Governor Dawson Favors Two Cent Fare and Railroad Commission
Governor Dawson writes to a friend defending the two cent fare idea while urging a strong railroad commission. He notes prior Pittsburg remarks, says the two cent rate could exist with proper conditions, but emphasizes a commission to set maximum passenger and freight rates. He argues railroads are public highways and equality of treatment is essential.
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Wheeling
Charleston
Railroad Commission
Pittsburg
Wm. M . Dawson
sPitteburg
Virginia
Death of a Well Known Young Lady in Grafton
The sixteen year old Miss Tutt Tatt died at her parents home on West Washington street after a long illness from tuberculosis. A Grafton High School graduate of class of 05 and a devoted church and Sunday School member, she was deeply mourned by family friends and the city. Funeral details have not been announced.
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Daily Sentinel
Washington Street
Beryl
Taft
Paradise
Fife
Mine Tatt
Henry Tatt
West Washington Street
Warder Tatt
Grafton High School
First Presbyterian Church of
Grafton
Sunday School and
Christian Endeavor Association
Tutt
Dinkie
Chares
Enoe D
L Adelson
Morgantown
McMallen
Cumberland
Peter Dinkle
Arlington House
Sturgiss Prepares for Campaign Tour Across District
Republican Congressional candidate Mr. Sturgiss spent Saturday in the city and plans a broad canvass of the Second District. He leaves for Philippi and Barbour and Randolph counties to settle coal land title matters while gearing up for a thorough tour of schools and public gatherings to meet voters personally.
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Geo
Congress
Second
Sturgies
Bolda
Keyeer
Col. McGraw
Cornwell
Simigiee
Surgis
Politicians Plot New Democratic Platform Unveiled
New York august 31 Wm J Bryan aroused furious debate by presenting a sweeping reform platform at Madison Square Garden. The plan calls for arbitration before war, Senate by popular vote, federal income tax, eight hour day, compulsory arbitration with limits, anti injunctions, corporate bans, trust suppression, tariff revision, and national railroad ownership within state control. Local supporters in Grafton weigh the prospects as campaigns begin with Sturgis and Simrige ideas stirring both parties.
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New York
Wm J. Bryan
Thanderbone
Democratic Party
Madison Square Garden
Tribunal For
Congress
United States
Monopole
Deaths and wrecks strike two towns in one report
News from Grafton and Wheeling details the death of 38 year old Enoe D Dinkle of Charestown after a life in Cumberland Morgantown and Grafton with ties to Peter Dinkle and the Arlington House. In Wheeling a collision between a passenger engine and a yard engine injures two crew members severely with one fatal outcome reported and an official inquiry to follow.
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Wheeling
Wo Va
William M. Moran
Lee McFann
Grafton
Fairmont
Benwood
Charles Riley
Charles Miller
West Virginia Patents Granted This Week
H Woniap patent attorney Wheeling reports issued patents in West Virginian. Edw G Cauguey Huntington receives magnetic dolly bar. James H Reynolds Huntington patents curtain pole and shade bracket support.
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H. &. Woniap
Wheeling
West
Spelling Reform Debate Echoes From President Roosevelt
Oyster Bay report notes Roosevelt backs Simplified Spelling Board changes, aiming to make 300 words spellings permanent if popular with the public and officials. Letter to Charlee Suilinge explains the plan, while critics see no revolutionary aim. Also mentions a Vernon Connecticut boy's foot care case and Chamberlain’s Pain Balm endorsement by a local merchant.
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Oyster Bay
Charlee A. Suilinge
Washington
Roosevelt
Sullinga
Madison Avenue
New York City
Lounsbury
Skeat
Shakespeare
Mice
Iria
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W. A. Prat
Col. Bryan
Dana B Casteel
University At
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Casteel
B. F Martn
West Virginia
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Howe
Chamberlain
Micheal Strauss
Vernon, Conn
Strauss
Jus Nichols
Nichola Sais
Frey
Baltimore, Ma
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