American liner sinks British cruiser in Solent snowstorm
In a dense snow storm near the Isle of Wight the American liner St Paul rammed and sank the British cruiser Gladiator at anchor in the Solent. Gladiator sailors saved by St Paul crews, while St Paul suffered minor bow damage and reached Southampton for repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southampton
Eng
New York
American Line
St. Paul
Gladiator
Solent
Isle of Wright
St.Paul
London
Passow
St. Paul's
Yarmouth
Isle of
Wright
Thirst Shops to Close in Barbour County Saloons
Arden April 27 Special reports seven saloons in Barbour county will close Thursday night at 12 o'clock as the license year ends. The county court split, temperance forces gain two commissioners, and no saloon licenses will be granted. Mines resume activity, new bridges and timber purchases cited amid local business notes and marriages. Tornado toll across four southern states tallies about 350 killed and 1,200 injured with thousands homeless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Q. L. Duckworth
Arden
Barbour County
New Orleans
Fireman Brakes Burned In Newburg Engine Burst
Extra engine No. 1820 with Engineer Ambrose and Conductor Ridgway exploded a fire burst near Hierra station in Newburg at 10 16 Saturday evening injuring Fireman 8 Brake of Cumberland. He suffered facial and hand burns and was treated by Dr Caldwell then sent home. The same day a west engine derailment near Eighty Cut blocked tracks for two hours with no injuries. Lizzie Lyons of Independence died, funeral drew a large crowd. Fever is epidemic with no fatalities yet and several reports of mad dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Mouser
Newburg
R. B. Ambrose
Ridgway
Newbury
Hierra Station
Brake
Cumberland
Caldwell
Extra West
G. F. Sheets
C. B. Huntman
Grafton
Lizzie
Frank Lyons
Independence
County Sunday School Tour Planned for County Work
County Sunday School executive committee met April 24 to plan the year ahead. Rev KH Reese elected president, Grace Lake named home and cradle roll superintendent, Frank Hollis named Grafton district Sunday school president. Tour planned May 18 to May 23 with meetings at Pruntytown Flemington Simpson M F Church Knottsville Andrews M E Grafton and Thornton. program to include moving pictures and all day sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KH. LB. Reese
Grafton
B. Reese
Lydia Bolyard
W. C. Darrett
Williams
Pruntytown
Flemington
Simpson M. F. Church
Knottsville
Andrews M
Arange
Livering Trial Set In Death By Strychnine Case
C. J. Livering of Lewisville Ky faces trial today in the Criminal Court charged with causing his wife’s death by strychnine. In Bucktail, Parliament resumes sessions after Easter recess that began April 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewisville
C. J. Livering
Criminal Court
London
Government Forestry Bureau Shows Wide Reach and Planting Pioneers
The Bureau, less than a decade old, operates with under 2,000 staff to manage 166 national forests covering 162 million acres. It funds grazing and timber sales, oversees forest rangers with vast areas, and runs wood chemistry and reforestation programs. Eight nurseries cultivate over 5,000,000 trees with plans to expand to ranger nurseries. planting has begun on arid lands, aiming to reclaim desert areas and supply future timber, poles, and railroad cross ties.
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United Staes Bureau of Forestry
Forest Service of Europe
United States
Bureau of Forestry
Bureau
San Gabriel
Santa Barbara
Gila
Dismal River
Pike's Peak
Salt Lake
Peco
Lincoln
Niobara
North Platte
San Gabriel, Santa Barbara
Pike's Peak National Forests
Dismal River National Forest
Sandhills
Rangers
National Forests
Europe
Thireaus
Forestry guards raise dream of rural wealth abroad
The article compares US forestry funding with Prussia and Saxony, noting guards’ pay from $900 to $1,000 yearly and rangers’ assistants earning under $200. It highlights Prussia’s forest gains since 1830, with timber production up over threefold and net acre values rising to $2.50, while Saxony yields $5.30 per acre. It criticizes US Bureau of Forestry funding as under one percent per acre, linking higher European returns to potential American gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prussia
Saxony
United States
Bureau of Forestry
Swisher Withdraws From Ballots in County Republican Primary
Morgantown April 25. Charles Wesley Swisher will not appear on county Republican primary ballots as his local representative Colonel Joseph H. McDermott withdrew his name before entries closed. Swisher’s exit follows rumors of state official pressure and a counter claim about an unauthorized action by the lieutenant governor. Also removed is former attorney general Clark W. May, with M. P. Shawkey entering to contest the state superintendent race alongside M. C. Lough J. W. Santee and Thomas C. Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
Charles Wesley Swisher
Swisher
Joseph H. McDermott
Rotary of State
Arnold C. Seherr
Monongalia County
M. P. Shawkey
Charleston
M. C. Lough
Fairmont
J. W. Santee
Wetzel County
Wawestown
Thomas C. Miller
The Artists' Model Promises Sizey World Illustration
A painting titled The Artists' Model will be featured with the New York World next Sunday. It will be more than twice the size of the ordinary picture supplement and produced by a process praised as an unequaled artwork. An annal song from the Circle Theatre will also be presented, with In Bohemia as the next Sunday song from Broadway’s Circle Theatre.
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Studio Ife
New York World
Bohemia
Circle Theatre
Broadway
Recruit Gets in Trouble In Unlucky Arrest Tale
On Saturday, H I Goff alias H Griffith and others were arrested at Fairmont by U S Marshal F E Hupp and brought to Grafton. He is charged with bad faith with Uncle Sam after receiving money to travel to Columbus to enlist, then failing to report. He used the name H Griffith in Grafton and posed as a prize fighter, known locally, and was held in jail on $1000 bond until trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. I. Goff
H. Griffith
Fairmont
United States
FE. D. Hupp
U. S
Lilly
Sam
Goff
United States Army
Wheeling
Baracks
Columbus
Uncle Sam
Grafton
Promoter Sues Rogers and Standard Oil for 2 Million Loss
Col T Moore Jackson of Clarksburg West Virginia sues H H Rogers and the Standard Oil Company in New York claiming defrauding him of about 2 million dollars. He says Rogers with Standard Oil interests controlled the Ohio River Railroad and helped sell his West Virginia Short Line to Baltimore and Ohio at a high price, yielding a loss of 1.8989 million. A separate note reports a Buckettal veterans monument dedication at Dirtwood marking the forty seventh anniversary of their departure for the front.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Col. T. Moore Jackson
West Virginia Short Line Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio
H. H. Rogers
Stadard Oil Company
New York
Jackson
West Virginia Shortine
New Martinsville
Helington
Rogers
Standard Oil Group
Ohio River Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Ohio River Railroad Company
West Virginia
du Bois
Bucketall
Dirtwood
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Roosevelt
Cleveland
Tygarts River
Laurel Creek
Tygarts Valley
Enoch B. Moats
James H. Felton
House of Delegates
J. M. Garnes
Burnsville
Eula Murphy
Bessie Murphy
West Side
J.N. Woodford
Elkins
Garfield Street
Dora Poling
Kalamazoo
Louisana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Amite
Purvis
Miss
Sentinels
Tony Marecello
County Sunday School Tour
Mader
Government Forestry Bureau
Day Allen Willey
H. FB. Goff
Col.t. Moore Jackson
The
Standard Oil Company
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