First Civil War Soldier Bailey Brown Honored in West Virginia
Grand Army veterans decorate the National Cemetery in Grafton for Bailey Brown the first Civil War casualty from the state and a member of the Grafton Guards His grave sits among newer World War I and II burials in a ceremony led by local students Brown killed May 22 1861 during a skirmish with Confederate pickets at Fetterman His body was interred after the cemetery opened and a large monument was erected in 1909 noting his status as the war’s first fallen soldier The article recounts the Grafton Guards formation and early actions including Garnett's defeat at Rich Mountain and Brown’s death near Fetterman
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National Cemetery
West Virginia
T. Bailey Brown
Ulysses Grant
Robert B. Lee
Appomatox Court House
State Veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic
Fetterman
Grafton
Grafton Guards
Bailey Brown
West Vrginia Infantry
T. Hailey Brown
Fort Sumpter
George R Latham
Daniel Wilson
Hailey Brown
F. A. Cather
Tygart’s Valley River
Virginia
George R. Latham
Georg Porterfield
Jefferson County
Letcher
Marion County
William P. Thompson
Thirty First
Taylor County
John A. Robinson
G. W. Hansprough
Harrison Guards
Clarksburg
William P. Cooper
Daniel W
Knight
George Glenn
Robinson
Goard Knight
Brown
Phaut
Blank
Porterfield
Latham
United States Volunteer Service
Ile
Esworth
Wheeling
Vallley River Falls
U. S
Carlisle
Soins
Mannington
Morris
Laurel Hill
Garnett
Rich Mountain
Cheat River
Carrick’s Ford
Genera Garnett
Genera
Wilson
Glenn
Southern Omler
W. P. Cooper
Tron
Ulysses
Grant
Robert E. Lee
Appomotax Court House
Pastor urges Vets to stand for the right
Reno Post of the Grand Army of the Republic veterans, heads bowed after years of sacrifice, marched to First Presbyterian Church for annual Memorial Day services led by Rev. G. H. L. Beerman. The sermon honored the good soldier and urged viewing Memorial Day as a Holy Day.
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Reno
Grand Army of the Republic
First Presbyterian Church
G. H. L. Beerman
Memorial Day origins and Civil War reflections
A historical reminiscence recounts Memorial Day origin with James Redpath and Charleston schoolchildren placing flowers on fallen soldiers' graves in May 1865. It notes national observance began May 1869, Lincoln's Gettysburg address, and the emotional tribute by veterans and choir at the event.
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James Redpath
New York Tribune
The
Tribune
Charleston
S. C
South
Char‘eston
Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
Church of Christ
Isaac N. Locke
Reno Post
Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg Cemetery
Vetteran
Florence Hamilton Wilkins
A. R
Grand Army of
Grafton
West Virginia
Coal acreage deal in Barbour County nets Cambria Coal
CLARKSBURG W Va May 30 A deal of interest in local coal circles is announced as Cambria Coal company of Cleveland which runs a Clarksburg office purchases 2 800 acres of coal land in Barbour County The transaction expands Cambria operations in West Virginia and signals ongoing consolidation in the region coal landscape.
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Bear Mountain
Cambria Edin|mpany
Cambria Coal Company
Porter Interests
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Astoria
Barbour County
Clarksburg
W. Va
Cleveland
Candidates in Town Run for Office in Friendly Fire
A satirical country correspondent Column mocks political campaign rituals and hypocritical solicitations from sheriffs to treasurers. It features quips about legislators and local races, with jokes about primaries and social satire, ending with light notes on humor and weather.
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Ates
John 4
Henry Perennial
Timothy Tryout
Nomdeplum
West Virginia Enacts Comprehensive Game and Fish Law
Charleston May 28 After years of work sportsmen succeed in reenacting WV game and fish statutes The new law establishes a three member game and fish commission with annual 500 travel stipends and no pay for members The body will oversee conservation licenses game farms and hatcheries and Sheriffs and police designated as game protectors Licensing costs 1 dollar residents 15 non residents with penalties for hunting without license and for dynamite fishing The act also bans non citizens from hunting and sets closed seasons for elk deer turkey quail rabbits skunks and bass and pike with various penalties and restrictions throughout the state
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Union
Game and Fish Commission
United States
Jrut
Jury Deadlocks in Robbery Case Against J Calvin Yoat
Fairmont West Virginia May date jury in the state case against J Calvin Yoat failed to reach a verdict after hours deliberation. Court records indicate the panel split roughly six to six between guilty and not guilty on charges related to an attempted poker game raid involving Chief Watson of Morgantown.
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Fairmont
W. Va
J. Calvin Yoat
Yost
Satortor'ng
Pollew Watson
Man- Mogton
Ofere
Lowe
Mme Curie Returns to New York After Strain
Mme Curie world famed for radium arrives in New York with her two daughters. She rests at a friend's home after a taxing social schedule. Doctors say no cause for alarm, but a cross country trip is postponed until she can endure the strain.
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New York
Mme. Curie
Mme, Curle
Mme
Curle
Mme Curie
Musician Shot By Wife Improves In Hospital
FAIRMONT West Virginia May 30 Notes show Ralph Pollock the musician shot by his wife Violet Polfolk has some improvement after three hits from a small caliber revolver in their Washington street rooms Friday following a quarrel Pollock remains in serious condition at Cook hospital His wife and her brother and sister are jailed awaiting a preliminary hearing when Pollock’s condition allows
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Fairmont
W. Va
Ralph Pollock
Violet Polfolk
Washingtontreet
Pollock
Cook Hospital
Ten Men Charged Under Martial Edict In Mingo County
Williamson West Virginia May 30 ten men were arrested in mining towns along the Tug River for violating Governor Morgan's martial law proclamation in Mingo county. Charges include agitating intimidating and carrying firearms. State police and Kentucky guardsmen remain on duty as prisoners are moved to Cabell jail Huntington.
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Williamson
W. Va
RB. F. Morgan
Mingo County
Tug River
Kentucky
Cabell
Huntington
Keys
Matewan
Tom B Davis
Morgan
Mingo
Ithis City
Davie
T. Lambert
Nolan
Wilder
Kentucky National Guard
West Virgina
Martin County
Pike County
West Virginia
Zoni
Coal mine closed after firemen strike in Harrisburg
Harrisburg May 20 firemen at Lykens collieries of the Susquehanna Coal Company walked out over coal quality used under boilers. Firemen asserted the coal was too dirty for boiler use, causing the mine closure Saturday.
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Harrisburg
Associated Preas
Lykens
Susquehanna Collerica Co
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Beeman
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Taleen
London Times
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Blue Hook
Mr. Coreys
New York City
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