Rail line and coal firms in private car dispute in West Virginia
The Evening Echo reports on a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company case with coal interests over railroad car handling. John G. Wilson explains Fairmont Coal Company owned about 90 percent of mines in the region, controlled 90 percent of output and car supplies. now output is 40 percent with about 90 percent of cars. The railroad is bound to handle private cars. courts in West Virginia and Columbus, Ohio, have upheld private car handling, with Riverdale Coal Company also involved.
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Fairmont Company
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Columbus
Wilson Paints
Suidne Thomson
United States Circuit Court
Riverdale Coal Company
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Memorial rites in Clarkshire by secret fraternal orders
In Clarkshire local fraternal and secret orders hold memorial services to honor the dead and reinforce duties of members. The texts urge living members to live clean, bright lives, fulfill home and civic duties, and reflect on spiritual state amid busy business and leisure hours.
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Clarkshire
Timy
Tihules
Bealde
Sting
Keoly
Elaine
Annual White Goods Sale Opens Monday January 21
The sale touts greater value, assortment, and quality in white goods and muslin underwear. It highlights dresses, lace, linens, and embroidery with cash-only lines and a focus on durable, well finished garments at low prices.
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India
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Advertising and civic duty in a bustling holiday scene
The piece urges constant advertising to sustain business beyond holidays, noting Charleston gas meter readers, railroad safety concerns, and a call for better rail legislation. It emphasizes the value of community, reliability in commerce, and civic oversight to protect the public.
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Charleston
Floods and politics weave through West Virginia land
The article discusses rising water and its impact on mining in West Virginia, noting suspended operations and payroll effects. It mentions county formation debates, Fairmont’s ties, and Mannington’s role, plus political shifts with Senator Ashburn’s rail regulation stance and Nugent’s Federation of Labor leadership.
Water quality and flood risks tied to illness
Fragmentary note links water conditions to health outcomes, stating that flood-related quantity raises typhoid fever risk and quality affects disease spread. The text reads as an assertion that water impact depends on amount and purity, with floods implying higher health dangers.
Move that Clarketirs to Warden Spot at West Virginia
Telegram notes the proposed appointment to the warden position in West Virginia. The brief mentions Clarketirs as the candidate and signals official action pending confirmation.
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Clarketirs
West Virginia
Doubt Over Board of Trade Bond Issue
Fragmented text notes damp streets and rail signals, questions bond issue viability and legislative election. Mentions Charleston, New York graft rumors, and possible relief efforts if famine or exposure grows. No clear outcome or dates provided.
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Charleston
Dreadnought to Sail for Hampton Roads Exposition
Great Britain's battleship Dreadnought, the largest in the world, heads to the West Indies for winter maneuvers before arriving at Hampton Roads for the Jamestown Ter Centenary Exposition. At 18,000 tons with ten 12 inch guns, she speeds over twenty knots and will be joined by England's cruiser division including Good Hope and Antrim for the opening ceremonies.
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Hampton Roads
West Indies
Admiral Evan
England
Admiralty
Good Hope
Antrim
Argyle
Devonaire
Hampshire
Roxburgh
Frelen
Jester McMillan Returned from Webster Springs Detained
Jester McMillan was brought back from Webster Springs after being detained there for several days by Rich Witers. BE. W. Willams departed for Wheeling this afternoon on business.
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Webster Springs
Rich Witers
BE. W. Willams
Wheeling
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