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Newspaper

Winchester News

Location

Winchester, Kentucky, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1909

Page

5

Roosevelt Addresses Men of the Fleet at Hampton Roads

President Roosevelt thanks the Connecticut crew in drizzle as the battleship fleet returns to Hampton Roads. The Little Colonel Readers meet Miss Helen Ford. cooking club events, euchre party, and a social club gathering are noted. Local notices cover student play and community updates from Winchester and surrounding areas.

Roosevelt Connecticut Hampton Roads United States Colonel Helen Ford

Social Roundup of Local Guests and Residents

Punta Arena of South America visits Mr and Mrs A H Brock. Mrs Mattie C Oliver returns home to Mt Sterling after a stay with Mrs John M Jenkins. Miss Mary Crutcher guests with friends in Nicholasville. Miss Nancy Hodgin is ill. Judge E S Jouett is in Frankfort on business.

Harvey Franklin Mesdames Susan G. Anderson W. H. Strossman Orlando Hoskine George Green John M. Jenkins Mattie Oliver Mt. Sterling Curtis Evans George Clark Harry Strother Sam A. Jeffries O. G. Hadden J. W. Ishmael Charles Parrish John Clelland Ogden Crutcher Rolf Ratliff E. E. Kidwell A. Sayre J. T. Beckner Lucien Beckner Jane Gaitskill Evelyn Price Allan Crutcher Kate Hunt Ella Pendleton Ruth Tucker Ann Duerson Eunice Earp Anna Stoner Rash Olivia and Henrietta Gardner Kate Rash Punta Arena South America A. H. Brock Mattie C. Oliver Mary Crutcher Nicholasville Nancy Hodkgin E. S. Jouett Frankfort

Holland Man Confesses Hatchet Killing of Mother

Special to The News. El ton Baldwin confessed today that he killed his mother who was found dead in her farmhouse near Saugatuck. He said he feared she would charge him with burning her barn. A hatchet was the weapon used.

Holland, Mich Elton Baldwin Saugatuck

District Attorney Keal ing Resigns in Panama Libel Case

In Indianapolis on March 5 United States District Attorney Keal ing resigns to avoid aiding efforts to bring Delavin Smith and Joseph Pulitzer to Washington in the Panama libel case.

Indianapolis Ind United States Kealing Delavin Smith Joseph Pulitzer Washington Panama

Minstrels at the opera house deliver lively program

John W. Vogel's Big City Minstrels performed Wednesday evening to an amused audience. The company offered clever acts with well trained chorus, juggling, and dancing. Sam Harris and Charley Gano entertained with songs, Clark Oldfield sang bass, and the show closed with a farce “The Mysterious Hotel” and impressive scenery and electrical effects.

John W. Vogel Big City Opera House Sam Harris Charley Gano Clark Oldfield

Shelbyville Bluegrass League forms baseball club directors

Shelbyville Kentucky March 5 at a stockholders meeting of the Shelbyville Baseball Club elected directors W Hardin Caldwell Luther Black J E Baldwin Leon Rothchild J H McKee A F Hiter and P B Weisserger. They will later select a president and secretary treasurer.

Shelbyville, Ky Shelbyville Baseball Club Bluegrass League W. Hardin Caldwell Luther Black J. E. Baldwin Leon Rothchild J. H McKee A. F. Hiter P. B. Weisserger

Winchester Roller Mills Advertises Flour Quality

The notice claims Winchester Roller Mills as the oldest and best in the county, urging use of home flour with Kerr perfection and White Pearl flour praised as incomparable.

Winchester Rolle Mills Kerr Perfection

Marriage License Issued to Martin Bailey and Carrie Neal

A marriage license was issued on Friday afternoon to Martin Bailey and Carrie Neal.

Martin Bailey Miver Carrie Neal

Sullivan Couple Welcome Eleven-Pound Girl

Mr and Mrs G Sullivan are receiving congratulations on the arrival of an eleven pound girl at their home Thursday night.

Mrs. G. ©. Sullivan

Long Pastorage Sermon at Flat Woods Church

Elder J. W. Harding preached Sunday at Flat Woods in Madise county. He served as pastor for twenty nine years.

J. W. Harding Flat Woods Madise County Caureh

For Sale Good Work Horse Cheap by G. D. Pox

Classified notice offering one good work horse for sale by G. D. Pox at home with contact phone 655. The ad appears with a date line 4-5-3t. and is brief and single item oriented.

G. D. Pox

Dean Bill Passes House With Provisions on Liquor Sales

In Columbus Ohio on March 5 the house approved the Dean saloonkeeper character bill with a rider mirroring provisions of the Crist bill to curb liquor sales in dry areas and empower secret service enforcement. Nine opposed, many applauded as Speaker Mooney barred gallery expressions.

Columbus House Dean Saloonkeeper Crist Gibbs Lorain Mooney Dean Otto J. Renner Liquor Forces Senate Johnson Cincinnati Woods Senate Judiciary Committee Assembly Anti-Saloon League Connaughton Edwards Jones Franklin le Blond Schaefer Schaibley Schwegman Winters Wyman Clevenger Denton Yoyal Cerone National Soldiers Dayton Baker Collinwood Ohio

Legislature to buy Grant Cottage in New York

Albany March 5 lawmakers will seek a 6450 appropriation to purchase and preserve General Grant’s Mount MacGregor cottage and surrounding woodlands near Saratoga, aiming to honor the former president’s final days.

Grant Albany General Grant Mount MacGregor Saratoga

Prosecutor Sues Former Officials Over Shortages

Lima Ohio March 5 Prosecutor Welty filed suit to recover 8733 from former county officials after failed private settlements with state examiners.

Lima Welty

Big Coal Company Placed in Receivership

The Dering Coal Company of Delaware, a $5 million firm with mines in Indiana and Illinois, is placed in receivership by Judge C C Kohlsaar in Chicago. Witt Merchantile and Jackson K. Dering filed claims, while R R Hammond admitted the firm faces creditor pressure and cannot meet interest on its bonded indebtedness.

Chicago Dering Coal Company of Delaware Indiana Illinois C. C. Kohlsaar United States Circuit Court Witt Mercantile Company Jackson K. Dering R. R. Hammond

Powder Mill Explodes in Kings Mills

An explosion at Kings Mills powder mills on March 5 damaged the wheel mill area and wrecked a roof section and wall after three hundred pounds of powder detonated. No workers were injured as no one was nearby when the blast occurred.

Kings Mills

Troops on the March Russia and Austria Deny Warlike Intentions

Reports say Russian and Austrian forces move to front areas but General Alexieff denies any deliberate concentration. Austrian troops are said to be near Tarnopol and Skalat in Galicia while the 33rd Russian infantry division heads from the Caucasus toward Kiev.

Kiev Alexieff Tarnopol Skalat Galicia Caucasus

Mine Foreman Kills Laborer in Glencoe

Glencoe Ohio March 5 Foreman Scott Smith of the Belmont Coal company shot and fatally wounded Noble Ault a miner and union official. The men quarreled over a mine matter and Ault died several hours later.

Glencoe, O Scott Smith Belmont Coal Company Noble Ault Miners’ Union Smith Ault

President Pulliam Heads to Florida for Five Week Recovery

Nashville report says National League president Pulliam, visiting his sister, departed for Florida where he will stay five weeks. His health has greatly improved.

Nashville Tenn Pulliam National League Florida

World Indicted in Panama Libel Investigation

A New York federal grand jury returned indictments against the Press Publishing Company publishers of the New York World and editor Callie Van Hamm amid a probe into alleged libelous publications connected with the Panama canal purchase.

New York The Press Publishing Company New York World Callie van Hamm the World

Pension Agencies Remain In Washington Act

The House rejected the pension amendment and kept 18 agencies consolidated in Washington. The last act of the last congress adopted the conference report, continuing agencies as before.

Washington House

Rescued Crew from Schooner Miles M. Merry Off Moriches Shore

In New York on March 5 the Moriches life saving station using a breeches buoy saved the captain and a crew of wreckers from the stranded schooner Miles M. Merry that ran aground on the beach weeks ago.

New York Long Island Miles M. Merry

Connors Convicted of First Degree Murder in Ohio

Harry Connors found guilty of murder in the first degree for killing Yung Ta, a Lorain laundryman, with robbery as the motive. Jury recommends clemency and he will not be electrocuted.

Elyria, O Harry Connors Yung Ta Connors

Woman Murdered Near Saugatuck

Saugatuck Michigan March 5 Mrs Mary Baldwin was found murdered at her home two miles east of Saugatuck. The crime appears to have been committed with a sharp instrument or a revolver butt.

Saugatuck, Mich Mary Baldwin Saugatuck

Multiple Regional Incidents Highlight Society and Labor

News briefs report a New York tenement fire killing Mrs. Nathan Radilowitz and her 12 year old son, a strike of 500 Chicago shipbuilders over wage cuts, Illinois proposed law to bar insurance rate regulation by mergers, Navy yards in Pensacola and New Orleans shuttered for lack of business, William E. Glasscock sworn in as West Virginia governor, and May Mesaros of Dayton identifying Edward Baylor 15 as her attacker.

Nathan Radilowitz New York Chicago Shipbuilding Company Illinois Newberry Pensacola Fla New Orleans William E. Glasscock West Virginia William M. O. Dawson

Sunday Baseball Names and Credits Listed

Continued weathered page notes list names EK Upham Wheeler Wentworth Woods Wasserboehr Winn and Winchester News Dave Prewitt Cabal Bros W J Cone Brock John Johnson in a local baseball roundup segment.

L. Upham J. W. Wheeler Harold Wentworth W. H. Woods G. N. Wasserboehr Jas. S. Winn Winchester News Dave Prewitt Cabal Bros W. J. Cone W.0 Brock John Johnson

Winchester signs Russellville squad for Clark County trial

Winchester baseball club signs the Russellville Kentucky team to play for Clark County. Ten players will report March end for a thorough tryout alongside seven others. Russellville’s strong season included wins against top semi pro teams and a 4 to 2 post season loss to the Louisville American Association squad. Director J H Phillips expresses optimism for the pennant and confident Winchester fans in the new signings.

Winchester Russellville Clark County Louisville American Association Puttman Peitz Star Battery Colonels

Umpire Pat Danahy Named for Rochester Team

President George S. Hammond announced yesterday the signing of Pat Danahy of Rochester New York as a league umpire. Danahy comes on strong recommendation from manager John Ganzell of the Rochester Eastern League team and is slated to report during the Rochester spring training trip.

George S. Hammond Pat Danahy Rochester N. Y Danahy John Ganzell

Montreal Closer to Equator Than London by 250 Miles

The article notes Montreal lies 250 miles nearer the equator than London and shares latitude with Venice, highlighting unusual climate comparisons.

Montreal London Venice

Hygiene in Schools Curb Disease Says Gazeta Medica

Quotation from Gazeta Medica of Barcelona notes that over half of human diseases stem from carelessness and questions the impact of teaching hygiene in schools. The remark underscores the value of hygiene education in public health.

Gazeta Medica Barcelona

Also Mentioned on This Page

Cooking Club Fannie Combs Scott Floriye Smith Charles Attersall O.J. Chandler Winchester High School C. P. Mann Elizabeth Paris Mrs. Mann W. E. Singleton T. E. Warnock Woodford Joseph Shannon Carlisle Lander Skinner Ollie Nette Bean Lexington Will Jones Allen Barrow Texas May Goff Ed Rice William Young John Redman Isaac Reynolds North Middletown Jersey J. W. Shepherd Missouri Lillian Russell Mt. Ster 8. D. Laring C.H. Bowen Winn Furniture Co S. & H. Green Sen Michigan Panama Canal Vogel Shelby Ball Club Winchester Roller Mills Bill Big Coal Company Russia Austria May Mesaros Dayton, O Edward Baylor Oaylor McCord, Smith & Phillips Lexington Herald J. H. Phillips Jouetts Insurance Agency Forent
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