Despondent Brooklyn Mother Kills Two Children Then Self
Mrs Agnes Lidner a 37 year old Brooklyn glass blower’s wife cut the throats of her two children George five and Clara aged unknown then killed herself with a throat slashing in Frankfort Kentucky. The tragedy followed a period of unemployment and poverty with no clear motive beyond despondency.
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Frankfort
Agnes Lidner
John Lidner
Hamilton Avenue
Brooklyn
George
Clara
State University Defeats Indians In Tight Showdown
In Lexington Kentucky State University edged Rose Polytechnic Institute Terre Haute Indiana 12 to 10 in a hard fought football clash. Kentucky scored a touchdown each half and converted both, while Rose Poly added a field goal and a second half touchdown with goal.
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Lexington
Kentucky State University
Rose Polytechnic Institute
Terre Haute
Ind
Kentucky
Rose Polytechnic
Quietest Democratic Primary in Madison County History
In Richmond Kentucky on November 16 the Democratic primary yielded winners including W Rhodes Shackelford for County Judge O P Jackson for County Attorney D A McCord for Sheriff R B Terrill for County Clerk Roy White for Clerk and Royce White, Shelby Taylor for Assessor John Noland for School Superintendent N B Jones for Jailer and C D Samuels for Coroner under a no whiskey and no money plan claimed to reduce influence.
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Richmond
W. Rhodes
Turkeys At 12 Cents In Sharpsburg Market
The county reports a large crop and stiff turkey demand as buyers pay 12 cents per pound for dressed birds. Many birds are being bought and driven to slaughter pens for shipment to the East for Thanksgiving. The price structure and sales remain strong, benefiting local women who raised the birds.
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Sharpsburg
Jack Frost
Thanksgiving and Christmas Turkeys for sale at stockyards
I will be in the market for turkeys this season and will receive Thanksgiving birds from November 6 to 17. My office is at W. C. Taylor & Co's Stockyards on Broadway. E Renaker, AGT. 1-3-66E. Philosophic. Clothes don't make the man, what's in the pockets doesn't either. Destrap Free Press.
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W. C. Taylor & Co’s
Broadway
East Tenn
E. Renaker
AGT
Chicago Markets Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices and Receipts
Chicago reports cattle receipts about 700 with steady market. Beeves ranged 3.40 to 7.60, Texans 3.60 to 4.70, westerners 3.25 to 6.00, stockers 2.60 to 4.60, cows and heifers 1.60 to 5.40, calves 5.50 to 7.75. Hog receipts about 22 000 with prices 5.10 to 5.85 for light to mixed 5.30 to 6.05 for heavy. bulk 5.60 to 5.95. Sheep receipts about 2 500 steady with natives 2.50 to 4.60, western 2.50 to 4.50, yearlings 4.25 to 4.90, lambs 3.75 to 6.15.
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Sheen
Chicago
Western
Wheat Market Steady in Chicago as Demand Rises
Chicago wheat opens easy on Liverpool rain reports but soon rallies on brisk commission house demand. Foreign weakness traced to additional Argentine rains. December opens unchanged to lower at 1.03 to 1.0314, selling up to 1.034.
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Chicago
Liverpool
Winchester Roller Mills Promotes Local Flour Brands
The Winchester Roller Mills praises its long heritage as the county’s oldest institution and urges using home flour, highlighting Kerr Perfection and White Pearl as superior brands with no equal.
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Winchester Roller ‘Mills
Kerr
Turkeys Bring 13 Cents On Foot In Mt Sterling Market
In Mt Sterling Kentucky farmers report rains improving crops with corn shucking ongoing. Field prices range 3 to 3.25 per bushel while delivered corn brings 3.50 and some picked corn at 3.85. Turkeys fetch 13 cents on foot amid a market scarcity as farmers anticipate 15 cents for Christmas flocks.
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MT. Sterling
Voice Carried Far Through a Three Mile Stretch
Report notes that a man's voice could travel about three miles amplified by a 20 foot trumpet, illustrating early acoustics demonstrations and public interest in sound projection.
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CincInnati’ Union
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FLORA
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Hall & Ecton, Furniture —Undertaking
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the Winn-Martin Coals Supply CO. Incorporated
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Attorneys At Law
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Attorney At Law
S. Main St
Beckner
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Lay
Winchestr, Ky
W. C. Worthington
WN. Main St
Brown - Proctoria Hotel
Gilbert & Botto
Conkwright Transfer and the Co
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L. G. Howard
Mt Sterling
J. P. Humphries
W. Broadway
Howard & Humphrey
G.Z. Dyer
S. Main Street
C. J. Boswell
Highland Street
J. C. Lary
College Street
Robert E. Fox
East Broadway
Burns and
Lexington Avenues
T. W. Brock
Burns Avenue
Beeknén
W. P. Azbill
J. W. Chambers
Rockwood
Tenn
Wainscott
Scrivener Bros
Main Street
Winn-Martin Coal & Supply Company
N. TB Taylor
Eben
Den
Washington Star
Louisville
Eagle Casting Co
G. Cornell
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