Elope Near Parkersburg Ends with Return Home
A sixteen year old girl from Parkersburg fled toward Detroit to marry Roy Maxwell, a Detroit stoker, but lost her savings on a train. Parkersburg excursionists aided her to see the error of her plan, and she returned with the group. Meanwhile United States Treasurer Leemulung will address the West Virginia Bankers Association in Charleston on June 23.
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Columbus
Parkersburg
Detroit
Grace McKenzie
Roy Maxwell
Lee Meulung
United States
West Virginia Bankers’ Association
Charleston
Miss Nusbaum To Wed In Baltimore Soon
Daily Sentinel notes A Nusbaum, Klein stores proprietor, leaves for Baltimore to attend his daughter Emma Nusbaum’s wedding to Julius Cohen of Goldsboro North Carolina set for June 29 in Baltimore. The couple will reside there. Nusbaum is well known in Grafton with many friends here wishing health happiness and prosperity.
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Daily Sentinel
A. Nusbaum
Klein
Latrobe Street
Baltimore
Emma
Julius Cohen
Goldsboro
North Carolina
Shotgun accident kills Bluefield boarder
Dennis Reed, 25, recently with Bluefield Telephone, was shot and killed by Mrs. J. J. Flowers at her home in Bluefield on Monday afternoon. Reed, visiting and joking about guilt, raised his hands as Flowers returned with a loaded double barrel shotgun thinking it unloaded. The shot struck him in the mouth, killing him instantly. Reed resided in Thurmond, W. Va., and had been staying with the Flowers family for a month. Flowers, formerly Rosie Beals of Russell County, Va., was distraught.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Dennis Reed
Bluefield Telephone Company
J. J. Flowers
Reed
Pittsburg Woman Hurt in Street Car Accident
Mrs. John Crayton of Pittsburg sister to Mrs. W. F. Jones was run over by a street car a few days ago and sustained serious injuries. She was brought to her home where she is resting as well as possible under the circumstances.
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John Crayton
Pittsburg
W. F. Jones
Unusual larceny arrest in Parkersburg county
In Parkersburg George Meyers a carpenter is in city lockup on a petit larceny charge. A strange sequence surrounds the case as Benjamin Johnson found his cow’s milk taken daily. Johnson hid with a revolver and fired a warning shot as Meyers appeared with a milk pail. Meyers was arrested after the incident and today standing trial.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
George Meyers
Benjamin Johnson
Johnson
Meyers
Funeral in Hiram as family bids farewell
An elderly funeral was held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the family home in Hiram. The interment followed at the family plot under the direction of undertaker John A. McCabe.
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Hiram
Jonh A. McCabe
Baby Girl Linn Dies After Brief Illness
Etta May Linn, 14 months old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John K. Linn of Wickwire, died Saturday after a brief illness. Interment was Sunday afternoon in the Wickwire cemetery under Undertaker McCabe's direction.
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Etta May Linn
John K. Linn
Iwickwire
Wickwire
McCabe
Birthday Surprise for Mrs Snavely at Home
A group of Mrs. Frank Snavely's friends organized a pleasant surprise party at her First ward home Saturday night to celebrate her birthday. The gathering enjoyed a fine evening and Mrs. Snavely received many valuable gifts.
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Frank Snavely
First Ward
Piano Mover Introduces Scratchless Move Device
Mr. Dodger Hamilton, a noted transferman, unveils a new piano track model praised for moving pianos and fine furniture without leaving scratches. The device promises liberal patronage from owners of valuable pianos seeking careful relocation in Grafton.
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Dodger Hamilton
Grafton
Hamilton
John Hartman Falls From Scaffold in Newburg
John Hartman of Newburg sustained a broken back after falling from a scaffold on a new house he was building in Newburg Monday afternoon. He was rushed to Miners hospital in Fairmont for treatment, but his chances of survival are described as slim.
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John Hartman
Newburg
Fairmont
Loyal Sturgiss backs public building grants in West Virginia
Congressmen push for an $85,000 appropriation for a Grafton public building and a site at Philippi. Senator Scott chairs the Public Buildings committee, aiming to add these allocations before the Senate act. President Taft’s program gains momentum as Congress rushes to adjourn. Sturgiss, loyal to Republicans yet attentive to Democrats, is praised for steadfast support and broad constituency service across miners, roads, insect control, and private claims.
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Sturgiss
Grafton
Philippi
Scott
Senate
West Virginia
Eorge C. Sturgiss
House
Congress
Taft signs New Mexico Arizona statehood bill in 1910
In Albuquerque and Washington reports detail President Taft signing the statehood bill at 1:40 PM with Hitchcock Beveridge Cameron Andrews and others present. Post-signature ceremonies include gifts of gold pens eagle feather pens and a blotter souvenir. A Parade and nonpartisan celebration followed as flags flew and whistles sounded. Separately, a Philadelphia contractor dispute leads to a street altercation in East End with an Italian assailant disarmed by Walking Boss McGoogan and fleeing before police arrival.
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Hils
Taft
New Mexico
Arizona
Washington
Hitchcock
Beveridge
Senate Committee On Territories
Hamilton
House Committee On Territories
Cameron
Andrews
James T. Williams, Jr
Tucson “Citizen
William H
White House
Territories
Norton
Grand Canyon
Mr. Norton
Mr. Cameron
Albuquerque
N. M
Parsday
Messrs. C. A. Sims & Company
Philadelphia
Baltimore « Ohio Railroad Company
McGoogan
Paper Cups on Trains Promote Passenger Health
The B C railroad will equip all passenger coaches on the Pittsburg division with paper drinking cups. Porters will furnish the cups for a small remuneration. Officials call the move a health measure despite the added expense to the railroad.
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B. C
Pittsburg
Democrats Meet to Call County Convention in Grafton
The Democratic County Executive committee met to discuss the coming campaign, issue a call for a county convention in Grafton on Saturday July 16 to nominate county officers and name delegates to the Congressional convention at Moorefield on July 21 to oppose Hon. George C. Sturgiss.
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Democratic
Grafton
Moorefield
George C. Sturgiss
Board of Trade Is a Business Necessity to any City or Town
The Lake Charles American Press argues that a Board of Trade is essential for expanding a town’s customer base and preventing business decline. Cooperation among merchants, residents, and officials is urged to grow the market, attract new residents, and keep a town lively and prosperous. The article cites larger cities showing stronger support for boards of trade and invites attendance at the Lake Charles board’s annual meeting to assess effectiveness.
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Board of Trade
Lake Charles
Lla
Daily Sentinel
American Press
Board
Rival Nominating Conventions Meet in One Room
In Charleston on June 21 two Republican conventions held in the same courtroom selected separate ticket lists. The county committee group backed J. K. Moore for the house, 8. Morton for county court, and B. F. Murphy for schools, while the Reed faction named Hans Reed for the house, A. E. Hedrick for county court, H. B. White for schools, plus five county committee members. Joseph Gaines was endorsed for congress by the Horan faction, and J. M. Dorsey for state senator by Reed.
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Charleston
Clay
Alf. Bell
J. K. Moore
House of Delegates
Morton
B. F.murphy
Reed
Hans Reed
A. E. Hedrick
H. B. White
Republican County Committee
Joseph Gaines
Congress
Horan
J. M. Dorsey
B&O Earnings Rise With City Growth Message
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reports May 1910 gross earnings of 7.63 million and net 2.11 million, with gains over 1909. Eleven month totals show rising earnings and net profits. The piece urges civic participation, business league involvement, and a 300-member target for the Grafton Board of Trade, urging readers to join and help city growth.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
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WE Soon
Mineral County
Cumberland
Hubbard
J. C. Liller
Bischoff
Dty
Alfred Ridgeley
Ridgeley
Nicaragua
Sam
Congressman Sturgiss
Enery
Republican Party
Suluier
Lees
West
Srl
G. Bonafield
Colorado
Boise
Idaho
Mr. Bonafield
J. W. Bonafield
Miss Ruby
Sims & Company
Baltimore & Ohio
Grafton Board of Trade
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