Dreyfus Freed After Lengthy War Crimes Battle
The Dreyfus case ends with clemency restoring Captain Dreyfus to the army, erasing dishonor from his name. The story ponders the years of suffering for his family and questions the cost of justice and national honor. Roosevelt advocates a square deal to curb corporations, predicting reform. Senator Scott earns praise for work in West Virginia and senate leadership.
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Dreyfus
Devil's Island
Scott
Parkersburg Dispatch-News
Wheeling
West Virginia
Senate
Washington
Prohibition Party Nominates Congress Candidate in 1906
The first certificate of nomination for Congress in the Second District arrived with Circuit Clerk J. Frank Wilson. The Parsons Tucker county convention on June 2, 1906, named James Balis Ward of Beverly Randolph County, a former Graftonian, as the Prohibition candidate, amid local chatter about party strength and regional political lines. Ward is said to be brother to LE Ward, a leading Democrat in Grafton.
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Congress
J. Frank Wilson
Parsons
Tucker County
Prohibition Party
Ano Ther
James Balis Ward
Beverly Randolph County
Circe
Wilrood
Prohibition
Political climate stain in West Virginia election talk
The Sentinel praises Hon. Geo. Baker for his reassessment fee from Monongalia County Court while urging division with newspapers. It laments Preston county campaign acrimony and calls for party harmony. Senator Elkins met with President Roosevelt who urges West Virginia to elect a solid administration delegation to Congress and backs reform efforts amid opposition from trusts.
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Sentinel
Géo
Baker
Monongalia County
Elkins
Roosevelt
West Va
Congress
Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate
West Virginia
Sturgiss Wins Congressional Nomination in Preston Result
Sturgiss defeats Keim for the Republican nomination in Preston County with about 1,200 votes cast. Forman leads in the state senate contest, while McCrump and Shaffer trail, as the county’s results favor tax reform allies and solidify Sturgiss’s path to the convention.
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Sturgiss
Keim
Monongalia
Terr
Alta
Pregton County
Waraiert
Sturgiee
Congress
LJ Forman
State Senate
Oweot
McCrum
Shaffer
Legislaire
Congree
Sturgies
Preston
Storgies
Forman
Pendleton
Tucker
Sturgise
Taylor County
Sturpi
Mineral County
No Hope For Bryan in 1908 Says Debs
Eugene V. Debs said Bryan could not win the 1908 presidential race and would only be nominated if the convention met today. He argued Bryan cannot unite capital and labor in one party, noting Republican strength rests on unity and that the President’s prestige aids Bryan’s rivals.
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Bryan
Sioux City
Eugene V. Debs
Debs
Bis Party
Tattfie
le P
Attorney Turner Moves From Jarrett Building
Attorney John Turner shifts his office from the Jarrett building to the Grafton Banking and Trust Co, reestablishing for legal work and client access at the new location.
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John Turner
Jarrett
Grafton
Trnat Co
Grafton Post Office Site Favored By County Committee
In Preston County on Saturday the Sturgis nomination is seen as assured, so a county primary may be dispensed with with Keen’s consent. The editorial quarrel over postal receipts contrasts Clarksburg Morgantown and Grafton, while urging a suitable site for the proposed Government building and nearby B and O depot to aid access and eligibility for appropriation.
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Post Office
Preston
Mineral
George OC
Stargress
Sturgies
Sturgiss
Keim
Adi
Grafton
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Morgantown
Muddy Creek
West Fork River
Tax levies and corporate burdens debated for roads
A Parkersburg State Journal editorial urges higher levies on corporations to cover contingencies and public needs. It argues the state, counties, and municipalities could spend such funds on road improvements and other pressing public interests once corporate taxes are secured.
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Parkersburg State Journal
A Horseman Drowned Near Hambleton West Virginia
Mack Hedrick of Reeds Creek near Hambleton drowned while swimming his horse through a deep pool. The 18 foot depth and the horse slipping over a ledge led to a life struggle. the horse reached shore but Hedrick could not. He leaves a wife and one child. Miss Nettie Maxwell, visiting Pittsburg, will stay there.
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Mack Hedrick
Reeds Creek
Hambleton
W. Va
Miss Maxwell Takes Office Post With Laird and Co
Indefinitely she has accepted a lucrative position as stenographer and general office assistant in W. M. Laird & Co on Market street. The firm is among Pittsburg’s largest wholesale and retail houses, and her new job is described as highly desirable. Mr John Gerkins Jr and wife visited Fox Hall yesterday to enjoy a few days at the resort on the Tygart Valley river below Philippi.
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W. M. Laird & Co
Market Street
Pittsburg
Miss Maxwell
John Gerkins, Jr
Fox Hall
Tygart Valley River
Philippi
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