More Shooting in Coal Town Spurs Tense Clash
In Coal Town strikers faced non union workers near the railroad. Both sides accuse the other of aggression as shots were fired amid ongoing labor tensions. No casualties reported in the brief clash.
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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1909
Page
7
Lynch Cryes Were Harming? Town Ends Shootings At Crosswalk
In Tunnelton West Virginia on January 25 William Ridge and Dorsey Arbogast were arrested after five shots were fired near Harrington restaurant and Hotel Noel. An officer pursued, calming the crowd as $600 bonds were set for trial. Unionists and coal interests clash as miners report rising tensions and more rock throwing and gunfire at the railroad crossing. Over 150 workers are said to be employed despite disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrington
Noel
William Bridge
Dorsey Arbogast
Victoria Mines
Offcer Herbert Pentney
Lynch
Squire Miller
B. H. Cannon
United, Co
Pittsburg
P. J. Crogan
Kingwood
Andrews
Barber
Frank Edmunds
Bridge and
Arbogast
Kirk Liston
Chas. L. Myers
John Douglas
Wilbert Meese
Mascot Bites Lady at College Basketball Game
At Fairmont on January 25 Broad Dus College from Clarksburg features a dog mascot. During a Normal school gym game against Broaddus the dog bit Miss Nell Manley, a Normal student and team supporter, injuring her hand. The wound swelled. a doctor dressed it and she is recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Broaddus College
Clarksburg
Normal School
Normal
Broaddus
Miss Nell Manley
The
Miss Manley
Commission to study West Virginia abandoned farms
A governor's commission will report on land abandoned across West Virginia. It outlines widespread neglect, driven by urban migration, mills and mines drawing residents away. It cites better roads as a remedy to bring markets closer and urges education, agitation, and legislation to improve conditions and land values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
California
Oklahoma
New Mexico
West Virginia Natural Resources Commission
Oyster Supper At St Pauls Lutheran Propels Society To Success
The oyster supper hosted by the ladies of St Pauls Lutheran church Ald society led by Mrs Phillip Priess as president was a financial and social triumph. Patrons supported the event generously, and the group expresses sincere thanks to the community for the patronage received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Lutheran Church Ald Society
Phillip Priess
Spread Happiness Plant Grow Stronger When Shared
A brief note extols happiness as a plant that thrives when shared. It asserts that giving to others strengthens the happiness, increasing its abundance as it spreads.
Wesley Runner Fatally Shoots Wife in Fellowsville
Michael Rice of Morgantown dies at 65 after long rheumatism illness in Morgantown. He had recently lived in South Grafton with brother in law Thomas Bennington. Grand Army Post to conduct funeral. remains shipped today for burial tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Sentinel
Michael Rice
Morgantown
Grafton
Thomas Bennington
Ross Street
Grand Army
John A. McCabe
Fellowesville Shooting Brings Wrath in West Virginia Town
In Fellowsville Preston County West Virginia Wesley Runner shot his wife after returning from church. Runner was arrested and jailed in Kingwood as Mrs Runner lies in critical condition from the volley of gunfire amid domestic trouble dating back months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunnelton
W. Va
Fellowsville
Wesley Runner
Runner
Ruoner
Kingwood
Preston
Warthen Held for Court in Tin Robbery Case
Lorain Warthen known as Big Head was arraigned before Justice Monroe on charges of breaking into and robbing a tin car in the East End Baltimore and Ohio yards. Goff and Howell testified, with B O police Capt. Johnson and Chief Cole present. Warthen was held on $500 bond for the next grand jury and faces possible burglary indictment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Sentinel
Lorain Warthen
Big Head
Justice Monroe
Baltimore & Ohio
James Goff
Millard Howell
Johnson
B. & O. Police
Cole
Gene W. Ford
Goff
Warthen
Howell
Monroe
Body of Roberts Found In Oil Tank Near Sistersville
The missing William Roberts is found dead in an oil tank at well No 3 near the Flaharty farm, little distance from John Holpp’s home. Coroner holds an inquest. verdict pending. Police report the body bound and shot, with rope and weights indicating staged disposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts
Sistersville
W. Va
William Roberts
Sheriff Long
Well No 3
Flaharty Farm
John Holpp
Smith
Middlebourne
Man of Considerable Size Killed Amid Voting Row
A fragment discusses a man of considerable size killed in a tense vote context. It notes close likelihood of securing over 20 votes and suggests opposition may secure 11 votes, enough to defeat a proposed amendment. The text reads as a cautious political stake, with emphasis on vote counts and outcomes.
Prohibition Amendment Gains Senate Support in West Virginia
Governor elect W E Glasscock backs prohibition passage and a senate poll shows 23 senators favorable, exceeding the needed majority. Dry forces dispute figures but plan to push the measure in the senate first while anti-saloon forces prepare for the house battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
W. E. Glasscock
Senate
Anti-Saloon League
House
Isaac T. Mann
West Virginia
Glasscock
Ita
Morton Offers Red Sulphur Springs to West Virginia
Story of the Red Sulphur Springs in Monroe County West Virginia. Levi P Morton, ex vice president, offers the famed resort and hotel to the state as a tuberculosis sanitarium. Colonel Hew Wilson helped arrange the purchase for $10,000 with $40,000 in improvements. Frank Morton lived at the hotel with his wife after completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charelston
Monroe County
Levi P. Morton
New York
West Virginia
Ter- Ta Alta
Fairmont
Clarksburg
Hew Wilson
Morton
Col. Wilson
Darin
Virginia
Mr. Morton
Dr. Gleason
M. Morton
Frank Morton
Prominent Water Springs of France Recalled in Memoir
The article recounts the rise and decline of a famed health resort in France tied to Frank Morton and later ownership shifts. Dr. Gleason, Dr. Henry Noble, and Dr. Montgomery Linsey held the property, with Noble-Linsey paying $125,000 in notes backed by New York real estate. Morton bought back for $30,000, retaining collateral. Despite efforts and patronage from health seekers and fashionables, the springs faded from former glory as management shifted and interest waned. A Fairmontian’s comment on coal-land collateral underscores the property’s enduring financial entanglements and lingering belief in the waters’ powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Jones
Morton
Frank Morton
Gleason
Henry Noble
New York
Dr. Noble
Montgomery Linsey
New York City
Mrr
Miner Killed At Monongah By Sleeping on Track
Clarence Leeper, a coal miner from Monongah, was killed instantly when an interurban trolley car struck him as he slept on the track. The car, returning to Monongah after a theater outing from Fairmont, could not stop in time on a curve. His body was taken to Monongah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Leeper
Fairmont
Monongah
Clarksburg
Leeper
Documents Destroyed in Chicago Packers Rebating Probe
Chicago January 23 The Record Herald reports that thousands of documents likely proving packing houses rebating were burned by stockyards firms as federal investigators pressed ahead. Secret service rushed to stockyards to question employees and subpoenas were planned for grand jury testimony amid ongoing inquiries beyond Morris Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Record- Herald
U. S
Secret Service
Morris & Company
Federa
Federal Grand Jury
Steamer Republic sinks after collision near Nantucket
The White Star liner Republic, in tow of the revenue cutter Gresham and destroyer Seneca, sank off No Man's Land near Martha’s Vineyard after colliding with the Italian liner Florida. All passengers were saved to the Baltic. four Florida crew members died. Survivors were taken to New York or Gayhead, Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Republic
White Star Line
Florida
Nantucket
Maas
Baltic
Sandy Hook
Gresham
Seneca
Sealby
Massachusetts
Bealby
Gayhead
Mass
Newport
B. I
No Man's Land
Martha’s Vineyard Island
Wireless
Eugene Lynch
Boston
W. J. Mooney
Langdon
N. D
M. M. Murphy
Union Central Insurance Company
Grand Forks
A. A. Builder Joins Optimists
James J. Hill returns from inspection of the Great Northern System and says the commercial picture looks healthy. He notes plenty of money in the country, slower than hoped recovery, ongoing repairs from last year, and an anticipated revival in spring. Building activity, especially in the West, is rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James J. HU
Hill
Also Mentioned on This Page
Coal Town
William Ridge
Dorsey Arbogest
Lalted Coal Company
D. E. Dick
Zetty
Gtreste
West Virginia State Commission
Batent
Office of Justice
Holpp
Fort Talon
A. A. Builder
James J. Hill
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