Opportunity 15 knocking at door for Virginian rail expansion
The article argues that after electrification between Elmore and Roanoke the Virginian Railway could move 12 million tons of coal monthly, doubling capacity and attracting vast capital. It predicts enormous annual injections of money into the Virginian fields and surrounding towns, with Princeton highlighted for its advantageous position amid industrial growth and new wealth flowing into the region.
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Wittinian
Elmore
Roanoke
Virginian
Princeton
Woolworth opens Princeton Woolworth store with ceremony
Elaborate preparations mark the opening of Woolworth five and ten cent store in the Wailer building on Mercer Street. A V Tappen arrives from Mansfield to manage the local outlet while KR Brown plans to assist. Stock and fixtures are in place as the store readies for inspection next Friday with opening sales beginning Saturday. An orchestra will provide music and souvenirs will be available for youngsters.
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Woolworth Five
Ten Cent
Atone
Wailer
Mercer Street
A. WY. Tappen
Mansfield
Ohio
Woolworth Corporation
Pittsburg
KR. BL Brown
A. V. Tappen
Princeton
Woolworth
Buble
Princeton Merchants Association
Mercer Insurance Agency
City Hall
Walker
F. Cleshoan
Lou Dusiness
Mercer Street Grade School Triumph Over Fighting Five
Mercer Street Grade School basketball team defeated the Fighting Five of Junior High on the Mercer Street court Wednesday afternoon by 99 to a variable margin. The Mercer Street squad led 16-2 at halftime. In the preliminary game, the Hast Princeton Boys won.
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Mercer Street
Mercer Streels
Princeton Boys
Baptist Court
Baptist
E- Princeton High
Basketeers
Bluefield
Maeville High
Princeton
Creasy
Private Hawkes
W. Faulkner
Glenwood
O. O. Karnes
Seed Lick Road
Faulkner
Gosta
Leo Wade
Solored
Louis Baodang
Panahontas Merchants
Princeton Paragraphs A Busy Town News Digest
Local notices and short items cover rentals licenses and court actions in Princeton. Updates include apartment listings on Garietts Avenue and Second Street, marriage licenses issued, upcoming county court sessions, church and basketball events, and regional crime briefings. Also noted are theater listings, business transfers, and municipal notices about street work and paving responsibilities.
Mercer Treets Second Team 28 to 10 Victory
Mercer Street's Fighting Five Hutcheson leads the second team to a 28 to 10 win over Oxley Morris. Substitutions included Caldwell for White and Woods for Morris, with Owen for Oxley. Referee Burton from Pisgah.
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Mercer Treet
Mercer St
Fighting
Delinquent sale ends with state acquiring lands
Bhevi with cautious wording notes on receipts returns and extending a long list of reports on individual purchases. At the last delinquent sale most lands offered sold without bidders and were acquired by the state.
Delinquent Land Sale Scheduled for Monday
Delinquent lands for non payment of taxes for 1922 will be sold Monday at the courthouse by Sheriff Crumpecker. The event aims to dispose of property with deeds passing through the school land commissioner, though bidders are sparse despite past crowds.
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Court House
Crumpecker
Governor asks Ohio highway chief to resign again
The governor presses for the resignation of the state highway director. The official refused, and the governor then directed State Finance Director Baker to halt an agreement Harrich had entered into. The state supreme court ruled the finance director lacked authority in that matter.
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Ohio
Sovernor
State Winance
Baker
Contepeta
Harrich
State Supreme Court
Finance Direc‘tor Lacing &Bul Authority
Asa
Help For Nervous Women
It has often been said that only a woman can understand what nervous women endure. Most cases of nervousness, sleeplessness, mental depression, headaches, backache, fretting and worrying have their origin in some feminine ailment that will readily yield to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It is a simple remedy made from roots and herbs, which for over forty years has been restoring women of America to health and strength. Merit alone could have stood such a test.
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Lydia A. Pinkham
America
Merit
Gould
Mission Study Class closes Welch meeting features lecturer
The Mission Study class of the Methodist place at church South closed Wednesday evening with a well attended session.Mrs TH.8 Curd recently back from a world trip delivered an illustrated talk on China and Japan. Diplomas were awarded to week course graduates and visitors noted local activity including residents visiting Bluefield and Charleston.
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Methodiat
South
Curd
Tragic Motor Accident Claims John Simpkins
John Simpkins, 23, colored, died when a motor he rode collapsed near Lake Euparior Coal Company. At 5:45 p m on Wednesday the trolley pole detach ed and he fell under the moving vehicle. Witness James Halley described the fatal mishap and the body was removed to the home of his parents.
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John Simpkins
Lake Euparior Coal Company
An 4
James Halley
Accidant
Bimpkins
Pyat
Flekey
Sausligie
Welch Kiwanians Hear Tom Carney Speaker
Welch Kiwanis Club heard Tom Carney of Charleston describe the state road committee’s work and plans. Dr. Vigg Thomas of Kansas City and Wade Cullen criticized the meeting, while Judge GL Counts noted Felch benefits. The group also discussed sending the Kiwanis quartet to the St Paul convention.
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Ton. Carney
Charleston
Kiwanis State Road Committee
Welch Kiwanis Clube
McDowell County
Felch
Kirkpatrick
Kiwanis International
G. C. Morfit
Welch Club
Welch Wiwanis Quartet E
St. Paul
Min
Plana
Kiwanis
Negro with an Irish name sent to jai in moonshine case
Johany Donohue and an Irish named Negro were arrested Wednesday evening on charges of possessing twelve pints of moonshine liquor. Officers stopped a carload delivering liquor from Horse Pen Cove and found two men unloading near the expected drop. Donahue was convicted in Squire Hufford's court and sentenced to three months on the road and $300 plus costs. Deputies Shartita, Harry Cuatio, Nick Verano, I. Katzen, and J. L. Johnson led the stakeout.
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Johany Donohue
Horse Pen Cove
Squire A. C. Hufford
Donahue
Streal
Sharita Harry Cuatio
Nick Verano
I. Katsen
J. L. Johnson
John Wiseman loses right arm at factory injury
John Wiseman of the Domestic Po caboptas Goes and Coke Company was brought to Grace Hospital on Thursday after a severe injury to his right arm. The mangling required amputation above the elbow. Wiseman was drilling holes at the plant when his arm became caught in a machine.
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John Wiseman
Pocaboptas Goes and Coke Company
Grace Hospital
Wigoman
The Drill and the Steel Describes a Sharp Injury
A worker suffered a severe arm injury when a drill operated near steel. Efforts to stop the drill were too late and the arm was badly mashed.
International Clock System installed at Welch High School
Workmen will install an Informational Clock System at Welch High School next Monday. A clock in each room and the hall will run by electricity, with a main clock regulating all others. Clocks set to any period length will trigger simultaneous class changes at the gong. This modern idea expands McDowell County schools.
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Welch High School
Halle
McDowell County
Deputy Sheriff Narrowly Escapes Injury in Car Crash
Deputy Sheriff J Lawrence Collier had a slim escape when his car struck a stump on the Gary road. The stump caught the front axle causing a sudden stop that sent him through the windshield. He suffered a gash on the left side but was not seriously injured.
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J. Lawrence Collier
Gary
Mr. Galter
Megswlee
New Japanese Ambassador Arrives in Frisco
San Francisco reports the arrival of Tsuneo Matsudaira, newly appointed Japanese ambassador to the United States, traveling from Yokohama aboard the Shinyo Maru. He is accompanied by his wife, son, two daughters, and the guiding party.
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San Francisco
Cal
March
Tsuneo Matsudaira
United States
Yokohama
My's
Corporal Snyder Dies After Powder Explosion
Eight soldiers were burned in a powder explosion at Schfieldt barnsney near here on Tuesday. Corporal Alfred Snyder of Dufffala died of burns sustained in the incident.
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Hownlulu
Alfred Snyder
Dufffala
Schnfieldt Barsney
Here
Distribution of Trade Data Placed on Trial
Waubington May 6 The digtyilur ion of plalletical data through rasle organizatione waa on lal in he aus prema coun lodey i wi Appeal roygut by the Cement Manufaghuis arg Protective Aggadation to haya bol aside 8 neatraiuing acder demuad.
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Waubington
Digtyilurion
Rasle
Government in Cement Trade Case Seeks Sherman Act Narrowing
The federal district court in New York enjoined ongoing trade practices. John W. Davis opened the argument and said the Supreme Court would need to interpret the Sherman law to prevent penalizing producers for industry ignorance. The government, via AAG J A Fowler, charged the cement association with control over the market, a blacklist, and stifling competition. Missing teacher case notes Miss Britt planned a trip to New York. Lois Lowry, a Hiram College student, said Britt planned to stay with her in Connecticut. A Toledo accident left C Roger dead after a car crash at Ten Mile Creek under the Lagrange Street Bridge.
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Federal District Court
New York
John W. Davis
J. A. Fowler
Patrick J. Durkin
B. 2. Childs
Kenson City
Miss Britt
Lois Lowry
Hiram College
Durkin
Miss Lowry
Connecticut
Missing teacher may be found in New York
Warren Ohio March 1 search for Betty Jane Britt East Junior High teacher who disappeared February 13 jumped tonight to New York following several clues turned over to investigators toidey It is
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Betty Jane Britt
East
New York
Toidey
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