Sudden Riches for Ruralists Rise in West Virginia Wells
In Parkersburg area and Calhoun county West Virginia, several families on barren farms suddenly gain wealth from new oil and gas wells. Old log cabins give way to spending sprees as men buy stock, a bull, and a mother’s new ax while others face hard luck from wildcat drilling projects that yield little.
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Calhoun County
West Virginia
Gerd
Ames
Hay
Rajumere & Ome
Ith
Gratton
Parkersburg
Bonansy
Sam Thompson Praises Buck Ewing as Greatest Catcher
Detroit outfielder Sam Thompson told a Detroit News writer that Buck Ewing stood above all others as a catcher and thinker, shaping the modern game with systems, steady work behind the plate, and a modest, lovable nature. He recalled Ewing and Keefe as a famed battery and credited Ewing with steering infield signaling and base work that set the standard for giants' championships.
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Sam Thompson
Detroit
Detroit News
Ewing
Keete
Connor
Mima
Philadelphia
Roger
Worshin
Cnup
Mike Kelly
Kelly
Nana
Buck
Infeld
Neac
Lighining
New York
Brown
Perrote
All Giants
Tim Keefe
Keefe
Victim Calvin Harlan Dies After Locomotive Crash
Baltimore Maryland reports Calvin Harlan of Baldwin Baltimore county died at City hospital from injuries after being struck by a locomotive near Ashland. Part of his carriage carried to Cookerseille a mile away. Scattered money totaling 1801 was found between rocks along the track. Savings bank records indicate funds were in his possession.
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Baltimore
Calvin
Harlan
Baldwin
Baltimore County
Ashland
Cookerseille
Ganpowaar
Denatured Alcohol Facts and Public Inquiries
The article responds to public questions about denatured alcohol, outlining how the tax free withdrawal applies to denatured alcohol used in industry and power. It explains distillery operations, denaturing processes, supervision, and the cost of production, with notes on common misconceptions and potential cheap sources for alcohol production.
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Yerkes
Revenu
Kansas
Unites States
Cuba
Cupa
Nepraska
Dusho
Farmera
California
Nellie Grants Girls Marry Quietly in New York
Misa Rosemary Bartoris grand daughter of President Great wed architect Georgy H Woolstomn in New York. The couple had been engaged eight months and the relatives knew of the match. Nellie Grant Bartoris was the only relative not invited. The groom owns large orange tomato Florida property and is wealthy.
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Misa Rosemary ‘Bartoris
Great
New York
Mia
Nellie Grant Bartoris
Georgy H. Woolstomn
New ' York
Florida
Grant
Governors
Sartoris Woolston wedding linked to White House ties
The ceremony followed by a theater party honored Mrs Woolston whose mother wed Algernon Sartoris an Englishman at the White House. Sartoris, living in England after her husband’s death, spends winters in Washington and summers near Coburg Ohio. Vivian Sartoris wed Frederick R Scovel of New York years ago, with news of the union arriving later. Mrs Sartoris and three gentlemen attended the wedding as guests. Sartoris introduced to Washington society on Nov 30 1898 as she turned eighteen. Woolston, age 40, will honeymoon then travel to Coburg and later winter at the Woolston estate near Hibernia Florida.
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New York
14 Year Old Girl Marries Man Triple Her Age in Versailles
A magistrate in Lexington, Kentucky, joined Lula Helle Gwens and George Storens of Versailles as a 14 year old bride wed to a man three times her age. The bride’s mother, Mrs Mary Ones, gave consent. The wedding featured the young bride Mihs Owens in short dresses, appearing as a schoolgirl of about ten.
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Lexington
Payne
Lula
Helle Gwens
George Storens
Versailles
Mary Ones
Mihs Owens
New Monroe County Courthouse Bid Sparks City Deal
In Bloomington Indiana on November 1 a tentative agreement emerged with Caldwall and Drake to hold the Monroe County courthouse project. Four bidders exceeded the city council appropriation, risking delays as the contract completion date remained uncertain.
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Stix
Bloomington
Inf
Caldwall & Drake
Monroe
County
Democrats Contest Burris Election In Goshen
A Goshen Nov 9 report states Democrats will contest Lloyd L Burris election as president mutor. Returns show Burris won amid claims that a Democratic vote in Range township was discarded and should have been counted.
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Peeial
Goshen
Ind
Lloyd L. Burris
Range Township
Divorce Roward Walls Alleges Malice Over Vote
Seventeen rows of divorce entries were filed in the circuit court yesterday afternoon. Mrs Roward Walls asserts her husband voted the Rend- Hiean ticket and never supported her, alleging estrangement and fault in the marriage.
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Huntington
Elrewit
Roward Walls
Cruwry
Fragmentary Exchange About Turkish Tobacco Trade
A garbled dialogue fragment discusses tobacco flavor and Turkish origins. The speakers debate whether Turkish tobacco was used to make cigarettes and express disbelief about Turkish involvement, noting claims about a local act and the conversion of tobacco.
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