Dockets Ready for Next Term Circuit Court
The next term of the circuit court will convene May 22 with grand and petit jurors summoned. A grand jury is to meet May 15 at Taylor County Court House for jury selection, followed by a list of 60 plus jurors and a large felony docket including murder and burglary cases. A misdemeanor docket and several trial dates are set, with a special May 6 term to address railroad double-tracking condemnation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Whietits
Thomas
Grimes
H. B. Bake
J. M. Litzinger
A. J. Moore
A. M. Moats
W. A. Scranage
James Arthur Poe
C.P. Green
J. A. Pugh, Sr
W. B. Craten
C. F. Hannon
C. F. Kirkpatrick
Huber
Jef D. Hamilton
Walter Evans
Hugh
George W. Custer
Ollie Hubn
J. W. Knotts
Pat McGrady
J. L. Bragg
Circuit Court
Ram Griffith
Jake Small
J. Findell and
Murphy
Elias Caster Has
John Houvert
James Jackson
Tate
L. Goines
K. Morris
Andrew Poing
Frank Carter
James Reid
Gordon Powell
C. R. Durbin
R. Stafford
M. Loren
Oris McKinney
Harrison
Geginer
James Pizonny
Matt Tominac
Sam Moreno
William Shaffer
Charles Anderson
Charles P. Dietz
Dewey Jay
Dakota Lake
Smith and
Mykoe
Smith
Stewart
Mike Scarfo
Pigni
Geo. Fors
Fred Poling
Rielly and Eisner
State
Allen Collins
Ode
W. H
Whitehair
B. Dadisman
Stuttler
Aid Haskins
Harry Eates
A. E. Delaney
Festus Ash
Charles Hussion
William Minor
Raymond Hussion
U. R
Freddy Male
Gordon Kennedy
Wilt Minor
Minor Chavenger
W. H. Scowell
F. P
Willinot, Jr
H. L. Corket
Eric Martin
John Hussion
Jonén
Edward Han
Delman
Same
Jno
Alex Kosky
Clairende McConkey
Joh Costello
Edward Hansel
Man
Chas, Anderson
Oscar Trickett
William Whitehal
Homer Whitehair
William Ellers
John Costello
Harry Estep
Harry Smith
Charles £. Batson
Pruntytown eyed for big state license plant
J S Lakin, president of the state board of control, studied Pruntytown as a potential site for a large state automobile license printing plant near the State Industrial School. Cost savings from in house printing could total about 30 000 dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Lakin
State Board of Control
Pruntytown
Lakin
Former French President Deschanel Dies in 1920s Paris
Paul Deschanel, tenth president of France, died after a train fall while visiting Montbrison to dedicate a monument. He had entered office February 18, 1920, succeeding Poincare, with a noted political career and rivalry involving Clemenceau. The report notes his retirement from public life and his prior role as a war premier negotiator with Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normand ‘Gy
Paris
Council of Ministers
Hich
Miller
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
M. Deschanel
Brussels
France
Jules Simon
Chamber l of Deputies
Bure-at-Loire
Parliamentary Commission On Foreign Affairs and Colonies
M, Deschanel
Chamber
Raymond Poincaire
Madame Deschanel
Mile
Germaine Brice
Rene Brice
Ile-et- Vilaine
Paul Deschanel
Paul Eugene Deschanel
National Assembly
Thiers
Georges Clemanceau
Clemencead
Germany
Deschanel
Mineca
India
Hlywee Palace
Poincaire
President Deschane
Might
Montbrison
Bomb kills Milkie and two others at bunk house
A bomb exploded in Milkie's arms after he seized the device from a fuse, killing two companions. State police and bloodhounds searched Vandergrift shell origins, while Dan Rowan, the night watchman, was elsewhere. Authorities suspect attackers hid near the bunk house during the watchman’s rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milkie
Apollo
Leechburg
Catanving
Vandergrift
Dan Rowan
Mine Wrecked by Explosion in Summerlee WV
A mine owned by Stuart Collieries Co. at Summerlee Fayette county was wrecked by an explosion late yesterday. Property damage estimated at 125000 with no injuries reported. The blast destroyed the tipple and damaged a steel fan. 200 miners normally work there. Governor Department of Mines official R M Lambie headed to Sumner to conduct a full investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apolla
A.P
Patterson
Kiski
Stanley Milke
Andrew Bornia
Frank Ridgaki
Frank Cogaski
West
Morland County
Apollo
Charleston
W. Va
Stuart Collieries Co
Summerlee
Fayette County
State Department
oParines
Niles
Ming
Department of Mines
John Mallawone
Sumner
R. M. Lambie
Leonard Grocery to Move Into New Main Street Building
Work begins Monday on a two story Main Street building to replace the barber and paint shop structures adjoining Leonard’s grocery. The 30 foot lot will house a tower store area with apartments above, built by A. M. Leonard & Son, owner of the existing store, as part of the plan to relocate the grocery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard's Grocery
Main Street
Leonard Grocery
8. M. Leonard & Son
Reynolds Testifies About Blizzard March to Logan County
Ed Reynolds testified in Buzzard's treason trial that he and William Blizzard led about 300 men from Lens Creek toward non union Logan coal fields after President Keeney urged armed marchers to return home. He described plans to confront Don Chafin and the Logan deputies, the password rule I am creeping, and the march past Sproul toward Boone county. Reynolds, jailed briefly for a $400 alleged false pretenses scheme, cited support from M. L. Heppenstal and local unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Town
W. Va
A. P
Reynolds
William Blizzard
Logan County
Keeney
Madison
Bandholz
Buzzard
Dana
Capitol
Charleston
Mingo County
Mingo
Lens Creek
Logan
Bilzzard
Racine
Boone County
Don Chafin
Chafin
Bunch
Sproul
Logan Country
McGraw Estate
Jar Points
Harold W. Houston
Faylettville
Kingston
M. L. Heppenstal
District 17
Jeffrey
Heppenstal
Witners
Mammoth
Lakin Offers New Plan For Care Of Poor
Grafton Rotary Club members at St Pauls M B Church enjoyed dinner. President Robinson introduced Hon Jas S Lakin president of the State Board of Control as the first speaker. Lakin outlined a plan to replace the county poor farm with an economical, efficient method for caring for the poor and aged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Children’s Aid Society
State Board of Control
Rotary
Grafton
Reform survey proposed for county poorhouses in West Virginia
A county group urged creating a unified board to survey each county infirmary, pick the best location, pool resources, and replace individual county poorhouses with a humane, well funded regional home. Attendees applauded the plan as a cure for stigma and underfunding. Prof Curran then spoke on personal efficiency and mental focus, performing a names-only demonstration for about forty-five attendees, followed by a pipe organ recital by Mrs. Dorsey Currey before dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Lalith
Curran
New York City
Prof. Piggott
Dorsey Currey
New Schedules One and C Train Services Here
New Baltimore and Ohio schedule changes affect Grafton with minor shifts in arrivals and departures for trains from Cumberland Parkersburg and Wheeling. The revised timetable lists station times including No 2 4 63 36 61 and 35 along with arrivals from Wheeling and connections to Belington and Charleston, detailing specific minutes past the hour for each service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co
Cumberland
Parkersburg
Grafton
Wheeling
Telington Oe
Train No 38 Oh'ston Arrivals From Parkeast
Fragmentary OCR notes list trains and arrivals including Train No 38 from Oh'ston to Parkeast and Train No 3 9 11 1, with arriving details unreadable. Presented as a terse rail schedule fragment with incomplete destination and time data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oh'ston
Grayton
Parkeast
Parke
Hoary
Spangler Accepts Bryan’s Check Over Darwin Bible Clash
Professor of botany at Finia University says he will take a $100 check from Wim Bryan offered for aligning Darwinian theory with the Bible. Spangler quotes a university paper noting support for Bryan’s views, and answers Bryan’s six questions, including belief in supernatural events. he denies descending from apes while affirming belief in the Bible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finia University
Wim Bryan
Bryan
Spangler
Mr. Bryans
Prof
Girl Found in Power House Murder Case In Ontonagon
A coroner’s report in Ontonagon Michigan ties Frances Pennington’s death to murder. The body was found in a North Lake power house smothered in turpentine, echoing a prior Hoopeston case. Police detained George Stimac after the girl’s father discharged him, with witnesses citing threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontomagon
Mich
April
A.P
Frances Pennington
North Lake Torday
Gertrude Hanna
Hoopestown
Painsdale
Houghton
George Stimac
First Wife May Adopt Child of and Wife
Detroit report notes Florence Orton wife of William Orton may adopt the child of the second Mrs Orton after Orton pleaded guilty to bigamy in municipal court. He claimed marriage to Hulda Nicholas would give the child a name. He was released under a 962 000 pending report by probation officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Florence Orton
William Orton
Orton
Bitam
Hulda Nicholas
Ment
Lewis Fails To Speed Up Hard Coal Wage Talks
New York April reports say John L. Lewis and mine workers unions did not accelerate anthracite wage negotiations. Labor members of the joint wage committee released a statement outlining the operators' demanded increases, while miners criticized the delay as talks stalled. In Peoria Illinois, the body of Reverend W J Leach, mining pastor and former newspaperman, was found by a fisherman along the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
New York
John L. Lewis
Schetke
Peoria
Ill
A. P
Hey
W.J. Leach
Averyville -Presbyterian
Finher
Willows
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grand Jury
Petit Jury
Paul Deschenel
French
Bank House
Kiska Coal Company
Steel Company
Bill Blizzard
Wnion
W. C. Macoughtry
Jefferson County
J. M. Garrett
J. W. Wysong
G. W. MdAtee
C. F. Daniele
C. M. B. Brown
R. C. Portérrear
Heskett
F. B. Swindley
Fayette
Main St
Taylor County
Rotary Club
Dr. Spangler
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