Wild Life League meeting plans push for 200 members
Taylor County Wild Life League held in Chamber of Commerce rooms to raise membership to 200 plus and report on the state convention. Fred B. Watkins reelected president. James Murphy named treasurer. a broad campaign slated with personal canvass and a banquet.
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Taylor County Wild Life League
Watkins
Taylor County
Wild Life League
X Hunters’ Association
Mr.Watkins
Resee
Elkins
Leslie Clayton
Earl Jenkins
Murphy
James Murphy
League
Murphy's
Fred Watkins
Grafton Drug and Cinercal Co
Harry Flanagan
Baker
Ert Haines
Rimfire Hamrick
Lucy Phillips
Fairmont
Satterfield
West Virginia
Be Wild Life League
Bonus Money Now in Bank to Meet Soldier Bonuses
Treasury Department turns over one hundred million dollars to meet demands for the soldier's bonus. A special account funds adjusted service certificates and will be grown annually with interest to cover future maturities including those from deaths, ensuring payments for decades ahead.
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Treasury Department
Washington
Jan
Treasury
Storm hinders French boats as wires break
A gale sweeping Paris and northern France slowed vessels with Havre to Trouville and Honfleur unable to sail while Dunkirk ships stalled. All fishing boats returned to port and most telephone lines between Paris London and Paris Brussels Mayence were damaged. The meteorological office predicts the storm to continue through the day and likely into the night.
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Paris
France
Havre
Trouville
Honfleur
Dunkirk
London
Tiree
Brussel
Mayence
Nation Meteorological Office
Washington Officials Drift Over French Debt Talks
Washington officials faced a rush of Paris dispatches with conflicting details on Clementel's debt proposal. Ambassador Herrick repeatedly said no formal note had arrived and would not disclose specifics, citing risk of misunderstanding while awaiting a full official report.
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Washington
Jan
Paris
France
Ambassador Herrick
Herrick
Clemente
M. Clemensiel
War Department
State Department
M. Clementel
Department
Vavis
Clementel
Siens
Finance
M. Clemantel
United States
Kean
M. Mementel
Mall
Ameri
Ambassador Moore Denies Quit Report from Spain to U.S.
Paris dispatch says Alexander P. Moore the American ambassador to Spain denies rumors he will resign. He is en route to the United States for a three week leave and will return to Madrid thereafter.
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Spain
Paris
Alexander P. Moore
United States
Unnamed Leader Declines Comment on Spanish Situation
The figure refuses to discuss Spanish politics and rejects interviews attributing views to him, saying King Alfonso needs no defense. He also dismisses rumors of resignation, quipping that few die and none resign, claiming he is in excellent health.
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Alfonso
Moore Alsoy
Local residents and visitors gather during holidays in Grafton area
A flurry of holiday visits and cameos fills Grafton and surrounding towns. Mary Seller returns to Mannsville after time with Judge Robinsons family in Adaland Philippi and Sunsels in Hatslup Street. Rutherford Lincoln etc.
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Mary Virginia Seller
Mannsville
Ohio
Judge Robinson
Adaland
Philippi
Sunsels
Hatslup Stret
Collier
Irene
Marguerite
Robert
Winnie Newton
Wheeling
M. R. Rutherford
Studebaker
Rutherford
Sidwell Motor Company
Kingwood
Out of town visitors in Grafton on business and family visits
Numerous guests and visitors were noted in Grafton today including Allender of route 3 and Sirsangers and Davis family members from Morgantown visiting relatives. Shriver of Pruntytown, Duckworth of route 4, Whitescarver of Pruntytown, Poe of Haymond, former resident Alva Woodard of Des Moines, Mrs Hamilton of Maple Run, Tucker of Pruntytown, Swisher of the Swisher family on Christmas visit, Colebank of route 1, and James Moyer of Flemington attended to business and social matters.
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Mary Kesling
Knotts Avenue
Clarksburg
Earl Poe
TI. L. Potts
Paden City
Denaie Cooper
Pruntytown
John Gwaldo
Archdeacon Store
Latrobe Street
City Hospital
H. D. Leach
Sand Lick
Grafton
H. E. Bailey
Weston
Owen
C. W. Strippy
J.B. Anvil
Knollsville
Borst
Cuba
Long Ttun
L. ©. Boter
Route 2
Clyde Cornwell
Millersville
Karl Thomas
Glade Run
AN. Allender
Route 3
Charles B. Davis
Morgantown
Iowa
Ted Hamilton
Maple Run
C.J. Tucker
Mattie Swisher
Camden Swisher
Herford
Texas
B.T. Colebank
Route 1
James Moyer
Flemington
Wheeling Bank Leader B Walker Peterson Dies
B Walker Peterson a prominent Northern West Virginia banker dies at his Wheeling home from a weak acute indigestion and heart attack. He chaired the Board of Directors of the Dollar Savings and Trust Company and was former president. He owned Warwood Tool Company and had extensive manufacturing interests in the Panhandle. His wife was away in Baltimore awaiting his joining her for a Florida trip.
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Wheeling
W. Va
B. Walker Peterson
West Virginia
Peterson
Baltimore
Florid
Dollar Savings and Trust Company of
Instituton
Warwood Tool Company
Panhandle
Convict Bursts From Eastern Penitentiary Stunt Ride
John Campbell 24, sentenced for robbery, hid under burning ashes on a motor truck, rode to freedom past the prison gates. He leaped to a sedan, knocked guard chauffeur Charles Krout unconscious with a hammer, stole his overcoat and green cap, then escaped on foot in northeast Philadelphia. Campbell remained at large today.
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Philadelphia
John Campbell
Campbell
Chas. Krout
Krout
Mon Campbell
Crete
Well Treated Automobile Saves Money for Its Owner
Auto editor notes a reader’s routine of weekly ignition checks monthly spark plug cleaning and battery inspection. Regular lubrication oil changes every 500 miles and quarterly transmission baths, plus tire inflation monitoring, keep the car in excellent condition and cut repair costs.
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Fimine
Help the Car Start in Cold Weather
Winter grip on engines makes starting hard and costly. Tips urge prepress clutch while cranking, priming plugs with a gasoline ether mix, and timing ignition. Also suggests advancing the generator and other simple steps to ease cold starts and save wear.
Kaplan Beats Kramer in Featherweight Title Fight
Louis Kid Kaplan of Meriden Conn defeated Danny Kramer of Philadelphia by knockout in the ninth round to claim the featherweight title. The bout ended after one minute eleven seconds when a towel was thrown in by Kramer's corner. The Garden crowd witnessed a dramatic, action packed match with Kaplan delivering decisive blows and control throughout.
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Kaplan
New York State Athletic Commission
Kramer
Trabe Herman
California
Killy Defor
St. Paul
Herman
New York
Louis
Kid Kaplan
Meriden
Conn
Danny Kramer
Philadelphia
South Paw
Meriden Flash
Buses urged to be made common carriers by board
J N Shannahan, head of the American Electric Railway Association, urged classification of buses as common carriers and state regulation. He noted 155 bus companies operate nationwide and called for uniform laws, public utility oversight, certificates of convenience, and commissions to approve transportation extensions.
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NaStio Association of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners
J. N. Shannahan
American Electric Railway Association
Shaninahan
Associaton
Shannahan
Unheated Garage Harms Cars Overnight
An unheated garage nightly damages a car by speeding paint wear and engine wear. Cold storage weakens the battery tires and other parts and can freeze the water system. Cold starts are hard and oil thickening increases engine wear, with extra choke use.
Engine issues from crude lubrication blamed in cold garage
A fragment notes that a cold garage causes excessive crankcase dilution and inefficient lubrication of the entire engine, even when warming. The readable part hints at mechanical reliability concerns and potential damage risk. No names or dates are present.
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Wari
Seek to Oust Pullen Head of State Cries
Charleston January 3. The board of public works adopted a resolution labeling Rev. O M Pullen unfit for a prohibition agent and superintendent of the anti saloon league. It accuses Pullen of misleading voters and lying in prior actions, while noting opposition from Gov Morgan and others. Pullen denounces the move as political revenge.
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Pullen
Charleston
O. M. Pullen
Board of Public Works
Houston G. Young
E. T. England
George M. Ford
J. W. Stewart
Morgan
John C. Bond
W.S. Johnson
Anti-Saloon League
Prohibition Department
Whch
Don Chafin
Logan County
Sahara
Logan
M. Pullen
Stewart
Young
England
Ford
Pullen Quoted From A Letter, He Said Was Written By Mr. Stewart
Ors
Ex-Wife Shot by Ex-Husband in Clarksburg
Martin Martina, a Clarksburg Italian, is being sought by Fairmont and Clarksburg police for the murder of his former wife Josephine Scalise at her apartment on 52 Werniger street. She died after being shot twice. Martina disappeared after the 10:30 p.m. Friday shooting, amid a citywide manhunt with transit checks in Fairmont.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Martin Martina
Clarksburg
Josephine Scalise
Werniger Street
Martina
Yea
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Tygrt's Valley Glass Company
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Fredericksburg
James Tt. Monroe
Lewis Jenkins
C. M. Jenkins
Ola Frances Bartlett
Webster
Leslie Hall
Christina
Martha Ellen
Palrmont
Clyde Baker
J B. Dotson
Lewisburg
John Hostler
Daugh
Verna Hostler
Tw City
Walter Watkins
Uth McCombs
Mildred Keefer
Beech Street
McCombs
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Charles Pugh
Rowlesburg
J. J. Turley
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