Newspaper Articles from 

1800s to the 1900s

                    

  Murders ~ Deaths ~ Court Hearings

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March 27,1879 Assassination of Kentucky Judge Elliott

May 5,1903 Breathitt Co.- James B. Marcum-Shot Down at Courthouse-Was Marked for Death

THE DEATH OF MARSHAL RUSSELL WIREMAN March 29,1889

May 29,1904 Woman Victim of Cowardly Breathitt Assassins

THE DEATH OF WILLIAM TAULBEE March 11,1890

April 2,1904 Jackson Ky. - Kentucky Feud Revived, James Johnson Shot in Back

July 12,1906 Jett Tells New Tale, Declares Hargis Innocent  of Marcum's Death

THREE OF THE HATFIELD GANG KILLED BY THE M'COYS  Jan.12,1888

November 12,1905 Four Killed Over Election

THE GREAT INTERSTATE STRIFE OF THE LAST DECADE May 3, 1896

May 12,1914..........Col. John C Mayo Dead

JOHNSON HATFIELD MUST GO TO PRISON March 11, 1900

May 22, 1921 Matewan Firebugs Burn Coal House

HATFIELD FEUD RENEWED March 29,1902

May 1,1929 Four Dead,Two Wounded in Kentucky Battle Paintsville

ARMED MEN AT A FUNERAL March 30,1902

Dec 22,1929 Two Die In Street Gun Duel - Johnson County

JONCE HATFIELD GETS  PARDON July 10,1904

FAMILY OF FOUR SLAIN  June 9,1931

HATFIELD DIE TIED TO A TREE  Feb 22,1908

April 8,1933 Sacrifice Killing Jury Selected- Johnson County

"DEVIL ANSE" IN VIRGINIA Oct. 24,1908

Dec 4,1932 Harlan Deputy Slain

KENTUCKY FEUDIST IS SLAIN July 8,1921

April 30,1937 Harlan "Thug" War on Union Mines

INDICT KENTUCKY MURDERERS -Clay County Oct.25,1899

May 2,1937 The Killing of Bennett Musick

Score of Murderers Indicted-French-Eversole Feud-Perry County Sept 1,1890

May 10,1937 White Charged With Murder of Bennett Musick

Trial Perry County Vendetta Nov 9,1890

 

JUDGE HALL THEIR TARGET  Dec. 11,1894 

 

French-Eversole Feud Renewed Dec 12,1894

 

John Sexton Murdered June 14,1895 - William Smith Shot May 23,1904

 

  Floods and Natural Disasters      

May 31,1927-12 Dead in Storms 20 Others Missing

Jan 17,1931-Drought-Paintsville

May 30,1927 Paintsville, Ky. Storms Kill Dozen; Toll May Be Higher

May 10, 1958-Big Sandy and Ohio Crest in Kentucky

Pictures after a Flood in Floyd County Kentucky in the 1940s

1957 Flood Pike Co Ky
Washed over Pike Co, leaving mud, debris and devastation,
Fishtrap Dam was dedicated in 1968 to help lesson flooding problems, however in 1977 another major flood struck the area

                  Miscellaneous Articles            

A RAID OF THE REBELS  Oct. 19,1861

March 12,1895........Strange Disease In Kentucky

GREAT VICTORY IN KENTUCKY Nov. 12, 1861

Jun 29,1896 Six-Foot Kentuckian for Congress

BRILLIANT EXPLOITS OF GEN. AVERILL      Dec. 21, 1863

Nov. 26,1922 Ford Plans To Buy Coal Fields

THE FIGHT AT PAINTSVILLE  April 16, 1864

Call Miner's Union A War Organization April 25,1923

April 21,1864.....THE WAR IN KENTUCKY

Dec. 14,1925........ C.&O. Application

 

Aug.22,1931 Ten More Indicted in Mine Disorders - Harlan

Valuable Recipes and Cures  

 

        Floyd County Times        

PRESTONSBURG, KENTUCKY, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1927

TIMES TO PUBLISH WEEKLY EDITORIAL 

ESTIMATE 5,000 ARE VACCINATED ON BEAVER part[1]  part[2]

BEAVER ROAD SURVEY BEGUN

FORTY FIVE PASS TEACHERS' EXAM

LOCAL KIWANIANS MAKE DIXIE TRIP 

DRILLING ACTIVE IN LOCAL FIELD 
FLOYD-KNOTT CO 

IDENTIFICATION OF SUSPECTED SLAYER FAILS part[1]   part[2] 

CAPTURE SLAYER AT WHEELWRIGHT 

APPROXIMATELY $155,000.00 IS BEING SPENT ON SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN THIS COUNTY 

HUNTER IS SHOT FOR GROUNDHOG 

JAKE COLLINS IS KILLED ON JOHNS CREEK 

FISCAL COURT LET BIG MUD CONTRACT part [1] part [2]

Nov 24,1993

KELLY COLEMAN WAS HOT ITEM IN 1955 

Jan 3, 2001

LOCAL MAN WRITES MEMOIR- PAUL GORDAN-BERT T COMBS
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(NOTE-MY GREAT AUNT THELMA DANIELS TAUGHT PAUL IN SCHOOL, THEY REMAINED FRIENDS FOR YEARS)
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Books  News From Caney School  House

Caney Junior College News

Volume 1           Pippapass, Kentucky February 16, 1934          Number 6

Caney Junior College News [page-1] [page-2] [page-3] [page-4]

 

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