Thorn Highways Bill May Pass In State Legislature
Charleston dispatch reports Sen A K Thors of Clarkaburg says a highway inspector tax bill has favorable action and could pass both house and senate. Also coverage defends Sen Ashburn against a Wheel ing Intelligencer accusation, with lawyers approving the railroad two cent fee proposal and criticizes Laughlin as partisan.
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Beast
Charleston
A. K. Thors
Clarkaburg
Nhw
House
Senate
Harrison County
Ashburn
Wheeling Intelligencer
George A. Laughlin
Intelligencer
Laughlin
Republican Party
Monstrous Japanese Spider Crab At Sea Exhibit
A naturalist recalls collecting world crabs and describes a colossal Japanese spider crab. Its feeding arms exceed twelve feet, body about twenty inches, weight around seventy five pounds, with adaptable pincers and spines enabling camouflage by attaching sponges and weeds to its limbs.
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mo‘Hall
Trainman Scalded by Escaping Steam at Glen Falls
Engineer White of the M R division was badly scalded Thursday evening at 7:50 while operating engine No 2331 attached to the local freight at Glen Falls. A boiler blowout forced him from the cab and the engine went off the line, requiring another engine from Fairmont to haul the local.
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White
M. R
Stoem
Glen Falls
Fairmont
Lo Abla Elty
OL Francis Afraid of Losing Himself headline
Colonel M. J. Francia of Wilsonburg, a well known state figure, visited Fairmont last night recounting how an early injury near the old Fairmont shaft forced him to leave the town. He explained he feared losing what remained of himself after a foot loss while working for Fred Martin during Martin’s tenure as superintendent.
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M. J. Francia
Wilsonburg
Fairmont
Don the Dog Helps on Short Line Baggage
Don, a Gordon Irish Setter, serves as an assistant baggage master for L. W. Harvey on the Short Line. He and his master are always punctual, with the dog often walking slightly ahead to the car. Harvey prizes him as an excellent watchdog and cannot imagine firing him.
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Don
United States
L. W. Harvey
Mr. Harvey
Don Ja
Hospital News Update on Local Surgeries
Wiley Williamson of Wallace underwent an appendectomy at Kessler Wumphal Wednesday afternoon. Ween Kemper of Wellacy also had surgery at the same facility for an unspecified condition.
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Wiley Willlamson
Wallace
Kessler Wumphal
Ween Kemper
Wellacy
Camie Immute Cer
Beggar Pimase Debate Over Wires Sighting
In a fragmented dialogue a beggar pleads for two wires to support a poor man lying there while a passerby questions the claim as a peculiar old scene unfolds with unsure names and actions.
Mocked Work Pace and Harsh Inspector Echoes in Aged Pieces
Reader observes 18th century social scenes with vivid peasant toil and a blunt inspector, then shifts to notes on button fashion gossip, and a geography piece noting sparsely inhabited regions. The column blends domestic hardship with curiosities of era culture and exploration.
Welsh Rabbit and Opposite Marriages Quips From a Column
A fragmentary humor column recalls Welsh rabbit dinner preparations and a string of witty exchanges. Jokes touch on social bets, divorce grounds, elocutionists, and evolving marital dynamics with playful banter and era voice.
Real estate listings in Grasselli area and Kant Clarksburg
Two lots with houses in Grasselli Addition fronting two streets sized 50x10 feet priced at 2000 each with easy terms One lot on Oak and Terra Cotta near Kant Clarksburg features a 50 by 218 foot residence site in Industrial Addition a seven room house and lot sized 380 by 150 Another small farm near Grasselli with 8 acres a house a good well water and an orchard priced to move Also bargains in jets at Grawcelli and Fair Grounds Additionিষ
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Harharmer
Shinnaton
Clarks Wils
Harrison
West Virginia
Gray Palace
Court Street
Buck
Mark
C. S. Layton
R. Mead
Dé Nire
Layton
Imlace
Hix
Tach
Grasselil
Atreein
Kant
Grawcelli
Fair Grounds
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the Farmers Bank
Clarksburg
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Pike Street
Frank Duffy
W.va
Th St. and Traders Alley
THORN
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M. It
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Ovid Tnabey
Paris
Paris Figura
Mapa
Sahara
Arabia
Mongolia
Amazon
Kongo
America
Asia
Teo
Liberia
Cyrus G, Adams
Harper's
St. Nicholas
Indy
New York
Jenkins
Uldersmnd
Kannady
Stone & Mercer
MNE
Gamble
The
Waldo
Wells & Haymakers
Waldo Hotel
Kollmann & Ash
Real Estate Brokers
Grasselli
Dr. King
Clarksburg Pressing Co
Henry Heinz
North Third Rt
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