Gil Town to go dry after tonight's city vote
Sistersville West Virginia moves to dry up after city council rejects saloon licenses and a dramatic grand jury crackdown targets twelve saloon keepers for slot machines and gambling devices. The process precedes anticipated trials in Middlebourne and a long reform-backed sequence.
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Sistersville
W. Va
Tyler County
Civic League
Grand Jury
Middelbourne
Wells Hotel
James Hannican
B. J. Hanan
W. K. Flatiffs
Ben White
Andrew DeWire
John Purl
Albert Wolbert
James Mlading
James Skaggs
M. L. Glendenning
Ben J. Nevins
M. B. Hooker
Wheeling
Ohio
McCoy
Auditorium Theater
Wet Council
Hanlan
Land Jury
Middlebourne
Courtatt Middlebourne
Preparatory Service at St Pauls Lutheran Tonight
ICES PREPARATORY SE This evening at 7 46 services preparatory to the Holy Communion will be held in St Pauls Lutheran The membership is urged important church to be present at this service.
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ICES
St. Paul's Lutheran
Engineers Get Raise On Baltimore & Ohio Rail Line
About 2 500 engineers across the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad system will receive a July 1 pay advance reflecting higher wages due to increased work and a need for larger engines. The raise averages a rise in pay across the workforce as rail traffic grows.
Hold up on Southern Pacific train near West Fork
In Glendale Oregon two robbers mistaking northbound train 16 for a southbound train held up the northbound near West Fork in Cow Creek canyon. They rifled the mail car, blew the safe, and escaped with the registered mail and cash from the San Francisco mint in the express car, thwarted at the door by Messenger Robb. The total loot and exact sum were not disclosed.
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Glendale
Ore
Southern Pacific Railroad
Seattle
San Francisco
West Fork
Cow Creek Canyon
San Francisco Mint
Robb
Southern Oregon
Southern Oregon Post Offices
Engee
Confesses to Killing In Atlantic City Incident
Mrs Stella Hodge of Warren Pennsylvania aged 35 has confessed to killing Emile Amann last January in Amann's workplace at a reservoir. She said the shooting occurred during a struggle over revolver when Amann left it with her for safety. She claims the act was accidental and wanted to protect her reputation. Detectives pressured her to reveal the truth after J M Andrews was convicted of murder.
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Philadelphia
Stella Hodge
Warren
Emile Amann
J. M. Andrews
Atlantic City
Amann
Amana
Andrews
Srs
Hodge
Investigation Sought Into Western Maryland Hospital Mattress Incident
Cumberland Maryland reports that the governor is urged to investigate Western Maryland Hospital over a patient’s clothes being held and denied discharge after physicians released her. Florince A Tanney, the hospital superintendent, allegedly refused release due to unpaid bill after a Rockwood Pennsylvania transfer. The bill was later paid and the patient sent home amid sensational local coverage.
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Cumberland
Jane
Wesern Maryland Hospital
Florince A. Tanny
Rockwood
Tanney
Iun
Hope fades as Sam Langford stopped by Fitzgerald at NSC
In New York at the National Sporting Club last night, Sam Langford known as the white hope was stopped in the fifth round after being knocked down twice. He had already been down in the first and fourth rounds. Fitzgerald dominated the bout, delivering a sharp performance while Langford struggled to answer the bell.
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New York
Sam Langford
Jack Fitzgerald
National Sporting Club
Fitzgerald
Xym
Gerald
Ie Negro
Engines Derail In Grafton Yards After Collision
Two engines and a coach derailed in the East End yards of the B. & O. line after engine No 6 2144 struck the freight engine of Brown. No injuries reported though both engines suffered slight damage and traffic lagged hours. Train No 2 was unable to stop in time due to a curve. Passengers rested aboard until the track was cleared at 9 55.
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Trafic W
Daily Sentinel
Engineer Brown
Brown
Sinclair
YEGGS RAID WHEELING AREA INCREASED HOLDUPS
West Virginia cities report six holdups since Sunday night with a Daily Hotel Night clerk Harry Tishmel bound and robbed of 50 dollars and a gold watch at 4 am at the Daily Hotel in Wheeling. Burglars also hit a Moundsville department store stealing 70 bolts of silk valued at 2000 dollars and used pepper to mask tracks. A gang of yegg men is suspected in the Moundsville burglary.
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Wheeling
Bures
West Virginia
Harry Tishmel
Daily
Tichmel
Moundaville
Moundsville
Auto Race at Dixie Shown as Film Spectacle
Manager Belt of the Dixie theatre has secured a fine Saturday picture a recreation of the Essanay Company's Indianapolis race on May 30 last Harroun won the world championship for fast driving and the toll in life and main accidents are clearly shown Thousands attended the speedway event and now seek the motion picture at the Dixie to relive the race
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Manager Belt
Dixie Theatre
Essany Company
Indianapolis
Harroun
Speedway
the Dixie
Evelyn Thaw and the Aftermath of the Thaw Case
The New York Press reflects on Evelyn Thaw years after the Madison Square Roof Garden murder of Stanford White and Harry Thaw’s insanity defense. It recalls public scandal, vanished fame, and the lingering toll on involved lives including White, Thaw, his family, lawyers, and a distraught social world.
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Stanford White
Madison Square
Evelyn Thaw
Harry Thaw
Nemesis
Alice
Hudson
Wall Street
Man of Law
New York Press
Bargain Saturday at Browning's Spotlight Tomorrow
Tomorrow brings bargain day at Browning's with special prices and limited offers. Shoppers are urged to visit early as doorbusters and discounts are expected to attract crowds.
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Browning's
Death of Conductor Heath in Railroad Accident
R L Heath of Richwood West Virginia died after a Cherry River Paper Mill Railroad car switch failed and sections bound together pinning him beneath wheels. He was about 90, survived by a wife and two children, and his body was taken to Clarksburg for burial.
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Richwood
W. Va
R. L. Heath
Cherry River Paper Mill
Heath
Clarksburg
Democrats Seek Widespread Government Resignations
Washington June 30 congressional committees investigating government departments plan to demand resignations and dismissals. Democratic managers expect political capital from high turnover, though such removals may not occur.
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Washington
House
Trainmen Honor W H Riley With Silver Tea Service
The Wheeling division of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad presents Mr W H Riley, formerly trainmaster there and now on the Cumberland division, with a handsome silver tea service and a large silver tray inscribed for the occasion. The set, purchased from G W Loar & Company of Grafton, is now displayed in their window. Harvey Hoffman arranged the purchase, praised for good taste.
Casino Matinee Show With Wallace Talking Birds
The casino offers a Saturday matinee at 2 PM featuring Wallace's famous talking birds. Children are invited to attend with adults, and admission is listed for youngsters.
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Wallace
Ey Sig
Mamner
Sudlsnes
Childrem Seyndalte
Milkers to shave daily under Spokane dairy order
Spokane dairies plan a July 1 joint rule requiring milking staff to shave every other day. Glen Tana Dairy Farm president Thomas Griffith credits J B Haggin of Kentucky with the idea. some say it could ease sanitation but hinder hiring. Dairymen already ban tobacco chewing and require wash basins and laundries. men wear daily changed white suits. wages range from 25 to 45 dollars monthly.
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Spokane
Wash
Thomas
Griffith
Glen Tana
J. B. Haggin
Kentucky
Indictments Hit Major Steel and Mergers Promoters
Nine sweeping indictments target top primary steel producers and merger promoters led by Edward Q. Jackson Jr. among others like Frank J. Gould and Herbert L. Satterlee. The grand jury reveals a coordinated effort to restrain trade through merger promotion, with Jackson elusive as probes extend to Meletrie Lighting and other firms.
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New York
United States
Frank J. Gould
Herbert L. Satterlee
Edward Q. Jackson,Jr
Europe
Jackson
Meletrie Lighting Company
Informatino
Thomas Britt West Side resident dies in Baltimore
Thomas Britt a well known West Side resident aged about 65 died after an operation in St Joseph Hospital Baltimore. Born in Walton in 1806 he worked as a machinist at Grafton B O shops and later returned to the city. He leaves his mother two brothers George W and John J Britt and funeral plans will be announced later with services at St Augustine's Catholic Church.
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West Side
Baltimore
Thomas Britt
Maple Avenue
St. Joseph Hospital
Grafton
Britt
Walton
Messia
George W
John J. Britt
St. Augustine’s Catholic Church
The Casino Show At Casino Theatre Tonight
The Casino theatre presents an attraction headlined by Wallace educated birds known as White Eagle and their human brain intelligence. The act is billed as marvellous and viewers are invited to see the birds tonight at the Casino.
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Wallace
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