Ashgrove the Magnificent race stallion profile
The narrative touts Ashgrove as the premier bred horse in the United States, noting his 15.3 hands height and 1050 pound frame. Bred by Eugene Bowerman of Lexington, Ashgrove is described as stylish, a fin idler, a strong driver, and potentially race-ready with training. Pedigree references include Ashland Wilkes and other noted ancestors, with claims of speed lines and numerous beaten progeny.
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United States
Ashgrove
Eugene Bowerman
Lexington
Well i
Ashland Wilkes
Record
John K. Gentry
Sallie Toler
Pinchem Wilkes
Ash
Miss Gay
Thodore Shelton
Mayme Me
Rose
Henry
Seeking Actors for Ministerial Roles in Episcopalian Church
New York April 24 Recruits for the Episcopalian ministry are sought from the stage. A want ad in leading weeklies calls on serious actors of good character who wish to study for the ministry to address Rev Walter B Bentley rector of the Church of the Ascension. Bentley, an old friend of Bishop Potter, has letters from actors seeking the opportunity and plans to select twenty or more candidates to prove their sincerity. He notes actors can make fine ministers due to stage training aiding public speaking and cites Robert Downing who became a minister after leaving the stage. Two other actor students are showing zeal as they prepare for the ministry and Bentley expects success.
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New York
Walter B. Bently
Church of the Ascension
Bently
Potter
Bentley
Robert Downing
Darlington
Harrisburg
Uwi
Railroad Reform Wave Shakes Pittsburg Division
Reports from Connellsville and points along the Pittsburg division describe a wave of scrutiny under new rules. Audit and spotter activity grows as personnel face discharge for discrepancies and drink related issues.
Flynn unanimously nominated for state senator in Fourteenth district
James W. Flynn, member of the West Virginia Reform School board at Pruntytown, was unanimously nominated at the Fourteenth district convention in Keyser. The assembly endorsed national and state administrations and the candidacy of Ira B. Robinson for supreme court judge and William H. Taft for president, with large, harmonious attendance.
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Supreme Court
William H. Taft
the Navy
Castoria Advertisement and Sales Offer in 1900s Paper
A wartime era style ad seeks agents across the U S to sell Dr Williams Pills offering 12 boxes at 25 cents each. Sellers remit $3 after sale to receive a set of cooking vessels a 2 4 and 6 quart kettle set. Limited number of vessels offered to promote pills. Roseville Ohio company info dated December 12 six months.
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U. S
Dr. Williams
DR. Williams Medicine Company
Roseville
Ohio
Thaw's Reasons Why He Should Be Free
Papers in habeas corpus seek Thaw’s release from Matteawan State Hospital. They argue the commitment was illegal as he was never examined for sanity or monthly condition, and that discharge would not threaten public peace or safety, per Dutchess County filing.
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Poughkeepsie, N
Harry Thaw
Matteawan State Hospital
Dutchess County
Thaw
Supreme Court
Morschauser
Than
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen Eye Grafton Amusement Park
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, with Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, plans to lease ground in Grafton near the Empress Glass plant to convert into an amusement park. A baseball ground and grandstand will be built, shows and circuses may use the park, and the streetcar company will extend service to the new park for ten summer games.
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Brotherhod
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
First Ward
Empress’ Glass
Grafton
Street Car Company
H J
Traction Company
For Sale Farm Fifty Acres Near Grafton West Virginia
Ab-Atn for sale a fifty acre farm one mile from Grafton with a seven room house a good barn and outbuildings. Land is highly cultivated and all in grass. For full particulars contact W H Grimes Grafton W Va. Fertilizer advised Double Eagle Phosphate sold by N C Musgrove West Main Street.
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Double Eagle
N. C. Musgrove
West Main Street
Ab-Atn
Grafton
W. H. Grimes
W. Va
The House Cleaning Season Drives Grafton Men Mad
Grafton faces annual spring housecleaning as men endure disarray from torn wallpaper and plaster dust. The paperhanger is blamed for delays while residents dream of relief and invention that may ease the nuisance. A humorous note recalls sand on beds and the contrast with Atlantic City, ending with the male weariness of breakfast and daily routines.
Newtrolleyline Construction Starts in Pennsylvania and West Virginia
Work begins on a 120 mile standard gauge electric line linking Morgantown West Virginia with Pittsburgh via Fayette Greene and Washington counties in Pennsylvania. Brownsville Masontown and Smithfield Street Railway Company aims to serve about twenty towns in coal regions within a year. The project, authorized for 2.5 million stock with 3 million mortgage bonds, employs hundreds immediately with more to follow after the Pennsylvania Railroad Construction Company won the contract yesterday. President W J Sheldon of McKeesport leads the enterprise backed by substantial capitalization and plans to join the Charleroi line for Pittsburgh.
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Fayette
Greene
Washington Counties
Morgantown
W. Va
Pittsburg
Brownsville
Masontown
Smithfield
Pennsylvania Railroad Construction Company
W. J. Sheldon
McKeesport
West Masontown
East Millboro
Gates
Lambert
Edenborn
Ronco
New Geneva
Point Marion
Republic
Arting
Fayette County
Zollarsville
Clarksville
Beallsville
Bentleysville
Washington County
Charleroi
Pittsburg Railway Company
Wealthy West Virginia magnate Johnson N Camden dies
Ex Senator Camden who died in Baltimore was West Virginia’s wealthiest non Davis, with wealth estimated between 30 and 50 million dollars. A pioneer in oil and rail ventures, he built extensive refineries, mills, coal mines and roads, led banking interests, and funded major West Virginia infrastructure projects. He left a plan for posthumous philanthropic gifts.
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Parkersburg
Johnson Newton Camden
Baltimore
West Virginia
Henry G. Davis
Senator Camden
Lewis County
West Point
Burning Springs
Camden Consolidated Ol Company
Standard Oil Company
Maryland
Baltimore United Oil Company
Standard
Monongahela
Pittsburg
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Ohio Riverilroad
Baltimore & Ohio
Puel
Monongah Coal Company
Kenry G. Davis
West Virgin's Central
Western Maryland Railroad
Ile
Camden
Huntington
Wy Va
Ashland
Union Trust Company
Parkersburg National Bank
Marietta
Zanesville
Ohio
Water Camden
Kanawha
Democratic Legislative
United States Senate
Bryan
Palmer
Buckner
Parker
Davis
Anna Thompson
Wheeling
Johnson N. Camden
Versailles
Baldwin D. Spillman
Warrenton
Taxes Due Delinquent List Pending June 11 1908
All taxes for the year 1907 must be paid without further delay. All real estate on which the taxes are not paid before June 11, 1908, will go on the delinquent list. Sec. 14 to 21, chap. 5, acts 1904. A. B. N. Means, Sheriff.
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A. B. N. Means
Damages Awarded in Saloon Keeper Suit at Barbour County
A Barbour County circuit court verdict awards Martha J. Duckworth $1,500 against Floyd Stalnaker who runs a Hacker Junction saloon after an incident where Stalnaker ejected her husband G. B. Duckworth, causing a serious leg fracture. The case may be appealed as sureties on Stalnaker’s bond likely pay. Also noted is Findley v Criss, a defamation suit, where no verdict was reached and jury deliberations reportedly grew heated with one juror holding out for damages.
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Martha J. Duckworth
Floyd Stalnaker
Hacker Junction
G. B. Duckworth
Stalnaker
Trust Company
Findley
Criss
West Virginia Patents Reported By Lawyer Dunlap
West Virginia patent lawyer H B Dunlap of Wheeling reports several recent patent issues to local inventors F J Beard Mingo C W Kincaid Roncette station indicator B F McElwee Dunmore cutter bar and D I H Oakley Parkersburg clatch
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West Virginia
H. B. Dunlap
Wheeling
F. J. Beard
C. W. Kincaid
B. F. McElwee
Dunmore
Oakley
Parkersburg
Clatch
Mr. Allender's injuries severe after buggy accident
Physicians tending Deputy Sheriff M. D. Allender report injuries from a runaway horse are serious. A later exam shows a fractured tibia in addition to a sprain suffered when he was thrown from a buggy Wednesday evening.
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M.D. Allender
Crooks On West Side Foiled by Guarding Dog
Thieves tried to break into George Stillwell's West Side home Saturday night. The intruders fled after the resident dog barked, stones were hurled, and an officer was summoned. Mrs. Ernest Cassell of Fairmont visited her mother on West Wilford Street.
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George Stolwell
George Stillwell
Stillwell
Ernest Cassell
Fairmont
Wm ‘Louthke
West Wilford I Street
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