Four Sleeping Major Davis Elkins Circus Tragedy in Indiana
Chaos followed a wreck near Hammond Indiana as Hagenbeck Wallace circus trains collided with a Michigan Central line, killing many performers and spectators. Initial reports list dozens dead with hundreds injured, bodies shelved for morgues and hospitals overflowing as investigators probe cause.
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Wallace
Chicago
Hagenbick-Wallace
Michigan Central
Ivanhoe Station
Gary
Ind
Hampond
Collman
Davis Elkins Declares GOP Principles for WV Senate
Davis Elkins outlines a wartime platform urging national suffrage for women, firm prohibition, protectionist tariffs, and strong labor support. He emphasizes loyalty to Republicans, fiscal prudence, highway and waterway development, and conservation. He frames his candidacy for United States senator as committed to victory, state prosperity, and party harmony.
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Republican Party
West Virginia
United States of America
United States
Goff
West Virgina
United States and Germany Agree in Principle to Prisoner Exchange
Washington reports the German government has agreed in principle to a conference with United States representatives to discuss the treatment welfare and exchange of prisoners. Swiss or Spanish venues are likely for the talks to cover officer pay and all related questions.
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United States
Germany
Washington, DC
State Department
Berlin
Switzerland
Spain
Red Cross work room created from jail in Bluefield
In Bluefield West Virginia June 21 An account says a statement from a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing in Washington suggested prohibition would affect outputs. A Pocahontas County report notes Crum mining town has converted an inverted jail into a Red Cross work room since the prohibition law took effect. The jail in the state has found no use and has been repurposed for a constructive project.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Senate Agriculture Conwiltes
Washington
Pocahontas
Crum
Pig Club Day Brings Members to Tow
The county pig club members visited Tow to exchange pigs raised last year for new stock. Boys weighed and recorded pigs under bank trust sponsorship. Morgantown specialist L S Starkey praised the club, with J V Chadduck offering encouragement. Also notified is the safe arrival of Corporal Grove Stewart, son of W P Stewart, who served with the Meld artillery.
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PEG
Daily Sentinel
Grafton 'Tbank Ing
Trust Company
Utis Mosning
L. ¥. Starkey
Morgantown
J. V. Chadduck
Irforal Stewart
Pran Ily
W. P. Stewart
Mapie
Nue
Hive
Cargoral Grove
Stewart
Weas
West Virginia Bar honors in‑service members at Elkins meeting
The West Virginia Bar Association honors members serving in the military as part of the thirty‑fourth annual meeting in Elkins on July 16 and 17. The published honor roll lists officers from Huntington to Bluefield across judge advocate general, National Army, and unclassified roles, with several others believed in service awaiting records.
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Bluefield
George KR. Jackson
Thomas T. Trapnall
Frank C. Haymond
Fairmont
National Army
A.B. Bryant
Wheeling
E. C. Harrison
Charleston
Carl O. Schmidt
Howell M. Tanner
US Troops in France Honor Roll Progress Report
General March said the United States moved about 199,000 troops to France in a week, boosting the total shipped from all American ports beyond 800,000 and signaling the pace of placing an army in France. He noted the mix includes regulars, national guards, national army, and marines amid a temporary lull on the western front.
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March
Traupotdints
United States
France
General March
Tarek
Rough Summer For Whale and Pher Denizens
Report from Philadelphia notes whales and porpoises drifted ashore along the North Atlantic coast between Cape Menelope and Cape Henry. Seven whales lie along the beach torn apart by explosions, mistaken for submarines and fired upon. Hundreds of porpoises also drifted ashore, with many fish killed, including sea bass and swordfish, according to skippers.
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Pher Deniz
Philadelphia
North Atlantic
Marneget
Cape Henry
Cape Menelope
Death of John P Trimble at Maple Avenue Home
John P Trimble died at his Maple Avenue home after a brief illness aged 73 years. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:30 PM conducted by Rev. Paul Flannigan of St. Pauls M. E. Church. Interment at Bluemont under Perthe Hartlett & Co. Trimble recently moved from Barbour County and is survived by a widow and several children.
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Daily Sentinel
John P. Trimble
Maple Avenue
Paul Flannigan
St. Paul's M
Road commission Adds Rule For Vehicle License Transfers
Charleston June 24 The West Virginia state road commission issued a rule governing license number transfers when cars are traded or sold by private owners. A vehicle receives a number at application and, upon transfer, the license and number pass to the buyer with the seller surrendering the license card and providing the buyer’s name and address along with a 1 transfer fee. When trading to a dealer, the old license accompanies the vehicle and the new owner applies for a license while the dealer obtains the old license to transfer to the customer. The number changes only if the vehicle is destroyed or leaves the state.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Road Commission
Clarence Dilworth Appointed Army Field Clerk
Mayor believes his son Clarence is accepted into the service as army field clerk and assigned to Governors Island New York after leaving town Sunday following a satisfactory physical and ability examination.
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Clarence Dilworth
Dilworth
Clarence
Governor’s Island
W. Y
Patriots donate jewelry to Red Cross in West Virginia
Residents of Weston West Virginia gather broken and precious metal jewelry for the Red Cross. A brass kettle in a downtown store collects items to be melted into bullion for sale, with proceeds going to the local Red Cross chapter.
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Weston
W. Va
Red Cross
The
Rédross
Italians predict end of war if full support given
Washington reports confidence from Rome that victory could come this year if allies back the Italian offensive. Wireless dispatches from Rome cite Austrian Piave retreat and 45,000 Italian prisoners as proof, with secret sources saying German divisions are diverted from France to aid Austria.
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Washington
Rome
Trians
Piave
France
Austrian Government Pressed to Postpone Italian Front Offense
June 24 report from Annemasse says Baron Burian sought consent to an immediate indefinite postponement of Austria’s offensive on the Italian front during a visit to Germany. The Daily Mail correspondent cites an unimpeachable source.
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London
Germany
Baron Buriah
Daily Mail
Annemasse
Cadet Borland Rebounds After 1000-Foot Fall in Air
Cadet Alexander M Borland of Houston barely survived a 1000 foot plunge at the United States School of Military Aviation Fort Worth flight training. He was unconscious for 48 hours with a fractured skull but is rapidly recovering at home and expects to return to active duty by July 5. He remembers little of the crash, believes he was asleep, and aims to fly again on the western front as a pursuit pilot.
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Washington Pa
Alexander M
Borland
Houston
United States School of Military Agronautics
Fort Worth
Texas
Dass
Washington and Jefferson
Sam
Cours
Roland
Western Front
Infant mortality studies to be conducted in West Virginia
Short studies will be conducted this summer in several mid sized communities of West Virginia under the state health department and the Children's Bureau to examine infant and child mortality factors. The work will include vital statistics review, general community conditions, safeguarding measures for young children, birth registration tests, and an analysis of conditions leading to infant deaths, directed by public health nurses and federal agents.
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Ony
Charleston
W. VA
Virginia
State Health Department
Children’s Bureau
United States Department of Health
Les Tepson
Amg
Federal
Buraue
Attorney General England Sets Opinion On School District Limits
Carleton, Va July 24 Attorney General England issues opinion on how far a municipality and its independent school district extend their boundaries. The ruling addresses annexation and title transfer when districts expand, prompted by a Martinsburg dispute over city limits and school assignments. Only a small portion of the area is affected.
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Carleston
Gem England
M.vps
Shawkey
Schoola
Arsen
Martinsburg
Morgantown and Kingwood Railroad to Start Operations Soon
June reports from Washington indicate the Morgantown and Kingwood railroad will resume service on an eight mile line between Morgantown and Rowleyburg, West Virginia. Officials warned timing hinges on federal action and promised no restart until suspension is lifted, with further decisions to follow.
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Washington
Morgantown
Kingwood
Rowleyburg
W. Va
Renomination for delegates from Me and 1911 details
The text records campaign notes in Moundsville West Virginia about candidates for renomination to delegates, mentioning Rev Antoinette Hiwell as a pioneering woman in suffrage and noting leadership roles and ordination details amid fragmented lines.
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