Tariff a Political Flashpoint Amid Taft Conferees
Taft faces pressure from both houses over tariff revisions. Republican leaders Speaker Cannon and Dwight insist a bill will be reported by conferees and passed with Republican votes. Senates standpatters led by Aldrich push to keep raw materials on the free list despite warnings of price hikes for woolens. White House visitors include Crane and Crawford as Congress and Senate lawmakers press the tariff issue.
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Dwight
House
Washington
Taft
Aldrich
Senate
Scott and Elking
West Virginia
Warren
Wyoming
Conference
Cannon
Representative Dwight
New York
Chicago
Congress
White House
Crane
Massachusetts
Crawford
South Dakota
Pittsburg Conference Aims to End Steel Plant Idle Standoff
About 10,000 workers face the outcome of a joint Pittsburg conference this afternoon between Amalgamated Association officials and American Sheet and Tin Plate Company. Plants have been idle since July 1 after the wage scale expired. company seeks immediate operation across all plants and is unlikely to settle wage terms promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Amalgamated Association
Italy
Warder Funeral Today From Old Homestead
The funeral of William Warder, who died Sunday afternoon, was held today at 2 20 from the old Warder homestead on the hill behind the West Side. Rev H R Hess of the A B Church officiated. Interment followed in the family burying ground near the homestead under the West Side undertakers Perine and Bartlett.
Banks Lose Federal Court Challenge To State Taxes
Judge Keller dismissed the bills from Charleston Citizens’ and Kanawha National banks seeking relief from state taxes. The court found no equity without tender and sustained the demurrers while noting a constitutional challenge to a tax provision. Dissolutions of temporary injunctions were ordered, with dismissal without prejudice to future suits to stop unlawful tax collection after tender by bank agents.
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Charlest
B. F. Keller
Nathan Goff
Charleston, Citizens
Kanawha National Banks
Kanawha County
Keller
Dynamite in Fireman Wounds Briton at Clarksburg
A fireman on the B and O Short Line Division, brother of Charley Gould, was seriously wounded in Clarksburg when a dynamite cap exploded in the boiler as coal was loaded. He fell ill in the tank but survived with the engineer’s aid. Investigators found two more caps in the coal on the tender and suspect improper placement at the mines.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Charley Gould
Clarksburg
Gould
Abruzzi and Katherine in Europe gossip over renewed engagement
Rome reports Miss Katherine Elkins in Europe stirring gossip about a possible renewal of her engagement to the Duke of the Abruzzi though both deny plans for marriage. The Duke remains in India and the two have reportedly given up marriage plans.
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Rome
Katherine Elkins
Europe
Italy
Duke
Abruzzi
Germany
Spain
India
Miss Elkins
Grafton Woman Dies Suddenly in Braddock Pa
Mrs E H Thompson 32 daughter of Mr and Mrs Moran of Grafton died at her Braddock Pennsylvania home Saturday night at 10 30 oclock She moved there last September with her husband and family Survived by husband two children and four siblings Interment planned in Grafton Train No 14 Tuesday afternoon Funeral plans not yet made for Grafton home She was well liked in Grafton and a home burned years ago while the family was away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Thompson
Maggie Bowen
South Side
McGrath
Moran
Braddock
Thompson
Father Died Saturday In Cranesville Area
Thomas J. Weekly of the South Side learned of his father W. J. Weekly’s death at Cranesville near Mannington after a long illness. Aged 69, he had been invalid for years and grew very low the past two weeks. The funeral was held this afternoon at his late home. he was born and raised near Mannington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Weekly
South Side
W. J. Weekly
Cranesville
Mannington
Mr. Weekly
State Humane Society seeks site for state home
Officials visiting Clarksburg will travel to Buckhannon Elkins and other towns then meet in Wheeling to choose a location for a state home. The society has 20000 dollars allocated for construction.
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Clarksburg
State Humane Society
Calrksburg
Buckhannon Elking
Wheeling
Doak and Little Fish at Valley Falls
Messrs A A Doak and J S Little of the Grafton Hardware Company journeyed to Valley Falls for a fishing trip. It is said they will use greenbacks for bait, and some of the Falls youth may benefit from the "bait" while they themselves receive benefit from the catch.
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A. A. Doak
J. 5. Little
Grafton Hardware Company
Valley Falls
Falls
Consolidation Push Aims To Unite Gas Interests
In Sistersville on May 20 reports say Standard Oil connected figures aim to consolidate the country gas business under one head. Heavy stock purchases, including Ohio Fuel Supply in Pittsburgh, reportedly feed a plan to bring Hope Gas, Mountain State Gas, Logan Gas, and others under a single trust with vast holdings in West Virginia and Ohio.
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Sistersville
Standard Oil Company
Standard
Ohio Fuel Supply Company
Pittsburg
Ott ‘Trust
West Virginia
Hope Gas Company
Mountain State Gas Company
Ohio
Wetzel
Tyler
Logan Gas Company
Philadelphia
Bath House A Necessity For Grafton Park
The Sentinel urges Merchants Association to fund a bath house and dressing rooms at Grafton park. With crowds daily and a natural river beach, a subscription fund could supply keys for access and enhance the park’s appeal for Merchants Outing day. Local merchants are urged to consider the proposal tonight.
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Grafton Park
Merchants’ Association
Sentinel Ventures
Bath House
Death notices of Jacob Sisler in Preston County
Mrs William Graham of Blue Montmont Street received word that her brother Jacob Sisler died at his Brandonville farm in Preston County aged about 65 after a two month illness. He leaves a widow three sons and two daughters who live at home. Funeral is Sunday at 10 30 am with interment in the family cemetery near his home. Mrs Graham had been at his bedside but returned home Friday unaware death was near.
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William Graham
Bluemontmont Street
Jacob Sisler
Brandonville
Preston County
Teachers Salaries Fixed by Knottsville and Feterman Districts
Knottsville district sets monthly salaries for first grade teachers at 50, second grade 49, and third grade 30, with the first Monday in October chosen for school reopening. Feterman district fixes salaries at 45 for first grade, 40 for second, and 30 for third, but no opening date was decided.
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Board of Education of
Clarksburg Youth Drank Diluted Carbolic Acid
Edward Grady a 20 year old son of Mrs Jane Grady drank a mild water carbolic acid mixture near the Quaker show and collapsed. Bystanders moved him to the police station and then St Mary's hospital where doctors say he is not seriously ill. He told authorities a brother mistreated him and he wished to die.
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Clarksburg
Edward Grady
Grady
Jane Grady
S. Chestnut Street
Post
St. Mary’s Hospital
Living sausage skirts draw crowds on Atlantic City beach
Atlantic City July 20. Beach officials decline to censure two girls wearing skimpy sheath skirts that resemble sausage casings. Patrolman Frey notes startled spectators and contemplates regulation, but Beach Sergeant Beckwith and authorities refrain from action as the display draws steady attention.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Beckwith
Frey
Man Killed By Freight Train Near Mannington West Virginia
John Gump a 20 year old married man with two children was killed instantly near Mannington while returning home from work on the Fairmont and Mannington streetcar extension. He stepped from the track to avoid one freight and was struck by another, being cut entirely in two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gump
Mannington
Fairmont
W. Va
Gump
Gum
Latham Attempts Channel Crossing Flies From Calais
Herbert Latham tried a France to England Channel crossing in a monoplane near Calais on July 20. Motor failure caused a plunge into the sea. He was rescued uninjured by Harpon and towed in the plane. Thousands witnessed the attempt and awarded him a hero’s reception. He vows to try again. Meanwhile a separate Chicago theft reports $20,000 stolen from Adams Express funds, with $10,000 missing after shipment to Monmouth, Illinois.
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Calais
France
Herbert Lantham
English Channel
Harpon
Latham
Chicago
Clayton Zinmerman
The
Adams Express Company
National Bank of the Republic
Second National Bank
Monmouth
Striking Raleigh area workers threaten 1200 layoffs at Kelley Axe
Charleston July 20 strike hits Kelley Axe Manufacturing after demand for 25 cent per hundred axes raise. Company refusal leaves 1200 foreigners idle unless settlement reached soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Kelley Axe Manufacturing Company
Farewell Reception for Pastor Rev Charles Lewis Trawin
Invitations issued by Baraca Bible Class of First Baptist church announce a farewell reception for Rev Charles Lewis Trawin who will soon leave Grafton for new labor. The July 22 event at Dr and Mrs Ernest Love home features Baptist Sunday School orchestra under Prof Claude Vincent and marks Trawin’s final Baraca class appearance.
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Charles Lewis Trawin
Baraca
Dr. Love
First Baptist Church
Ernest L. Love
West Knotts Avenue
Baptist Sunday School Orchestra
Claude E. Vincent
Trawin
Grafton
Baptist Church
Remains of Mrs Thompson B A brought home
The remains of the late Mrs B A Thompson who died suddenly in Bradford Pa arrived in the city on train No 14 this afternoon and were taken to the home of her parents Mr and Mrs S P Morgan of Barrett Street South Side under the direction of Undertaker McCabe. Funeral arrangements are not announced but likely tomorrow.
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Daily Sentinel
B. A. Thompson
Braddock
P. Morgan
Barrett Street
McCabe
Vincent's Band Opens City Evening Concert Tonight
Vincent's Band performs an open air concert at 7:20 this evening from the porch of the Hien Avon hotel. City residents are urged to attend as this marks the band’s first public appearance in the city for some time. The ensemble has rehearsed steadily and will offer selections of high character. The band is in fine condition and seeks a large crowd.
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Vincent
Hien Avon
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Board of Education
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