Committee to Urge City Council to Bear One Third of Expense
The Committee of the Court was appointed last evening to address the City Council on Monday night urging the council to bear its share of the expense, a third of the total cost.
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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1909
Page
5
A Great Modern Bridge Proposed In Grafton
Engineers condemn the old bridge as unsafe for heavy traffic and a new steel span across the Tygart River is urged this summer. The county court offers a span across Bartley Creek, the Traction Company backs the plan, and city council is urged to act to spur growth and shield public safety. A new plate glass window replaces a broken pane at The Hub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Sentinel
Tygart Valley
Latrobe Street
County Court
Moncouncil
Taylor County
Grafton
Bartley Creek
County Bridge
Grafton Traction Company
Iself
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Traction Company
Flemington
West Side
Trattfon Company
County and Traction Company
New Trial Denied for Cooper Fathers in Murder Case
Nashville April 27 Judge Hart overruled the motion for a new trial for Colonel Duncan Cooper and his son Robin Cooper convicted of murder in the second degree for killing ex Senator Cormack. Bonds continued. appeal planned. sentence twenty years each. The decision was anticipated as counsel’s points were raised during trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Hart
Duncan Cooper
Robin Cooper
Cormack
Coopers
Supreme Court
Teamsters Strike For Higher Wages In Fairmont
In Fairmont on April 28 workers employed by Contractors Hamilton and Hoffman building the city trolley extension quit for higher pay. Contractors pay four dollars fifty cents per day. strikers demand five dollars. Firms will bring men and teams from Barbour and Taylor counties to work at the old rate. About thirty are expected to arrive soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Hamilton and Hoffman
Fair Grounds
Heer
Barbour
Taylor
Grafton to Open Pennsylvania West Virginia League Season
Grafton shifts to host Uniontown in the league opener with home games set for next Tuesday and Wednesday. The locals seek strong support to overturn last season’s standings, aiming to move from the tail end to the top with the fan backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Uniontown
Chase Ends as Clerk Returns After Robbery Hunt
A. Brock Murphy, clerk at Friedman store, tried to trail the burglars with bloodhounds but gave up below Wickwire and returned to duty ill. In Clarksburg, WV, April 28, the West Virginia Humane Society announced a state home site and a $20,000 construction contract, with cities courting the project and talks with the state board of trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Brock Murphy
Friedman
Back to the Woods Chief Bookkeeper Resumes Curtin Duties
Mr J Marsh Allen of Curtin returns to Curtin Lumber Company duties after a weeks visit in the city. He has been in town visiting old friends and resumes his role as chief bookkeeper.
Not Misjudged: Boyle Alleges Unfair Treatment in Water Trust
Mercer Pa April 27 James Boyle declares attorneys seek to favor a woman and asks for special legislation a fair deal. He complains of intercepted letters, being scapegoated, and unequal justice while claiming witnesses and a purse in Youngstown. He asserts lawyers deny him consideration despite equal defense rights for criminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer
James Boyle
Boyle
Youngstown
Colonel Roosevelt Hears Lions Roar
Colonel Roosevelt and son Kermit recover from yesterday’s indisposition in Nairobi British East Africa. Roosevelt, eager for sport, shoots two bucks but notes they are not fine specimens. Hans’s roaring during the night promises better hunting, as acclimatization to the climate becomes the focus before the main expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nairobi
Britishast Africa
Theodore Roosevelt
Kermit
Loring
Hester
Hans
Immigrants Rosa Hanselmann and Berta Schmidt Arrive
Miss Rosa Hanselmann and Miss Berta Schmidt reach the city from New York aboard the Chicago from Switzerland with John and Otto Kunzli to meet them. They plan to make Grafton their home. Hanselmann sister Ida, at Coulehans House, has recently arrived and is learning English. Also, a new barber shop is being prepared in First ward by Glenn and McConkey, with Fred Curry to occupy soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Hanselmann
Berta Schmidt
City
New York
Messrs
John
Otto Kunzli
Metropolis
Chicago
Switzerland
Grafton
Miss Hanselmann
Ida Hanselmann
Coulehan House
Glenn & McConkey
Fred Curry
Vincent's Band Prepares for May Parkersburg Parade
Vincent's Band teams with the Knights Templar to lead DeMolay Commandery in Parkersburg for the annual conclave parade on May 19. The Masonite chapter of Parkersburg is making elaborate preparations to ensure a great and memorable event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent
Knights Templar
Parkersburg
Dr Shoop Restorative Promises Kidney Relief
A damaged ad claims weak kidneys relate to nerves and digestion. It urges using Dr Shoop Restorative to ease back pain, dark or scanty urine, and Bright’s disease concerns by stimulating controlling nerves and reducing waste and cost. The tone targets health fears with branded remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr &Hoop
Government acts to curb national water power trust
Washington April 28 Secretary of the Interior Bollinger orders the Geological Survey to identify power sites in the public domain not within national forests to guide proposed legislation. The move targets the National Water Power trust led by General Electric and Westinghouse, seen as seeking control of all water power sources. The administration aims to conserve resources and prevent monopolistic control, with data due before Congress decides on action. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup advert appears at end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bollinger
Geological Survey
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
McClure
J. C. Welliver
Trust
Death of Mrs. John Davis Frye in Lovettsville Virginia
Mr John Shaffer learned at noon today of his sister Mrs John Davis Frye death in Lovettsville Loudoun County Virginia this morning She will be attended by Shaffer who will take a night train to Virginia for the funeral
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Shaffer
Daily Sentinel
John Davis Frye
Lovettsville
Louden County
Shaffer
Virginia
Mr Little Improves After Oil Derrick Accident
Mr Little J B Little who fell from an oil derrick weeks ago is recovering. His left arm and two ribs are knitting and he hopes to resume work in a week or two. Also mentions First Printed in United States and The Freeman's Oath. Sweet Melody Flour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
The Lion and the Mouse Delights Grafton Audience
The Brinkman opera house welcomed The Lion and the Mouse with a strong crowd. Miss Shirley Rossmore, played by Miss Carolyn Elberts, earned thunderous applause for her final act plea while Walter Edwards as The Lion impressed early and throughout. The performance, under Prof Claude H. Vincent, drew praise for its artistry and the cast’s mastery, signaling the end of the season’s plays at the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Sentinel
Brinkman Opera
Shirley Rossmore
Carolyn Elberts
Miss Elberts
John Burkett Ryder
Walter Hdwards
Jefferson
Charles D. Pitt
Claude H. Vincent
Brinkman
Grafton
Opera
Comedian Vine Martin Joins Swain Stock Company
Mr Vine Martin, the comedian, spent a week in the city as a guest of friends and has now gone to Lexington Mississippi to join the W I Swain Stock Company. He is described as a first class comedian and should succeed with any show. The notice then advertises Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung trouble warning against substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vine Martin
Lexington
Miss
W. I. Swain Stock Company
Martin
Foley
Give President Power 10 Tax
Washington April 28 in the maximum and minimum feature of the tariff bills to be reported to the Senate by Chairman Aldrich a revision will place a five cent tax on coffee and ten cents on tea to empower the President to trade with other nations and secure better reciprocal treatment. The plan could raise duties twenty five percent higher than the tariff if any country grants unequal treatment to American products and Brazil is not singled out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Aldrich
Finance Committee
United States
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Cures Severe Sores
Princeville resident M L Bingham faced possible amputation after gangrene threatened his feet. He refused amputation, using Bucklen’s Arnica Salve to achieve a complete recovery. The ad extols cures for eczema fever sores boils burns and piles and promotes literature praise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Bingham
Princeville
President Given Own Private Train
Washington April 28 If a bill by Representative Dwight of New York passes the United States would own a complete railway train for the President including baggage sleeping and private cars The War Secretary would receive 60000 to contract hauling and 25000 for travels of the President and party Near Death in Big Pond Mrs Ida Soper writes of a near fatal lung trouble cured by Dr King s New Discovery after twelve years free trial bottle offered and guaranteed by all druggists
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dwight
New York
United States
Big Pond
Ida Soper
Ali
Supreme Court Overturns Vetoes in Key West Virginia Cases
The court set aside the governor’s vetoes in the Sutherland good roads case and the Charleston charter and Grant independent school district case. It held that constitutional provisions are mandatory and that bills with vetoes must be filed with the secretary of state within five days after adjournment, counting Sundays, with journals of the legislature serving as evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Supreme Court
Sutherland Good Roads
Grant Independent School District
Secretary of State
Left for Maine with Bennett-Brolton tour group
Robert Bolliger the trapso and wire performer visited his brother Fred Niger in the East End yesterday then left this morning for Sanford Maine to join the Bennett-Brolton company as they begin their summer tour. Sweet Melody Flour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bolliger
Fred Niger
East End
Sanford
Maine
Bennett-Brolton Company
Armstrong Case in Court Over Sheriff as Estate Curator
In a petition for a writ of mandamus, Armstrong heirs seek to force the county court to appoint Sheriff C A Hefner curator of the late Adolphus Armstrong estate, replacing ex sheriff A E N Means. The case intertwines with Kunst as administrator and ongoing Supreme Court review, keeping the estate dispute active and unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Hefner
Adolphus Armstrong
A. E. N. Means
Circuit Court
Supreme Court of Appeals
Means
G. H. A. Kunst
Kunst
Holt
Supreme Court
Hefner
Mrs. Anna Kidd Brown Dies at 32 in City
Mrs. Anna Kidd Brown aged 32 a well known young woman of the city died this morning at 2 o clock at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs David Kidd 114 Wilfred street after a long struggle with tuberculosis The funeral will be held in Howesville Preston county on Friday with the party leaving on the east bound train at 8 o'clock Interment is by Undertaker John A McCabe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Sentinel
Anna Kidd Brown
David Kidd
Wilfred Street
Howesville
Preston County
John A. McCabe
Anniversary Address by Rev H C Howard at Mason town
Rev H C Howard pastor of Andrews M B Church delivered the anniversary address to the Odd Fellows of Mason town and section at 3 pm Monday with a large attendance He then preached the anniversary sermon at the M E Church that evening to a large congregation Also mention of Foley’s Urino Laxative testimonial and a note about too much rolling by women in a separate fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Howard
Andrews M. B
Masontown
Odd Fellows
Howard
F. G. Fritts
Oneonta
Foley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mave
Carmack
Deagon
Chase
Ayo
Water Trust
Ballinger
Colonel Roosevelt
Astir
Dr. Shoop
Welliver
Kennedy
AN Drugelsts
MR. Little
Opera House
MR. Scott
West Virginia
Sutherland
New England
Canada
West
Lion and the Mouse
Mississippi
Emerson
Good Roads
Chareston
Armstrong
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