Card game bust leads to grand jury action in Wendell
Two men, German and Russian, were jailed on gamb ling charges after a large card game last week in Wendell. A complainant claims he was fleeced of 40 dollars while intoxicated, and another participant, Mok Roswick, swore out warrants for John Miller and Mikke Prolick. Bond set at 200 dollars each. one man posted cash, the other remained locked up. The episode at a boarding house and the broad claim of cheating prompt possible further arrests by grand jury action.
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Daily Sentinel
Wendell
Grand Jury
Mok Roswick
Squire Newcome
John ,Miller
Mikke Prolick
Gigand J
Eugene Sommerville
Ford
J. G. S Clair
Plaintff
Age Witneses
Reorganization Aims to Rebuild Republican Party
A column argues for a national Republican reorganization to move toward progressive, up to date policies. It claims many Republicans favor realignment to counter Democratic governance and restore business vitality, urging removal of old bosses and a broad house cleaning.
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Republican Party
Progressive Party
Question of female culpability in Mann White Slave cases
The Wheeling Register argues that daughters of so called good families who aided married men in immorality should face the same penalties as the men. It contends current law ignores the female side and grants unequal justice, citing California cases where women fled with offenders.
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Wheeling Register
Diggs
Mann
Caminetti
California
Anay
Paying the Freight on West Virginia Roads
Randoph Review argues that West Virginia’s rough and impassable roads deter visitors and business. It contends permanent road construction costs less over time than yearly repairs and urges taxpayers to support lasting fixes rather than recurring payments.
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West Virginia
Randoph
Mrs Pankhurst Seeks Cure as British Authorities Offer Aid
Mrs Pankhurst says she is taking a cure for an ailment labeled et and moure as she awaits the remedy. British authorities indicate readiness to provide the cure once she returns home.
Romanian King and Queen Escape Uninjured in Road Bandit Attack
Associated Press dispatches report revolver fire by bandits near Sinaia Romania as King Charles and Queen Elizabeth travel by automobile in the Carpathians. Both Majesties were unharmed.
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Associated Press
London
King Charles
Queen Elizabeth
Romania
Sinaia
Roumania
Carpathian Mountains
Miles Elkins Exhibits At Warrenton Horse Show
Miles Elkins displays entries at the fifteenth Warrenton Horse Show opening in Warrenton Virginia. Enthusiasts from many states attend with Virginia West Virginia Kentucky and District of Columbia stables represented. Miss Katherine Elkins daughter of the late Senator enters 16 entries and the hunter event draws members of numerous hunt clubs in crimson habits.
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Wwarrenton
Warrenton Horse Show Association
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
District of Columbia
Katherine Elkins
Senator Elkins
Jury verdict in Mann Act case fast and final
San Francisco jury quickly convicts Mary Diggs of transporting Marsha Warrington and Lola Norris from Sacramento to Reno under the White slave act. The jury deliberated briefly before agreeing. The maximum penalty is five years in prison.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Maury J. .Diggs
Marsha Warrington
Lola Norris
Sacramento
Reno
Nevada
Mann White
Big deposits put in banks by Unge Sam fund
Washington August 21 first deposits of the governments 15 000 000 crop deposit fund to aid farmers moving crops were placed in southern city banks including Baltimore Richmond Atlanta and Memphis each of the three latter receiving 750 000 Baltimore to get between 1 900 000 and 2 000 000 Chicago and St Louis together about 15 000 000 Detroits mortuary woes noted amid a Detroit Free Press report
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Baltimore
Richmond
Atlanta
Memphis
Chicago
St. Louis
Dynamite Found Near Mayor Gaynor in City Hall
Six sticks of suspected dynamite were found under a window near Mayor Gaynor’s suite in City Hall New York August 21 Fire Commissioner Johnson alerted the combustibles bureau and an inspector was sent to assess the danger The preliminary check suggested the material appeared to be dynamite
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Associated Press Dispatch
New York
Gaynor
City Hall
Johnson
Bureau of Combustibles
Coe
Auto Bandits Kill Cashier and Rob Bank
In Hamburg Germany on August 21 two automobile bandits robbed the Community Savings Bank at Wilchensburg suburb. They shot and killed the cashier, an elderly man, as customers fled. The men fled in a taxi with a satchel of bank notes.
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Associated Press
Hamburg
Gerany
Communial Savings Bank
Wilchensburgg
Hatfield Denies Letters Probe In Charleston
Charleston W Va August 21 Governor Henry D Hatfield said there is no truth to reports he employed detectives to inspect typewriters in the state house and other offices to locate anonymous letters. A poised visitor named Ada Dorrance claimed to be a typewriter inspector for Charleston and took impressions from machines.
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Charleston
W. Va
Henry D. Hatfield
State House
Ada Dorrance
Governr Hatfield
West Virginia farm notes promote new agri bulletins
The West Virginia University Agricultural Experiment Station releases Bulletins 140 on Potato Culture in West Virginia with two phases and Bulletin 141 on The Regeneration of Old Orchards. Also Inspection Bulletin No 1 covers Commercial Fertilizers and Nitrogen content with advice to avoid low grade products and garbage in farming inputs.
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West Virginia University Agricultural Experiment Station
Department of Agricultural
West Virginia
Department of Chemistry
Don’t Buy Fertilizers With Less Than 1.65 Percent Nitrogen
A newspaper note warns buyers against cheaper blends and urges choosing fertilizers with 1.65 percent nitrogen or higher. It notes many brands dilute bone meal with junk to seem cheaper, arguing such mixes waste freight and money, and advises using the 1.65 percent nitrogen product for efficient coverage.
Married couple's nine lives span many nations in love
At Braddock Heights near Hagerstown Frank and Mrs Vernon have married eleven times since 1909. They say the ceremonies are a hobby and a safeguard because foreign marriages may not be recognized. The first ceremony counted was witnessed by former Ohio Governor Herrick. Elims, a district insurance man, is in town on business.
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Hagerstown
Frank Vernon
Braddock Heights
Vernon
Herrick
Ohio
Grossett and Dunlop executive notes varied US trade outlook
Mr. Garrett Grossett, senior member of the Grossett and Dunlop publishing firm, said business conditions varied by region. He cited New England as likely to suffer from the new tariff, while the rest of the country showed demand for goods and brisk holiday orders. He praised West Virginia’s trade and predicted a strong holiday season overall.
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Garrett Grossset
Enior
Grossett and Dunlop
New York City
City
Sentinel
United States
Mississippi River
New England
Grossett
West Virginia
Proposal to end strike at Philips Clarksburg plant
In Clarksburg on August 22 the mediation board tabled a proposal from Philips Sheet and Tin Plate Co to reinstate all former workers to their old mill jobs without prejudice. The plan also calls for all cut downs to be rescinded and for the plant to operate as an open shop. The striking employees are reviewing the offer.
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Clarksburg
Philips Sheet and Tin Plate Company
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Will H. Cole
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