Va. West Virginia political letters discuss 1908 governor race
John Wallace of West Virginia reports on Republican prospects for governor in 1908. Names considered include Elliott Northcott, Clark W. May, Arnold C. Scherr, Charles W. Swisher, and Charles W. Dillon. The piece notes health, factional risks, and the Dawson Teter rift shaping early campaigning, with Dillon and May offered as potential compromises. It also mentions Governor Dawson’s rising image amid railroad tax assessments and coal issues, plus a note on Phil C. Iresea and his Cincinnati trip for the Fall Festival.
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John Wallace
West Virginia
Dawson-Teter
State House
Northcott
Dillon
Scherr
Swisher
State Board of Public Works
Vawcon
Nix
Great Corporation
Fatal B & O accident near city claims foreman
The Daily Sentinel reports the death of Hiram Shafferman, a longtime section foreman for the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, killed instantly when a bar struck him as a band car and a passenger train collided near the Curve Bridge. Efforts detail burial plans at Lee Nalineton and services at St. Paul’s Lutheran, with community sympathy noted.
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Daiy Sentine
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Hiram Haiferman
Shafter
Grafton Garde
Newbury
Shafferman
Snaiferman
Taylor E Cle
Leenalineton
Shifferman
Daily Sentinel
Herman Bhafferman
Lesmalineton
Shaffer
Hiawathe
F. Bred—Ardeon
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Washington Street
Tremaine
Citizen Jam
Corp Ration
jJewre
Shatterman
West Virginia team to compete in Sea Girt shooting contest
General W W Scott arrived at Sea Girt N J to witness the West Virginia state shooting team in the contest this week. The squad, from Terra Alta, arrived Friday and will participate in tomorrow's events with a full roster of officers and enlisted men led by Captain A Osborn and Major C W Cole.
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West Virginia
Sea Girt
New Jersey
En. Scott
N. J
W. W. Scott
Fleet Brigade
West Virginia National Guard
Terra Alta
W. Va
A. Osborne
Charlee W Cole
John T. Harris
Signal Corps
C. F. Jolliffe
First Infantry
Pierce
Japtan Jackson Arnold
Company A
Carl T. Campbell
Comny A
Second Infantry
F . Perce
Harry Kosimtn
Ifantry
Alcott Andrews
K. Gshorn
Fire Infantry
John L. Hoot
Geone F Wallace
Atjataut
Fifty Cent Size Emulsion Promises Quick Cough Relief
Advertisement touts a fifty cent Scott's Emulsion trial size for ordinary coughs and colds and as nourishment for babies and weak digestion. It notes rapid gains for some conditions, slower progress for others, and invites readers to request a free sample from Scott & Bowne in New York.
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Scott
Taylor County Teachers Institute Resolves on School Terms and Salaries
Resolutions passed by the Taylor County Teachers Institute adjournment call for a six month minimum term in West Virginia and a base annual teaching salary of 8500. They urge efficient district supervision, support standard texts, and request cooperation with county boards, libraries, and state papers. The document also notes elected officials and local educators acknowledging efforts during the institute week.
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Taylor County
Teachers’ Institute
West Virginia
Carrienium
Apervicinn
Balloon ascents delight Grafton youths in air
Amateurs in Grafton enjoy ballooning with two youths achieving notable ascents at Elkins stair. Walter Gudy surpassed Joe Litzinger by reaching an estimated six thousand feet before turning loose the parachute and returning safely. Both rides drew praise as among the prettiest aerial feats yet. Newspaper notes possible upcoming business cards for Professors Palmer Litzinger and Goudy offering balloon ascensions.
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Daily Sentinel
Grafton
Elkins Stair
Joe Litzinger
Walter Gudy
Walter
Joe
Elkins
Fairmont Youth in Serious Condition After Stone Attack
Raymord Reppert, a Tripelton youth, remains in a serious state at Cook Hospital after being struck on the head with a stone Saturday night by Ned Edwards of Tunnelton. Reppert’s skull is fractured and his recovery appears doubtful. The incident occurred as Reppert was returning to a camp meeting near Tunnelton. Edwards fled, and police are searching for him. Reppert is the son of Dr Reppert of Tunnelton and the brother of William Reppert of the city.
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Fairmont
W Va
Raymord Reppert
Tripelton
Cook
Edwards
Clio
Inter
Edwarde
Otfivere
Repperve
Reppert
Dr Reppert
Tunoneiton
Willian Reppert
City
Sunday trading in churchyards in early England
Notes from a discussion on Sunday markets and fairs in England from the Conqueror era to the 14th century. It cites petitions, royal orders, and statutes that limited or banned Sunday markets held in churchyards, porches, and holy places, with towns like Crosthwaite, Bradford, and Sedgefield affected.
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England
Cockermouth
Crosthwaite
Edward I
Bradford
Yorkshire
Sedgefield
Durham
Canterbury
York
The Blue Paper Invention of Mrs Eastes
A paper maker recounts how his wife, Mrs Eastes, accidentally dropped a blue bag into pulp, turning white paper blue. The London agent marketed it as a new invention, selling at high profits and creating demand for more blue paper. Mrs Eastes then revealed the incident, ending the dispute and securing the monopoly on blue paper.
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Wiliam Eastes
England
Eastes
Tes
London
Eustes
Sparrows and a Blind Night Visitor Story Told
A writer recounts a tale of sparrows visiting a roof, feeding a crippled fledgling, and a patient approach that ends with mercy. The piece shifts to a Beotch moderator who resolves a church discipline dispute by prayer, seeking divine guidance.
Fragmented Readings of Proverbial Woes and Social Advice
A garbled excerpt presents mock linguistic distortions and scattered maxims. It references a child mispronouncing words, parental influence on speech, a critique of Peevin Peevishness as life’s canker, and social notes on marital patience and saving behavior for visitors after three months of marriage.
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Johnson
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