Suitcase Full of Heroin Smuggling Case Breaks In Clarksburg
In Clarksburg West Virginia a Spaniard named Antil Gomez arrived from Europe with a suitcase that he carried hoping its owner would return. A druggist later found the case contained heroin valued at about ten thousand dollars. Federal officers were informed and the case was reported in Washington. A substitute man posing as a revenue officer reportedly took stock notes, then disappeared. authorities have found no further developments.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Europe
Ziesing
Antil Gomez
New York
Zeising
Gomez
Zeisine
Federal Revenue
Washington
Federal Revenue Office
Tha
Federal Revenue Officer
West Virginia Farmers Receive Large Federal Loans
Wheeling July 21 The June reports on farm loan associations under federal direction show more than 4 million dollars loaned to farmers in West Virginia. Associations formed in Wayne Cabell Mason Jackson Wood Wirt Ritchie Gilmer Lewis Raleigh Mercer Morgan Jefferson counties. Grant county formed an association. The records indicate a higher demand for federal loans this year than last.
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Wheeling
W. VI
West Virginia
Wayne
Cabell
Mason
Jackson
Wood
Wirt Ritchie
Gilmer
Lewis, Raleich
Mercer
Morgan
Jefferson
Grant County
France
Valuable Farm Sold Between Grafton and Webster
Mr C Brown a longtime merchant and farmer in Webster County has sold his farm between Webster and Grafton to Cleon Shroyer for 4700. Shroyer, currently residing in the city, works at the Hazel Atlas Glass Factory. Brown plans a temporary stay with his sister and may move to Kansas with Mrs Brown in the future.
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C. Brown
Webster
Grafton
Cleon Shroyer
Shroyer
Thin City
Hazel-Atlas Glass
Flist
Brown
Prohibition clash over buttermilk stirring wild plans
An anti alcohol crusade derides buttermilk as potentially alcoholic under fermentation. Experts from Johns Hopkins express doubt, while supporters warn of dangers and urge action. The piece blends satire with commentary on the nation’s dry movement and lists crop yields and agricultural notes at line’s end.
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America
Little
Sam
Baby Bertha
Daddy Dear
Hopkins
St. Joseph
Frazer
Crabbe
Dr. Crabbe
Mr. Barleycorn
West Virginia crops promise to be bigger than last year
Clarksburg July 20 wheat tobacco potatoes rye corn oats sweet potatoes apples peaches will all improve over last year per estimates by James H. Stewart and H F Bryant. Tobacco leads gains with 12 431 000 pounds vs 9 702 000 last year. Corn 26 040 000 bushels vs 24 800 000. Wheat 6 440 454 bushels down from earlier 4 949 000. Oats 4 849 000 vs 4 900 000. Rye 220 000 vs 801 000. Potatoes 5 ...
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Commissioner of Agriculture
James H. Stewart
H. F. Bryant
United States Bureau of Crop
Eestimates
West Virginia
Charleston Bank Closed by Banking Commissioner
Charleston West Virginia bank, founded in 1914, was ordered closed by State Banking Commissioner J S Hill after findings of irregularities and bad securities. Former officials including President Gared and Cashier JF Hudson cited. Receiver to be named for liquidation. depositors' protection bond of 200,000 posted. governor and local banks briefed.
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Charleston
W. Va
Jaumes
Hill
Gared
JF. Hudson
A. G. Young
Young
John J Cornwell
Hell
J. S. Hill
City of
George M. Weekly
J. F. Hudson
George F. Skidmore
Forty Men Pay Death Penalty at State Pen
A wartime style report recalls private executions at Moundsville and the shift from county hangings to the state penitentiary. Hugh Ferguson, a Berkeley County man, is due to die August 6 for assaulting a white woman. Prison lore recalls a botched execution and a later confession, while warden Terrell notes regional crime patterns, with southern counties contributing most inmates.
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Moundsville
Wareden
Tellell
State Penitentiary
Hugh Ferguson
Berkeley County
Henee
Moundsville Penitentiary
Kanawha
Fayette
Mercer
McDowell
Marion
Terrell
Panhandle
Bold Bandits Rob West Graf ton Night in Street Hold Up
In West Graf ton at a busy junction two armed highwaymen stopped H C Pauley on Beech street and took thirteen dollars from his pockets after forcing him to surrender. He fled toward Walnut street, reported the incident to police as the robbers escaped toward First Ward. A public sale notice appears at the end for C Brown near Webster scheduled for July 26.
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West Grafton
H. C. Pauley
Walnut Street
Fauley
Beech Street
McDade
Lyle
Perine, Bartlett, & Cox Oan Automobile
T Onty
Joe Rush
Martha J
Groundhog leads man to whiskey cache in Pennsylvania
Antonio Bellini hunting groundhogs in North Beaver township, New Castle, Pa., uncovered six quarts of whiskey after a groundhog fled to its hole. Bellini dug for the animal with a pick and shovel, heard breaking glass and smelled whiskey before retrieving the cache.
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New Castle
Antonio Bellini
Beaver Township
Bellini
Bold City Feat Stuns With Underscored Achievement
The description is brief yet vivid, noting the excitement and uncertainty whether marks were made. It highlights the boldness and audacity of the city’s recent achievement, described as one of the boldest feats in some time.
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Epyly
Frank Whish Dies at Home Near Evansville
Frank Welsh, brother of Thomas F. Welsh, a known lumberman, died at his home near Evansville after a lifelong illness. He was about thirty eight, born a cripple. Thomas Welsh was away from town, leaving no one to provide further details at this time.
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Daily Sentinel
Frank Welsh
Thomas F. Welsh
Evansville
Thomas
Walsh
Sentinel
Mrs Sabra Bartlett 84 Dies in Flemington
Mrs. Sabra A. Bartlett widow of Civil War veteran Samuel C. Bartlett died at Flemington residence of Mrs. James Will Bartlett after illness this year. She would be 76. Survived by brother Virgil T. Handley and son Ovilla Bartlett. Lifelong Baptist, known as neighbor and friend. Funeral at Simpson Baptist Church tomorrow at 11 with Rev N B Hambrie officiating. Perine Barthett Co. in charge.
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Bartlett
Flemington
Daily Sentinel
Sabra A. Bartlett
Samuel C. Bartlett
James Will Bartlett
Virgil ‘T. Handley
Ths Rity
Oen
Ovilla Bartlett
Homie Place
Webster
Taylor County
Grafton
Baptist Church
the Baptist Church
Simpson
N.b.hambrie
Perine, Barthett & Co
Remaitts
Girl Invents Attack Story for Dress in Greensburg
Emma Quas, 12, of Laurel Ridge Greensburg Pennsylvania admitted fabricating a brutal attack tale to obtain a new dress. She stated she created the story after an armed posse searched the hills for signs of the supposed assault, saying she tore her old dress and scratched herself with a pin to bolster the claim.
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Greensburg
Emma Quas
Laurel Ridge
Aiter
California ratifications delayed by referendum vote
Sacramento July 21 The referendum on file against ratification of the federal constitutional amendment and the effort for enforcement of prohibition in the state are sufficient to hold up the laws until the 1920 general election, the secretary of state announced today.
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Sacramento
Cal
Angouined
Deeds Filed In Harrison County Transfers Land and Coal
Deeds filed with the Harrison County Clerk show a transfer of 48% acres of the Gore homestead to Home Improvement Company for 108000 dollars. Another deed transfers about 1000 acres of Pittsburg Coal in the Reynol section to Hudson Coal Company for 160000 dollars.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Harrison County
Gore
The
Home Improvement Company
Shout
Pranty Real Route Company
Hudson Coal Company
Pittsburg
Reynol
Jave
Clarkoburg
Legion Branch Formed In Parkersburg West Virginia
A new American Legion branch will be organized in Parkersburg with the charter already received. Secretary King of the war camp community reports the charter covers a branch to be formed at City Hall Tuesday evening and another branch to be organized in Clarkeburg.
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Parkersburg
W.va
American Legion
Hare i Tha’ City
King
Prohibition Bill Passes House Amid Row Over Home Use
The House adopted the prohib ition enforcement bill section by section amid heated debate and a crowded roll call. Members argued over penalties and a clause allowing home storage for personal use, with 83 to 9 votes on a challenged provision. The session featured rapid amendments and questions about enforcement dates and double punishment for offenders.
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Washington
Gard (Dent
Ohio
Valstead
Judiciary Committee
State Department
Rubey
Missouri
Winstead
Cloudburst Toll In Belmont County Deaths And Damages
Groner John R Wyatt reports a storm swept area caused property damage near Belmont County Saturday night. Four bodies recovered early today while two families faced devastating losses. Victims include Mary Atillo 42 and her children John 10 Michael 7 Stella 5 Mary 3 Margaret Steve age unknown and Helen Steve 1 month. Surviving: Jobin Atilla husband of Mary and John Steve husband of Stella. Debris-filled flood left several missing as families mourn and recoveries continue.
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Bellairw
Belmont County
Groner
John Re Wyatt
Mary Atillo
Atillo
John Atillo
Michael Atillo
Paul Steve
Stella Steve
Mary Steve
Margaret “Steve
Mary
Helen Steve
Steve
Strick
Jobin Atilla
Atilla
John Steve
Steve Baby
Cashier of Penn Bank Surrenders to District Attorney
Philadelphia July 22 Ralph T Moyer cashier of the North Penn Bank surrendered to the district attorney. The bank closed Friday owing more than 42 000 000 to depositors. Moyer allegedly confessed to receiver James W MacGurney that a 900000 shortage existed. Warrant sworn by State Bank Examiner cited embezzlement and falsifying accounts. Moyer will waive a hearing and give bail.
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Philadelphia
Ralph T. Moyer
North Penn
Dietriet
Moyer
James W. Macgurney
Eyanswer
Enabiey
Pérhiyy
Styre
Ohio Man’s Liquor Stolen From Dugout
Steubenville July 21 Accused of stealing 124 cases of bonded whiskey from a residence cellar. Mrs Mola Dragic Vasily Topoyic and Yoro Racielovic Serbians held awaiting hearings. Liquor owned by George Yudsevic valued at 7220 dollars, said to have been moved from a specially constructed underground dugout via a car. Investigators believe the trio sold the loot among friends though much remains missing.
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Steubenville
Mola Dragic
Vasily Topoyic
Yoro Racielovic
George Yudsevic
Polite
Whder
Yurfovic
Government May Adopt Minimum Wage Scale Measure
Washington July 12 By a vote of 968 to 47 the Home today picked the Wit providing a $2.00 per day wage for all government employees except those in the postal service wartime bonuses of $340.00 noted as part of the measure.
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Washington, D. C
Robberies at Simpson Station Track the Railways Past Year
Reports detail repeated burglaries at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station in Simpson with ticket offices, baggage rooms, and express offices robbed. A recent Thursday night saw theft of produce and money, while authorities investigated a faint clue with little progress. The town also notes a public painting surge, crimson displays on Main Street fronts as part of a broader wartime to peacetime shift in Graf ton.
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Baltimore ‘and Ohio Railroad Company
Simpson
Lilly
Finland
Grafton
Main Street
Joe Shelley
Kunst
Bushment Market
Woolworth
McCrory
Atlantic and Pacific ‘Tea ‘Company
Excelsior Mantel Company
Shaw
Harry Baker
Fred Bolliger
J. P. Hart Company
Great Co-operative
Latrobe Street
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