Tragic railroad tolls and local notices in 1922
Eight year old Clarence Victor Shafferman is killed on the Baltimore and Ohio rail line after stepping onto the tracks near his Lesmalinston home. A long recount covers train response, community warnings, and the death of former Grafton resident W. Scott Bradford. Additional notes describe Burns house fire risk, ice cream plant promotions, and the trial of Frank Zinn for the Woolard death with an involuntary manslaughter verdict after deliberation.
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Baltimore and Ohio ‘Railroad
Clarence Victor
Fred Shafferman
Lesmalinston
Grafton
J. G. Pendergast
Keyser
W. Scott Bradford
Elkins
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Knights of Pythias
Bluemont
Burns
Latrobe Street
Burns Alley
Blackburn and Ware
Northwest Virginia Railroad
Jesse Beall
Cumberland
Patrick Burns
Ann Burns
Transportation Department
Parkersburg
Wheeling
Baltimore and Onlo
James P. Burns
Charles L. Kimmel
Harry A. Warne
Imperial
Grand Street
Hagerstown
Maryland
H. G. Berthold
Huntington
Board of Trade
146Th Infantry
France
The
40 And 8
American Legion
Frank Zinn
Court House
Robert Woolard
W. Merle Watkins
Woolard
Watkins
Zinn
J. Guy Allender
Salazar’s uneasy stance on Cape Verdes Azores and wary Spain
Premier Salazar nervously watches for American plans on Cape Verdes and Azores as World War II power blocs shift. Stewart notes Portugal’s strategic fears about Axis threats while Franco and Spain loom near, and Lisbon hopes the United States and Britain may guard its colonial footholds without provoking long-term commitments.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Antonio Salazar
Portugal
Hull
Uncle Sam
Cape Verde
Agore
West Indies
South America
United States
South Atlantic
Panama
Canary Islands
Dakar
Canaries
Salazar
Spain
Cape Verdes
Azores
Senor Salazar
Washington
Portugese
United States Navy
Britain
Apgla Samuel
John Bull
Africa
China
Bull
Macao
Axis
North Africa
Gibraltar
Franco
Salazpt
United States faces war reality and Robin Moor affair
The piece quotes Undersecretary Welles disputing claims of peaceful commerce aboard the Robin Moor. It states the ship carried contraband, sailed to a port controlled by England, and argues the U S has been at war with Germany in practice. It also praises U S service clubs to boost morale and unity during wartime.
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Welles
Robin Moor
Atlantic Ocean
United States
Germany
Mr. Welles
England
Murder case mystery narrows at old tunnel road
Horatio Bisbee, jailed then freed, faces new questions as neighbors recount a dawn phone burst and a tense meeting with Miss Marcia Wensley. Investigators, led by Jones and Henry, press Horatio's alibi and probe letters from Ives era for a killer clue amid a stormy morning.
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Pelng
Anyera
Marcia Wensley
Bisbee
Horatio
Jones
Ives and
King
Mr. Ives
Henry
Sid Sauming
Ives
Death
Laurence
Harkness Place
Marcia
Tim
United Service Organizations to raise for defense
The article describes a nationwide rally in June to back the United Service Organizations and allied groups. It notes a goal of 10 765 000 dollars to operate 340 service clubs for soldiers sailors and defense workers and to support an all star program in camps. It emphasizes national solidarity and civilian support during wartime.
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U. S
Fairmont Times
United States
United Service Organizations For National Defense
Young Men's Christian Associations
Natiofts Catholic Community Set
Salvation Army
Jewish Welboard
Young Women's Women’s Christian Association
Freedom and Slavery: Tyler's Teachings Compared to Dictatorships
In a reflective piece marking 100 years since Tyler’s pro Texas republic message, the text contrasts the idea that government serves the people with the totalitarian view of rulers. It argues Americans uphold popular sovereignty while European regimes under Hitler Mussolini and Stalin demand obedience, asserting that the people are servants versus masters in a free republic.
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Reedom
Elkins Inter-Mountain
Tyler
Republic of Texas
Congress
United States
Hitler
Mussolini
Stalin
Germany
Italy
Russia
Europe
The Wrong Idea on Property Rights in War Seizures
Morgantown Post discusses fears that government seizure of private property undermines private property rights. It argues public property is easier to defend, and onceprivate protections are breached, evasion of private property becomes difficult to justify or sustain.
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Morgantown Post
War Department
William Pitt
England
Amy
Ivate
Seek Clothes in Mystery Slaying Probe
Investigators weight a mid afternoon storm theory as Miss Strieff is found slain after vanishing from her apartment near a city deli. Coroner notes a terrific struggle suggesting strangulation and possible last sighting by a passing motorist or doorway refuge. Congress members from Iowa press for a speedy solution amid linked neighborhood killings.
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Miss Strieff
A. Magruder MacDonald
Rose Abramowitz
Heinrich Simon
Local Woman Struck During Evening Stroll Uninjured
A woman identified as Miss Strieff from Des Moines, who moved here last September and became engaged to Stanley Le Blanc three months ago, was reportedly beaten in the vicinity while on an evening stroll. Le Blanc, a farm security administration clerk, first reported the incident.
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Miss Strieff
Des Moines
Stanley le Blanc
Farm Security Administration
le Blanic
Niagara Honeymoon Missing Person Near Apartment
A woman labeled Niagara Honeymoon is missing after leaving for a store, with she and Miss Christine Tankersley sharing an apartment. The text notes changes in wage policy effective July 1, increasing the daily basic wage from 4 to 4.48 dollars, contrasting with the mayor’s estimate of 4.75 to 5.23 dollars.
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Christine Tankersley
Mayor Defies Union in Industrial City Strike Action
The mayor defies the union after 28 years in office and extends an invitation to individual strikers, not union members. City Solicitor seeks injunction to halt union interference with city operations, authorized by the city council. Police and firemen circulated wage-raise petitions amid the dispute, with raises questioned as insufficient.
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Harry M. Jones
Carnnellman
Ben Rosenberg
Uhio
Petain Addresses Nation Amid War Struggles and Rebuilding
Petain spoke to French citizens about ongoing hardship from taxes and shortages while France rebuilds bridges and factories. He argued the country suffers for past mistakes but claimed improvement since last year, recalling his Bordeaux broadcast and asserting France should not resume fighting.
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France
Petain
Bordeaux
France Rises Again Speech Echoes Resolve
An incomplete clipping quotes a speaker on June 17 urging resolve as France rises anew, delivering a firm, emotional address about national renewal and steadfast stance. The fragment hints at a wartime or postwar patriotic exhortation with emphasis on resilience.
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Taylor County
Stewart
Premier Sa
Richard Houghton
Son Eran Me
Wes. Bisbee
Sisbee
John Ives
Sheriffs
Sentinel
Mingey
OvBley
Morgantown
Ashy
Walnut Street
West Main Oe i
Crystal
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