Chamber of Commerce Outlines City Work Plan For Year
Members of the Chamber of Commerce in Grafton completed a year long work plan. Five top priorities were adopted: city beautification water supply electric power street car service and street improvement. A traction improvements committee led by O. Jay Fleming was named with several other members. Additional proposals include hospital playgrounds housing and garbage disposal with public discussion forums to refine the plan. An English inventor has created a magnifying glass attachment for pencils to aid draftsmen.
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Chamber of Commerce
Grafton
Chamber of Conmerce
Te Board of Directors
O. Jay Fleming
Thos H. Cather
J. C. Klein
Tine
Guy Haymond
H. M. Murray
S. A. Waller
H.C. Compton
A. Keefer
C. A. Sinsel
Clarks Rey
BH. Waters
Neral
Y. M
White Sox acquitted of 1919 World Series conspiracy
Chicago reports seven former White Sox players and two others were found not guilty by a Cook County grand jury on charges of conspiring to throw the 1919 World Series. The verdict came after two hours and 47 minutes of deliberation, with Judge H. M. Friend offering congratulations to the jurors.
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Vester
Jude Landis
Chicago
White Sox
Cook County
H. M. Friend
Friend
Enrico Caruso’s Naples Funeral Draws Massive Tribute
Naples mourns the memory of famed tenor Enrico Caruso who died early yesterday. Thousands crowded the streets to attend a solemn high mass at the church of Madonna della Neve as the funeral cortege moved past the confirms and cheering crowds. The operatic star’s passing prompts widespread tributes from musicians and admirers across Napoli.
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Naples
Waly
Caruso
Taretao Jong
Members of Legion Sail for France Action on George Washington
About 250 American Legion members aboard the George Washington sail from New York for Cherbourg and Brest. National Commander Emery leads a cross‑state delegation to visit Verdun Rheims Chateau-Thierry Toulouse Lyons Strasbourg Metz and Le Havre as two destroyers and a convoy of planes escort the ship past allied flags.
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New York Harbor
Cherbourg
New York
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Musthead
George Washingtotn
Bremien
Legion Party
Union
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Co Blois
Verdun
Rheimes
Chateau-Thierry
Tolouse
Lyons
Stasbourg
Meta
Hordeaux
Four Die in DuPont Powder Plant Explosion
Four men were killed when the DuPont Powder Company mill at Oriental near Were, Uniontown, Pa, exploded this afternoon. The blast shattered windows in nearby homes and wrecked the press mill, authorities said. The incident followed a string of maintenance concerns at the facility.
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Oriental, Pa
Uniontown
Oriental Near
Patterson
N. J
He Standard Silk Dying Company
Rockerfeller Tax Suit Outcome In New York
Government wins suit in U S District Court and collects 292000 plus dollars from John D Rockerfeller on income tax for off company shares. Judge Mand rules stock was income not dividends and taxable.
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New York
United States District Court
John D. Rockerfeller
Ibe
Mand
News Briefs: Prisoners Released Across the Border
News briefs report American prisoners in Russia being released from confinement amid unofficial Bleh reports. Details on numbers, timing, and delivery across the border remain unclear. Other items note Sinn Fein delays, a lynching in Virginia, a fatal accident in New Jersey, a large candy fire in Pittsburgh, and Allied warnings to Greece regarding action near Constantinople. A local effort forms to replace a Bryan family monument.
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Riga
Russia
Bolhevik
Peasants in Russia Burn Their Homes
Report from Helsingford to the Central News Agency says famine district peasants are setting fire to villages before fleeing to other regions. Fires reportedly rage in many villages as mass movements toward Moscow prompt preparations. Petrograd garrison reportedly mobilized again with war material installed near the city.
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London
Eng
Russia
Helsingford
Moscow
Petrograd
Three Held on Bail in Hatfield Chambers Shooting
Three men C E Lively George Pence and William Salters were held on ten thousand dollar bail each in Welch West Virginia for the killing of Sid Hatfield and Ed Chambers in a gun battle on the courthouse steps. The judge James French Strothers set the bond and the cases will proceed at the next regular term on October 5 with no special grand jury.
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Welch
W. Va
C. E. Lively
George Pence
William Stalters
Sid Hatfield
Ed Chambers
James F. Strother
McDowell County
Matewan
Court House
G. L. Counts
Mcdowell
Eator
Mr. Counts
Baldwin
James French Strothers
Criminal Court
Sid Hatneth
West Virginia
Hatfield
Chambers
U S Petitions For Dismissal Of Injunction
In Martinsburg West Virginia a federal court heard requests from Assistant Attorney General J J Heniffan and District Attorney Stuart Walker to dismiss an old injunction obtained by the United States Harness Company. The injunction blocked seizure of government property stored in a Charleston warehouse that had been pledged to the harness firm. President Harding later cancelled the contract between the harness company and the government. About two weeks ago fifty soldiers and thirty trucks gathered at Charleston ready to seize the stock, prompting the injunction. The case was moved to a higher court and Judge Baker will likely take time to rule.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
J. J. Heniffan
Dist
Stuart Walker
W. B. Baker
United States Harness Company
Charleston
I Wwermment
Harding
Uni
Funeral for Henry Wehn at St Pauls Church Thursday
Henry Wehn aged 86 died Monday at his home. Funeral set for 2:30 PM Thursday at St Pauls Litheran Church with Rev Crickenberger officiating. Interment Bluemont Cemetery. Also note: wireless station at Carnarvon Wales sent messages clearly to Sydney Australia a distance of 12000 miles.
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Henry Wehn
St. Paul's Litheran Church
Crickenberger
Bluemont Cemetery
Carnarvon
Wales
Sydney
Australia
Funeral of Hatfield and Chambers Asks Lawful Respect
Matewan and surrounding areas pause as Sid Hatfield and Ed Chambers are laid to rest after their Welch courthouse shooting. State police and militia refrain from interference while families arrange services, amid calls to end the coal field violence and private mine guard system.
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Temple of Justice
West Virginia
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Republican Party
Sid Hatfield
Ed. Chambers
Matewan
Charleston
Hatfield
Ed Chai
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Mingo County
Funer
Tom Davis
Morgan
Davis
Tug River
No Applicants for Inspector Exams at Local Postoffice
No applicants appeared for the coal inspector and sampler examination slated at the postoffice. Officials from the United States Civil Service Commission announced that the exam was not conducted due to lack of applicants. Other Civil Service examinations will be announced and held soon.
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Postoffice
United States Civil Service Commission
Civil Service
Vets Gather in Pittsburgh for Big Meet
Hundreds of World War veterans who fought with the Blue Ridge Division in France head to Pittsburgh for a four day reunion of the Eighteenth Division Veterans Association opening tomorrow. Delegations from Western Pennsylvania and nearby states arrive by interurban, train, packet boat, and air plane. at least 800 expected from the capital region. The city is decorated with Old Glory as the Blue Ridge fighters’ colors fly.
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France
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Virginia
Eighteenth Division Veterans Association
Blueridge
R. L. Stultz
New Market
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Capto
Mrs Hughes Dies In Auto Mishap Near Erie
Word arrived that Mrs J W Hughes aged 46 of Erie Pennsylvania was killed when a car carrying her husband and two children went over an embankment near their home during a two week return trip. Survived by husband two children one brother and two sisters. Funeral in Erie at 8 pm Thursday then body to Grafton arriving Friday night. Local services to be announced.
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J. W. Hughes
Erie
Hughes
England
Giant Watermelon for President in Turlock
A 76 pound watermelon measuring 32 inches in circumference and 2) 3A length was forwarded Tuesday by express to President Harding from Turlock California. The grower expects the fruit to reach Washington around the time of the president’s return, aiming to bring quick results.
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Turlock
Calif
Express
Peesttent
Harding
Washington
Guns Used as Fire Alarms in WV Blaze Kill Foot Injury
In Ceredo West Virginia a fire destroyed two houses after shots and whistles warned sleepers. A shotgun blast blew off part of Ellen Ward’s foot as she fled a boarding house. She was hospitalized at Guthrie while the fire burned multiple homes.
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M. Dayisston
Down Town
Ceredo
W. Va
Guthrie Hospital
Jas. Perdue
Ellen Ward
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