Enormous rise in motor car traffic seen in 1915 data
Washington July 1 1905 48 000 motor cars including commercial vehicles in 1915 total motor vehicles registered in the United States reached 2 445 004 a growth driven by registration revenues and state highway department spending. The report notes wide variance in fees and classifications across states, with growing reliance on horsepower and load capacity for fees and a trend toward funding road work from motor vehicle revenues.
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Washington
United States
Toad
United States Office of Public Ronds
New York State
New York
Nevada
New Jersey
Alabama
Asia
Vermont
Minnesota
Texas
South Carolina
Eflout
Massachusetts
Oklahoma
Texa
Wisconsin
Massachusets
Nebraska
Nebraskan
Reed Work
Cumberland
Dosest
Motor Car Bulletin
United States Office of Public Roads and Engineering
Big Oil Strike Shocks Ritchie County Scene
Ellendoro July 1 a major oil strike is reported near Ellenboro three miles south near the Fayette Ramsey pool as Frank Deffenbaugh and A W Parnhart with Robert Moore paid 1700 for George Black’s 25 acre farm. Initial output 150 barrels a day rising to eighty to ninety after a shot, with Imperial Oil and Gas starting wells nearby. Nearby gas from the Hackburn well is set to reach 2,000,000 cubic feet daily as local activity grows.
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Ellendoro
Frank KR. Deffentaugh
Columbis, C
A. W. Parnhart
Electric
Robert , Moore
George Black
Ellenboro
fayette-Ramsey Pool
Imperial Ol and Gas Company
John Keith
Willis Keith
Deffenbaugh and Company
Hackburn
Paved Street Hope for West Weston Residents
West Weston residents celebrate plans to pave streets fronting homes and hospital grounds. Local updates report hospital access improvements, sidewalk repairs, and anticipation of increased property values. Community notices include a window accident, job changes, medical surgeries, society entertainments, and local visits.
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Weston
West Weston
Grinding season ends as Cuba gears for presidential clash
Havana correspondence notes the grinding season winds down and mass layoffs begin, sparking campaign talk. Conservatives and Liberals struggle to consolidate factions, with Zayas backing and Menocal supporters divided. Debates on a reelection law spark fears of intervention and unrest.
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Havana
Preas
Fendera
Menocal
Whoxe
Alfredo Zayas
Oth
Aldo
Ashort
Wavana
Santa Clara
Oriente
Jose Higuel Gomez
Juan Gualberto Gomez
Orestes Ferrara
Zayas
Mendeta
Hon
of Laboratulty
Gomez
House of Representatives
T¢E Washington
La Follette Indorses Hughes for President
Madison Wisconsin July 1 Senator Robert M LaFollette endorses Charles Hughes for president, praising him as independent and fearless. He notes Hughes resembles Harrison in type but with greater warmth and magnetism, saying his integrity is beyond question and he will follow his convictions.
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Madison
Wis
Hughes
Robert M. Lafollette
Wisconsin
Charles Hughes
LaVollette
Benjamin Harrison
Cleveland
Harrison
Coal Syndicate Formed To Supply Balkans From Europe
German Austrian and Hungarian coal owners in London announce a syndicate with capital of 1 000 000 to supply coal to the Balkans, replacing British exports. Plans include developing the Danube river trade to move coal as Balkan states currently receive about 2 600 000 tons per year from England.
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London
Balkans
Great Britain
Danube River
Balkan States
England
Martins Ferry Attorney Employs Male Stenographer
Attorney George Cooke of Martins Ferry Ohio has hired a male stenographer after employing fourteen female stenographers over the past year. He says the series of resignations shows his work as a matrimony agency claim and notes the shift to a man due to nerves.
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Martins Ferry
George Cooke
Cupid
Resume of Fish and Game Laws Open Season Ends May
Open season for game fishing begins with nonresident licenses required. Wardens gain power to appoint deputies. landowners may be exempt. Specifics cover hooks lines traps and size limits for various species. Licenses cost six dollars and must be carried while fishing. Open seasons and dates vary by species and county, with penalties for violations and provisions for propagation minnows with wardens’ consent.
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Zank Walton
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Ritchie County Bar Association
Sherman Robinson
R. S. Blair
Cour
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Spencer
Methodist Protestant Church
Order of the Eastern Star
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W. P.O
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Isa Chapman
Orpha Adams
Secy
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Addie Pierpoint
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Marshall
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Maiana Adams
Sentinel
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Phranta Cooper
Associated Produce
T. A. Price
Mannington
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Gordon P. Fought
Bert Bradford
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Fairmont
F. P. Deems
West Virginia Rural Credits Association
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Ethel Luther
Buckhannon
Joseph B. Martin
Madland
Highland
J. G. Cawson
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Wi Doulain
Minnie Cook
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Virginia
J. W. Sprigg
Clarksburg Hospital
Mitchell
Genevieve O'Mulvona
St. Mary's Hospital
Clarkeburg
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Dorens Society
North Weston
Sieks
Howard Sutherland
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Petsion
James W. Fry
T. P. Wright and Company
Michael Simons
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Catholic School
Holland
Lottie Proudfoot
Grafton
Buffalo
N.Y
Niagara Falls
Edith Newton
Clarksburg
George S. Keener
Richard Harrison
Pittsburg
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Churchville
Michigan
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Summersville
Democratic State Committee
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Deer Park
State Pharmaceutical Association
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J. G. Dawson
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el Mundo
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Follette Indorses
Coal Syndicate
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