Railroads to be restored to owners in March 1920
Government plan to return control of railroads to private owners in March 1920. officials assess wage demands of shopmen and clerks, with extensions of federal control uncertain. notes on labor tensions and pending reports from Attorney General Palm and the Director General. A fatal porch fire incident and family tragedy are also reported in Bellview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook William's
Central
Huey
Railroad Administration
Caton
Hines
Wilson
Provident Jowell
Palm
Palmer
Tiv
Umeia
rail/ road administration
Jentary
aMrely
Bellview Boy Burns to Death
Bellview reports a fatal incident as a boy is burned to death. Clerietins at noon note a tragedy on Freery street where a relative invited Mrs. Hawkinberry to view the scene. The event unfolded quickly with minor details emerging about the household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellview
Pelytemont
Hawkinberry
Little Girl Leads Police To Still In West Virginia
In Wheeling district Mary Topovich, a four to five year old, guided police to a large still and about 200 gallons of liquor. George Luchwich, a 65 year old Serbian suspected owner, was arrested and to be turned over to federal authorities. The child said her father Robert Tapavich shot at her four times and she led officers to the location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Still Weilton
W. Va
Mary ‘Topovich
George Luchwich
Polig
Robert Tapavich
Wils
The Day After Christmas Ad Greeting
The piece muses on a post Christmas greeting repeating time halts. It contrasts tired feelings with a wish for joy on a day after Christmas marked by broken toys and fading celebration, to comfort a weary reader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Healy
Agriculture Association Opens Meet at Morgantown
West Virginia Agricultural Association, comprising about 300 students from the College of Agriculture, plans the opening Farmers Week events on January 5. The program includes musical numbers, a cadet band concert, and talks by J. Galpin of the U.S. Department of Agriculture on rural life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
West Virginia Agricultural Association
W. ¥. College of Agriculture
University School ‘of Music
Tuesay
John J. Cornwell
J. Galpin
U. S Department of Apricvnture
The
Federates Council of Churches of Christ Is America
Wilconsin Country Life Conference Fom
England
Denmark
Scotland
Norway
Sir William Osler Dies in Oxford
Oxford England Dec 30 Sir William Osler noted physician dies after weeks of illness at his home in Oxford. He was seventy last July and had been professor of medicine since 1904 at Johns Hopkins. Born in Canada in 1849 the famed doctor faced pneumonia in November and showed some improvement before a later decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
England
William Osler
Willam Osler
Whitam
Pneumoni
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Osler
Johns Hopkins University
Canada
Holiday dates shift when Sundays fall on observances
The text outlines how next year’s holidays move if a Sunday occurs, noting Washington’s Birthday and Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Christmas, and New Year’s Day 1920. It mentions some holidays will shift to Monday and Armistice Day may be affected by presidential action.
Governor Cornwell Backs Farm Bureau at Morgantown
Morgantown December 27 Governor John J. Cornwell announces support for the West Virginia Federation of Farm Leagues allied with the National Farm Bureau. He plans to speak January 9 during Farmers Week as the January 5 to 9 voting period looms. A roundup notes livestock and farming figures from Lewis, Roane, and Berkeley counties including sheep transfers, pig sales, registration fees, and silo investments yielding substantial first year returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
John J. Cornwell
West Virginia Federation of Farm Leaus
National Pen Federation
Bureau
Farmers’heir
Agricultural Bulletin on Soybeans and Buckwheat Tests
The extension division filed bulletins detailing soybean and buckwheat experiment results at Morgantown for several years. A notice on farm drainage is available free upon request to the West Virginia College in Morgantown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wee Virginia Apriculteris Typeriment Station
Morgantown
D Vision
West Virginia
Wreath of Winter Weddings in Grafton City
Multiple society notes report Christmas season weddings in Grafton and nearby areas. William Grimes and Mary Edith Jacob wed at United Brethren parsonage West Side with Rev Waters officiating. Ronald Hayes and Dessie Shaw also married at the same church. Hattie Cole wed Joey J Robinson at Denver Thompson’s home. Mary Blaney and Harry Beverlin Jr tied the knot at Methodist Protestant parsonage East Boyd Street. Helen Drekenberger and Ray M Parrish united at St Pauls Lutheran with a large church ceremony. Engagements include Calora Lawson and Fred L Abbott of Grafton. Fanny Evangeline Benneman to John Thompson of Norfolk announced.
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Jacobs
William Grimes
Mary Edith Jacob
Uuited
Brethen
Rev Waters
United “Brethren Shurch
Haymond
Grimes
Hays-Shaw
Ronald Hayes
Dessie Shaw
Grafton
R. D. No
United Brethren Parsonage
West Side
E. H. Waters
Tobinson-Cole
Denver
Thompson
Third Street
Hattie Cole
Joey J. Robinson
James Cole
Pleasant Creek
Fe, AH. Waters
United Brethren Church
Robinson
Daily Sentinel
East Boyd Street
Mary Blaney
Harry Beverlin, Jr
C. D. Payne
Hazel Haddix
Grover Stewart
Cleveland
Ohio
West
George L. Blaney
High Street
Harry Severtin
West Grafton
Staul's Lutheran Charen
Helen Drekenberger
Charmin
P. Theodore Crickenberger
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Ray M. Parrish
Edice
Nelle Watkins
W. D. Payne
Charleston
Roy Zimmerman
Alta
Ru Trofellcn
Ada Louise Konstant Hattie
Ruth Crickenberger
Mr. Payne
Crickenberger
Elkins Inter-Mountain
Elkins
Arthur B. Martin
Calora Lawson
Fred L. Anbett
H. H. Club
Laura Rennema
Dauhter
Fanny Evangeline Benneman
John ©. Thompson
Norfolk
Happy Cowple
Colonial Avenue
United States
Lewis and Burrell
Pet dachshund theft leads to court appearance in town
Marion Rogers and John Breedlove, adult residents, were arraigned in Justice Mc Cafferty’s court on a felony charge for stealing a pet dachshund from Dr. A. Warder’s Teech and Walnut street home. The dog’s value was set at $50, with Breedlove claiming he returned the dog that night, though the owners say the animal never reappeared. Both defendants are held on $500 bond.
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Court of Justice
Rogers
Currey
Dr. Warder
Breedlove
Lim
Pat
Bresd Love
Tholy
dog presents strong attachment to Abrs Warder family
The document notes that Dr Abe Warder in the city gifted the dog as a pet for her and that the animal has become deeply attached to the Warder family, seen as an object of great affection by the entire household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Warder
Abrs. Warder
Widow refuses to testify at Brown inquest
In Mount Clemens Michigan Mrs Ruth Prevost Brown widow of Stanley Brown refused to testify at the inquest into his death. Prosecutor Lynn Johnston expected statements from two witnesses but they were excused while physicians testified the fatal shots came from within the car. The inquest adjourned until next Friday as officials seek Cecil Beatrice Vester on a murder warrant.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
Ruth Prevost Brown
Stanley Brown
Here
Lloyd Provostors
Brown
Lynn Johnston
Cecil Beatrice Vester
Viscount Grey to Leave U S as British Ambassador
Viscount Edward Grey ends three months as British ambassador to the United States. He sails today from New York on the Aquitaine to Liverpool to report to London on his work. Raymond C. Lindsay, consul, will run the embassy until a successor arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Viscount Edward Grey
New York
Liverpool
London
Viscount Grey
Lansing
State Department
Wilson
White House
Raymond C. Lindsay
Replacement troops sent into Siberia
Washington reports that Japanese troops are being sent to Siberia as largely replacement units under a new agreement to bolster the army there. Some forces are departing from Japan to reinforce outposts facing Bolshevik threats, though Japan is not pursuing any aggression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Liberia
State Department
Siberia
Japan
Armistice-Recruited Volunteers Guard Siberian Railway
The report states the operation of the Trans-Siberian Railroad would stay directed by a military guard retained for the present. About 9,000 American troops, mostly volunteers recruited after the armistice, would replace earlier selective-service forces dispatched to Siberia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
tans-Siberian
Siberia
Decoration of Private Hovatier at Thornton Service
In Thornton a Sunday evening ceremony honored Private Everett E. Hovatier with the Distinguished Service Cross. Col. R. B. Woodson and Sgt. J. W. Penn spoke as 50 uniformed servicemen attended, 12 girls sang, and the group sang America after the pinning. The event, praised by West Virginia officials, reflected pride across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton
United States
Everett E. Hovatter
Col
R. 8. Woodson
United States Awny
West Virginia
J. W. Penn
Colonel Woodson
Everett Vévatier
Miller
Woodson
Sergeant Penn
Penn
France
Chateau Thierry
St. Mihiel
Menge
Argonne
Hovatier
Hovatte
America
Wce
Taylor Avnty
Heavy tax proposed on wood alcohol in Washington
Commissioner Roper of the bureau of internal revenue announced a plan to tax and require permits for wood alcohol production and sale. The aim is to curb fatalities by tracing supply from producer to consumer and enable swift enforcement if violations occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Roper
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Bureau
Eye Doctor Opens Office in Grafton Building
Dr W Kooner, a renowned eye specialist with twenty years of experience, opens an office at room 408 in the Grafton Banking & Trust building on West Main street. He offers dedicated care, claims unmatched expertise, and formerly practiced in Palmont before moving to Grafton. Egypt to supply paper from straw and reed materials cited by a British government official.
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W. Kooner
Grafton Banking & Trust Company
West Jinin Street
Proseason
Palrmont
Gratton
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Monday
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Roy %Mmerman
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U. S
Edward Grey
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A. Britis
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