Mrs Skinner of Newburg Dies Stroke Victim
Mrs. Skinner of Newburg died after a stroke at one o clock in the afternoon. She was a member of the Knights of Pythias Sisters and leaves a husband six children three brothers and two sisters eight grandchildren and many relatives. She was born March 1 19?1 and was the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Allen Dodge. Relatives from the area plan to attend the funeral in Newburg Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Chgsady
Skiapt
Newburg
W. F. Skinner
Tynnelton
E. R. Skinner
Johnstond
Skinner
Sligo
J.B. Skinner
Cleveland
Ohio
Saville Kitzmiller
Gak
Sarah Garrett
Tunfieton
Joseph Hodge
Weston
James Dodge
Oakland
David: Dodge
West
Rotary Club Hails Govnor Nominee at Grafton Meeting
Rotarians of Grafton praise Jed Robinson as hopeful for governor of the 24th district at a Clarksburg HIl district conference. Mrs Robinson lauded the nomination while members credited Hiking and Terra Alta clubs for their role. Resolutions of thanks were sent to the visiting clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yn Rotary Club
Jed Robinson
Ko“International
Clarksbury Hil
Robinson
Grafton
Blues
Grays
Hose
Clarksburg
Gidént Furry E. Plestier
F. F. Poet
Charleston
Traveling retailer arrested on a forgery charge
A traveling salesman from Pittsburgh named A M Simmons, 28, was arrested on a Wheeling warrant for passing a forged $42 note. Wheel ing detective William P Hahn took him into custody on a downtown street. Simmons had fled across communities with bad checks and faced multiple charges as officers pursued him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burg
A. M. Simfon
Pittsburgh
William P. Hahn
Wheelig
Wheeling
Glty
Shim
Hahn
Simmons
Trail
efSeere
Ling
Thought First Hubby Dead But Finds Him Well
In Buffalo Justice Horton In divorce court granted Carrie Thornner an annulment of her 1907 marriage to James Gardner after she had married his rival Felton Thornner and later discovered Thorne was alive. She believed him dead when she wed Gardner in 1917. A visit to Clarksburg revealed a man claiming to have seen Thorne in Marion, Ohio, confirming he was alive. It was unclear whether she would reunite with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baffalo
Justice Horton
Carrie Thorne
James Gardner
Gardner
Felton ‘Thorne
Clarksburg
W. Va
Buffalo
Elieving Thorne
Thorne
Marion
Ohio
Local Notables and Visitors Fill Grafton Headlines
Mrs. John Niland returns from Wheeling while William Craig undergoes appendicitis surgery at City Hospital. A parade of local residents and out of town guests gather for dances, funerals, and visits as the week ends with medical cares and travel plans.
Bapter church events and local visits in Grafton
Local society notes from Grafton mention a Bapter church event tomorrow with guest Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Allender of Blueville. Mrs. E. H. Davis has returned to York after a visit, accompanied by Mrs. A. L. Garrett. E. Lodge Ross of Simpson was in Grafton on business. Mary and Liefle Graneman visit Fairmont. Tra Lewis heads to Harrisville for weekend family visit. Lt. Frank Gibson, state police head in Grafton, returns from Charleston after three days. Curtis Currey of McGee was a business visitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Niland
West Washington Street
Wheeling
William Craig
East Main St
City Hospital
Mary Lynn
Lewis Hart
Fairmont
R. F. Ridenour
Maple Avenue
Ruth Batten
Ze Pa Bolmer
Morgantown
Slater
George Whitehair
South Grafton
Clarkeburg
Charles Ramus
Tunnelton
F. §. McFarland
Grand Street
Emory Huffman
Oklahoma
C. W. Remer
Californi
George Elliot
Pneumnonia
W. T. Robinson
Knottsville
H. B. Scranage
Harmony Grove
Frank Hayes
Myrtle Thompson
Bridgeport
Frances
Herbert Evans
West Main Street
Everett McDaniel
Maple Avenues
A. 5
Hattie Reynolds
George’Glenn
Clarksburg
RE. R. Glenn
J. W. Brown
W. P. Samples
Philipp
E. E. Smith
Orchard Street
B. D. Hall
Long Run
Ta Lim
John Kleffel
Palla Hill
Amil Grug
Chestnut Ridge
W. W., McDaniel
Chel
Waa
Rev. Powell
The
Baptist Church
Pine St
Tra Lewis
Harrisville
Frank Gibsom
Grafton
Charleston
Curtis Currey
McGee
Two Held For May Term Of W H Dean And Arthur
W H Dean and Arthur Made ra were charged with possession of moonshine liquor and waived a court appearance to the May term of circuit court after posting bond. They were arrested after paying a fine for being drunk and disorderly in police court. A quart bottle of moonshine was seized at a local hotel during the arrest. The case was turned over to the state following the police court trial. Carl Posten was fined $16 and costs for speeding before Squire W B Leach and released after paying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Dean
Arthur Madera
Justice Court
W. E. Leach
Moon
Shine
Edison’s Son Weds Today in Harvard Chapel
Theodore Miller Edison, son of the inventor, will marry Miss Anna Maria Osterhout of Cambridge at Appleton Chapel Harvard University. Bishop Win F. Anderson will officiate assisted by notable guests including Henry Ford Harvey Firestone and other figures. Osterhout’s father Prof Winthrope G. Osterhout heads biology at Harvard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison
Harvard Chapel
Boston
Henry Ford
Harvey Firestong
Than A. Edison
Win F. Anderson
Boston University
Theodore Miller Edison
Anna Maria Osterhout
Cambridge
Bishop Anderson
Falsons
Firestones
Fords
Appleton Chapel
Harvard University
Theodore Edigon
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Miss Osterhout
Winthrope G. Osterhout
Harvard
Western Union Wins Injunction To Halt Baseball Tickets
The Western Union Telegraph Company obtained a temporary injunction in common pleas court against Youngstown Ohio mayor C F Schekle and Police Chief Kedgwain Powell restraining them from removing baseball tickets from business places. Powell had ordered police to notify pool rooms to remove tickets before Monday citing efforts to curb gambling and betting on innings. The petition stated thirteen tickets operate locally and removal would break contracts and harm the company’s business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Western Union Telegraph Company
Common Pleas
C. F. Schekble
Wain Powell
Western Union
Morgantown Records Record Murder Trials In Two Days
In Morgantown on April 24 a Monongahela County Criminal Court jury delivered two murder in the first degree verdicts in consecutive days. Edward Kennen, a colored man, was found guilty of murdering Robert Smith on March 7. Earlier Lloyd Martin, a negro, was convicted of killing Johnny O’Briatt, marking a historic surge in first degree murder verdicts in the county within 28 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
Monongahela County Criminal Court
Yeaturday
Edward Kennen
Robert Smith
Algat
Wirder
Lloyd
Chaplin Colleries Trial Report From Scotts Run
In Scotts Run on picts t ary 14, Chaplin collieries company figures described a violent incident. A revolver caused gunfire that struck a man in the abdomen, who died at City hospital. One suspect, Ken nen, escaped but was later arrested in Fairmont on a charge related to a refused telephone call to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaplin Colleries
Scotts
Chaplin
Smith
City
Kennen
Fairmont
New York
Er el
Ohio Miners Chiefs Ready to Surrender
In Wheeling, Ohio miners leaders including Vice President William Roy and President Dedvinka surrendered to U S Marshal Buckwald amid arrest warrants for injunction violations issued by Judge Baker at Elkins. Nine officials and organizers are jailed. others to surrender. strike leadership vows to keep headquarters open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whesting
William Roy
Ohio
Dedvinka
United States
Louis Buckwald
Elkins
W. B. Baker
Lee Hall
Ohio Miners
Springfield
Milinois
John, L. Lewis
W.G. Savage
Ohio Winers
Ohio County
Wheeling
W. Va
Lewis
Buchwald
International
Indianapolis
J. L. Warrum
United Mine Workers
New York
Frank Ledvinka
Jat Ltoday
Circus Jumbo Runs Amuck When Elephant Charged Stands
Chicago April 25 spectators at a circus in the coliseum were thrown into a state of excitement as a large elephant stampeded toward the stands during the evening performance. Several people were knocked down in the rush to escape. The elephant, carrying a cage of polar bears, was frightened by a stray dog chasing a cat across the arena. Trainers quieted it before it reached the stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pioneer Woman Detective Quits in New York History
The life of Isabella Goodwin, late Fifth Deputy Police Commissioner of New York City, appears in Liberty this week. A pioneer in professional detective work, she retired on a pension after twenty eight years with the New York police, widowhood forcing her to support four children. Her career included many features of trailblazing crime work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella Goodwin
New York City
Fssue of Liberty
Steam shovel to mine coal at Brydon
A new strip mining method will extract 23 acres of Pittsburgh coal owned by the Stafford Brothers Coal Co at Brydon. A large steam shovel will remove earth above the vein before mining, then the holes will be filled. Twenty three acres require about two and a half years to develop with an expected daily shovel output of about five railroad carloads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Stafford Brothers Coal Company
Brydon
Taylor Co
Breeze
R. W McCabe
Fairmont
A. Pittsburgh
Douglas Coal Copany
Meadow Brook
Ng Loders
Robbery Scheme Unfolds As Boston Trip Unravels
In a tense courtroom narrative, Mrs Goodwin describes a plan to hide Myrtle and a Swede suspect in a basement kitchen closet while a robbery unfolds. Scrambled actions lead to arrests at Grand Central Station as Eddie Collins confesses his role and six others are jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Myrtle
Aonte
Eddie
Annie
Canada
Commissioned Dougherty
Eddie Collins
Eddie Kinsman
Grand Central Station
Collins
Wheat market instability hits May delivery amid rain relief
In Chicago on April 26 22 widespread rains eased drought earlier but May wheat futures rose as scarce May offerings appeared. Indian yield cuts and Russian famines support prices while grains like corn and oats show mixed moves. Speculation shifts to new crop months July and September as old-wheat concerns fade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
India
Duluth
United States
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Northwest
Nicola Car Auction: Ford Roadster Sold for 103 Dollars
Harry Nicola, a Grafton man arrested near Kingwood for transporting liquor in a Ford roadster, had the car sold in front of the Kingwood courthouse to Ryan Morgan for 103 dollars on Friday morning. Nicola awaits grand jury action after his arrest and jailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Nicola
Graftonman
Peston County
Kingwood Court House
Ryan Morgan
Nicola
Kingwood
George and Briton's rulers return from Mediterranean cruise
King George and Queen Mary arrived at Victoria station after a Mediterranean cruise. They looked bronzed and well and were greeted by the Duke and Duchess of York, Princess Mary, Viscount Ligeonelles, Prince Henry and Prince George, and Prince Arthur of …
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
King George
Queen Mary
Victoria Station
Duke and Duchess of York
Princess Mary
Viscount Ligreelles
Prince Henry
Prince ‘George
Pree Arthur of
Orn
Youth Murders Father in Milford Farm Murder
Lawrence Milman aged 15 confessed to shooting his father Charles Milman 53 as he slept at the Lincoln City farm five miles from Milford Delaware. He said he stole twenty dollars a week earlier and was beaten daily after the theft. The boy’s mother calls him of unsound mind and he is held in Georgetown jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Del
Lawrence Milman
Charles Milman
Lincoln City
Georgetown
Powder blast near Wilmington kills man in magazine
A massive blast at a powder magazine at Pigeon Point near Wilmington, Delaware, sent 50 to 60 bags of black powder into the air. Foreman Williams Taylor suffered severe burns and was hospitalized unconscious. One man, Pred Pitts, 37, of Newark, was killed. two others were injured while removing powder after youths were found stealing it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington del
Pigeon Point
Delaware River
Wilmington
Willams. Taylor
Pred Pitts
Unis City
Taylor
Lony
Explosion Victim Pitts Vanishes Amid Debris
After a blast, Pitts was taxi- (taxied) away and portions of his clothing were found among the debris. His body had entirely disappeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing-Fust
Pitts
Runway Youth Reunited With Sister After Newspaper Help
Louis, a White bulldog named Lomis 4, walked from New Salem to find his sister, Charles Sanford, in Fairmont. He planned to quit school, but the search led him to a local newspaper office where reporter Charles Bunner helped locate the Sanford residence. The reunion occurred when Mrs Sanford brought Louis inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lomis
New Salem
Charles ‘Sanford
Louis
Ind
Fairmont
Charles Bunner
Bunner
Lous
Henry Fernekes Held For Murder In Chicago
Chicago authorities consider trying Henry J. Fernekes here for murder after his identification as one of the robbers who fatally shot an agent during a building and loan hold up. He may not be moved east to face charges in New York or Philadelphia. Fernekes reportedly favors a local trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Henry J. Fernekes
New York State
Philadelphia
Joan Association
Traffic Jam In Cincinnati Drives Merger Probe
Washington April 25 The Interstate Commerce Commission opened a probe into the Van Sweringen plan to merge Nickel Plate Erie Pere Marquette Chesapeake Ohio and Western Ohio with joint operation aimed at easing Cincinnati congestion. President Bennet of Nickel Plate testified the goal is to handle rising coal traffic and divert it to Chicago routes. stockholder interests and preferred stock voting rights were discussed as hearings adjourned to May 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
John J. Bennet
Nickel Plate Railroad
Sweringen
Mahitfle
Commission
Nekel’ Plate
Erie
Pere Marquette
Pere Marquette PB Isapeake and Ohio and Mowing Valley. Mr. Mahaffie
Cincinnati
Mr. Bennet
Ohia
Walter C. Godfrey
Nick Plate Company
Virginian Railway 1924 balance sheet reported assets
R. R. MAKES MONEY reports the Virginian Railway balance sheet for 1924 shows assets rising to $146,504. The article notes an increase in total assets and mentions financial figures in the New York report dated April 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Virginian Railway
Fragmentary financial figures stray in local OCR
The unreadable OCR fragment reports mixed money figures including 450 from 134,672,098 and 19,992,992 with a mention of a galant 582,370, lacking clear context or entities to identify.
Reading in the Digital Age Warns of Declining Book Habits
A London scholar questions the future of reading as visual media and phonographs captivate the public, arguing that direct word-based learning could fade. He notes some rise in reading yet warns of crass, image driven culture eroding deep literacy. The British Museum press officer cites photography and lantern slides as tools to promote study of history while urging balanced use of new media.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tures
Tay Ture
Kenyon
Pho
Trust
British Museum
Boy Commits Suicide After Threat At School In Salem
In Salem West Virginia on April 26 18 year old William Prichard shot himself after saying it’s so hot I’ll shoot myself. A 32 caliber bullet struck his temple and he died 20 minutes later. Neighbors say he worried over his mother’s suicide last Thanksgiving and lived a withdrawn life with experiments and a bottle with a dynamite cap found in his room. An inquest was not deemed necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
W. Va
William Prichard
Prichard
Thorn
Girl of Chinese Parentage Wins In Spelling Bee
Fran Che Lee, nine, daughter of Chinese parents from Bridgeport near Clarksburg, took second in Harrison County's fifth grade spelling bee. Mian Lee and Mabel Rogers also placed, with Rogers from Sardis securing first in a separate ciphering contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
W. Va
Fran Che Lee
Bridgeport
Here
Mian Lee
Mabel Rogers
Sardis
Harrison County
Miss Lee
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Rotarians OF
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HB. Scranage
Prontytown
Ian Grafton
Virgina Skaggs
J. B. Bee
W. R. Skinner
C R. Skaggs
Marion Skaggs
Benjamin Skinner
Columbus McIntosh
Routet
A. S. Morrow
Meadland
Presley Cropp
Rosemont
Charles Wiley
Walter Wiley
J. A. Springer
Flemington
Homer Wilson
Otuestatie Ridge
Carl Posten
Squire W. B. Leach
Posten
Chicago Coliseum
Polar Bears
Pioneer
Nedr
SELIS
Cruise
Penn
Ernekes
Nickel Plate
R. R
Salem High School
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