Jaco Held After Forged Checks Case Hits Court
Laura Jaco of the South Side was arrested on a warrant charging forgery involving nearly 500 dollars. She waived a preliminary exam and was bound over in 500 dollars for the next term of court. The case centers on alleged forgeries tied to debts between Mrs McDermott and Mike Jace, with limited details available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Jaco
South Side
Squire Mor
Mary McDarmott
East End
A. W. Burdette
Squire Morris
Mies Jace
The
Sentinel
Mike Jace
Mies Jaco
Miners Hearings In Flemington Disturbance Case
Squire Charles R. Lilly and attorney A. W. Burdette went to Flemington to hear warrants against miners accused of arson and property damage. The hearing was held today as arrests had been completed yesterday amid reports of windows broken and other malicious acts by the miners. Authorities aim to end the recurring disturbances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Lilly
A. W. Burdette
Flemington
City Council Transacts Large Volume of Business
Last night the city council met with several members absent. Decisions included reducing police to seven with a $10 monthly raise for others, granting various permits, and appointing committees to handle street work, power to summon testimony, and road repairs. The report of water works, finance, and bids for a bridge and horses for the fire department were reviewed. several motions directed payments and contracts, with multiple items referred to committees for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Sentinel
Thesday
Swaim
Remlinger
Thayer
Shaw
Fawcett
Rosier
Jaco
Welch
Kunst
Geo. M. Whitescarver
Leo Faust
Lasewer
Jarrett
First Ward
West Main Street
Whitcarver
Finnegan
J. W. Heironimus
Luzzadder Street
Walter Pratt
Bert Perine
Gouldaley
Dr. Lanham
Folice
Barrett Street
East Main Street
Knst
Main Street
J. M. Keane
South Grafton
Three Fork Creek
George Blaney
R. E. Blaney
Special Sermon at Mt Morris Church July 7 in Cove district
Rev SB Hart will preach on God calling Ua to the Yellow Kingdom Age at Mt Morris M E Church Cove district Barbour county next Sunday July 7. Invitations extended to all. Mr and Mrs C I Welle and children near Cornwallville West side are in Cornwallville W Va where George W Welle father of Mr Welle lies ill after a paralytic stroke. A W McNichols ex Baumer Music Co Wheeling arrived to take bookkeeper post with Tyzart Brewing Co and may move family here. Mrs Lt Roberts with daughters Louella Gertrude and son Lakin left for Oakland for a short stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt Morris M. E
Cove District
Barbour County
Sonilay
SB. Hart
Welle
Cornwailie
George W. Welle
A.W. McNichols
The
Baumer Music Co
Wheeling
Tyzart’s Brewing Co
Lt. Roberts
Mies Louella
Mice Gertrude
Son Lakin
Oakland
What Do They Cure Dr Pi's Golden Medical Discovery
A historical ad describes Dr. Pi's Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription as potent tonics and purifiers. It claims they improve mucous linings from throat to bladder, treat many diseases, and use non habit forming glycaria extracts from American forest plants. It emphasizes no harmful drugs and positions the products as substitutes for stomach issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferce
Forest Planta
Policemen Set for Pay Increase In Grafton
City council approves a ten dollar monthly salary raise for all policemen as they agree to longer hours and double time on holidays to match living costs. Patrolmen will earn sixty dollars monthly and the chief seventy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Femyth
Algo
Corweil
Death of Mrs. John Shaw After Operation at Grafton
The city mourns Mrs. John Shaw who died after an operation for cancer at the Grafton Sanitarium. Dr. Cooke of Fairmont led the procedure with local physicians assisting. She was the daughter of Attorney J. G. Nigh and survived by her husband, parents, and a young daughter. Funeral plans likely Thursday afternoon at Blenmont. Mrs. Willie Sandridge shows slow improvement after a period of illness. Kennedy’s Rexaire Honey and Tas ae are advertised cough remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Sentinel
John Shaw
Grafton Sanitarium
Cooke
Fairmont
Little Boy Narrowly Escapes Drowning in Downpour
Ed Powell's six year old son nearly drowns in a flood on Lucad der street when he steps into a fast moving gutter. A witness pulls him from the water before stones from the current injure him. He suffers bruises from tumbling debris as rescue arrives. Attorney Charles Mc Murphy, in Plpps, attends Bartlett hearing then travels home. Mr and Mrs WE Brown finish a Webster Springs honeymoon and return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Powell
Grafton Laundry Company
Lucadder Street
Sncadder and
Boyd Streets
Beth
The Average Girl and the Tea Festival in Blackburn
Mrs Neish comments on the modern average girl noting her varied interests and efficiency compared with past maidens. The Blackburn tea drinking festival, tied to churches and chapels, drew an estimated 12,000 participants in a grand annual event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Neish
M. AP
Blackburn
England
Resignation of West Virginia clerk prompts new Parkersburg appointee
Jasper Y. Moore of Clarkeburg resigns as clerk of the U S Court northern district of West Virginia due to failing health. Judge Alston G. Dayton appoints Charles B. Kefauver of Parkersburg to lead the Parkersburg Dispatch News position, a surprise to state political circles. Moore, the oldest district clerk in service since 1861, is seriously ill with tuberculosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. B. Kefauver
Grafton
Internal Revenue Office
Parkersburg
Thomas F Davis
Glasscock
Davis
Kessayer
Moore
United States
John Jay Jackson
Knottsville Community Notes and Residents
Miss Ethel B. Jones visits Morgantown while summering at Greenwood Farm. Guy Allender at Oak Grove Farm with his father. The Deacon returns from Niagara Falls Y M C A district convention. Mrs Edith Hart and family guests of J W Knotts. Epworth League grows under S W McCartney. next Sunday led by Scott A Collina. Joseph Hanway seen in village. Several new houses under construction including W E Wilsons new residence and Isaac Wilsons planned town house. W 8 Rogers begins excavation at Oak Grove forks. Russell McCartney ill with measles. Earl Ward of Grafton absent last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel B. Jones
Morgantown
Greenwood Farm
Guy Allender
Oak Grove Farm
Niagara Falls
Edith Hart
Helen
Mlle Adah Wilson
J. W. Knotts
Grafton
Reads So Easy A French mariner and navigation by wind
A French mariner believes favorable winds near a cyclone let a ship avoid its center by using barometer readings to steer with the atmospheric sweep. The text also notes a lake phenomenon caused by a plant visiting a rare yearly bloom, and scattered garbled phrases about romance and distant places.
Fine concert at Andrews church by Frederick Benson Co
Arrangements by the Ladies Aid Society of Andrews Methodist church present a benefit concert at the church on Thursday evening. The Frederick Benson Concert Co. tours as a premier on the road act, with praise from major cities and church groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Society
Andrews’ Methodist Episcopal Church
Frederick Benson
Four Young Men Seek City Skating Rink Site
Rumor circulates that four prominent local men, who request anonymity, are considering launching an up to date skating rink. They have several possible sites in view near the street car line, with fuller particulars to be published after a site is chosen.
Franklin's Kite and Other Humorous Snippets Tale
A compact selection presents Franklin's kite experiment from a 1752 letter detailing the silk handkerchief kite, the electric key, and safe handling, followed by brief quotes from Lamb on gentleness, Dorothy Dix on gossip, and a joke about poverty in Europe. The items mix science, wit, and social quips from period sources.
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Franklin
Kool
Brer Jenkins
Dorothy Dix
New York American
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Jasper Y. Moore
U. S
McDermott
Morris
Council
Willie Sandridge
Kennedy
Charles Mc Murphy
Plipps
Earsel Bartlett
Lome
WE. Brown
Webster Springs
Con Agency
Dayton
Chas B. Kefauver
Knottsville
Lake
Moret
Switzerland
Nelson
Franklin's Kite
Lamb
Charles Lamb
James
Europe
Cleveland Press
Frey
Tur
Baltimore
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