The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1914-06-03
NEWS NOTES

VIM j. Worlhington, aged 81 years,
died at Greenup. May %. He was Lieu
tenant Governor during Gov. Bradley's
administration.
Chicago spends annually about s231,-
POS, LAG for food.
/ The taxable wealth of Versailles for
1914 is 81, TIP, 3S3, an increase of 800, GAG
over last year.
In the shoot for the Bluegrass cham
pionship at Winchester last week Alfred
Clay. of Bourbon, won the cup. break
ing 95 out of 100 balls, tying Houston
Hall. Clay broke 10 and Hall II in the
shoot-off.
Progressives have taken up the fight
begun by the Kentucky delegation to ex-
empt farmers and labor organizations
from the anti trust bills.
Farmers along the Ohio river in Ken
lucky and Indiana are being deferred in
corn planting by the long-continued
drouth.
| Hopkinsville business men are plan
ming mutual fire insurance company,
having tired of the fight between the
State and the old companies.
Hon. Claude NJ. Thomas, of Paris, it
is said, may become candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Congress
in the Seventh district to succeed Hon.
J. Campbell Cantrill.
Col. Teddy Roosevelt, in response to
the question, will you be candidate for
the Presidency in 1916? is quoted as say
ing: II cannot tell if shall run until
later developments. But if do run it
must be on a Progressive platform which
the Republicans must accept"
Hoh. j P. Haney, county attorney of
Morgan county, is the latest to toss his
hat into the ring as candidate for the
Democratic n ON nation for Congress in
the 10th district against Congressman
w. J. Field, the incumbent, who has
had two terms of it, and has announced
for third term. Another aspirant for
the nomination is Col Thomas ID. Mar.
cum.
The Court of Appeals holds that news
paper popularity contests are not lotter-
les within the meaning of the law.
Thos. Moore. of Frankfort. sustained
injuries from which he died almost in
stantly when he fell from the 4th story
of building on Market street, in Lou
isville.
In 1913 there were 2,7S5 coal miners
killed in the United States.
Life Imprisonment was the sentence
imposed on w. c. Walters, convicted in
Louisiana of kidnapping Robt. Dunbar,
five years old.
Democratic Senate leaders are hopeful
that vote on the repeal of free tolls in
the Panama Canal would be obtained TO-
morrow.
Chas Becker, former police lieuten.
ant, was found guilty of murder in the
first degree for the second time for com.
plicity in the death of Herman Rosen
thai, in New York City. Sentence, which
must be death, was not imposed. Al
appeal will be taken
Five indictments, charging crimes
ranging from perjury to subornation oil
perjury and coercion, have been return
ed by an Atlanta grand jury as the re
suit of an alleged false affidavit, favor
, ing Frank, made by an Atlanta minis
ter
i Two persons were drowned and thre
, are missing as the result of the breakin!
of gangplank from pier in Hobokel
TO an ocean liner. Scores of people wer
thrown into the water, but all other
were rescued.
: The B. p. o. E. of Winchester ar,
, contemplating the erection of S25, 00
lodge building.
| The three large insane asylums of Ken
lucky are crowded to the limit.
OF S67 delegates to the Baltimore Con
vention 702 favor the repeal of the fire.
toll clause and only 127 oppose it.
An English syndicate, with a capita
of $500, 600, 900, is seeking to purchas
coal interests in Western Kentucky.
The Red Cross Society is prepared t
send 5000 nurses to Mexico in case O
> war.
A number of tobacco beds in Davies
, county have been destroyed by unknown