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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1906
Page
4
A 1906 column laments the scarce banknotes and high lumber prices while railroads dodge taxes in West Virginia under new Board of Public Works assessments. It blasts Governor Dawson, Senator Tillman, and party leaders, notes Taft and Taggart, and urges legislative pushback against railroad power and pollution in Hawshire county.
West Virginia railroads challenge new Board of Public Works valuation, seeking reductions from $176 million to lower figures. B&O appeals in Clarksburg, Fairmont, Martinsburg, and Berkeley County with hearings set for August. possible Supreme Court avenues discussed. In another incident, an armed man aboard an excursion train between Stedman and Wilmington, North Carolina was shot dead by a bystander after threatening passengers amid widespread drunkenness.
Readers are urged to honor lifesavers along the coast for heroic rescue work while Hostetter s Stomach Bitters is touted as a health aid for the weak and a travel companion for trips. A Yosemite Valley highwayman allegedly forced five stage coaches to surrender valuables, directing each driver to continue after payment.
Misa Hallie Matthews wounded her father Halleck Matthews in New Amsterdam Indiana last Saturday after he told of his plans to marry again. The incident highlights family tension and a reported motive tied to remarriage in the hometown.
Prof. W. D. Wachter has been appointed principal of the Sharpsburg public school. Arch Oden Jr formerly in the alias business at Winchester has made an assignment. Gay Armel four years old died near Winchester after eating green fruit. An incendiary fire in Martineburg Tuesday night destroyed a warehouse and threatened the Hannis distillery.
A Wheeling wool merchant Bernard Horkheimer died in a warehouse accident. School leaders changed in Elkins Buckhama and Keyser. Fatal burns in Frederick Maryland from a stove. a Roanoke boy died after a baseball injury. A man hypnotized in Colleen, a Martinsburg girl attempted suicide with stomach pump saving her, and a Potomac river drowning in Alexandria. A boy killed by a horse near Berkeley Station. A reunion of Civil War units planned for Antietam with Gettysburg ties. Electric railway power planned for Virginia and Maryland line. Two young people killed on railroad tracks near Piedmont. A Morgan County chapel dedication. Violence in Matewan. a night watchman injured and two men shot. one death. A medical ad claims Hall's Catarrh Cure. Ice trust investigation reveals price gouging in Kansas City.
State Tax Commissioner Dilllon warns of widespread license violations as counties report fewer licensees than last year. He urges Macon to indict those conducting licensed businesses without proper permits. In Urbana Iowa ten year old Charles Haines died after a blue jay attack, head wounds and blood poisoning. doctors unable to save him.
An ad promotes Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup as permanent relief for habitual constipation by stimulating the liver and restoring natural bowel action. It claims no nausea or griping and a mild pleasant taste. The name Onixo is urged with Reinhart's Pharmacy. A Chicago jogger with Sense tag Nu 19500 vanished. tag later found in canned meat in Roxbury Virginia.
A ruined North Sea dyke spill ruins a Holland province as a watchman neglects a leak. Kenneth Melver of Vanceboro Maine credits Dr King s New Discovery for saving his life after a neglected cold nearly killed him. McCartney of Pasadena recounts heart surgery after sand fragments were driven into his chest by a hay wagon collision. A census notes in 1900 one in 1200 were blind and one in 830 were deaf in the United States.
Romney Review reports progress toward ending South Branch river pollution from the United States Leather Company tannery at Moorefield. An injunction halted pollution for thirty days as groundwork for permanent cleanup, with Pownall promising plant improvements. Franklin tannery remains as the last polluter on the stream.
Former Senator James K Jones of Arkansas, longtime Democratic National Committee chairman, replies to W J Bryan about reform aims and potential candidacy. Bryan endorses Jeffersonian democracy and says he may run again if reformists control the party. Also notes railroad station delays, Ely Cream Balm ad, 4th of July casualties, and canned goods inspections.
Arrangements are made for a camp meeting in Shenansteah Tunction starting July 24 lasting two weeks. Admission ten cents on Sundays otherwise free. Rev. F. Grafllin of Baltimore to lecture July 24 25 and 26. Program includes multiple sermons and notices by Rev. Strother Kern Canter Stephens and others through August 6 with closing events led by ALF Campbell and T. T. Fist Burns among others.
Fragmentary obituary for Anna Virginia, infant daughter of W and Satie Th Heck. The text blends mournful reflections with garbled lines about life, loss, and memory. Limited legible names include Anna Virginia and references to family and sorrow, with unclear dates or places.
Fragmentary obituary dated Sunday July 1 reports the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Nidowartete, unnamed in the readable text. The short notice mentions months and a baptismal or Christening context and attributes the child to Charles Niwa. The readable portion ends with angels accompanying the child.
Fragmentary obituary and memorial notes honor Gitta Hig yigenenes and a Confederate veteran from Shepherdstown. The item lists mournful sentiments and condolences from a ladies committee, mentions Eastern Post Office, and notes lost health battles and grief. It then shifts to medical remedy advertisements and child care products with brand names Foley s Honey and Tar and Mother Gray s Sweet Powders for Children.
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