Baltimore and Ohio promotions take effect immediately
Multiple changes announced after A B Williams and Hice Laughlin were promoted to oversee Wheeling and Monongahela divisions. Ed D Griffin becomes trainmaster at Wheeling, James McClung promoted to night chief dispatcher, W P Stewart named trainmaster at Weston, John Niland promoted to assistant trainmaster at Araston, and J H Stafford moves into McClung’s former regular dispatch role. Ringler, a longtime Wheeling resident and stogie maker, had a fatal action prompting funeral plans in Grafton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Williams
Wheeling
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Hice Laughlin
Ed. D. Griffin
Laughlin
Griffin
Parkersburg
M. R
James McClung
McClung
W. P. Stewart
Weston
West Virginia
Pittsburg
Clarksburg
Richwood
John Niland
Cumberland
Araston
J. H. Stafford
Ringler
J. 8
Cyrus Ringler
First Ward
Harry Ringler
Fetterman
Scott Ringler
Elkins
Grafton
John A. McCabe
Railroads Seek Large Rate Increases Across Regions
Washington reports that the Interstate Commerce Commission is receiving notices of substantial rail rate hikes across the trans Missouri region, the northwest, and Chicago hinterland. Projections suggest an average rise near 16 percent, with ICC experts evaluating wage-adjusted comparisons and potential remedies if rates are deemed excessive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
trans-Missouri Territory
Northwest
Chicago
Commission
Hatfield Kinman Kills Constable in Lindsey Va
Amos Hatfield, nephew of the feud famed Anse Hatfield, is said to have shot and killed Constable Doc Mounts at Lindsey West Virginia on Sunday afternoon. Both men were reportedly in love with the same woman. Hatfield, deemed the clan’s most dangerous member, has prior trials in Mingo County for highway robbery and murder. Two shots struck the heart, Mounts dying instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
W. Va
Amos Hatfield
Anse Hatfield
Feud
Doc Mounta
Lindsey
Amos. Hatfield
Mingo County
Mounts
Paralyzed Well Known Retired Passenger Engineer
William A. Willhide a famed retired passenger engineer who ran the Parkersburg branch for years suffered a stroke on Saturday morning. Doctors attended him and by evening his condition had shown a marked improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Willhide
Parkersburg
Suddarth
Willhide
Judge Mason Improves After Surgery in Fairmont
FAIRMONT, May 2 Judge John W Mason is improving after a painful operation performed Saturday at his East Side home. The procedure relieved breathing caused by a diseased muscle near the windpipe. Dr. Sands and Dr. H R Johnson led the operation. Mason bore the pain and, once the surgeons found the correct area and freed the passage, he breathed easier and showed rapid improvement. Friends visiting reported his condition encouraging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
John W. Mason
East Side
Sands
H. R. Johnson
Mason
Judge Mason
Farmer rescued after two days tied by highwaymen
J E Smith of Trace Fork was found unconscious two days after being tied to a tree by robbers while en route home from Milton with bank money. The report from Huntington notes the assault and exposure as the farmer recovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
J. E. Smith
Milton
Kher
Real Estate Notice in Webster Area
Real estate notice seeking renters buyers or exchanges in Webster. Contact Col H. Smith Real Estate agent Webster W. Ve for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster
H Smith
W. Ve
Former Grafton Man Suicides in Ohio River at Wheeling
A man formerly of Grafton, Ringler, a Wheeling toolmaker, endured melancholy and ended his life Sunday afternoon by drowning in the muddy Ohio River at the foot of Twenty-fourth Street. A young witness alerted help. his body was recovered, but resuscitation failed. An inquest by Coroner Rogers ruled suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayes Ringler
Grafton
Wheeling
J. 8
Miller
Twenty— Second Street
The
Ohio
Twenty-fourth Street
Ringler
Habig
Allen
Breummer & Hilderbrand
Rogers
Union Men For Scott Endorsement Resolution 1910
At the Clarksburg West Virginia Central Trades Council meeting on April 28 1910 the body endorsed Nathan B Scott for re election to the United States Senate and urged labor supporters to back his candidacy A copy of the resolutions was to be sent to Senator Scott and supplied to the press for publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
Friends of Organized Labor
Scott
West Virginia Proclaims May Eighth Mothers Day
The governor designated May 8 as Mothers Day urging nationwide adoption. The op ed praises honoring mothers for sacrifice and guidance, notes many push for a lasting holiday, and suggests a future Fathers Day as a companion observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Starving Cancer And The Radium Controversy
A summary of cancer treatment debates notes that radium therapy for skin cancer has mixed results and possible risks. A New York hospital method claims success by cutting blood supply to superficial cancers, but deep seated cancers remain untreatable by this isolation approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Baltimore American
Taft seeks urgent Panama Canal fortifications by 1915
President Taft sent to Congress a war department report urging immediate fortification of the Panama Canal to finish by 1915. Details on exact fort locations are withheld pending land parcel status along the canal route. The plan lists ten 14 inch rifles twelve 6 inch rifles and twenty five 12 inch mortars with an estimated cost over 14 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Taft
Congress
Panama Canal
Bomb in Harveytown School Demolished by Dynamite Blast
A dynamite bomb ripped through a school building in Harveytown near Huntington, destroying most of the structure. The attack follows recent church shooting in the same settlement. Investigators have not solved the case despite top detectives' work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harveytown
Huntington
Board of Trade Booklets On Grafton Advertisements
Booklets advertising Grafton are available now at news stands and news dealers and also for sale at the Grafton House. Each booklet costs 10 cents and contains detailed information about Grafton. Send them to friends along with Sweet Melody Flour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Grafton
Grafton House
Castori Advertises A Cabinet Photo Offer This Week
Mixed items note a cabinet photo offer by H. H. Chedester and Carl Brown’s visit from the Grafton baseball team to Oakland Maryland. Sweet Melody Flour is referenced with Miner’s steady work and railway superintendent signatures for Grafton and Belington. A medical note discusses a cancer treatment showing potential but stresses individual case history dictates reliability.
Lady Thrown From Buggy Near Flemington After Funeral
Sunday afternoon a buggy carrying Mrs H P Davidson and Mr Charles Monroe was struck by a frightened horse drawn by another funeral vehicle near Flemington at about 1 pm. Mrs Davidson sustained slight injuries and bruises from the collision while both occupants were thrown from the buggy. Also listed: sale items include a kitchen cabinet stove sewing machine bed bunks side saddle bee hive buggy and harness and a yearling heifer listed by Mrs Rosa Lake 22 St Charles Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. Davidson
Jne W. Davidson
Pittsyein Coal Company
Flemington
Davidson
Charles Monroe
Rosa Lake
St. Charles Street
Eight Boys Escape From State Reform School
Eight boys fled the state reform school at Pruntytown Sunday night taking a bloodhound and a shotgun. Police in Fairmont, Clarksburg, and the issuing authorities were notified, but no trace had been found by Sunday evening. State officials refused to release details, citing a policy to suppress information about escapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Reform School
Pruntytown
Fairmont
Clarksburg
Sentinel
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D. Griffin
Hidk Laughlin
James Maclung
Hatfield
Anse
Wim. Willhide
Astoria
What Is
Castoria
Danville
Illinois
Joe Cannon
Mark Twain
Twain
A Hood Phillips
Wheel— “Ing
Castori
H. H. Chedester
Carl Brown
Oakland, Md
L. Meadford
Grafton & Belington
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