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The
Winchester News Co. (Incorporated
South Main Street
Circulation figures for The Winchester News in 1908
Clark B. Tanner, circulation manager, swears the Winchester News published 1500 copies on November 16, 1908. Notary J. W. Poynter confirms the oath in Clark County Kentucky with commission valid to 1912.
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State of
Kentucky
Clark
Clark B. Tanner
Winchester News
J. W. Poynter
Clark County
The Saloon Cases and Law Accountability
A city police court case dismisses two saloon prosecutions for selling liquor to a minor, arguing the barkeeper is responsible not the proprietor. The editorial contends saloon keepers must be held accountable for employees, warns such cases fuel anti saloon sentiment, and urges strict law enforcement.
Men Who Talk Roosevelts and German Emperor Stir Debate
The piece weighs Roosevelts blunt public speaking and Williams assertive stance, arguing their outspoken approach boosted popularity and kept Germany influential in international affairs, while triggering political tension at home and abroad.
Berea Institute Fund Reaches 350000 In State Efforts
Mrs Russell Sage’s donation of 25006 helps raise the Berea college fund to 350000 from outside Kentucky toward a 400000 goal. Kentucky has pledged about 50000 and local colored residents have given around 1000. The school will follow the Tuskegee model under Booker Washington. site selection pending.
County urged to seek $400000 school site
The piece argues Clark county should win a Berea Institute project now under Supreme Court review. It notes proximity to a city, railroad links to Berea, and local labor for construction. Lexington presses for the institute, with county merchants to gain revenue once established and influence on Berea officials to favor Clark county.
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Berea
Lexington
Institute
Lexington Papers
Clark
Woman Burned by Grease Explosion in Kentucky Home
Mrs W Frank Horton of Camargo neighborhood Mt Sterling Kentucky suffered severe burns to face and shoulders after using concentrated lye caused a grease explosion at her home while making soap. Sight may be impaired. Medical aid given and wounds dressed. Also reports a marriage in Richmond and a postmaster appointment in Florida.
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MT. Sterling
W. Frank Horton
Camargo
Horton
Death of Aged Citizen Near Stepstone
Mr Peter Donnahue died at his home near Stepstone after a long illness. He was seventy eight years old and one of the county's oldest residents. He is survived by four children, two sons and two daughters.
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Peter Donnahue
Stepstone
Tariff hearing focuses on starch trust and citrus duty
At a Ways and Means hearing on tariff revision J B Walton of the Corn Products Refining Co admitted selling corn starch in Britain at 40 cents cheaper than in the United States and taking losses abroad to rid surplus. Citrus growers pressed higher orange and lemon duties while Italian and New York citrus groups urged relief.
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United States
Trust
Great Britain
Washington
Starch Trust
House Committee On Ways and Means
J. B. Walton
Corn Products Refining Company
Waton
United Kingdom
Mr. Gaines
West Virginia
London
Mr. Bonynge
Colorado
Walton
Serene Payne
California
Florida
F. A. Hamilton
Italian Chamber of Commerce
New York
New Company Formed From A Booth & Company Assets
Chicago reports the protective committee of stockholders outlines a plan to form a new company from A Booth and Company fish dealers. The proposed capital stock totals 6 054 400 dollars with 32 150 preferred and 28 394 common shares and acquires all assets free of creditor claims except liens.
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Chicago
A. Booth & Company
Protective Committee of
Stage Struck Girl Elopes From Xenia Theatre
A Xenia Ohio girl reportedly eloped with a visiting entertainer called Professor Dekay after joining him and taking jewelry linen and clothes from her employer and roommate Marie Wright age 18. Dekay had performed a box mystery routine in a local theater and the pair had known each other only three days in the city.
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Xenia
Marie Wright
Dekay
Brothers Quarrel Ends in Mortal Woe for One Brother
In Pittsburg, Reuben Crown of New York, a claimed attorney, lies mortally wounded in a hospital, after a revolver fight with his Pittsburg brother Joseph Crown, a local lawyer, who remains in a neighboring ward gravely wounded. The shooting happened at Joseph Crown’s office in the Blakewell building after a long dispute over money.
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Pittsburg
Reuben Crown
New York
Joseph Crown
Blakewell
Cooper’s Cousin Resigns From Attorney General Office
Nashville Tenn November 19 The Carmack case sees Albert W Stokell resign as assistant to Attorney General McCain He is a cousin to Robin Cooper and nephew of Colonel Duncan B Cooper and his resignation is said to relate to these defendants who face criminal court murder charges in the Carmack case.
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Cooper
Nashville
Tenn
Carmack
Albert W. Stokell
McCain
Young Stokell
Robin Cooper
Duncan B. Cooper
Poison Story Denied by Witness in Lamphere Trial
In Lamphere murder trial at Laporte Indiana Ellery Smith presents state case claiming Ray Lamphere set fire to Belle Gunness home causing death of Mrs Gunness and three children. Hired man Joseph Maxson testifies on fire account amid defense cross examination about alleged drugged oranges. Prosecution later shifts as Findlay Ohio prosecution requests dismissal of conspiracy charge against John D Rockefeller and seeks costs against Standard Oil due to withdrawal of premium.
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Lamphere
Laporte
Ind
Ray Lamphere
Belle Gunness
Gunness
Attorney Weir
David
Findlay
Probate Court
John D. Rockefeller
Manhattan Oil Company
Standard Subsidiary Corporation
Butler Enters Senatorial Race
Youngstown Ohio November 19 Joseph G Butler Jr of Youngstown an iron and steel magnate has begun an active campaign to succeed J B Foraker as senator from Ohio For several years Butler has led the Bessemer Pig Iron association and during the just closed campaign he was a member of the Ohio finance committee He has been called to represent pig iron interests before the tariff revision committee
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Butler
Youngstown
Joseph G. Butler, Jr
J. B. Foraker
Ohio
Bessemer Pig Iron Association
Ohio Finance Committee
Tariff Revision Committee
Croker Seeks Quiet Welcome On Lusitania Voyage
On the Lusitania approaching the American coast Richard Croker former Tammany chieftain shows rugged vigour and says he desires a quiet welcome and to visit old friends. He plans a winter in California or another temperate resort and notes he is out of politics but a US citizen attentive to the country. He will disembark at the dock with other passengers, aiming for a simple shore arrival.
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Halifax
N. S
Richard Croker
Tammany
United States
Ormond
Fla
Croker
America
California
Sandy Hook
New York
Forest Fires Spread Around Danville Area
Forest fires in Boyle county near Danville advance through knobs and lowlands along the Queen and Crescent railroad. Thousands of fence panels burned as extreme dryness and strong winds force residents to vigilantly guard homes and property through the night.
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Lexington
Danville
Boyle County
Othe Queen & Crescent Railroad
Saloon Blown Up in Butte
Jewel saloon in Butte Montana was dynamited by unknown persons causing heavy damage. Several inmates had narrow escapes.
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Butte
Mont
Jewel
Resignation and legal cases headline U S Steel official steps down
James Gayley, first vice president of United States Steel, resigns due to ill health. Mrs. Alphin Shevelier in Lincoln Nebraska gets a five year prison sentence for perjury tied to the Horn will contest. David Rothschild dies in Sing Sing. Emperor reviews 110 Japanese navy vessels at Kobe. Katherine Gould awarded 25000 dollars yearly alimony. Ice accident on Lake Winnipeg claims Cornelius Favel, wife, and two children.
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James Gayley
United States Steel Corporation
Alphin Shevelier
Lincoln
Neb
David Rothschild
New York
Sing Sing
Kobe
Katherine Clemens Gould
Howard Gould
Lake Winnipeg
Cornelius Favel
Unique Plea Advanced by Stark County Prisoner in Ohio Supreme Court
Earl Richie of Stark County asks Ohio Supreme Court to overturn his conviction for shooting at Steve Donahue with intent to kill. His counsel argues that shooting at and shooting are distinct crimes and that the indictment should reflect the actual hit, urging release under strict criminal law interpretation.
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Columbus
Supreme Court of Ohio
Earl Richie
Stark County
Steve Donahue
Richie
Floater Found Tied to Ohio River Death Mystery
The body of a young man believed to be Brent Woodall secretary of the University of Cincinnati and former Cincinnati newspaper man was found in the Ohio River. Woodall disappeared from Covington on November 1 and Cincinnati men had searched Louisville for clues last week.
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Ohio
Louisville
Brent Woodall
University of Cincinnati
Ohio River
Woodall
Covington
Cincinnati
Noted Burlesquer Lydia Thompson Dies in England
New York reports the death of Lydia Thompson, a renowned burlesque actress, who died suddenly near Westminster Abbey in London. The cablegram was received by her daughter Jeffie Tilbury, wife of L. F. Woodthorpe.
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New York
Lydia Thompson
Westminster Abbey
London
England
Jeffie Tilbury
L. F. Woodthorpe
Burglar Blows Blissfield Post Office Safe
A large post office safe in Blissfield Michigan was blown open by burglars. About $900 to $1,000 in stamps and cash were taken. A blast woke residents who formed a posse that chased the thieves but could not catch them in the dark.
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Burgars
Toledo
Blissfield
Mich
Yeggs
Peonage cases end in not guilty verdicts for Florida East Coast agent
Judge Hough of the United States circuit court directed a jury to acquit David E. Harley, an agent for the Florida East Coast railroad, and three New York employment agents accused of conspiring to hold workmen in peonage and slavery during road construction. The jurors found no agreement of funds with evil intent to conspire and were discharged.
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New York
Hough F
United States Circuit
David E. Harley
Florida East Coast Railroad
Hough
Akron man builds rival aeroplane to Wright machine
Fred T. Childs of Akron declares a new aeroplane design will improve on the Wright device. His craft measures 36 feet long 7 feet high and 5 feet wide. He has worked secretly for a year as a machinist completing the construction in his previewed effort to rival the Wrights.
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Wrights
Akron
Fred T. Childs
Childs
Steubenville Man Found Dead in Chicago Hotel
Steubenville resident S B Curfman was found dead in his bed at the Leland hotel in Chicago from two self inflicted bullet wounds. He left two letters addressed to Mrs Claude Ashbrooke of Cincinnati and to Mrs Jonas Curfman of Steubenville detailing his action and intentions.
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Steubenville
Chicago
S. B. Curfman
Leland Hotel
Claude Ashbrooke
Walnut Street
Cincinnati
Jonas Curfman
Steubenville Avenue
Lieutenant Evans Reprimanded For Court Martial Findings
Lieutenant Frank T. Evans of the U S Navy was reprimanded by Acting Secretary Newberry following a court martial that reduced him 150 numbers in rank for conduct unbecoming an officer and prejudicial to the service.
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Evans
Washington
Frank T. Evans
Newberry
Rockefeller recounts early oil trade history in defense hearing
John D. Rockefeller, president of Standard Oil, testifies for over two hours in a defense hearing to dissolve the Standard. He recalls starting in oil with $4000 in 186 while noting the company grew from that and its Ohio capitalization of 1 million. He argues the Standard’s growth was a natural outcome of industry conditions rather than aggressive conquest.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Oil Trust
Rockefeller
Standard
Franklin Ferriss
Standard Oil Company of Ohio
Standard Company
Bread Line of Hungry Fish On a Summer Rowboat Trip
A New Yorker recalls a fishing trip where a loaf of bread fell overboard. While searching the area new fish appeared, with two large fish guarding the bread and a line of small fish nearby, leaving the anglers uninterested in catching more.
A Bride With Some Good Points
An English farmer seeks local publicity for selling a cow but is told to attend the vicar’s church. They strike a deal for the vicar to advertise the cow in exchange for the farmer’s church attendance. The farmer misreads a church banns announcement as detail about his cow and interrupts with praise for the cow’s virtues.
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England
Joseph So
Sarah
Red Hair Felt Not Welcomed in Cornwall History
A 1867 Penzance police court case revealed that calling a person a red haired Dane provoked an assault, reflecting enduring Cornish revulsion to red hair and historic Danish hostility, a sentiment echoed along coastal Celtic regions and noted by J Harris Stone in The English Illustrated.
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Cornwall
Land’s End
England
Penzance
J. Harris Stone
Meat Versus Song In A Tenor’s Lunch Debate
A famed tenor argues meat harms singing and favors vegetarian diets. He cites birds as examples and contrasts nations with meat-heavy diets to vegetarian countries like Italy, asserting songbirds are vegetarian and carnivorous birds croak. The remark ends with a quotation from the New York Press.
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England
Italy
New York Press
Three Afghans killed over scarce water in Australia
In West Australia three Afghans were murdered as water scarcity heightened tensions. A selector’s homestead bordered the sole road hole source, where the victims were seen washing. The shooter was tried and acquitted by a unanimous jury.
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Australia
Wide World Magazine
His Great Fault
A would be author plans a country house with grounds too large to manage. Crittick retorts that he never could handle a plot, highlighting the humor in the exchange.
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Crittick
Catholic Standard and Times
The Prettiest Girl In the Town teased in papers fiction
A London Glebe note claims columns warned editors to use real names after a forthcoming story titled The Prettiest Girl In the Town. One hundred young ladies sent postcards urging authenticity.
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London
Brevity Sparks Wit Debate in Philadelphia Press
A brief literary exchange features Kwater praising brevity and an observer arguing that conciseness is commendable though not always the measure of wit. The exchange reflects editorial sophistication and the paper's value on concise prose.
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Kwater
the Observer
Philadelphia Press
Riddle on Doubling Ten and Eleven
A playful math riddle notes that twice ten is twenty and twice eleven is twenty two, highlighting how adding a single unit changes the outcome. The wordplay emphasizes the pun in twenty two versus twenty two as spoken.
The Strongest Things Fall to the Weakest
A compact reflection on power and vulnerability quoting Rossetti. The aphorism highlights how even the mightiest elements face risk from seemingly feeble forces.
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Rossetti
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