Roosevelt Supports Ballinger Opponent in Washington Race
Theodore Roosevelt signals support for Miles Poindexter in the Washington U.S. Senate contest, opposing Secretary Ballinger. Poindexter and Roosevelt met at Sagamore Hill, with Roosevelt confirming backing and praising Poindexter for conservation and Northwest policy alignment. Ballinger defended by Taft amid Ballinger-Pinchot controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
Theodore Roosevelt
Miles Poindexter
United States Senate
Seattle
Mr. Poindexter
Colonel Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Jel
Poindexter
Northwest
Interior
Life sentence for Dr Hyde in Swope murder case
Dr B Clark Hyde was found guilty of first degree murder in the death of Col W P Swope and sentenced by Judge Latshaw to life imprisonment at Jefferson City. Bail was denied. Hyde filed an appeal to the Supreme Court. Mrs Hyde attended the sentencing. he remains in county jail pending appeal.
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Kansas City, Mo
B. Clark Hyde
W. P. Swope
Uatshaw
Jefferson City
Hyde
Supreme Court
Latshaw
Col. Swope
Colonel Swope
Judge Latshaw
Dr. Hyde
Mr. Hyde
Motor Boat Runs on Tygart Valley River Trip Service
Mr. Leopold Mambourg Jr operates a 25 passenger motor boat on the Tygart Valley river with half hour trips between Grafton and the park. The 20 foot canvass topped craft, 8 hp, reaches 10 to 16 miles per hour. Tickets at the Red Cross pharmacy. The ark shuttle serves school and Sunday school picnics and private parties, with 15 minutes each way to reach the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopold Mambourg, Jr
Tygart Valley
Grafton
Park
Moran’ Alley
Red Cross
Flemington Board Extends School Term to Eight Months
The Board of Education extended the Flemington school term from six to eight months annually after a petition signed by 207 voters. Eugene F. Chafin, last election Prohibition candidate for president, lectured at the high school and Tyrconnell’s graded school was provided. Maryland, N J July 7 Mrs Mary Graf asks Justice Grumley to withdraw an assault warrant against her husband Robert Graf citing love overriding wrongs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Flemington
Eugene F. Chafin
Tyrconnell
Local notes and social roundup from the West Virginia area
Wickwire Mr Lawrence McCorkle Weaver returned from the west and spent the summer at home. William Wood visited his brother Richard Sunday evening. Joseph Compton broke his arm and had it set by a doctor. William Marquess and family visited Columbus Luzadder Monday. Oliver Jacobs was in town on business. An all day meeting at McConkey church on the Fourth drew many well filled baskets. Miss Vincent died at her Fairmont home and was buried near Prickers Creek. Rosa Matthem visited Grafton. Brown church hosted a Saturday night and Sunday meeting with a large crowd. Young people spent Monday night in Grafton enjoying fireworks. John Wood and Artie Thomas attended a Thornton box supper. Many local youths attended and reported a good time.
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Lawrence McCorkle Weaver
Kansas
Weaver
William Wood
Richard
Joseph Compton
William Marquess
Columbus Luzadder
Oliver Jacobs
McConkey Church
Vincent
Fairmont Sun Jaay
Prickers Creek
Rosa Matthem
Grafton
Brown Church
John Wood
Artie ‘Thomas
Thornton
Sylvanus Hamilton
Mt. Pleasant
Ernest Scott
Coalton
T. S. Dugan
George Shaw
William Simpson
Morgantown
Marquess
Ethel Cornwell
E. A. Barnes
Evansville
Neta Hamilton
Mt. Lake Park
L. P. Carr
George Martin
Mt. Morris
Clark Hamilton
Lafayette
Kingwood
Kincaid
Fairmont
Fragmented OCR Stirs Fractured City Notes
A garbled OCR passage mentions dialogue about nerves and a taxi scene, with stray references to Longun Punch The Others and a boastful visitor. It also alludes to the Washington Star and celestial terms like the star Alcor, amid scattered phrases about ancestors and eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Rioting in Clarksburg Over Race Clash
Clarksburg West Virginia erupted in renewed rioting last night tied to the Johnson Jeffries fight. About a thousand march the streets seeking black residents while police and sheriff pulled back to restore order. Daniel Henry and three others were arrested under fictitious names as tensions eased but remained high. Judge Haymond Maxwell ordered aid from Sheriff M J Francis at 10 pm. A black man was seized from a car but rescued by police, and most blacks stayed home to avoid clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
W. Va
Johnson-Jeffries
Daniel Henry
Haymond Maxwell
M. J. Francis
Grafton
Alcoholic Progression Proverb Phrase
A Japanese proverb about drinking where a man drinks, the drink drinks, and the drink drinks the man, illustrating alcohol's consuming influence.
Knottsville Epworth League meeting and local happenings
Knottsville Epworth League held a lively Sunday meeting led by first vice-president J. B. Knotts with a paper on The History of the Methodist Church by G. L. Shroyer, president of the society. Noah Wiland will speak next Sunday evening. The Fourth was quiet as wheat harvest continued and locals attended a Grafton park picnic and nighttime fireworks. New barn construction by W. S. Rogers. Mt. Pleasant festival by Thomas Band with box supper drew a large crowd from local area. Local notes mention Ada Wilson visiting relatives, Lora Harbert visiting Wallace, and Thomas family of Graf ton here Monday formerly residing here. Miss Ella Allender ill at Oak Grove. Ernest Luzadder quite ill. Leli Luzadder from Grafton spent the Fourth here. GUY G. MEANS
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Epworth League
Knottsville
Epworth
J. B. Knotts
Methodist Church
G. L. Shroyer
Noah Wiland
Grafton Park
Grafton
W. S. Rogers
Mt. Pleasant
Thomas Band
A. C. Thomas
Ada Wilson
Kingwood
Lora Harbert
Wallace
W. H. Thomas
Ella Allender
Oak Grove Farm
Ernest Luzadder
Leli Luzadder
Guy G. Means
Festival Draws Crowd For Fourth Observance
The Fourth of July festival at Mt. Pleasant drew a large crowd with a box supper and music. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Wood Shafer of Valley Furnace and Mrs. Harry Bennett of Clarksburg visiting Mrs. Wm. Cornwell. Other locals and relatives were seen in Morgantown, Grafton, Coalton, Spencer, and Kingwood during the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood Shafer
Valley Furnace
Harry Bennett l
Clarksburg
Wm. Cornwell
Arvis
Lillian Hamilton
Morgantown
Howard
Fawley
Grafton
Mt. Pleasant
F. M. Cornwell
C. M. Cornwell
Spencer
Local News Briefs and Visits Across Town
Mrs J A Willams and son Franklin return home on train No 3 after a visit. Ernest F McDaniel arrived from Baltimore and spent the Fourth with his parents in Grafton, returning on No 4. H D Gall of Clarksburg, employed at a cold storage firm, visited his mother Effie Gall. J A Matlick spent the Fourth at Berryburg with daughter A Ray Talbott. Lillian Woodford, after weeks at Hopewell and Berryburg with aunt A R Talbott, returned home. Farmers are busy in wheat and corn. Summer term begins for Music Piano and Pipe Organ at Studio 210 Pearl Street by Mamie Walters Pracht.
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J. A. Willams
Franklin
Lillian
Baltimore
Frank McDaniel
Grafton
H. D. Gall
Clarksburg
Efffe Gall
J. A. Matlick
Berryburg
A. Ray Talbott
Lillian Woodford
Hopewell
A. R. Talbott
Studio 210
Pearl Street
Mamie Walters Pracht
Wedding creates tangled family ties in Spokane affair
In Spokane on July 7, W H Van Slyke married Mary B Baker of Chelan Washington. The couple’s marriage links public figures and sparks commentary on labor politics. Labor leaders warn voters to consider the issue as November approaches while racial tensions mark national news.
Pretty Wedding in Fairmont Sees Nettie Bartlett Wed Stanley Cooper
In Fairmont at noon yesterday Miss Nettie Bartlett became the bride of Mr Stanley Cooper of Cincinnati Ohio with Rev H C Howard of the First M B Church officiating The attendants were Miss Lovett of Huntington and Homer Bartlett The couple after a reception at the bride's parents home Mr and Mrs M B Bartlett left for a trip and will reside at Epworth Heights near Cincinnati during the summer.
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Fairmont
Nettie Bartlett
Stanley Cooper
Cincinnati
Ohio
H. C. Howard
M. B. Church
Miss Lovett
Huntington
Homer Bartlett
M. B. Bartlett
Epworth Heights
Miss Nora Lovett Leaves Mannington for Art Study in New York
Miss Nora Lovett of Mannington has left for New York City to take an advanced art course under Marshal Frey after a several days visit with Mr and Mrs M B Bartlett. A former student of Cincinnati Art Academy she will visit her brother in Grafton Fairmont en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Lovett
Mannington
Labor to Mobilize Ahead of Congressional Campaign
Washington July 1 Labor leaders foretell unusually active political action this year as the house rejects an amendment exempting unions from part of a Sherman law enforcement fund. They pledge to scrutinize lawmakers who shifted votes and push for open discussion to win the public verdict against outlawing organized labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley
Dalzell
Rules Committee
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Bryan
Washington
House
White House
Hitherton
The Fight at Reno in British Historical View
A historical reflection argues French reluctance to accept Waterloo as evidence of English superiority. It notes Prussia’s temporary paralysis at Jena and asserts John Bull views Bunker Hill as a minor moment in Britain’s long saga.
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Waterloo
Prussia
Jena
John Bull
Bunker Hill
Ministers Protest Johnson Visit in Washington
Washington ministers protested a planned Johnson visit saying the presence of the boxer could incite rioting. District commissioners, after receiving the protest, took the matter under advisement pending legal questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jack Johnson
Johnson
New Amsterdam Opens Summer Show Girlies Twenty All Under Twenty
Frederic Thompson promotes the summer show Girlies at New York New Amsterdam theatre. Posters tout the music as great and promise The World will feature two or three songs from the production this summer. Next Sunday’s issue will print one of the best numbers with both words and music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Thompson
New York
New Amsterdam
Threatened to Shoot Jack Johnson in Utah
A crowd in Ogden, Utah greeted Jack Johnson as his private car arrived after a Chicago trip. Three young roughs taunted him at an open window, threats to shoot were made, and officers contained the disturbance before the train pulled away. Mrs. Tiny Johnson said Jack would retire after defending the title and defeating Jeffries.
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Jack Johnson
Utah
Ogden
Johnson
Chicago
Tiny Johnson
Pugilist
Arthur
Jeffries
Mrs. Johnson
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Nev
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Jef
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Rosier
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Wilkinson
Prc
Joyce
Pracht
C. M. Shrock
Spokane
U. S
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Beverly
Congress
O Pen
Wickwire
Frozal North Gritun
Wash
W. H. van Slyke
Merchants & Miners’ Bank
Chelana
Mary B. Baker
J. B. van Slyke
B. van Slyke
LABOR
West Virginia
United States
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Business College
Clarksburg, W. NA
Baltimore & Ohior
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Point Pleasant
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