Board of Affairs Refuses Monster Electric Sign Permit
Mayor Peters remains in hospital as Auditor Akers acts as mayor pro tem. The board clears police of most special officers, appoints none, and discusses a large Garrett building sign. Architect Mahood deems the sign unsafe and the permit is denied. licenses granted to Manhattan Restaurant, Easley Penn Drug, and others as routine business proceeds.
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Peters
Akers
Board of Affairs
Kahle
Police Department
A. Mitchell
W. SP. Francis
M. F. Beamer
L. D. Austin
W. W. Kersey
A. B. Martin
J. Carter
Npon
Cal Houchins
Shumate
Houchins
Carter
Ter
John Kee
Continental Register Co
Pittsburg
Garrett
J. H. Franklin
Burgess
Burgess Electric Co
Franklin
Shufflebarger
Metfiber
Mahood
Mr. Burgess
Mr. Franklin
Mr. Mahood
Kee
Manhattan
Stewart Street
J. E
Patrick
Easley- Penn Drug Co
Princeton Avenue
Flynn & Greer
Tazewel Street
G W. Runyon
Bluefield Avenue
Bluefield Livery Co
Raleigh Street
C. P. Claytor
Chestnut Street
Local Businesses and Property Values Listing
A partial street level listing shows rental values and properties along Princeton avenue and Raleigh street. Notable items include several restaurants with rents ranging from 180 to 6000 dollars, multiple pool tables, bowling alleys, and establishments such as Commercial Hotel, Cobba Pharmacy, and Camido Maseno. Names include J. L. & R. M. Corvin, D. C. Johnson, A. B. Nickel, O. M. Mosrie, and James T. Holley.
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O. M. Mosrie
Mercer Street
James T. Holley
Raleigh Street
Cobba Pharmacy
Farmer Wipes Out Family in Ohio Tragedy
In Upper Sandusky Ohio on June 19 Harvey O Dysinger a wealthy farmer fatally shot his wife and daughter Heather then wounded son Herbert before killing himself at his Forest area home. The youngest childKenneth survived and was rescued. Herbert survived with minor injuries. No motive is known.
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Upper
Sandusky
Harvey O. Dysinger
Hester
Herbert
Forest
Kennet
American Killed in Mexico Amid Private Quarrel
Gilbert Tearh of Oklahoma, superintendent of a Mexican mine, was killed while interfering in a private quarrel near Charcas Mexico. Consul Bonney at San Luis Potosi reports three arrests as of today.
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Mexico
Washington
Gilbert Tearh
Oklahoma
Charcas
State Department
Bonney
San Luis Potosi
Galician Front Advances and Balkan Rumors Reported
Conflicting dispatches describe Grodek fall and Tanew river crossings as Austro German forces near Lemberg. British and French actions on the western front yield mixed results while Italy presses the Austrian frontier. Page four continues.
German U-29 sinking bolsters hard line in US talks
Berlin reports the U-29 was rammed and sunk by a British steamer after a stop order. The German admiralty claim may heavily influence German American negotiations. Analysts note the incident highlights issues of neutral flags and submarine warfare limits. The German reply to the American note is not expected for at least ten days.
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Berlin
London
United States
Admiralty
Weddigen
Germany
von Hindenberg
Arnez Zeitung
America
Count Revemtlow
United
Washington d
Sjtech
Cologne
Morgen Post
Ignaz Jastrow
University of Berlin
Anton Moeyer-Gerhard
von Jagow
Alfred Zimmermann
Count Montgelas
Foreign Office
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Meyer-Gerhard
William
Dulcie Sunk By Torpedo Off Suffolk
The 2000 ton steamer Dulcie was torpedoed and sunk off Suffolk today. All but one crew member were saved. The vessel, 275 feet long, had reported arrival May 21 at the Tyne from Rouen, France.
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Dulcie
London
Suffolk
Tyne
Rouen
France
Weather forecast for West Virginia and Virginia
The weekend forecast covers West Virginia and Virginia with a fall pattern for Sunday and Monday. Expect cooler temperatures and breezy conditions with chances of light showers across portions of the region.
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West Virginia
Agents Stop British Army Enlistees Shipped from San Francisco
Federal officers halted a 26 man group bound for New York aboard their arrival in New York after warrants for neutrality law violations faced enlistment in a belligerent army. The English recruits claimed no enlistment and warrants were not served. Edward Qualtrough of Liverpool implicated a San Francisco based British society.
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San Fearusco
Department of Justice
California
San Francisco
Chicago
New York
Federal
Detroit
Edward Qualtrough
Liverpool
England
Governor Slaton weighs commutation in Leo M. Frank case
Atlanta June 19 Governor Slaton at his country home resumes review of evidence and court records in Leo M Frank murder case. He says no respite will be granted and will decide by Tuesday morning whether to commute the sentence to life or let it stand. if adverse, Frank guard details will be prepared for death.
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Atlanta
Slaton
Here
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
Frank
Kansas City Braces for Major Flood After River Rises
Kansas City residents rush goods to upper floors in wholesale and packing districts as the Kansas River rises rapidly. The government weather bureau warns of flood conditions likely to hold for 48 hours with significant river encroachment on low-lying areas and damage to the Kansas City Southern railroad bridge approach.
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Kansas City
Government Weather Bureau
Kansas City Southern
Kansas River
Kaiser Says Peace Possible Tomorrow In Letter
Paris reports extracts from a letter attributed to Emperor William concerning a peace favorable to the German states. He says the empire can grow and that a signed peace could be achieved tomorrow if desired, even if the result is incomplete.
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Paris
William
Spain
Matin
Refugees From Mexico See Intervention as Solution
Three hundred ninety Mexican refugees landed in Galveston after five days in quarantine aboard the Bu ford. Most described conditions as deplorable and many urged American intervention as the only solution to the problem.
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Mexico
Galveston
Republic
Tex
United States Army
Buford
Bryan Attacks Roosevelt Taft in Pro Peace Call at Carnegie Hall
William Jennings Bryan told a New York labor peace rally at Carnegie Hall that former Presidents Roosevelt and Taft push militarism and hinder international peace. He urged organized labor to back the president and educate voters, opposing both Roosevelt’s and Taft’s rival peace leagues and defending the Monroe Doctrine.
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New York
William Jennings Pryan
Carnegie Hall
Roosevelt
Taft
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
League
Lowell
Harvard University
Philadelphia
Western Hemisphere
United States
We cannot surrender power to wage war says speaker
The speaker warned that securing a two thirds congressional majority for surrendering war declaration rights or three fourths state approval of such an amendment is unlikely. He argued the United States must not abandon its role as a moral leader and friend to many nations after a century as a world power.
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Congress
Dr Henry M Clarkson Dead Confederate Soldier Author
Dr Henry M Clarkson a Confederate soldier and poet buried in Manassas Virginia after dying Thursday in Haymarket He served as a gunner at Fort Sumter and is said to have fired the only shot from Fort Moultrie as one of three men who fired on the Star of the West He later became a surgeon in the Confederate army and was born in Charleston South Carolina.
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Henry M. Clarkson
Manassas
South
Italian Army Seizes 10000 Square Kilometers of Territory
Rome newspapers claim the Italian army now occupies about 10000 square kilometers of unreclaimed land, more than double what Austria offered Italy to remain neutral. The report travels via Paris with dates noted as June 18 in Rome and June 19 abroad.
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Rome
Paris
Austria
Italy
Carranza Faces Crisis as Cabinet Resigns and Uprising Fears
General Carranza confronts a cabinet split after four ministers resign and Obregon dictates terms. Maytorena opposes U.S. Marines in the Yaqui Valley, while Carranza moves his HQ to the Vera Cruz harbor fort, raising fears of a Velas uprising and asylum by American ships. Washington awaits clearer signs before action.
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Veras Cruz
Washington
Carranza
Alvaro Obregon
Obregon
Maytorena
Sonora
Yaquiz
Cagranza
San Juan de Yula
Vera Cruz
Gonzales
Mexico City
Raphael Zubaran
Interior
Escaldero Verdugo
Justice
Luis Cabreara
Jesus Verta
Wilson
Eliseo Arredondo
Chas. A. Douglas
Uniques Proposal To Liquidate The Old Virginia Debt
A McDowell county citizen proposes paying West Virginia’s Virginia debt with a two million dollar bond. He critiques Prohibition, cites patent medicine alcohol, and notes illegal sales despite the dry regime. He lists numerous products with high alcohol content and mocks liquor regulation, ending with a continuation note.
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Uniques
Virginia
West Virginia
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C. A. Mitchell
Monster
Galigian
Grodek
Komarno
Tanew
Balkans
Bulgaria
Lemberg
Galicia
Vienna
Petrograd
German War Office
Arras
Argonne
Embermenil
Nancy
Ministry of Marines
Hooge
Qunk
Uncle Sam
Kaiser
Staft
Organized Labor
McDowell County
Daily Telegraph
Welch
W. Va
Old Virginia
Dike
Cardus
Warner
Rexall
Hayden
P. S
Southerm
Pleven
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