig
Senator Carmack
Carmack
Cooper
Robin
Major Vertrees
T. Leigh Thompson
Tom Hutchinson
Thirteen Senators Skip Nashville Quorum Absent
Thirteen senators who broke the quorum are outside Tennessee and will stay away for 22 days of the executive session. They can block election laws vetoed by Governor Patterson, necessitating a special session to pass appropriation laws and elect a treasurer and comptroller.
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Nashville
Tenn
Patterson
Mrs. Huller Acquitted in Battle Creek Trial
Mrs. Floyd Huller, on trial in Battle Creek Michigan for attempting to kill her father when he was shot and wounded a year ago, has been acquitted after the case concluded.
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Huller
Battle Creek
Mich
Floyd Huller
Taft Denies Misquotation On Tariff Revision
President elect Taft protests against newspaper misrepresentation of his remarks on tariff revision. He supported an early extra session to meet March 15 and backed a permanent tariff commission to study the new law for a more scientific basis. The issue followed a call from National Manufacturers Association president J W Van Cleave.
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Taft
J. W. van Cleave
National Manufacturers’ Association
Farmer Captures Five Highwaymen in Oklahoma
In the San Bois mountains near Stigler James Beck a farmer tracks and captures five robbery suspects after a four day pursuit. He forces the return of 1600 dollars and attempts to deliver them to Muskogee jail. Two robbers are wounded as the group escapes.
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Muskogee
Okla
San Bois Mountains
James Beck
Stigler
Beck
San Jose Mountains
Farmer Elf Battles Found Dead Near Lima
Lima Ohio February 27 After a week long search the body of Elf Battles 75 a wealthy farmer was found in a fodder shock. He bore a deep head wound and was known to carry a large sum of money when he disappeared.
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Lima
Elf Battles
Battles
Tobacco Protest Over Navy Chewing Tobacco Contract
Representative Lamb of Virginia protested to President Roosevelt against the navy contract awarding 220000 pounds of chewing tobacco to the American Tobacco Co. He spoke for independent tobacco men citing the government exposure of the big trust.
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Lamb
Washington
Virginia
Independent Tobacco Men
Roosevelt
American Tobacco Company
Navy
Lake Shore Considers Wireless Link for System
Wireless for Lake Shore reports that if today’s trial of a Buffalo to Chicago wireless telegraphy fragment proves successful the entire line may be wired wirelessly.
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Lake Shore
Cleveland, O
Buffalo
Chicago
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MR. Hackett
Montgomery
Howard Mill
Winchester
Franklin Macveagh
Wilson
Citizen's Union of
Columbus
Ohio
K. P
W R. Moorman
Tennessee
York
New Yorks
Farmer
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