Disease hits Barbour County animals in new WV outbreak
Veterinary teams under the state agriculture department culled more than twenty five cattle or horses in Barbour County affected by a newly identified disease termed sarcoptes feablae equi. Several other cases receive treatment while a dozen people with the illness are believed to be recovering. The parasite, beneath the skin, causes rapid hair loss and severe body changes. treatment is difficult. Dr. Elbert Jones oversees care in Philippi, with local residents noted in visits and illnesses among families listed in the report. A children’s day service is planned at the M E church next Sunday at 2:30.
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State Department of Agriculture
Barbour County
West Virginia
Elbert Jones
Philippi Pugsday
Calls for Naval Reform and National Defense Study
A national council of defense and a 50,000 strong naval reserve are urged. The author criticizes the Navy’s lack of a clear policy, demands an official investigation in Congress, and warns that without reforms the nation risks war and embarrassment. He emphasizes accountability, public knowledge, and readiness to defend the country.
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Ing
National Council of Defense
General Board of the Navy
Congress
Local visits pace through Thornton area Sunday
William Baylor Thornton and family near Mount Pleasant were guests of Mrs Bilsworth Powell. H M Weeks and wife from Mountain Lake Park visited Thorne Bailey. Eugene Wolfe near Maple Run visited brother William Wolfe. Mrs Spencer Pee and son Willie visited daughter Mrs Allen Miller of Powell. Floyd Current and family near Westerman visited sister Mrs Will Butcher. Mrs Lewis Satterfield visited sister Mrs Jessie Walfe. Mrs Harry Morgan and daughter Nora visited Maple Run. Children day services at Thornton church at 2 30 pm with a fine program and compliments.
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Lee
Rebecca Warthen
Lucrucia Lewis
Irontown
Ida Hargett
Grace
Grafton
Coben Ball
Sam Bley
Little
Clayton
Terra Alta
Mary Miller
Thornton
George Glenn
Fetterman
Spencer
Blain McCartney
William Baylor
Mount Pleasant
Bilsworth Powell
H. M. Weeks
Mountain Lake Park
Thorne Bailey
Eugene Wolfe
Maple Run
William Wolfe
Spencer Pee
Willie
Allen Miller
Powell
Floyd Current
Westerman
Will ‘Butcher
Lewis Satterfield
Jessie Walfe
Harry Morgan
Nora
Thornton Church
Gerstell Third in Big Shoot at Herron Hill Gun Club
Pittsburgh June 16 Charles Newcomb of Philadelphia led the first day of the interstate tournament at Davis Island with 172 of 175 targets. William Behm of Easterly Pa and visiting amateurs posted high scores, while local shooters and professionals also posted strong marks as the second day’s 175-target contest began at 9 o’clock.
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Pittsburgh
Charles Newcomb
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Herron Hill
Davis Island
William Behm
Easterly
A. B. Richardson
Dover
Del
Delaware
William Ford
Wilmington
F. 8. Wright
New York
C. D.coburn
Mechanicsburg
Ohio
C. D. Hepline
Bradford
Joseph Rummell
Niles
R. Gerstell
Grafton
W. Va
G. E. Painter
H. EB
Brooks
B. N. Gillespie
Frank Molion
W. P. Darton
Portland
W. S. Jonas
Roanoke
W. P. White
Joseph Garland
White
Garland
Injunction Grounds Burial Plot Dispute in Taylor County
A Taylor County case illustrates how an injunction can outlive its parties. A Knottsville area resident bought land for a cemetery but a neighbor opposed it and obtained an injunction. After the principals died, the plaintiff's widow bought both parcels, yet the injunction remains, risking future cemetery use until court action dissolves it.
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Taylor County
Knottsville
Bryan denies German aid claim as absurd
Mr. Bryan rejects reports that he sent a 500 dollar check to Welland Ontario to aid interned Germans. He calls the story absurd and says it would be safe to deny it without consulting him. He adds a sharp retort implying bidirectional skepticism.
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Welland, Ont
Bryan
New Wesleyan President MacDaniels Chosen After Ballot
West Virginia Wesleyan College selects Doctor Frank MacDaniels as president on the 29th ballot, succeeding Dr. Carl Doney. A native of Buckhannon, West Virginia, he comes from Pennington School where he led for four and a half years. Twenty candidates applied and seven or eight nominations were made.
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Buckhannon
Board of Trustees
West
Virginia Wesleyan College
Frank MacDaniels
Pennington School For Boys
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Carl Gregg Doney
McDaniel
Dickinson College
Crew Theological School
New Japsey
Pennington School For
Pennington
N. J
United States
Doctor MacDaniels
Ackley Leaves Sunday Forces Philadelphia
Bent ley Ackley once close aide to Billy Sunday resigns over alleged unequal profits distribution in revival campaigns. He accuses Homer A Rodeheaver and Fred Seibert of disproportionately profiting from hymn sales and tabernacle expenses. Ackley cites $20,000 earnings from hymn book sales and his $10 per hymn payout as emblematic of the system. He also notes the resignation of Rev. H H Emmett and promises further disclosures about the Sunday operation. Mrs McDade and Charles visit Clarksburg. Clay V Miller returns from Columbus Ohio.
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Philadelphia
Bentley Ackley
Sunday
George
Emmett
Ackley
Homer A. Rodeheaver
Fred Seibert
Tabernacle
Paterson
Rodeheaver
Seibert
West
Sunsday
Chauffer's Wealthy Bride And Youth Facing Charges
SEA CLIFF L I June 16 Don ald Clapham son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Clapham wealthy residents of this village and Mrs. John Conlin who prefers to be known by her maiden name Ruth Taylor the beautiful daughter of Mrs. Lucinda R. Taylor were arrested last night on a charge of larcery and held 1 000 bail each. The accusations grew out of the robbing of several summer cottages during the winter. Clapham is 20 years old. Mrs. Conlin is 21 and is known as an heiress. In March 191% she eloped with John Conlin, a chauffeur. The arrests were kept secret until after the prisoners were taken to the Mineola jail. The complaint of Mrs. Elizabeth Watson a cottage owner supported the bonds. The case marks a notable contrast with earlier local histories of the families involved.
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Sea Cliff
L. 1
Donald Clapham
Alfred Clapham
John Conlin
Ruth Taylor
Lucinda R. Taylor
Clapham
Conlin
Supreme Court assigns Virginia debt share to West Virginia
The Supreme Court ruled West Virginia must pay 2,966,000 as its share of the original Virginia debt, with West Virginia entitled to 12,393,929 total net share at partition. Interest computed at 4 percent 1861 to 1891 and 1891 to date, per Littlefield findings upheld except one minor point. Attorney General A A Lilly hailed the decision after the hearing in the Manufacturer's Light and Heat Company case against the West Virginia Public Service Commission.
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Washington, D
Supreme Court
West Virginia
Virginia
Charles EB. Littlefield
Lilly
A. A. Lilly
Manufacturer's Light and Heat Company
West Virginia, Public Service Commission
Pringpal Is Coverted,”” He Said, “Although It Has Cost Us Something ‘In Interst
Tim Hurst remembered as iron willed baseball umpire
Tim Hurst, famed baseball umpire from Minersville Pennsylvania, died at age 55. His career spanned Southern and National Leagues and the majors, earning a reputation for firm rulings and a pistol incident in a pennant race. His influence endures in baseball circles.
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Tit Hurst
Hom Minersville
Pennsylvania
Old Columbia Park
Tim Hurst
Hurst
Monopolies Openly Criticized at Cardiff Labor Conference
A. J. William, organizer of the National Union of Railway men, urged action at Cardiff to break coal price monopolies and warned that men fearing enlistment risk their families' survival amid the food squeeze. He pressed for resolutions to confront monopolies, linking public policy to military service concerns.
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London
A. J. William
National Union of Railway
Cardiff
Williams
Government Moves to Control Key Transport Sectors
The government, approved by Ware, would seize control of wheat ships fix maximum coal prices regulate coast shipping rates and oversee railway freights. This measure aims to stabilize essential transport amid economic strain and ensure coordinated national logistics.
Chautauqua In Grafton Set For Week Of July 22 28
Redpath Brockway Lyceum bureau announces the chautauqua at Grafton will run the week of July 22 28. Details on tent site are pending as last year’s location is now occupied. The program promises a stronger lineup of entertainers musicians and lecturers, with expected larger attendance than last year.
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Redpath Brockway Lyceum Bureau
Grafton
Standard
Heffner & Doll's Lumber Yard
How to Keep Cool in Hot Weather Bulletin
A bulletin advises cooling tips for heat, urging acceptance of heat, light clothing, and abundant water. It promotes drinking water, bathing, perspiring, and reducing meats fats gravies butter while consuming fruits and vegetables to stay comfortable and prevent constipation.
Weston Voters Back Bryan in Universal Peace Letter
In Weston West Virginia on June 16 three-fourths of the town’s voters signed a letter to ex Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan commending his resignation in protest against embroiling the nation in war. The note, signed by 250 of Weston’s 560 voters, hailed the act as a future generation’s mark of courage for universal peace.
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Weston
W. Va
W. J. Bryan
Women launch two week drive for Clarksburg YWCA
In Clarksburg West Virginia women held a mass meeting at the First Methodist Church to begin a two weeks campaign for a city YWCA. If 1000 members join the permanent organization will be formed. Reverend C B Mitchell of Christchurch spoke outlining the project goals.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Young Women’s Christian Association
C. B. Mitchell
Christchurch
Rae
Admiral Sir Henry Jackson Navy’s wireless pioneer and Sea Lord
Admiral Jackson, famed as a wireless telegraphy pioneer and torpedo specialist, rose to be a Sea Lord and chief of the War Staff. Entering the navy in 1868, he collaborated with Marconi, helped design Dreadnoughts, and directed naval electrical research during wartime. He became full admiral a year ago.
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Jong Beer
Royal Society
Admiral Jackson
Marconi
John Jellicoe
Jackson
Marcon
Sir Henry
Déridg
Invincible
Naval War College
Portsmouth
Admiralty
Germany
King of wire tappers pleads guilty in grand larceny case
New York June 16 Fred Gondort known as the king of the wire tappers ends Broadway swindle spree by pleading guilty to grand larceny in the first degree for bilking hotel keeper William F. Davis of Glassboro N J out of 8000 two years ago through a wireless tapping scheme police say Gondort has netted about 1 million dollars in eight years via fake poolrooms Five other indictments stand against him and a DA statement says the career of the gang centered on him is over
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New York
Fred Ondorf
Broadway
William F. Davis
Glassboro
Gondort
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