256 Tickets To Falls Sold In City
The Niagara Falls excursion drew 256 Grafton and Taylor county residents over the weekend. The train returned to Grat ton terminal before 1 pm with a tired but pleased crowd. Fairmont reports 534 sales and Morgantown boosted the list to 1,727. The Grafton special left here after 4 pm Saturday.
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Niagara Falls
Grafton
Taylor County
Wickham
Gratton Terminal
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Morgantown
Baseball results and standings across leagues
Yesterday and today timings outline standings for NATIONAL and AMERICAN leagues with Chicago Pittsburgh Brooklyn Boston New York St Louis Cincinnati and Philadelphia show results. MID-ATLANTIC and CAN association games list Beckley Cumberland Clarksburg Huntington Johnstown Indianapolis Columbus Milwaukee Kansas City St Paul and Minneapolis with scores and upcoming fixtures.
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Chicago
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Beckley
Charleston
Cumberland
Clarksburg
Huntington
Johnstown
Indianapolis
Toledo
Columbus
Louisville
Milwaukee
Kansas City
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Leading Batters and Liners Include Pet Foxx and Waner
Leading hitters list shows ABH Pet Foxx of the Athletics at 38 with high averages, P Waner of the Pirates at .362 with 144 runs, Klein of the Phillies at .413 with 349 hits, and lanish of the Senators at .376 with 128 runs. Other top stats include falker of the Tigers with 1.287 ERA and 97 strikeouts, plus 338 total bases.
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Pet. Foxx
Athletics
P. Waner
Pirates
Klein
Phillies
Lanish
Senators
Falker
Tigers
Niagara Falls Excursion Draws Thousands by Rail
An excursion train system carried about 600 passengers to nearby terminals and picked up more en route, totaling roughly 1,500 aboard for a Saturday afternoon run. Eight Niat ra Falls bound trains operated with Wheeling as a stop. B&O offered a Chicago excursion this weekend at an attractively low price.
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Niatra Falls
Wheeling
Chicaga
Niagara Falls
Hold Police At Bay Then Surrender in Huntington Barricade
Huntington July 25 two men W E McCoomas 36 and C T Huffman 46 were barricaded in a home for over an hour resisting arrest for beating Patrolman George Bowman with a night stick after bricks were hurled through city market house windows. Huffman surrendered first, McCoomas followed with his wife. Bowman treated for a fractured skull. Witness accounts include a later jungle escape narrative and a rescuer Indian boy Gerardo Enriquez delivering aid. Dr. Goodman to authorize next moves for McElroy’s Indiana trip.
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Huntington
W. E. McCoomas
C. T. Huffman
George Bowman
McCoomas
Hoffman
B.M. Robinson
Bowman
Gerardo
Enriquez
San
Gernimo
Goodman
McElroy
Indiana
Army Nine Battles to Tie With Recreation at Fairmont Today
The Graf ton Salvation Army corps baseball team tied Recreation Reds 5 to 5 after eight innings before darkness halted play. Manning pitched in the sixth for Grafton. Grafton Army, the leading division unit, will meet Fairmont Army at the Athletic Field this afternoon.
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Army
Fairmont
Grafton Salvation Army Corps
Reds
Manning
Grafton Army
Fairmont Army
Grafton
Jail for Theft of Two Chickens
Brady Rosier and Red Stemple are jailed on theft charges for taking two chickens worth $2 from William Grimes's home on Saturday night. Constable Michael Gozik arrested them. a preliminary hearing date is not yet set. The United States supplied France with over $2,385,000 of agricultural machinery in 1931.
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Brady Rosier
William Grimes
Michael Gozik
United States
France
Behind The Mask horror film at Opera House tonight
The Columbia feature Behind The Mask stars Jack Holt and Boris Karloff in a sensational horror mystery about a dope ring boss known as Mr X. A government agent uncovers the leader’s identity amid gruesome scenes including a fatal hospital operation and cemetery sequence.
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Columbia
Opera House
Onie
Secret Service
Jack Hart
Mr. X
Dr. Steiner
Jack Holt
Boris Karloff
Frankenstein
Goses
Constance’ Cummings
Claude King
Willard Robertson
Bertha Mann
Edward van. Sloan
John Francis Dillon
Unclear Senate Position On Cancellation Amid War Debt Talks
A London newspaper quotes the Senate as saying its stance shifted toward cancellation only under stated conditions. The piece notes Europe’s limited attention to cautions against basing war debt revisions solely on Lausanne reparations, urging broader agreements. Also mentioned is GW Fesperman, 80, of Mooresville, N C, who wears pants bought in 1887.
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Wells
Rs. Hancock
Darrow
Soni
London
The
Europe
GW. Fesperman
Mooresville
N. C
Grafton B and O Baseball Beat Belington and Philippi
The Grafton railroad team tied Belington 7 4 in a strong pitching duel by Wright, then lost to Philippi after 12 innings 6 to 4. Stevens started for Philippi, Warne and Henry pitched for Grafton, with Shriver collecting three hits for the locals. A follow up game at Athletic Field is expected Thursday, but plans remain tentative.
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Grafton Railroad
Tygaris Valley Association
Belington
Philippi
Wright
Philipps
Innnings
Stevens
Warne
Henry
Shriver
Grafton
Last week to buy license for various businesses
County Clerk Frank announces the final week to purchase licenses for operating various businesses without penalty, urging swift action before the deadline.
Bennett Announces License Sale Terms
Bennett announces license sales at a near normal rate with a August first deadline. Those securing licenses by that date avoid a ten percent penalty on the dollar. city licenses have nearly all been granted.
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Bennett
May Ferguson Leads In Race For Governor
Dallas, July 25. Demonstration of the Ferguson political power and a demand for resubmission of the 18th Amendment highlighted the Texas Democratic primary. Ma Ferguson led in rural precincts while Jim Ferguson fared strongest in country districts. Felix D Robertson, the Dallas Klansman, trailed. Returns from 232 counties gave Ferguson 215,923, Sterling 156,382, Hunter 113,889. Substantial support favored submission of the prohibition question, with 150,288 for and 63,547 against. Dallas county vote details follow in the full report.
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Dallas
Tex
James E
Miriam A. Ferguson
Ma” Ferguson
Lone Star
Ku Klux Klan
Somenandie
Ferguson
Jim” Ferguson
Felix D. Robertson
Sterling
Tom F. Hunter
Wichita Falls
Hunter
Democratic Executive Committee
Dallas County
State’s Largest Entity Falls Short in Question Submission
The record notes that the state’s largest entity, identified as Bicse, failed to submit the required question. No further details are provided about the outcome or the implications for the process or stakeholders involved.
Georgetown Reports Intense Earth Shock En Nigeria Mexico? 4:19 a.m.
The Georgetown observatory announced strong earthquake shocks felt about 2 222 miles southwest of Washington probably in Mexico beginning at 4 19 a m The report notes the event was of considerable intensity and recorded by the observatory instruments.
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Washington
Georgetown Observatory Today
Mexico
Protesters Blocked From Marching Toward White House
Police halted a demonstration in front of Yanla avenue near the treasury as marchers led by Peo. of Détroit attempted to proceed toward the White House. A brisk clash ensued when officers blocked the way and confronted the group.
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White House
Peo
Détroit
Yanla Avenue
Treasury
Wihite
Radical veterans clash as police repel march near White House
Washington dispatch reports scuffling and night sticks on July 25 as police drive back the radical left wing of the bonus marchers a block from the White House. Six members of the radical left wing are among those involved in the incident.
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Washington
15Th
New York Avenues
White House
Bonus
Hoover Enjoys Rest at Mountin Cadi Hoover Strolls Camp
Luray Virginia July 25 President Hoover rests at his mountain camp. He reads news including Senator Borah's call for an immediate world conference to consider revision or cancellation of war debts. A Marine airplane flies over the camp dropping bundles of newspapers and White House mail.
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Luray
Presid Hoover
Senstor Borah
White House
Daily Cross-Word Puzzle Clues Mixed With Errata
Puzzle items and misprints list across clues for a daily crossword. Includes several garbled entries such as vehicle on wheel, go down, remove from high position, last Greek letter, and other scattered hints. Also notes solution lines and a beurrie style card reference amid messy OCR results.
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