Record issues fine blue book on southern progress
A long OCR fragment advertises the Blue Book of Southern Progress. It highlights vast growth in population, industry, cotton value, and railroad mileage in the South, with figures comparing 30 years of data across 19 states and Washington DC. The pamphlet promises updated statistics from the Manufactur er Record of Baltimore and costs 25 cents per pamphlet.
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Iaterial de Hopmiént
Han Avai
Soin
South
Oklahoma
Missouri
District of Columbia
Souther
Maryland
Texan
Baltimore
New Post Office Planned at Harriet West Virginia
Representative Gaines urged a new post office at Harriet, six miles from Vaughan in Nicholas county with A. Williams as postmaster. Several fourth class seat postmasters were appointed in Kanawha and Lincoln counties. Paxton post office moved southwest. West Virginia post offices named Dreddy Droop Kingston Kowan Sawyers twin Mountain announced with postmasters. Names changed Angel to Brounland and Cur ls to Redwing and Alum Creek renamed in Kanawha and Lincoln counties.
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Washington, D. C
Gaines
Harriet
Nicholas County
Vaughan
Willams
Nelson M. Patton
Guthrie
Kanawha County
B. I. Robertson
Hank Meadows
Shrewsbury
B. F. Backus
Louie Sewards
Spears
Lincoln County
H. S. Spears
Paxton
Clay County
Naa Heen
West Virgiia
Kowan
Webster County
Theodore G. Gregory
Sawyers
Greenbrier County
James J. Sawyers
Twin Mountain
Grant County
William P. Rasseld
Angel
Brounland
Curls
Redwing
Rome
Kanawha
Alum Creek
Stathers Declines Washington Consular Offer After Senate Bid
Sir S. Stathers of Weston, defeated by George W. Bland in the state election, has been in Washington. He reportedly refused a consular post in a Central American state, despite friends saying he was offered a position.
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Washington
D.C. Fen
Sir S. Stathers
Weston
George W. Bland
Anae
Former Clarksburg Woman Studying American Design
Mme. Grovitch wife of the Serbian charge d affaires in London arrived aboard the Mauretania. An American by birth, she traveling to study American schools of applied design and embroidery. A committee of Servian women in Belgrade hired her to observe modern methods and agricultural practices to boost Servian women’s crafts and farming.
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Rime
Slavko Grovitch
London
Halland House
Mme. Grovitch
Mauretahia
Mme. Groviteh
Diplomatic Corps
No Change In Rivers and Markers Delayed Senate Action
The rivers and harbors bill passed the Senate with only minor differences and was unchanged from the House version on river and harbor matters. The measure, including authorization and appropriation details, awaits final action with a reported 209,000 and toll provisions noted for the Ohio region.
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Washington, D.C
Senate
House
Ohio
Zi P . R
Land Purchase Near Elm Grove Sparks TB Sanitarium Plan
In Wheeling on February 2 the View Point tract near Elm Grove saw 23 acres bought by the Wheeling Realty Company for development. The Wheeling tuberculosis sanitarium is to rise on the site once a suitable fund is raised, with purchase pegged at about 5500 dollars. The tract, accessible by the Tealfing road to Stone Church, sits 1900 feet above sea level, offering a panoramic valley view.
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Wheeling
View Point
Elm Grove
Wntl-Tichorentosis League
Wheeline
Wheeling Realty Company
Architects Chosen For Hardy County Courthouse
Milburn Helster and Company of Washington, DC have been selected as architects for the new Hardy County courthouse at Moorefield. The project is listed at a cost of 60,000 dollars.
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Milburn, Helster and Company
Washington, D.C
Gof
Hardy County
Moorefield
Rail timetable excerpts for West Virginia routes and connections
Clarksburg to Cumberland Washington Philadelphia and New York schedule details depart times and arrivals for main line eastbound, main line westbound including Parkersburg, Cincinnati and St Louis, and West Virginia Short Line connections. Times are inconsistently formatted with multiple errors but indicate daily and Sunday services, various accommodations, and through connections.
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Clarksburg
East Bound
Cumberland
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
West Bound
Parkersburg
Cincinnati
Louisville
St Louis
W. VA
Pitts
Fairmont
Morgantown
Connellsville
Pittsburg
Weston
Pickens
Richwood
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Southern
Stathers
Peony Caresl Company
Peremeredte sotDiiCan
L Sale
Russia
Dunham & Upham Swell
Ralston Health
Florsheim
Stacy Adams
Tan Russia Cult
Patent Colt
Regio Eular
Main ST
Glarksburg, W. Va
Norfolk
New York Evening Sun
Senylan
Daenmone & Hae
Railhoad
Ieee
Alwaya
Holmboe
LA Architects
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