Anderson School Opens with Miss Effe Henderson Teaching
Local report from Wallace Grove details the Wallace Grove Anderson School starting Monday with Miss Effe Henderson of Wallace Grove as teacher. The article mentions several residents visiting, moves, and local business notes including Frank Edelen moving offices and the John Church Company planning a branch in Grafton.
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Anderson School
Effe Henderson
Wallace Grove
Clarence Litton
Cherry Run
W. Vate
A. Hefner
Death of Infant Porter Hendrickson in McGraw Avenue
We announce the death of little Porter Hendrickson infant son of Mr and Mrs W P Hendrickson of McGraw avenue Wear Sie. He died yesterday at three o'clock after one month of life. Doctors Warden and Eile did all possible. funeral tomorrow Thursday at three o'clock with services at the residence and burial in Bloomont cemetery. The community shares the sorrow of the bereaved family.
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Hendrckson
W. P. Hentickson
MiGraw Avenue
Wear
Tree
Allogor
Dre, Warden
Eile
Bjoemont
Democrats Meet at Parkersburg Fight Over Tariff Issues
Parkersburg October 2 The Democratic State committee met in a twin session. The dispute centers on a potential fight over the Dawes tax rate while Cuistone aims to shift focus to tariff and other national issues.
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Parkersburg
Democratic State Committee
McGraw
Cuistonoa
Cuistone
Hall-Ford Marriage Ousted Couple Wed in 1906
Hall Ford and Eleanor J Ford, daughter of Kev, wed September 26 1906 at 600 wm home of bros Keysmith Hart officiating. Bride wore blue silk, groom black. After breakfast they left for Farmington West Virginia. Names listed include Hannon Walter Ibbetts Dorsey Small wood Harry Mason and others.
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Harry Hay
Eleanor J. Ford
Youngten
Kev
Eugenine Ford
Independence
W Va
Bros
Keysmith Hart
Farmington
W. Va
Letters From Mr. Franklin Ringler Return to Stovestown
An elderly writer recounts returning after fifty one years to Stovestown in Somerset County Pennsylvania, one of the county’s oldest towns. He notes being born there, recalling a life spanning many miles from Grafton, West Virginia, and reflects on his long journey back to his birthplace.
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Willan Somumervije
Brook County
Sommer
West Grafton
Sommbrvne
Brignt Ag Tuongn
Stovestown
Somerset Co
Eprrox of
Grarrox
Skytraml
Somerset County
Penpeylvania
Bret
Grafton
W Va
Peace in Cuba and tax malaise noted at home
The piece praises US mediation in Cuba restoring stable governance without bloodshed. It shifts to local politics, criticizing Judge Dent’s tax talk and highlighting tax dodgers among property owners while noting many taxpayers now pay less than in the past.
BALTIMORE & OHIO $20 MILEAGE TICKETS GOOD FOR EVERYBODY
A scanned notice promotes $20 mileage tickets from the Baltimore and Ohio with $5 refund, effective after November 1, pricing an $80 Interchangeable One Thou sand Mile Ticket at $25. The document then shifts to a personal reminiscence of 1854 travel through Stoyestown, detailing local history, changes in dwellings, and a visit to Buckstown and Johnstown, with notes on the pike, reservoirs, and landscape.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Pittsburg
Cumberland
George Ringler
Stoyestown
Philadelphia
Daniel Stoy
George Washington
Panadelphia
Pitteburg
Stony Creek
Buckstown
Johnstown
Farmer pays taxes under new law with small own funds
A prominent farmer visited the city to settle his taxes under the new law. He had only fifteen dollars of his own, borrowed twenty two, and after paying the bill with his money he had fifty two cents left. He later repaid the loan, illustrating how the updated tax system operates. The story suggests minimal evasion under the new rules and notes broader trends among taxpayers.
United Brethren Appointments in Grafton District
The United Brethren Conference of West Virginia at Huntington closed Sunday. Appointments for Grafton district include W. D. Herndon Grafton Station EB Reese Elkins A Shana barger Deer Park J. E Johnson Loch Lynn J. F. Pritchard Terra Alta Oliver Stoneking Belington F P Altender Irondale E F Connelly Keres G D L Parsons Gladwin H B B Amot Neetorville J M Gaines Pleasantville J D Crows Philippi B Doteen Evaneville Walter Clair Kingwood C Allender Peoria S M Snider Fairmont H R Hess.
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West Virginia
Huntington
Grafton
W. D. Herndon
Grafton Station
EB Reese
Elkins
A. Shanabarger
Deer Park
J. E Johnson
Loch Lynn
J. F. Pritchard
Terra Alta
Oliver Stoneking
Belington
F. P.—Altender
Irondale
E. F. Connelly
Keres
G. D. L. Parsons
Gladwin
H. B. B. Amot
Neetorville
J. M. Gaines
Pleasantville
J. D. Crows
Philippi
B . Doteen
Evaneville
Walter Clair
Kingwood
C. T. Allender
Peoria
M. Snider
Fairmont
H.R Hess
Wesleyan student Ethel Loar home visit notes
Mins Ethel Loar daughter of Mr and Mrs L L Loar, studying at Wesleyan University Buckhannon, spent Sunday at home. She praises the school and mentions her roommate Ada Rider of Elkins, daughter of Mr and Mrs W W Rider, with ties to this city, also attending the University.
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Mins
Ethel Loar
L. L. Loar
Wesleyan University
Buckhannon
Ada Rider
Elkins
Mra W. W. Rider
W. P 'Hlendrickean
General Baker to Lead Clarkeburg Telegraph Business
On October 1 General B. Baker will take charge of the business end of the Clarkeburg Telegraph. He was formerly in charge of the Huntington Herald and is a veteran newspaper man with over 20 years in the state. He serves as adjutant general of the West Virginia troops.
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B. Baker
Clarkeburg
Huntington Herald
West Virginia
Roach Family Resumes Home Life After Treasury Service
Ethel Roach, formerly holding a position in the US Treasury Department, has resigned and is now at her Beech Street West Side home. She is the daughter of ex City Collector C. M Roach and Mrs J B Kennedy of Chicago. Mrs I M Beott of Allegheny hosted a recent pleasant visit by Mrs W B Stock.
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Mise
Ethel Roach
Treasury Department
Beech Street
West Side
C. M Roach
J B. Kennedy
Chicago
Democratic Campaign Book Attacks Republican Record
The piece portrays the Democratic campaign book as sharply critical of Republican policy and even targets Teddy Roosevelt as labor unfriendly. It questions Judge Dent’s reform platform and argues West Virginia’s past Democratic governance lacked virtue, while warning that honesty in office is not exclusive to one party. It cites Tammany Hall and other examples to challenge the Judge’s claims.
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Teddy
Bancome
Judge Dent
the Sentinel Today
George C. Sturgiss
West Virginia
Charleston
Tammany Hall
New York
Gas drainage from West Virginia into Pennsylvania urged
The Morgantown Chronicle reprints a Parkersburg Dispatch News commentary urging sustained public pressure on the West Virginia Legislature to stop a Pennsylvania natural gas drainage plan. The piece warns that without action the state’s gas resources may be depleted and calls for a protective law and enforcement.
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Morgantown
Pennsylvania
West
West Virginia
Parkersburg
Judge Dent Says Newspaper Reports Don’t Do Him Justice
A Morgantown issue prints Judge Dent’s critique of Chronicle reporting. He disputes claims about tax increases and cites unequal assessments, urging fair tax bases and addressing direct and indirect taxes including license and tariff-related levies.
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Focal
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