Perkins Made Success Bucking Terrible Tiger
Washington July 14 Harry D. Perkins, county chairman and anti McGraw leader in Wood county, won a high stakes political gamble. Senator Chilton endorsed Perkins for Parkersburg postmaster, aided by Allan B. Smith editor of the Parkersburg Sentinel. They traveled to Washington to seal the deal and align local Democrats with the Watson Chilton faction, signaling a broader shift in Parkersburg and Wood county politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry D. Perkins
Perkins
Senator Chilton
Parkersburg
Wood County
John T. McGraw
Anti- McGraw
Chilton
Allan B. Smith
Wheeling
McGraw
Smith
Watson-Chilton
Democratic Party
Ates
Col. McGraw
Waverly Oil Works ad and political party notes
An old advertisement for Waverly Oil Works promotes a free flowing thin pale Auto Oil suitable for air cooled and water cooled engines. The second portion discusses local political patronage, criticizing McGraw followers and detailing names like Perkins, Oscar Jenkins, Sam McConaughey, J Hamilton, R E Horner, Simms Powell, and Oscar Hiehle, with Republicans supporting Perkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waverly
McGraw
Perkins
Oscar Jenkins
Louis Bennett
Sam McConaughey
Paris
J.hamilton
Calhoun
Hamilton
McConaughey
Sam
Will Ci
Congressional Committee
Hamton
Congress
R. E. Horner
Simms Powell
Oscar Hiehle
Wood County
Alfalfa Demonstration Offer To Farmers
The College of Agriculture invites the first one hundred farmers who own and operate eligible farms to receive a package with alfalfa seed inoculated soil and fertilizing materials. Spread over a one rod by one rod plot with twenty five pounds of lime, a stand of alfalfa should form if conditions are favorable. Applicants must meet the farm ownership and plot requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Agriculture
Af alfalfa plot plan urged by extension service
The document outlines a step by step alfalfa trial requiring a well drained field, deep plowing, lime treatment, and three month to three season reports. It promotes inoculated soil as a seed for larger fields and invites farmers to contact the Agricultural Extension Dept Morgantown West Virginia for expert guidance. Dr. Ralph A Felton notes Ohio farm incomes lag per labor and urges rural institutions to adapt to changing farmer needs and better farming methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture Department
Agricultural Extension Dept. College of Agriculture
Morgantown
Ralph A. Felton
Agriculture College
West Virginia University
Ohio
Ohiourvey
Felton
Hey
Consolidated Telephone 5 Reorganized Capital Raised
West Virginia firm Consolidated Telephone 5 filed a certificate to raise capital from 500000 to 8000000 with directors John L Dickey Samuel W Harper W C Handlan R Z Datzell and H B Sands. Ohio and Pennsylvania charters expected to follow as the company plans extensive statewide lines and pole wiring from its Market Street headquarters. Mrs Nettie Cramer of Fairmont died by suicide with carbolic acid after an apparent act of self harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Ormarter
Wheeling
Stuart F. Reed
Consolidated Telephone Company of West Virginia
John L. Dickey
Samuel W. Harper
W. C. Handlan
R. Z. Datzell
H. 8. Sands
Fairmont
Nettle Cramer
Cramer
Jackson Addition
Nellie
Dean
McCumber Leads Assault On Tariff Revision Bill
Senator McCumber of North Dakota opened the Republican push against the Democratic tariff revision bill in the Senate. He condemned the party for harming farmers with proposed tariff cuts and urged voters to hold Democrats responsible for what he labeled a punitive stance toward agriculture. He argued reciprocity would hurt American producers by inviting world competition and warned that passage would threaten Democratic political power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
McCumber
North Dakota
Senate
Po! Ucal
Mr. Taft
Canada
Autralia
Venezuela
Argentine
Cuba
Philippines
McCrumber
Hazel Atlas Glass Plans 1 Million Bond Issue and Factory Expansion
Hazel Atlas Glass company prepares to issue 1,000,000 in bonds via a mortgage to Dollar Savings and Trust Company to fund extensive improvements. Nine hundred thousand dollar bonds and one hundred ten bonds will be issued, bearing June 1 1913 start, 25 year terms, six percent interest. Company property in Ohio County West Virginia and Washington County Pennsylvania is mortgaged for the issue. Expansion of the Ohio city and Washington plant is expected once bonds are issued.
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Wheeling
Hazel- Atlas Glass Company
Dollar Savings & Trust Company
Glass Company
Ohio County
W. Va
Washington County
Washington, Pa
Heroic action saves boy from attacking dogs in Fairmont
Mrs. Elizabeth Rose leaped from an open window to reach Clarence Barrett a 5 year old who had been chased by two dogs. She drove off the animals and carried the bleeding child home preventing deeper injuries. The dogs were not believed mad.
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Fairmont
Elizabeth Rose
Clarence Barrett
James Barrett
Bellrun
Sam Kenney
Faithful Dog Remains Beside Collected Train Victim
July 15 report from Columbus tells of Philp Killian killed by a train. His dog lay beside the body and refused to leave. A Policeman was advised to shoot the dog, but a friend persuaded it to depart during body removal. Later the dog returned and stayed several hours at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Philp Killian
Yale Professor Proposes Gold Dollar Stabilization
Yale economist Professor Irving Fisher argues for a standardized dollar with fixed purchasing power to curb rising prices and protect widows and orphans’ funds. He criticizes bonds as secure yet unreliable when money loses value, urging government action to stabilize monetary value amid ongoing price inflation and gold flows to India.
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Irving Fisher
Yale University
Lord Burleigh
Thos
Smith
Elizabeth
Scollay Square
Boston
Aregie
Carnegie Institute
Profesor Fisher
United States Bureau of Labor
Fisher
India
Ir David Barbour I
London
Comermrce
Jail Reform Findings Highlight Poor Sanitation and Lighting
A county jail inspection reports dire conditions in east side cells with dark rooms and damp floors, poor plumbing, and insufficient bedding. Women prisoners area well lit and cleaner but lack bath facilities, while public toilets are unsanitary. The report notes outside access risks and basement location hindering ventilation.
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Court House
R. H. Powell
M. D. A. B. Shroyer
A. Shackelford
Also Mentioned on This Page
Waverly Ol. Works CO
Pitschureh
Standard Oil
Consolidated Telephone 5
Wariff
BIG Glass CO
Hazel-Atlas Glass CO
YALE
Iisimeration
Tygarts Valley Association of the Colored Baptist Church of
West Virginia
Bee‘and Baptist Church, Colored
Mulhall
Becker
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