Notorious life prisoner Jesse Pomeroy to attend prison show
Mass 1 14 It is reported Jesse Pomeroy a famed solitary inmate at Charles Town State Prison will attend next week's prison entertainment with a personal guard. His release from isolation marks a historical shift after decades of confinement following a career of early teen crimes in Charlestown and South Boston.
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Dorchester
Boston
Wide tires touted as best for wagons in West Virginia
Morgantown report notes Thomas Carey of Garrett County tested six inch electric steel wheels on a four ton wagon hauling lumber to Frostburg. He found wide tires left little trace on soft ground, avoided ruts, and required less braking effort. Carey urges county road cost reduction and longer tire life based on government and practical tests presented at the State Roads Convention.
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West Virginia
Thomas Carey
Garrett County
Prostburg
Carey
Frostburg
National Pike
Jess
Mr. Carey
Rainbow onned Goods Ad Promotes Fresh Produce
Saturday specials advertise fresh country butchering meats and a wide produce list including lettuce celery cucumbers cauliflower radishes Florida tomatoes beets carrots sprouts spinach kale peppers sweet potatoes parsnips turnips oranges bananas tangerines. Heeyler Fruit and Grocery Co at 3 North Centre Street invites calls to 1286.
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Florida
Grandmother sends warm comfort to Marine grandson in Haiti
An elderly Rochester woman handcrafts a fleece comforter for her grandson serving with the U S Marine Corps in Port-au-Prince Haiti. Sergeant George Fynmore forwards the gift and notes the mission, adding a wink about future Alaska ice for the soldier.
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Fynmore
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Woman's sharp reply halts Marine enlistment request
In Horseheads New York a wife wrote I freely consent to his enlistment but if he serves his country like his wife God save this noble land. Her letter led Sergeant Frank X Bleicher to reject the enlistment as undesirable. The exchange is recorded from Syracuse New York dated January 14.
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Berkeley County Prize Porkers Champion Crowned
J. W. Walker of Inwood Martinsburg area claims county prize porker championship after killing a 800 pound bore yesterday. A 600 pound dressed hog and a 360 pound shoat followed, marking a notable season record in Berkeley County.
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Berkeley County
Bridge Closure Notice At Cement Mill Bridge Cumberland
The Cement Mill Bridge across Will's Creek at Valley Street is closed to all vehicle traffic by order of the Mayor and City Council of Cumberland until further orders. Pedestrian traffic remains allowed on both sidewalks for now. James P. Gaffney City Engineer Advertisement January 7 1w
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American Doctors Return to Russia After Furlough
Doctors A M Zinkhan and P H Zinkhan of Washington DC sailed for Russia after being named lieutenant colonels for life by the czar for their work in Russian war hospitals.
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Washington, D. C
Russia
New Fulton County Sheriff Takes Charge at Jail in McConnellsburg
John L. Garland the new Fulton County sheriff is shown in charge of the jail and sheriff’s residence in McConnellsburg. The piece notes a quiet county with few crimes, a history of horse thieves and relay routes, and a now lonely jail with no other prisoners for the sheriff to supervise.
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Héthel Township
Fulton County
McConnellsburg
Will of Isaac H. Strider Filed for Record in Clerk's Office
The will dated November 1 1907 disposes of a large estate mainly land near Leetown and Kearneysville. It bequeaths Traverer's Rest 220 acres to daughter Georgette Willis and Edgewood 125 acres plus Leetown lots to son James W. Strider. Rev. R E Strider gets the 150 acre Quarter farm in Wheel ing. The widow Sarah E Strider receives life use of a remainder, then shares go to sons, daughters and granddaughter Catherine G Strider. Executors named: Mrs Sarah E Strider and James W Strider.
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Kearneysville
Georgettte Willis
J. T. Campbell
Traverer’s Rest
Kearnesville
James W. Strider
Edgewood
R. E. Strider
St. Matthew's Protestant Episcopal Church
Wheeling
Keyser
W. Va
Sarah E. Strider
Baptist drive seeks million for Texas education
United Press reports a campaign began in Pallas to raise one million dollars for educational work in Texas. The Baptist General State Conference backs Baylor Southwestern Fort Worth and 14 other Baptist schools in the effort. In New York the Republican State committee meets today to discuss four delegates at large options. In Bloomington Indiana University marks its sixth anniversary with alumni gathering and Foundation Day on January 20.
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Southwestern
Ft. Worth
Texas
New York
Republican State Committee
Sithun Root
William Barnes
Dodsworth
Gov. Whitmen
Tanner
Bloomington
Indiana University
Sweeney Nominated for Hagerstown Postmaster
President Wilson named J. R. Sweeney for postmaster at Hagerstown after Democratic support in Washington county and a recommendation by Representative David J. Lewis. The nomination goes to the Senate Post Offices Committee for quick confirmation. Sweeney previously held the post under the second Cleveland administration.
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Wilson
J. R. Sweeney
David J. Lewis
Washington County
Senate Committee On Post Offices
Sweeney
Cleveland
Standard Oil Wins Court Victory in Elevator Fatality Case
The Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling in Mrs. Culler and children's suit against Standard Oil over an elevator accident at its plant. The jury verdict was set aside for lack of shown negligence and unclear causation, with attorneys listed for both sides.
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Culler
Standard Oil Company
Standard Oil
Zeretown
Henderson
Republicans Win In Hagerstown Ballot Challenge
Judge Keedy refused to discard votes in the Indian Springs district after a Democratic petition alleged registration irregularities. The ruling allowed Republican ballots to stand and the Republicans urged possible exclusion of Boonsboro district returns for counting irregularities.
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Keedy
Worthington GB
Watcher
David I. Gosgard
John RK
Fleming
Tsane Dc
Lone
Long
Indian Springs
City Meat Market Ad Slashes Beef Prices
Local ad from 18 North Centre Street near Baltimore Street touts cheap beef tomorrow with 10 cents per pound for ground beef 12 1 2 cents per pound roast and 15 cents per pound steak plus country sausage at a similar rate.
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City Meat Market
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