Nomination of Chanler Wins Democratic State Convention
New York September 17 Lieut. Gov. Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler of Dutchess County was nominated for governor by acclamation at the Democratic State Convention. John A. Dix was named for lieutenant governor and George M. Palmer for attorney general as the machine controlled the proceedings. The platform criticizes Bryan and calls for less legislation and limited personal government while opposing socialist tendencies.
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New York
Lewis Stuyvesant Chapler
Dutchness County
Chanler
John A. Dix
Washington County
George M. Palmer
Boss Murphy
McCarren-Murphy
McCarren
Alton B. Parser
Bryan
Hughes
Prophecy by Edison on Airflight Turns to Futuristic Flight
Salt Lake City reports Edison dismisses Wright aircraft and dirigibles as impractical. He predicts airplanes will fail commercially unless automatic. claims airships will carry passengers across the Atlantic in 18 hours within five years, with a 40 hour North Pole reach and world circumnavigation in a week.
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Salt Lake
Thomas A. Edison
Wright Brothers
Pilson
Atlantic Ocean
North Pole
Rought Blooded Horses Arrive From Mt Sterling
Bud Reynolds returned from Mt Sterling with a car load of Dear Kentucky Wooded stock horses. Of the lot sold in Clarksburg and Grafton fourteen head were traded, two kept for own use and two remain to be disposed of.
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Bud” Reynolds
Mt. Sterling
Kentucky
Clarksburg
Grafton
Daily Weather Report and Local Ad Notes
Fair tonight and Friday with warmer temperatures. Cat at the Pump Factory for care with whistle signals on them. Cal at the Arafton Wood Working Co for anything you may want for building. They expect to make prices right for anything you may want.
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Arafton Wood Working Co
Man accused of selling wife for $15 in Cleveland
Cleveland police search for Michael Hossam after his wife accuses him of selling their furniture and her to a boarder for $15. The wife, mother of four, said he invited her to the sitting room, counted and stacked items, and took three $5 bills while declaring, Now you're his. The tale was given to police via an interpreter.
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Cleveland, O
Michael Hossam
East Eighty-third Street
Loussam
Rans horn to sound sep 26 in jewish new year
The article notes the Jewish New Year falls September 26 marking year 5669. It describes shofar blowing in orthodox synagogues and some reform temples, its biblical significance, and related rites of grapes honey and benediction. Howard Holt, visiting Kansas and Oklahoma, comments on landscapes and plans to return to Morenstown for studies.
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Eodus
Zachariah
Jerusalem
Howard H. Holt
West Virginia University Law Department
Kansas
Oklahoma
West
Holt
West Virginia
Grafton
Morenntown
Woman Shot as Child Saves Lives in Alert Restraint
Powder Springs Georgia September 17 a mother Mrs Sarah Reed shot a man after he attacked her 9 year old daughter leading a posse to pursue him He was fatally wounded in a log line chase New York New York September 17 a child Margaret Raubert eight years old helps stop an arson attempt by alerting her father preventing a stampede in a five story West 120th street flat The incident saved many lives Vincent's Hand to Weston with Bennett campaign events and a musical recital to follow in the area all part of a busy campaign and entertainment schedule for the night.
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Powder Springs
Robert Bostick
Sarah Reed
Bostock
Reed
New York
West 120Th Street
Margaret Raubert
Raubert
Timely Note of Warning From the Mayor on Water Pumps
At a council meeting Mayor Kenny urged the city to add an additional pump at the pumping station. He warned that current demand requires both pumps running and a breakdown could cause water shortages or worsen fires. The report stresses financial limits but emphasizes the pumps as vital to city welfare and safety.
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Kenny
Council
City of
Grafton
Train control device may end telegraph operator role
Washington reports a new visual and train control system tested on the Santa Fe route in Southern California. Invented by P. J. Simmen, the system records entry and exit times for each block, allows dispatchers to command stops, and uses automatic stops to enforce safe speeds. It records signals, responses, and train speed for monitoring and safety.
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Washington
Visual
Interstate Commerce Commission
P. J. Simmen
Los Angeles
Cal
Santa Fe
California
Mines to be upgraded at Grays Flat by electricity
Fairmont September 17 after weeks of deliberation State Mine Inspector James W Paul secures an arrangement with the Federal Coal and Coke Company to greatly improve the Grays Flat mine with electric power. A new wiring rule set aligned with Underwriters will shape future legislation. The project features a 600 hp slow-speed Corliss engine, 260 volt 450 kW generator, and locomotives to be used under strict state inspection. Lead engineer is S J Bryant of New York. Miss Mayme Hennen from Washington visited Mr A Hood Phillips in the First Ward before returning home.
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Fairmont
James W. Paul
Federal Coal & Coke Company
Grays Flat
Monongah
Ming
Paul
Ispeed Corliss
Taylor County Fair Movement in Grafton Proposed
The Sentinel reports a group of prominent gentlemen backing a Taylor County Fair Association to establish an annual county fair in Grafton. They plan to lease Knotts property past Bluemont street, grade a race course, and provide booths and stands, betting a county fair would pay in Grafton due to superior railroad access.
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the Sentinel
Taylor County Fair Association
Grafton
Knotts
Bluemont Street
WANA TROOPS IN SERIOUS TROUBLE INDIANA CASES REPORTED
Morgantown reports police action after a confrontation near a saloon involving four Company L members. G E Smith Fred Hiser Harry Thomas and John Carrico were fined ten dollars and costs, two arrested for drunkenness and lewd association, while Carrico faces heavier charges for pulling a revolver on an officer and awaits grand jury action. Carrico to be tried after Indianapolis sitting. Blaine Coburn of Company G held on $15,000 bond for assaulting a woman in the red light district. Walter Merrifield hospitalized with a fractured skull after an accident at the Fairmont event. operation planned and recovery expected.
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Morgantown
Indianapolis
Company L
G. E. Smith
Fred Hiser
Harry Thomas
John Carrico
Carrico
Indianapolis Grand Jury
Morgantowns
Indiana
Kingwood
Blaine Cobun
7Pany G
Red Light District
Walter Merrifield
Fairmont
Merrifield
Taft Announces Three Campaign Tours Across Nation
Cincinnati, Sept 17 Judge William H Taft plans three campaign tours starting Sept 23 from here through Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Dakotas, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas and Missouri with multiple speeches from his special train. A second trip will cover Kentucky, Tennessee and possibly North Carolina, and a final eastern tour will include New York City and Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio returning Taft to his native city for election. The plan was approved at a conference with Hitchcock Dix Nagel Ballinger and Vorys, Taft noting satisfaction with the first trip details.
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Cincinnati
William He Taft
Galesburg
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Kentucky
Tennessee
North Carolina
New York City
Empire State
New England
Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Taft
Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Dixon
Montana
Chas. Nagel
Chicago
Robert A. Ballinger
Washington
A. I. Vorys
Bull Guards Fatal Wound: Farmer Fatally Injured by Vicious Bull
Fred F. Walker a Summit township farmer in Somerset County Pennsylvania was fatally injured by a vicious bull after his body was found in a field with the animal standing guard. He suffered a broken shoulder multiple fractured ribs and severe internal injuries. He was unconscious nearly a day with little hope of recovery. Neighbors armed with pitchforks drove off the maddened animal and rescued him before being taken to hospital.
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Fred F. Walker
Summit Township
Somerset County
Mr. Walker
LilleyWould Build Submarines For Half The Price
New Haven Sept 17 Congresssman George L Lilley a Republican candidate for governor spoke at a Republican club about submarines He offered to take a contract to build eight subs for half the government price noting Electric Boat assets and monopoly clauses He contrasted costs with battleships and suggested potential savings The item also notes Dr J D Mackin a leading Elk of Grafton Lodge and B D Bika being appointed district deputy in the order.
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Lilley
New Haven
Conn
George L. Lilley
Dubmarine Boat Fame
the Electric Boat Company
Electric Boat Company
Holland
J. D. Mackin
Graftom Lodge
B. P. D. Bika
Bika
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Big Bennett
Louis ‘Bennett
Belington
Charleston
Philipps
Hoom Bennett
Nieht
Sweet Melody
Eley
Democrats of
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Mayme Hennen
Washington, D D. C
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