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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1908
Page
6
Reports from Boyertown Pa reveal 163 bodies removed from the Rhoades Opera House debris as a blaze and panic on Monday night left many more missing. Survivors recount a frantic crush in the stairway and trap near the stage with many victims buried under debris several feet deep.
The Belington Republican urges farmers to adopt new methods such as building silos and storing stock feed to reduce winter losses and labor. It highlights potential gains from improved sheds, barns, and silos, and promotes university training for farmers to gain valuable ideas and a profitable dividend next year.
The piece argues against the Youngstown court’s ruling striking down parts of the Ohio child labor law. It asserts the law upholds constitutional aims, protects education and welfare of children, and curbs unfair corporate practices. It cites New York as a parallel where age limits remain strict. It stresses education, health, and government welfare as core justifications.
Available West Virginia teachers are not scarce as feared. A November uniform exam created a surplus, with vacancies remaining only in Pocahontas Randolph and some Raleigh Summers Mercer areas. Counties lacking educational institutions and affordable board show the most unsupplied schools.
The excerpt notes trouble arising from rough pupils and districts with salaries too low to attract and retain teachers. It highlights the strain on educators when class quality varies and pay remains inadequate.
San Francisco January 10 The district court of appeals set aside the judgment against former Mayor Eugene M Schmitz in the French restaurant extortion case Abe Reuf also benefits finding his act no offense and thus both are released on bail if bonds are secured The ruling wipes out the French restaurant cases and pending extortion charges against them must be dismissed The prosecution can seek a re hearing within twenty days delaying further action for months Assistant District Attorney Heney awaits a copy before commenting
An old advertisement touts Sweet Melody Flour with Wool ford's Sanitary Lotion claiming a cure in 30 minutes. Sold by W S Jackson and Brother druggists with a price of 10-17-6m-w.
An advertisement from American Drug Co Parkersburg WV promotes Braden's Rheumatic and Blood Elixir. It offers a full size $2.28 bottle on trial for thirty days at the cost of packing and shipping, with a one dollar balance if benefited. If no improvement, nothing is owed and the twenty five cents paid are refunded. Only one bottle per person. Offer expires after sixty days.
Tax roles list real estate in Booths Creek West Va Im Dev Co and many districts with names such as Crim Clarence Yates Carrie B Bartlett Hester A Newton John Norris J Fetterman Daugherty M G Hall Elias Holden Mary Trader Elizabeth Flemington and others. It states redemption rights for owners or heirs within one year from sale with 12 percent interest, dated December 17 1907.
An 1907 1908 chancery deposition notice to multiple defendants in Taylor county West Virginia details depositions set for January 14 at Alum Bridge and January 20 at Grafton with witnesses listed. Also includes an adminstratrix notice for Ira McDonald estate and a sale ad for land near Thornton WV with a four room house and outbuildings.
News arrives of the death of conductor Robert Carroll at his Cumberland home after a brief illness. He ran trains 55 west and 12 east for many years and was widely known locally and along his route. He fell ill after a Saturday stop on 12 east and died from pneumonia at about age 50. funeral arrangements were not announced.
Mrs William F Dugan of Trenton New Jersey found a turquoise stick pin inside a chicken gizzard while preparing Christmas dinner The discovery came after she scratched her hand Several neighbors rushed to the grocery where the chicken was bought West Virginia patents are announced by H B Dunlap Wheeling including Hall fuse device Musgrove Fenwick Kilsyth car operating device and Homer McGregor enameling process
The trustee for Laura F Robinson and Frank Robinson will sell at the front door of the Court House in Grafton Taylor County West Virginia on January 28 1908 at 1 pm the Knotts avenue parcel described as 50 feet by 130 feet part of Lot 7 Knotts plat with a dwelling and modern improvements secured by a deed of trust in favor of Home Building and Loan Association for 801 due. Cash terms.
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