Elks Lodge of Sorrow Service Featured Sunday
The Grafton Lodge of Elks No. 308 will hold an all public memorial service at the Brinkman Opera House Sunday at 2 30 pm in memory of departed members. The program includes prayers, odes, eulogies, vocal solos, and a memorial address by Bro J W Vandervort with performances by Vincent's Orchestra and the Ladies Orchestra.
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H. Sommerville
Lodge
Vincenti
Vincent
T. W. Engle
Divine Redeemer
Wigie Hill
Leo J. Rasche
Vincent's Ladies’ Orchestra
Voca
Wm. R. Pattie
J. W. Vandervort
Parkersburg Lodge
Francis Heflin
Florence Love
Morgan Bill Framing By Morgan Financiers
A new Federal incorporation bill is drafted to enable merging of large corporations amid potential Supreme Court trust decisions. Francis Lynde Stetson prepared the measure after meetings with finance leaders in New York. If approved by legal minds and federal authorities, a New York congressman will introduce it in the next Congress.
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New York
J. P. Morgan
Francis Lynde Stetson
Finance
United States Supreme Court
Population growth in West Virginia by county
Washington Dec 2 Census figures show the southern part of West Virginia has vastly outgrown other regions in the last decade. The announcement lists county by county population totals, highlighting a marked regional shift. The data underscore significant demographic changes across the state.
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Washington, D. C
West Virginia
Aged Barbour County Gentleman Hurt in Runaway
Jacob Hovatter, 70, of near Valley Fishing Club, Barbour County, was brought to Powell hospital in serious condition after a runaway Tuesday near Philippi. He remained unconscious until Wednesday and doctors fear limited recovery due to brain injury from the accident. The well known farmer is in grave danger.
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Jacob Hovatter
Near the Valley
Barbour County
Powell Hospital
Philippi
Mr. Hovatter
Wendling 15 Much Defiant In Murder Trial
In Louisville on December 2 the prosecution rested in the Alma Kellner murder case after Detective Carney testified Wendling confessed soon after arrest in San Francisco. Detected by Burke in San Francisco, the statement was also linked to a Missouri milliner interviewed in Texas. The defense will open today, with further testimony planned and the court recalling Thanksgiving sentiments amid the trial.
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Louisville
Chicta
Carney
Joseph Wendling
San Francisco
Wendling
Alma Kellner
Burke
Cora Munea
Hume
Houston
Texas
Wendsling
Judge Holt Dines With Elkins Home Children
Judge John Homer Holt of the Fifteenth district left the circuit bench in Biking to share Thanksgiving with the wards of the Humane Society at the Children's Home in Elkins. Mother Blackwood, the matron, presided as Holt sat in the seat of honor, enjoying the sight of bright child faces and their grateful chatter during the meal.
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Mother Lockwood
Elkins Enterprise
Elkins
John Homer Holt
Fifteenth District
Judge Holt
The
Humane Society
Mother Blackwood
Smallest Horse in the World Draws a Fortune at Madison Square Garden
Marion Grey and her parents visit Madison Square Garden New York to claim the smallest horse in the ward. Englishman Chan ning L Dilton resists, but Miss Marion offers silver dollars as high as the horse to seal a sale. The exact price remains undisclosed while Mr Grey asserts a tower of coins would settle the matter.
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Marion Grey
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Austin Grey
Channing L. Dilton
Marlon
Mr. Grey
Mr. Ditlon
Boiler Makers Wanted Overseas With Panama Benefits
The United States Government seeks boiler makers for Panama offering 65 cents per hour for eight hours with overtime, plus free steamer transportation meals lodging and medical care on the Isthmus. Journeyman boiler makers with railroad or contract shop experience are urged to apply through the Isthmian Canal Commission at Washington.
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United States
Panama
Isthmus
Isthmus Canal Commission
Washington
Governors Close Third Annual Conference in Louisville
The third annual Conference of Governors adjourned in Louisville on December 2 after a session described as largely ceremonial with little business. The Governors had explored moving the next conference to a businesslike footing and establishing permanent headquarters, following a suffragist speech and discussions on various topics.
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Louisville
Conference of Governors
Woodmen Elect Officers at Grafton Camp Meeting
Grafton Camp No 4 Woodmen of the World held a large meeting last evening with two candidates initiated and two more elected. Officers for the coming year were chosen: E F Redinger consul commander John B Cooper past consul commander Frank Bennet advisory lieutenant A T Steadman banker George W Poe clerk L W Grow escort C Brown watchman N B Cole sentry Rev E H Waters manager. Tonight the degree team will travel to Pruntytown to initiate a class into Prunt town Camp No 100.
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Grafton Camp No. 4
Woodmen of the World
E. F. Redinger
John B. Cooper
Frank Bennet
A. T. Steadman
George W. Poe
L. W. Grow
Final Vessel Enters Canal In Historic Panama Run
New York December 2 The first vessel to navigate a section of the Panama Canal in the American three masted steam yacht Visitor II owned by Commodore W H Brown of Pittsburg. On November 28 the Visitor II with Col Goethals to Panama Canal chief engineer Commodore Brown Captain Scott of U S Steel and Wm Diehl former Pittsburg mayor and others aboard entered from the Atlantic side. It proceeded to Gatun Lock and returned. The yacht draws about 17 feet.
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Pittsburg
New York
Panama Canal
Commodore W. Harry Brown
Colonel Goethals
Commodore Brown
Scott
United States Steel Corporation
Wm. Diehl
Atlantic Aide
Pennsylvania population rises over thirteen census decade
Washington reports Pennsylvania totals reach 487,665,111, up 1,362,996 or 21.6 percent since 1900. Allegheny County total 1,018,463, up 243,405, with 584,493 in areas outside Pittsburgh. The earlier 1890 to 1900 increase was 1,044,101 or 19.9 percent.
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Washington
State of
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
Pittsburg
New Aspirant For Senator
A Fayetteville dispatch reports Hon. W. Osenton of Fayette county has announced his candidacy for the United States Senate. In Muncie Indiana Benjamin Smith confessed to murdering his family and, in a mercy plea, was sentenced to life imprisonment after the prosecution sought the death penalty.
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Huntington W. Va
Fayetteille
W. Osenton
Fayette County
United States
Muncie
Ind
Benjamin Smith
Smith
Mr and Mrs J H Grossnickle Move to Grafton
Mr and Mrs J H Grossnickle who lived on Hast Park Avenue have moved to Grafton. They previously resided in Fairmont for years and are farewelled by many friends. Grossnickle served as a B and O train dispatcher in Fairmont and earned a promotion in service leading to the move. Minnie Powell accompanied them for a short visit.
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J. Harlan Grossnickle
Hast Park Avenue
Grafton
Minnie Powell
Fairmont
Girl Shot by Miner in Cranberry Mine Fight
Miss Lulu G. Wiley aged eighteen of Hawk's Nest Fayette County was struck by a bullet during a miners clash at Cranberry. She died hours later from the wound. No arrests have been made.
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Charleston
W. Va
Lulu G. Wiley
Hawk’s Nest
Fayette County
Cranberry
Wiley
Templars Hold Big Initiation At DeMolay Commandery
DeMolay Commandery No. 11 held a major initiation on Tuesday conferring full knighthood on six candidates. Walter B. Strother Rayman Pepper James B. Baker Oakey S. Gribble Robert H. Montony Bemis Ve and August Kroenke, with several out of town guests attending and a banquet following the ceremony.
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Knight Templar
Walter B. Strother
Rayman Pepper
This City
James B. Baker
Oakey
Gribble
Beverly
Robert H. Montony
Bemis
F. Kroenke
Boys narrowly escape under wagon during coast on Maple Ave
Two young boys coasting on Maple Avenue narrowly escaped a fatal end when a heavy Pugh and Beavers delivery wagon rolled by. The sled crash put them under the horses feet but both escaped serious injury, though they were badly frightened. Parents urged to supervise children closely during busy daytime hours.
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Daily Sentinel
Pugh & Beavers
C. S. Marshall
W. H. Paugh
Maple Avenue
Doys
Danner
Eport
Sidney Phillips Dies From Station Fall Injuries
Sidney Phillips a Pittsburg resident and foreman of bricklayers on the new station died at his home after a severe fall at the site. He was about 60, married with a family, and his paralysis worsened before death Saturday night. He previously was taken to Powell hospital and returned home for care near his loved ones. Interment occurred in Pittsburg following the accident.
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Daily Sentinel
Pittsburg
Sidney Phillips
Sentinel
Phillips
Powell Hospital
Time Tables and Transit Knowledge From Rail Lines
A discussion extols time tables as a tool to learn geography and costs of railroads and ships, highlighting Burlington and other lines. It cites reports on farm-to-rail costs, wages, consumer prices, and freight, noting the role of time cards in informing the public and shaping attitudes toward rail networks.
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United States
West
Pittsburg Post
Burlington
Industrial Commission
Congress
City of New York
New York
Railroada
Steelmen Meet New York In Conference On Prices
December meeting of the Steel and Iron Institute in the Hardware club ended without an official statement. Officials planned to discuss trade conditions and report views after a later session. United States Steel likely to propose production curtailment to spur orders amid subdued prices. Railroads expect limited equipment orders until the Interstate Commerce Commission rules on rate increases.
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New York
Steel and Iron Institute
Hardware Club
United States Steel Corporation
Prics
Interstate Commerce Commission
The Future Vocation and Child’s First Objects
A Spanish custom marks a newborn by placing before it a silver coin a sword a olive branch a book and fruit. The object chosen signals the child’s future path with the coin for wealth or commerce the sword for military or authority the olive branch for peace and the book for learning while the fruit hints at farming or landholding.
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Spain
Oliver Crass
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