Examinations for Stated Certificates in West Virginia
The next examinations for professional state certificates will be held in June at Moundsville Fairmont Williamson Morgantown. Board members include U S Fleming president Fairmont and others from Morgan town Montgomery and Williamson. Certificates are granted to graduates of state schools or approved schools on exam with subjects including psychology algebra rhetoric physics school law English literature and education history. Certificates valid six years may be renewed for twelve more twice and are the highest ranking teachers certificates usable in all counties.
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Moundsville
Fairmont
Williamson
Mongomery
Morgantown
U.S Fieming
Robert A Armstrong
E. Carrigan
Maundeville
Josias Keely
Montgomery
C. R Murray
West Virginia
Hern Appeals Case After Disorderly Arrest at Station
John Hern, employed in local shops, was arrested on Christmas Day by Baltimore and Ohio railroad officers for disorderly conduct. He appealed the justice court judgment, with bond posted, and the case moves to the circuit court. The article also notes a science discussion about soil life and its unseen organisms.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
John Hern
Squire Lilly
Bland
Hern
Justice's Court
Circuit Court
Elephant life in the dungles and a distant omen
A garbled account describes elephants with strange imagery and odd phrases about strength and labor. The text hints at Movements and a dramatic night scene, mentioning a Great Cork and a distant locomotive as confused details mingle with the scene.
A Popular Nurse Returns to Fairmont from Grafton
Miss McElresh of Cook's hospital, who worked at the Grafton sanitarium for several weeks, returned to Fairmont Saturday evening. In Grafton she made many friends and was noted as one of the community's most popular nurses during the winter season.
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Miss McElresh
Cook's Hospital
Grafton
Fairmont
Mise McElfresh
Noni
Miracle escape at West Side grade crossing
Mrs. Louis Rauscher and her three children narrowly escaped being killed when a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train struck their buggy at the Davis's store crossing. The horse sensed danger and backed off, turning left as the engine approached. The family were shaken but unharmed aside from minor scratches. the buggy was destroyed. Calls for a new bridge on the West Side grow louder as similar near misses have occurred.
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Louis Rauscher
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Rauscher
Jalso
Made Prompt Payment Funeral on Sunday
Sunday morning the funeral of W. L. Radcliff, a Baltimore & Ohio brakeman killed in the Belington guard, Inet Wednesday, took place from his home in this city. Services were conducted at his home by Reva Howard and Trawin. Interment was at Wickwire cemetery. A large group attended, and a check for $1,000 was presented to Mrs. Bowen, widow of the late. This aid came from lodges of which Mr. Bowen was a member. A. Ward Kendall of Mannington is visiting N. F. Kendall of the Taylor k for a short time.
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W. L. Radcliff
Baltimore & Ohio
Belington Garde
Reva Howard
Trawin
Wickwire
A. O
Woodmen
America
Mr. Bowen
Woren
Bowen Wee
A. Ward Kendall
Mannington
Moved Barber Shop Relocates to Bank Building Room
Monday U. and Montgomery relocate their barber shop from 14 West Main Street to the room in First National Bank building previously used by the Smith Printery.
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U. &. Montgomery
Weat Main Street
Firet National Bank
Smith Printery
Liveryman Samuel Corrothers Appeals After Court Hearing
In police court Mayor McClung fined Samuel Corrothers fifteen dollars plus costs for using profane language toward Mrs Harry Barnhouse. An additional ten day county jail term was imposed upon appeal, with the mayor delivering a sharp rebuke about past incidents as he announced the appeal.
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McClung
Samuel Corrothers
Harry Barnhouse
Corrothere
Corrothera
Mrs. Barnhouse
Brown Loses School Board Seat Over Qualification Rule
William T. Brown of Blueville was elected president of the Fetterman district school board but failed to qualify within ten days after the election. Attorney General rules the election void and Brown is out of office. Jacob Rogere, Democrat, will hold over until a new election. Brown laments the outcome.
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William T. Brown
Blueville
Fetterman
Brown
Jacob Rogere
Community Notes From Blueville And Nearby Towns
Blueville residents share visits with relatives in Shinneton and Fairmont while others travel to Belington and Wickwire for events. Plans for a trolley car system in Grafton promise new growth, with water works, lighting, and paving cited as precedents for a brighter city future.
A President's Daughter Learns a Lesson in Discipline
Nellie Grant, daughter of President Ulysses S. Grant, then twelve, attended a private Washington school. The teacher kept her after a half hour for a late lesson, and on the second half hour the lesson was still not learned. Mrs. Grant arrived with Nellie to thank the teacher for enforcing the rules, remarking that her daughter is only plain Nellie Grant subject to the same study rules as other scholars.
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Grant
Nellie
Sartoris
Washington
Olivia
Facing the Limit of Monograms and Bridges in Debate
A Providence girl tried to swap a wedding gift by altering a silver card tray but was told the initials could not be changed due to wear. The piece reflects a broader Providence Journal note on bridges, roads, and county infrastructure costs. The county infirmary case ends with a $50 fine and forthcoming circuit court trial. Sonia Kitzmiller returns from Fairmont to handle business matters.
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Providence
Marie
Providence Journal
Titkee
Circuit Court
Justice of the Peace
Grafton Board appoints many new teachers for term
The Board of Education selected numerous new teachers at a Saturday meeting, with many former staff not seeking reappointment. Notable changes include Grace Minnette Watkins replacing William C. Giet in Mathematics at Central School and Cyrus H. Martin named principal of Central Grammar. New hires include Della Forgeason, Lena Wetzel, Susan Hughes, Cecil Bainbridge, Hazel White, and Cyrus H. Martin.
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Grafton
Board of Education
Grace Minnette Watkins
William C. Giet
Central Grammar School
Cyrne T H. Martin
Ida Bishop
Grace White
Zeppa Fuarbee
Sebia Bailey
Minnie Reinwald
Mattie Jaco
Amands Abbott
East End
N. D Roberts
Grace Castle
Cecil Bainbridge
Florence Hamilton
Nina Gaskins
Gerande Nichole
South Side
White
Nettie Bender
Rosaline Kennedy
Hazel White
Teachera
Sadie Maye
West Side
J. H. Gorby
Ida Barr
Myrtle Nazum
Lena Wetzel
Mae Burdette
Estelle Wolf
Ruby Bonafield
Susan Hughes
Cleo Morgan
Firet Ward
O. J. Carder
Lena Woodyard
Edna, Allen
Florence Hall
Ora Newman
Della Forgeson
Approves New Bridge and Patron Letter Highlights Project
The Sentinel publishes a patron letter from H. C. Colerider of North Carolina praising the county bridge plan and urging maintenance of the open-spot track bridge section. The same issue notes Belle Varkirk hosting the Woman's Music Club on Saturday amid bad weather, with a pleasant social gathering and successful event.
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O'Cleck
Mies Belle Varkirk
Weat
Washington Street
Woman's Music Club
Morgantown Tinplate Co in Bankruptcy Heard in Philippi
In United States Court at Philippi the Morgantown Tinplate Co bankruptcy case was argued and submitted before Judge Dayton. Attorneys included Congressman George Sturgies of Morgantown BM Ambler of Parkersburg and B Pritchard of Pittsburg.
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Dayton
United States
Philippi
Morgantown Tinplate Co
George Sturgies
Morgantown
BM Ambler
Parkersburg
B. Pritchard
Pittsburg
Visit Home for Mrs Lane From Cecil West Virginia
Mrs H A Lane of Cecil West Virginia, recently released from Grafton Sanitarium after a serious illness, spent last evening in the city with her mother Mrs Cook. They are en route to Warren Pennsylvania to spend part of the summer at her former home.
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H. A. Lane
Cecil
W. Va
Grafton Sanitarium
City
Don’t Be a General and a Private in Business
A quote from O S Marden in Success Magazine warns against overburdening oneself with detail. A business leader should maintain a clear view of all operations to avoid danger, avoiding dual roles that blur judgment and hinder decisive action.
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Deta
O. S. Marden
Success Magazine
Hypothetical proposal prompts a coy reply in Philadelphia
A dialogue between Miss de Smythe and a suitor imagines a well off young man courting with ice cream and flattery. The woman, not expert but amused, suggests she would react with a playful, tentative acceptance. The piece ends with a note about trial terms and date naming.
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Miss de Smythe
Pearl
Philadelphia
Bees Faster Than Pigeons Run Home For Short Distances
A wager in Timme Westphalia tested bee speed against pigeons. Twelve bees released three miles from their hive beat a dozen pigeons to home, the first bee arriving a quarter of a minute before the first pigeon. Bees were dusted with flour for ID.
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Timme
Westphalia
Rybern
Hamine
Style In Writing And The Value Of Plain Speech
A fragmented reminiscence contrasts flowery prose with plain writing, noting that even great writers like Dr Johnson used strong plain language. The passage discusses careful observation, avoidance of weak sentences, and the influence of Latin phrasing on eloquence in conversation.
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Dr. Johnson
London
Tucker and Yim Play Cited in Tribune Page
Fragmented OCR text mentions Tucker and Yim in a local Tribune page item. It hints at a narrative involving a boy and a girl with implied conflict or admonition, but details are unclear and names are inconsistently rendered.
A Chatty Old Lady Exchange in Society Pages
Lonely Indy seeks social exchange for gossip and scandal with readers in high society. Replies invited only from those in the best circles.
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Indy
Yet He Didn't Need Them in a Rose in the Buttonhole Moment
A fragmentary, old-time social vignette describes a shy suitor finally receiving a kiss after being prompted by a woman pointing to a rose in his buttonhole. The piece references ignorance in hygiene and memory, with quoted musings from TL. R. Dobbs, M.D., and Carlyle on tradition and imagination, all in a magazine-essay style.
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Joe
C. TL. R. Dobbs
M.D
C. B. Pry's
Arundel
Carlyle
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Henry Reddehese
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Mra. Wim, Ayers
Warkersburg
Randima Taiey
Frank Baker
Wiley
Katharine Wittman
Switzer
Helvatia
W. Way
Amiél Kinsley Megsre
WT. Kebingon
Fred Led Dabaee
Lewis Reee
W. J. Radcliff
Wickwire Cemetery
Joet Meeere
Herman Collinge
John Sheate
Irondale
W. E. Jenkins
Mr. Collins
Jenkins Kev
Marcellus Knotts
K O
Whilipa
BF Robinson
Mary Hudeon
Belington
Frey
Baltimore
Sonia Kitzmiller
the Sentinel
H. C. Colerider
North Carolina
Daily Sentinel
Colerider
Tucker Toni
Yim
Bia Mains
Bios
Tucker Boy
Chieleago Tribune
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