Methodists of the Nation In Session in Baltimore
Baltimore hosts the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church with 800 delegates and thousands of visitors. The Lyric Theatre will host all sessions as debates loom on theatre bans and amusements. Special services mark the centennial of the conference with Bishop Gallovar to speak on May 19.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Methodist Episcopal Church
Lyric
Charles B. Gallovar
Southern Methodist Church
L. Q. C. Lamar
James M. Buckley
New York
William
Jennings Bryan
Frank Hanley
Diana
Methodist Church
William Alfred Quayle
Robert McIntyre
Los Angeles
Baltimore Oratorio Society
Nalding
Chicago
Quayle
Father Kuppe murders daughter then commits suicide
Cleveland dispatch says C Kuppe, a music teacher, chloroformed his mentally challenged daughter before dawn and hanged himself in the summer kitchen. Letters on the table claim he killed to spare his ailing wife the burden. Mrs Kuppe found the girl with a chloroform-soaked cloth, an empty bottle nearby, and her husband hanging by a rope from two rafters.
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Cleveland
C. Kuppe
Kuppe
Crown on the Engine: Three Missing After Flood Crash
A Louisville and Nashville freight train was struck by a cloud burst near Birkner Illinois at midnight, buried under fifteen feet of water, leaving three crewmen missing. Fireman Fred Welsman and brakeman-Conductor E. S. Smith, both from Indiana, and engineer Carl Ward of Howell, Indiana, were believed drowned. Smith reached Betleville to report the wreck.
Landslide Buries Tracks Near Everett Tunnel On B C Line
A severe landslide on the B C tracks about nine forty last night west of Everett’s Tunnel buried both lines under twenty feet of earth and stone for about 100 feet. Engineman R Boyles escaped serious injury as engine 1774 and crew faced danger while the force moved to clear the slide. Special trains and detours were organized with all freight traffic halted and track crews dispatching to reopen the Cumberland division.
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James A. Mouser
Piedmont
B. C
Everett
R. Boyles
Bob
J. B. Mullen
W. M. Rickey
M.A. Carney
Cumberland and Keyser Tool
Empire
Cumberland
Pittsburg
Anderson
Graftons
Connellsville
Grafton
West End
Changes at the Baltimore and Ohio Shops in Baltimore
A surprising order at the Baltimore and Ohio shops shifts key roles in the motive power department. Frank M. Keane moves to head the jack repair shop, Ed Moran takes over the machine shop, and Ed Welch becomes tool room chief, with Moran and Welch assuming their posts this morning.
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Ed. Moran
Ed. Welch
Baltimore & Ohio
Frank M. Keane
Frank A. Ross
Moran
Oleg Spennd
Mr. Welch
Mr. Moran
Sol at Intervals Over City Clouds and Rain Threats
An old newspaper note describes the sun shining in brief intervals over the city today then retreating behind clouds with rain threatened. The sun is expected to reappear and spread a golden glow over the surrounding country in the next moment.
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Sol
Breathitt feud leader dies from knife and gunfire
The Breathitt County feud backdrop grows deadly as Ed Callahan dies from John Spicer’s knife wounds after a store dispute. Spicer is killed by Wilson Callahan, Ed’s 17 year old son, as local violence escalates amid a string of relevant murders and indictments linked to the Hargis Callahan feud.
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Sacksumpty
Mila
Ed. Callahan
Democratic Committee
Breathitt County
John Spicer
Callahan
Spicer
Wilson Callahan
John Smith
Hargis
Kentucky
James B. Marcum
Beech Hargis
Jackson
Marcum
Daniel White
Jim Fugate
Fugate
White
Tom White
State
Scherr and Swisher Hold Convention in Same Room
Two rival factions for the Republican county convention faced off in Huntington as Scherr and Swisher supporters held parallel sessions in the same venue. Delegates were chosen to vote as units for their candidates at the Fifth district senatorial convention. Ministers mostly backed Scherr while factional control of local saloon-linked headquarters emerged as a focal point.
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Huntington
Lester Pollock
Pollock
Dr. B. Vickers
Floyd S. Chapman
Col. M.J. Fuller
Scherr
Crfl Vickers
Swisher Force
Vicker Organization
Scherr People
Col. Fuller
Fuller
D. B. Hughes
James A. Hughes
Swisher
Fve
Seberr
Mr. Scherr
John 8. Farr
Mr. Swisher
Hiram ©. Gordon
John A. Jones
United States
Elliott Northcott
Frank Tyree
Floyd
H. 8. Doolittle
Highth Judicial Circuit
Progfess
Declined by Mr Hall over Ohio county delegates
In Wheeling on May 6 a letter from James K Hall withdraws consent for him to name Ohio county delegates to the state Republican convention and asks Hearne to return any signed agreement. Hearne replies on May 5 declining the request. Also noted is a Clarksburg accident where Andy Dumire, called Dutch, suffered severe burns possibly leading to arm amputation after being overrun by hot coals in a coal hopper. Mrs Fred Wilhide guest of Mrs Charlie Dunnington at Webst er Sunday.
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Wheeling
W. Va
W. H. Hearne
Ohio County
James K. Hall
Andy Dumie
Dutch
Clarksburg
Tts
Company Son
Dumire
Grafton Building Boom Promises Busy Summer
Reports indicate a coming building boom in Grafton with many permits issued and costly structures under way. Observers note shortage of vacant residences and a surge in new homes, while local political scenes show vigorous delegations and rival contests shaping the state convention.
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Grafton
Thieves Robbed Freight Cars Near Hierra After Train Theft
A supposed robbery near Hierra last evening saw freight car contents stolen after two boxes of collars were found. Boxes addressed to New York recipients were recovered. investigators believe thieves boarded freight No. 98 west of Hierra and discarded some boxes along the track. Epworth League elected officers at St Paul’s church. other local notices include a West Side grounds project and a brief social update.
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James A. Mouser
Newburg
Mac
Hierra
R. Beavers
H. P. Stuck
Newbury
New York
Epworth League of
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AML
Ethel Crawford
Jesse H. Graham
Tennessee
Memphis News-Scimitar
Ethel Craword
Walker Avenue
G. B. Baskervill
Second Methodist Church
Miss Crawford
Geo. R. Crawford
Graham
L. Graham
Reedsburg
Gratros
Cumberland Division
Everett Tunnel
Workman
Hargiss
Pruntytown
Robert Whitescarv
Robert T. D. Whitescarver
Baptist Church
Woodmen of the World
Bar
Aca Bible Class
First Baptist Church
William Mallonee
John A. McCabe
Hall
Hearne Hall
Fred Wilhide
Charlie Dunnington
Webster
Grafton Wood Working Co
G. Angir
Fee Plant
Mra. Byrd
Philippt
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