South Grafton Bridge Nears Opening In Week
Community editorials urge public support for a full repair and renewal of the South Grafton bridge and the Grand Street approach. The piece notes repeated stress from traffic, calls for coordination with the State Road Commission and B and O Railroad, and warns against foreign entanglements while emphasizing national interests.
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South Grafton
St. Mary’s Street
South Grafton Bridge
Tygart Dam
Grand Street
State Road Commission
B. & O. Railroad
Sofar
Evangelism and War Prevention from Welles Remarks
The Wheeling Intelligencer notes Undersecretary of State Welles urged Colum bia University alumni to focus on using the nation to promote peace rather than merely avoiding war. It highlights Washington's belief in leadership to reshape world affairs and reduce war threats, praising the administration and officials for earnest aims.
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United States
Wheeling Intelligencer
Columbi University
Welles
Mr. Welles
Washington
Roosevelt
Hull
Returns From Investments Show Huge Cash Surplus
The Morgantown Post reports that to fund a 3 cent daily newspaper and a 15 cent cigarette pack from short term Treasury notes, an investor would need over 702000 dollars par value. The article links this to excess bank reserves and weak demand for capital amid abundant monetary gold, calling the situation fantastic.
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Morgantown Post
New York
Treasury
Detained IRA Leader Seen From Detention Cell
Won’t See King Sean Russell, leader of the outlawed Irish Republican Army, peeks from Detroit immigration detention, taken into custody at Scotland Yard’s request amid heightened precautions for the King and Queen’s U S visit. The passage notes business demand for capital and a belief conditions are suitable for productive use.
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Sean Russell
Irish Republican Army
Detroit
Scotland Yard
United States
Royal Welcome for Elizabeth and George in New York
A grand pageant welcomed King George and Queen Elizabeth as their motorcade traveled from the Battery to West Street and up the elevated highway. Fireboats sprayed water as 80,000 plus attendees filled downtown and crowds cheered, tickets issued at City Hall served as souvenirs.
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Governors Island
New York
Battery
Bowling Green
West Street
Hudson River
Elizabeth
Revolutionary era chapel saga and Civil War upheaval in Western Virginia
Reverend Moses Tichnell a famed abolitionist and Lincoln ally preached against Confederates on August 17 1862 in Haymond settlement. A Confederate scouting party interrupted worship and horses were seized by Poe’s detachment. The piece recounts Jones raids of 1863 damaging Fairmont and Grafton defenses, extreme winter hardship, rail mail service birth, and Taylor County tax surge to 52000 to fund Union troops.
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Moses Tichnell
Lincoln
Tichnell
Haymond
United States
Abraham Lincoln
House of God
Epin
David Poe
David Burns
Haymond-Halleck Road
William Haymond
Poe
Wickwire
Burdett
Williamy.e. Jones
Love
Grafton
Terra Alta
Kingwood
Morgantown
Fairmont
James Mulligan
Finnegan's Rock
Bluemont Cemetery
Jones
Mulligan
Federal
West Grafton
Virginia
Jay Locke
Webster
Baltimore and Ohio
Abraham Smith
Washington
Ohio River
Edward J. Osborne
St. John Street
Compton Corner
Taylor County
Directors elected to district Bituminous Coal Producers board
Holbes Morton of Charleston West Virginia and W R Campbell and J A Kelly of Huntington were elected to the district Bituminous Coal Producers board at the annual meeting held in Cincinnati on June 10 P
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Holbes Morton
Charleston
W. Va
Cincinnati
R. D. Campbell
J. A. Kelly
Coal Producers Board
Huntington
Telling Me The World Moves On In Quiet Times
Fragmentary column notes casual chatter about golf, travel, and a European scene. Mentions a sand trap, a sand trap confusion, and a world fair in New York. References Mussolini and Hitler obliquely in a fleeting, satirical mood.
Money and ambition drive a Broadway writer's crisis
Eleanor Parrish, a wealthy author and stage writer, faces a career crossroads as she contemplates leaving her husband Phil and the lure of money. Amid theater world pressures, she recalls a past of success and wonders where her heart truly lies, while a major deal looms for a Jackson saga.
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Manheim
L Ming
Phil
Ferdinand Auchlasser
Upper West Side
Globe
Morton
Highth Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Seventh Avenue
Halcyon
Kate
Blake Street
Jessica
Eleanor
Eleanor Parrish
Phillip Parrish
Czech Police Killings Stir Bohemian Tensions
Police in Kladno report three gunshots fatally wounding a officer amid unclear motive. German officials honor the slain sergeant as a martyr while autopsy results puzzle authorities over whether one or two shooters were involved. National and local officials note possible political overtones in the incident.
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William Kniest
Kladno
Kniest
Horst Wessel
National Socialists
Berlin
Bohemia
Typhoid Outbreak Reported With High Fever Conditions
A serious health notice notes typhoid cases already afflicted with the disease and running high temperatures. Officials urge caution and prompt medical attention to contain spread and monitor patient recovery.
German ruler pushes measures to crack Czech resistance
German authorities press new restrictive measures to break Czech resistance amid a mystery killing of a German police sergeant at Klado on Thursday. In London, Metropolitan police leaves are cancelled after renewed bomb violence blamed on the Irish Republican Army. Incendiary bomb explosions and related incidents disrupt England, with a smouldering mailbag a flying letterbox and a package blast reported.
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Klado
London
Irish Republican Army
England
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