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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1905
Page
3
Turmoil sweeps Shepherdstotenegister Tavrspay district over tax reform and factional strife. Governors Dawson and Teeter face off as Lakin’s defeat burdens West Virginia politics, with calls to force repayment from coal and oil interests and a looming Republican collapse at the state level.
A stray thunderstrike near Strasburg Virginia claims Aden Weller while harvesting. Martinsburg plans paving with vitrified brick for the public square and adjoining block in modern style. Berkeleys county couple Mies Stella V Albright and James A Wintermeyer wed in Martineborg last week amid other local notices. Public safety, court actions, and transportation plans appear amid a range of regional events and personal notices.
A catastrophic wreck near Taptsco Station twelve miles east of Westminster Maryland killed 26 and injured many more. A double freight train began moving on the main track against orders after three westbound passenger trains passed, colliding with the third passenger train on a curve. All six crew members aboard the engines died, along with twelve repair workers in the combination car, many of whom were from the Catoctin Furnace and Pharmont areas. Special trains ferried physicians to the scene as families mourned, with survivors and the bereaved facing widespread hardship.
An advertisement touts Dr King s New Discovery as a cure for consumption and related illnesses. It cites a Cearfoss Maryland resident William Myers praising its efficacy after other medicines failed. The claim includes pneumonia prevention and a price of 50 cents and 1.00 with a free trial bottle offered at Reinhart s Pharmacy.
The thirty third annual commencement at Shepherd College State Normal School drew the largest crowd yet, with diplomas awarded by State Superintendent Thomas C. Miller. Prizes for top students were announced as cadet drill winners Cleon Osbourn and George Whiting received gold medals, while the Alumni Association and Finals observed a busy evening of music and addresses.
West Virginia Supreme Court last week upheld a decision against tax commissioner G W Dilton finding leasehold houses on coal, oil and gas lands subject to separate taxation as chattels real. The ruling affects $200 million in property and confirms the legality of new tax laws. The decision hinges on the ownership of written agreements and the classification of leaseholds separate from land. This action expands tax revenue and may be appealed by state and local interests.
West Virginia educators plan their annual meeting June 27 to 30 at White Sulphur Springs. Reports cover the state Board of Trade formation at Wheeling, Sturgiza elected president, and appointments to the Romney School for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind board. Regent actions set Marshall College building bid, and normal school teacher election dates in Huntington and Charleston. Quarantine at Decker mine Morgantown due to smallpox prompts protests over lifting rules. State distributes a record school fund, with Jefferson county receiving about 8,483 for salaries and enumerations.
A fragmented church directory lists pastors Shepherdstown Rearnaysville and Shaemindale along with scattered notices on services, roga tions, and community events. It includes stray advertisements for painting services in Charleston and Shecdhudean junction, with obscure names and times.
For the Farmers Institute event in July 1904 at Andrew Virginia Polytech the Norfolk and Western Railway offers a round trip ticket from ticket offices in the evening at one fare plus 25 cents. Tickets on sale July 1 and good for return before the end of the period.
Convention routes set via Baltimore and Ohio with railpass options from Philadelphia Hagerstown Summit Manningburg. Tickets priced at one fare plus fifty cents round trip. Tickets usable July 4 through July 15. Inquiries to nearest ticket agent or C W Bassett G PA B&O HR Baltimore.
East of the Olle River all points will sell tickets June 21 to July 3 inclusive for return by July 17 with August 1 extension upon 50 cent deposit. Details via B&O Railroad offices or C W Bassett GPA. Also lists wheat hay and other commodities with per unit prices listed in the damaged OCR.
The notice states that on Thursday delivery will occur for FS Der diay atone. Milk from young Jersey cows will be collected for cables and delivered by Friday to A B FEREMAN. June 22 is referenced as a raise date.
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