Tobacco conference resumes in Louisville over Burley leaf
In Louisville officials from the American Tobacco Company and the Burley Tobacco Society resume talks to purchase at least 60 percent of the 80 090 000 pounds of Burley leaf in the pool. ATC aims to buy at market prices with spot cash while growers seek their price. Clarence LeBus leads the Burley Society board as meetings await growers arriving tonight or Thursday morning.
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Louisville
American Tobacco Company
Burley Tobacco Society
L. K. Smith
H. K. Walker
John Middleton
A. J. Carroll
Burley Society
Clarence LeBus
Hho
Inspector reviews Winchester site options for Federal Building
Superintendent Richard Fourchy arrived in Winchester on Wednesday to inspect offered sites the Justice Oden Parrish and old church property near the courthouse. He will report on each property with pros and cons and name the best site for the Federal Building. The secretary may accept or decline, taking weeks for a decision. Fourchy praised Winchester for its fine hotel.
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Richard Fourchy
Winchester
Mr. Fourchy
Justice
Oden
Parrish
Court House
Fourchy
Fourehy
King's Daughters Elect Frankfort Officers
King's Daughters elected officers before adjournment. Jennie Beneict is central council, Mrs Homer Stroy is state secretary, Mrs L V Hedfield is secretary-treasurer. All residents of Louisville.
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Frankfort
King’s Daughters
Jennie Beneict
Central Council
Homer Stroky
L. V. Hedfield
Louisville
Kentucky Women Suffrage Convention Opens in Richmond
The nineteenth annual Kentucky Equal Rights Association gathering convened in Richmond for two days with Miss Laura Clay presiding. Speakers included Miss May Costello and Rev. Anna H. Shaw, as delegates from across the state attend. A notable poster campaign questions why Kentucky cannot follow national moves to vote for presidents by women.
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Richmond
Kentucky Equal Rights Association
Laura Clay
Lexington
Miss Cley
Lida C. Obenchain
Addess
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Idaho
Kentucky
Two Die in Sixth Avenue Train Collision
Special to The News reports Carl Hein erich and Henry Bellman killed when an elevated train on Sixth Avenue collided with a work train derrick. Two other workmen sustained injuries in New York on November 18.
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Sixth Avenue
New
New York
Carl Heinerich
Henry Bellman
Eld J W Harding to Preach at Antioch Church Sunday
Eld J W Harding will preach at Antioch in this county on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock.
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J. W. Harding
Antioch
This County
Entertainment at the College Chapel for Charity
A Saturday evening program by college students features the Men s Glee Club for the chapel organ fund and a piano duet by Mrs Anderson and Miss Tabor. Prof Dalgety reads followed by a ladies basketball game in the gymnasium with a small admission fee.
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Anderson
Miss Tabor
Prof. Dalgety
Thanksgiving Game Set as Transylvania Links With Wesleyan
Transylvania University manager E B Sweeney schedules a Thanksgiving week game in Lexington against Kentucky Wesleyan College of Winchester to prepare for the holiday clash. Wesleyan arrives in good shape and seeks a strong showing against Transylvania, which hopes to showcase a capable squad.
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Lexington
Tnn
Sweeney
Transylvania University
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Winchester
State University
Winchester College
Transylvania
Wesleyan
Crimson Eleven
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Mollie G Webster
Funeral services for Mrs Mollie G Webster were held at the old Baptist church Wednesday afternoon. The service was conducted by Rev J M Thomas with assistance from Rev Henry Martin following her death Tuesday morning.
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Mollie G. Webster
Moraine
Old Baptist Church
Neathock
J. M.thomas
Henry Martin
Winchester School Guests Hear Dr Porter on Work
Dr J W Porter of Lexington addressed Winchester High School chapel during opening exercises praising local teaching, especially singing, and noting stronger results in the City School. Visitors included Mrs Lynch and Rev Porter with Board members R Burgess and J Allen.
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J. W. Porter
Lexington
Porter
Winchester
Our City
J. G. Flynch
Harry Tanner
W. A. Adams
C. H.deitrich
Cincinnati
Geo. W. Bell
J. K. Allen
Board of Education
Friends of Education
Grading of 1907 Burley Tobacco Crop Delayed
The grading of the 1907 crop in the Burley Tobacco Society pool begun Tuesday morning continues with no publication yet. Officials say results will not be released until grading is finished, likely Thursday or Friday.
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Burley Tobacco Society
Marriage License Issued to O V Sreenine and Lillie Paurcher
A marriage license was issued Wednesday morning to O. V. Sreenine and Lillie Paurcher, both residents of this county.
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O. V. Sreenine
H%s Lillie Paurcher
County
Bryan Addresses Future Plans and Democratic Prospects
William J. Bryan, in San Antonio, declines to forecast a presidential run or future office. He affirms defense of policies he believes benefit Americans and predicts the Democratic party will remain a democratic force guiding reforms. He notes Nebraska senatorial elections are two years away and declines further discussion.
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William J. Bryan
Democratic Party
United States
Nebraska
Kaiser Promises Constitutional Compute After Public Upheaval
Berlin reports. Emperor William yields to popular pressure and pledges to conduct affairs through the chancellor and ministers only. The pledge follows an interview with a London newspaper published October 28 and covered in the Reichsanzeiger.
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Berlin
William
Germany
London Daily Telegraph
Reichstag
Countess Elopes With Tutor Not Hungarian Aristocrat
Reports from Vienna claim Countess Marie Louise eloped with Hungarian Count Anton Sigray. The correct tale says she fled with a German aristocrat who served as tutor to her brother, not with Sigray.
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Vienna
Marie Louise
Count Harnoncourt
Budapest
Count Anton_ Sigray
Ria
Count Anton Sigray
Heney Recovers and Aims to Resume Graft Probes
Francis J. Heney shows rapid recovery in San Francisco on November 18 and is expected to resume prosecuting graft cases within a few weeks. He can swallow liquids and take nourishment without serious difficulty.
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Heney
San Francisco
Francis J. Heney
Miners Strike Over Wages At Montana Mines
Five hundred coal miners walked out at the Spring Creek and Roundup mines in Lewiston Montana on November 18 after failing to secure a wage advance of 2 to 5 cents per ton.
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Lewiston
Mont
Spring Creek
Roundup
Bishop Endorses Taft's Position in Cincinnati Visit
President elect Taft left Cincinnati for Hot Springs after a visit marked by a bishop's approval of Taft's stance on Philippine matters and a cordial encounter with a would be recruit. Taft noted the trip was private and he planned to return to attend inaugural events in Washington. He may also visit Cuba in February to observe the handover of island authority.
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Oldham
Methodist Episcopal Church
Philippines
St. Louis
Judge Taft
Philippine
St. Paul
Hot Springs
Taft
Cincinnati
Washington
Cuba
Trial to proceed against Ruef after judge rejects delays
San Francisco November 18 Superior Judge Lawler ruled against Abraham Ruef on multiple delaying motions. The bribery trial resumes with state testimony after denying change of venue continuance and jury dismissal requests. The proceedings followed an assassination attempt on Prosecutor Francis J Heney.
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Ruef
San Francisco
Lawler
Abraham Ruef
Francis J. Heney
Schooner Jennie Thomas Abandoned at Sea
The schooner Jennie Thomas of Savannah, Ga, was abandoned after 12 days of pumping to stay afloat. Seven sailors exhausted by the effort were rescued and brought to New York aboard the steamer Afghanistan, which had sailed from southern ports.
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New York
Jennie Thomas
Savannah
Afghanistan
Belmont Enters Dry Law After County Vote
Belmont county votes dry by 2 150 in Columbus Ohio. Ninety one saloons and two breweries are affected by the decision.
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Belmont
Columbus
Belmont County
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