New Circle Formed Under Ladies of Grand Army in City
A Circle of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic organized Saturday in the lodge room above the Co operative store in Moundsville. Miss Clara Schroider presided with Sallie Rector assisting. Officers elected include Mrs H M Doll president and Mrs Eunice Carter senior vice president. Membership open to lineal descendants and widows of veterans, and to honorable discharged soldiers and sailors. The group aims to aid veterans, widows, orphans, and ensure education and patriotism, preserving Memorial Day traditions.
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Catifay
Ladies of the
Grand Army of the Republic
Grand’ Army
Clara Schroider
G. A. Rt
Mounds Ville
Sallie Rector
Grace McVicker
Hall
Maens
Land Army of the
Ion
Grand Army
Mrs Moran Hurt In Front Steps Accident
Mrs S P Moran suffered serious injuries after slipping from the front steps at her home on Sunday afternoon. She broke an arm below the elbow and dislocated both wrists, with deep shock and pain keeping her in a grave condition overnight. Her husband Stephen Moran, a city water works worker, must stay home to care for her due to lack of other help.
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Daily Sentinel
S. P. Moran
Charters issued for several West Virginia firms in Charleston
Statewide briefs list charter grants for Peoples Theatre Serbore W Va with capital stock 20000 and incorporators from Scarboro and Mayetteville Charleston transfer company with 25000 capital and five Charleston incorporators TriState Beverage Company Wheeling with 5000 capital and several Wheeling residents Superfor Rel Granite Company Oklahoma Charleston with 160000 capital and local incorporators Liberty Garage Company Fairmont with 10000 capital and Fairmont residents.
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Sharleston
Peoples Theatre
Serbore
A. E. Wright
D. N. Gay
Abraham Schwab
W. C. Thomas
Clarence Harless
Charleston
TriState Beverage
Wheeling
Capital
August, Meyer
J. FH. Lasch
Otto Katbeuth
Otto Katbeuth, “Herman Seol
Louis Mayer
Wheelieg Superfor Rel Granite Company
Oklahoma
P. E. Fennell
Russell Adams
F. , Wagner
C. E. Fennell
C. B. Adams
Estella Waxner
Fairmont
Road curve lost and found on Pruntytown Gralion Pike
A survey of the Pruntytown Gralion pike misled builders who did not follow the plan. The curve was later found in the bottom of the Withers farm several hundred feet below the hill, and the alignment was corrected. Forty thousand pounds are noted as arriving in twelve hours.
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Withers Farm
Goodykoontz Tribute Trips To Grafton Draws Crowd
Washington reports detail Goodykoontz and Reed addressing Memorial Day events in Grafton and Sutton. Reed notes 5000 gathered in a mountain town and praises hosts, while Goodykoontz recalls Grafton’s large parade of 10,000 and the site of West Virginia’s government soldiers cemetery. Reed visits his birth farm in Barbour County, highlighting soil and coal measures.
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Chas
Brooks Smith
Washington
Messrs
Goodykoontz
uReed H
Lorgér
Omre
Shuldh
Reed
Grafton
West Virginia
Kentucky
Gratton
Sutherland
National Bar Association
White Sulphur Scetaneau
Major Reed
Aviator Boy Smith Floats Through Washington After France Service
Lieut. Boyd M. Smith, a bomber in France with two service stripes, has been touring Washington departments and officials. He pursued Liberty Bonds bought abroad and unpaid on arrival, faced delays, and had bonds located after discussions with Autherland and others. He is eager to leave service and may write about the American air service in France, possibly with critical notes on officials.
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Boyd M. Smith
France
Washington
Hepgator Autherland
Haganya
Ligur
Smith
Aemaican Air Service
Francy
Wrinadanrae
French officer to pilot corps records fiery aircraft tales
The text notes a French executive officer who moved from aviation service to flying, claiming inability to recall flight numbers despite having a record. It mentions Americans calling many aircraft flaming coffins and notes that some planes—new parts or other makes—had been rejected and condemned by French and English handlers.
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France
Aviation Service
Pan American conference signals new era in trade ties
Washington reports conclude the Pan American commercial conference with Director General John Barrett highlighting a joint All-American approach. The 750 delegates from the United States and Latin America endorsed plans for expanded freight and passenger steamship links, mutual trading methods, and the protection of patents and copyrights through a Havana bureau and a Rio de Janeiro office.
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Washington
John Barrett
Pan-American Union
Barrett
United States
North
South America
Latin-America
Cas
Atlantic
Pacific
Unite States
New International Bureau
Havana
Rio de Janeiro
Operators Seek To Press Coal Cars Into Service
West Virginia coal operators and eastern Kentucky plans aim to press about twenty thousand new coal cars into service. Built by Huntington plant American Car and Foundry Company under government orders last year these cars idle on side tracks may be used amid rising demand. Two thousand unnamed cars in the vicinity are listed on local tracks. Negotiations with railroads continue to place them into service at once.
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Huntington
W. Va
West Virginia
Kentucky
American, Car and Foundry, Company
United States Railroad
Chega- Peake
Obie
Tax law test upheld in Charleston ruling
Charleston W Va June 7 The excise tax test from the special session is sustained. The court upholds an increased rate from one half to three fourths percent of net income for corporations in an appeal involving Knob Coal Company of aves The decision affirms the board interpretation.
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Charleston
W. Va
Key. Knob. Coal Company
Ot Aves
Hurley outlines direct lines to South America and West Indies
Edward N Hurley and Otto Praeger proposed new steamship routes linking the United States with South and Central America. Plans include New York to Brazil Argentina and Chile service, New Orleans or Mobile to Western South America, and Seattle to Pacific ports with Panamanian Canal connections. Also eyed weekly New York to Valparaiso passenger service after Army transports return.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
South
Centra Aria
Western Hemisphere
Pan-American Commercial Congress
Edward N. Hurley
The
Shipping Board
Otto Praeger
Shurtey
American Atlantic
Gulf and Pacific
Central America
iDrect
New York
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
New Orleans
Mobile
South America
Seattle
Pacific
Bras
Hurley Id
Mount Vernon
von Steuben
Agamemnon
Xela
Valparaiso
Winnipeg War Veterans Vow to Preserve Order Amid Strikes
More than 400 Winnipeg veterans including officeholders and hundreds of union men stood in silence and sang God Save the King pledging to uphold law and order and stamp out Bolshevism in Winnipeg labor. Mayor Gray urged 2,000 special constables from returned soldiers to protect labor, food supply, and municipal life, with pay of 66 a day. A committee was to visit strike HQ at the Labor Temple to press leaders on food and alien issues. Federal authorities reportedly moving to arrest alleged agitators. meeting adjourned.
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Winnipeg
Ture
Charles F. Gray
Gray
Ottawa
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