September Vacation Month Promotes Ideal Camp Life
The article extols September as the best vacation month, ahead of hot midsummer weeks, highlighting cooler, invigorating air that boosts energy for outdoor activities like hunting and fishing. It contrasts campers already out with those just starting and notes September’s historical position as the ninth month, formerly the seventh in the Roman calendar, and its Tuesday placement tied to the war god Tyr.
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Tyr
Tiw Ong
Embarrassing Situation as Marines Parade in Melbourne
Melbourne Aug 31 The American marines paraded without ammunition to avoid a rule breach, causing embarrassment as crowds cheered the officers and sailors. A pro American and anti Japanese mood runs high with a grand review planned Thursday drawing Victoria’s soldiers. Seventeen military trains arrived with thousands of dominion troops.
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Melbourne
Sydney
Auckland
Commonwealth
Pacific
Victoria
Dominion
Sweet melody flour peach sales boost regional fruit trade
Twenty wagons loaded with peaches rolled through the streets before 7 o clock one morning, and 5500 dollars from the sale was deposited in a bank that same morning. The fruit ships in many directions, fetching good prices and invigorating business in August through early October, as several large orchards are not yet bearing.
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Koyner Echo
Fight Fining Of Al Kisner Puts Ring Rules In Upheaval
Saturday night Al Kisner attempted an exercise bout and attacked Hiteman, who was knocked out in the later rounds. Kisner appealed to Mayor Kenny, who found a slip up in the match and fined Kisner one dollar plus a share of the purse for violating ring rules.
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al Kisner
EB. Hiteman
Hileman
Piteman
Kenny
Kisner
Marquis of Queensberry
Mr. Kisner
Lincoln Republicans seek Taft ticket with equal treatment
Morgantown Sept 1 Col H M Grant chairman of the Lincoln Republican state committee reports no notice yet for the New York sub committee meeting where the West Virginia split and party regularity will be decided. He says the Lincoln party will admit irregularity but expect Taft electors on their ticket and pledges more votes than opponents with no national interference. Also denied offering Dr Clark any endorsement and noted Hughes assures his name will appear on both tickets. The Scherr committee has letters from Republican candidates favoring the Scherr ticket. Dr Shoop’s Cough Remedy is praised for dry coughs with no opium or chloroform and sold by dealers.
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Morgantown
Col
H. M. Grant
Lincoln Republican State Executive Committee
Lincoln Republican Party
National Committee
Grant
Taft
Elkins
Clarksburg
Hkins
Dr. Clark
Congress
Charleston
Hughes
Rpublican
Ffth
Scherr Committee
Senate
Scherr
Dr. Shoop
Wheeling Intelligencer
Washington
Francis B. Gessner
Ohio
New York
West Virginia
Hot Springs
Swisher
Fairmont Fair to ban fake games and offer honest booths
The Fairmont Fair opens September 15 to 18 with Clyde S. Holt promising no shell games and a broad array of legitimate privileges. The grounds will host a carnival company, rides, stalls, refreshments from trusted vendors, artesian water, cattle exhibits, and daily events from morning until evening across multiple sites.
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Fairmont
Clyde S. Holt
Holt
Lemo
Carnival
Afernoon
Notice to contractors for road macadamizing Grafton to Blueville
Notice to contractors of let to lowest bidder for macadamizing the road from Grafton to Northwestern Pike near Blueville. Bid time 1 pm Saturday Sept 12 1908. Specifications available at the County Clerk's office by court order L Kitzmill er Clerk.
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Grafton
Pike
Blueville
L. Kitzmiller
Carpenters Fall From Skyscrap’r in Wall Street Mishap
Three carpenters working on a temporary scaffold under the dome of the old custom house on Wall Street fell 82 feet when a cable parted. Andrew O’Malley died on impact, Charles Clark died minutes later, and James Graham was mortally injured, taken to a hospital.
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New York
Custom House
Wall Street
National City Bank
Andrew O'Malley
Charles Clark
James Graham
O’malley
Graham
Clark
National push for a leprosarium gains support
Washington reports renewed health officials push for a national leprosy sanatorium to isolate and treat the disease. Past bills failed in Congress due to local opposition. In 1901 there were 278 lepers across 21 states, 155 in Louisiana, with only 72 isolated. officials say the count may be incomplete.
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Washington
Arizona
General Wardwell
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Congress
United States
Louisiana
Commiss Aion
Outlook for Shops at Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road
The September outlook for the Baltimore and Ohio shops is brighter than August. Main office allotments will be much larger, allowing 75 percent of the total force to work a 75 percent month. It is an improvement over many months and the best since retrenchment began, with hours and staffing roughly held from late August.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Baltimore
Bennett reports show campaign expenditures for governor race
Charleston record details MA Bennett campaign spendings before the 1908 Democratic state convention. Expenditures total $557.36 with $382.62 attributed to George S. Neal as vice chairman. Items include travel to Philippi Glenville Ohio Wetzel Tyler counties printing buttons and convention expenses.
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Charleston
Lewis Bennett
Rovernor
C. L. Topping
West Virginia
George S. Neal
State Committee
Bennett
Philippi
Glenville
Ohio
Wetzel
Tyler
Bryan Club
Clarksburg
George TF
Neal
Allen
Wood County
Huntington
Huntington Advertiser
Bryan and the Veteran Letter on Pensioners
A Denver pension plank is weighed against Wm J Bryan's Nov 18 1892 letter remarks on veterans longevity. The writer argues over consistency in pension policy and suggests veterans and their descendants show this in their hats.
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Denver
Wm. J. Bryan
Restorative promoted for stomach and nerve ailments
An advertisement argues that a weak stomach reflects weak stomach nerves and affects the heart and kidneys. It claims Dr Shoop's Restorative backs stomach, heart, and kidney health by targeting the underlying inside nerves, urging a 48 hour test with results expected to show improving help.
Taft interests in West Virginia contest noted
The Wheeling Intelligencer correspondent reports Taft remains engaged in the New York campaign and the West Virginia dispute. He hopes for a withdrawal of both candidates and a new ticket, with discussions about a possible convention or primary in West Virginia. Elkins and Swisher factions face scrutiny as national committee members weigh Taft’s wishes.
How Sousa Got His Name and His Band Visit
The article explains how John Phillip Sousa created his Americanized name by splitting Phillipso to form Sousa and USA. It notes his birth in Washington, his rise as a violinist, and that the March King will perform with his band in Grafton on September 22 at the Brinkman opera house. It mentions his famous march The Stars and Stripes Forever and a tale The Fifth String.
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John Phillip Sousa
Mr. Sousa
John Phillipso
United States
Orly
Phillip
United States of America
Grafton
Brinkman, Opera House
Sousa
Andas
Fort Meigs monument dedication marks Toledo encampment
In Toledo on September 2 the G A R encampment featured two main events. A Perrysburg dedication unveiled a granite shaft 82 feet tall honoring 1812 war dead from Ohio and nearby states. Gov Harris and notable speakers addressed the crowd as civic groups paraded through Toledo. The next encampment site narrowed to Atlanta and Salt Lake City. Pink Pain Tablets advertised at the end.
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Toledo
Fort Meigs
Cherry Pickers
Hiks
Independent Order of Foresters
Knights of Pythias
Knightsof the Maccabees
William Henry Harrison
Proctor
Hull
Detroit
Maumee Valley
Monument Committee
Senator Foraker
Gov
Willison
Kentucky
Gov. Murphy
Pennsylvania
Maj
Robert W. Hunter
Richmond
Atlanta
Salt Lake City
Utah
Distant kin gather as sick list grows in Henderson and Neel family
In a string of Sunday visits and social calls, local residents note illnesses and family connections. The three Henderson daughters suffer from typhoid fever while relatives including the Linns, Jacobs, Browns, Reese, Neels, Sands, Poe, Lake, Lambert, Hayhurst, Vincent, and others travel between Wickwire Grafton Quiet Dell Fairmont and Lost Row for support and company.
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W. D. Henderson
Sidney Henderson
Wickwire
G. W. Lake
Keyes Linn
Albert Nee
Durbin Farm
Emma
Flora Jacobs
Grafton
Lena
Ivy Brown
Haymond Settlement
Ivy Reese
Marion Rudy
Quiet Dell
T. J. Neel
Tom Devers
Ernest Reese
Fairmont
Albert Neel
W. H. Sands
William Hupp
John Neel
Spencer Poe
Miss Alma
Haymond
Mary Neel
Mary Jane Lake
Bennie Reese
Wade Lambert
Lost Row
Robert Hayhurst
Miss Tey
Wesley Lake
Pen- Inah Henderson
Lee Vincent
Maltermian
Bryan's Son Soon to Wed in Lincoln and Milwaukee
Mrs. Helen Berger born in Milwaukee and living mostly in Lincoln will marry William Jennings Bryan Jr. after his college graduation. Announcement from Alexander Berger notes the family moved to Nebraska fifteen years ago for wheat-field revenue. wedding date not set. A separate ad offers Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials and a $100 reward for catarrh cures.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Helen Berger
Lincoln
Neb
William Jennings Bryan, Jr
Alexander Berger
Miss Berger
Young
Bryan
Community 5 Indeep Sorrow in Morgantown
The funeral of Curtis L. Mathew, who died by his own hand Sunday, was held at Fairview with a large crowd. Jurors heard testimony from Dr. Joseph Travis and relatives. Mathew, about 20, lived in Clay district, married seven years ago, and left $1.72. no motive was found.
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Morgantown
Curtis L. Mathew
Fairview
Clinton
Clay
Flallock
W. R. Mike
Mike
Little Falls
Mr. Mathew
Squire Mark Mitchell
H. I. King
E. B. Reppert
W. H. Rumble
Ira Kinseald
Jett Hermes
E. McRa
Joseph Travis
Mathew
Clay District
Denny Tennant
Mr. Tennant
Halleck
County Sunday School Conv ention at Webster M B Church
The Taylor County Sunday school convention will be held at the Webster M B church on September 15 and 16, 1908. Superintendents are urged to bring two delegates from each school, and all pastors in the county are invited to attend. Miss Martha V. Graham, State Elementary Superintendent of Wheeling, will be a guest, and programs will be mailed to superintendents soon.
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Taylor County
Webster M.B
Martha V. Graham
Wheeling
Waitman Walter
Webster
W. Va
Lydia Bolyard
Will Drill New Well
Experts in the employ of Col John T. McGraw located a site for another gas well in the district already developed by McGraw. Drilling could start within days as tools arrive and ground work begins on the Dunham farm near Pruntytown. Mrs Z W Coffman returned from Newburg after a short visit.
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John T. McGraw
R. BE. Danham Farm
Prantytown
Col. McGraw
R. B. Dunham
Pruntytown
Z. W. Coffman
Boyd Street
Newburg
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Bunners
Wisconsin
Hall
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Walding, Kinnan, & Mervin
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