Boy criminal claims Grafton as boyhood home
In Wheeling a premeditated assault and robbery ends with Alfred Mantell near death after a vehicle ride gone wrong. Joe Carr Jr and a seventeen year old girl admit planning the crime, using a hatchet, with a taxi driver killed by blows. They were captured near Brooke County. The case links to a Ballynore murder and draws Wheeling police to probe possible connections. The girl says she and Carr were both equally involved. Reverend Craig is to return to Andrews Church after a Pittsburgh trip.
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Brooke County
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Williams Accused in Grafting Probe by McFadden
Washington and Richmond figures clash as Rep McFadden accuses John Skelton Williams Comptroller of the Treasury of using his office for private gain in a $1.2 million Washington property deal and involvement in the Arlington Hotel sale worth over $4 million. Williams denies all charges and his brother-in-law Lewis Williams disputes the figures and the implication.
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Arlington Hotel
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Lewis Ve. Willams
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Flemington Road Meeting Debates School Bond Plan
A Flemington mass meeting at Liberty Theater advances a plan to issue 50,000 in bonds for a modern high school and road improvements. Opposition and support clash over location and financing as residents push for combined infrastructure and education improvements in the district.
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War Insurance Reports Urged decentralization Change
Washington July 22 A committee of thirteen led by Charles Evans Hughes urged decentralization of the war risk insurance bureau with local offices nationwide to speed transactions. The plan aims to fix incorrect addresses reported by about thirty percent of discharged service members, a major obstacle to proper processing.
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Charles Evans Hughes
Cholmeley Jones
Tule
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Rosemont man charged with shooting to kill in store clash
G Mckinney of Rosemont is charged with shooting at Brose Lynch, manager of a local store, in a Wednesday evening dispute over a salt sale. A bystander Lee tackled McKinney, stopping the gun from striking Lynch. McKinney was jailed to await the afternoon hearing, with the revolver entered as evidence. Prosecutor W Merle Wattie and defense attorney J G St Clair to represent.
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J. G. St. Clair
Aerial mail crash kills Los Angeles pilot near Belfonte
Lieut. Charles Lambers, 33 Vee of lage, an aerial mail carrier from Belfonte to Cleveland, fell 6,000 feet near the Alleghenies. His body was recovered under wreckage as authorities investigated the cause of the crash. Lambers, regarded as one of the service's best fliers, had been on the route two weeks and departed amid ice and wind delays. The crash occurred twelve miles west of Belfonte, with the wreckage being moved into the city by motor truck.
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Mourning and hypocrisy cited in will of local pastor
In Shinnston W Vai on July 19 Rev. Elias H. Sharp died at 90. His will urges mourning practices and expresses wishes to ensure his widow enjoys life’s comforts without ostentatious dress. The fragment notes his emphasis on modesty over display.
Americans in Paris Preserve Lavish Peace Commission Life
July 18 report details the United States peace commission living at Hotel des Crillon in Paris since last November. Nearly 300 rooms were filled by the commissioners and their retinue with families, servants, experts, clerks, and junketeers. A June 15 ball allegedly featured abundant champagne as the lavish arrangements drew estimates of hotel losses and wear and tear totaling around five million francs, with salaries and transport costs adding to the bill.
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Tragic barn fire claims eight year old in Grove City
In Grove City near Donkeyville, eight year old Floyd Burkhart died as a barn loft fire spread while his mother urged him to jump to safety. His brothers Raymond and Willard Matthews were rescued by their mothers. matches may have started the blaze. President signs 613 million Sundry Civil Appropriations bill after congressional revisions. The measure funds rehabilitation and education for disabled veterans and restores funds for various departments stalled since July 1.
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Christopher Burkhart
Meadville
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Willard Matthews
Washington, D. C
Congress
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Fire kills six at Massena home in Massena New York
Six persons died in an early morning blaze that destroyed the Massena residence of Lee Hurteau. The victims include Mrs. Lee Hurteau and two children Hester aged 15 and Earl aged 3, Mrs. Ernest Armel of Cornwall Ontario and her two children Denoel and Harold aged 7.
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Lee Hurteau
Massena
Lee Hurtean
Hesterine
Earl
Ernest Armel
Cornwall
Ontario
Bridgeport Ponds Bond To Improve Worst Mile
Bridgeport West Virginia residents rallied to support a 60000 dollar bond issue to improve a dreaded mile of main road between Grafton and Clarksburg. Harrison County court will handle construction if Bridgeport supplies materials for the paving project this summer.
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Clarksburg
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Local Tragedy Shocks Wendel Community
Mike Turocsky aged 58, a bachelor of Wendel, hanged himself at his home, leaving brothers Aleck and Steve. Authorities found him after his brothers returned. coroner waived inquest. He had recently shown signs of distress tied to aging parents abroad. he was respected by community and workers at Maryland Coal Company.
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Steve
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City of London honors Pershing with ornate sword presentation
London July 18 The City of London presented General Pershing with a gold mounted sword of honor. The blade is a handsome reproduction of the American army pattern with Brittania and Liberty on the hilt and insignia of the United States and City of London. Enamel bears Pershing’s monogram and banners.
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Senate urged to stand by the Chinese treaty provision
Washington dispatch reports Senator Sheriat assailing Article X and the Shantung lease in the treaty. He warns the provision gives Japan control and endangers the Philippines, arguing Britain and Japan share Asia's fate and predicting a Kaiserlike expansion in the Pacific. He cites German Shantung history and condemns Japan's permanence in occupied Chinese lands.
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