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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1906
Page
3
The Shepherdstown Register notes Governor Dawson faces tax bill scrutiny and postmasters rally for Senator Elkins. Rail fare, railroad rate talks, and a Senate House conference drive West Virginia politics. Local counties see real estate gains, rail increases, and calls for sincere public discourse amid graft concerns.
The district race trims to George C. Sturgiss of Morgantown and N Keim of Randolph county as Ira E. Robinson and W G Conley exit. Keim enjoys strong organization support while Sturgiss has state administration backing.
The Board of Public Works updates WV railroad values from 36 million to 176.8 million with telegraph and express firms rising. Baltimore and Ohio leads with about 50 million, Norfolk and Western at 29 million, and Chesapeake and Ohio near 28 million. Traction lines, Wheeling Traction prominent, telegraph and phone firms total 3.24 million, express assets 17.27 million with franchise taxes noted. The report also lists main railroad and traction line assessents across the state.
Riverton postmaster G W Pouts survived a robbery and life threat after years of chronic liver illness. He credits Electric Bitters with curing his ailments and maintaining health for eleven years. The ad promotes the tonic at Reinhart's Drug Store for stomach liver and kidney issues. A Toledo dispatch reports Juvenile Court officers pursuing a delicate brain surgery on 10 year old Joseph Shops Little Joe to remove diseased membranes and curb his incorrigible conduct. Surgeons expect a full recovery based on the operation already performed.
The Red Men arrange a large Charles Town Fourth of July event while the Daughters of the Confederacy in Berkeley County plan a parade at Inwood Park. Other items note a $20,000 Martinsburg residence, Haagerstown railcar shops costing a quarter of a million, and various local incidents including a Charles Town court case and a Martinsburg wedding. Congressmen Keifer spoke at Antietam memorials, and a Martinsburg carriage accident left no serious injuries.
Druggists refund one if it fails to cure. E W Grave signature on each box, 25c.
A Berkeley Springs woman defended herself with an axe after a bull dog attack. A Fairmont baby born with two tongues sparks local wonder. An elderly man was jailed for moonshine in Grant county. Beckley druggist Blake Phillips died in a soda fountain explosion. Several Republicans quit the race for the district’s nomination. A McGraw Grafton gas well yielded six million cubic feet daily. A Paw Paw couple died after being struck by a train near the Potomac shore. Ex Senator Davis donated parkland to Charleston for Y M C A use valued near $100,000 and promised more gifts.
The Irving College semi centennial commencement will run June 2 through June 6 with addresses by Governor Pennypacker and other distinguished figures. Dr Ernest E Campbell of Shepherdstown serves as Irving College president.
Reports from Shepherdstown doctors and a surge in spring ailments point to lingering winter effects on digestion and appetite. Reinhart's Pharmacy touts Miona stomach tablets with a 50 cent box guarantee after testing their effectiveness on heartburn indigestion and related debility.
Newsprint ad style item noting efforts to fight consumption and promote Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe cough remedy. Mentions Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar and Reinbart's Pharmacy, betting on authenticity and avoiding imitation. Includes Civil War era grant details for Antietam Battlefield repairs and superintendent funding.
Edward Collins and his wife flee across the Mason and Dixon Line to Pennsylvania after threats of tar and feathers. Neighbors alienate them since their Chambersburg marriage. A rider warned them to leave within 30 minutes, later seeking refuge in a farmhouse. The incident highlights tensions over interracial marriage in Washington County Maryland.
A passenger train sidewiped freight cars in Louisville Kentucky on Monday causing two coaches to be torn and eight dead with twenty two injured. Nordhseeen Germany bans women from wearing trailing skirts within town limits to prevent dust and germs. Martienborg election ends with Democratic victory amid quiet campaign. The poem asks what plants a tree and hints at civic growth and national unity.
Delegates to the congressional convention were selected at the recent Democratic primary. Listed are Charles Town and others in Walker Town, Ripon, Middleway, and Shepherdstown with names such as Witte, Langdon, and Conner. School officers were chosen district by district, including McGarry, Beavers, Reinhart, and Conkrell.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Galton Wyandotte and Harret re ac Kuck Egge and a cryptic line about UB JAMIN HARTARL dated March 1b. The readable items hint at a hatchery or place names but lack coherent event details or clear individuals.
Fragmented OCR notes mention wheat varieties and butter, with garbled phrases likely referencing grain quality, grading, and butter processing terms. No coherent event or names emerge to identify a clear news item or date.
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