Newspaper Abstracts: Political Feud Settled, Bell CO., KY
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Knott County Historical Society's Electronic 
Chronological History of Eastern Kentucky 1673-2000 A.D. 

5 July 1900

Political Feud Settled.  
Republicans and Democrats Both Made Concessions and Peace 
Prevails at Middlesboro, Ky.  Middlesboro, Ky., July 5., - 
A peace agreement was entered into here by the political 
factions, whereby it was agreed to stop hostilities.  
Recent outbreaks here have left the city in a turmoil 
at all times, and the condition was getting very alarming.  
Committees from each side met and an agreement was reached 
which was satisfactory to all.

R.C.Ford is to resign as major, and W.H. Turner is to get 
the place which the present council had declared vacant.  
Turner and City Judge Bosworth are to get their salary, 
which the city council had refused to pay.  
These were concessions made by the democrats, while the 
republicans agreed to have all the deputy sheriffs taken 
off and to stop the prosecution of ex-Chief of 
Police King, indicted for conspiracy to kill, and also to 
use their influence in having the indictments against the 
election offenders quashed.  Both sides agree to use all 
their moral force to help preserve law and order.  
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