Special grand jury to probe major New York banks
A special grand jury sworn in before Justice Rawling will investigate the International Trust Company Hamilton bank Provident Savings Life Assurance Society and likely the Knickerbocker Trust company. Attorney General Jackson aims to uncover guilty parties and ensure penalties for alleged illegal financial operations.
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the Sentinel
New York
Justice Rawling
International Trust Company
Hamilton Bank
Provident Savings Life Assurance Society
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Jackson
Grafton Camp to Install Officers with Public Program
Members of Grafton Camp Woodmen of the World will hold a public installation of newly elected officers and present a musical and literary program for attendees. Afterward, Woodmen and their guests will be toasted at an elaborate banquet in Brinkman Hall.
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Grafton Camp
Brink Man
Real estate and business changes for sale in Grafton WV
Property listings show meat and general store ventures with easy terms. Highlights include 82 by 120 foot lot near East Main Street and B and O R tracks, 18 room building, $3000 business property, 6,000 investment site, 4 rooms plus 6 lots on Wilford Street, and residences on Washington Street and Main Street, all offered by R M Parris TM at First National Bank Building.
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East Main Street
Washington and
W. Main
Washington SL
Main St
First Yard
Wilford Street
First Ward
Rector Addition
Main Street
We Have a Few of Them Left Fur Closeout Prompted
We have a few furs left that we are closing out regardless of cost. We will not carry over any pieces. They must go. Hear the urgency as inventory is cleared.
Personal mentions dot the town in lively notes
Scattered local tidbits list residents and visitors, from Luke Haymond and Ed Sherwood to Captain John Duffy and Mrs Lucy Woodburn. It notes travels to Clarksburg Weston Haywood and Philippi on various errands, plus social items such as sewing services and a Christmas trip, with political mentions from Hon William Hearne seeking governor support.
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Bom
Sam Templeton
Luke Flanagan
John Pickett
Luke Haymond
Sherwood
Clarksburg
Richard
Love
Weston
D. €. Prunty
Philippi
John Duffy
Washington Street
Lucy Woodburn
Moundsville
M. Jeff Price
Rev
C. L. Queen
M. P. Church
Haywood
Hammond
West Virginia Reform School
Pruntytown
Walker
Wilford St
C. A. Pilson
Fairmont
J. Rector
International Correspondence School Pa
Grafton
Ermont
A. T. Cline
Warn Union Telegraph Pfc
Thaw Out With Sheet Music Sale After Christmas
After Christmas, readers are urged to pick up new music to brighten spirits with a sale on popular sheet music priced at 25 cents each or five for one dollar. The short notice promotes cheerful tunes for readers seeking affordable entertainment.
Life membership at Tabard Inn Library costs $1.50
The notice states that reading a life membership at the Tabard Inn Library will cost readers $1.50. It emphasizes the affordable access option and highlights the library’s membership offer for interested patrons.
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Tabard Inn Library
Vincent and Burke Popular Music Dealers Notes
Will Hanway recovers from eleven weeks typhoid fever and visits his mother on South Side for New Year. Miss Amanda Abbott returns from Fairfield to resume teaching in Grafton public schools. Miss Rolena Lilly returns to Buckhannon to study at West Virginia Wesleyan College. Abram Bernstein sails to Baltimore to enter a school farewell to teachers. Ward Lanham returns to Buckhannon to attend West Virginia Wesleyan College and captains the class of 1908 football team.
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Will Hanway
Amanda Abbott
Grafton
Fairmont
Rolena Lilly
Squire
Charles Rebuly
Buckhannon
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Abram Bernstei
L. Bernstein
Baltimore
Alt
Ward Lanham
Fr. Lanham
Wash‘ngton Street
Celebrated Birthday of Clarksburg Merchant Daniel Boughner
Daniel Boughner a retired merchant of Clarksburg celebrated his ninety first birthday on Monday. He lost use of his lower limbs years ago yet remains remarkably well preserved. Mr. C Hl Baker has resigned as business manager of the Sentinel Publishing Company after six months in the role and has moved to Wheeling to join the Wheeling Intelligencer as telegraph editor. His Grafton friends will hear of the new position.
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Daniel Boughner
Clarksburg
Boughner
Bat
C. Hl. Baker
The
Sentinel
Sentinel Publishing Company
Baker
Wheeling
Wheeling Intelligencer
Telegraph
Grafton
Appointed Solicitor for Consolidated Telephone Co
Mr Charles H Brengel has been appointed solicitor for the Consolidated Telephone Company also known as the People's. Brendel will solicit new subscribers as the company is now better equipped to serve its patrons with recent improvements. He operates on a legitimate commission basis and explains his fair dealing methods from First National Bank Building 226 If.
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Charles H. Brengel
Consolidated Telephone Company
People's
M. Parrish
First National Bank
The Woman and Hat Death Study by Hampstead Expert
An English Hampstead coroner notes a curious remark on feminine psychology. He says women always remove their hats before taking their own lives, remarking as part of his study into gendered behavior and suicide.
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Hampstead
Eng
Jap’s Fight With a Tiger In Singapore Hospital
A plucky Japanese fief in the Muar hospital at Singapore sustained wounds from a tiger after he attacked the animal with an iron bar to save a colleague carried off by the beast. The tiger escaped with its prey and the man is not expected to die.
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Muar Hospital
Singapore
Singapore Free Press
Frenchman Clings to Land and Land Ownership in France
French landholding contrasts show up to 8,000,000 separate freeholds in France versus about 307,000 in Great Britain. The saying that a Frenchman will part with anything rather than land underscores the national attachment to land.
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France
Great Britain
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