Blowing Begins at Window Glass Plant in East End
The Grafton Window Glass Company East End plant prepares to resume operations Monday at midnight with 200 workers to start blowing, tempering, and shipping glass. President W R Loar says no obstacle blocks restart, signaling renewed prosperity for Grafton as workers return and business activity increases.
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Grafton Window Glass Company
H. DeVaughn
W. R. Loar
The
Sentinel
Grafton
Betting Silence as Chanler Leads in New York Polls
New York report shows election betting nearly dormant. A man with 20,000 dollars to bet on Chanler at 10 to 8 for governor ended with 700 on Chanler and 500 on Hughes after an evening of little profit. Odds remain 10 to 9 Chanler Hughes, 3 to 1 Taft, but interest is sparse and stake holders call this the dullest season.
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New York
Chanler
Broadway
Hughes
Shanley
Times Square
Wall Street
Taft
Verdict for Post in suit against Western Maryland Railroad
Clarksburg Oct. 15. A federal court jury awarded Ira C. Post ten thousand dollars in damages after he sued Western Maryland Railroad for twenty thousand dollars for injuries from a freight car sideswining a passenger coach at Elkins last May. An appeal will be taken.
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Clarksburg
Ira C. Post
Western Maryland Railroad Company
Elkins
Pretty Taft Lithographs Display at Republican HQ
Fine colored Taft portraits received for the Republican headquarters are praised as beautiful and true likenesses of the next president. The oographs are designed for framing and would suit any parlor, with demands high at the headquarters.
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Taft
Republican
William Howard Taft
United States
New Railroad Man at Thompson Home Visited by Stork
A new railroad man arrived for the home of Mr and Mrs Bailey Thompson last night following a brist visitation of the stork. Mr Thompson is the freight agent of the Be here and his many friends will extend congratulations to both himself and his estimable wife. FOR SALE A Haines Bros Pi me Apply 61 W Main St 161 6t
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Bailey Thompson
Thomp
Democrats Bind Supporters At Hammond School House Meeting
Democratic candidates Attorney Fred T. Martin and John H. Barlow spoke at Hammond school house on Shall the People Rule. West Hill speaker Hugh Warder said the people rule while armed with the ballot and elections. Also notes about local oyster suppliers and Sealshipt canning mention freshness and price.
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Fred T. Martin
John H
Barlow
Hammond
Hugh Warder
West Hill
Martin
Too Near the Blades Injures Marion Yates at Work
Marion Yates of Court House district suffered a severe thumb injury yesterday when his hand was caught in a corn shredder at work. The incident occurred during routine labor, and reports note the accident involved the machine’s rotating blades. He received medical treatment and his suit was cleaned and pressed at The Hub.
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Marion Yates
Court House District
Peculiar Coincidence Surrounds Ringler Deaths in Randolph County
A fatality linked to Franklin Ringler’s death unfolds at Montes when 72-year-old John Clark, Ringler’s father in law, is crushed by a falling log in the woods. Clark’s death prevents his daughter and son-in-law from traveling to Grafton for his funeral as planned. Mrs Ringler attends her father’s funeral today in Montes while her husband travels to attend his parent’s rites.
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Franklin Ringler
Ernest Ringler
Montes
Randolph County
Mr. Ringler
John Clark
Clark
Grafton
Prairie fire threatens Dallas land opening chaos
Prairie fires rage in Dallas South Dakota as land seekers panic. Residents and visitors fight the blaze with wet blankets and plows. Trains were held to evacuate people, and only two small hand pumps serve the town.
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Dallas
Rosebud Indian Reservation
Thayer Family Welcomes Baby Daughter in First Ward
The home of Mr and Mrs Grover Cleveland Thayer in the First Ward greets a new baby daughter. The event is noted with happiness as a joyful monthday for the Thayers. Four boxes rule the world cart ridge ballet jary and band.
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Grover Cleveland Thayer
Tuck
Hefner Nominated for Sheriff Upholds Republican Standard
The Republican candidate for Sheriff, Mr Hefner, is presented as a lifelong Grafton resident with a clean record as city collector. The piece predicts he will be a splendid officer and maintain the party’s long-standing competence in the county, urging Republican voters to support him.
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Ee Berean
Heffr
Grafton
Hefner
Sentinel captures fugitive from justice in Moorefield
Ed N Locke a Moorefield subscriber recognized Winfield Harris as a fugitive from justice after reading an account in The Sentinel. Harris was arrested in Moorefield and, with word from Hardy county, was brought to Grafton by Sheriff A E N Means to answer for his crime.
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N. Locke
the Sentinel
Sherlock Holmes
The
Sentinel
Bertie Ross
West Side
Winfield Harris
Pruntytown
Harris
Sa. N. Locke
Moorefield
Hardy County
Mr. Locke
Locke
Grafton
Very Fine Road Work In the County
A Sentinel notes a top quality road improvement from Maple Avenue end to the Moore property on the Cecil road. Supervisor B A Sturms added fifteen drainage boxes and a culvert bridge, with grading and macadam rock fill. County Commissioner Ona Jefferys prompted the work, praised as creditable and now a favored city driveway for locals.
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Maple Avenue
Moore
Cecil
B. A. Sturms
Sturms
Ona
Jefferys
West Hill School House hosts lively Republican meeting
In Pittsburg on October 15 a strong Republican rally at West Hill School House drew a large voter turnout. Speakers included Gene W. Ford, Leo Rasche, Hugh Warder, Hayward Fleming, Marion Allender, J Oscar Jaco, Okey Hefner and Charles Monroe, praising the party platform and local candidates. A separate session in the glass industry discussed forming a national cooperative to regulate window glass output, with Myron Case and J R Johnston leading.
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Pittsburg
United States
American Window Glass Company
Hotel Schenley
Myron L. Case
Bowling Green
J. R. Johnston
Hartford City
Ind
G. W. Morenus
Kane
Howard Baker
Caney
Kan
West Hill School House
Cecil
Ona C. Jefferys
Republican County Committee
Apt. B. F. McVicker
Capt. McVicker
Gene W. Ford
Ford
Leo J. Rasche
Bryan
Taft
Hugh Warder
House of Delegates
Warder
Hayward Fleming
Fleming
W. E. Glasscock
Fiming’s
Jefferys
Will Feltner
Feltner
Agreed On Ballot Form In Clarksburg Meeting
At Republican state headquarters Samuel V. Matthews and Democratic vice chairman George I. Neal agreed on the form of the new ballot and instruction list for the November 3 election. The Republican and Democratic tickets retain positions with minor party tickets between.
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Clarksburg
Republican
Samuel V. Matthews
Republican Committee
George I. Neal
Democratic Committee
Republian
Socialist
Prohibition
Independence League
Sunny Side Social At Wood Home Delights Local Youth
Last Saturday evening at Sunny Side the young people of William Wood's community gathered. Ethel Knotts, Mary Fast, Nora Dixon, Rose Dixon, Grace Jacobs, Bessie Travis, Lou Por Effe Rogers, Hattie Poe, Martha Wood, and others attended along with James Fast, Ernest Luzzader, Walter Wood, Hanson Miller, John Wood, and Wilbur Wood. A bountiful dining room spread featured fresh fruit and candles. After music the group departed at the usual hour, hoping to meet again soon.
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Sunny Side
William Wood
Ethel
Elsie Knotts
Mary Fast
Nora
Rose Dixon
Grace Jacobs
Bessie Travis
Lou Por Effe Rogers
Hattie Poe
Martha Wood
Nora Poe
Zinnie Wood
Lili Lewis
Josie Gans
Willie Weaver
Messrs
James Fast
Ernest Luzadder
Walter Wood
Hanson Miller
John Wood
McCorkle Weaver
Hadwin Knotts
Wilbur Wood
Ba. Gans
Claude Luzadder
Reed Family Takes Daughter to Baltimore for Opera Benefit
Mr and Mrs John Reed of the South Side with their young daughter Elisabeth travel to Baltimore where an opera will be staged to aid the child’s relief from a prolonged illness. The parents accompany her as she receives hospital care.
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John Reed
South Side
Baltimore
Thse Elisabeth
Weather and local beauty ad tease at Grafton area
Fair tonight and Friday. Call at the Pump Factory for card with whistle signals. Fourth floor Jarrett Building. Braids and puffs made from comings Mantouring and chirapedy at Grafton Hair-Creasing Parlor.
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Grafton
Jarrett Huilding
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Mammoth Glass Factory
Harrison County
Haines Bros
John H. 5
R. L. Clark & Co
Karl Ford
A. E. N. Means
County
R. J. Clark & Co
Farl & Ford
West Hill School
Republica
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