Death summons Squire Powell of Fetterm an district
Squire George F. Powell of Fetterm an district died Saturday at City Hospital after a weeklong struggle following an operation to relieve strangulation of the bowels. Born in Marion county in 1849 he lived in Valley Falls Pruntytown and Fetterman serving as justice of the peace in Bathscreek and later in Fetterman. He married Mary E. Rogers about thirty years ago and leaves two children Mabel and Worley W. Powell. Funeral services were held at his home and at Pruntytown Baptist church with interment in Smith cemetery.
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Squire George F. Powell
Fetterman
First Ward
City Hospital
Squire Powell
Marion County
Valley Falls
Baltimore & Ohio
Rev. Davis
Smith Cemetery
John A. McCabe
English Channel Flight Shocks Dover in 1909
Louis Bleriot landed in France after crossing the English Channel in a small monoplane from Les Baraques near Calais. He traveled about 45 to 60 mph, staying roughly 250 feet above sea level. The feat earned him the $5,000 prize from the London Daily Mail, beating rivals Latham and de Lambert.
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Dover
Louis Bleriot
Bleriot
Les Baraques
Calais
Channel
London Daily Mail
Hubert Latham
Count de Lambert
Miniature sailing vessel on display at Loar's store
Mr. C. H. Bonnesen and family visited from Wheeling and Marysville to view a rare exhibit at G. W. Loar & Company. The miniature ship, named Dora, was crafted by Mr. Bonnesen’s father over a year and features movable details, a cedar hull from Central America, and a stove and compasses in the cabins.
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C. H. Bonnesen
Wheeling
Bonnesen
Marysville
Pennsylvania
D. B. Wyckoff
Chicago
Agea
William Bonnesen
Central America
Dora
G. W. Loar & Company
West Virginia lynch man in Morgantown shockingly
Morgantown, W Va July 26 The police department received news of the lynching of Clem ent Laurent a former Morgantown glass worker from Kan nay Kansas accused with another man of attempting criminal assault on a six year old girl The mob hanged him quickly Laurent formerly worked at the Jones window glass plant here He is survived by a wife and three children at Hartford City Indiana Sweet Melody Flour.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Morgantown Glas
Clement Laurent
Kannay
Kansas
Laurent
Jones Window Glass
Hartford City
Indiana
Beloved Knottsville Woman Belle Mason Knotts Dies at 34
Mrs. Belle Mason Knotts daughter of Mr and Mrs John T Knotts of Knottsville dies Sunday morning after brain fever at 5 25 o clock aged 34 years 8 months She is survived by her parents a small child Burial follows this afternoon at Wesley Chapel with Rev byus officiating and interment in the chapel cemetery under Undertaker John A McCabe direction
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Belle Mason Knotts
John T. Knotts
Knottsville
Kinny Family Reunion at Kinny Home near Knottsville
A Kinny family reunion was held Sunday at the home of Mrs Luke Kinny one mile from Knottsville. Attendees included Mr and Mrs M J Hession and family Cumberland Mr and Mrs M J Kinny and family Mr and Mrs C H Hedrick and family Mr and Mrs O N Rosier and family Mr and Mrs Scott Kinny Mr and Mrs John Jeuthke and Mr Luke Kinny.
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Luke Kinny
Knottsville
Scott Kinny
John Jeuthke
Goble Found Dead With Bullet Wound at Akron Cemetery
George H. Goble, a prominent Akron resident who had fallen on hard times, was found shot in the back of the head lying on his wife’s grave at the city cemetery. His wife had died a year earlier and Goble had been despondent since.
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Toledo
Ohio
Akron
George H. Goble
Goble
Plunged From Cable 10 Death At Roundbottom Mine
Mr. E Otto Sturm 32 superintendent of Grant Goal Co died after plunging 137 feet from a bucket cable at Roundbottom mine on a Saturday evening. He attempted to fix a jammed bucket without full safety precautions despite warnings. Sturm's fall near the river bank killed him instantly. colleagues mourn the loss as the mine’s first serious accident. Mrs J A Carroll and two children left for a two week visit to Terra Alta and Craneville yesterday.
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E. Otto Sturm
Grant Goal Co
Sixth Street
South Side
Roundbottom
Sturm
Grant Coal Company
Fairmont
Pittsburg
Monongahela River
Will Freeman
Patrick Donnally
Mr. Sturm
Daniel B. Lucas Dies After Illness at Rion Hall
Charles Town West Virginia July 26 Daniel Beelinger Lucas longtime Democratic leader former West Virginia supreme court justice and appointed US senator died after several weeks illness at his estate Rion Hall near Charles Town He retired for five years remaining active in party affairs and gave speeches during campaigns He belonged to the Episcopal church and left no fraternal affiliations or bank directorships.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Rion
Lucas
West Virginia
Virginia
Democratic Party
Bryan and Kern Club
Jefferson County Court House
Episcopal Church
Bath House in Sight at Grafton Park Project
Local youths push for a new bath house at Grafton Park with a circulating subscription. Subscribers will receive a key granting ready access, and the effort is gaining favor. The project aims to enhance the park’s popularity and provide public bathing facilities.
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Grafton Park
Bath House
Funeral for Barney J. Hesen in Grafton
The funeral of Barney J. Hesen, a venerable Grafton resident, was held Saturday evening at 3 30 from his late home in Hast End. Rev. Dr. H. C. Howard of Andrews M E Church conducted services. Interment followed in Blue Mont Cemetery under Undertaker John A. McCabe.
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Barney J. Hesen
Grafton
H. C. Howard
Andrews M. EB. Church
Hesen
Bluemont
Funeral of Mrs Mary Morris Held on South Side
The funeral for the late Mrs Mary Morris was held Sunday afternoon from her South Side residence. Rev Dr H C Howard of Andrews M B Church conducted the obsequies and the interment followed at Bluemont Cemetery under the direction of undertaker John A McCabe.
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Mary Morris
H. C. Howard
Andrews M. B. Church
Bluemont Cemetery
John A. McCabe
Saloons Open At Monongah West Virginia
Saloon doors swung open in Monongah after county court grants licenses following a town vote in favor of saloons. Lawyer J G St Clair, a Webster resident, visited the town on Saturday night.
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Monongah
Fairmont
W. Va
G. St Clair
Webster
Great Congregation bids farewell as Rev Trawin ends pastorate
Rev C L Trawin delivered his farewell sermons at the First Baptist Church in Kansas City after a five year pastorate. The two sermons drew the largest crowds in church history, urging remaining members to stay steadfast in the work of the Lord as he moves to a larger field of labor. The pastor added 260 members to the church and organized a Sunday school class of over 100 adults.
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C. L. Trawin
First Baptist Church
Baptist Church
Trawin
Christian Workers of
Grafton
Exhibit by State Anti Tuberculosis League at Parkersburg
Thousands attend the exhibit now in Parkersburg with educational value. It will move to Grafton on August 4 for a week, offering free view to residents and county people. The display aims to prevent disease and costs nothing to view, potentially saving medical costs in the future.
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State Anti-Tuberculosis League
Parkersburg
Grafton
Lab accident at Davis mill claims Joseph Bible life
A slab failed to pass through a safety channel at the Babcock lumber mill edger in Davis West Virginia striking Joseph Bible in the chest. The fatal wound pierced the heart as the mill halted after the accident. Another death at the same edger years earlier is noted.
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Joseph Bible
Babcock
Davis
W. Va
Mr. Bible
Injunction Granted in Two Cent Fare Case
In Charleston West Virginia Judge Burdette granted Virginian Railway an injunction against enforcing the two cent fare law and reversed provisions to prevent enforcement. The ruling aligns with a prior Chesapeake & Ohio decision as the railroad offers coupons for the fare difference redeemable if the higher court reverses.
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Charleston
W. Va
Burdette
Virginian Railway
Chesapeake & Ohio
Man With One Leg Struck and Killed by Freight Locomotive
Abram Royston, 30, was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio freight locomotive in the Keyster Cumberland Ma yards Sunday and killed almost instantly. He had lost a leg in a prior accident and was working in the local yards at the time of the incident.
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Keyser
Cumberland
Abram Royston
Royston
Players Day at Fetterman Promises Fast Baseball Fun
Fairmont and Brooklyn game postponed for Players Day at the local park featuring seven events. Participants include seven contests from 100 yard dash to bunting and running to first, with cash prizes for event winners and overall points. Admission 25 cents, events start at 2 30, crowds urged to support the team. Mrs J B R Bilis and son Davis traveled from Newbury and Independence after a weekend visit.
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Fairmont
Brooklyn
Lungo
Alabama Song Hit Featured In New Musical Comedy
A new musical comedy titled The Broken Idol includes the song Alabama, shown as a hit for Sunday World readers with words and music complete. The feature arrives next Sunday with a free issue and a cobora funny paper plus fifty pages of regular content. advance orders via newsdealer.
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Alabama
Sunday World
Cobora
Newsdealer
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English Channel
Loar's
Morgantown Glass
Kinny Family Reunion
J. A. Carroll
Dorothy
Esther
B. H. .Corbin
Dewey
Terra Alta
Cranesville
Daniel B. Lucas
Supreme Court
United States
Kansas City
Missouri River
Frank Gardner
Mt. Vernon
Turner Lobreck
St. Louis
Kan City
Charles Lewis Trawin
Fetterman Field
J. B. R. Bilis
Newbury
Independence
Suied
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