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Newspaper
Winchester News
Location
Winchester, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1908
Page
2
The piece discusses tariff issues ahead of an extra session and the influence of protective interests. It notes Democratic leanings toward lower duties, Republican calls for revision, and the conflict surrounding Speaker Cannon with calls for Middle West representatives to oppose him.
The secretary reports many responses to committee letters but subscriptions remain well short of the required total.
The committee urges quick subscrip tions, open to any amount, with no payment until next spring. Aimed at popularizing the club, they expect a strong roster and early success, hoping a good team will boost town visibility.
At a Friday night fire department meeting the committee on a new hose wagon was told to work with the Council fire committee to secure the needed apparatus. The editorial urges immediate action, warns the North end is nearly defenseless, and notes a fire could threaten both North and South ends when winds are high.
In a humorous scene from The Outlook with Theodore Roosevelt set to be Special Contributor after the presidency, the composing room erupts in chaos over typesetting and vocabulary. Foreman frets over missing M caps and exclamations as printers prepare bold new layouts and stock cuts for the anticipated feature.
National Negro Business League to meet in Louisville next August with over twelve hundred delegates. Local clergy and lay leaders attend Berea College visitations and church actions. Bank, shops, and civic notes include a Mississippi town's negro mayor, Mound Bayou, and various salaries, schools, and undertakings in Louisville and surrounding areas.
A roundup of deadly blazes in Circleville Salem Alliance and a wreck on the Wabash railroad near Springfield. Also reports of a suicide in Michigan and a fatal shooting in Jersey City. Notes on theater openings for colored shows, moving plans, and local education statistics in Winchester.
E Renaker AGT announces purchase of Thanksgiving and Christmas turkeys from November 6 to 17. Office at W C Taylor Co's Stockyards on Broadway, home phone 53 East Tennessee No 74. Check prices before selling.
New York reports Delta Kappa Epsilon conclaves at Waldorf Astoria drew six hundred guests for a banquet marked by an presidential letter. Judge Vernon M. Davis announced a missive from the U S president praising fraternal bonds and urging unity to avert class conflict during the campaign.
Plans by the Columbus Board of Trade call for a grand non partisan inauguration of Governor Harmon. The procession will include the city National Guard, state independent companies, the Cleveland Greys, Barracks band, permanent and civic units, and all city bands likely in line.
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