Great Opportunities in India and China Reported at Baltimore Conference
At the Methodist general conference in Baltimore Bishop Thoburn of India spoke of vast work and pressed for relief due to age and health. India reports show a 49 percent rise in converts while Bishop Bashford forecast strong China prospects with 500 missionaries testifying to unprecedented interest. Governor Hanly of Indiana backed bold temperance resolutions before Speaker Cannon, with Governor Hoch supporting. Sunday featured widespread Methodist preaching and overall optimistic conference atmosphere per Morgantown Chronicle.
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Baltimore
Thoburn
India
Oldham
Bashford
China
Hanly
Indiana
Cannon
House of Representatives
Hoch
Annapolis
C. K. Jenness
Morgantown Chronicle
Rabid Dog Terror Shocks Newburg In Town
In Newburg on May 13 a farmer’s rabid dog escaped its confinement, bit town dogs and menacingly attacked its mate. The outbreak caused a mob at the kennel, leading to both dogs being shot. Mayor Harrington ordered muzzle rules for sixty days and threats to shoot unmuzzled dogs. A local resident, John Keener, fell ill but recovered after treatment by Dr. Ellis.
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Newburg
Neil Howard
Edward Burke
Burke
J. C. Harrington
Thieves Display Gall in Home Depredations
Local residents Jos. A. McLane W. A. Bever and Hice R. Laughlin reported thefts at their homes last night with perpetrators displaying boldness during the burglaries. Investigating officers urge vigilance as they pursue suspects and review neighborhood security measures.
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Jos. A. McLane
W. A. Beavers
Hice R. Laughlin
Robberies Hit Yates Avenue Homes In Grafton
Thieves ransacked three nearby Yates avenue houses the McLane Beavers and Laughlin residences in the West Side, ate meals, lit lamps, disrupted drawers and left little of value. Mrs Hider fired at fleeing robbers but none were harmed. no clues identified local suspects.
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Laughlin
McLane
Turner
Very Many Gall Stones Operation at Johns Hopkins
Mrs. Frank Cornwell of the West Side was taken to Baltimore Saturday by Dr. F. S. Suddarth and her brother Ed Smith for a delicate operation at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Surgeons removed 143 gall stones. she improved rapidly and is expected to return home soon. Also reported are eight B&O relief men retired with pay from March 12. Benwood council urges Gilleland Gile Co to move or relocate its plant. city asked Wheeling to fix streets. Sweet Melody Flour.
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Frank Cornwell
West Side
Baltimore
F. S. Suddarth
Ed. Smith
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Monumental City
Benwood
Gilleland Gile Co
Keyser
Trabune
Zie
Ostella Kitzmiller
Shaw
W. Va
Lizale
International Harvester Co
Decoration Day in Grafton Promises Grand Events
Memorial Day plans in Grafton include a large program by the Board of Trade and the Grand Army of the Republic. A May 30 festival features a May music festival by the Woman's Music Club at Brinkman Opera House, a flower procession, memorial services, a noon parade to the National cemetery, bands, a Thurston address, and an evening concert and fireworks.
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Woman's Music Club
Brinkman Opera House
Grafton
Grand Army
Daily Sentinel
Tuesda
Grafton Board of ‘Trade
Board of‘Trade
Trégellas
Morgantown
Fairmont
University City
National Cemetery
Grand Army of the Republi
John M. ‘Thurston
Nevada
East Main Street
Fair Grounds
Grafon
Androsm Street
W. L. Browning
R. M. Parrish
W. P. Kinter
Jos
Hanway
W. P.hendrickson
Wm. Morgan
T. B. Joyce
H. L. Kimmel
T. L. Shuttlesworth
A. H. Phillips
W. P. Hendrickson
Harry Murray
W. C. Byers
Lodges
W. P., Hendrickson and
J.-O. Hanway
Lost Sixty Per Cent Lost Sixty Per Cent
A prominent coal operator from Clarksburg reports Pennsylvania bituminous fields have lost 60 percent of business since last September. Miners live hand to mouth as contracts vanish and Pittsburgh manufacturers idle west of the Mississippi. West Virginia mines run only two days weekly to mask activity while no near term revival is seen.
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Clarksburg
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Mississippi River
West Virginia
Engagement Announced for Miss Mary Violet Bea con
Announcement of the engagement of Miss Mary Violet Bea con to Rev. George P. Rowland of Steubenville Ohio made at an informal luncheon. The wedding is planned for this summer. Rev Rowland is a son of Josephur Rowland formerly of the city and brother of I W Trowland master mechanic at Ti C shops.
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Mary Violet Beacon
George P. Rowland
Steubenville
Ohio
Pittsburg Dispatch
Rowland
Josephur Rowland
I. W. Trowland
Fleming ton Candidates Getting Aggressive
Flemington residents report heightened political activity as candidates push for nominations. Notable visitors include Wm Feltner, L C Haymond, Robi. Phillips, B F McVicker, P F Bartlett, Hugh Warder, Melvin Newton, Nathan Jackson, and G C Brochard amid expectations more will appear.
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Messrs. Wm. Feltner
L. C. Haymond
Robi. Phillips
B. F. McVicker
P. F. Bartlett
Hugh Warder
Melvin Newton
Nathan Jackson
G. C. Brochard
Growing Pearls From River Mussels by Yu Jing Yang Found Secret
Historic note traces an 18th century method by two Chinese individuals Ye and Yang for inducing pearl formation in river mussels. Gently opened shells receive implant pellets, then are placed in flowing water for two to three years, yielding pearls per a Manchester Guardian writer.
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Ye Jing Yang
Manchester Guardian
Small seated Bud aba image cast in tin within mussels
The figure is a small seated Bud aba creation, cast in thin lead or stamped on tin and inserted into the mussels instead of pellets. When covered with the pearl forming matter it becomes an object of great veneration, and people pay a high price for it.
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Budaba
The Merry Widow Hat Riots Stir Public Outcry and Protests
A Wheeling News report catalogs uproar over the Merry Widow hat style. Riots were narrowly averted at a parade and theater, as patrons behind the hats suffered from blocked views. Clergy also denounce the trend as moral decay, with men retreating to the back pews and vowing to quit church until fashion shifts.
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Humane Society
Wheeling
Weather and society notes from Wheeling and nearby areas
A fragmentary local column notes varied topics from May sunshine and political happenings in Washington to crop work and farm life in Fairmont and Clarksburg. It mentions the closing of the Del mine at Flushing due to ventilation issues and references daily life quirks and entertainment trends of the era.
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Flushing
Flushing Con Co
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