Record Breaking Natal Day Celebrated at Grafton Park
Thousands gathered for United States Natal Day events at Grafton Park and vicinity. A ten-entry tournament featured Merlé Watt King, A. O. C. Ah rerictshe, and Neil Herritt in top places. Greasy pole, greasy pig, and boat races drew crowds while Harding, Yates, Reese and Green won prizes in various contests. Traffic ran at peak, with six thousand at the park and sixty seven hundred passengers carried by local lines. The day, though damp, offered dancing, stunts, and picnics amid a near-record turnout and festive mood.
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Grafton
Fetterman Park
Park Court
Merlé Watt King
Neil Herriit
Park
Fm Nother
Green
Yates
Secon
William Reese
H.W. Helmer
Lote
Fairmont
J Grafton
Makte An Evens
Grafton Park
Gratton Traction Company
G. & Retrain
Arnold
Pairmont
Clarksburgeo
Spray Pump Offer With Six Years Experience
Advertisement notes contact for spray pump materials highlighting six years of spraying experience in the county. Mentions weekly Saturday visits in town and gives address R F D 1 Grafton West Virginia.
Fine Peaches Brought In By Col Colebank
Col William Colebank, a noted local orchardist, sent a basket of Early Crawford peaches from his orchard near the city. The crop, from about 500 trees, is expected to yield 800 to 1000 bushels with ripening from now until October. The sample fruit was described as delicious and the Sentinel appreciates the gesture.
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Colebank
William Colebank
Sentinel
Crawford
Sunday School Attendance Report for July 4 1915 at St Pauls ME
In Portland Oregon the Commercial Club offers ten dollars to anyone who finds a hole in the street pavements as big as a man’s hat. The Sunday school report lists attendance figures for multiple churches including M E and Methodist Protestant, with year over year increases and class counts such as Men’s Bible class and King’s Daughters. The piece notes attendance at Port land churches and references a local civic boast about street paving.
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St. Paul's
W. Main
M. E
United Brethren
King's Daughters
Waracca
Philathea
Oregon
Portland
Cint
Submarine Fleet Dominates Naval Policy Debates
Washington reports a vast submarine fleet shaping U.S. naval strategy amid WWI lessons. Secretary Daniels awaits war-zone data to frame next year’s build, while observers weigh dreadnought value, submarine defenses, and aircraft limits.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Daniels
Wilson
Navy Department
United States
London
Paris
Berlin
England
Dardanelles
Navy
Cardul Helped Mrs Vincent Recover Strength in North Carolina
In Pleasant Hill North Carolina Mrs Walter Vincent recalls three summers of illness with headaches back pain and fatigue until she used Cardul the women’s tonic. After three bottles she regained strength appetite and energy and says she nearly died without it. The ad claims Cardul is vegetable gentle on the womanly constitution and has helped over a million weak women in fifty years.
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Pleasant Hill
N. C
Cardus
Bomb explosion wrecks part of Capitol building
Washington DC July 3 a bomb shattered the public reception room in the Senate wing of the Capitol injuring no one and leaving only a single clue a postmarked letter signed R Pearce. The note argued against war munitions exports and urged a peace referendum while detailing naval policy debates and submarine plans.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Capitol
United States
Washington Times
R. Pearce
Europe
Bryan
Compensation Fund Rates May Change Yearly
Charleston. W Va July 2 Attorney General Lilly submits an opinion to Lee Ott Workmen’s Compensation Commissioner. He says schedules may after July 1 1916 be fixed by merit based on accidents reported in the current fiscal year across 22 classes. A flat rate for this year remains but some subscribers oppose higher charges for plants with more accidents.
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Charleston
W. Va
Lilly
Lee Ott
Workmen's Compensation
Farrel Sentenced to Five Years for Fatal Shooting
Clarksburg July 3 Wesley Farrel a young industrial man was sentenced by Judge James W Robinson to five years in the Moundsville penitentiary for the recent fatal shooting of Wil Corbin a coal miner after a quarrel A jury returned a verdict of guilty and the court imposed the term for murder.
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Clarksburg
Wesley Farrel
James W. Robinson
Moundsville
Wil Corbin
Severe Attack on Mann and Underwood in Prohibition Clash
Atlantic City July 4 The National Anti Saloon League convention hears Dr P A Baker denounce Mann and Underwood for their role in the national prohibition debate. He accuses Underwood of misrepresentation and aiding liquor propaganda and says Mann and Underwood became Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde in Congress. He cites Hobson Sheppard debate and predicts political maneuvering to delay allow states to decide.
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Atlantic City
National Anti-Saloon League
P. A. Baker
Mann
Underwood
House
Dr. Baker
Trafic
Jekyll
Hyde
United States Congress
Madn
Sayi
Paifrs
Opery Forum
Congress
Hobson-Sheppard
Hobson
Chicago
Henry
Texas
Cnderwood
Alabama
Titnore
Republican Teadert i
Tinderwood
Cotgross
Tor Ding
Rts
Jratarg
Sheppard Embottorn
Bnet Thane
Underwooda
Mantes
Mir
Mauia
Futhor
Trefile
Mr. Manip
Doctor Jekyie
Mr. Hyde
United States
Doctor Boynstom Ko
Aehen
Baker
Rothere
Hays
Russia
Tni-Perepue
W B Cox Charged With Counterfeiting Releaged
Charleston officials report W B Cox formerly of West Virginia held in Mexico on counterfeiting charges. He allegedly carried over 140000 in currency issued by a central bank, and a mock trial led to his jailing before release after Governor Hatfield and Secretary of State Bryan intervened. A separate Paris suit seeks 17000 for finery including a $2300 mall robe and other items.
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Charleston
Hatfield
Secretary of State
Lansing
W. B. Cox
Kitigen
West Virginia
Mexico
Cox
Gengpal Caprenag
Paria Medistos
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