West Virginia Draft Registers 350 Men From Mercer County
Charleston reports 11 002 registered in state for WWI draft as of June 5. Mercer and nearby boards in Bluefield and Kanawha led with 954 from Charleston, Kanawha, Nitro. Parkersburg and Wood followed with 284. State registrations fell short of 12 000 projected by Captain Breckenridge Jones.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
Charleston
West Virginia
Breckenridge Jones
State Military Department
Kanawhan County
Clerkeburg
Harrison County
Wheeling
Ohio County
Cabell County
Tiuntington
Blunfield
Parkersburg
Grand jury votes to indict in Cabell County
Cabell county grand jury votes to indict several individuals including State Senator W. P. Hawley and J. L. Hawley of Linefield and E. F. Diehl of Charleston. The panel adopts a resolution demanding Prohibition Commissioner Harry Fitzgerald be removed from office after alleged evasion of questions and cover up of liquor violations.
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Cabell County
Grand Jury
W. P. Hawley
J. L. ‘Hawley
Linefield
E. F. Diehl
Charleston
State
Prohibition
Hallahan
Harry Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Hawley
Indictment Follows Liquor Possession Arrests
Three men were arrested on liquor charges after claiming the liquor did not belong to them. They were released before Commissioner Walter S. Hallahan ordered an investigation. The case resulted in an indictment against the men.
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Elong
Walter S. Hallahan
McAdoo Family Heads East for Wedding in Philadelphia
Secretary W G McAdoo Mrs McAdoo and daughter Sally F McAdoo depart White Sulphur Springs for Philadelphia for the wedding of Mrs Charles Taber Martin to Clayton Pratt Jr They plan to return next week to Hawley cottage. Former Senator Wm H Chilton of Charleston meets with the secretary, purpose not disclosed.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. G McAdoo
Sally F. McAdoo
Philadelphia
McAdoo
Charles Taber Martin
Clayton Pratt
Hawley Cottage
Wm. &. Chilton
Charleston
East
Welch News: Clergy and officials visit as plans unfold
Pastor Smylie arrives for Welch visit before sailing to France and preaching at the Presbyterian church. J H Bradshaw sells his River View brick residence and other holdings for health reasons and plans a June departure to San Antonio Texas with his family. Rev A S Kelley to organize a missionary Baptist church in the circuit court room with visiting preachers helping. Attorney General England to speak on war conditions June 11 at 8 pm in the circuit court room. Local notices list K L Ewing J L Moreeid Rev L W Pierce Mr and Mrs J T Stansbury D W Farquharson and Mrs S H Shmson Virginia Hall in regional travel and business.
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Smylie
Presbyterian Church Here
Welch
France
Presbyterian Church
Circuit Court Room
Texas
J.H. Bradshaw
River View
B. F. Williams
San Antonio
A. S. Kelley
Parkersburg
Baptist Missions Board
Missionary Baptist Church
J. F. Cook
England
K. L. Ewing
Pittsburg
J. L. Moreeid
Hinton
L. W. Pierce
Davy
J. T. Stansbury
Baltimore
D. W. Farquharson
Panther
Lathrop Coal Co
Caring for Soldiers Discusses Vocational Rescue, Costs
Boston experts warn that 1 percent of mobilized men yearly may need retraining to restore earning capacity. Dr. Prosser estimates 50 percent require medical care and 10 percent dismemberment among surgical cases, urging individualized reeducation after reequipment for civilian life.
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Boston
Mass
National Association
A. Prosser
Federal Board of Vocational Education
Washington
Canada
German Gate Drive Fines a Motorist Heroically
London story recalls a young Englishman fined for using the Kaiser’s driveway at Berlin height of prewar tensions. He paid four hundred marks for a two hundred fine, declaring he would return to the scene, a tale cited by Sir Roger Keyes. In New York a federation move aims to unite the US building industry as a war measure, led by the American Institute for Architects.
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London
Roger Keyes
Zeebrugge
Ostend
Berlin
Prussia
Brandenburg Gate
Joy
Hinglishman
New York
United States
American Institute For Architects
Big Circus Promises Family Fun at Colonial Monday
Kiddies urged to attend as a large circus comes to the Colonial on Monday. Text hints at social debate over an Oregon law restricting women from acting as messengers. Mercer’s quota is listed as 900000 dollars.
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Colonial
Oregon
Salvation Army to Send Officer to City
The Salvation Army will send Capt. John H. Brunner of Knoxville to take charge here, succeeding Capt. Frazee. Brunner, praised in Knoxville, is expected soon and will lead a new phase of the charity work after Frazee’s departure amid strong local support for both leaders.
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Salvation Army
Frazee
John H. Brunner
Knoxville
Tenn
Brunner
Captain Frazee
Captain Brunner
Austrian Arrested for Seditious Remarks in War Effort
An Austrian detainee in McDowell County was taken to Charleston and jailed in Kanawha County awaiting federal grand jury action. He is charged with statements refusing Liberty Loan support and Red Cross aid, plus alleged interference with Norfolk and Western tunnel workers.
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McDowell County
Charleston
Kanawha County
Grand Jury
United States
Red Cross
Norfolk and Western Railway
Blood purifier 8 8 8 touted for Rheumatism relief
The advertisement claims 8 8 8 cleanses the blood of Rheumatism and removes traces of the disease from the system. It urges sufferers to obtain a bottle at a drug store and offers free medical advice from the Medical Director at 23 Swift Laboratory in Atlanta Georgia.
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Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Trustee Sale Of 37414 Acres In Tazewell County Virginia
On Saturday June 8 1918 trustee W O Burns will sell 37414 acres along Nidy s Branch Nye s Cove to the highest bidder for cash at the courthouse front door in Tazewell County Virginia. Prospective buyers should consult posted notices and county records for details. Mrs Martha Forster Steele is noted as the first woman appointed to Seattle s board of park commissioners.
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W. O. Burns
Nidy’s Branch
Nye’s Cove
Tazewell County
Virginia
Martha Forster Steele
Seattle
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W. H. Harry & Company
McAdoos
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State Department
General Crowder
F.N. Alderson
Richwood
Nicholas County
Cornwell
Captain Jones
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Jas. H. Keathley
Keathley
St. Albane
H. Lowe
Montcalm
A. Litz
Tazewell, Va
Mrs
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J. W. Crawford
Jenkin Jones
H. M. Coleman
Matewan
City
Russell Smith
W. Ff. Harman
H. B. Lee
Ida Kwass
Pocahontas
R. J. Hurt
Edar Bluff, Va
W. B. Hawkins Ce
Honaker
Clinch Valley
Oscar Helmandollar
McComas
R.H. Tabor
BE. L. Walker
Williamson
J. R. Gray
Lebanon, Va
R. P. Zimmerman
Lynchburg
Cc. C. Woolwine
South Glitchetd
Co. Cunningham
Portsmouth
Ohio
Points
Kentucky
R. F.baker
G. F. Bell
Kenneth Square
Robert Baker
Fort Oglethorpe
Chattanooga
Ercelle Cawley
Martha Washington College
Bingdon
W. C. Davis
H. N. Phillips
Hopewell, Va
A. O. Bradshaw
Monroe Street
Thos. J. Muncy
Bland Va
W. 'R. Sprinkle
Norfolk
Lizzie Miller
Wise, Va
Lynchburg, Va
Piedmont Business College
P. M. Heinlein
Lulan Finley
Eooney Street
Camp Sherman
Heinlein
J. K. Rees
Forest A. Rees
Camp Lee
Camp Sheridan
Ala
Welch News
Kaiser
Mercer
W. S
Capt
Federal Grand Jury
New
Olon
Nauiral
Geo. Beban
Jules OF
Strongheart
Ghas. Ghaplin
Mae Marsh
Polly OF
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Cantonment
Colin
Isadore Cohen Co
Princeton Avenue
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