Superintendent Humphrey Urges Bond for Grafton Schools
In a column to Daily Sentinel readers, Superintendent Humphrey argues against imagined vacant rooms, detailing crowded conditions across the First Ward West Grafton East End and West Side schools. He cites past underbuilding and urges a new six to eight room grammar school on the South Side and a better high school, referencing comparable bonds in Fairmont Mannington Wheeling and other towns.
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Sena
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Sidor
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Tucky
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Fairmont
Mannington
Wheeling
Clark Burg
Sistersville
Parkersburg
Pt. Pleasant
Huntington
Charleston
Bluefield
Little Middlebourne
Miracle saves Colburns life at coal plant incident
W J Colborn superintendent of Grant Coal Company narrowly escaped death at the Morgantown plant when a chute failed above him. A large bin and about fifteen tons of slate toppled onto the coal car where he stood, burying him partially but causing no broken bones or internal injuries. Rushed aid aided his rescue and he is expected to recover.
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Fairmont
W. J. Colburn
Grant Coal Company
Morgantown
Wolborn
Locust Avenue
Colborn
Stewart Colliery Company
West Virginia
W. E. Colborn
Madison Street
Grafton
West Virginia federal appointments amid Christmas rush
In Washington on December 15, West Virginia Republican leaders designate Ray Waugh to be U S attorney in Buckhannon, James Doyle to be U S marshal for the northern district, and Frank Tyree to serve a second term as southern district marshal. The move follows a decisive conference in Senator Scott’s room and rapid White House action to sign commissions before Christmas.
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Washington, D. C
West Virginia
Scott and
Elkins
Ray Waugh
Buckhannon
Judge Blizsard
U.S
James Doyle
McMechen
U. S
Frank Tyree
Scott
White House
Taft
Senate
John Marshal
Bliss McCrum
Vandervoort
Parkersburg
Blizzard
Powers That Be
Minister Smith Killed by Train Near Kellogg WV
Rev Q J Smith a 63 year old minister active in Masonic circles and a leader in West Virginia M H church South was instantly killed when he stepped from an electric car and walked into a fast C&O train near Kellogg eight miles west of Huntington He leaves a wife and three children and was brother to Rev H M Smith presiding elder of Huntington district
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Huntington
Q. J. Smith
M. H. Church
Mr. Smith
Rev
H. M. Smith
M. B. Church
South
Mag Arthur Lee In Poor Health
Washington Dec 15 Friends of Mrs Henry G Davis are alarmed by her health and she has been ordered to take an ocean voyage with her husband. They sailed for Europe expecting to be gone two months. They had invited guests for a tea on Dec 16 for their niece Miss Katherine Brown of West Virginia and Mrs Stephen B Elkins will represent Mrs Lee in receiving guests.
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Washington
Henry G. Davis
Europe
Lee
Katherine Brown
West Virginia
Stephen B. Elkins
Sweat Melody Flour Flowers for Flint's
Messrs Buckly and Hall, comed ians in an Irish character sketch at the Casino theatre, are Flint Glass Workers Union members. National Organizer Joseph O'Malley presented them with a bouquet on behalf of local Flint Glass Workers Union members formerly at the Tygart Valley Glass plant, now on strike, in a pleasant surprise tribute.
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Buckly and
Hall
Casino Theatre
Flint Glass Trade
American Flint Glass Workers Union
Joseph O'Malley
Buckly
Flint Glass Workers Union
Tygart Valley Glass
Beaumont Addition
First Glass Union
Pretty wedding at Webster Baptist church
Miss Nellie Prim wed Homer Gaterell in Webster West Virginia on Wednesday night at 8. The ceremony was led by Rev G Elvert Bartlett with maid of honor Sallie Wade and best man Charles Prim. The church decorations were pink and white, and the couple exchanged vows beneath a bell as roses and carnations adorned the scene. The bride’s party wore white silk and carried bouquets, and flower girls Ruth Smith and Rena Prim scattered petals before the couple. Guests then moved to the Prim home for a reception following the ceremony.
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Charles Prim
Ruth Smith
Rena Prim
Messrs
Norvel Prim
Harvey Hinzman
Harry Walter
Samuel Waller
Ugher
Dorothy Prim
Rv. G. Elvert Bartlett
Hiking Baptist Church
Missea
F. C. Prim
Eleven Die In Cincinnati Tenement Fire Tragedy
A four story tenement on Hast Third Street burned yesterday killing seven people and injuring twelve. Fire doors were nailed shut and escape routes blocked, trapping victims including Mrs Henderson and her children. The blaze started from a lamp during a second floor quarrel, with one man named Groute believed to have sparked the dispute.
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Cincinnati
Hast Third Street
John Henderson
Nora
Ruth
James
Thomas Wilson
Isaac Rucker
William Groute
Emma. Tiel
Laura Wilson
Groute
Affection Is Slant Postmaster Receives Leuthardt News
Postmaster W L Love received a letter from Alphonse Leuthardt of the city post office reporting that Mrs Leuthardt went to Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore for treatment. Examining her condition showed an operation was necessary and the treatment would be the removal of an enlarged tonsil. Mr and Mrs Leuthardt will return home in a few days.
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W. L. Love
Alphonse Leuthardt
City Post Office
Western colleges vote to drop football season
At Fort Pitt Hotel Pittsburg five Western Pennsylvania colleges and West Virginia University voted to drop the present football style for next year unless the intercollegiate rules committee makes the game cleaner. They pledged to return to rugby if needed. Also noted is Dr T F Lanham fracturing a rib while moving a heavy box at his country residence.
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Pittsburg
Western Pennsylvania
West Virginia University
Fort Pitt
Intercollegiate Committee On Rules
Washington and Jefferson
Allegheny College
Grove City
Geneva
Westminster
T. F. Lanham
SEE CRAFTS MOVING PICTURES Gatewell of Grafton bride groom noted
Gatewell of Grafton a well known postal clerk on the Wheeling division is tied to a popular young bride. Both the couple have many friends who send good wishes as they begin married life. Mr and Mrs Gaterell left on train No 14 for Grafton where the groom has bought and furnished a home in the First ward for the reception.
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Gatewell
Grafton
Gaterell
Ged Ae
Gambler Henry Drolaski testifies on race pool betting ban
Washington hearing on the Burkett bill to bar transmission of race track betting odds hears from Henry Drolaski of Monrovia California. He details a gambler’s life cites limited returns for bettors and mentions past track ownerships abroad. He lists cities with experience and estimates sixty to seventy thousand pool rooms in the United States.
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Henry Drolaski
Monrovia
Cal
Senate Judiciary Committee
Brolaski
Department of State
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St. Lous
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Worth
Roby
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Charleston
New
Orleans
San Francisco
Oakland
Los Angeles
Latonia
Lewis‘vite
Tennings
United States
Martins in Clarksburg Herald subscription contest
Mr. I. D. Martin of Pittsvein Coal Company Flemington competes in the Harrison county capital contest. He has shown strong standings, having previously won a reading prize in Sentinel’s year old contest. The Sentinel hopes he captures the first prize this time.
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I. D. Martin
Pittsvein Coal Company
Flemington
Clarksburg
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