Claim Parents Are Very Rich in Mercer Case
Mercer April 20 The woman charged with abducting Willie Whitla from Sharon last month is alleged to be the unmarried daughter of wealthy parents not the wife of James H Boyle. Detective I V Kepner, who vanished after the Dyer visit, says he has identified the woman. Attorney Cochran will try to introduce the identification at trial and telegrams linking Boyle to the woman will be used as evidence to tie her to the abduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer
Willie Whitla
Sharon
James H. Boyle
I. V. Kepner
Chateau Dyer
St. Louis
Cochran
Whitla
Boyle
Warren
Ohio
Generous Stork Delights Grafton Families
Tally Sentinel reports multiple new arrivals in Grafton central West Virginia. Mr and Mrs John P Love welcomed a baby boy on Saturday night on West Side. Mr and Mrs J S Robinson welcomed a baby boy on Knotts Avenue the same night. Mr and Mrs T B Gale welcomed a baby girl on Sunday evening. The Sentinel offers hearty congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tally Sentinel
T. Roosevelt
West Viringia
Grafton
Stork
Bentinel
John P. Love
West Side
J. S. Robinson
Knotts Avenue
T. B. Gale
Sentinel
Irontown News Highlights Local Happenings
Dr Shaffer of Grafton saved a valuable horse for Geo R Menear after buckwheat caused a bowel obstruction. Keener delivered 44 thousand pounds of phosphate last Tuesday and Wednesday. Summers lent lumber Tuesday. Jacobs and Lake haul timber from White Day. Farmers busy planting potatoes. Wade H Hamilton moved back to his farm near Dent. His sister Miss Gusta visited and attended school closing. Mr and Mrs Wade Menear and daughter visited relatives. Miss Bullin Demos hosted Miss Mary Newcome. French Conley of Newbury visited Grant Satterfield. Jno E Newcome filled his appointment and promised future reports. No wedding in months. baby born but died soon after. Dr J A Kimble and J E R Ellis attended. Adco Fd Marquess and wife visited Lee Shackleford. Sunday school at Free-WIN Baptist church had 39 present. Encouragement to attend and support the school. Anniversary of Me Spencer Cranacock mentioned. Sallie Marquesa referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcellus Summers
Oliver Jacobs
Albert Lake
Wade H. Hamilton
Dent
Miss Gusta
Wade Menear
John Menear
C. B. Sinsel
Hugh & Marquess
J. A. Kimble
Newburg
J. E. R. Ellis
Gratton
ADCO
Marquess
Lee Shackleford
Free-Win Baptist Church
Cood School
Cranacock
Sallie Marquesa
Local reminiscence references aging neighbors and spring plans
A fragment recalling a person nearly 99, noting age difference with Mr Glasscock, and a quip about spring weather. It mentions attending the 30th on the List and wanting a boguet, reflecting casual town chatter about plans and birthdays.
Local Notes From Grafton and Vicinity
Mrs Will Butcher remains seriously ill at her parents home. Ada Halterman a popular Grafton girl visited her parents from Saturday to Monday. Westerman school led by Walter Current closed with an excellent exhibit. Haskins opened a blacksmith shop in Grafton. Multiple local residents and visitors, moves and visits noted including Curren, Leonard, Wolf, Martin, Breedlove, Hargett, Sayer, Painter, Warthen, Vandergrift, Granneman, Billmyer and Taylor engagements and travel in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Butcher
Albert
Ada Halterman
Grafton
J. H. Halterman
Frank C. Brown
C. G. Leonard
Westerman
Walter Current
Curren
Genis W. Wolf
W. H. Wolf
E. F. Haskins
C. A. Painter
Rebecca Warthen
J. W. Vandergrift
J. N. Mays
George Granneman
Little Daughter
H. Granneman
Shylock Beaten by Italians in Braddock
Salvator Galiotto and two Italian men, Salvator Roberto and Nicola Dighiotti, were held for court without bail in Braddock after an assailant slashed his arms and breast with a stilletto during a Black Hand demand for money. Galiotto, injured and bloodied, sought $300 at a Braddock bank with the three men present. a teller alerted an interpreter and authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Salvator Roberto
Nicola Dighiotti
Braddock
Joseph Gullotto
Justice of the Peace
L. F. Haltzman
Galiotto
Government pay drawn by whole families in the senate
Washington April 21 by an age and no vote the Senate rejected the conference report on the census bill for failing to include the McCumber amendment requiring residents to live in the states they claim as home. Senator McCumber charged wives of a representative and officials in the War and Treasury departments hold government jobs. He criticized patronage and urged the residence requirement. Gallinger Lodge and Carter commented on broad family employment and civil service abuses. La Follette Heyburn weighed in on apportionment and tenure. Mike Mary Whitescarver of Prantytown was in the city.
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Washington
Senate
McCumber
Census Office
Congress
War Department
Treasury Department
Roosevelt
Gallinger
Rious
Lodge
Mecumber
Carter
Civil Service Commission
la Follette
Heyburn J
Senator Elkins Fights For West Virginia Coal and Lumber
Washington reports Senator Elkins pledges to defend state industries by resisting free coal and reciprocal coal trade with Canada Nova Scotia coal samples show good quality and potential to flood New England markets if duties drop Elkins cites 14 000 oil wells and 18 000 000 to 20 000 000 yearly oil sales as crucial to the state economy and warns of mill closures without protection He argues for duties on lumber coal and oil while noting past tariff fights and the impact on labor and rail transport in West Virginia Pennsylvania and Ohio
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Elkins
Bogota
Northcott
Senate
House
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Illinois
Canada
Payne
House of Representatives
New England
Nova Scotia
United States
Atlantic
Pacific
West Virginia
Conl
Theiatera
Dominion Coal Company
New York
Montreal
Pennsyl
Virginian Railroad
Democratic Party
Ilinois
England
A Long Walk Cumberland to Davenport wager update
A pedestrian, Mr. Sprang, continues a cross country trek from Red Bank New Jersey toward Davenport Town. He started February 6 1909 and must reach by August 6 1909 to win a wager. He left Cumberland at 3 PM and reached at 7:50 PM after passing Martinsburg West Virginia.
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Cumberland
Martinsburg
W. Va
Sprang
Red Bank
N. J
Davenport
Grafton
Keys
Local notes from Flemington and Grafton brief residents
Mrs W usuet ill with typhoid fever shows slight improvement under Drs Curry Chenoweth and a Clarksburg trained nurse. Rosemont mines closed indefinitely. Frank Shields aids grandfather W L Shields in store. Miss Lucy Monroe and Mrs Chas Monroe shopped in Clarksburg. Gates Addition to Flemington praised. Mr Gates to make improvements. W G Greathouses building home for M F McDonald on Buck Run. McGlumphrey Bros undertakers and furniture makers conducted twenty funerals since Sept 15. Mrs Isabelle McKee ill with lagrippe. Mrs Thomas W Brohard and son visit Grafton. W L Shields slight illness. Rev Chips quarterly meeting at Simpson M P Church. Next Sunday Odd Fellows anniversary at Baptist church in Simpson with Rev Benjamin Stout. Harrigan family moved from West Grafton to J P Ross farm. Atty J G St Clair in Grafton on legal business.
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W. Usuet
Curry
Chenoweh
Clarksburg
Rosemont
Frank Shields
Gates
Flemington
W. G. Greathouses
M. F. McDonald
Buck Run
McGlumphrey Bros
Isabelle McKee
Jagrippe
Thomas W. Brohard
Thomas, Jr
Grafton
W. L. Shields
Chipps
Simpson
J. P. Ross
J. G. St. Clair
Great Victory Is Won by the W. Va. Coal Dealers
Richmond Virginia April 21 A U S judge restrained the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad from filing a rate schedule with the ICC delaying May 1 increases on coal shipments from New River and Kana-wha districts West Virginia to ports The action by Judge Goff of the United States circuit court of appeals halts irreparable injury and signals similar petitions by operators on Baltimore and Ohio and Norfolk and Western railroads The coal operators of Ohio and Western Pennsylvania long argued West Virginia rates favored local rivals and hindered their Lake Market competition
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Richmond
New River
Kanawha
West Virginia
Cabin Greek Consolidated Coal Company
Kanawha County
Gof
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commissions
Goff
Baltimore & Ohio
Norfolk & Western
Ohio
Western Pennsylvania
New West Virginia Game Law Draws Northern Ire
The newly passed law faces criticism for bias against northern West Virginia anglers especially on bass pike and salmon seasons. It sets open seasons and licensing rules, lists penalties for hunting and fishing violations, and details wardens salaries. The act goes into effect about 90 days after passage, around May 26, 1909.
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West Virginia
McDowell County
Taylox
Threat To Blow Church and Recall of Memorial Candle
A sensational report from New York describes threats to dynamite a church if a memorial candle for detective Joseph Patrosino is kept. The 9 foot candle, weighing 178 pounds and plated in 14 carat gold, was created as a tribute after Patrosino’s death. The candle’s fate rests with Patrosino’s widow who may ship it to Italy. The piece notes also a wider case about smuggled gowns and hidden names, with Collector Loeb planning a public auction next month to uncover those responsible.
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New York
Joseph Patrosino
Mssious Sinalad
Italy
Petrovio
America
Mott Street
Loeb
Jim
Doeb
Paris
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
Machinist James Moran Injured in a Fall at B&O Shops
Daily Sentinel reports machinist Mr James Moran suffered a severe sprain and foot injuries after stepping on loose pipes on a running board and falling about 32 feet from an engine in the B and O Shops. He was moved to Conlehan House on West Main Street for treatment and rest as doctors attended him.
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Daily Sentinel
Conlehan House
West Mainstreet
Prisoner returned to Philippi after Barbour County arrest
Sheriff W B Corder of Barbour County arrived to fetch Jert lioms colored, arrested yesterday for a violation of the laws in Barbour County. The journey back to Philippi was completed after spending the night with Sheriff Hefner. Andrew Carnegie pledges $1 750 toward a pipe organ for the new Goft Methodist Episcopal church at West Pike and Second streets, Clarksburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherif W. B. Border
Sherif Hefner
W. B. Corder
Barbour County
Jert Lioms
Philipp
Cordér
Hetner
Philipp With
Carnigie
Clarksburg
W. Va
Goft Methodist Episcopal Church
Andrew Carnegio
West Pike and
Second Streets
Ita
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New Orleans
Opelousas
Tom Godfrey
Tom
United States Senate
Mike Mary Whitescarver
Prantytown
Candle
Juone
Moran
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