Extra Session May Be Needed For Legislature This Year
Governor Glasscock may call a special session before July to amend laws creating the new board of control and board of regents to ensure funds for universities and state institutions after July 1. The dispute centers on a provision directing fees to the state treasury, risking halted revenues without allocation authority. Officials debate timing, funding mechanisms, and possible alternatives including a late session or board of public works funds to cover about $20,000 until arrangements are finalized.
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Glasscock
Moet
Board of Control
Board of Regents
Governor
Charleston
Findigs
Central Board
Board of Public Works
Conley
Large Hats Are Signs of Evil, Unitarian Dinner Speech
The Rev Jenkin Lloyd Jones of Chicago denounces large hats as signs of moral evil delivered at a York Unitarian club dinner. He cites a Chicago store accused of fostering vice through extravagant wife tastes and daughters seeking finery, urging restraint. Sweet Melody Flour.
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York
Unitarian Club
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Chicago
Smuggled Sugar Into This Country Is Charged
New York April 30 The American Sugar Refining Company a New York subsidiary is accused by Outlook of smuggling sugar for most of the last decade using fraudulent devices. From 1901 to 1907 about 75 million pounds were smuggled with unpaid duties totaling around 1.25 million dollars. The government seeks duties back to 1897 from two Brooklyn refineries and from Jersey City. The Outlook notes a detailed probe showing how weighers were duped by a spring wire and a hole bored in seventeen official scales at Brooklyn docks.
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American Sugar Refining Company
New York
American Sugar Refining Company of
New Jersey
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Today
New Tin Plant Planned at Weir City West Virginia
Phillips Cheek and Tin Plate company officials announce a new tin plate plant to cost about one million dollars on land above Wheeling Junc tion. It will operate by January 1, 1910 and a new town named Weir City will be laid out after president B. T. Weir. The existing Clarksburg plant will continue operating. Also, Damon D Summers reports Machinists district meeting in Wheeling with delegates from the B&O system.
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Phillips Steel and Tin Plate Company
Clarksburg
W. Va
Wheeling
Phillips Cheet and Tin Plate Company
West Virginia
Ohio River
Wheeling Junction
Weir City
B. T. Weir
Damon D. Summers
International Asociation of Machinists
Getting Ready for Memorial Day in Grafton
The Grand Army of the Republic aims to celebrate Memorial Day in Grafton on May 31 with a parade and a memorial address by Hon. Stuart F. Reed, West Virginia secretary. Surviving comrades of the 60s will honor the day with music, school children, and planned events, with updates from The Sentinel.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Grafton
Stuart F. Reed
West Virginia
Players Released From Graf ton Baseball Club
Releases were given to Smith Roome and Shelley who have been here trying out with Graf ton baseball club. The release of these players, together with those already released, is bringing the team into working order. There are still too many men on the squad, but the surplus will be kept for several weeks as improvement possibilities may make them valuable.
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Smith
Roome
Shelley
Grafton Baseball Club
Jewel to Honor Senator Davis by Randolph Lodge 116
Randolph Lodge No. 116 of Odd Fellows plans a May 8 ceremony to present Henry G. Davis with a veteran's jewel marking his 64 years of Odd Fellowship. Davis joined Center Lodge in 1845, later transferring to Westernport and Randolph Lodge, which invites other lodges to attend. The jewel is 14 carat gold with green 18 carat wreath, a 1 3/4 inch globe, and a blue enamel ribbon bearing Universal.
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Randolph Lodge No
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Tron
Henry G. Davis
Veteran’s Jewel
Senator Davis
Center Lodge
Ellicott City
Philps Lodge
Westernport
Randolph Lodge
Elkins
H. G. Davis
West Virginia
Ex-Mayor Kenny to Undergo Operation in New York
Daily Sentinel reports former Mayor Thomas P. Kenny has traveled East to consult a New York specialist about repairing his damaged hand. The injury occurred years ago while working at the Tygart Valley Brewing plant in the First ward, leaving his hand useless. Friends hope the operation restores function and relief.
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Daily Sentinel
Thomas P. Kenny
New York
Kenny
Tygart Valley Brewing Company
Fire destroys Elevators at Illinois Central yard in Chicago
A violent electrical storm sparked a fatal fire at Elevators B and A of the Illinois Central yard. Fire Lieutenant Patrick McElligott was killed and eight others injured as the blaze, fed by a lake shore gale, consumed $1,000,000 of grain including 195,000 bushels of wheat. Elevator A suffered flood damage but less loss.
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Chicago
Patrick McElligott
Miinels Central Railroad
Illinois Central
Lake Front
Bartlett,Patten & Co
The
Eevator A
Bartlett, Patten & Co
State Home to Be at Clarksburg
West Virginia Humane Society plans a new state home likely in a Clarksburg suburb chosen for rail access and a land gift offer from the Clarksburg Board of Trade. Secretary Brown travels there to select a site and begin construction, with aims to expand humane shelters across the state and connect care for local children.
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Wheeling
W. Va
West Virginia Humane Society
Clarksburg
Board of Trade
Brown
The
Humane Society
West Virginia
West Virginia ex-Governor White named for revenue post
Washington April 30 ex Governor A B White of West Virginia has been favorably considered for internal revenue commissioner by President Taft. C W Swisher announced after a long White House conference. White says he was not a candidate for the position.
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Washington, D. Ca
A. B. White
West Virginia
Internal Revenue
Taft
C. W. Swisher
White House
White
Enumeration of School Pupils Shows a Very Good Increase
The city census shows 2,293 pupils this year, up from 2,146, a gain of 147. The educational allotment will be about $2 per pupil, yielding a district fund of $4,586, with prospects of further enrollment growth and advice to parents to prepare their children for school.
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O. E B. Wyckoff
Board of Education
Grafton
Monster Epworth League rally draws vast West Virginia crowd
Wheeling April 30 A huge Epworth League rally at Fourth Street M E church attracted members from neighboring towns. Rev Sterling J Miller presided. Bishops Berry and Quayle spoke before a packed audience as Governor Glasscock attended as honored guest. Despite a lull, Methodist sentiment remains warm and league growth continues.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Epworth League
Fourth Street
M. E
Sterling J. Miller
Thompson M. E
W. E. Glasscock
Bishop Berry
Epworth Herald
West Virginia
Highest Court Bevel Decision Against Roads
The U S Supreme Court upheld the Hepburn railroad commodities clause, ruling it constitutional and reversing a Philadelphia circuit court decision. Railroads owning coal mine stock can haul coal in interstate commerce unless they directly own and operate the mines, with a fine of up to 5000 dollars per offense. One dissenting vote by Justice Harlan.
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Delaware and Hudson Company i 8
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Circuit Court
Philadelphia
Court of Last Resort
District of Columbia
Justice Harlan
Justice White
Pennsylvania and
Reading Road
Delaware Land Lackawanna
Jleeing
Governor to Recommend Uncle Poe Millan as Agriculture Secretary
Governor Glasscock will recommend his uncle Poe Millan of Marion county to the new board of agriculture as secretary to succeed J. B. Garvin. The board, not to be appointed until late May, is expected to confirm the governor’s choice. Millan is a longtime practical farmer, well acquainted with the duties of the post.
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Poe Millan
Marion County
Glasscock
Board of Agriculture
J. B. Garvin
John
Kendall sells West Washington residence to Beall
N F Kendall has sold his residence on West Washington street to Thomas M Beall and moves today to Kendall s Farm on the Canal formerly West Main street. The property has been extensively improved and presents a fine na e.
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N. F. Kendall
West Washington Street
Thomas M. Beall
Kendall
Canal
West Main Street
Police uncover suspected safe blower gang HQ in Kiln Yard
In Parkersburg West Virginia police discovered what appeared to be the headquarters of an organized safe blowing gang. They found nitroglycerine burglar tools fuse and a molt of explosives in an old kiln at a brick yard. Citywide searches were begun as two offices reported failed safe theft attempts on Saturday.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
West Virginia
Ohio
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