Death of Henry Hutchinson Revered Staunton Businessman
The Staunton Va Leader reports the death of Henry Hutchinson age about sixty, a longtime Staunton businessman and partner in Henry Hutchinson & Co. He died after an all night struggle with illness, surrounded by his wife and eldest daughter. Hutchinson, born 1850 in West Virginia, was active as a Presbyterian, former director of National Valley Bank, and treasurer of the YMCA. He helped found Hoge Hutchinson & Cooch after moving to Staunton in 1882 and leaves a wide circle of church and business connections.
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Staunton
Henry Hutchinson
A. H. Mann
Daily Telegraph
Kate
Mary Hutchinson
George
Richmond
Henry
Blacksburg
Hutchinson
Henry Hutchinson & Company
Mr. Hutchinson
West Virginia
Union
Monroe County
Messrs
Hoge
Papes Diuretic Promises Quick Kidney Relief
An old advertisement touts Pape's Diuretic as a fast cure for backache and urinary issues. It claims the remedy restores kidney and bladder function, ending pain, dysuria, and fatigue in a few days, with a fifty cent treatment from Cincinnati makers Pape Thompson Pape.
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Pape
Pape, Thompson & Pape
Cincinnati
Corporations Must File Sworn Statements
Collector George E. Work received treasury rulings on preparing assessment lists for corporations under the special excise tax. Exemption claims based on net receipts not exceeding 5,000 require a sworn return on prescribed form. Other exemptions permit a signed statement appended to a blank form, forwarded to the office for examination.
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George E. Work
Treasury Department
Department
Penalties for Filing Blank Returns Not Entitled to Exemption
The penalty applies when a corporation fails to file the regular prescribed return and is not entitled to the exemption claimed. All such corporations filing blank returns should be notified by the collector.
Supreme Court Reverses Mercer County Assault Case
The Supreme Court reversed a jury verdict in Fink v Thomas after a punitive damage instruction. Fink, a miner, attacked Barkeeper Thomas at a Godfrey saloon after pay, leading to a fight and Fink's later arrest. The court held punitive damages are not guaranteed and must be proven by showing unjustified, willful, wanton, and malicious conduct.
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Circuit Court
Mercer County
Fink
Thoomas
Thomas
Brannon
Supreme Court Docket Set By Clerk Mathews for January Term
Clerk W B Mathews items a January docket for the Supreme Court listing dates for original jurisdiction cases on January 12 and district and circuit terms through March 29. January 13 First district. January 18 Seventh. January 25 Tenth. February and March sessions cover Fourth through Eighteenth circuits with dates for each circuit.
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W. B. Mathews
The
Supreme Court
Eighth Circuit
Ninth Circuit
Twelfth Circuit
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Waterman’s
Eaton, Crane and Pike
Whitney’s
Appello
Curtis-Pearson Company
Cor
Princeton and
Higginbotham Ave
Thornton
Manhattan
Royal Brand Globes
Bluefield
Higginbotham Avenues
Mar
Gandy and Huyler
the White Pharmacy
Garner
Princeton Avenue
Bland Street
Ford Music CO
Bluefield, W. Va
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