Bridge contract awarded for Tygarts Valley span
Daily Sentinel reports county court awarded the contract for the Tygarts Valley bridge at St Mary street to Luten Bridge company for 50600 with completion to traffic by January 1 1916. The reinforced concrete six arch structure will replace old piers and feature enclosed metalwork and ornamental lamp posts along the deck.
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Tygarts Valley
St. Mary Street
Luten Bridge Company
Seasion
Sentinel
Ene
Minor Escapes While Being Transferred From Cove Run
Jy 1 Minor Philipppi was arrested here and then escaped while being moved to Grafton aboard a 4 oclock train. He leaped from an open window at Cove Run, swam the river to freedom, and remains at large. He resisted handcuffing and three men overpowered him earlier.
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Philippi
Bill Minor
Ed Eifland
Squire Means
England
Grafton
Minor
Sheriff Hennett
Taylor County
Cove Run
Treasury deficit indicated as $40 million in fiscal year end
Washington July 1 The government closed its fiscal year with a large deficit. At the start of yesterday the shortfall stood at 79 million 0 and about half the income tax totaling 40 million had been collected. Receipts from all sources will not be in before July 19 and the final deficit remains uncertain.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury
Ice price hike and July budget boost at Crystal Ice
The Crystal Ice Company raised domestic ice prices by twenty percent effective today, with six cent twelve pound cakes up from five cents due to weighing requirements under a new state law. A wagon scale must be carried for weighing ice leaving the wagon, prompting the latest cost increase. In local finance, the Monongahel division reports July allotment slightly over three thousand dollars more than June, signaling heavier work across Gratton shops as the new fiscal year begins and officials, including President Willard and General Manager Galloway, pledge support for Grafton shops.
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Daily Sentinel
Crystal Ice Company
Grafton
Monongah Divison
Gratton
Daniel Willard
Galloway
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Willard
The
Merchants Association
JM. Scott
Scott
Strange skin disease hits Berlington county area
Dr Elvert Jones the state agricultural department veterinarian returned to Grafton after inspecting Sugar creek area. Original cases show near cure but a new severe case reported on Lewis Fridley farm near Philippi prompting strict quarantine and intensive containment efforts.
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Belington
W. Va
Elvert Jones
Grafton
Barbour County
State Department of Agriculture
Jones
Sugar Creek
Lewis Fridley
Philippi
State Board Buys County Road Bonds in West Virginia
Charleston reports the state board of public works purchased county road bonds worth 75000 from Kattawha County using the state workers compensation fund. The 20 year bonds pay five percent interest with principal due at five ten fifteen and twenty years. The fund now totals about 950000, with investments limited to bonds for the United States or state counties cities towns villages school districts.
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Charleston
State Board of Public Works
Kattawha County
State Works ‘Men's Compensation Fund
J Board of Public Works
Board of
Public Works
Dentist held on serious charge in Charleston
Charleston July 1 A Batkin prominent local dentist with married daughters was held in police court this morning under a 2500 bond for a later hearing on the charge of assault with intent to kill John Schell a Toledo Ohio Central railroad conductor. Schell was struck on the head and knocked down a stairway in the heart of the city and recovered long enough to name his assailant.
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Charleston
A. Batkin
John Schell
Toledo & Ohio Central Railroad
Schell
Confessed to Double Murder Sentenced in Charleston
Clem Ross confessed to killing his wife and stepdaughter in a county case heard yesterday in the intermediate court and was sentenced by Judge Black to life imprisonment. Joe Tilliam, alleged to have aided the murders by preventing escape, will face trial next term.
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Charleston
Clem Ross
Black
Joe Tilliam
Ross
Public Service Commission names appointments in Charleston
Charleston July 1 The Public Service Commission yesterday appointed R H Bernheim secretary to succeed himself H I Kr Noase was named to succeed himself as statistician and assistant secretary W I Bineman appointed assistant statistician J K Anderson named chief engineer to succeed himself The new commission retained all employees in temporary positions until yesterday
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Charleston
Public Service Commission
R. H.bernheim
KR. Noase
W. I. Bineman
J. K. Anderson
Statewide Prohibition Takes Effect in Alabama
Alabama completed a peaceful transition to statewide prohibition as all saloons and dispensaries shut down last night under the Merritt-Denson bills enacted in January. The move follows orderly enforcement statewide and marks the end of saloon operations across the state.
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Montgomery
Ala
Merritt-Denson
Deputy Collectors Appointed as Office Seeker Rush
Sam Hays, collector, names two more deputy collectors amid a crowded staff chasing postwar pie. The office shortage forces an extra room, with critics say common people bear the war tax while party leaders praise the administration. Bryan reportedly resigns amid the flap.
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Wes
Cnat
Sam Hays
Bryan
Philipp
State Board Raises WV Property Tax and Transfers Funds
West Virginia Board of Public Works under the omnibus revenue law levied a 14 cent tax per $100 on real and personal property, up 4 cents from last year, estimating $400,000 additional annual revenue. Corporation taxes reached $75,000 and auto mobile licenses added $4,000. The board authorized transferring $480,000 from the state fund to the General School fund, bringing that total to $750,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Board of Public Works
West Virginia
Becker Granted Brief Reprieve by Governor Whitman
Albany July 1 Governor Whitman granted Charles Becker the former New York police lieutenant a reprieve until July 26. The governor said no further action would be taken unless the Supreme Court interferes. If not, Becker faces execution.
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Albany
N. Y
Whitman
Charles Becker
New York Police
United States Supreme Court
Rocker
Wedded at Clarksburg wedding shared by families
A Clarksburg ceremony united Lena Sinsel of Webster and Adolphus Rightmire of Morgantown in a private wedding at ex-Sheriff John Flanagan’s home. Attendants were Mrs Jones of Moundevilles, Mrs Feltner of Webster, and Mrs Salliy Davidson of Flemington. The couple left for a western wedding trip and plan to reside in Morgantown on return.
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Daily Sentinel
Lena ‘Sinsel
Webster
Adolphus Rightmire
Morgantown
Hom
John Flanagan
Clarksburg
Flanagan
Jones
Moundévilles
Willidht Feliner
Sallit- Davidson
Flemington
Sinset
Grafton
Myersdale
Feltner
Rightmire
Gratton
West Virginia
Dam in Grant County completed at $800,000
The large reinforced concrete dam for West Virginia Pulp & Paper Company, 22 miles south of Dobbin in Grant County, was completed last week at a cost of 800000 dollars. It will provide water for the pulp mill at Lake Ma during dry periods and crosses Stony River, a tributary of the North Branch Potomac, 55 miles south by west of Piedmont WV.
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Grant County
Piedmont
W. Va
West Virginia Pulp & Paper Company
Dobbin
Lake
Stony River
Potomac
Wes
Old Coins Found Near Terra Alta Total $18
In Terra Alta West Virginia on July 2 Ed Lilly and his son found on cultivated land a hoard of old silver coins valued at eighteen dollars. Four coins were dollars and fourteen dollars in half dollar pieces dating from 1795 to 1826. The discovery occurred while the land had only recently been cultivated for about two years.
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Terra Alta
W. Va
Boeing Carnalist
Ed Lilly and Son
Lilly
Summers County
Train Wreck Kills 300 Near Monte Morelos
An American arriving from the interior reports that a military train carrying Carranza soldiers their wives and children wrecked near Monte Morelos between Tampico and Monterey. About 300 died and hundreds were injured when the heavily loaded cars left the track and slid into a canyon after a command for high speed.
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Laredo
Tex
Carranza
Monte Morelos
Tampico
Monterey
Monte Morellos
Piet
Lana
Monte’ Morelos
iNo
State buys Kanawha bonds with workmen’s fund
Charleston July 1 The state board of public works closed a deal with Kanawha County Court to purchase county road bonds totaling 73 060 dollars from the workmen’s compensation fund. Bonds mature in twenty years with interest at five percent and may be invested in U S state or local bonds.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Board of Public Works
Kanawha County
State Workmen's Compensation Fund
Workmen's Compensation Fund
Board of Public Works
United States
Grafton Citizens Embrace City Beautification Effort
A city walk reveals widespread civic pride as residents plant flowers, repaint buildings, and upgrade lawns and fences. Porches gain greenery with hanging baskets and potted plants, signaling a collective push toward turning Grafton toward a more welcoming, beautified town.
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Grafton
Substantial Auto Spending Sequence in County
A local county report estimates that over six months more than 100,900 dollars has been spent on automobiles across classes. A single county bank records over 25,000 dollars withdrawn for motor car purchases, suggesting similar levels across other banks and a total far surpassing prior years.
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Arglanea
John D
Four Judges to Discuss Uniformity at American Bar in Salt Lake City
Judge Ira E. Robinson of the West Virginia Supreme Court joins Frank Dietrich Thomas McClellan and William Gabbert at a joint session of the American Bar Association in Salt Lake City on August 17. The theme is Uniformity in Practice and Procedure. Prof. Frank McDaniel declines West Virginia Wesleyan presidency offer.
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Supreme Court
Salt Lake City
Ira E. Robinson
Supreme Court of Appeals
Aemrican Bar Association
Saltalake City
Frank §. Dietrich
United State District
Boise, Ida
Thomas C. McClellan
Supreme Court of Alabama
William C. Gabbert
Supreme Court of Colorado
Robinson
West Virginia
Court of Last Resort
M'Daniel
W. VA
Little Boy Fractures Hip During Noon Play
Hubert Heffner a 3 year old from West Side suffered a hip fracture after a play incident near home. He was taken to St Marys Hospital in Clarksburg for treatment after the fracture was set locally for safe movement before transfer.
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Hubert
Hugh Heffner
West Side
Clarksburg
St. Mary's Hospital
Grafton
Civic Club thanks Park Pavilion contributors in Grafton
The Civic Club of Grafton unanimously approved a resolution thanking all who aided in erecting the city park pavilion. Special thanks go to S. A. Shackelford Son & Co for materials, Sentinel Publishing Co for column space, and numerous individuals for paint and support. A full donor list will be published in the Daily Sentinel later.
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Civic Club
Grafton Park
Civic Club of Grafton
Willard Hotel
City Park
Thane
A. Shackelford, Son & Co
Park Building Committee
Clyde Lewis
Merle Watkins
Messrs. Wagner and
Wilhide
Club
Park Pavilion
Daily Sentinel
Western Maryland to install block system after Thurmont wreck
Cumberland Md July 2 after an ICC urged probe Western Maryland Railway officials announced 600 miles of track between Cumberland and Baltimore would be equipped with the block system. General Manager designate S Ennes said the program would extend beyond that and safety would improve as the road is modernized following last week’s Thurmont wreck that killed six passengers. Since Gray’s arrival about 60 miles have been upgraded and plans extend east toward Thurmont with signaling being implemented to prevent a recurrence.
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Cumberland
Western Maryland Railway Company
Thurmont
Interstate Commerce Commission
S$. Ennes
Baltimore
M. Ennes
Traverlar
Big Pool
Highfeld
Gray
Maryan
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