Ordinance Passed for Issuance of Bonds in City
The Daily Sentinel reports the city council approved a bond issue of 95 000 dollars to fund permanent improvements citywide. Planned work includes water works rebuilding, higher capacity pump, new reservoir, street paving on West Main Barrett High Luzadder and Addison streets, and paying off floating debt to avoid current interest. Voters will decide at the August 7 special election.
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Barrett Street
High Street
Luzadder Street
Addison Street
Sentinel
Daily Sentinel
Love
Remlinger
Clark
Redinger
Sapp
Withers
Wilkinson
L. E. Ward
H. G Chaney
Finance Committee
Water Committee
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Rosier
Baker
Sapp Withers
Luzadider
Perine
Fred J. Bolliger
Latrobe Street
Louis Kitzmiller
Luzadder
H. J. Prackt
Mrs George H Stillwell Recovers After Home Operation
Mrs. George H Stillwell underwent a very dangerous operation at her Thayer street home Thursday afternoon performed by Dra F Suddarth and J S Whitescarver. She is improving steadily, a welcome sign to many friends who hope to see her out again soon. Sweat Melody Flour.
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George H. Stillwell
Thayer Street
It Will Be Darkest Charleston Now It Will Be Darkest Charleston
Charleston officials threaten major cuts in city services theatering street lighting police beds hospitals and health and sanitation. The board seeks to cut about 67 000 with 57 000 extra needed, widening a rift with council over whiskey licenses and salary policy. A special levy fight looms with mixed support likely to defeat it.
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Charleston
W. Va
Board of Affairs of
Council
Health and Sanitary Department
Board of Affairs
School Census Completed in Charleston West Virginia
The state department of schools tabulated the general school fund for 1909 showing a total increase of 10 345 since last year, a 60 000 supplementary aid reducing per capita to 1 675 258, with 32 counties receiving aid and 59 951 paid to them. County superintendents' salaries totaled 42 650.50 and expenses for institutes printing and related items bring the total to about 750 000. Taylor county enumeration is 2605 with 4362.99 allowed. Mrs BeBlle Strother, wife of Dr J W Strother of Belington, arrived in Charleston visiting her brother Attorney J Frank Wilson and her mother Mrs Thomas Wilson in Haymond township.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Department of Schools
Taylor County
BeBlle Strother
J. W. Strother
Belington
City
J. Frank Wilson
First Ward
Thomas Wilson
Haymond Township
Taft assassination plot claimed at Norwich parade
New Haven detective James Ward reports a near assassination attempt on President Taft during the Norwich celebration. A woman in the crowd fainted after shouting about a pistol near the President, but the gunman could not be located and Taft remained undisturbed.
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Taft
Norwich
Sleuth
New Haven
Conn
James Ward
Wheelock
Secret Service
Strike remains tight as miners pledge no sympathy walkout
Pittsburg July 9 Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers says no sympathetic strike by miners is expected in the fight against the open shop at American Sheet and Tin Plate plants. Union leaders, with AFL support, will move to keep nonunion workers in line while McArdle returns to lead the strike. Cots, provisions arrive at Sharon shoe mill, patrols continue, and a kitchen is built at Greer plant New Castle as preparations for a stubborn stand proceed.
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Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel & Tin Workers
United Mine Workers
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Amalgamated
McArdle
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Sharon
Greer
New Castle
Trust
Senate Passes Tariff Bill Batters Final Vote Record
Washington July 9 The Senate approved the tariff bill by 45 to 36 after a close roll call of Republicans opposing the measure. Conference efforts were authorized by Aldrich, Taft arrived to supervise the final negotiations while Wright brothers work resumes on test flights amid friction rumors. In Fairmont Miss Lyle Prunty reportedly poisoned herself, and in New York Mrs Sophie Staber was killed during a burglary as her son fought the intruder and fired shots.
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D. C
Senate
Beveridge
Bristow
Brown
Burkett
Clapp
Nelson
Cummings
Dolliver
LaFollette
Crawford
House
Aldrich
Asl
Shermen
Aldriei
Burrows
Penrose
Cullum
Daniel
Money
Hailey
Taft
Michell Palmer
Pennsylvania
Tawney
House Appropriations Committee
Wright Brothers
Signal Corps
Wrights
Fairmont
Pleasant Valley
Lyle Prunty
New York
Sophie Staber
George Staber
East Eighteenth Street
Flatbush
Young Staber
Bishop Moore Visited City En Route to Dedicate M.B. Church
Bishop David H. Moore of Cincinnati spent a few hours in the city last evening en route to Gassaway where he will dedicate the new M. B. Church. He called on Rev. Dr. H. C. Howard during the layover, a notable figure in the M. E. church.
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David H. Moore
Cincinnati
Gassaway
M. B. Church
H. C. Howard
Bishop Moore
M. E. Church
Dark Horse Wins Diamond Skulls Amateur Sculling Title
A. Stuart of Kingston England appears set to claim the world amateur sculling crown after finishing the decisive heat in 8 minutes 34 seconds, ahead of L. Lucas of Germany. Stuart, previously little known in the sport, rose to prominence in the Henley event.
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Henley
England
A. Stuart
Kingston
L. Lucas
Germany
Stuart
Farmer Fends Off Hornless Bull Attack Near Walkerville
Frederick July 9. Joseph Murphy a 67 year old farmer near Walkerville was attacked by a bull while in a field and knocked down. He survived thanks to the hornless bull. He is recovering. Also present were Miss Stell Wolf of Webster and Miss Della Sisler of Elkins en route to Oakland for vacation.
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Frederick
Joseph Murphy
Walkerville
Murphy
Stell Wolf
Webster
Della Sisler
Elkins
Oakland
Council Held Meeting and Called Another Bond Election
Charleston early July reports the Laing commission completing evidence and arguments over charges of misappropriation discrimination and citizenship. Prosecution debates charges as Governor Dawson defends Laing. City council moves to bond issue vote for August seven and grants tax relief to new industries for up to five years.
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Charleston
W. Va
Laing
Warder
Dawson
Pittsburg
West Virginia
Williams
Board of Trade
Ex-Wreckers Trial Aide McMillen Freed Then Seeks Counsel
Edward P. McMillen who was jailed for defalcation of nearly two million dollars from Enterprise National Bank of Allegheny four years ago was released yesterday and began seeking an attorney. Charles Henry, freed earlier by President Roosevelt, had his sentence halved. Lemnert Cook, third man in the squad, is to be observed next week. Thomas Harvey expects pardon soon. The four clerks have many supporters with funds to reopen the case.
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PITTS@GRG
Edward P. McMillen
Western Penitentiary
Enterprise National Bank of Allegheny
Charles Henry
Roosevelt
McMillen
Montemer
Lemnert Cook
Wil J
Thomas Harvey
Foor
Velanca Partisans Capture City and Gunboat in Columbia
Washington reports from Elliott Northcott minister to Columbia that on July 6 partisans of Gener al Velanca captured a city and a gunboat after fighting began the day before. The revolutionary army holds the city. government officials were arrested and imprisoned. Traffic on the Mardelena river suspended. Americans believed to be safe. No decision yet on sending an American naval vessel to protect interests.
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Washington
State Department
Elliott Northcott
Columbia
Velanca
Mardelena River
Change in State Accounting Office Rumored in Charleston
Rumor claims a full overhaul of the uniform accounting system, with Frank A. Willison resigning and Dover of Ohio hired to draft a new method. Counties may face about 800 per office in discarded books, totaling roughly 45000 for the state if replacements are required. Tax Commissioner Townsend absent. Governor Glasscock unavailable for comment.
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Charleston
W. Vs
Tax Commissioner's Office
Frank A. Willison
Clarksburg
Dover
Ohio
Himer Dover
Townsend
Glasscock
Dr Hare Visits City for Prohibition Outlook
Dr T M Hare state superintendent of the Anti Sa loon League from Charleston was in town on a business visit. He spent time with temperance supporters and voiced strong optimism for the future of prohibition in the state.
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T. M. Hare
Charleston
Anti-Saloon League
Friends of Temperance Cause
Prohibition T
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