Escaped reform school lads captured in Fairmont
Charles Canterberry and Clarence Dailey, both teens held at Pruntytown Reform School, were spotted as they rode a freight into Fairmont yards last night. Yardmaster John Harrington and Lem Barker detained them. they were jailed and sent back to the school. A $20 reward had prompted officers to watch for them.
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Daily Sentinel
Charles Canterberry
Clarence Dailey
Reform School
Pruntytown
Thurway
Fairmont
John Harrington
Lem Barker
Walker
Boyles
Hawkins
Inds
Cantarberry
Cabell County
Daisley
Wetzel County
Build Sky Scraper in Morgantown Eight Story Office Tower
Morgantown April 16 The Union Utility Company has ordered the steel frame from a Pittsburg firm for an eight story fireproof building. The frame will be shipped immediately and erected at High and Fayette streets on the companys office site. The building will house the company offices and other city business interests and will be the first eight story fireproof structure in the city.
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Morgantown
Union Utility Company
Pittsburg
High
Fayette Streets
Eastern Fruit Killed Martinsburg Peach Buds Slowed
Fruit growers in Berkeley county report cold Friday and Saturday nights harmed peach buds across Back Creek valley and other areas. At least one-third of peach buds killed while pear trees suffer little damage. The outlook for the orchards is uncertain.
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Martinsburg
Berkeley County
Back Creek Valley
Legality Test on Selling Malt in Kingwood Case
H A Cool of Anderson received a writ of error and appeal from a Kingwood circuit court conviction for selling intoxicating liquor. The trial showed malt sold could intoxicate, raising a debate with local businesses about beverage legality. The Supreme Court decision is awaited with interest in the region.
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H. A. Cool
Anderson
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Kingwood
Beverene
West Virginia joins river pollution commission
Governor Glasscock appointed a four member West Virginia commission to work with similar panels from Ohio Pennsylvania and Kentucky to prevent pollution of the Ohio river. Appointees are C. W. Beate Wheeling W M Hall Parkersburg and Dr R E Vickers Huntington.
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Charleston
W. Va
Glasscock
West Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Ohio River
C. W. Beate
Wheeling
W- M. Hall
Parkersburg
R. E. Vickers Huntington
Explosion Wipes Out Nitro-Glycerine Factory Near Gordon IN
April 16 reports say the nitro glycerine factory at Gordon Indiana across the Wabash from Sullivan was destroyed by a night explosion at 1 o clock. about 30 men are feared dead with wires down and no immediate communication. a relief party has reportedly left Robinson Illinois for Gordon.
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Sullivan
Ind
Gordon
Wabash River
Ths Place
Robinson, Ill
Spitting Ordinance Enforcement Urged and Trolley Warning
City urges strict enforcement of the sidewalk spitting ordinance to keep streets clean and healthy. A Sunday First Ward trolley jump accident, blamed on riders, serves as a warning for cautious behavior and accountability by the car company and youths.
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First Ward
Two Escaped Prisoners From New Jailed Wall Breakthrough
Five inmates escaped from a jail around 2:80 this morning through a newly built wall in the west addition. Sam Mayle, Harry Herbert, an unnamed Italian, Dock Cooper, and Harry Gill were involved. Gill and Cooper were recaptured at dawn and confined. Mayle remained missing, with authorities fearing Cecil connections. The escape involved soft mortar and a concealed wall section, aided by a small iron bar found nearby.
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Daily Sentinel
Hefner
Mberly
Sam Mayle
Cecil
Waitman McDaniel
Mayle
Nan
Ross Day
Harry Herbert
Murphy & Glenn
the Sentinel
Dock Cooper
Harry Gill
Herbert
Gill
Cooper
Prisoners Send Special Message Through Walls to Congress
Five escaped prisoners sent a message through walls to Congress. Among those involved were Sam Mayle linked to a mill robbery at Cecil and Harry Herbert who stole razors from a shop run by Mur Phy and Glenn yesterday afternoon.
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Congress
Sam Mayle
Cecil
Harry Herbert
Murphy & Glenn
Taft Urges Tariff Bill for Philippines Aimed with Payne Measure
Washington message from President Taft stresses rapid passage of a Philippine tariff revision with the Payne bill. The plan, crafted by insular affairs and tariff experts led by Col. George R. Colton, aims to simplify regulations and preserve island customs revenue, aligning with U S law while protecting local industries. The bill is urged for enactment in the current session and notes open Manila meetings with business reps influencing the draft.
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Washington
Philippines
Payne
Taft
Congress
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Senate
House of Representatives
Secretary of War
Philippine Islands
United States
Elizabeth Rendle
Annie
Chas
Brendle
Carrie
Board of Tariff Experts
Insular Collector of Customs
George R. Colton
Manila
William H. Tapt
Dickinson
Edward
Edwards
Doing Things Claimed and Free Trade Fears in West Virginia
A collection of excerpts argues that unrestricted admission of American goods into the Philippines could devastate local industries and tax revenue unless tariffs are revised. It warns that protection should be fair nationwide and singles out West Virginia coal, fearing Nova Scotia competition and higher rail rates would ruin the state’s coal industry, urging citizen consideration. Sweet Melody Flour at line end.
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United States
New England
West
Washington
Nova Scotia
West Virginia
Church Building Plans Move Forward in Clarksburg
The Board of Extension of the Methodist Protestant church met at the Waldo in Clarksburg presenting leading city members to arrange for the purchase of a city lot to erect a church edifice. The group has pursued this goal for about a year.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Board of Extension
Methodist Potestant Church
Waldo
Grafton to Field Strong Baseball Team Ahead of May 4
Grafton plans a robust baseball season with many signed contracts and a large pool of players to evaluate for opening day on May 4. The list includes pitchers, catchers, infielders, and outfielders from multiple towns and clubs, aiming to field a competitive roster for the season.
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Grafton
Pat” Knight
Crack West Union
Albert Cornelius
Parson
John Mellvain
Beissers
Charleroi
Floyd Hunt
St. Louis
F. M. Roome
Paden City
C. H. Fitewater
Elkins
C. B. Cuppett
Clarksburg
8. M
Winters
Newark
N. C. Hall
Lee Deltz
A. D. Poling
Philippi
E. Warren
Washington, D. C
Jimmy Ferguson
Irwin
Robert Bail
Scottdale
R. M
Rotherme
Erie
Harry Burker
Johnstown
Ed Smith
Keyser
Lee Rays
Lebanon
Jimmy Gainear
Gratton
B. A. Jacobson
Falcon
Cleve Mathers
D. ©. Gainer
Elsa Gra eaeSt
Taft plans country tour with Alaska swing
President Taft contemplates a late summer to autumn trip if Congress renews a $25,000 traveling expense appropriation. He will spend a period at Woodberry Point Beverly Mass before a western sweep including Alaska and a long swing through the southwest and south.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Congress
Roosevelt
Woodberry Point
Beverly
Mass
West
Alaska
Southwest
South
Fucey Wins Elkins Rail Contract to Gassaway Wolf Creek
Contractor Joe Fucey of Weston was awarded the Elkins contract by the Coal and Coke Railway Company to build the railroad from Gassaway to Wolf Creek along the Elk River. The extension is large and work will begin Monday. Fucey was in town yesterday evening.
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Joe Fucey
Weston
Elkins
The
Coal & Coke Railway Company
Gassaway
Wolf Creek
Elk River
Fucey
Nation Civic Federation seeks to discharge women workers
Washington April 17 The Nation Civic Federation of Women ties will ask that forty women employed in the Department Bureau of Engraving and Printing be discharged on grounds they are not of good character The affair promises a sensation as some of the fifty got their reappointments through congressmen and a senator.
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Washington, D. C
The
Nation Civic Federation of Woties
Ayty
Départment Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Wffair
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