Teachers Institute Draws Large Attendance in Taylor County
The Maylor County Teachers Institute opened with 115 teachers present and featured Dr Deahl and Prof Nolan leading sessions on nature study and practical applications in schools. Local faculty, ushers, and music provided a promising start as attendees gathered for devotional exercises and subsequent afternoon memory gems.
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Daily Sentinel
Maylor County
Teachers’ Institute
Nolan
Deabl
West Virginia University
Dead
Deahl
Newton
M. M. Brooks
F. J. Tracy
A. J. Dadisman
Hamilton
Arrest of Lizzie Brogan in Grafton City
Last night about 10 the city police arrested Lizzie Brogan. She was brought before the Mayor for a hearing on charges of conducting a demoralizing traffic. A companion fled. the Mayor sentenced 10 days in jail but released her to leave the city immediately after she pleaded tearfully. Brogan had been living with a man in prison for breaking into Friedman clothing store.
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Lizzie Brogan
Brogan
Friedman Clothing
Wedding On Monday In Presbyterian Parsonage
A informal wedding occurred Monday evening at the Presbyterian church parsonage with Rev J A McClelland officiating. Benj L Flynn and Mamie A Dilworth, daughter of Byron E Dilworth of Astor, were united. Groom son of Hon James W Flynn of Kingwood, a state senate candidate. They plan Morgan town home.
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Presbyterian Church
J. A. McClelland
Benj. L. Flynn
Mamie A. Dilworth
Byron E. Dilworth
Astor
James W. Flynn
Kingwood
Senate
Morgantown
Former Charleston Man Dies Testing Auto Unit at Lansing
Bernard Fishbeck, formerly of Charleston, West Virginia, was crushed to death while testing an automobile at Oldsmobile's Lansing Michigan works. He moved here from Columbus and ran a bicycle repair shop at Capitol and Kanawha streets. He married a daughter of Col. Flintlock Perry and had served Oldsmobile as foreman of the erecting department for about five years.
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Charleston
W. Va
Bernard Fishbeck
Oldsmobile
Lansing
Mich
Fishbeck
Columbus
Capitol
Kanawha
Flintlock” Perry
Bank guarantee plan attacked by U.S. official
Washington report cites deputy comptroller Thomas P. Kane arguing that Bryan's bank guaranty principle harms honest banking. He contends guarantees weaken self reliance, favor weak and incompetent banks, and reward recklessness, backing claims with cited experiences.
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Bryan
Washington
Thomas P. Kane
William Jennings Bryan
Hanway Returns from East with New Fall Stock
Joseph C. Hanway, a Main street merchant, returns home after a week in New York and Philadelphia shopping fall stock. He reports a bright business outlook and says eastern merchants anticipate a prosperous year. He bought a large line of ladies goods and millinery for display at his store.
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Joseph C. Hanway
Main Street
New York
Philadelphia
Hanway
East
Indian mound unearthed near Ice’s Ferry with relics found
Morgantown reports workers digging a road near Ice a Ferry on the Cheat River unearthed an Indian mound containing bones and relics such as arrow heads and stone hatchets. Nearby hill dirt was being removed when the discovery was made. In San Francisco Moran and Attell fought 23 rounds but no knockout occurred to claim the featherweight title.
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Morgantown
Cheat
Villario
Moran
Attell
San Francisco
Owen Moran
England
Abe Attell
California
Duelists and a bear end a Paris style duel in a comic misadventure
In a humorous tale set at the Hotel Durham a duel over a lady turns lethal in a dark room when a bear emerges. Arthur Dunlap and Paul Leroy de Leaux arrange a staged combat with doors and a prize unseen. The bear mauls the loser and the scene shifts to a police court where a vagrant pleads poverty.
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Monsieur Paul Eugene Leroy Ledeaux
Order of the Red Broadsword
Paris
Arthur Dunlap
Mr. Dunlap
Monsieur Paul
The
Durham
Monsieur
Dubuque & Northern
Boxer
Polar Bear
Zoological Gardens
Chance
Dunlap
Hotel Durham
Mademoiselle
Meeting Turns Anarchist Mob At Cooper Union
At Cooper Union a meeting of the unemployed degenerated into a near anarchist demonstration. Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman clashed with police as crowds surged. Berkman and a woman named Mary Smith were arrested for disorderly conduct and inciting a riot.
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New York
Cooper Union
Alexander Berkman
Henry ©. Frick
Homestead
Pennsylvania
Mary Smith
Berkman
Emma Goldman
Unemployed and Brotherhood Welfare Association
Grafton Finishes Strong in Pawva League Race
The Grafton team has bounced back after rough reverses when Scottdale’s franchise began. Fans regard them as the strongest in the league, with captain King saying eight wins in ten games signal a clear path to the lead if the season starts now.
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Grafton
Scottdale
King
the Sentinel
Rotten Armor on Oregon Reveals Weak Armoring Secrets
Washington reports Rear Admiral Mason declares the battleship Oregon poorly armored since launch. He cites 400 tons of defective armor plate and a conning tower full of blow holes. Carnegie Steel armor, used before 1893, remains. secretary Herbert urged stripping it from Indiana, New York, Massachusetts, and other ships, with Metcalf noting Congress bears responsibility.
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Washington
W. P. Mason
Bureau of Ordinance
Oregon
Carnegie Steel Company, Limited
Hilary A. Herbert
No Clue Found on Floating Man in Muskingum River
Williamstown West Virginia September 8 the unidentified man found as a floater in the Muskingum river was buried by Marietta authorities after efforts to identify him failed many visitors to the morgue could not help locate his identity a suitcase found near the floating site tied to the case had been stolen from a Sistersville man and from the B and O station at Williams town during the days prior Thomas F Brochard of Flemington a Gratton Banking and Trust Co director attended a meeting in the city
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Bud” Reynolds
Mack
Poe
Alex. Berkman
Emme Goldman
Ben, Reitman
King of
Emma Goldman
Dr. Reitman
Reitman
Charles Oberwager
Central Federated Union
Williamstown
W. Va
Muskingum River
Marietta
Sistersville
Mtr
Thomas F. Brochard
Flemington
Gratton Banking & Trust’Co
Fased
Bryan’s Free Trade Stand Asserts A Step In The Wrong Direction
The piece argues that despite shifts in his campaign, Bryan remains committed to free trade. It recalls his 1894 endorsement of the Wilson Gorman tariff, claiming he would abolish protection for cheaper imports. The article warns that his policy could deny American labor fairness and risk a revenue only tariff in future Congresses.
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Bryan
Sixty-first Congress
Sixty-second Congress
Republican Congress
Mr. Bryan
Notice to Contractors for Grafton Road Macadam Project
The contract to macadamize the road from Grafton corporate limits to Northwestern Pike near Blueville will be awarded to the lowest and best bidder at 1 p.m. Saturday September 12, 1908. Specifications may be viewed at the County Clerk's office by order of the court. L. Kitzmiller, Clerk.
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Grafton
Northwestern Pike
Blueville
L. Kitzmiller
Prisoner Justified After Inquest In Scales Death
In Clarksburg on September 8 a coroner's jury deliberated on the death of Frank Scales who died after a confrontation at O'Neil Sunday evening. Witnesses testified Pollette struck Scales with a club after Scales threatened his throat with a razor. the jury found Pollette justified and he was released.
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Clarksburg
Frank Scales
O'Neil
Charles T. Martin
Edward J. Doyle
Robert Shuttleworth
W. O. Straley
Lamp
Scales
O’neil
Sam Pollette
Pollette
Papke Wins World Middleweight Title in LA
Billy Papke defeated Stanley Ketchell in the twelfth round to claim the world middleweight championship in Los Angeles. Ketchell was on the verge of a knockout, but referee Jim Jeffries halted the proceedings after Papke took the lead.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Billy Papke
Stanley Ketchell
Papke
Ketchell
Jim Jefferies
King Help for Orphans at Randolph County Home
Humane officer J Ed Kildow travels to Elkins to assist the Children's Home. Seventeen homeless children are in care as the institution grows. Donations of bedding and clothing are welcome. Officials seek loving homes for several infants with suitable adopters. The home is run by Biking's leading ladies.
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J. Ed. Kildow
Randolph County
Elkins
I Istitution
Embyro
Found body of baby discovered in school basement
Sept 8 Pt Marion Pa men excavating a school basement found an infant corpse, evidently died shortly after birth, with no clues about parents or origin. Authorities will investigate. B F Waller, ex-Flemington resident, in Grafton today visiting old friends. Civil War veteran noted.
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Marion
Authorit
Ues
B. F. Waller
Flemington
Mahone
W. Va
Grafton
Mr. Waller
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Henry Canfield
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Arthur Thomas
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R. J. Martin
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Rosaline Kennedy
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Zeppa Furbee
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Wilhelmina E. Knotts
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Benjamin L. Flynn
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