20 Oct 1908
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Newspaper
Winchester News
Location
Winchester, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1908
Page
1
A circulated petition by Winchester and Clark County merchants and citizens asks the Board of Education to reverse a recent decision restricting Kentucky Wesleyan College football to home games. The list names many local businessmen and firms urging support for limited, supervised away games.
Special to The News. Union City Tennessee October 20. Hon R Z Taylor and Captain Quintin Rankin prominent lawyers were assassinated last night by night riders at Raptor Lake Rankin was alive when found this morning Both men had denounced night riding crimes and lawless elements Tremendous excitement grips the region.
In Winchester and Clark county residents will hear two famed speakers this Friday October 23 as Ex Lieutenant Governor Thorne and James Hamilton Lewis address the Democratic party. Lewis, born 186? Seattle, Washington, has in a national career as an orator and public servant including service in the Washington Senate, U.S. Senate nomination in 1894, vice presidential consideration in 1896, Congress member 1897-1899, and role in Cuba independence resolution, later serving as a Spanish American War colonel.
Senator elect W O Bradley will deliver an address at the Opera House next Thursday at 1 00 pm in support of the Republican party. He is an able orator and popular with both parties. Congressman John W Langley will introduce him and also speak. The event aims to accommodate L E and L N railroad travelers who wish to attend and return home in the afternoon.
J Lewis, a forceful speaker once Chicago corporation counsel under Mayor Dunn, sought the Democratic nomination for Governor of Illinois but was defeated by Adlai E. Stevenson. The narrative notes his early career in Alaska and law practice.
Judge Young in Pittsburgh today dismissed the habeas corpus writ filed to bring Harry K. Thaw to the city. Though labeled a creditors’ examination in Thaw’s bankruptcy proceedings, it was viewed as a tactic by Thaw’s friends to remove him from New York jurisdiction. The petition’s dismissal means Thaw will not be brought to Pittsburgh at present.
William J. Bryan arrived in Chicago amid a labor crowd and enthusiastic demonstrations after an all day state tour. He promised to appoint a secretary of labor and seek working class input on legislation. Taft limited labor focus in Newark and Elizabeth before addressing Baltimore crowds.
A detailed death tally from Presque Isle Alpena and Montmorency counties tops 41 with many missing as fires rage across northern Michigan. Reports describe burned bridges, destroyed homes, and scattered families seeking refuge while residents fear further fatalities. In New York the Adirondacks blaze spreads with Underwood mill at risk and crews fighting the flames. relief funds and supplies are dispatched from Detroit as smoke disrupts harbor navigation.
North Adams Mass Oct 20 thick smoke from fires covered the Berkshire mountain region and the Green mountains foothills in southern Vermont burning hundreds of acres of timber land. Hoosac mountain and the Fitchburg division tunnel area were affected by the smoky haze.
Oct. Lookyo The reception given by Japan to the American Atlantic fleet is praised by naval officers as heartily planned and carried out to the last detail. Rear Admiral Sperry says the welcome left a lasting impression. Sailors from both fleets fraternize in Tokyo and Yokohama, with guides provided by Japanese sailors. The visit is seen as sincere friendship and part of a broader plan to foster good relations. Unpleasant incidents have not occurred since the fleet’s arrival.
The battleship Alabama sailed 309 days and 35 000 miles around the world returning to New York harbor under hazy skies. She remains fit for service though boiler wear needs repair. The ship will head to Brooklyn navy yard for overhaul in a few days.
A massive timber fire roars across six miles east of Namaka gon lake in Wisconsin, with losses surpassing 100000 dollars. Crawford Livingston, a St Paul financier, saw his summer home survive as 42 firefighters under the state fire warden battled the blaze while Mrs Livingston, her daughter, and guests fled by boat to Judge McLaughlin’s island home near the shore.
The Ohio state railroad commission began issuing blanks for the annual reports of steam railroads, now furnished by the interstate commerce commission for uniformity. Delivery was due by Sept. 15, but delays push the commission’s report to a later date. A Vermont forest fire threatens a large area near a tunnel, covering about 600 square miles.
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