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From our files for April 28, 2013
100 YEARS AGO — 1913 Wesley Gilpin, the 9-year-old Stanford boy who walked to Danville last week in search of his brother, was taken in by Shorty Coconougher at Fox's Livery Stable. The lad slept at the stable and seemed inclined to remain there...
Tags: Prisons
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Kentucky Fiction: Fox excels at dramatizing divided loyalties of Civil War
ContribEditor’s note: “The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come,” 1903, by John Fox Jr., is the fourth in a series of book reviews about works of Kentucky fiction. An unexpected number of the best Kentucky novels have come from the hills of the...Tags: Authors, Mark Twain, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Butterfly Ballots, Flu
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From our files for Jan. 20, 2013
1913: 100 years ago Bertha Penman, the notorious blind tiger keeper, who carries a government license and employs bootleggers on a straight salary, is to be released from the work house, provided she will leave Danville never to return. Health Officer...
Tags: Judges, Atlantic Ocean, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Religion and Belief
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Clark County Health Dept. cutting some services
Because of changes in funding distribution from the Department of Public Health, the Clark County Health Department will no longer provide certain services to patients residing outside of the county. The Clark County Board of Health unanimously...
Tags: Social Issues, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Breast Cancer, Health, Women, Infants and Children
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Tuberculosis tests urged for people at high risk
Clark County Health DepartmentEach year, World Tuberculosis Day is recognized on March 24. It was on this date in 1882 that Dr. Robert Koch announced that he had discovered the bacillus that causes TB. In the 19th century, TB killed one out of every seven people in the U.S. and...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Steroid Therapy, Health, Chest, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Looking Back: From Our Files: Jan. 22, 2012
100 YEARS AGO — 1912
The Messres. Lowell, who have earned the well-deserved reputation of making their Gilcher Hotel one of the best hostelries in the country, and who want to continue improving its service, have determined to adopt on Feb. 1 the...Tags: Justice System, Judges, Justice System, Basketball, Crime, Law and Justice
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Straw and hay fuel fire that destroyed farm building in 1913
An article in the May 24, 1913, edition of The Argus reported the damage to an area farm due to an early morning fire. A large barrack on the Wilton Farm, Wilkens avenue and Maiden Choice road, George J. Zaiser, owner, was destroyed by fire early...Tags: Saint Agnes Hospital, Hospitals and Clinics, Catonsville, Halethorpe, Arts and Culture
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Kirk Douglas to pay tribute to his late friend Burt Lancaster
Kirk Douglas will be paying tribute to his old friend and frequent co-star Burt Lancaster at the UCLA Film & Television Archive's June 7 screening of their classic 1957 western, “Gunfight at the O.K. Corral” at the Billy Wilder Theater in...
Tags: Movies, Rhonda Fleming, John Sturges, Mark Twain, Entertainment
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Harlequin ladybird can be a pest in disguise
The harlequin ladybird was once a stalwart ally of greenhouse growers around the world. Native to Japan, Korea and other parts of eastern Asia, the bright red ladybugs were prized for their aphid-eating abilities — until they caused serious declines...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Environmental Issues, Biology, Ecosystems, Germany
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Minimizing personal injury on dairy farms
Here is an alarming statistic, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) (2012), “Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting was one of only two private industries to experience an increase in the rate of injuries and illnesses in 2011...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Beverage Industry, Anthrax, Consumer Goods Industries, Rabies
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Mo. bill would require colleges to start testing program for tuberculosis
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Legislature has sent Gov. Jay Nixon a bill that would require colleges and universities to develop targeted testing programs for tuberculosis. Under the legislation, any student who refuses to participate...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Meningitis, Education, Jay Nixon, Missouri Legislature
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USAID develops a bad reputation among some foreign leaders
WASHINGTON — When Bolivian President Evo Morales expelled the U.S. Agency for International Development from his impoverished country last week, he complained that Washington "still has a mentality of domination and submission" in the region. It...
Tags: Freedom of the Press, Arab Spring, George W. Bush, Democracy, Political Systems
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