Two-Cent Fares Debate Roars Across West Virginia Politics
A sprawling West Virginia political scene unfolds with Republican and Democratic factions clashing over two-cent rail passenger fares, rail company taxation, and candidate volleys. Key figures include Elkins allies in state races, Senator Carrigan, and Governor Dawson, as tax reform and railroad policy drive campaign strategy amid mounting public pressure for cheaper travel.
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Tay
Keim
Sturgit
Prem
Elkins
West Virginia
Ucting Tue
Pasetel & Resolution
Armor Plate Trust
Republican Campaign Fund
Catarrh Cure Claim and Local Crime Report
A old newspaper ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure promising a cure for catarrh and a $100 reward for any failure. The piece also notes attempted lynching in Washington Pa of Elmer Dep for assault and murder, plus health tips urging stomach care and recommending Kodol for digestion, sold by Reinhart's Pharmacy.
Tri-State Business College Cumberland Pat Tez Orenina
An OCR fragment mentions Pat Tez Orenina associated with The Tri-State Business College in Cumberland Maryland and a Sept 4 5 6 timetable with requests to write for a catalogue and terms. It also references an Ohio liquor license law change and a state tax, plus a dubious note about eviction notice for a cold and a Kennedy's Laxative Honey product sold by a local pharmacy.
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Pat Tez Orenina
Tri-State Business College
Cumberland, Md
Kennedy
Keiahary
West Virginia News Highlights Seek School Reform and Trade Growth
A broad update reports political and legal items across West Virginia. Charles P. Dorr is found unconscious in New York after being drugged. Rev W Howard Meyers receives new charges in Grafton and Buckhannon. a rabies scare follows a horse bite near Chester with several coworkers traveling to Pittsburgh for Pasteur treatment. C D Gillespie faces a $20,000 suit over Pennington’s death from intoxication. Rail road tax appeals spread as B&O and others contest assessments. Keyser plant delays hit workers and cost concerns loom. A school law revision panel is named to restructure education and consider a state board of education. The West Virginia Board of Trade prepares for its second annual convention in Charleston, with state leaders expected to attend and drive development. The board, formed June 1905, spans 22 bodies and markets the state’s resources aggressively.
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Charles P. Dorr
Webster County
New York City
Petzrlkin
W. Howard Meyers
Episcopal Church
Sutton
Grafton
Buckhannon
Mr. Meyers
Shepherdstown
John L. Meyers
Gus Stewart
C. D. Gillespie
Brooklyn Heights
Hendricke
A. J. Pennington
West Virginia
Pennington
Gillespie
Chicago
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
State Board of Public Works
B & O Railroad Company
Keyser
WA. Liller
T. G. Miller
B. L. Butcher
Dawson
Henry G. Davis
J. N. Camden
Elkins
West
Commonwealth
Good Man Falls To Kidney Disease Warns Of Delay
A partial ad style column notes a man who ignored early kidney trouble and died of Bright's disease. It urges Foley's Kidney Cure for prompt relief, sharing a Morgantown Indiana case of nocturnal unrest and backache cured by the remedy. It also mentions Russell Sage's will and a Kennedy laxative cough syrup claim in a compact news blurb.
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Bright
A. R. Bass
Morgantown Ind
Reichart
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, W. Y
Notes From Nearby Reflect Local Events and Tragedies
A county roundup notes Berkeley Springs home destroyed near Berkeley Springs. Clarke county shootings injure George Morris and William Porter. Back Creek coal vein prospects discussed. Berkeley County deaths and resignations noted. Airship attraction planned for Magerstown fair in October. Several railroad accidents and marriages reported. Union tensions at Riverton yard and a fatal train incident near Ferrum. Memorial window for Stonewall Jackson unveiled in Roanoke. DeWitts Little Early Risers advertised. SF fire insurance losses pegged at 132 million. 25 million in diamonds imported. smuggling feared.
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Berkeley Springs
Winchester
M. E. Church South
Summit Point
Clarke County
George Morris
William Porter
Stie
Back Creek Valley
Berkeley County
Fourth
W. Hardman
Calhoun County
William T. Siler
Backcreek Valley
8. G. Dornblaser
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Hageratown
St. Paula Lutheran Church
Bucyrus
Bio
Wedding at Winfeld in Putnam Democrat tale unfolds
A wedding in Winfeld, West Virginia joins Albert Ellis and Pearl Lipscomb of Hurricane in a ceremony officiated by Rev. Maddox. The bride wore cream wool, the groom homespun attire, and the piece humorously recounts Bert Ellis’s colorful past. An advertisement for DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve closes the item.
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Winfeld
W. Va
Albert
Bert) Ellis
Miss Pearl Lipscomb
Hurricane
W. H. Maddox
Mike Lipscomb
Trvin Lipscomb
Bert
Dixie
New Jersey Life Novel Doc Gordon by Mary E Wilkins Freeman
Mary E Wilkins Freeman writes a southern New Jersey set novel Doc Gordon a mystery romance to be serialised in the Sunday North American with the August fiction supplement The author known for New England portraits portrays local life and readers are urged to subscribe for full August coverage and installments
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New Jersey
Doc
Mary E Wilkins
David Haram
Mary B. Wilkins-Freeman
New England
Doc. Gordon
Wilkins
Popular Excursions to Niagara Falls From Shenandoah Junction
Baltimore and Ohio railroad offers round trip excursions to Niagara Falls for 811.50 on August 3 and 17 and September 14 and 28, 1906. Tickets valid ten days including sale date on regular trains except Black Diamond Express. Train No 504 connection from Washington leaves 7 39 A M. Camden Station 6 39 A M arrives 11 00 P M. Tickets sold for west of Mt Airy and Washington Junction on day before dates. Pamphlet with stopovers and side trips available from ticket agents.
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Shenandoah Junction
Washington
Baltimore
Camden
Nigare Palla
Mt. Airy
Washington Junction
Black Diamond
Lehigh Valley
Callon Ticket Agenta
Presbyterian Church Directory for Shepherdstown Area
The directory lists pastors and service times for Presbyterian and Methodist churches in Shepherdstown and nearby towns. Refs include Onenca Rev Charles Ghisella Mt Wesley Shepherdstown Bethesda Avilla and Epworth League events with collections for the American Bible Society.
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Presbyterian Onenca
Charles Ghisella
D. D
Shapherdstown
Providence
M. E. Carrea
F. Bonn
M. E. Caunes Serra
H. I, Stephens
Bethesda
Fea
Avilla
American Bible Bodie
Epworth League
Mario
Shepherdstown
Cuvec
B.A. Mate Shall
Carmonte Cuvecu
J. Q. Collins
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