Parole Reform Under Honor System Embraced in West Virginia
State Senator Samuel Montgomery and Warden M Z White advocate a new parole law modeled on honor system principles at the West Virginia Penitentiary. White reports abolition of the black list and torture, prisoner privileges on prison grounds, weekly auditorium shows, and reduced rule infractions amid a 1100 of 1232 inmate population.
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Samuel Roomery
Kingwood
W. Va
M. Z. White
West Virginia
Montgomery
White
American Academy of Political and Social Science
Grand Lodge of West Virginia
Knights of Pythias
Gentry Brothers Win $2450 in Grafton Damages Suit
In Federal Court at Clarksburg a jury awarded Gentry Brothers $2450 in their suit for 10000 against the city of Grafton W Va The collapse of a Bartlett Creek bridge during a Graf ton show injured one man killed a horse and damaged wagons The city will appeal to the U S Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond The judge had instructed a verdict for 3999 but the jury settled on 2450
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Clarksburg
Grafton
W. Va
Bartlett Creek
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond
Surveyor Walter Sappington Injured by Auto at Spring Gap
Civil engineer Walter Sappington surveying orchard land at Spring Gap was found unconscious in the road last Wednesday night after being struck by an automobile carrying four people. He was rushed to Western Maryland Hospital with a fractured hip and is reported much improved. He is brother of Dr William F. Sappington of Hancock and helped survey the Western Maryland Railway extension timetable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Sappington
Spring Gap
City Taxicab Co
Sappington
Western Maryland Hospital
A. Leo Franklin
William F. Sappington
Hancock
Western Maryland
Cumberland
Fisherman Killed After Train Mishap Near Okonoko West Virginia
James Miller 19 died after being thrown under a westbound Baltimore and Ohio freight engine Nos 1881 while attempting to board near Okonoko West Virginia. He suffered a severed right leg and multiple injuries then died at Western Maryland Hospital Cumberland. Survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Michael Miller and two sisters. Funeral plans pending word from relatives in the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Miller
Western Maryland Hospital
Okonoko
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio
Cumberland
Potomac
Michael Miller
Ascension Street
Elsie Miller
Virgil McElfish
Park
Motorists detained in East over Cen tral West Virginia train robbery
West Virginia travelers from Grafton Elkins and Tunnelton were held by Baltimore and other city officers while investigators probed links to a Central West Virginia train robbery. Police demanded ID proofs and examined the travelers as detectives checked alibis. A friendly local helped identify one group, preventing immediate treatment.
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West Virginia
Central
W. Va
Grafton
Baltimore
Elkins
Philadelphia
Tunnelton
Wendt Brothers Believed Guilty Of Frank's Death
Altoona reports the Wendt brothers are believed to be the killers of station agent John Franks at Bridgeville on Saturday night. Post mortem shows Franks was shot from behind, the bullet passing through his body near the waist, with the crime occurring after eight o’clock near many witnesses.
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Altoona
John Franks
Bridgeville
Wendt Brothers
McGinley
Franks
Baltimore Street Traffic Regulations Enforced During Mechanic Street Closure
Police close Mechanic street at Baltimore street leaving Liberty as the only open Baltimore intersection. Chief Eisenhauer outlines traffic rules directing westbound andwest side vehicles to use Merket Street bridge and Water Street and vehicles from the West Side to use the alley between Terminal Hotel and May’s Restaurant from Canal to North Mechanic. Officers stationed at N Mechanic and Little Frederick and at Baltimore and N Mechanic will signal traffic and control one vehicle at a time through the alley to prevent congestion.
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Aimore Street
Mechanic Street
Baltimore Street
Liberty
Baltimore
Eisenhauer
West Side
Western Maryland
Merket Stret Bridge
Water St
Terminal Hotel
May’s
Canal
N. Mechanic Street
Charlton Murder Trial Resumes Amid Postponement Odds
The Porter Charlton case reopens at Como with health delays likely to push October 25 date. The New York groom, charged in his wife Mary Charlton’s murder during their Genoa to Lake Como honeymoon, faces sensational testimony as Italian jurors weigh deliberate murder versus impulsive act.
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Come
Italy
Porter Charlton
Chariton
Charlton
New York
Lake Como
America
Hoboken, N. J
Como
Mary Scott
San Jose
Cal
San Francisco
Heney Scott
United Army
Neville Castle
Neville
Alaska
Waldorf-Astoria
New York City
Taft
Dvorcee
Judge Charlton
Wilmington
Del
Genoa
Lake Country
Will Althat
The Unbreakable Farm Bank Tomorrow
David Lubin urges farmers to form a national marketing and rural credit plan led by a semi official government chartered network. He says a four level structure from township to national would coordinate markets and credit, reduce tenancy, and align farmer interests with national needs.
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United Press
David Lubin
U. S
International Institute of Agriculture
Rome
Department
Congress
National Marketing Organization
United States
Lubin
New York
Landwirtschafts
Europe
Genral
Farmer’s Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trade
Mercantile Agency
Clearance House
Notable Couples Listed Across Multiple Maryland and Nearby Towns
A roster of names and towns appears: Alexander McLuckie of Frostburg and Agnes E. Robertson of Lona coning. Norman H. Knieriem and Ada Saromay Lease of Cresaptown. George H. Massey and Estella Louise Bonds of the city. William J. McCullough and Lola R. Doak of Pennsboro West Virginia. William Peter Auld of West Castle Delaware and Pansy B. Jones of Cumberland. Walter H. Barnhart and Fern May Thomas of Johnstown Pennsylvania.
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Norman H. Knieriem
Ada Saromay Lease
Cresaptown
George Henry Massey
Estella Louise Bonds
William J. McCullough
Lola R. Doak
Pennsboro
W. Va
William Peter Auld
West Castle
Del
Pansy B. Jones
Cumberland
Walter H. Barnhart
Fern May Thomas
Johnstown
Delegates expelled for drunkenness at Odd Fellows convention
Morgantown October 18 three prominent delegates to the West Virginia grand lodge of Odd Fellows convention were expelled for bringing whiskey to the city and getting drunk, a summary action reported after the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Final Step in Recognition of Carranza Taken
Washington reports the United States delivered its note of recognition to Carranza today signaling end of relations with Villa Zapata and other rebels. Huerta’s fate appears grave with Carranza likely to seek extradition over the Madero murder charge.
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Carranza
Washington
America
Villa
Zapata
Huerta
Madero
Burglars Steal War Tax Stamps from Evansville Post Office
Evansville Indiana reports burglars stole fifteen thousand dollars in war tax stamps from the local post office last night. In Frankfurt Germany Kaiser Wilhelm was expected to attend the opening ceremony for the new university directed by Herr Adickes.
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Evansville
Ind
Kaiser
Frankfurt-Am-Main
Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm
Herr Adickes
Four Girls Attend New Pullman School in Six-Room Flat
Four girl students formed the initial enrollment for Illinois new George M. Pullman endowed Free School of Manual Training. The co educational institution opened today in a furnished six room flat labeled as a schoolhouse.
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Pullman
Illinois
George M. Pullman Endowed
Free School of Manual Training
Jnexp
Johnson manslaughter case on trial today
Emanuel Johnson colored is on trial in circuit court for manslaughter after his automobile collided with Miss Cordelia Dermer and John Clise on June 9 along the National Pike near Clark's Distillery. Dermer died from injuries. Johnson fled to the mountains then was captured in Meyersdale, Pa. Witnesses include Alexander Allen and A A Smith with several doctors testifying. The hearing will likely fill the day with testimony.
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Emanuel Johnson
Johnson
National Pike
Clark's
Cordelia Dermer
John Clise
A. A. Smith
West Virginia
Frostburg
Miss Deremer
Narrows Park
Alexander Allen
Edward Gunning
Lester Kolb
Thomas W. Koon
James T. Johnson
W. R. Hodges
Arley A Smith
Charles Wiener
Joseph Bone
Arch Longerbeam
Benjamin H Brays
George 8. Kelso, Jr
Eugene Taylor
Edward Kight
Herbert Rawings
Robert Rawlings
Dewey Mort
Isaac Clay
Mort
William M. Meeks
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Frank
Aeey
Jersey
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Shadow Lawn
Wilson
John A. McCall
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N. J
Cornish
Porto Rico
Palmieri
The
Rule
Nebraska
New England
Alexander McLuckie
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Lonaconing
Buick
Franklin
Glisa
Cumberland Laundry
Averitt Ave
Flat St
Ourself
Edward L
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Baltimore St
Wiesel
Cumberland, MD
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Lazarus Millinery
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