Fall injures Pud Wilmoth after saloon porch plunge
Walter Wilmoth known as Pud fell from the Workman saloon porch on Ethel street about ten feet landing on beer kegs. He fractured his right leg below the hip and sustained bruises and facial cuts. He was taken to his father's home and treated by Dr. R H Powell. Recovery will take months.
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Walter Wilmoth
Daily Sentinel
Sentinel
Pud
Workman Saloon
Ethel Street
Wilmoth
West Main Street
R. H. Powell
Spurgeon on Welsh Revival Draws Notable Yet Sparse Crowd
English clergyman Dr. William H. Spurgeon spoke Sunday at Andrews M E Church on Welsh revival, describing the awakening and a shipwreck rescue by John Harding life-saving crew. A warm day and local decoration processions kept some away, but listeners praised the address. He will lecture Wednesday on Charles Spurgeon, his uncle, at Andrews church with a silver offering.
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William H. Spurgeon
Andrews M. E. Dhurch
Spurgeon
John Harding
Charles Spurgeon
Andrews Church
Presbyterian Church
Etmin
Runaway Express Horse Nearly Hung Itself This Morning
A United States Express Company horse ran loose on Luzadder street around 10 o clock. It tangled with a wire tree protector and leaped a wall near Reymann Brewing cold storage. Clarke Thomas and Hugh Marquiss freed the animal, which sustained only minor injuries and will recover in a day or two.
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Daily Sentinel
Luzadder Street
United States Express Company
Eldon Nigh
Jenkins Green House
Main Street
Reymann Brewing Company
Clark ‘Thomas
Hugh Marquiss
Glean W. Cloy Found Guilty in Manslaughter Trial
Fairmont June 14. The jury found W Cley McCloy guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the Hoskins case. Defense motions to set aside the verdict were offered and the sentence will be pronounced today. The judge explained fault and intent in a fight leading to death and defined possible verdicts from first and second degree murder to not guilty.
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Fairmont
McCloy-Hoskins
Esteemed Mr. Selvey Returns After Illness
Mr. James W. Selvey, a highly respected city resident, has returned home from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore after a month’s stay. He is slowly improving and is expected to fully recover within a few weeks.
West Virginia Delegation Reelects Scott to Republican Committee
In Chicago on June 16 the West Virginia delegation unanimously re elected Senator Scott to the Republican national committee amid harmonious proceedings. The caucus voted down a secret session after disputes. Laughlin and Huffman opposed the notion, and the group adjourned with Scott cheered as secretary Leininger helped form the slate for temporary leadership and committee appointments.
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Chicago
Scott
West Virginia
Republican National Committee
C. W. Lillon
J. H. Leininger
Grant
Morgantown
Teter
Laughlin
Wheeling
Huffman
West
Wm. Seymour Edwards
John H. Leininger
C. W. Dillon
George Laughlin
Leininger
Mann
Rules Committee
Curtin
E. M. Grant
Huston
Edwards
Dillon
Roosevelt
Bke
Taft
Woman Said to Lead Robber Gang in Adamsville
Adamsville pa June 16 burglars entered the Bessemer and Lake Erie station and stole freight. Railroad detectives and local police tie the break in to the same gang blamed for a Conneaut Lake flour mill raid, with a woman's shoe imprint found at the flour mill and station, suggesting she is the leader.
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Adamsville
Bessemer & Lake Erie
Conneaut Lake
Railroad Men to Meet at Deer Park Maryland
Baltimore and Ohio railroad officials will hold their annual meeting at Deer Park Maryland later this month. All arrangements are complete except the exact date. President Oscar G. Murray will be a principal speaker though the topic is not yet announced.
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Deer Park
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Méd
Oscar G. Murray
New Coal Company to Start Operations in Taylor County
Grafton Coal Company has been organized and plans large scale mining near the old No. 96 water station three miles east of Grafton, between here and Thornton. A. B. Lane leads the project with J. D. Boyce handling coal tests. The field is said to be very rich and coal quality warrants development, though details remain closely guarded.
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Taylor County
East Grafton Coal Company
No. 96
Grafton
Here
Thornton
A. B. Lane
J. D. Boyce
Compan
Pen Population Still Increasing at May Prison Count
The May prison report to Governor Dawson shows 64 prisoners received and 45 discharged, a net monthly increase of 19. Of those received 39 came from state courts, one from an insane asylum, and three from the District of Columbia. discharged included 36 state prisoners and nine federal prisoners. Twenty five completed sentences, five released on parole, two given conditional pardons, three committed to the insane asylum, and one death. The prison population now stands at 1
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Guv Dawson
District of Columbia
Insane i
Governor nomination talk from John Mitchell in Illinois
An official statement from John Mitchell former United Mine Workers president weighs accepting the Democratic nomination for Illinois governor at the State Federation of Labor convention in Sprgfield. If he pursues the nomination, it is seen as likely to be announced during the meeting.
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Sprigfield
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Mlinois
State Federation of Labor
Mitchell
Woman Wins Heavy Damages in Pennington Case
Parsons West Virginia June 14 The jury awarded Mrs Dinah J Pennington 823 in the suit against C D Gillespie claiming his supplying liquor led to her husband s death when struck by a West Virginia Central train while crossing a railroad Gillespie once ran a Brooklyn Heights saloon but was refused a license last spring The verdict comes after a Supreme Court remand and could set a precedent holding saloon keepers liable for damages when intoxication contributes to a death or injury The case has drawn temperance circles seeking a hard line against liquor sellers
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Parsons
W. Va
Dinah J. Pennigton
C. D
Gillespie
Brooklyn Heights
Hendricks
Pennington
West Virginia Central
Western Maryland
Tucker
Supreme Court
Frank M. Reynolds
West Virginia
Salcom
Quartet Goes On Rampage In Fairmont Mining District
Four men Cy Lockhart John Williams and John and Charles Connor after a beer celebration assaulted traction workers at Traction Park and later attacked Engineer L Watson at No 8 mine. Watson's teeth were knocked out and he faces critical injuries. Police arrested the quartet and jailed them. Lockhart posted bond and awaits a hearing.
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Fairmont
Monongah
Cy Lockhart
John Williams
John
Charles Connor
Fairmont & Clarksburg Traction Company
No .8
L. Watson
Traction Park
Findley
Furbee
Lockhart
Watson
Casino Theatre promises clean, family friendly vaudeville
To Gratton citizens the Casino Theatre manager declares the venue kept clean and run on a refined, moral basis catering to ladies and children. It offers the best in advanced vaudeville moving pictures and illustrated songs, aiming to be a safe family resort with a full programme change each Monday and Thursday.
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Gratton
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Lowell
Glean W'Cloy
Dr. Fahrney
DKS
D. Fahrney & Son
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Cuttin
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