Alarming Statement on City Electrical Inspectors
A complaint filed by a group of electrical contractors with the city board of disbursed claims numerous specific cases of alleged negligence by the city electrical inspector and contractors in failing to comply with city ordinances. The document suggests reform is needed to ensure fair charges for wiring work and to address alleged disputes between inspectors and contractors affecting homeowners in Fairmont. It urges immediate action to align practice with city law and protect citizens from overcharges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diselene
Haare
Elty
Fairmont
iBank Pionsurgat
City Works Patches East Park Avenue After Storm
Residents report extensive weather damage on Malin Streets area with long stretches of poor surface. City crews work hours patching holes and cracks while advocates urge faster restoration and safer driving when wet.
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East Park Avenue
Iris
Fairmont
Ranks of Silence in Political Turmoil Refer to General Daugherty
A garbled report suggests Democrats seek to shape the narrative amid the General Daugherty matter. Acknowledgment of prior influence appears mixed with edited references to Charles W. in a halting timeline.
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Daugherty
Charles W
Pardon Effort Ties Democrats to Morse Case Across Years
The article traces Democratic figures from Cox to Watson urging Charles W. Morse’s pardon in 1912 and later, noting Caraway, Robinson, Overman, Fletcher, Owen and others who joined the push. It also reports on political infighting around Attorney General Daugherty, the war fraud prosecutions, and public concerns over soft coal pricing and a filtration plant funding question in Fairmont.
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Charles W. Moree
Federal
Department of Justice
James M. Cox
Ohio
Morse
Tom Heffin
Alabama
Caraway
Pat Harrison
Tom Watson
Georgia
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Carver Glass
Virginia
Senate
Wilson
Taft
Joseph W. Burbs
Tennessee
House
Charles W. Morse
Frank Clark
Florida
House Committee On Public
House Committee On
Anther
Lee F. Overman
North Carolina
Duncan A. Fletcher
Robert L. Owen
Oklahoma
Mr. Morse
Hay
John H. Bankhead
United States
House of Representatives
Moner
Mississippi
Joshua W. Alexander
Missouri
John ©. Floyd
Ben C. Cravens
Arkafass
Mr. Caraway
Broussard
Louisiana
Henry D. Clayton
William A. Culiop
John M. Adair
Indiana
St. Dent
Richmond P. Hobson
James T. Wayd
William W. Rucker
Ollie M James
Swager Shirley
Kentucky
Martin Dies
Oscar W Gillespie
Robert Henry
James Li Slayden
William R. Smith
John H. Stevens
Texas
D. H- Maye
Stephen Sparkman
Daugherty
Carney
Daughtery
Rireles
Caraway-Watson
Killingsgate
Watson
The River Camp Colony and Lillian Russell
The river camp colony grows daily with camps stocked for the season's end. Summer campers return tan and vigorous, with doctors seldom needed. Lillian Russell, famed for beauty and stage, is honored for her government service and influence on immigration policy. Her legacy blends art and public duty.
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Lillian Russell
Washington
Pav
Plain Country Man Looks Back On Beliefs And Progress
The speaker recalls communal meals and the abolition of wine as principle, recalls political shifts from Bryan’s free silver to ism, and muses on evolution versus church influence. He quotes a teacher and notes science, religion, and progress, ending with a poem excerpt and a signature PLAIN COUNTRY MAN.
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J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Hines
Ste
Bryan
Atheistic University
Letters on Fairmont safety and Bryan critiques in West Virginian
A reader laments sidewalk insults toward women in Fairmont, calling for protection by authorities and criticizing city policing. A second letter questions William Jennings Bryan's University funding offer, defending the editor and probing Bryan’s political tactics and finances.
Women and men should cooperate in politics, Willis says
Senator Frank B. Willis of Ohio told Western College graduates that political action should avoid sex based parties. He urged good women and good men to work together to purify parties, and warned against new groups built on sex. If old fabrics fail, new coalitions may form, but not on sex lines.
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Buyan Fairmont
The
West Virginian
William J. Bryan
Our State University
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Ian
Oxfordegnio
Mer
Frank
B. Willis
Ohio
Western College
Willis
Hidden Congressman Shielded From Justice Joke
Poem about John McGurzle hiding from crime and capture for years. He considered Canada and other places but trains and ships were watched. A clever disguise as a congressman allowed him to evade detection until the statute of limitations expired. Capitol building in Washington cited as the hiding place in the end.
American Legion Posts May Consolidate This Week
Consolidation of Hamilton and Heintzelman posts of the American Legion into one organization is under discussion with official votes to be taken at meetings this week. A general sentiment favors union, and Hamilton post meets at 7 30 this evening while Heintzelman post gathers tomorrow. A joint committee will meet Friday to arrange details if decided.
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Hamiltan
Heintzelman
American Legion
Hamilton Post
Heintzelman Post
Local chatter and oddities in a weathered column
A fragmented jumble mentions water from streams, a moon source quip, citizen courses for citizenship, editorial slant claims, Fayette County heat at 80, quirky notes on fashion and tea prices, a Quebec taste schedule, health and birth stats, and stray references to editors, drivers, and police headlines amid a miscellaneous old column.
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Ber Avait
Baresi
Cercaletions
Heatpaper Publishers Association
Glimber
West Virginia Publishers Association
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Estes
Carver
Fairmoot
West Virginia
Hoover
Everett True
June T
Watson Hotel
Traction
Hame
Tam
Sam
Berton Braley
John McGurszie
Ume
Canada
Mexico
Java
India
Borneo
Joba
Cope
Joan McGorzie
Joby McGurzle
Earth
Capitol Building
Weadon
Sherwin-Williams
CRANE
People’s National Bank
the Peoples National? Bank
Ira Smith
Princess Tschernitschew
Fayette County
Enieler
Quabec
Mex Oser
Queens Wild
Tom
New York
Holly
Attforert
Natere Wordertal
Jersey Town
Babe Ape
American Red_ Cross
China
Peti Hendrerit Teelander
Connelisville
Shurtleff
Mitton
Courtneys’ Store
Anda
Gingham
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