Local residents and visitors noted in city listings
A long list of people from Grafton and nearby towns, including B. H. Moran, Archie Frustr, Mrs. C. B. Jones, Guy Chambers, Miss Christina Finch, and many others, are in the city for business, visiting relatives, or social engagements. Several weddings unfold at the Catholic rectory and Rowlesburg dance halls showcase community talent with Clark's Orchestra providing the music.
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Moran
Fetterman
Archie Frustr
Elkins
C. B. Jones
Clarksburg
Guy Chambers
Philadelphia
Grafton
George W. Chambers
Jetty
Mary Welch
Wheeling
Christina Finch
Rowlesburg
Clark
Newburg
Tunnelton
Kingwood
Beason
West Virginia
Jaco Hamilton Miss Mabel Jaco Married in Oakland Md
Jaco Hamilton and George Hamilton were married at Oakland Maryland on Saturday afternoon by Rev. Bernard B. Gibbs. The ceremony surprised friends in this city as the couple left soon after and boarded train No. 11. The bride Mel Jace and groom George Hamilton have many local friends and plan to reside here. The groom works at Hazel Atlas Glass and in the Wendel Coat Company office. The article also notes McMurdo Koch wedding at 9:30 this morning at the U B Church.
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Pittsburg
H.W. Knight
Pennsboro
J. A. Viquensy
Belington
Paul Hartman
Fairmont
C. Fred Anderson
Wheeling
A. Turner
Fainonty
H. L. Flanagan
Cairo
Hanlon
J. Feeny
Clarksburg
W. A. Landers
Elkins
Oss Mattie Jaco
Knotts, Avenue
W. J. Byrdson
John Vanniman
Angella
Arella
Chicago
James Rutherford
South Grafton
Harry Walters
Catherine R. Rector
Buckham
John Feeny
Dewey
E. H. Waters
Mr. McMurdo
Mnes
Howesville
Preston County
Miss Koch
Taylor County
Joseph Lally
Dewey Avenue
Bertha Bishop
Thayer Street
M. J. Hannon
Catholic Church
Michael Lally
B. & O. Railroad Company
Iota
J. C. Bishop
Bishop Home
Buckhahuom River
Bishop’s
Jaco Hamilton
Mabel Jaco
J. C. Jaco
George Hamilton
Oakland
Bernard B. Gibbs
Oakland Methodist Episcopal Church
St. Paul's M. E
Mel Jace
Grafton
Hamilton
Hazel Atlas Glass ‘Company
Wendel Coat Company
Irish youths confess murder of Gen Wilson in London
James Connolly and James O'Brien were arraigned in Westminster for the shooting of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson. A police officer testified the pair confessed using false names, Reginald Dunn and Joseph O'Sullivan. Connoly and O'Brien were committed for trial at the Old Bailey. Lady Wilson testified emotionally about finding her husband mortally wounded.
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London
James Connolly
James O’brien
Sir Henry Wilson
Westminster
Connoly
Reginald Dunn
O'Brien
Joseph O'Sullivan
Old Bailey
Marshal Wilson
Lady Wilson
McConnell
Ulster Constabulary
Coal production up in northern West Virginia fields
Morgantown West Virginia July 8 Coal output in the northern West Virginia fields rose last week to 136,850 tons for the week ending July 1 from 128,850 tons the prior week, according to railroad figures amid the ongoing miners strike that began April 1. The report notes no atrocities by the Turks as claimed and mentions remarks from Ronemont in Grafton.
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Morgantown
V Va
West, Virginia
The Fourth of July and the Quest for Liberty
An editorial reflecting on American independence, the origins of the Revolution, and the break from Britain as a moral triumph of justice over despotism. It contrasts colonial grievances with imperial restraint, framing independence as a global lesson in freedom and square dealing. A later brief dispatch from Tokyo notes the Japanese admiralty denying reports of treaty evasion and new warship construction.
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England
Friends of Freedom
Dublin Sacksville Street Fight Shelters Rebel Holdouts
Dublin reporting from Sackville Street describes a final assault on Republican positions with heavy machine gun fire and bold fronts in the city center. The Stephen Green Club fell to National Army troops after irregulars evacuated. Casualties Sunday totaled 11 dead and 16 wounded while crowds watched from a safe distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Sackville ‘Street
Varius
Sackville Street
Ramona de Valera
Stephen Green Club
National Army
Bank statements called for condition of banks
The comptroller of the currency requested a call for the condition of all banks as of the close of business Friday June 1. Monarchists in Germany accused Poincare of flattering himself by claiming they have him on their assassination list along with Rathenau and Wirthart. Minor items mention Mildred Henderson and the Fairmont Normal-school visit over the weekend.
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Washington, D. C
Comptroller of the Currency Today
Germany
Poincare
Rathenau
Wirthart
Mildred Henderson
Stu
Fairmont Normal
Héwie
German mark falls to another new low in New York
The German mark dropped again to .923 per 100 marks equivalent to 23 cents, quoted before trading in New York. The prewar level in the United States stood around 23.8 cents, underscoring a persistent depreciation of the currency.
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New York
A.P
Here to Live and Die Ellis Island Fourth of July Tale
A mixed group of immigrants at Ellis Island share hopes of becoming American as they prepare for the Fourth of July. Hans Quintin from Germany and Yetta Kvitnitzky from Russia recount journeys, family losses, and longing for a new life in America while youngsters vow to fit in and thrive in their adopted land.
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Ellis Island
Hans Quintin
Elis Island
Hans
Island
Bernburg
Germany
Rome
L Nover
Amer
Ica
America
George Washington
Huck Finn
Gua Schlere
Bowie
Yetta KvitnTusky
Russia
Soviet Russia
Chicago
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M. Ireland
Buckhannon
West Gratton
Pearl Mason
Gratton Banking & Trust Company
Pittsburgh
G.C. Felton
Court House
E. D. Talbott
Elding
R. J. McCartney
Knottsville
Joe Glenn
J. D. Bartlett
Philippi
H. Hickman
Parkersbur
J. M. Boyce
Spring Hill
Joseph Daly L. Shields
Cecil Nay
Brydon
A. W. Neel
Or. Martin
A. B. Cutwright
HT. Reynolds
Arthur Hall
Charles Carmon
Thornton
A. P. Rupple
Gibson
Webster
Joseph Cahill
D. B. Huffman
E. M. Simes
John T. Detrow
Lester M. Smith
Homestead
E. L. Sillman
John Smith
Misa
Trixy McLeland
East Liverpool
Ohio
A. H. Freeland
Rowlesbore
J. A. Sinclair
Independence
Marl Fllan
Henry Nehe
Bretz
Mrs. Glenn
Janes Lora
Rose Ford
Ward A
Faherty
Bernard F. Faherty
Washington Street
Robert Snively
Elene Burns
Florence 'T Carroll
Ethel Gordon
Waynesburg
Wilfred Hendrickson
William McCuskey
Jessie Farr
Camden-on-, Gauley
Orpa Haymond
Emma Shordan
Huntington
Jeffries
Grafton" Drug & Chemical Co
Stobert Biggs
Baltimore
Willard
Claude Irwin
Marlinton
L. W. Burns
Beech Street
C. H. Blankership
Junior
L. D. Boston
Howard Glenn
Job
Wartz
Nelson Maple
Orchestra
Paul Malone
J. M. Harvey
Parkersburg
Margaret Davis
West Washington Street
George W. Foster
Clarington
Hubert Bartlett
William Stewart
Maple Avenue
W. L. Reddick Iere
New England States
Jones McClung
Junior Bucklew
Fairmont Normal School
Robert Jeffreys
Elizabeth Becker
Aileen Riggin
Ior
Brighton, Beach
Sime In
Puingysa Beatrieg
Gen
Wilson
Hi Ountney
Her
Ronemont
Sat
Walter A. Dyer
United States of America
Unfa
Great Britain
Lord North
George III
William Pitt
Becaus
Tokio
Japan
The
Admirality Today
Walter’,O Dyer
Els
Free State
Baltimore Ohio Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Locust Point
B & CG
Pier 6
American Sugar Refining Company
Young Hans
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