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Newspaper
Winchester News
Location
Winchester, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1908
Page
7
The article stresses a sanitary water supply for farms to protect health and food safety. It discusses pipes, wells, and cisterns, warning against open wells and polluted water in milk processing, and outlines best practices for well location, construction, and drainage to prevent contamination. It notes the importance of purity abundance and convenience in supplies and warns of common sewage disposal dangers.
A farmer states the scrub cow is the most expensive item on the dairy operation. The remark frames herd management as a cost focus, highlighting efficiency and disposal decisions in farm economics.
In Jersey City on October 3 the defense to Theodore C. Whitmore’s murder case faced a setback as Interborough Railroad train sheets were admitted to challenge Train Dispatcher Pulver’s claim of seeing Whitmore in New York on Christmas night. Several companions testified, largely supporting Whitmore’s alibi and detailing his movements the night of the crime.
In a Duane Street cellar blaze Henry Jones and David Mahoney died from burns, while William Settgast was gravely burned. They worked for Stillman & Engel celluloid novelties firm when a barrel of celluloid ignited trapping them. Frank Stillman and four female workers escaped via fire escapes.
Two spectacular police raids targeted poolrooms on the East Side of New York. In total 280 prisoners were taken and gambling paraphernalia was confiscated.
Cardinal Gibbons refused to discuss party politics or disclose a candidate preference. He said the church does not control Catholic political views and that Catholics support various parties.
News from Valdosta Ga reports the shooting of Alfred Boon by his brother Babe Boon in Echols county. Both youths under 21, sons of a prominent farmer. The deadly dispute allegedly followed a whipping Babe Boon gave their younger sister.
Mitchell Day commemorating the end of the first great coal strike in 1900 was observed across Wilkes-Barre and the anthracite regions with an almost complete mining suspension.
Manila reports George E. Wolf a prominent American merchant died from injuries after being gored by a mad carabao during a hunting trip last Sunday.
A Columbus worker William R. Funk died after a lime vat burn at the factory. Pittsburg detective Frank Foulke is jailed for killing his best friend Frank Sanders over a dollar dispute. Cunard liner Ivernia caused 20 injuries after a tidal wave near Queenstown. Villardo Dipilli of Morothorn, W. Va., survived after Black Hand amputations of both aunts, left by a railroad track. David Hissong, oldest Civil War veteran in Columbus, dies at 91. Edwin Parks, Columbus recruit, held for Pittsburgh police on larceny charges.
Covington police report Ferris Simpson a barber was arrested at Harrodsburg on murder charges in the death of Scipio Noble. Noble, a Jackson, Kentucky native and three year U.S. Army veteran, disappeared three weeks ago after leaving home with $490 in cash and $900 in notes. A severed head was found last Saturday near Covington. the body is believed to be Noble, though no items on the body tied him to the cash.
In Rossville near Chattanooga on October 3 Constable John Carlock was injured and Oscar Henderson died from wounds. G S Henderson was seriously wounded after officers attempted arrest for trespassing. Henderson says his brother was shot after he was down.
Washington October 3 cabinet meeting postponed as officials travel on campaigning tours. The next regular meeting will occur Tuesday but be postponed so members may return home to vote.
Lexington Kentucky October 3 The third day sale at the McGrathiana stud owned by Colonel Milton Young highlighted the Hanover mare Ora Bailey selling for 2600 to the St James stable British Columbia The price topped all other mares at the sale more than doubling the next highest bid across the event.
The steamer barge Adam Cornelius departed Milwaukee for Buffalo carrying a record 270,750 bushels of wheat. It marks the largest single consignment of grain ever sent from Milwaukee in Great Lakes navigation history.
Frank S. Monnett former Ohio attorney general arrived in Chicago from the west where he spoke for Bryan. At Democratic headquarters he predicted a general victory for Bryan and Kern.
A terse remark notes that sometimes a man marries to persuade others to trust his words, hinting at the interplay of marriage and public perception without detailing any events or names.
The schooner Charles S. Hirsch carrying lumber from Brunswick to Baltimore wrecked near Paul Gamiels lifesaving station North Carolina. Captain Frank Hunter and five sailors were rescued by breeches buoy. the cook and one sailor died. Hirsch Lumber Co of New York owned the four masted schooner. total loss anticipated.
The second day of the Methodist Episcopal board of bishops meeting in Indianapolis heard Bishop Hartzell of Cape Town discuss Africa mission progress. A looming African diamond jubilee in 1909 aims to raise 300000 for enlarging work there, a plan unanimously approved and urged upon pastors and laity.
In Versailles Kentucky on October 31 Noah Woolfolk attempted to fetch a shotgun to kill Isaac Divine. Richard Winn intervened and was shot in the left breast and killed. Woolfolk asserts accidental discharge and is jailed.
An expert opinion notes our stock includes top quality grain hay and feed with oats and hay from choicest crops. Prices are stated as competitive with others. Winn-Martin Coals Supply advertises quality, value, and broad product range.
Philadelphia physician Dr. Rachel Skidelsky argues cigarettes may benefit women in functional disorders and nerves. She notes men use tobacco to soothe stress and urges five minute morning, noon, and evening smoke breaks to improve daily planning. Other physicians reportedly share cautious views about patient use.
Mr and Mrs Andrew Carnegie and Miss Garden the opera singer arrived in New York from Europe yesterday. The News by carrier 10c a week.
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