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I VOLUME I = PADUCAH KENTUCKY APRIL 7 J90J NUMBER I
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fTHE f I r CARNIVAL j
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EXHIBIT STREET WILL BE THE
LARGEST EVER SEEN IN THE
J So bTt flower Parade Will tend J I
Anything Ever Attempted Before = J
Commltltel Success I
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A general roundup of etVnlval work
show that the Elks ot Paducah have I
accomplished marvels and indicate
that the carnival will be the greatest 1
octets of recent yean In the fOthI I
The exhibit street will be the long
est ever seen in the moth AU the
booth pace on Court street has been
sold seventyfive firms to be repre
sented on It and Monday the Seventh
I street plat will be drawn The booth
sale will probably be closed the latter
part of the week as all the space will
have been disposed of by that time
s Work ill then brgln on the hilt arch
r I t The flower parade committee on
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Mr Tarbell a Laurie Is meeting with
i Kraal success and the flower panda
1 promises to be the most gorgeous spec
I task ever witnessed In Kentucky
f The advertising commltte ls also
I doing wonders Two UrgiT streamer
3are Jt already IIp in the city and Mon
I day every boat ruining Into Paducah
will be decorated with large banners
announcing the date of the Elks car
nival at Paducah that penile up and
down tee Ohio Tennessee and Cum
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berland may begin preparations to
attend Thousands of lithographs posters j 1
and M Heralds will be sect broadcast
by this committee and tie carnival
will be most extensively advertised
everywhere
fIe banipoitntlon pomulttee is do
ing good work In severing reduced
rateson both railroads and steam
I boat ami In due time results will
t be announced It Is I expected that
enormous crowds will bn brought In
i s from every direction and the rail I I
L roads and steamboat expect to do a
I big justness
big4asinessThe
The Elks anmnch gratified at the
encouragement they are meeting with
on al tides They expect to give a
carnival very lilt as big and at
tractive se the Louisville carnival
but fall and anticipate a dally attend
anceof severalthousand
The midway with Its streets of
Cairo German vlllsg and many
i other features mill prove a strong
drawing cant Ju attractions will
equal those of any of the big city car
IraU
IraUEverything
Everything points to a great carol
rat and more people will te drawn
to Paducah than were ever here be
o fore
ARM
ClUe MEUCKK PAINFULLY I
HOST BYA FALL FROM HIS
BICYCLE
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Charley the Ityearolt sou of llr I c
Wm Mercer of 1101 Momro + street t
na into a negro at Third lAd Brail
way while riding his bicycle ye ism
day afternoon about 3 oclock And was 1
thrown to the ground Both bones In c
the left arm were broken Just below 14 I 1
the elbow Dr Alvey dressed then c
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juries The boy was scorching down i
Broadway and could not stop in 11mc I
timein
to prevent the accident s
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ANOTHER LOST BY BOERS I
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KITC1IENFR BAYS IT ACCOUNTS
FOR ALL IN THE SOUTH I
EASTERN DISTRICT
Cape Town April GOulnl
Fh > nch continues to prate the DocreI I
at Vryheld Transvaal color Tie
Boers abandcns1 pompom which
the British found liuibol at the hot
rlheJrltlh
6W ot i jJrtclplt
London AprllJB Lofd Kitchener
reporting to the war office the finding I
of liD abandoned and destroyed pool
porn near Vrjheld savil This acI acI I I
counts for al the enemy guns known
to U > In the southeastern district
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Bethulle Orange Hirer Colony
Thursday April 4A force of Boers
under Commander Krltzlnger attempt
ed to recrou Into tho Orange River
Colony to the west of hen bat failed
EDITOR SUSTAINED I
AN INTERESTING CASE JUST
DECIDED AT MAYFIELD
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A case of unusual Interest has jut
been decided at Mayfield It was
the damage salt of Will Stevens II
against B P Briggs the editor of t i i
the Monitor e
The facts seem to be Jhat Stevens
rented a house from defendants anu
avoided tpaylngrenl and was adver
tise as a dnadbmt
The defense offered evidence from
some of the best people of the town
proving conclusively that for honesty I
veracity etc plaintiff could ho11I I I 1
trusted thereby establishing the fact
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deadbeat Misappropriate and both j
court and jury sustained this allege i
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tlon deciding in favor of defendant
ONE WOMAN NOMINATED I j
SUCCE8SFCL CANDIDATES IN r
FULTON COUNTY PRIMARY
nsTt1I1 YI I
Fulton Kv April UTh follow
log nomuiatlcix were tnnlq In Fulton
county today Hiram Keartey judge p 1
Sam D liuten clerk Harry Bern
ley attoiuey Miss Dora Smith su
perintendent of schools I L G Car
pester sheriff Jla Noonsn jailer
A C Holmes surveyor A It Bar
dr aawsor i I
aawsorIS
IS A HEROINE
OUIL REMAINS AT A DURI1INO
SWITCH BOARD AND WAUVS
= MANAGER
Ashland Ky April GMIlO Ella
May Wilson an operator at the tele
phone eochango Is a heroine Vi o
steal at a burning switch heard aad
nodded the manager averting much
damage facet An lIehI I
OUT OF OfFICf IN DISGRACE I
EKlonI
Berlin AI WIlnaroD Ton Egloff
steln hitherto Buporor Willlami j I I
court marshal has resigned his peat j
flan and will In soecoedixl br Baron j I
Trotha too enirt chamUrUln
The fonuer has been granted long
leave of alIO during which the
change will take place He rttlren In
Ihgraeo because I iei kelser rightly
or wrongly attributes to him the com
romI I i
mnnicatlon to the press of several re 1
cent version of his msjcsty public j
utterances I < i
CORNER STONE
EFFORTS BEING MADE TO LAY
THE ODD FELLOWS AND
Maioiic Coricr Stone June 24th Big
Preparations for 16th Annual Meeting
of the Interstate Association
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Eljihtrlwd fears ago in Baltimore I
Md Thra Wilier and three others
met at the Seven Stan Inn and from
that meeting evolved the Order of
Old Fellow There are now 1000
000 members and every city of any
sire In America has a lodge and all
Fellowsrs
building Paducah li loon through
the enterprise of Paducah Odd Follows
lows and Masons to bars a big build
lug of this description on Broadway
BroadwayI
near Fifth street
Efforts are now being made to com
plete arrangement lu time to hare the
corner stone of the big edifice laid on
June 24th St Johns Dar It U
hoped the plans will materialize
The Odd Fellows are preparing for
IIbl time at Mound City III on the
SGth intt The sixteenth annual meet
lag of the Interstate auoclatlon will
then take place and an Immenie
crowd la expected
Paducah will send about 300 Odd
Fellow down and the crowd accom
panted by Deans band of to pieces
will probably go on tho Dick Fowler
Then will be Odd Fellows from Ken
KenI
tacky Illlnola Tennessee Arkansas
land Missouri
IIand A SNEAK SURPRISED
MR D L VAN CULIN CATCHES
A MAN IN HIS BOOK STORE
Mr D L Vail Colin of the Van
CuUn book store had an exciting ex
porleaoe a night or two ago While
la the store algae he heard the bak
door blOli
ilooTibpenHe
He was standing In the front part of
the building In such position that be
cottlifnet cdlnmand a clear view of
the tear without moving When lie
heard the noise teade by the hinges as
the door opened he stepped out to the
center of the floor and raw a DID
sneaking behind the stairway Mr
Van Cabin then hurried back nd
asked the intruder what he wanted
nohlws was the reply Well
what do you mean by walking into a
mans Ire in such a manner toe To
this the man answered with aa oath
and Mr Van Cnlln then struck him
Thinking him probably armed Mr
Van Culin wineda baseball bat and
started for the trespasser who hastily
made hil exit through the rear door
The wealdb thief probably bad been
prowling about the back premises and
as the store was apparently empty
from his point of view entered with
the Intention of secreting himself un
til the store was closed and be would
kave a chance to get In his work
SURPRISE MARRIAGE
A surprise marriage of a well
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known young lady of j1 Louts 10I
proatlneni young man employed In a
whiskey house in this city will take
place shortly according to ru
mor The marriage will be a
surprise even tothit young mans rela 1
tlons I
tiousCircumitanpcsaltei 1
ClrcumsUnccaalte face 1
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HOOPS IF NECESSARY
KENTUCKY BOARD OF HEALTH
WILL STAMP OUT SMALL
POX AT ANY COST
Louisville April GThe second
called meeting of the Kentucky state
boanlof health on the subject of the
Tennessee quarantine was held and It
was decided to request the members of
the Tennessee board of health to meet
with them In Lonlirllle early this
week to take steps by which the quar
antine tt 111 bo raised
As the Kentucky board Is I determin
ed that the scourge of smallpox lu the
border counties of tho state shall be
stamped out every effort will be made
to Induce the Tennessee board to re
quest a special dispensation from the
legislature to enable them to quaran
tine all smallpox suspects at some
point beyond the Tennesseellne
Unless this Is done the state quar
antine will bo strictly enforced and I
troops will be called Into service If
necessary
necessaryRAILROAD
RAILROAD DEAL
THE SOUTHERN TO GO INTO
NASHVILLE AND CUT
INTO L do N
1Louisville April GI is reported I
boose
bought the Tennessee Central which
will sire the Southern an entrance
ea
Into Nashville and cut into the L a i
monopolys
monopolyA
BOYas
LIEUT POWERS OF OWENS I
BORO PROMOTED IN REGULAR I
LAR ARMY
8Washington April GSeccind
Lieut n D Powers son of J Po
e of Owensboro was today pro
moted to the position of first liens n
ant JD the regular Army
GOEBEL MONUMENT
fNOW 112000 IN TilE USD
MONUMENT TO BE BUILT
THIS SUMMER
Richmond Ky April GEOo r
McCreery reports 112000 for the Goo
Let monument fund The monument
Is to be built some time this summer
BECKHAM MAY PARDON
Iraalrferl Ky April GPaI
IIdut Cabell and B F nnadbm areto
IIflere seeking pardon for the Bowling
Green boys who attempted to entice
girls from the Potter Female college
Governor Beckham will probably is
sue pardons
doorINDICTMENT NO GOOD
Howling Green Ky April GThe
Indictment against L R Porter th e
alleged embezzler was today dismiss
ed as faulty and the case resubmitted
to the grand jury
PROMISING COLT SOLD
Louisville April GOI Eminence I
n Derby candidate has been bought by i
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000NOMINATED uT i i
NOMINATED WITHOUT
WITHOUTOPPOSITION >
OPPOSITION
Staudford Ky April GSenalor I
George Farris was today Dominated
for reelection without opposition
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Modesty Is the best polio
CASSIUS M CLAY
FOUR SCORE AND TEN HAVE NOT
DESTROYED HIS PUGNACITY
Routes i Deputy Sheriff and Posse
Believed He Is Mentally
Unbalanced 0
Richmond Ky April CThe dep
uty sheriffs who had a bloodless brash
with General Casslns Mar 11111 Clay
say they could have killed him but t
were restrained by his grandson
A posse headed by Deputy Sheriff
H W Colyer went to the Lion of
Whitehalls castle to seise goods
belonging to his daughter
Some time ago General Clay who
since his divorce from his child wife
Dora Rlchardosn Clay has been llv
Ing alone induced his daughter and
her son Attorney Green Clay to
make thier home with him
Everything went smoothly until
last Sunday when the generals daugh
ter returned from the city with a
number of young girl friends As the
gay party drove up to the house Gen
eral Clay appeared at the doorand or
dered Vis daughter and her girt Ia
Item away emphasising his order
with a revolver
Mrs Clay returned to the home of
her sister here and sent her son out to
see what had caused the sudden hoe =
stilly Ho tog met a hostlle reeep
lion and had to take refuge behind a
I tree to escape the murderous bullet of
the irate old general
Seeing It was useless to try to pee
Ify his grandfather Green Clay se
cured a writ of delivery for his goods
and accompanied by Officer Terrell
and Kennedy and Deputy Sheriff Col
yer went to White Hall this morning
The general met the offiores at the
door with a revolver and ordered them
from the premises When they en
deavored to reason with him he open
ed fire
Dept Sheriff Colyer jumped be
hind a tree and thus saved his life
After emptying his pistol the old
I fighter produced a Winchester and re
I opened the engagement The officers
opened fire on him and for several
minutes the fusillade was general
The officers returned to the city
without the goods H was ins belief
of Mr Colyer that General Clay was
slightly wounded during the fight
General Clay is 91 years oldand
this late outbreak has led his friend
to believe that his mind U unbal
anced
ancedThe
The writ of possession against him
has been withdrawn
EXCONGRESSMAN PUCH
WILL BE APPOINTED TO SUC
CEED HIS FATHERINLAW
Washington April 6 ExCongress
man Pugh will be appointed solicitor
of interaal revenue to succeed his
fatherinlaw who baa resigned
CLOSED PERMANENTLY
I LEXINGTON POOL ROOMS DIS
MISS OPERATORS AND
CLOSE DOORS
ILelDlgon
Lexlntgou Ky April 0The pool
rooms wen closed today and the
operators dismissed because of threat
cued raids by the police