Ogden Named Key Member of Public Service Commission
Charleston June 20 The US public service commission announced assignments of its members and committees for the first year Virgil L High Jana named chief of Bureau No 1 overseeing power hydro electric telegraph and pipeline interests Charles H Bronson chief of Bureau No 2 handling common carriers including railroads street railways express and ferries W C Kilmer chief of Bureau No 3 covering public utilities water and municipalities Ogden to head fund Two standing committees The employes and efficiency panel includes Highland Ogden and Bronson The rules and procedure panel includes Ogden Highland and Kilmer Ogden recently returned from Wisconsin where he studied the railroad commission which is said to resemble the new state public service commission
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Charleston
US Service Commission
Virgil L. High- Jana
Charles H. Bronson
W. C. Kilmer
Howard N. Ogden
Highland
Ogden and Bronnon
Trustees protest state funds for Washington and Jefferson College
June 20 Harrisburg lawmakers faced a telegram from two Washington and Jefferson College trustees urging rejection of any appropriation. A 360,000 bill was reported by the house and the senate soon after. Trustees Kennedy and Acheson read the telegram, marking the first such protest from college trustees against an appropriation.
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Harrisburg
House
Washington and Jefferson College
Senate
John M. Kennedy
M. W. Acheson, Jr
Removal Sale At DeWoody Store In Thoroughfare
A local notice announces a removal sale by the Gas Doctor and the Man Who Has It, who will liquidate their entire stock of plumbing goods gas fixtures hardware and aluminum before moving to allow rebuilding of the present property once occupied by Mr De Woody. The sale promises thrifty housekeepers a chance to buy household necessities at greatly reduced prices.
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eSntinel DeWoody
de Woody
Chicago Lockout Halts City Construction Work
June 20 thousand workers were barred from uncompleted Chicago buildings as the Building Trades Council strike action intensified. The Building Construction Employers Association halted all work on projects valued at 29 million dollars after contractors notified that a lockout was in effect. President W Gindele warned union officers that the strike by stonemasons on the Continental and Commercial National Bank buildings must end or face further job bans.
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Chicago
Building ‘Trades Council
Building Construction Employers’ Association
Continental
Commercial National Bank
Pratt Haislip Wedding Highlighted By Elegant Ceremony
The Daily Sentinel reports the wedding of Miss Martha Eliza Pratt and Mr James Anderson Haislip at The Inn on Wednesday night at eight thirty. The bride, daughter of Dr and Mrs S A Pratt, is a Kingwood High School graduate with a BA from Maryland College and Phi Kappa Phi membership. The groom, a West Virginia University alumnus and civil engineer, is superintendent for Rosemont Coal Company in Philadelphia with roots in Graf ton and former M&K railroad worker. The event featured pink mountain laurel and ferns and musical performances.
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Daily Sentinel
Martha Eliza Pratt
James Anderson Haislip
Genevieve Elliott
Terra Alta
Hislip
West Virginia University
Phi Kappa Sigma
Rosemont Coal Company
Philadelphia
Rosemont
West Virginia
George A. Haislip
Grafton
Haislip
Kingwood
M. & K. Railroad
Kingwood Journal
Party to Wheeling and West Virginia ball guests
Dr and Mrs A S Warder Miss Ann Dorsey Marty Lambrecht and Leo J Rasche left last evening for Wheeling to attend the West Virginia Semi Centenn ial ball where Mrs Warder serves as a chaperone and Mr Rasche as a marshal
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Daily Sentinel
A. S. Warder
Ann Dorsey
Marty Lambrecht
Leo J. Rasche
Wheeling
West Virginia
Warder
Mr. Rasche
Booze Fund Enacted in Fayette County Investigation
Uniontown reports a controversial $501000 liquor fund raised by a secret committee to influence votes for Judge Robert Umbel. Samuel C. Frock testifies the Labor Brewing Company helped finance the fund and arranged Atlantic City discussions on liquor interest protection. Judge Van Swearingen denies misconduct, confirms a conversation with Frock.
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Uniontown
Fayette County
Robert B. Umbel
Samuel C. Frock
Labor Brewing Company
Judicial Investigating Committee
Imbel
J. Q. van Swearingen
van Swearingen
Frock
Atlantic City
Rutherford Hatton Wedding in Molines Illinois
Miss Ruby Rutherford daughter of Mr and Mrs John Rutherford of the south side married Mr Carl Hatton of Chicago on a Wednesday afternoon in Molines Illinois. She recently moved to Chicago where she lived with cousin Mrs Maude Vanerman while working there. The couple will reside in Moline and the Sentinel extends best wishes for their future happiness.
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Uarly Sentinel
Ruby Rutherford
Dughter
John Rutherford
South Side
Carl Hatton
Chicago
Molines
Illinois
Maude Vanerman
Hatton
Miss Rutherford
Grafton High School
Moline
the Sentinel
Weston Ahead of Schedule At Weston Pedestrian Run
Corry Pa June 20 Edward Payson Weston the aged pedestrian began a short journey from Jamestown New York aiming to reach Corry by 8 pm to deliver an address. He had breakfast at Ashville and lunch at Watts Flats, continuing ahead of his schedule.
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Corry
Edward ‘Payson Weston
Jamestown
Ashville
Watts Flats
Convention of B80 Employees in Pittsburgh
The nul convention of delegates elected by the employees of the B and O Railroad Company and its relief department will be held June 26 for four or five days. Ex mayor George F Greene will represent the Grafton division. six delegates are chosen from Monongah division. Ward RL, son of William Ward, hanged himself in a boiler house near Jarvisville, leaving a wife and two children. A coroner’s jury found no foul play.
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Nul
B. & Q. Railroad Company
Relief Department
George F. Greeene
Grafton
Greene
Pittsburg
RL. Wrd
William Ward
FH. Barnett
Jarvisville
Ward
F. W. Langfitt
Squire Williams
Wolf Summit
Salem Earald
Reverend El Heese Visits Grafton For Sunday Sermon
Rev El Heese of Des Moines Iowa arrived last night and will be guest of friends over Sunday. He once pastored the First United Brethren church here about ten years ago and is remembered by many Graftonians. He may fill the U B church pulpit at Sunday morning service.
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el. Heese
Deas Moines
Iowa
Reese
First United Brethren Church
U. B
Campers Prepare for Mountain Trips and Buckhannon River Fishing
Campers pack tents and provisions as season opens with many locals planning trips along Buckhannon river. Raymond Newton L A Sharp and C W Perine head for river locations for two weeks of fishing while Albert Gaskins and his son Lester depart for the same region for several days amid praise of the area’s famed fishing nearby.
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Daily Sentinel
Raymond Newton
L. A. Sharp
Buckhannon River
Albert Gaskins
Lester
Death of Hazelwood youth from typhoid fever
The pony of soya Whitecotton aged 19 died in Hazelwood this week from typhoid. He was transported on No. 14 to Howard Skidmore’s home. The funeral will be held at Skidmore’s residence at 10 a.m. and burial in Bluemont Cemetery under Rev. E H Wtera.
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Soya Whitecotton
Hazelwood
Howard Skidmore
Freedom of Press Is Ably Discussed
Judge Smith McPherson of Ohio warns editors and the press to criticize with restraint and civility. He urges intelligent, courteous discourse between courts and newspapers to preserve press freedom and public trust while noting limits of criticism and dangers of sensationalism. He cites constitutional supremacy and calls for fair treatment of judges and jurors. Charles Harr travels to Wheeling for Semi-Centennial exercises.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Shae
Smith McPherson
United States
Southern District of Ohio
National Press Association
McPherson
Association
England
Washington City
New York City
Indianapolis
Panama Canal
Charles Harr
Kirby Hotel
Wheeling
Death of Valley Falls farmer William R. Boice
William R. Boice, a respected Valley Falls district farmer, died June 15 at 56 after a brief illness. Funeral services were at Hepzibah Baptist Church with Rev. P. H. Murray presiding. interment followed in Hepzibah Cemetery. He married Ella May Riley on May 26, 1890, and they had eight children, three of whom survive: Curtis, Minnie, Russell, Clara, Minta, and George. Two children preceded him.
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William R. Boice
Valley Falls
Hepzibabh Baptist Church
Hepzibah
P. H. Murray
Ella May Riley
Curtis
Minnie
Russell
Clara
Minta
George
Elkins Plans June State Birthday Celebration Parade
Elkins will stage an anniversary celebration for West Virginia's birth day with 1:30 parade from the courthouse to the YMCA Building, featuring school children, patriotic songs, and the Governor's proclamation. A bicycle, auto and motorcycle parade will close the day's events.
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Elkins
West Virginia
Court House
Y.M.C.A
West Virginia Man Seeks Venezuela Minister Post
John Dice of Lewisburg hopes to be appointed United States minister to Venezuela. He visited Secretary of State Bryan in Washington with backing from Senator Chilton and others. Dice, with Ellett Northcott, Oscar Price, and Henry Fry, toured Fairfax Court House to view George Washington's will and related papers. In other news a West Virginia Democrat, Dr. Byington, has become chief clerk of the Pension Bureau after years of service.
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Washington
John Dice
Lewisburg
United States
Venezuela
Ellett Northcott
Chiloon
Bryan
Chilton
Northcott
Mr. Dice
Oscar Price
Ronceverte
Henry Fry
Charleston
Fairfax Court House
Virginia
George Washington
West
West Virginia
Pension Bureau
Byington
Charles Town
Union Pacific chief denies rumors on dissolution talks
New York June 20 Pudge Robert Lovett chairman of Union Pacific says authorities have been approached by unnamed persons offering influence with Congress over dissolution proceedings if lawyers are hired. He says such offers were rejected and rumors about management motives circulated. He notes a proposed deal to swap Southern Pacific stock for Baltimore and Ohio stock valued at about 3 million dollars.
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New York
Pudge Robert §. Lovett
Union Pacific Company
Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific
Congress
Union Pacific-Southern Pacific
Union Pacific-Southern Pacifi
Pennsylvania Railroad
Union Pacific
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Lovett casts doubt on unified control plan for railroads
Judge Lovett denies any intent to bring Union Pacific, Baltimore and Ohio, Southern Pacific, and others under a single banking house. He notes potential partial Union Pacific stake from the exchange and says no current talks involve disposing more Southern Pacific stock. He cites Kuhn, Loeb and Company as involved but calls the idea preposterous.
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Union Pacific
Kuhn, Loeb and Company
Southern Pacific
Exchange of Southern Pacific Stock
Baltimore& Ohio
Bernhold Bible Class Adjourning to Meet in September
The Bernhold Bible class of the M. C. adjourned after a successful season to meet the third Thursday night in September. Rev. John A. McClelland of the First Presbyterian church led the course, earning praise and thanks from attendees who also valued the 6:16 lunch. A large attendance is anticipated when sessions resume after warm weather.
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Bernhold
M. C
Association Rooms
John A. McClelland
First Presbytrian Church
Iesssons
McClelland
Fanatic male suffragist dies at Ascot racing incident
At Ascot England on June 19 a male suffragist killed himself by leaping in front of the American horse Tracery during the Derby race. He waved suffragist colors, produced a revolver, and caused a fatal collision that toppled horse and rider but left neither horse nor jockey hurt. The man died on the track. Tracery and jockey A Whalley escaped serious injury.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Ascot
England
Emily Wilding Davison
August J Helmont
Tracery
A. Whalley
Relatives seek to break will of wealthy Atlanta widow
In Atlanta on June 19 relatives of Mrs Barbara Stodd who died recently with about 100000 dollars left to Mercer University and other charities plan to file in Superior court to challenge the will They claim they were cut out because some refused to harm Dr H J Garner the divorced husband by throwing vitriol in his face.
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Atlanta
Barbara Stodd
Mercer University
Targe
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W. Gindele
Employers’ Asociation
Building Trades Council
Rutherford-Hatton
Weston
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Relief Departmen
B. L. Reese
Aily Sentinel
Dgb McPherson
Associated Press
Money Trust
Supreme Court of the
Great Court
California
Tanan
Califor
Japan
Supreme Court of the United States
McPherton
WM. A. Boige
Taylor County
MTER
Bernhold Bible
Miss Davison
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