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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1908

Page

2

Grafton Traction Co. Makes Liberal City Proposal

The Grafton Traction company asks the city to extend its track to the end of the paved street beyond Stolzenfels, relay bricks, and supervise repairs under city direction. Officials also discuss water, sewer, street crossings, and franchise conditions with a committee for review and action.

Daily Sentinel City Council McClung Migetcee Remlinger Jawcett Jaco Phillips Shaw Swaim Welsh Eugene Sommerville Armour Cold Storage Warder Avenue St. Mary’s Street Gay Street American Telephone and Telegraph Company Thomas Grace D. Watkins Maple Avenue Humphreys Grand Street North Side John T. McGraw Grafton Traction Company City Traction Company Stolzenfels Building Fetterman Empress Glass Said Traction Company City of Grafton Col. McGraw Shackelford Deveny

Law May Break the Unions Law May Break the Unions

Washington D C Feb 5 A broad anti boycott ruling spurs manufacturers on the unfair list of the American Federation of Labor to seek relief from President Roosevelt. Damages could be sought from the federation by firms named on the blacklist as unions weigh a repeal of the challenged statute.

Washington, D. C Supreme Court of the United States American Federation of Labor Roosevelt Daniel Davenport Lowe & Co Danbury, Conn Gompers Organized Labor Supreme Court Fedtion of Labor James W. VanCleave St. Louis National Association of Manufacturers Supreme Court of the United States

Call for Reform in Grafton Street Improvements

A 19th century note on Grafton urban policy cites no systematic street improvements until 1896 aside from 1874 cobble and Latrobe Main streets. brick paving had not yet been adopted. The passage outlines a shift toward permanent road enhancements and urban development expectations.

Grafton Latrobe Main

Production Tax on Gas Discussed by Consul Cole

U S Consul Cole argues in a Wheeling Intelligencer letter that West Virginia should tax natural gas exports and related equipment to keep profits local. He cites the Hope Natural Gas line to Cleveland and urges manufacturing investment at home, warning against wasteful street paving and urging competent business leadership for street improvements.

Cole Wheeling Intelligencer U. S West Virginia Sentinel Dawson Yukon Territory Intelligencer Hope Natural Gas Company Standard Oil Wetzel County Cleveland Ohio Rockefeller Pennsylvania Ohio Valley Funt United States

Grafton tram line carries 4370 in first three days

The new McGraw traction line in Grafton reports 4,370 passengers in the first three days. Regulators and pipes were moved after an engineering error, causing a temporary halt. Two more cars will be purchased and a printed timetable to follow, with five cars planned for frequent service. Col. McGraw, Deveny, Hartley, and Buesden are named in ongoing expansion.

Col. McGraw Edwin Buesden Jewett Car Company Newark Ohio George Hartley Traction Company Bell Thos. A. Deveny Supt Hartley Grafton J. Q. Musgrove Iseland

Health Coffee touted as near real coffee substitute by Dr Shoop

Dr Shoop of Racine Wisconsin claims Health Coffee is the finest coffee substitute ever made from toasted cereals with malt and nuts. The product requires no lengthy boiling and is said to brew in a minute, fooling even an expert would drink it for coffee. Jorn T Tregellas.

American Drug Co Braden American Drug Company Parkersburg W. Va

Castoria Advertisement and Prose Echoes

The fragment references Castoria for infants and children with a familiar brand line. A stray quote from Atlantic Monthly discusses how women learn physical geography and how a wife anchors a husband’s life, presenting a dated gender perspective within a broader literary excerpt.

Atlantic Monthly

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Grafton Traction Co Council Walter Marquess S. H. Warthen &Sons First Ward Mater of Insurance Tech Cobb Marquess Warthen & Son Warthen Finance Committee Stieff Piano New England Conservatory Boston Mass U. Supreme Court Grippe Philander F. Bartlett Taylor County Woolford W. S. Jackson & Bro Wes
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