Insurance deal would merge Inter-Southern and Provident Life
The Louisville Times reports a proposed takeover where Inter-Southern Life Insurance Company of Louisville would acquire Provident Life Assurance Society with $70,000,000 in business and $10,000,000 in assets. Negotiations target New York stockholders to finalize the plan as local bankers and businessmen hold Provident stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Times
Inter-Southern Life Insurance Compay
Louisville
Provident Life Assurance Society
New York
Minter-Southern Company
Provident Company
Berton B. Bales
Inter-Southern
Ohio River
Floyd Day
Day
Arthur Langham
InterSouthern
dolter-Southern Company
Kentucky
Harry Strother
Real estate deeds filed in county clerk's office
Winchester Cemetery Company transfers Lot No 194 in the cemetery to James L Lawrence for 176.80 dollars. W D Wade and wife convey 31 acres on Donaldson creek to Lizzie Chamberland for one dollar and other considerations. T J Tuttle transfers 19 acres on Howard's Upper creek to W L Devary for 200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Cemetery Company
Jamesl
Lawrence
W.D. Wade
Lizzie Chamberland
Donaldson Creek
T. J. Tuttle
W. L. Devary
Howard
Upper Creek
New proprietors take over Brown Proctoria Barber Shop
Smoot and King announce new proprietors of the Brown Proctoria Barber Shop with contact for inquiries. The notice dated November 17 appears as a small classifieds item in the paper.
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Brown- Proctoria
Smoot & King
Secretary Root clarifies New York Senate stance
Secretary Root states he is not seeking the New York Senate seat but would accept if the Legislature invokes him to serve the state and country. He says a great office should not be given to someone who merely wants it and expresses readiness to respond to a call from New York’s representatives.
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Washington, D. C
Root
New York
Senate
Thanksgiving Turkey Buyer Seeks Markets at Stockyards
E Renaker, agent for W C Taylor & Co, will buy Thanksgiving and Christmas turkeys from November 6 to 17. Office at Stockyards on Broadway, home phone 53, East Tenn 74. Contact for prices before selling. 11-3-6t.
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W. C. Taylor & Co
Broadway
East Tenn
E. Renaker
AGT
Markets Report From Cincinnati Stockyards November 16
Receipts and shipments of livestock at the Cincinnati Union Stockyards showed cattle hogs and sheep trading with varied demand. Cattle ranged from common to high grade with prices noted for extra good and medium stock. hogs saw a drop in value for packers and shippers while sheep and lambs held steady at several weight classes. Prices covered calves canners bulls cows and heifers with detailed bids for each category.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Union
Sheen
Chicago Markets Report Delivers Mixed livestock Prices
Chicago markets show receipts around 45 000 for cattle with declines of 10 to 25 cents, hogs at 64 000 with losses of 15 cents, and sheep about 40 000 with 10 to 25 cent drops. Prices list Reeves Texans westerners stockers cows calves hogs and lambs across classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Reeves
Saloon cases dismissed in police court ruling
In a Monday night police court session, saloon men charged with selling liquor to a minor were dismissed after Green, a college student, failed to prove purchases connected to the proprietors. The judge ruled the principal not responsible for agents acts, and the other cases were dismissed once Green’s location and authority were questioned. Saloon men named include John F. Nunan, Jones & Black, Jesse Spencer, W. W. George, W. G. Rice, and Bob Profitt.
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H. K. Taylor
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Green
J. W. Porter
Porter
John F. Nunan
Jones & Black
Jesse Spencer
W. W. George
W. G. Rice
Bob Profitt
Tire explosion kills driver trying for 24 hour record
Emile Stricher was killed in Birmingham today while attempting to lower the 24 hour auto record as the tires of his machine exploded during the attempt.
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Emile Stricher
Birmingham
Ala
Two Hold Ups in Laurel County London Ky
In London Kentucky two sensational hold ups occurred over the past three days. Dr A C Foster, a leading physician, was halted on a road after nightfall and fired upon twice as the buggy passed. both bullets missed. A church area disturbance led to a youth being fined and jailed after a revolver with three empty chambers was found. The previous day two men forcibly entered Mrs Jonas kitchen, ate, then escaped on two horses.
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London
A. C. Foster
Foster
Young
Walter Jonas
Mrs. Jonas
Mrs Jonas
Castro arrests rumors strike Venezuelan politicians in Curacao
Willemstad Curacao Nov 17 rumors say President Castro ordered arrests of several Venezuelan politicians allied with ex revolutionary El Mecho Hernandez and held at Maracaibo A priest among the detainees was captured while officiating in a church.
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Willemstad
Curacao
el Mecho” Hernandez
Castro
Maracaibo
Oldest Mason in the World: Lancelot Burrius of Buffalo
East Buffalo New York businessman Lancelot Graves Burrius born about 79 years ago near the city. He started in stock trading, later founded Burrius Hanes Company in Buffalo and serves as a director of Union Stock Yards Bank. He was initiated into Winchester Lodge in 1851 and is described as the oldest Mason in the world.
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Lancelot Graves Burrius
East Buffalo
New York
Burrius
Thomas Burrius
Buffalo
Burrius, Hanes & Company
Union Stock Yards
Explosion Burns Mrs. Slesser in Owingsville Kitchen
Mrs Rosetta Slesser of Olympia is seriously burned in Owingsville Kentucky when a cooking stove exploded. She was filling the stove with wood believed to be dynamite when it split and did not detonate at that moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owingsville, Ky
Rosetta Slesser
Olympia
Wheat Weak in Chicago Market
Liberal receipts for wheat in the Northwest and Southwest caused weakness today in the local market. Prices at the close were down 54 cents from the previous close. Corn and oats were also weak, but provisions closed steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Northwest End
Our Pleasant Vices. The Gods Are Just Tools of Vices
A compact reflection on human folly echoes Shakespearean lines, noting that pleasure can become a tool of downfall. The text frames vice as a moral instrument used by higher powers to rebuke vanity and excess.
Hunters Leaving for Different Parts of State
Local sportsmen and hunters departed Tuesday morning for various sections of the state to hunt. J. R. Martin and Ed B. Dooley headed for Madison County while Charles Strother and Stoney Templeman went to the eastern region for hunting.
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J. R. Martin
Ed B. Dooley
Madison County
Charles Strother
Stoney Templeman
The Difference of a Letter at Yale Alumni Week ly
A Berlin professor traveling in a sleeping car is asked for a birth ticket by a porter who needs the berth type. He protests, showing passport and vaccination certificate, then learns the request is to determine upper or lower berth. He asserts upper, noting his passport says “Well and highly born.”
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University of Berlin
Hadley
Yale Alumni Weekly
Mansfield's Flour Mills Ad in Winchester Kentucky
Advertisement for Mansfield's Best Patent flour from Mansfield's Flour Mills in Winchester Kentucky. Claims every sack guaranteed and promotes distinct branding by Mr Lilly with a 11-13-3mo.e.o.d. date line.
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Mansfield
Mr. Lilly
Mansfield’s Flour Mills
Winchester
E.o.d
Costly Fire Departments Highlight NYC vs London
A comparison notes London’s fire department costs ten cents per resident annually, while New York City's department spends about $1.75 per person, underscoring a heavy funding disparity between the two cities.
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New York
London
New York City
Department of
Stock Yards Shipments From Farmers and Shippers Yard
The Farmers and Shippers Stock Yards saw several shipments Tuesday. Hodgkin two carloads of cattle to Cincinnati. Pace one carload to Cincinnati. Green one carload of hogs to Richmond Virginia. Renaker and Sons two carloads of dressed turkey to Boston. The turkey price stands 12 1 2 cents per pound as markets ease. Swift and Company nine carloads of cattle to Liverpool England Monday, average 1400 pounds, price 54 4 cents per pound.
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K. Hodgkin
Cincinnati
Will Pace
Will Green
Mt. Sterling
Richmond
S. Renaker & Sons
Boston
Mass
Messrs. Swift & Company
Liverpool
England
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Mollie G Webster
Mrs Mollie G Webster wife of Jno Webster died Tuesday morning at 7 o clock Funeral services Wednesday at 1 o'clock at the Old Baptist church conducted by Rev J M Thomas assisted by Rev Henry Martin
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Mollie G. Webster
Jno
Winchester Roller Mills Ad Promotes Home Flour Use
The oldest and best institution in the county is the Winchester Roller Mills Kerr Perfection and White Pearl flour has no equal. Use home flour for the best quality and outcomes.
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Winchester Roller Mills
Kerr
Death of Miss Susan Barnes in Salt Lick
Miss Susan Barnes died of pneumonia in Salt Lick at age fifty seven. She was sister to J. A. Barnes Postmaster of this city.
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Susan Barnes
Owingsville, Ky
Salt Lick
Great Minds for Great Things Resolutions Debate
A compact meditation on how ambitious resolutions drive grand designs while suggesting that true unity of purpose is rare among great minds. The quote contrasts collective effort with individual imagination in pursuing significant achievements.
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Stokely & Rounsawall
Powder Dynamite
Red Cross
Price’s
Ferndell Pure Foods
Chase & Sanborn
Huyler’s
Inter-Southern and
Provident Life Insurance Companies
Professor Taylor
Navarre
County OF
Laurel
Physician
Consomme Royal
L. G. Howard
Mt Sterling
J. P. Humphries
W. Broadway
Howard & Humphrey
C. J. Boswell
S. Highland Street
J. C. Lary
Robert E. Fox
East Broadway
J. A. Ramsey
Burns and
Lexington Avenues
T. W. Brock
Burns Avenue
Beckner Street
W. P. Azbill
J. W. Chambers
Rochwood
Tenn
Wainscott
N. T. Taylor
Columbus
Charles Fields
Fields
Nellie
Clark County
Mrr
the News By Mail
Sidney Kidman
Eagle Casting Co
G. Cornell
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