Grafton Bond Vote Fails By Narrow Margin
A citywide bond issue of 110000 for a new high school and improvements failed to reach the required two thirds in a special election. Only 741 votes were cast on the bond and levy, with many residents not voting. The paper notes the defeat reflected neglect and lower turnout, and suggests a future vote after the next regular city election.
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Daily Sentinal
Grafton
Sentinel
Graftop
Twat City
Suicided in Barn Tuesday Near Weston West Virginia
Ben Webb aged sixty two unhappy over buying a new home at Lost Creek went to a barn tied a rope to a rafter stool and stepped off the tub, dying. His wife and two married daughters lived nearby.
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Weston
W. Va
Ben Webb
Lost Creek
Big Coal Deal Prompts West Virginia Rail Ambition
Pittsburg dispatch reports the purchase of 6,000 acres of low sulphur coal land in Marion county by John H. and D. G. Jones. They plan a Four States Coal & Coke Co with mines at Underwood Farmington and Festus, aiming to spark Buckhannon and Northern railroad construction and possibly extend the Wabash line toward the Western Maryland network. contracts for shafts and developments are to be let soon.
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Daily Sentinel
Pittsburg
Marion County
Fairmont Coal Company
Underwood
Farmington
Festus
Buckhannon and Northern
Monongalia
West Virginia
John Boileau
John H
D. G
Little Kanawha Syndicate
Pennsylvania, New York Central
Baltimore& Ohio
Wabash
Maryland
Here
Belington
Fire at Central Hospital for the Insane destroys north wing
Jacksonville Illinois December 22 fire swept the north wing of the Central Hospital for the Insane. About 1 500 inmates were freed or fled amid flames and all available staff rushed to move patients to the new fourth floor section. Some women may have escaped without clothes and others roamed the streets wrapped in blankets. Officials could not yet confirm all 200 patients in the affected wing.
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Jacksonville
Central Hospital For
Susie Fletcher Stricken By Paralysis In Home Incident
Mrs Susie Fletcher wife of J M Fletcher of the West Side was struck with paralysis last night at her Victor Street home. The attack affected every portion of her body and left her in grave condition.
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Susie Fletcher
J M. Fletcher
West Side
Victor Street
Little Baby Dead After Brief Illness in Windell
The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Whit Roreh of Windell County died this morning at 17 months old from ptomaine poisoning. Funeral services will be held in Webster Thursday afternoon.
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Whit Roreh
Windell
Webster
Nurse Vanquishes Maniac in Typhoid Night Assault
In Washington a nurse Mary R. Brown 27 battled a delirious maniac wielding a revolver as his patient Martin L. Starling sprang from bed to seize the weapon. Brown was shot in the right breast but survived as she wrestled the gun from the madman and hurled it through a window, then collapsed.
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Washington
Mary R. Brown
Martin L. Starling
Lemleys Visit Mrs Weekley En Route to Florida and Colorado
Mrs J A Lemley of McMechen and her daughters Miss Ruth Lemley and Miss Mary Lemley of Burton visited Mrs T J Weekley on Monday. They are en route to Lakeland Florida to spend the winter with relatives and then on to Colorado to establish their future home.
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J. 8. Lemley
McMechen
Ruth
Mary Lemley
Burton
T. J. Weekley
Lakeland
Florida
Colorado
Collision Near Fairmont Kills One, Injures Many
A passenger car and a freight car on the Fairmont and Clarksburg electric line collided near Flemington station, about 3 PM. One man, Carl Summers, superintendent of the line, was killed. several passengers were seriously injured. The accident, likely caused by a block-system error, left Summers unable to tell his side. Motorman Herbert Hall escaped serious harm after reversing the brakes. Summers had been piloting the extra holiday car to Clarksburg.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Clarksburg
Flemington Station
Chletton
Carl Summers
Bearn
Summers
Lee L Malone
Herbert Hall
Signas
Hall
Narrow Race War Averted After Alabama Clashes
MAGNOLIA Alabama December 22 state troops and armed deputies patrolled streets and roads leading to Magnolia as thirty three alleged negro gang leaders were confined in a stockade. White residents fortified homes after reports that blacks planned to burn houses and kill whites following the Monday killing of Algernon Lewis by Clinton Montgomery. Rumors spread of organized attacks, with Norris Shields recounting overheard plots as a large group of blacks gathered near town.
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Magnolia
Ala
Clinton Montgomery
Algernon Lewis
Sam Shields
Tom Shields
Shields
Potter and Randolph to Quit With Murray
New York December 22 It was stated in well informed quarters that when Oscar G Murray resigns from the presidency of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad two writer resignations will become public George F Randolph and Geo L Potter. Randolph is viewed as a Murray man and his resignation follows his superior’s retirement.
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New York
D. Cook
H. Welling Wack
Fred Cook
Copenhagen
Cook
North Pole
Oscar G. Murray
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
George F. Randolph
Geo.l. Potter
Woman's Music Club Announces Annual Reception
The Woman's Music Club invites members to its annual reception at the Elks' Hall on Tuesday evening December 28 from 8:30 to midnight. The event is a premier social occasion bringing together Grafton residents for music and conversation.
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Woman's Music Club
Elks’ Hall
Miners Injured at Wendle Coal Mine in Slate Fall
In Fairmont West Virginia on December 21 D 18, Smith and Albert Bland workers for Maryland Coal Company at Wendle were admitted to Miners' hospital after a slate fall crushed both of their limbs Bland also suffered chest injuries.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Smith
Albert Bland
Maryland Coal Company
Wendle
Bland
Fire loss figures prompt insurance rate concerns
State Fire Marshal Chart Ellison reports November fire losses reaching 244 incidents with insured value of 202,606 dollars. He says premium reductions hinge on improved losses and cautions against overinsurance driven by eager agents, noting ownership and construction play key roles in rates.
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Eilison
West Virginia
James Wilson Retired Grand Street Resident Passes
James Wilson of Grand Street South Side, a well known retired man especially among railroad ch from his home. His condition is grave and his children and relatives have all been at his bedside.
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James Wilson
Grand Sti
South Side
Railroad
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