President Taft’s Economic and Military Policy Outlook
The piece outlines Taft’s stance on regulation, enforcement, and government economy. It calls for stronger law enforcement, expanded judicial capacity, support for home industry, and confidence for domestic investment. It endorses a permanent tariff board, opposition to broad tariff revisions, and continued ship subsidies. It discusses Panama Canal fortification, canal funding, anti-pork reform, and military and naval enhancements, including two battleships and other vessels.
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Taft
Corfans
Supreme Court
FE Tate
Auth
America
Tarif
Congress
Turf Board
Panama Canal
Ganetess
Ervatter
Rome
Pacific
Panama
Pregrapht
United States Powerleas
Government reform and policy proposals headline
The document outlines calls to raise federal judge salaries, simplify judiciary procedure, reduce litigation costs, and relieve the Supreme Court of unnecessary appeals. It recommends postal reform, civil service expansion to postmasters, and broader anti corruption measures. It praises Postmaster General Hitchcock for self sustaining finances and signals various federal policy ideas for 1921.
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Costa
Tig
Supreme Court
Hitchcock
Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Secretary of the Navy
Bureau of Health
Interstate Commerce Commission
Nominations Sent to Senate by Taft
President Taft sent hundreds of nominations to the Senate including Frederick W. Lehmann of Missouri for solicitor general. The batch covers many recess appointments already announced and totals about 91 nominations.
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Senate
Taft
Washington, D. C
Frederick We Lehmann
Missouri
Caleb Powers Visits Washington After Conviction
President Tare meets congressional callers for an hour with Caleb Powers of Kentucky, the representative-elect and three time convicted in the Gobet murder case, a notable visit during the day.
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Washington, D. G
Dee Fi
Tare
Caleb Powers
Kentucky
Gobet
Cuse
Fragmented OCR Notice of Local Events and Roads
An OCR damaged item mentions roads and places such as Sycamore and Catandigitier with incomplete company or farm references. The text references a Philadel Company completion and Maxwell and Gordon areas, but many words are garbled. The record preserves scattered place names and implied infrastructure notes without full context.
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Teamite
HM. Carter Farm
Sycamore
Reek
Catandigitier
Philadel Company
Ide
Maxwell
Gorden
Trials of Coltingemsil Lee in Justice Court
Thomas Gottingham and James Lee alias Jim Doe faced a peace warrant trial in Justice W P Camps court for alleged disorderly conduct at the White House in the East End. The proceedings were postponed to Monday due to readiness issues with Cottinewham.
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Thomas Gottingham
James Lee
Jim Doe
W. P. Camp
George G. Wachtar
Joan
East End
Presbyterian Synod of West Virginia Committee Meeting
The Home Mission committee met yesterday afternoon in the First Presbyterian Church lecture room at Parkersburg to review three months of work and plan the coming quarter’s activities.
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Home Mission Committee
The
Presbyterian Synod of
West Virginia
First Presbyterian Church
Parkersburg
Street cave-in near Merchants Bank prompts swift repair
A section of the street in front of the Merchants Bank caved in about two yards area on Tuesday morning, sinking five feet. Edward J. Doyle, superintendent of streets, dispatched workers who filled the hole to prevent injuries to horses and passersby. Mayor Moore addressed three cases at police court, including drunkenness fines with some defendants sent to city limits and a $6.69 cash bond forfeiture for a disorderly individual.
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Merchants Bank
Edward J. Doyle
Front Th Moore
Honeymoon Return Marks Local Visit by Weston Couple
Mr and Mrs Roy Hief Weston spent a few days in the city on their honeymoon and have returned to Weston.
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Roy Hief Weston
Weeton
State Delegates Heading to Road Builders Meet
State Road Commissioner Charles P. Light travels to Indianapolis for the American Road Builders Association meeting starting Wednesday. Delegates appointed by Governor Glasscock include Howard Southerland of Elkins Earl W. Ogliby of Wheeling Albert B. Johnson of Union Monroe county.
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Roa
Charles P. Light
Indianapolis
American Road Builders Association
Glasscock
Howard Southerland
Elkins
Earl W. Ogliby
Wheeling
Albert 8. Johnson
Union
Monroe County
Charles Town Elects City Officials in Incomplete Report
In Rawson and Charles Town, election results listed John Brother as first mayor and Gerard Moore as recorder with a slate including W. O Speer W. A. Higgs Frank B. Robinson Charles Smith and D. W. Hyatt as council or junior officials. The text is fragmentary and unclear on exact dates and locales.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Rawson
John Brother
Gerard Moore
W. O Speer
W. A. Higgs
Frank B. Robinson
Charles Smith
D. W. Hyatt
Matthews Pardoned by Governor Glasscock
Governor Glasscock grants pardon to Asa I. Matthews who was convicted in Gilmer County in August for carrying a revolver. He had been sentenced to a $20 fine and six months in prison.
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Glasscock Hae
Asa I. Matthews
Gilmer
For Sale Broad Oaks Lots and Houses
For sale at Broad Oaks two lots 49 by 120 on Orchard Street and St Clair Street Heights Lot 4 by 128. Also South Second Street single rooms and a six room house both modern with good water. Price for both 7800 dollars terms easy. East Clarketors Pike Street six room house nicely finished and modern.
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Lote
Orchard Street
The
Order of St. Clair
South Second Street
East Clarketors
Pike Street
Real Estate Listings by White Across City Additions
Houses for sale or rent in Broad Oaks New Fair Ground Addition Haywond Heights Central School Addition Glenwood Addition and East Chrisburg Note white listings for buyers and bargains.
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Broad Oaks
New Fair Ground
Haywond Heights
Central School
Glenwood
East Chrisburg
Short Line Train Delayed At Station
A Short Line passenger train arriving at the station was delayed by several hours while other services ran on time. The late train towed in and minor timetable disruptions were reported.
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Doc
Wires
Torsday
Osborn Leaves St Mary's After Appendicitis Operation
William G. Osborn, recently a patient at St Mary's Desplat, has been discharged after an appendicitis operation. He is not yet fully strong to attend to business.
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William G. Osborn
St. Mary's Desplat
Taken to Hospital After Incident
Mrs. J. W. Walden was taken to a local hospital this afternoon for treatment.
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J. W. Walden
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