Taylor County Poultry Show Shines With Rhode Island Reds Wins
The Taylor County Poultry Show concluded with Thomas Tibbetts earning top honors in Rhode Island Reds including first pen and best cock. C G Turner and W Y Crouse also posted strong showings in White Leghorns and Brown Leghorns while T Sims swept the White Wyandottes. Numerous prize awards followed, highlighting farm stock quality, with cash rewards, goods, and trophies distributed for leading pens across multiple breeds.
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Many Sentinel
Priday
Taylor County
Rhode Island
Thomas Tibbetts
Tibbets
West Grafton
Thomas Tibbets
C. G. Turner
C. W. Crouse
T. Sims
Thamas Yates
Blaney
Charles R. Durbin
Emmet Blaney
Ancona
Emmet
G. W. Loar & Co
F. J. Dadisman
Irontown
G. L. Mahaffy
Valley Falls
W. E. Clayton
Dalry Republican
G. A. Bolden
John FE. Guth
G. L.i Maharfy
Maloney ‘Bros
J. O. Hanaway
G. L. Strider
B. F. Postor
C. L. Reynolds
Pingree
V. Miller
Rhode Island Reds
William Archdeacon
Ed. R. Blaney
Harry Magill
Thomas Nuzum
D. G. Pratt
Hub Clothing Co
R. C. Rhode Island Reds
W. H. Davis
Simpson
Pugh & Beavers
I. M. Rinker
Rauacher Bros
F. L. Dadtsman
G. L. Mahatty
W. H. Faust
Friedman Bros
D. C. Pratt
B. L. Sandy
G. L. Jolliffe
I. T. Scranage
L. B. Ward
C. G. Brown
Walter Wiley
W. L.darby
Fred Beverin
Joe Marquiss
Nuzum
I. T. Yates
N. C. Musgrove
Rev. L. 8. Grose
T. £. Cole
J. L. Howard
W. ». Jackson
Anconas
R. B. Blaney
Whitescarver
B. H. Wolf
F.friedman
Charles Lyons
J. George Preiss & Son
Sweet Melody Flour Liniment Ad Prospects Quick Relief
Dear friend use XXX absorbent oil the greatest and quickest relief for pain. If you try it you will never need another liniment in your house. Internal use for cramps and colic external for aches in cats sprains lame back rheumatism. Sold by drug stores and country merchants with a guarantee.
President argues with Senate over steel merger inquiry
In Washington on January 8 Senator Culberson rebutted the President's directive to Attorney General Bonaparte not to answer the Senate resolution seeking details on the Tennessee Coal and Iron absorption by United States Steel. Culberson called the move arbitrary and unlawful and urged the Judiciary Committee to report if the President was authorized to permit the merger. He complained the President denies congressional authority and claimed executive immunity from legal restraint.
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Washington
Senate
Culberson
Bonaparte
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
United States Steel Corporation
Senate Chamber
Texas
Congress
White House
320 Acres Wheat Land in Western Canada Ad Promises Riches
Advertisement touts 320 acres of wheat land in Western Canada with expected yields of fifty bushels per acre and claims of free homestead on 100 acres. Mentions additional red acres at three dollars per tract and hints at Canadian government schemes. Names Neal Williams and Gardner mid e, with addresses in Philadelphia.
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Canada
Acquittal for Mrs Erb and Sister in Murder Case
Media Pennsylvania January report of Mrs M Florence Erb and Mrs Catharine Beisel acquitted after eighteen hours deliberation for the murder of Capt J Clayton Erb. Jury debated cruelty claims and self defense, Beisel justified for firing to save her life, sisters embraced amid tears and applause.
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Erb
Harry Beisel
Als
Young Love and Fear Move Maid to Question Life
A fragment from the Washington Herald portrays a maid pondering her future amid questions of love and fear. The incomplete dialogue hints at romantic hesitation and concerns about fitting into an expected role.
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Washington Herald
Government Put Shadow on Tillman
Washington reports that Presidentially provided papers to the Senate reveal secret service men were ordered to shadow Senator Tillman of South Carolina after he alleged concerns about the Oregon and California Railroad lead grant. Tillman welcomed any disclosures and said no developments should be withheld.
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Washington
Senate
Tillman
South Carolina
Oregon & California Railroad Company
Tillian
West Virginia towns vote on liquor sales in tight election
Across the state smaller municipalities held elections on liquor licensing. Ten towns chose dry and eight wet, with Monongah supporting licenses by a wide margin and Williamstown celebrating a dry victory opposite Marietta. Keyser reelected Mayor Welch, Tunnelton saw Republican factional gains, Weston faced possible voiding of results, and in the Wheeling area Follawsbee Hundred Cameron went dry while Elm Grove Patterson opted for saloons.
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West Virginia
Monongah
Williamstown
Marietta
Weston
Wheeling
Follawsbee
Hundred and Cameron
Littleton
Elm Grove
Patterson
Secretary urges four battleships and fleet expansion
Washington January 8 The Navy Affairs committee heard Secretary Newberry urge an entire squadron of four monster battleships. He also pushed for four scout cruisers ten destroyers four submarines three colliers one repair ship one ammunition ship and two mine laying ships. He said the new battleships should be heavy single calibre all big gun type and that a squadron of eight be completed as soon as possible.
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Washington
House of Congress
Newberry
Adde
Pifer Passes Away at Home On Friday Afternoon
Venerable West Side resident and Civil War veteran William E. Pifer died at 1 45 PM after paralysis and pneumonia. Born in Middletown Virginia he served 40 battles including Gettysburg and later worked as a carpenter for B & C rail line. Survived by wife Sarah West and two children Guy and Grace Woodford, with services at St Pauls M E Church conducted by Rev L W Roberts.
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Daily Sentinel
the Sentinel
Grafton
William E. Pifer
Pifer
Middletown
Gettysburg
West Grafton
Grafton Independent
Sarah West
Webster
Grace
Joseph M. Woodford
Wikins
Methodist Episcopal Church
St. Paul's
St. Paul's M. E. Church
L. W. Roberts
Officring
Perine & Bartlett
Morality Testing For Small Postmasters Experiment
Postmaster General Meyer announced at the White House that four states Illinois Massachusetts New York Ohio will trial a new method for appointing fourth class postmasters earning under 500 dollars yearly. Inspectors will report on candidates moral qualifications, making moral fitness a key factor alongside exams.
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Washington
Ohio
Ilinois
Masechusetts
New York
Meyer
White House
Trio of Burglars Captured Near Frenchs Station
Cumberland Maryland January 11 two robbers named William Mitchell and John Dahl and a third silent raided a Lewis West Virginia store Friday night then went to Frenchs station 16 miles east of here A posse led by Willam Pol and the Frenchs general store manager fired buckshot wounding Dohl who fell and was captured The other two were wounded and hid under a straw stack until the next day when they were found at Greenspring two miles from Frenchs They were taken to Romney West Virginia jail
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Cumberland
William Mitchell
John Dahl
Lewis
W. Va
French’s Station
Here
Levels
Willam Poland
French's
Dod
Greenspring
French
Romney
Clothing of Child Afire Reported Burn Injury
A little girl of William Dabney, a West Side resident and janitor of the M. & M. bank building, was seriously burned after approaching an open gas stove. The mother aided as a physician was summoned. no inhalation of flames is believed.
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William Dabney
Daily Sentinel
Warder Avenue
Death of Prominent Knottsville Citizen
Stephen C. Mason known as Uncle Bud, prominent Knottsville resident, died circa 1 PM at his home. A native of Preston County, he spent decades in Taylor County, aged 68. Survived by wife Harriett Hamilton and three sons John Murray Kelly and three daughters Mary Bern ie Blaney and Morgan. Funeral from Knottsville residence Sunday with interment at Bluemont Cemetery. T. B. Cole undertaker.
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Daily Sentinel
Stephen C. Mason
Knottsville
Uncle Bud
Preston County
Taylor County
Harriett Hamilton
J. W. Hamilton
West Side
West Side and Mrs. L. B. Ward, of W. Main Street
John
Murray
Kelly
Mary
Bernie Blaney
Morgan
Bluemont Cemetery
T. B. Cole
Why Alex Went Killed the Gordian Knot
Reporters ignored Alexander after he cut the Gordian knot, noting a record of 24 knots per hour as the measure of interest. Tears followed as the moment passed unnoted by the press, according to the Kansas City Times.
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Alex
Alexander
Kansas City Times
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Clarksburg
Senat'r
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Ca Fe
Alm Willams
Gardner Mide
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Mrb.erb
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