Army recruiting urged as canteen restoration eyed
Washington January 4. The army faces a severe manpower shortage with calls for large numbers of recruits in coast artillery field artillery white infantry and white cavalry. Recruiting officers are urged to bolster efforts in big cities and to consider sending more officers to assist. The War Department cites prosperity and labor shortages as factors and notes many men refuse reenlistment without improved canteen provisions. Spanish war veterans and wives groups back restoring the canteen and intend to press Congress next week to restore it.
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Washington
War Department
Coast “Artillery
Field Artillery
Department
J. Walter Mitchell
Mitchell
First Preston paper era tied to old log house
The first Preston county newspaper likely the Mt Pleasant Printing Press issued around 1850, kept at a farm owned by M F Chorpenning. The farm spans 170 acres near Brandenville on Terra Alta pike and includes 60 acres of white oak timber. nearby Isaac and Samuel Forman patented land in 1794 with a house and barn built that year. a barn shingles were added about 70 years ago. The Grafton Sand and Stone Co. voted December 3-4, 1906 to discontinue business.
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Preston County
W. Va
M. F Chorpenning
Brandenville
Mt Pleasant
Jonathan Chorpenning
Isaac
Samuel Forman
Vanderbilt Rail Rivalry Tangles West Virginia Coal Field Access
A Pittsburgh Diehards era piece describes the Vanderbilts forcing alliances with Pennsylvan ia and others to reach Monongahela tonnage and Lorain through rail lines. It notes a syndicate cost of over 8.5 million and hints at impending end of joint schemes as competition is aims to be crushed and freight rates held high.
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Pitteburg
Vanderbilts
Monongahela
Klondike
Pennsylvania
Monongahela River
Lorain
Lake Erie & Pittsburg
Baltimore and Ohio
James M Schoonmaker
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Baltimore
Louns
Vanderbilta
Guffey
Fairmont
West Virgin
Casaatt
Cleartied
James Kerr
Dr Miles New Heart Cure Claims Permanent Heart Fix
Public testimonial proclaims Dr Miles New Heart Cure cures heart disease and restores health. The letter from F P Drake Middletown Ohio narrates relief from shortness of breath, pain, and spasm after using several bottles, with a money back guarantee and bonus Pain Pills offer.
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Miles
Dr. Miles
F P. Drake
Middletown
Scenar
Bradshaw Wedding at Swallow Falls Engaged Couple Wed
Hilard Bradshaw married at Mrs Johnson's Swallow Palace home by Rev W T Lines on Wednesday at 10 am. Edward Hilard weds Ida Bradshaw of Swallow Falls. Couple to reside at Swallow Falls where the groom works as an engineer on the Kendsit Brow line. Friends extend best wishes.
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Arried
Mre. Johnson
Swallow Palle
W. T. Lines
Edward Hilard
Ida Bradshaw
Swallow Falls
Swallow Falie
Kendsit Brow
Oatland Journal
Sete
Entertained Her Friends at the Rector Home
Lils Clare Rector hosted many of her young friends at her parents’ Main street home Friday evening. The Trilby game topped the activities with prizes, and at eleven delicious refreshments were served before guests departed praising the pleasant evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lils Clare Rector
E. L. Rector
Main Street
You May Need It You May Need It
Practical appeal for keeping Ayer s Cherry Pectoral at home for colds coughs croup bronchitis urging readers to consult a doctor and obtain a bottle promptly. Emphasizes foresight early treatment and cure to avoid complications and ensure readiness.
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Ayer
Miner Dies After Train Collision in Fairmont
Fairmont West Virginia January 5 A miner named Frank Gurley age about 88 employed by Federal Coal Company at New Central was struck and killed by a train near the B and O station after dark. His body was torn and scattered along the track and later recovered. Coroner Magistrate Amos and others took charge at Moegrave's undertaking establishment. Funeral arrangements are pending for identification.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Frank Gurley
Federal Coal Company
New Central
Connelleville
Ored
Haber
Eos Amos
Moegrave
Senator Elkins Proposes Extra Judge for West Virginia
Washington January 3 Senator Elkins introduced a bill to add a second judge for the southern district of West Virginia to cover Judge Benjamin J Kellar during his illness. The measure would create an interim judge until a vacancy occurs and then appoint the successor as district judge. The bill would likely favor Elliott Northcott the current district attorney for the appointment.
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Washington
Elkins
West Virginia
Benjamin J. Kellar
Kellar
Elliott Northcott
Bailey Names Public Notice For Bank Building Rafton
Attorney B F Bailey files public notice relating to merchant and banking firm matters at the Bank Building Rafton. The document outlines ownership and public filing requirements with dates and involved parties.
Noted Counterfeiter to Be Tried in Wheeling
In Wheeling federal court next week Judge Dayton will seek a conviction of J M Hauger, tried previously in Clarksburg where jurors hung. Hauger’s aide George Minear received a long WV penitentiary sentence after a full confession. Authorities believe moulds for silver coins, alleged to be Hauger’s, may aid the case. Additional counterfeiting cases and related charges are set for January term.
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Wheeling
Dayton
J. M. Hauger
Clarksburg
Hanger
Parkersburn
George Minear
West Virginia
Wheeling Post Office
Barrett
Grafton Banking & Trust Announces Stockholders Meeting
The annual meeting of The Grafton Banking and Trust Company stockholders will be held at the building in Grafton West Virginia on Tuesday January 22 1607 at 1 pm for the election of a Board of Directors and to transact any business properly before the meeting Beunerie secretary.
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Grafton Banking & Trust Company
Grafton
W. Va
D. m
Aow
Beunerie
Grafton, W. V
Notice of Trustee Sale at West Grafton Court House
Trustee OE Wyckoff will sell at public auction the property known as part of lot nine on Pearleet Street in West Grafton Taylor County West Virginia on February 2 1907 at 1 30 pm The deed secures a loan from The Taylor County Bank Grafton Purchaser pays one third cash and two thirds in four and eight months with notes and vendor's lien Dated January 3 1907 by E Wyckoff Trustee
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Bila B Tibben
Thomas Tibber
Wyckoff
Taylor County Bank
Grafton
Taylor County
West Vir
Dia
Court House
West Vires
Pearleet
West Grafton
Taylor
West Virginia
Boil the Water and Typhoid Warnings From Newspapers
The Charleston Gazette urges readers to boil drinking water amid typhoid fears, noting cities Scranton Pittsburg and Wheeling rely on streams for supplies. It warns raw river water risks typhoid and endorses filtration while criticizing misinformation about prevalence.
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Scranton
Pittsburg
Wheeling
Charleston
Giarette
Damocles
Gazette
Passes Issued By Railroads Evade Federal Law
Great Northern and Pacific railroads issue passes to legislators and others in the state claiming the cards are valid only for trips within the state. The provision blocks interstate use and baggage checks for sleeping reservations, prompting questions about legality.
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Great Northern and Pacific
Foreign worker crushed to death in Fairmont mine
At Enterprise mine in Harrison county a foreign coal digger was killed when a slate fall crushed him. Death was instantaneous and the body was sent to W. N. Harmer’s undertaking in Shinneton. The accident, reported to the coroner, went unseen until later. Mrs Watson, new year baby celebrated by A R Watson and her mother Mrs Mary Brown arrive with the family.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Fairmont Coal Company
Enterprise
A. R. Watson
County
Pitteborg
Watson
West Virginia
Large Porker Brought to City Draws Crowds
Solomon Shaw, a thrifty farmer from near Evansville Preston county, displayed a 523 pound monster hog in the city. The dressed carcass attracted many observers before being sold to Faust Meat Market on Main street for sausage and lard production.
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Solomon Shaw
Preston County
Evansville
Faust
Main Street
Notice to the Public About Signed Obligations
Notice states that Ty will not spay any obligations or contracts unless signed in the payee presence or by two unrelated persons. Signature date January 1, 1907. Person Joan W. Canmore, address 425 East Main, Grafton, West Virginia.
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Uie
Joan W. Canmore
P. O
East Main Artest
Grafton
Wie
Massachusetts Man Seeks Part Of Chicago
A Massachusetts resident lodges a bold claim seeking a portion of Chicago in a dispute over jurisdiction and territorial rights. The matter involves regional authorities and raises questions about historical boundaries and legal ownership.
Property Worth Nearly Sixteen Million Howland Case
A long running land dispute in Chicago involves Smith asserting absolute title to property bounded by Thirty-fifth and Thirty-ninth streets Grand Boulevard and a line from Cottage Grove to Thirty-ninth Street. He claims an ancestor settled there in 1824 and filed a claim but died before patent. The suit lists many defendants including women and prominent residents to establish standing.
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Sia
Masa
Smith
Thirty-ffth
Thirty-ninth Streets
Grand Boulevard
Cottage Grove
Venue
Thirty-ninth Street
Blizzard and Stalnaker Back Marshall Campaign
Charleston January 6 The involvement of Jodee Reese Blizzard Col Ron Stalnaker and other conspicuous corporation lobbyists behind Senator Marshall is noted as significant Blizzard fronts for Wabash railroad while Stalnaker has long served as Baltimore & Ohio railroad paid agent at the legislature Coal interests of Fayette and adjacent counties aim to repeal the leasehold law and hinder progressive measures for the estate The United States government briefly called Blizzard away two years ago but he remains active to rally support for Marshall risking Republican ambitions and public opinion
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Charleston
Jodee Reese Blizzard
Col
Ron Stalnaker
Marshall
Blizzard
Wabash Railroad
White
Stalnaker
Baltimore &,Ohio Railroad
Fayette
Bliazard
United States
Dissolution of Partnership Fortney and Morgan
Partnership between Fortney and Morgan dissolved by mutual consent. Future business to be conducted by D W Fortney as successor. Books kept at Fortney’s office. Claimants urged to present claims for adjustment. Thanks extended to friends for past support and to extend courtesy to successors.
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Nice
Ndter
Fortney & Morgan
Matent
D. W. Fortney
Sside W, Fortney
Parsons
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Grafton Sand and Stone Co
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Gamlins
Cassett
Pennsylvania Road
Kanawha
Hilard Bradshaw
Senator Elkins
F. Bailey
Omoeth Merchante And3shantos Bank
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Huntington
Robi
Shy
Frank Nivola
Nicolo
Huntington Hospital
Nicole
Stockholders’ Meeting
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Ompany
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Lafe Bowen
Monneville
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