Decoration Day Draws Large Crowds for Veterans Remembrance
A Saturday Decoration Day event drew an estimated five thousand plus attendees with trains delivering crowds to Grafton. The day featured Vincent's and Highland bands, a parade to the cemetery, Gettysburg address readings, and veteran tributes. Multiple attractions including baseball games and midway rides kept visitors busy as the Grafton Traction Co. operated at capacity, transporting over 6,000 passengers.
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Sol
Vincent
Main Street
Highland‘ Band
Reno Post No. 1
Gark
Une
G. A. It
Brinkman
National Cemetery
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Grafton Independents
Bridgeport Independents
Grafton Traction Company
Cyiroad
Board fills six vacancies on county boards of review
Charleston June 2 six vacancies were filled by the board of public works on county boards of review and equalization. New members include J W Kerns Republican Brooke county Gal Ma Mitchell Democrat Ohio county J G Johnson Republican Brooke county John N Flannigan Republican Harrison county James C White Republican Preston county and Jasper N Cook Republican Wyoming county.
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Charleston
Board of Public Works
J. W. Kerns
Brooke County
Gal- Ma Mitchell
Ohio County
J. G. Johnson
John N. Flannigan
Harrison County
James C. White
Preston County
Jasper N. Cook
Wyoming
Labor union wins right to organize in West Virginia mines
In the Hitchman Coal case, the U S Court of Appeals reversed a lower ruling and held that a labor organization may unionize in a West Virginia coal mine by peaceful lawful means. The decision, by Judge Pritchard with Judges Knapp and Woods concurring, marks a victory for organized labor.
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Richmond
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Hitchman Coal Coke Company
West Virginia
District Court
Philippi
W. Va
United States District Court of Appeals
Pritchard
Knapp and Woods
West, Virginia
Dayton
Northern District
Wedding details blur in odd OCR note at Beech Street
Fragmentary wedding notice indicates bride’s aunt residence and parties from Parkersburg and West Washington. Mentions a home ceremony and Refrost Fathy custody of rites, but core facts are garbled with misspellings and incomplete names.
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P@nsworth
Beech Stree
Erelpek
Griatuh
Charles Grin
Grate Wisacherber
Delnson Torson
Arnuid
de Arnoud
Parkersburg
Connie
West Washlon
Cumberland Rail Disaster Kills Four In Maryland Turnover
A Baltimore and Ohio engine derailed near Cook's Mill Cumberland leaving three dead and five injured. Victims include engineer Harold B. Hughes from Pittsburg and conductor Eyster of Myersdale. Injured firemen and crew members from Connellsville and Camberland listed with varying degrees of harm.
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G. Miller
Camberland
Semplex
Pittsburg
Rumsburg
Markleton
Annual Sermon by Rev Rowland at Groton High School
Rev Rowland of Steuzto delivered the annual sermon to the Groton High School graduating class in West Side auditorium last evening. The packed crowd, many from churches citywide, underscored the need for a larger school space. The message, based on Proverbs 23 23 By The Truth, praised the graduates and urged them toward action guided by truth.
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Seyjlinel
Rowland
Steuto Alumsins
Grogton High School
West Side
MeePhail
Presbyterian Church
Snider
West Main Street
M. B
Galec
West Virginia Dominates State Track Meet at Fairmont
West Virginia won the third annual West Virginia Collegiate Athletic Association track meet at South Side Park in Fairmont. The Mountaineers totaled 56 points to top Wesleyan with 37 and Morris Harvey with 10. Dorsey Brannon of Grafton led WVU with four points in the hammer throw.
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West Virginia
Fairmont
West Virginia Collegiate Athletic Association
South Side Park
State University
Wesleyan
Morris Harvey
Dorsey Brannon
Grafton
Virginia
West Virginia Star Dominates Sprint Trials
The text notes an individual star from West Virginia, winning first honors in the 100 yard dash, the 220 yard dash, and the 220 yard hurdles, and placing second in the fourth lap of the relay race amid the contest context.
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Ada
Tantherntler
Weat
Virginia
State vars ity to receive Smith Lever funds
Washington June 2 The Secretary of Agriculture asks Governor Hatfield and other governors to designate the colleges to receive Smith Lever cooperative extension funds. Each state designated college gets a $10,000 basic federal fund annually, with additional appropriations based on rural population. West Virginia’s first year share is $10,100, rising with rural population share in the nation.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Hatfield
West Virginia
Cooperative Agricutturs
Local Visitors and Births Highlight Week End
Prunty own Miss Lilly Digman of Belington visits relatives here with Mr James Dadisman and wife. Mr L W Brown and wife from Wheeling greet old friends. A fine baby boy born to Mr and Mrs BE Whitescarver. mother and baby fare well. The community notes several visits, a death in the Tucker family, and miscellaneous chatter from Clarksburg and Buckhyn.
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Lilly Digman
Belington
James Dadisman
L. W. Brown
Wheeling
BE. M. Whittescarver
Whitescarver
Harry Newton
George
Clarksburg
Frank Whitescarver
Buckhyuon
L. B. Tucker
J. J. Mororn
Mary Tiger
A. Burdette
Oral
Jonoa
Jones
Eysning
Mary Seranage
Laptieot
Car Crash Kills Child and Injures Two Women Near Richwood
Samuel Long, a child, died when the Haines auto plunged over a high embankment at Richwood West Virginia. Mrs Ballard Hinlen and Mrs Susan Fox were fatally injured, with two others seriously hurt in the same incident. Associated Press report.
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Associated Press
Richwood
W. Va
Samuel Long
Ballard Hinlen
Susan Fox
Haines
Confusion in Identity of Dead from Empress of Ireland Wreck
Québec June 2 eighty nine bodies of 188 victims from the Empress of Ireland wreck were unclaimed as the improvised morgue closed. Identification challenges and mistaken burials surfaced amid a scene of brutal injuries from a steerage battle. A Norwegian woman, driven insane by the ordeal, fled into the woods before being captured by patrols.
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Quebec
Rimouski
International News Service
Lawrence Irving
Lady Grey
RA En
Flemington Road Work Sparks Community Effort
On May 28 and 29 Fleming ton district mobilized eighty five volunteers to macadamize a 275 foot road section. The Flemington Mil company provided teams and equipment while residents from many names contributed food. The effort aims to lift the county from mud and volunteers pledge to continue annually.
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Flemington
James B. Lanham
G. 0. Sinsel
John Traxler
M. B. Dilworth
W. F. Snyder
C. F. Monroe
O. EB. Gooding
Raymond Kelly
D. R. Reed
C. P. Fleming
Charles Shaw
Robert Currey
C. Dearing
M. S. Dawson
Eton Snyder
H. W
Ray Cather
William Moyer
Wade Evans
Walter Dearinx
James Fallon
W. L. Shields
Gb, Williams
Arnett McGrumphy
W. T. Gates
William Bennett
Joe Cross
Donyel Marks
Ira Hodkins
Ira Greathouse
Charles Tooding
S.0. Grase
H.O. Past
Caril Springer
Patrick Pool
Brooks Fleming
Coy Waller ¢ Dilworth
W. P Riley
Milo Jonear
N. T. Woit
Marlon Whitehair
JD. Martin
George Grittin
W. Jones
Bret Railes
J. Wocurre Mustick
Arden
Jona & Wrekott
Dennis’ Cather
Ross
James Moyer
Martin White- George
Brackett
Flemington Mil Company
PB. Whitehall
H. P. Davidson
C. F.monroe
Hattie Winter
J Joe Morgan
W. P. Riley
Florence Monroe
J. W. Currey
Lam Coplin
Promotion Exercises at Grafton Grade Schools
The grammar school promotion exercises were held at the West Side auditorium. Exactly one hundred boys and girls completed the Grafton grade schools and received certificates admitting them to the high school next fall. Dr. Charles Edward Bishop spoke on Grace Grit and Gumption, praising conduct and life work for youths and girls. The program featured songs, readings, and scenes from Miles Standish with students from ward schools performing. The ceremony ended with the presentation of certificates and a closing song. The crowd packed the room and the city faces a crowded high school, with a bond vote proposed to fund a new building.
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West Side
Grafton
Charles Edward Bishop
State University
Bishop
Edwin Lippitt
EF. H. Waters
Frank Hollis
G. W. Chadwick
Miles Standish
Kate Baker
Cody Grow
Hooks Gall
John. Alden
Eton Clayton
Nx Priscifie
Irene Mletcher Wa
Dr. Tistop
Campana
Burglary Arrests Hit Parkersburg in Notorious Ring
Parkersburg Police seized Dale Packard Robert Broughton and Clarence Byers in a burglary case linking them to over ten shop thefts spanning ten months. Authorities expect two more youths from prominent families to be arrested on return. Stolen goods exceed $1000 in value.
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Parkersburg
Dale Packard
Robert Broughton
Clarence Byers
Anchor's point may ill explain Storstad ramming Empress
Montreal June 1 The Storstad anchor point and surrounding battered steel showed blood stains after ramming the Empress of Ireland in the lower St Lawrence. Survivors and rescuers recall seeing shivering passengers and crews aided into the Storstad’s warm engine room. Canadian tug and launch search crews scoured the river, with lifeboats found drifting and empty as authorities seek to recover bodies.
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Associated Press
Montreal
Ont
Storstad
Lower St. Lawrence
Rimouse
Quebec
Canadian Pacific Railway
Lawrence
Empress of Treland
Committees Formed at Evangelistic Meeting May 1914
At the executive committee meeting on May 26 1914 nominations were made for General Tabernacle Music Ushere Advertising and Entertainment committees. Members include G T Bartlett J A Pugh W A Beavers Job Jones John Engle and Frank Fin. The committees were elected by the Bromley party on May 29 1914 and will report to chairmen to organize the evangelistic meeting in the near future.
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G. T. Bartlett
C. ¥. Miller
R. W. Hilkey
A. J. Lake
Frank Hinkins
E. F. Rednger
J. A. Pugh
Geo. Granneman
J. B. Leamon
Tabernacle
W. A. Beavers
Harery McCay
F. Hefner
D. W
Hiremustar
Bromley
Worl
Complexion Remedies Tailor to Every Woman’s Hue
As summer approaches, women face a problem of choosing the right complexion product. The Sentinel notes a wide array of toilet articles advertised by leading brands, each claiming suitability for different complexions. The article invites readers to consider their own needs before selecting cosmetics.
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the Sentinel
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