Enforcement of Mining Laws and Public Notice Commentary
The 1909 report from the mine inspection department criticizes lax enforcement of mining laws in West Virginia and cites Judge Herndon's decision on the department's power to close mines. The piece notes no appeal was filed, questions legal interpretation, and comments on contemporary dress and prohibition-era police activity alongside bank deposits rising over $1,500,000 this fiscal year.
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Mine Inspection Department
Herndon
Mine Department
Wheeling Intelligencer
Mining Department
Thes
Land Sale Romance Lets Property Be Held in Trust
A column describes a tract sale as a near romance, noting how the transaction binds land to futures and reflects broader aims of preserving property under trust while signaling enduring community ties.
Vast Investment Prospects Highlight Land and Resources
The article notes strong investment possibilities in underdeveloped land and natural resources. It cites land values rising with closer development and warns of counterfeit currency causing harm to some notes. It also jokes about alfalfa possibly being smoked like tobacco and mentions a flood of fake five dollar bills affecting select rolls.
Leaders deny Taft veto on tariff bill
Senate and House leaders directing the tariff bill in Congress met to verify reports of a Taft veto. Speaker Cannon Senator Aldrich and Representative Payne visited the White House and said the president has not shown any authorized intention to veto.
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June
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House
Congress
Taft
Cannon
Aldrich
Representative Payne
White House
Divorce Set Aside Challenge In Chicago
Judge Honore orders Wm. Guggenheim and Grace Guggenheim to show cause why a 1901 divorce should not be set aside. Edward F Dunne, former mayor, representing Grace Guggenheim, claims fraud and nonresidency, with affidavits alleging misrepresentations to obtain the divorce.
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Honore For
Wm. Guggenheim
Smelter Trust
Grace I. Guggenheim
Edward F Dunne
Grace 1B Guggenheim
Dunne
Illinois
Guggenheim
Steelton wade scale to be restored July 1
Harrisburg announces that the wade scale of the Pennsylvania Steel Company in Steelton, cut ten percent April 11, will be restored July 1, affecting nearly 7,000 men.
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Wade
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Steelton
Prohibition States Won’t Face Relief Right Away Says Stevens
Mrs L M N Stevens president of the National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union says Congress will pass an act to aid prohibition states in stopping bogus express companies. She cites discussions with Secretary Knox who believes the national government should offer relief within constitutional limits. If a bill of this character does not pass soon she expects further action.
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Portland
Congress
L. M. N. Stevens
National Woman's Christan Temperance Union
Knox
Illour Flour Promoted as Absolutely Clean
An advertisement claiming William Tell Flour is the only wholesome flour stresses absolute cleanliness. It asserts no particles of impurity exist in the bag, and that microscopic or chemical tests would find only clean flour.
Taft Supports Growing Sentiment on Important Matter
The quotation notes President Taft shares the same view on an important matter and that public sentiment for it is rapidly increasing, with the source stating this is expected to be enacted next year.
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Taft
Norfolk reaches for a new giant dry dock
Norfolk Virginia learns the Navy Department contemplates a seven and a half million dollar stone and cement dry dock at the yard able to float future battleships. Assistant Secretary Winslow visited the yard as part of the consideration. Plans may rise to nine to ten million dollars with broader scope to support larger battleships nearing completion.
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Norfolk
Navy Department
Norfolk Yard
Winslow
Navy Yard
Price Quits Bristol Court to Return to Practice
Judge John W. Price announced his resignation from the Bristol corporation court effective June 30. Elected February 1904 for an eight year term, his successor will be appointed by Governor Swanson pending the next legislative election. Price will join the law firm Phiegar & Powell.
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John W. Price
Corporation Court of Bristol
Swanson
Price
Phiegar & Powell
Elks Face California Gathering Amid Prohibition Rules
Cincinnati figure Garry Herrmann and companions head to the Elks national reunion in Los Angeles with a possible shift away from Long Beach. The town’s strict prohibition policy has caused concern as drought fears ease and a temporary lift may occur for the event.
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Cincinnati
Garry” Herrmann
California
Long Beach
Elks
Los Angeles
Cincinnati visitors to be allowed liquor at home and hotels
The Cincinnati council passed an ordinance permitting residents to keep liquor in homes for themselves or friends and allowing hotels to serve it to permanent guests. The mayor vetoed the measure and a special election is set for June 15 to decide. There is talk of a veto override or petition-driven referendum.
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Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Patrick's Only Chance Defeat Frees Patrick Says DA
District Attorney Jerome stated no governor would free Albert T Patrick while he withholds the counsel’s privileged disclosure from his arrest. Patrick’s lawyer Magistrate Frederick House refuses to reveal Patrick’s statements. Patrick’s brother-in-law J T Milliken vows to keep fighting for his release from Sing Sing.
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New York
Jerome
Albert T. Patrick
William Marsh Rice
Patrick
Frederick House
J.T. Milliken
Sing Sing
Women of Corean Court in Japan Visit Marking Occupation Shifts
Three Corean court ladies visit Japan reflecting changes from the Japanese occupation of Kermit Kingdom. The long confinement of palace females who joined the court from age ten is noted as a cost of the upheaval, with many indies reduced and court influence described amid trepidation.
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Japan
Kermit Kingdom
Bees and Sparrows Clash Over Tree Home
Beasts and sparrows fight over a Serrill house tree as a swarm of bees takes over a forty foot hole. Six sparrows defend the treetop site briefly before retreating under the buzzing onslaught witnessed on Main Street.
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Serrill
Main Street
Philadelphia Press
Growing Maidenhair Ferns for Home Decoration
The cultivation secret for perfect maidenhair ferns lies in limited repotting, division only to increase stock, soft rain water, and regular feeding with glimulants during growth. Maintain cooler temperatures, shade from sun, and avoid arid air or cold drafts for house placement.
Dog's warning saves man as ceiling collapses in sleep
James A. Grant of Bloomfield New Jersey slept through a fire scare until his dog Gyp scratched at the door. He rose to investigate and the bedroom ceiling plunged in burying the bed under broken wood and plaster. The dog’s warning is not explained.
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James A. Grant
Bloomfield
N. J
Gyp
Grant
Daily Telegraph Want Ads Promise Quick, Guaranteed Service
Telegraph Want Ads pay and prompt attention to all kinds of repair work. Every piece of work comes with a guarantee. Dilger's Red Lot offers the latest novelties in jeweler’s art. For any need, a Daily Telegraph wanted ad will get it.
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Daily Telegraph
Telegraph
Dilger’s
Red Lot
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