Clark County Fiscal Court Adjourned Saturday Noon
The Clark County Fiscal Court adjourned its April term at 12 oclock Saturday after a busy week. Reports of committees were reviewed and bids opened for upcoming work. Kerr Bros. won the coffin contract for paupers, Baldwin Bros. got the city clock repair job, and a new road from the Winchester turnpike to the John Bybee Crow place was authorized at up to 1350 dollars per mile for about 14 half miles.
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Clark Fiscal Court
Kerr Bros
Baldwin Bros
Winchester, Ruckerville and
Vienna
Winchester
John Bybee
K of P Annual Conventions Planned in April and May
Sixteen districts of the K of P lodge will start annual district conventions in April. Deputy Sam Powell has been in correspondence with lodges for a week to determine time and place, with meetings likely in late April or May in Richmond or Ford.
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Richmond
Ford
K. of P. Lodge
Sam Powell
All Factions Present At Taft White House Dinner
President Taft hosted a White House dinner uniting warring factions of the lower house. Guests included Democratic leader Champ Clark, Rep Fitzgerald of New York, Rep Gardner of Massachusetts, and stalwarts Payne of New York and Dalzell of Pennsylvania, reflecting Taft’s peacemaking aims and diplomatic reach.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
White House
Champ Clark
Representative Fitzgerald
New York
A. P. Gardner
Massachusetts
Payne
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Cannon “Machine
Canadians Show Patriotism With Naval Aid Promise
Ottawa March 27 The semi official intimation that the Canadian government will offer national assistance to Great Britain, likely in the form of one or two Dreadnought type battleships, has been received with hearty approval across Canada.
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Ottawa
Great Britain
Canada
Ford Exchange to be Established by Local Workmen
A large gang of workmen and teams arrived Friday night to begin Ongoing construction for East Tennessee Telephone Company. Ford exchange will start Monday with solicitors having secured enough subscribers. Exchanges planned for Pilot View and Becknerville soon.
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East Tennessee Telephone Company
Ford
Pilot View
Becknerville
Marines Return to Former Navy Duties
Washington reports the final step restoring marines to their pre Roosevelt duties on ships. President Taft ordered the reestablishment after cabinet review. The change ends a period where marines were under ship captains rather than assigned fixed battalion tasks.
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Washington
United States Navy
Taft
Congress
Navy
Marine Corps
Roosevelt
Leaders to Meet Big Guns of Republican Party Banquet
The League of Republican Clubs of the District of Columbia holds its annual dinner in Washington tonight. Expected speakers include Vice President Sherman Speaker Cannon Senators Warner and Brown and Representatives Moore Cushman and Esch.
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Washington
District of Columbia
League of Republican Clubs
Sherman
Cannon
Warner
Missouri
Brown
Nebraska
J. Hampton Moore
Pennsylvania
Francis W. Cushman
John J. Esch
Wisconsin
The Merchant Who Advertises Is Working For You
A promotional piece arguing that merchants who advertise serve customers by offering value, live competition, and steady quality. It contrasts advertising merchants with non advertising ones, claiming the former are constantly tested and obligated to earn customers’ trust through bargains, styles, and prices.
Shackleton Antarctic Dash Short of Pole by 111 Miles
Lieutenant E H Shackleton and his British party reached New Zealand after an 1708 mile overland dash toward the south pole, coming within 111 miles of the goal. Another squad reached the magnetic pole at latitude 72.25, while a third group turned back at latitude 88.23 after severe hardships. The expedition, which left England in July 1907 and began in November 1908, faced hunger, fatigue, and寒 cold, resorting to eating sledge ponies.
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E. H. Shackleton
New Zealand
South Pole
Shackleton
Magnetic Pole
England
April term a busy one in Clark Circuit Court
Friday marked last day for filing suits ahead of the April term opening April 15. Circuit Clerk Fox handled petitions all day as a busy docket emerged listing cases such as T. G. Stuart v James H. Black. J. M. Arbill v Thos W Johnson. Belton Owens v Central Kentucky Traction Co. Kate Daily v L and N Railroad. and others including Murdock Manufacturing Co v Natural Gas Supply Co and Lexington Banking and Trust Co v Sam Jett.
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Clark
Fox
T. G. Stuart
James H. Black
J. M. Arbill
Thos. W. Johnson
Belton Owens
Central Kentucky Traction Company
Kate Daily
L. & N. Railroad
Lexington Banking and Trust Company
Sam Jett
Citizens National Bank
H. D. Stubblefield
Committee Plans Grade Reduction on Hickman Street Hill
A joint Board of Education City Council and Christian church committee met Friday to discuss grading Hickman street hill. They decided to lower the crown by twenty two inches, predicting greatly improved conditions.
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Board of Education
City Council
Christian Church
Hickman Street Hill
The
Hickman Street
Lewis Sees No Sign of Strike in Anthracite
Indianapolis reports Thomas L. Lewis president of the United Mine Workers says no strike is foreseen in the anthracite field. He notes ongoing work unless operators push a new agreement or miners demand changes, and expects only routine business at the national executive board meeting while seeking further talks with operators.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Philadelphia
National Executive Board
National Board
Scranton
Miners’ Union
Boyle Feared Mob Violence on Mercer Transfer
James Boyle, one of Willie Whitla’s kidnappers, arrived heavily manacled in Mercer from Buttsburg, guarded by Sheriff Chess and detectives. He and his wife, reportedly en route from Pittsburgh, face kidnapping charges with arraignment planned in a few days. Fearing a crowd, authorities placed armed guards and stationing patrols around Mercer jail until trial.
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Mercer
Sheriff Chess
James Boyle
Little Willie Whitla
Buttsburg
Mercer County
Pittsburg
Boyle
Chess
Boyles
Father of Mrs Boyle confirms daughter’s past
Chicago March 27 William McDermott, a retired Chicago fireman, confirms he is the father of Anna McDermott who with her husband is charged in the Willie Whitla kidnapping case. He describes Anna as a bright child hardened by absence of guidance after eloping three years ago and notes she was educated at St Vincent academy and Kinisawa academy.
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Chicago
William McDermott
Chicago Fire Department
James H. Boyle
Willie Whitla
McDermott
Anna McDermott
Anna
Boyles
Concrete Walks Around Church Near Completion
Clark County Construction Company has nearly finished grading in front of the Christian church and started laying concrete walks on Friday. Work is expected to finish next week if the weather permits.
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Clark County Construction Company
Christian Church
Ketchel Is Winner In Fast City Bout
New York March 27 Stanley Ketchel retained the middleweight title by defeating Jack O'Brien of Philadelphia at the National Athletic Club. O'Brien was knocked down three times in the final round and finished in a hopeless state when the bell rang. New Haven March 27 Owen Moran of England and Frankie Neil of California agreed to a 12 round spar here April 20.
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New York
Stanley Ketchel
Jack O’brien
Philadelphia
National Athletic Club
O’brien
Ketchel
New Haven
Conn
Owen Moran
England
Frankie Neil
California
Bramblett to Oversee Lands in Nicholas County
Mr. D. W. Bramblett of this city accepts a position to oversee a large tract for G. W. Bramblett in Nicholas County and will move his family there on April first.
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D. W. Bramblett
G. W. Bramblett
Nicholas County
Fish and Game Club Acts to Enforce Laws and Aid Stock
Clark County Fish and Game Club directors met Friday night and unanimously adopted a resolution urging County Judge J H Evans to appoint two or more game wardens. A second resolution set a fifty dollar reward for violators of fish and game laws, with some members pushing for a possible one hundred dollar reward. A committee was named to procure additional fish stock. Other members were tasked with building shelter near the reservoir’s upper lake and improving a spring for drinking water.
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Clark County Fish and Game Club
J. H. Evans
J. S Winn
O. S. Johnson
M. D. Royse
S. B. Tracy
R. R. Perry
J. P. Conway
Canvassing Committee Pushes 1909 Winchester Members
The Canvassing Committee of the Commercial Club works to enroll 400 members paid up by next Wednesday. Members wear blue Hustlers For Greater Winchester buttons, signaling paid duties for 1909. Businessmen are urged to join, citing city benefit and signs of progress.
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Commercial Club
Greater Winchester
Main Street
Winchester
Langley Introduces Broad Anti-Saloon Bill
Washington March 27 The Anti-Saloon League of America introduced a drastic new bill by Representative Langley of Kentucky aiming to curb liquor shipments. It surpasses the Knox amendment and does not delegate interstate shipment controls to states, addressing constitutional objections to earlier proposals.
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Washington
Anti-Saloon League of America
Langley
Kentucky
Knox Indorsed by President on Central American Policy
Washington March 27. A long cabinet meeting focused on U S relations with five Central American republics. Secretary Knox presented a resume of conditions and the course taken in dealing with small republics was approved by the president and his advisers.
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Washington
White House
Central America
Knox
Committee selection aids fireproof vaults for County Clerk unit
President C H Bowen of the Commercial Club has appointed a committee to assist Judge Evans in selecting plans for fireproof vaults for the County Clerk's office at the courthouse.
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Commercial Club
C. H. Bowen
The
Club
Evans
Court House
First National Bank of Jackson Opens April 1
Jackson Ky March 27 The First National Bank of Jackson organized last November announced it would open for business April 1. After delay due to a proposed merger with the old Jackson Deposit Bank, the overtures were rejected yesterday and the bank will operate independently next week in T H Beamis’s butcher shop with Judge J P Adams as president and Blair McLin as cashier.
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First National Bank of Jackson
National Bank
Jackson Deposit Bank
Deposit Bank
First National
T. H. Beamis
J. P. Adams
Blair McLin
Splendid Historical Lecture At Winchester Court House
Dr Irene T Myers dean of Transylvania University spoke on Old Kentucky to the largest Winchester audience yet at the court house. She traced Kentucky and the Midwest from European roots, cited early settlers records, and praised founders while ending with a question about the state’s built future.
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Winchester
Irene T. Myers
Transylvania University
Old Kentucky
Kentucky
America
Middle West
Europe
West
Commonwealth
No Assessment Announced for April by Modern Woodmen
The Modern Woodmen announce no assessment due in April, providing welcome relief to numerous society members as benefit costs remain unchanged for the month.
Two Drowned During Gale Off Tampa Bay
Braidentown Florida March 27 The fishing schooner Defender capsized in a gale in Tampa Bay. The bodies of Charles Stier and his wife who were the only occupants of the vessel were recovered near Piney Point.
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Braidentown
Fla
Defender
Tampa Bay
Charles Stier
Piney Point
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Winchester Pike
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Neil
Will
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