Fine Orator Will Speak In Taylor County Tour
Chairman Ona Jefferys of the Republican county committee arranges for Hon. David Armstrong of Cleveland to speak in Taylor county next week. He will address Tyrconfell Monday night at the Odd Fellows hall and Stimpson Tuesday afternoon, Flemington Tuesday night at Shiohi Hall. Armstrong, renowned nationally as an orator, will entertain and instruct voters.
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Ona
Jefferys
Republican County Committee
David Armstrong
Cleveland
Taylor County
Flemington
Shiohi
Armatrong
Life of child leaps into Niagara Falls amid park tragedy
Niagara Falls N Y Oct 7 About 7 am a tall woman wearing black clothing and a hat appeared in the reservation and attempted to cross to Goat Island. Stopped by police she wandered then leaped from the bank into the American Falls. This is the twelfth self inflicted death here since July. Nearby notes tell of Uncle Ab Knotts birthday celebration in Knottsville with many relatives gathering for a spring fed feast. Senator Heenway says Roosevelt will not stump and won’t campaign in Indiana. In Washington a young wife, Mrs Robertson, tries to cope after her husband’s arrest for petty larceny and she is found unconscious from illuminating gas. In New York a Brooklyn girl, Blanche Goldstein, 15, is gravely injured but showing vitality after a brain operation following a shard of glass entering her skull.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Goat Island
Saginaw,Mich
Prospect Point
American Falls
Absolom Knotts
Knottsville
Arnold Band
Uncle Absolom
John Thomas
Arthur Thomas
Ralph Thomas
Clint Sturm
Gail
John
Attle Sturm
Dick Wood
William Wood
Walter Wood
John Wood
Ed. Luzadder
Josephine Luzadder
Henry Wyant
W. K. Hall
John Knotts
Ida Knotts
Zeb Knotts
J. Knotts
Elias Knotts
Tillie Knotts
Guy Knotts
Gran. Knotts
J. E. and
Howe Knotts
Wil- He Means
Nathan Shroyer
A.B. Shroyer
George M .Shroyer
Irwin Shroyer
J. W. Shroyer
T. Shroyer
Ray
Gay
Jennie
Goff Shroyer
Ethel Shroyer
John Shroyer
Mer Rape
J. L. Rogers
A. C. Stemple
Kennie Stemple
David Fawcett
A. Waugh
Bertha Waugh
L. C. Haymond
Hayward Fleming
Hetti2
Nestor
J.A. Rector
J. EB. R. Ellis
Sturm Watkins
Calvin Hupp
Harriet Lewellen
Louise Freeman
Earl Ward
Paul Ward
C. Colebank
Harry Rogers
Washington
Oct
Heenway
Roosevelt
Indiana
White House
Bishop Cranston
Taft
New York
West Virginia
Oyster Bay
Republican National Committee
Reppiblican National Committee
Hitchcock
Bryan
Washington, D. C
Russell Robertson
Blanche Goldsteim
Brooklyn
St. Mary's Hospital
Young Folks Surprise James Deegan at West Side Home
A group of James Deegan’s young friends gathered at his West Side home last evening to surprise him. They enjoyed games and a luncheon after a merry party. attendees included Nellie Daugherty, Anna Belle Burns, Josephine Coulehan, Nellie Waters, Mary Coulehan, Elizabeth Smith, Ella King, Annie Hussion, James Deegan, Richard Rotey, Junior Flanagan, Joseph Bevan, John Waters, Joseph Waters, Joe King, George Cannon, and Tom Bradford.
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Daily Sentinel
James Deegan
Nellie Daugherty
Anna Belle Burns
Josephine Coulehan
Nellie Waters
Mary Couleehan
Bryan Haskell firing linked to oil trust influence
Long examination of William Jennings Bryan and Governor Haskell reveals Bryan’s distrust of Haskell after exposure of charges tied to Standard Oil and other trusts. Editor L. T. Russell accuses Bryan of prior knowledge while pressing for campaign money, with Bryan’s subsequent firing of Haskell framed as political maneuvering and rhetoric about honesty and leadership.
No Loitering at the Depot Draws Rail Police Action
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad police crack down on depot loafers amid complaints by lady passengers. Albert McFarland was fined three dollars after a hearing by Justice Lilly for loitering. A warrant exists for Haddix, who fled after a prior warning.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Albert McFarland
South Side
Sillsman
Justice Lilly
Haddix
Silman
McFarland
Hearst League Here to Stay in Taylor County
Chairman J B Lilly of the Taylor County Independence League told a Sentinel representative the Independence League will be permanent in Grafton and Taylor county and not vanish after the campaign. The organization rooms will stay open, with active recruiting similar to Tammany Hall, as workers keep the league alive. Taylor county rallies grow in interest, with schoolhouse meetings discussing issues. The Chicago non partisan feast last night marked a rare presidential meeting with cheers that Both Bille are all right.
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Independence League
Grafton
Mr. Lilly
J. B. Lilly
Taylor County
The
Sentinel
Tammany Organization
New York
Chicago
Bille
Bank cashier Elbert Morgan arrested for embezzlement
Elbert L Morgan cashier of the First National Bank of Friendly West Virginia was arrested in Jersey City by U S Marshal Mayhew on a warrant charging misapplication of 5000 dollars deposited by Baltimore & Ohio railroad to the state credit. He said the bank closed July 25 and he falsified reports hoping the bank would recover. He denied misappropriation and posted bail of 5000 awaiting extradition.
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New York
Elbert L. Morn
First National Bank of Friendly
W. Va
Jersey City
United States
Mayhew
Roe
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
West Virginia
Morgan
Essex County
West Virginia Geological Survey Offers New Coal Map 1908
The August 31 1908 issued map displays coal formations limestone areas and major oil and gas fields with a new topo graphic base from USGS sheets. It lists every coal company by county and is sold folded or rolled for 50 cents. coal report Volume II Sept 15 1908 over 700 pages includes bore hole data and adjusted Kanawha coal correlations.
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West Virginia
U. S. G. Survey
Kanawha
New Rivers
Geological Survey
Ohio
Brooke
Hancock
Office of the
State Geological Survey
P. Q. Box
Morganstown
W.va
Fairmont to Have New Market House
A movement in Fairmont aims to establish a market house funded by private capital. A joint stock company led by A. J. Stone and prominent local businessmen forms the enterprise, seen as a boon to the county's produce trade.
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Fairmont
A. J. Stone
Preston County Republicans Open Campaign With Senator Burrows Speech
The Preston County Republicans plan a campaign kickoff on Saturday featuring Senator Burrows of Michigan delivering the issues of the day. The party hails him as a standout leader for the significant occasion as Preston anticipates maintaining its longstanding Republican majority.
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Preston County
Senator Burrows
Michigan
Preston
First Notice to Creditor in William Mason Bankruptcy
The district court of West Virginia notifies William Mason of Grafton Taylor County as a bankrupt. The first meeting of creditors is set for October 15 1908 at 10 am in Gratton West Virginia to prove claims appoint a trustee and examine the bankrupt. Attorneys are C Be Wyckoff and H Sommerville.
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District Court of the United States
West Virginia
William Mason
Grafton
Taylor
A. D
O. B. Wyckoff
Gratton
Anid
C. BE. Wyckoff
H. Sommerville
Knights of Pythias Meet in Hinton West Virginia
The West Virginia Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias will convene in Hinton beginning Tuesday morning October 13. Delegates from lodges will be named during the week and discussions will cover routine work and convention matters. Attendance is expected to reach several thousand as plans for a Knights home are advanced with a goal of 25,000 dollars in reserve, following prior fundraising of about 15,600 dollars.
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West Virginia
Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias
Hinton
W. Va
Knights of Pythias
Bryan as an Art Critic Chooses World Cartoon Favorite
William Jennings Bryan, running mate for the Democratic Presidential ticket, named a New York World cartoon as his favorite among the paper’s cartoons. The article extols the World as a premier magazine newspaper offering cartoons, illustrated articles, science, religion, art, politics, tragedy, romance, and diverse features.
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William Jennigs Fryan
New York World
Bryan
America
New York Sunday World
United States
Your Newsdealer
Norman Mack Loses Hope
Chicago, Oct. 7. Norman B. Mack, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, announced that effort would concentrate on Ohio and Indiana. He admitted little hope of carrying New York and said the party would fight in the Middle West. He named Bryan Kern Bacon Carmack Johnson and others for upcoming speeches.
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Chicago
Norman B. Mack
Democratic National Committee
Ohio
Indiana
New York
Middle West
Mack
National
Empire State
Bryan
Kern
Bacon
Georgia
Carmack
Tennessee
Daniel
Virginia
Johnson
Minnesota
Mayor's court fuels busy morning with city ordinance fines
A crowd appeared before the mayor as police captured suspects on drunkenness and disorderly conduct charges. Henry Skinner showed two black eyes, Jack Means, Frank Kerens, Ira Brown, Fred Nu zum, John Mc Donald, and John Dough of Simpson faced hearings and were fined per city ordinances.
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Daily Sentinel
Henry Skinner
Jack Means
Frank Kerens
Ira Brown
Fred Nuzum
John McDonald
John Dough
Simpson
State W C T U Elects Officers in Huntington
Huntington W V Oct 6 The state convention of the W C T U in session here elected officers for the coming year with Mrs Francis P Parks of Fairmont re elected president and Mrs Lena Lowe Yost Morgantown as vice president at large. Other posts include Mra Mary Chenoweth corresponding secretary and Mra A J Stewart treasurer both of Morgantown. Branch secretaries named Jennie Shock Burns ville and Mra Richards Morgantown. Convention reports show the organization has grown with local groups now over 2 500 members.
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Huntington
W. Va
Francis P. Parks Fairmont
Lena Lowe Yost
Morgantown
Mra
Mary
A. J. Chenoweth
A. $. Stewart
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