Taxation Reform Sparks Senate Admonition in West Virginia
The Grafton Eagle reports that lawmakers adjourned without equalizing taxes despite calls from the Senate Finance Committee and a Tax Commission review. It highlights that agricultural property bears 89 percent of state taxes while commercial property escapes, with banks assessed far below true value.
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Senate Finance Committee
Tax Commission
West Virginia
Byrne
W. Va. Democrat
Gas coal railroad extension eyed to open vast West Virginia fields
The Baltimore Herald notes plans to extend the B and C railroad from Fairmont toward gas coal fields in South Gaston across the Monongahela west fork. Upon completion the five mile line would access 2,000 acres of rich unworked gas coal. Nearby contracts near Morgantown show local progress on bridges and piers, with track laying to resume swiftly once major work clears.
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Baltimore Herald
Loth Inst
Gaston Railroad
Fairmont
West Fork
Monongahela River
South Gaston
West Virginia
Shinnston
Clarksburg
Attrill’s Road
Foster
Morgantown
Messrs. Bennett & Talbott
Monongahela
Buffalo Creek
Marion County
Fairmont Revival Nears End After 180 At Altar
The Fairmont Methodist revival has drawn over 180 people to the altar with 165 conversions. Ministers and workers are exhausted, and organizers anticipate ending soon, though supporters hope for a few more weeks of progress. Seagle West Virginian.
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Arly Teri
Seagle
Tramps Crime After Ill Treatment in Childbirth
Mrs. John W. Phillips died near Blacksville Monongalia county from ill treatment by a man posing as a physician during childbirth. The tramp vanished leaving no trace to identify him. The New Dominion details the Maple family measles tragedy with the parents and six children buried together.
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John W. Phillips
Blacksville
Monongalia County
New Dominion
Maple
West Warren
Deaths and notes from New Dominion area obituaries
West Deacon H G West died February 26 after a severe stroke on February 7. His family attended him and nursing tried to ease his passing. Other obits include Mrs Henry Miller of Taylor county laid to rest at Oxville on February 8. Silas West and James Hare with others were with him in sickness. Also mentions William Brown of Marion County choking to death after a turkey dinner on the eve of his 89th birthday.
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H. G. West
Goshen
Silas West
Taylor County
James Hare
Union District
Wm. I. West
Stewartstown
J. ©. Robey
Preston County
New Dominion
Milleg
Henry Miller
Oxville
Mondag
Kingwood Journal
William Brown
Marion County
Mr. Brown
Cleveland
Prince Bismarck and the curious royal household
Cor. London Times describes Prince Bismarck as a methodical ruler with a love for large dogs and strict dinner etiquette. A former valet’s comic tale illustrates his frugality and stern management, while the article paints him as a commanding, formidable figure of his era.
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Frederick
Vargin
Bismarck
Prince Bismarck
Prince Gortschakott
Jess
Extermination Plan for Northeastern Wyoming Wild Horses
Cheyenne Leader reports an organized winter hunt to reduce wild horse bands northeast of Cheyenne. Hunters will use long range rifles and forage to overwinter near the ranch of M. E. Post, aiming to kill stallions and capture mares in spring. Coyotes pelts fetch 1.50, making pay and bounty total about 2.50 per animal.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
Birds and snakes drive man from shaft in Harleton scene
In Harleton a worker disturbing an old mining shaft faced thousands of swallows nesting inside. Birds flew out in clouds as he cleared the shaft, then snakes dropped from the air into the chaos. He fled, noting the surreal forest of birds and constrictors. From Oroville Mercury report.
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Harleton
Tim
Oroville
Cal
Mercury
Tupiter Planet Description Incomplete and Murky
Fragmentary text describes a planet with a lava like surface, hiding a deeper interior. Mentions a figure 1,250 tithes as Tareema the earth and a weight 810 Tiros, with a very hot dense contour. Names and terms are garbled and unclear.
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Tupiter
Dupieter
Tareema
Earth
Gu Énly
Sneha j Maxim selecting machine gun described
An English inventor Hiram S. Machin unveils the Sneha j Maxim selecting machine gun. The belt fed system advances each cartridge by recoil, firing up to 600 rounds a minute with automatic cocking and ejection. The device can be aimed by a crank and adapted to rifles, raising fears about modern warfare deadliness.
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Sneha
Hiram S. Machin
Winchester
Not Hard Times in Wise County Says Train Passenger
A Wise County train passenger asserts hard times, while a contented man reveals he works for the railroad and monitors wood contractors to avoid poor material. He earns $2 a day plus $5 a day from contractors to spend most time at Jackson's saloon, a claim of prosperity amid hardship.
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Sarah Bernhardt
Miayre
St. Addresse
France
Madame Bershardt
Madame Nerohardt
Enins
Paris
la Solitude
Madiatoe Bernhardt
Annni
Archer
Sardou
Madame Bernhardt
Henry Connor
Boston Journal
Jackson
Chiewoe Merald
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