William Knight to Be Examined for Insanity This Evening
The Bluemont man William Knight, suspected of insanity after attacking 74 year old Thomas Devers with a hammer and attempting more self harm, will be examined tonight about 7 o clock by Justice Monroe and Dr A R Warden to decide if confinement is needed to prevent harm. Knight has been acting strangely since the Devers incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Devers
Daily Sentinel
William Knight
Bluemont
Bluemont Street
Devers
Justice Monroe
A. R. Warden
Head Split in Clarksburg Desperate Family Feud
In Clarksburg Martin Pitzer is at St Marys hospital with a head wound after a dark fight with Frank Haddox, his brother in law. Haddox fled, leaving a dangerous past. Pitzer operated on and recovering while searchers found him near a creek morning light.
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Clarksburg
Martin Pitzer
St. Mary’s Hospital
Frank Haddox
MeAdowbrook
Haddox
Pitzer
Slashed by an Italian in Thomas W Va
Jas Murray of Thomas was severely cut by an Italian with a razor in an unprovoked assault. The wound ran from the right ear to the jaw with a narrow throat cut pending. The Italian fled to Douglas and was briefly shielded by locals as Americans clashed with Italians in the aftermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
W. VA
Jas
Murray
Douglas
Funeral of infant child Dudley family in Bluemont Cemetery
The funeral of the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Ed L. Dudley occurred this afternoon after a Cleveland death Tuesday morning. Service was at the Dudley home on Washington Street with Rev. J. W. Engle officiating. Interment followed at Bluemont Cemetery under Perine & Bartlett supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed L. Dudley
Cleveland
Roosevelt visits Harvard for talks and reunion dinner
Col. Roosevelt was guest of president Lowell at Harvard and spoke to the Law School before attending a class reunion dinner at the Algonquin Club. He refused interviews. The ex-president then presided over the Harvard Alumni Association meeting and visited Senator Lodge at Nahant.
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Cambridge
Mass
Col. Roosevelt
Lowell
Harvard
Harvard Law School
Algonquin Club
Harvard Alumnni Association
Senator Lodge
Na Hant
Husband Hallows Wife Slashes Self In Yonkers Tragedy
John Dennis attacked his young wife in Yonkers on Tuesday slashing her throat with a razor and then cut himself. He is out of work and despondent and will probably die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers, N
John Dennis
Fatal gas blast kills four in Minneapolis hotel basement
Four men die and eleven are injured after an acetylene gas tank explodes in the basement of Bushay's hotel in Appubure. Two victims die Tuesday evening, with eleven others wounded in the incident. Rescue crews assist as investigators assess the cause of the blast.
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Minneapolis
Bushay's
Appubure
Zeppelin airship Deutschland lands amid forest crash
June 29 Count Zeppelin's airship Deutschland landed near Iburgs in Teutehburger forest after a faulty motor caused a perilous drift. Thirty aboard, including newspapermen and crew, escaped by ropes with no injuries as the craft struck a tree clump and gas ballast reduced buoyancy.
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Dusseldorf
Count Zeppelin
Deutschland
Iburgs
Teutehburger Forest
Arrested for loitering at the depot
Mazie Riely, a local girl, was arrested for loitering at the B&O depot last evening. Jane was arraigned before Justice Monins this afternoon and sentenced to ten days in jail, a term suspended on promising better conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Sentinel
Mazie Riely
Jane
Justice Monins
Foreigner Killed Near Newburg by Train
Louis Hollick, a foreigner, was struck by a train on the Third division of the B and O near Newburg last evening. He was brought to City Hospital in critical condition and died about 7 o'clock this morning. One arm was severed and he was badly bruised. Remains were taken to Perlie Bartlett undertaking rooms for burial preparations. interment planned for Friday in the Catholic cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Sentinel
Louis Hollick
Newburg
Periie & Bartjlett
W O W Lodge Unveils Clarence Lucas Monument
A large crowd attends the unveiling and decoration of Clarence Lucas’s monument by the W. O. W. Lodge on Sunday. Several local residents were noted visiting family and friends, with reports of illnesses easing and various social visits across the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. W. Lodge
Clarence Lucas
Fathers Day Workhouse in Spokane Inspires Movement
Fathers Day sermons in Spokane churches praised fathers led by Mrs. J B Dodd wearing red roses. Mayor Pratt declined a proclamation, saying there are enough special days. The movement to honor fathers spread nationwide with ministers and citizens embracing the idea of fathers as head of the home.
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Spokane
Wash
J. B. Dodd
Nelson
Pratt
Mrs. Dodd
Mother
Father
King
Dodd
Doctors Prescriptions and Tax Notice Summary
Dozens of disjointed items note doctors endorsing and then condemning advertised remedies like Lydias Pinkham’s vegetable compound. A delinquent 1909 tax list is near publication with a final warning to pay. Merchants Association meeting on June 28 1910 precedes a Gratton Board of Trade public session chaired by GHO L JOLLIFFE with secretary A KEBPHR.
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Lydis B. Pinkham
H. J. Pracht
Merchants Association
Gratton’ Board of ‘Trade
Great Change In Conditions In Western Grain States
Spokane June 29 Farmers in western states may see altered commercial conditions by 1915 if Dry Farming Congress plans succeed. John T. Burns cites 1910 data showing 33.3 million acres producing 20.6 bushels per acre, with Dry Farming potentially adding 60 million wheat acres and 166 million extra bushels annually, reshaping transport, marketing, and trade.
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Spokane
Wash
Dry Farming Congress
F. W. Mondell
Wyoming
Washington Board of Control
John T. Burns
United States
Commissioner’s Notice to creditors of Margaret Hall
The administrator J H Cropp asks all claimants against Margaret Hall deceased to present their claims for adjudication at W P Samples office in Grafton Taylor county West Virginia on or before August 9 1910. Given June 8 1910 by Commissioner of Accounts.
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J. H. Cropp
Margaret Hall
Sai Margaret Hall
Grafton
Taylor County
West Virginia
Pleasant pre nuptial party in White home
A long time in city pleasantry. Miss Myrtle White and George Hamilton hosted ushers and ladies at George W White's Washington street home. Music, punch, a banquet, gifts, and games followed, with couples and guests including Marie Cole Eleanor Tregellas Katherine Graney Blanche Watkins Marie Foley Tom Vance and Oliver Hamilton among others.
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George W. White
Washington Street
Myrtle
George Hamilton
Miss White
Mr. Land
George W. Jr
Karl
Myrtle White
Marie Cole
Eleanor Tregell
Katherine Graney
Blanche Watkins
Marie Foley
Tom Vance
Brooks Sims
Leo J. Rasche
John Staples
H. Garfield Chaney
Oliver Hamilton
New York
Contractors move on new depot project in Gratton
Messrs Walsh and Son of Baltimore arrive in Gratton to begin work on the Baltimore and Ohio depot on East Main street. They rent the Caveney building rear as office and storage for tools. Excavation and stone work will provide local jobs while construction proceeds, with the power plant dismantled to clear the site.
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Daily Sentinel
Messrs
J J. Walsh & Son
Baltimore
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
East Main Street
Gratton
Mondegas
Caveney
Grafton Traction Company
Messrs. Walsh and Son
Shriek
Grafton
Governor says he will not interfere in fight
Reno June 29 Governor Dickerson said this afternoon the bout would not be interfered with. He visited Jeffries and Johnson in their camps but will not attend the fight as he never cared for the game. Muldoon reports both men in perfect condition and notes no betting found. predicts even money.
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Reno
Dickerson
Jeffries
Johnson
William Muldoon
Muldoon
Tragedy at Annapolis Linked to Missing Midshipmen
At Annapolis Maryland on June 29 two midshipmen Grisby Thames of Georgia and Sherman Mason son of the Naval Academy superintendent set sail with Miss Marie Bower. The boat and clothing of the three were found late in the day but no trace of the trio had been found by nightfall and hopes of survival were abandoned.
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Annapolis
Marie Bower
Naval Academy
Grisby Thames
Georgia
Sherman Mason
Special Session County Court Considers Brewery License
The County Court will hold a special session at the courthouse on Thursday June 20 4040 at o oclock p m to hear the Tygart Valley Brewing Company license application for beer porter and ale in Graftons First Ward Citizens may speak for or against the license The article notes Graftons new depot site promises growth and a broader business district improving property values and traffic distribution as construction advances
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Court House
Tygart Valley Brewing Company
Grafton
Licenses Due July First Under Law Warning
The law requires all persons and businesses needing licenses to obtain and pay for them by July first or face a fine. Payments are made to the county clerk of each county, whose duty is clearly defined and not subject to leniency.
Infant of Cleveland Couple Dies in City
The baby of Mr. and Mrs. Ed L. Dudley of Cleveland died here last night. The remains will be brought on train No. 4 tonight to the Dudley sisters on Washington Street and interment will be at Bldemont cemetery in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Sentinel
Ed. L. Dudley
Cleveland
Della and
Daisy Dudley
Washington Street
Mr. Dudley
Bldemont Cemetery
Married in Fairmont Dr Westover Weds Miss Billingele
Dr O A Westover and Miss Zella Billingele were quietly married in Fairmont Monday evening. Westover, formerly practicing in Gratton, was living in the O.Feme Jarrett building. The report notes the small, quiet ceremony with local interest in the couple.
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O. A. Westover
Zella Billingele
Fairmont
Dr. Westover
Gratton
Jarrett
Mt le
Woodmen Circle Hosts Farewell for Mrs Brumbaugh
The White Rose Grove No. 2 Woodmen Circle gave a farewell reception for Mrs. Rufus Brumbaugh at her Beech Street home on the West Side attended by about 25 members. Brumbaugh will move to Lima Ohio, after a evening of games music and social amusements. Charles Hannan presented a gift before departures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Membeng
White Rose Grove No. 2
Woodmen Circle
Rufus Brumbaugh
Beech ‘Street
Charles Hannan
Promotions and appointments at Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
June 29 announces the creation of an additional assistant to the president and promotions across the Baltimore and Ohio system. George Hamp named as promoter to the president. John G. Walker and C. W. Galloway receive elevated rail transportation roles. C. C. Bent becomes general superintendent of the New York division. W. H. Brimson assumes duties of general superintendent. extended jurisdiction announced for multiple officers across B and O Southwestern and Staten Island lines. Also notes Taft’s Beverley trip and a large legal payment in New York.
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Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Willard
George Hamp
New York
Staten Island Railway
Station Island Rapid ‘Tranalt Railway
Potter
John G. Walker
Transportation
W. H. Brimson
J. G. Walker
Resistant
D. Harr
Motive Pider
Marl Stinson
Tenance of
Way. C., McCubbin
B. V. Balls
W. E. Burwell
J. W. Adams
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Arthur Poe
Laura
J W. Weaver
Helen
Opal Rogers
Joe Carroll
Robert Morrison
Hazel
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Richard Wood
Delma Wood
Kentucky
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J S. Elliott
Henry J. Davis
West Virginity
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Elliott
Ify
Andy
Harrison
Chicago
Supreme Court
Sesson
J. C. Bennett
Oswego Institute
Dep't Civil Service
Oswego, N
Gho. L. Jolliffe
A. Kebphr
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W. P
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Arne
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Dickkerson
Special Session County Court
Yenderer
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Pres
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Beverley
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