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Newspaper
Winchester News
Location
Winchester, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1908
Page
4
The Winchester News Co announces daily and weekly subscription rates payable at the office or to a collector. Carrier delivery costs five dollars and twenty cents per year, with weekly pay options. Mail delivery reflects a similar annual rate with six or twelve month terms and prepayment requirements.
Advertising rates listed for various placements and frequencies. One time, three times in a week, weekly, monthly, and multiweek blocks with unit prices. Time discounts offered: 3 months ten percent, 6 months twenty five percent, one year thirty three and one third percent. Reading notices per line at seven cents, pure reading news headings at fifteen cents.
Clark B. Tanner, circulation manager, swears the Winchester News published 1 500 copies on November 16, 1908. Notary J W Poynter verifies the sworn statement dated November 16, 1908 in Clark County Kentucky.
State Superintendent Crabbe leads a statewide push for better education with a November 29 week of speeches urging higher school standards. He urges a strong county high school in Winchester serving city and county students, admitting rural pupils by standard rather than exam, to compel district schools to improve terms, curriculum, and staff. All parents urged to attend the talks.
After rain Mayor Hughes directs a city cleaning with some citizens gathering fallen leaves and burning debris. The fall weather spurs no coordinated cleanup, unlike Louisville where a citywide effort succeeded. Civic groups in Lexington promote ongoing improvements while many homes remain unkempt.
A news dispatch reports W J Bryan declining to state if he will seek the presidency again. He emphasizes continuing to write and speak for what he believes is best for Americans. The piece argues Bryan should enter the U S Senate from Nebraska, aligning with La Follette to advance national interests.
The United States seeks 3 624 000 dollars from the American Sugar Refining Company over alleged six year sugar duty fraud. The firm says it paid nearly 300 million in duties, disputes the government claim, and argues the charge is half a percent of the total. It contends no two weighings could match the asserted difference. In Chicago Peter Van Vissingen, tied to $700,000 in forged notes and mortgages, delays prison to untangle business affairs under the assignee Chicago Title and Trust Company.
Washington November 18. President Roosevelt hosted a White House dinner for labor friends. Guests included Justices Holmes Moody Interior Secretary Garfield Commerce and Labor Straus Assistant Secretary Bacon Labor Commissioner ONeill T V Powderly leaders from the Brotherhoods Locomotive Engineers Firemen Trainmen Steam Shovel and Dredge trades and other labor figures.
At a Ways and Means hearing in Washington on November 18, Sugar refiners led by Spreckels urged no duties arguing free entry would benefit consumers while beet sugar interests warned free sugar could hurt the industry. Arbuckle Brothers and other growers pressed for enough protection to sustain beet sugar, noting labor and crop comparisons.
Chairman August Herrmann contradicted a Chicago statement by announcing to Pat Powers of the Eastern league that the national commission is ready to hear either or both sides of the controversy. He said action at hearing would depend on the commission’s powers and the merits of the case, guaranteeing a hearing for the bolters before the supreme body of baseball.
At the joint convention of the National Municipal League and the American Civic Association in Pittsburg the leaders declared Pittsburg has more ugly billboards per square foot than any city. Delegates urged eradicating the nuisance tied to flies and mosquitoes and promoted a new road construction form to end dust. They predicted cemeteries could become public parks in time. The American Civic Association held a conservation session at Carnegie Music Hall in the evening.
Dr J W Porter preached at the First Baptist Church on a Tuesday night about the question What Must I Do to Be Saved. The talk included scripture references, faith, baptism, immortality, and salvation through Jesus Christ. Two additions and two conversions were reported as the service continued with plans for further meetings the rest of the week.
Columbus Georgia man E B Allen secretary treasurer of Beach Hardware company was arrested on an indictment for embezzling 16 from company funds He was released on 3000 bail
An old Georgia man seeking divorce told the judge that marriage cost him little and that he would gladly trade to be free. The remark reflects a humorous or ironic tone from the Argonaut clipping.
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