Aister Plant Election for Water System Upgrade Planned
City commissioners set July 27 for a special election to authorize a 140000 funding package to strengthen and extend the water system. The plan includes intake pipe work pumps and a filtration plant with bonds not exceeding two and one half percent of assessed value. Voters meeting age and past voting history will be eligible, with Attorney General Howard B. Lee reviewing the ordinance before it becomes law.
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Gene W. Ford
Thomas H
Nnance
Howard B. Lee
Weather update for West Virginia brings rain and cooler east
Rain affects western areas tonight with cooler air easing through the state. Wednesday promises fair skies in the east with temperatures rising, while the weather pattern shifts across the region.
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West Virginia
May Build Walkway On Dorsey St. Bridge
City council discussed pedestrian walkways on the Dorsey street traction bridge to ease delays from Beech street crossing. Traction board urged directors to decide on the plan, while Walnut street improvements and a Crystal Tee plant entrance grade fix were approved. Gratton Park concession for Oden Cole includes caretaking duties and police power.
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R. M. Parrish
The
Traction Company
Dorsey Street
Walnut
Pearl Street
McGraw Avenue
Cather
Beech Street
Cornell
Crystal Tee Company
Walnut Street
Handley Crossing
Oden Cole
Gratton Park
City Cowboys Round Up Herd of Crazed Steers
Baltimore dispatch reports city cowboys with shotguns hunted twenty four mad steers that stampeded from a packing company pen into a suburban district. residents sheltered behind doors as the animals fled and five steers were killed under orders to shoot to kill. one man was rescued from a tree as three steers pursued him and the roundup was later completed.
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Baltimore
Toda
Sububan
Lonhorn
Coolidge on Way West on His Special Train
President Coolidge travels by special train through Ohio to Hammond Indiana for a two hour stop and park dedication. He and Mrs. Coolidge rise early to view the countryside as the journey toward the Black Hills continues with a planned detour to Rapid City and a Chicago finish.
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President Coolidge
South Dakota
Rapid City
Coolltge
Washington
Hammond
Calumet
Indiana
Chicago
Indy
Black Hills
One Man Held In Murder Case In West Virginian Town
Michael Zorko of Galloway, West Virginia, was killed by dynamite in his bed early Monday. Felix Latenux remains held. Benjamin Lombelo released. Jealousy over a woman connected to Zorko is cited as the plausible motive. Sheriff Barbour county surveys home life. Latenox to be questioned. Funeral services set for Simpson tomorrow at 11 with McGrumphy Funeral Co in Flemington.
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Galloway m
Philippi
Felix Latenux
Benjamin Lombelo
Latenow
Zorko
Barbour County
Simpson
Simpson Cemetery
McGrumphy Funeral Company
Flemington
Noted British Author Jerome K Jerome Dies in Northampton
Jerome K Jerome, famed for Three Men in a Boat, died in a local hospital from cerebral hemorrhages after being stricken January 6 during a motor tour in Northampton England. He had shown some improvement before sudden death.
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Northampton
England
Jerome K
Jerome
West Virginia Citizenship Camp Opens At Jackson's Mill
Thirty six persons attend the second annual West Virginia Christian Citizenship training camp at Jackson's Mill with Z B Edworthy of Charleston directing. Classes run daily 8 to 12 under instructors Edworthy Mrs Van Voorhis Tone Haynes Clyde Beckett and Rev Julius Fishback, all from regional towns.
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Jackson's Mill
West Virginia
Dog He Was to Kill Saves Farmer's Life
A small dog saved farmer William P. Pierce near Oregon Illinois from a bull attack. Pierce 60 was on the ground when the dog energized the bull and drew its focus away by worrying it until neighbors dragged him to safety. Doctors believe Pierce may survive.
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Rockford
William P. Pierce
Oregon
Illinois
Pierce
Flag Day Marked Across States With Observances
New York June 14 flag day observances mark the 150th anniversary of the flag’s adoption by Congress as governors in forty states issue proclamations. Bound Brook New Jersey staged addresses by Colonel Hanford McNider and Gov Moore. New York events under Young Republican Club at the Statue of Liberty included a wreath laying by French consul general M. M. Mongendre. The National Flag Day Association plans presenting France’s tri color to Col Charles A. Lindbergh.
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Congress
Boundbrook
N. J
Continental Army
Hanford McNider
Moore
Young Republican Club
M. M. Mongendre
National Flag Day Association
France
Charles A. Lindbergh
Twenty-Four Mexican Convicts Escape From Texas Prison
Dan Henderson, manager of Blue Ridge state prison farm near Missouri City, Texas, said last night twenty four Mexican convicts escaped after cutting through the floor of the mess hall. Police were alerted today.
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Houston
Tex
Blue Ridge
Missouri City
Texas
Dan Henderson
Guard slayer from throngs at Kilby prison
Montgomery Ala June 14 augmented prison guards faced reports of a mob en route from Jackson Miss to storm Kilby and seize Walter Burley alleged slayer. Hamp Draper said scouts and spies were being used to monitor movement while Jackson officials denied telegrams or phone talks about mob plans.
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Montgomery
Ala
Kilby
Jackson
Mias
Walter Burley
Hamp Draper
State Board of Administration
Draper
Lindbergh Tours Long Island After New York Welcome
Col onel Charles A Lindbergh made a flying trip by automobile to Mitchell and Curthrae Fields on Long Island to thank pilots, mechanics and officers who aided his preparations for the New York to Paris flight. Rain forced the postponement of a Central Park welcome and crowds lined the route from New York to Harbor Hill. The aviator awaited news of his return plan to St Louis while attending a municipal dinner at the Commodore and was greeted by thousands along the roads and at the Mackay estate grounds.
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New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Mitchell and Curthrae Fields
Long Island
Park Avenue
Lindbergh
Jers
Casey” Jones
Curtiss
Casey
Central Park
jMitehedl Field
Washington
Harry H. Frazee
Clarence H. Mackay
Postal Telegraph Company
Harbor Hill
Mackay
Frazee
New
Levine and Dr Puppe Reach Provisional Compromise
A Baden conference between Charles Levine and Dr Puppe, a German promoter, produced a satisfactory provisional settlement. Levine will pay a sum to Dr Puppe after apologies from both sides, preventing attachment of the Columbia monoplane. Clarence Chamberlin accompanies Levine, with plans to depart Baden for Berlin then Bremen to meet returning spouses.
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Berlin
Charles Levine
Puppe
Columbia
Joan On
Levine
Germany
Baden
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Bremen
Two Coast Steel Firms Will Merge Reportedly Nearing Completion
San Francisco June 14 The Examiner says a merger of Columbia Steel Corporation and Pacific Coast Steel Company is near completion and an announcement is expected soon. The deal would total about 40 million dollars. Columbia operates mills at Portland Oregon and Torrance California Pittsburgh. Pacific Coast runs plants at South San Francisco Portland and Seattle.
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San Francisco
The
Examiner
Columbia Steel Corporation
Pacific Coast Steel Company
Columbia Steel
Portland
Oregon
Pittsburgh
Torrence
California
Pacific Coast Steel
Seattle
Guard Black man from mob in county jail
Baltimore on June 14 193? fear of a mob at Frederick County jail led Sheriff William C Roderick to move Henry Ross a 23 year old Black man accused of killing Mrs Lottie L McElfresh 38 with an axe. Ross was taken to Baltimore city jail after being found hiding by Monocacy River posse a safety incident injured a posse member.
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Baltimore
Frederick County
William C. Roderick
Henry Ross
Lottie L. McElfresh
Thurmont
Ross
Monocacy River
Strangler Is Hunted In Manitoba Village
Winnipeg, June 14 The man arrested at Raeburn is not the strangler sought in this city. He is held pending mental examination after police interviews. The search for the killer continues, with authorities guiding efforts to locate the suspect believed to have slain Mrs Emily Patterson 27 and Lola Cowan 14 and possibly other women in the United States.
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Winnipeg
Raeburn
Manitoba
Emily Patterson
Lola Cowan
United States
Republicans Are Ousted in Kentucky Elections
In Frankfort on June 14 the state court of appeals voided the 1925 Louisville elections, unseating 49 city and nine Jefferson county Republican officers. Democrats won by contesting fraud and corrupt practices, leaving Governor Fields to appoint replacements until November elections. Notable removals include Mayor A. A. Will and city officials, plus county clerk Fred Nuetzel and Aubrey Cossar.
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State Court of Appeals
Louisville
Jefferson County
Fields
A. A. Will
City Board of Aldermen
Fred Nuetzel
Aubrey Cossar
Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Byrd Eyes Europe Flight With Brief Paris Stop
Commander Richard Byrd may depart tomorrow night or Thursday morning for a round trip to Europe with a brief Paris stop, weather permitting. A close associate said the plan aims to precede Lindbergh’s return, with a one-way flight deemed less original. Byrd later stated he would not leave until conditions improve and declined to confirm a Paris stop or round trip.
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Mitchell Field
Richard Byrd
Associated Press
Byrd
Paris
Charles Lindbergh
Clarence Chamberlin
Charles Levine
Europ
Paria
Lindbergh
America
New York
France
Richard H. Byrd
Wounded Chinese Jam Hospitals of Hankow
Hankow in June reports 11000 wounded with 3000 in serious condition crowding emergency hospitals. Returning from Honan front, fighting continues between northern forces and the local nationalist government. Physicians fear summer epidemics due to crowding and unsanitary conditions.
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Hankow
Honan Front
Morgantown Man Eaters Fairmont State Normal
Morgantown resident L P Glover marked the 44th anniversary of his Fairmont State Normal School graduation by enrolling for a six week summer term. Since graduating June 13 1883 he has taught school seventeen years in Morgantown Weber county and Preston county, and formerly served in the ministry.
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Morgantown
L. P. Glover
Fairmont State Normal School
Reward Offered for Coaster Wagon in Front of Grafton Sentinel
Reward for information leading to the recovery of a coaster wagon left standing before the Grafton Sentinel office. Submit information at the office.
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Grafton Sentinel Office
Mountain City Daughters mark first anniversary gathering
Notice from Mountain City Council No. 49 Daughters of Anvertea announces their first anniversary on Wednesday June 16 at 7 pm in Wednall. Members are urged to attend with friends and invite Mountaineer Council No. 44g of A. 8.00. Reed F. BIG DANCE AT RUTHLAND PAVILION on Gratton-Philipps Road Wednesday June 15 with square dance and round dance. Admission 16 cents for gents and 25 cents for ladies. Music by Hot Tamale Four F 1. Dancing promotes health says a doctor.
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Daughters of ‘Anvertea
Wednall
Counell
U. A
Reed
Ruthland
Gratton-Philipps Road
Rona and Square
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