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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1914

Page

6

County Board of Review to Begin in 1914

The Board of Review and Equalization will begin in 1914 at 9 A M to review and equalize Taylor County assessments as returned by the assessor. Session shall not adjourn for more than three days at a time and must complete within twenty five days at Hayward Fleming, Clerk. Notice to lien holders issued for Henry A Yates real estate in Taylor County West Virginia with claims due by June 26, 1914. G W Ford Commissioner.

Board of Review and Equalization Taylor County Henry A. Yates Circuit Court Sarah J. Crouse Charles W. Crouse John G. ST. Clair Chancery Taylor J. G. St Clair M. D. Allender M.D. Allender Birdsell Manufacturing Company 4 Corporation John Roe West Virginia John L. Roe Charles G. Leonard Ivy Yates J. Clark Lewellen Taylor County Bank Lucius W. Arble Court House Grafton G. W. Ford Warder & Robinson Circuit Court of County of Tener Bioye Company Stael Beeler Maud M. Young Part- H. Sommer Joseph A. Gvevy Arah S. Beeler Isaac S. Crouse Nancy A. Crouse Addie Crouse Robert Crouse Isaac Crouse John Crouse Mabel Crouse Mamlo Crouse Crouse Alonzo Bartlett F. 8. Suddarth B. W. Perine L. H. Humphries G. T. Bartlett Partmera Perine Bartlett Company W. Va Sarah J. Croune Sald Maud A Young Maud Young Maud A. Young

New Dance Will Banish Tight Skirts From Balls

Cleveland reports a convention at the Hotel Statler where dance masters announced a new canter style to replace the duck. The change is said to alter women’s dress, making 54 inch skirts unusable. Delegates praised grace and proposed waving motions as a safer alternative to wiggle and dip.

Cleveland James B. Miles Birmingham Ala HJ. Oster Grace B. F. Wood Chicago Margaret Thuma Pittsburg Thuma

Tilt Over Tipping Evil At California Hearing

San Francisco June 13 President John Eshleman of the California state railroad commission urged Pullman manager Richmond Dean to end tipping practices and pay workers decently during an official hearing. Dean argued tipping persists as the public seeks better service and questioned if a portion of salary should be paid as gratuities.

San Francisco John Eshleman California State Railroad Commission Richmond Dean Pullman Company Mr. Dean Ups Hahloman

Viquesney Studies River Conditions Reported Fish Kill

In Fairmont on June 13, locals report hundreds of dead fish in the Valley river washed into the Monongahela pool. Physicians fear river contamination could threaten the city water supply as miners and industries reportedly discharge poisons upriver. Warden Viquesney and chief deputy W. B. Rector investigated, sending fish and water samples to laboratories to determine poison type and source along with Barbour county mining activity.

Fairmont Valely Monongahela Ame Viquesney Land W. B. Rector Belington Government Laboratory Washington Valery Kingmont Airmont Morgantown Rector Barbour County

Official Denies River Pollution By Industrial Plants

A spokesman denied that waters from industrial plants polluted the river and said neither the river nor the Middle Fork contained dead fish. Until a chemical analysis is obtained, the department cannot determine the cause of the fish slaughter.

Middle Fork

Frick Sees Tariff Law, Dem Policies Hurt Business

Henry C Frick, visiting Pittsburgh from Europe, blames excessive tariff and Democratic legislation for business slackness and predicts a Republican landslide in 1916. He praises Rockefeller as a doer, supports higher railroad rates, and notes China pig iron imports and rising auto use as signs of distress. He calls Pittsburgh a beautiful city and favors a business revival.

Pittsburgh Henry C. Frick Europe Fifth and Homewood Avenues Frick Wilson China Interstate Commerce Commission

Warning Given to Democrats in New York June 11

A fractured OCR note mentions Harvey Garber, once a U S Congressman from Greenville, later Ohio D N C member, dwelling in Columbus and connected to a New York warning context. It references political figures and party activity without clear actions or dates.

New York Harvey Garber Congress Greenville Ohio Democratic National Committee Colmbus NMW York

Present Day Dress Talk at Women's Club Convention

Chicago observers report a General Federation of Women's Clubs biennial session where Mrs. Burdette of Pasadena spoke on dress and morals. Delegate Mrs. Blankenburg urged access to convention resolutions while critics noted couture excess among some attendees. Garber assessed Progressive movement trends in Indiana and Pennsylvania, urging Democrats to rely on party organization rather than Progressive defections.

Women’s Club Chicago General Federation of Women's Clubs Robert} J. Burdette Pasadena Cal Rudolph Brankenburg Philadelphia Europe

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