William Goebel Assassination : records, 1900.

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William Goebel Assassination : records, 1900.

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Includes the 6 Feb. 1900 "peace agreement" reached at Louisville by the Republican and Democratic parties as an attempt to alleviate tensions resulting from the assassination of Democratic governor William Goebel. The agreement is accompanied by a typed article by Harry Giovannoli describing the events leading up to and following the assassination, including a detailed description of Governor William Taylor's reactions to the tragedy and the meetings in Louisville on 6 February. The collection also includes the notebooks of Dee Armstrong and William G. Harding, Louisville police detectives hired to investigate the assassination. The notebooks include statements made by witnesses to the shooting. Reports made by Armstrong and Harding recount all the witnesses' statements and implicate Henry Youtsey as the assassin and Caleb Powers and James Howard as conspirators.

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Powers, Caleb, 1869-1932

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Congressman, legislator, statesman. Caleb Powers was born near Williamsburg in Whitley County, Kentucky, on February 1, 1869. He attended several public schools in Kentucky, including Union College in Barbourville, the University of Kentucky in Lexington, and Centre College in Danville. He eventually graduated from Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana. After attending West Point from 1890-1891, Powers studied law and was admitted to the Bar in 1894. He served as ...

Armstrong, Dee.

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Democratic Party (Ky.)

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Campaign officials In 1920 Mrs. Mary Shelby Wilson chaired the Kentucky Women's Democratic Convention and was president of the National Democratic Victory Club of Lexington. Judge Samuel M. Wilson began his political career supporting William Jennings Bryan and Woodrow Wilson, but he was most active in the elections of 1920 and 1924 as state campaign chairman. Subsequently he was less active in the campaigns of Al Smith and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. From the...

Harding, William Giles, 1808-1886

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William Giles Harding was born near Nashville, Tenn. He was a general in the Tennessee militia during the American Civil War, and was imprisoned by federal troops. His family's home, Belle Meade Plantation, became one of the best thoroughbred breeding farms in the country after the war. From the description of William Giles Harding Papers, 1827-1872. (Vanderbilt University Library). WorldCat record id: 59555903 William Harding from Davidson county, Tennessee entered the Amer...

Giovannoli, Harry.

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Taylor, William Sylvester, 1853-1928.

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Governor of Kentucky, politician, lawyer. William S. Taylor (1853-1928) was, after serving a term as Kentucky's attorney general, chosen as the Republican Party nominee for the 1899 gubernatorial contest. His opponents, in what was probably the most tumultuous election in Kentucky history, included representatives of two Democratic factions: state senator William Goebel (1856-1900) and former Governor John Young Brown (1835-1904). After a heated campaign the two front ru...

Goebel, William, 1856-1900

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Kentucky lawyer, politician and governor. From the description of William Goebel Assassination : records, 1900. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49234335 From the description of William Goebel assassination records, 1900. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49234334 ...

Republican Party (Ky.)

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Howard, James.

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