Busy Grafton Schools Prepare for Commencement
The Grafton city school system buzzes with activity as exams, performances, and annuals near. Rev. J. Broomfield will preach the graduation sermon May 23, Hodges of West Virginia University will speak May 28, and junior and grade exercises fill late May.
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Grafton
J. ©. Broomfeld
Fairmont
Broomfield
Lang
Bobby Burns
Thos
Hodges
West Virginia University
Miss Jones
West Grafton
First Ward
East End
Central School
Miss Bryant
Miss Arnold
McMurry
Garmo
G. Stanley Hall
Sanford William Wilson Rites Planned in Grafton
Sanford William Wilson 70 died Tuesday at 3 30 pm after a long illness. Born October 12 1838 in Monongalia county he lived in Grafton 24 years and served on the city council. Survived by his wife Abbie Trickett and children Mrs Robert Costolo Mrs Sam Dias Mrs Fille Straight and Miss Clara Wilson. Funeral Thursday 2 30 pm at his Bluemont street home with Rev C L Trawin of the First Baptist church and Red Men in attendance. Interment Bluemont cemetery under John A McCabe Undertaker.
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Daily Sentinel
Grattan
Teward
Sanford William Wilson
Monongalia County
Monongalia
Abbie Trickett
Preston County
Robert Costolo
Farmington
Sam Dias
Appomattox
Fille Straight
Clara Wilson
Barracksville
Christian Church
Grafton
Wilson
Bluemont Street
C. L. Trawin
First Baptist Church
Order of Red Men
Bluemont Cemetery
John A. McCabe
Arrest During Prayer at Mt Union Church in Huntington
Huntington W Va May 19 Three city officers arrested Earnest Owens as he knelt in prayer at Mt Union church east of the city during services. Owens is charged with shooting his grandfather and boss on several occasions and creating disturbances during religious services. He offered resistance and a desperate clash followed before officers overpowered him.
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Huntington
W. Va
On Twelve Days Fast Traces Health Recovery Story
Telegrapher Jacob Jefferys, long on a deliberate twelve day fast, reports from Battle Creek Michigan that he has begun a three glass daily fruit juice diet after treatment for rheumatism at a sanitarium. His return home is hoped for soon as he improves under the regimen and expresses approval of the care received.
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Daily Sentinel
Jacob Jefferys
A. L. Jefferys
Jefferys
Springer
Harvey Newton Suffering Lung Trouble in Hospital
Harvey Newton a well known young man from this city lies very low at Starmont Sanitarium near Rockville Maryland after suffering 16 hemorrhages on Saturday. His mother Mrs Mary Newton widow of the late W L Newton plans to bring him home once he can travel. his illness began after an earlier football injury.
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Harvey Newton
Starmont Sanitarium
Rockville
Mary Nwlon
W. L. Newton
Little Girl Hurt After Fall From Pole
West Side child Maxine Adelson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Max Adelson, fell while climbing a telephone pole last evening. She sustained a bad bruise but a physician treated her and she rests easier today.
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Maxine Adelson
Daily Sentinel
Max Adelson
West Side
Five Years of Wire Tapping Allegations At Western Union
Testimony suggested wire tapping against Western Union spanned about five years. EB B Saylor, ex superintendent, and Isaac N Barto, ex chief wire s and repeater, faced hearings with $2000 bail. Barto failed to post bond and was jailed. Detected payments tied to furnishing market quotes to brokers from Chicago Board of Trade, with Crotzer and Price among those named.
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Pittsburg
Western Union Telegraph Company
EB. B. Saylor
Chicago Board of Trade
Isaac N. Barto
General Wires
Western Union Company
William H. Smith
William L. Thompson
Crotzer
Buffalo
Hammond
Ind
New York
Saylor
Barto
Price
Ketchel Outpoints McGann After Six Rounds At Duquesne Gardens
Pittsburg report: Hugh McGann fights Stanley Ketchel for six rounds at Duquesne Gardens before a crowded arena. Ketchel dominates with outpointed showing, while McGann endures a punishing bout to the finish.
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Hugh McGann
Stanley Ketchel
Pittsburg
Duquesne Gardens
Agena Ketchell
McGann
Hambergers in Baltimore for purchases and birth news
G M Hamberger of the Leader store visits Baltimore this week with Mrs Hamberger and their new baby son born last Saturday. He plans to buy a large line of goods for his store and return to town on Monday.
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G. M. Hamberger
Leader Store
Baltimore
Emma Hess Weds Martin Green in Surprise City Wedding
Miss Emma Hess daughter of Mr and Mrs John H Hess at Main street baker wed Mr Martin F Green of the B and O railroad in a quiet St Augustine Catholic church ceremony performed by Rev Father McElligott. The couple left at 6350 for Wheeling and Western cities for a week or two. Relatives served as attendants and only close family attended the nuptials. The Sentinel joins well wishers in a long life of happiness.
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Daily Sentinel
Emma Hess
John H. Hess
Martin F. Green
St. Augustine’s Catholic Church
Father McElligott
T. Bradford
Wheeling
Mrs. Green
Sentinel
West Virginia summer school for Sunday School workers
The WVU linked program is a unique international field summer school for Sunday School workers. It invites leaders to sponsor a representative from their school, with rail fare at 2 cents per mile and a $5.00 weekly board, no tuition, but a $1.00 incidental fee. Faculty include D E Purinton, H T Musselman, Camden M Cobern, Joseph Clark, Rev John McKamy, Mrs Mary Foster Bryner, and Miss Martha V. Graham, among others, offering instruction and rest in Morgantown.
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West Virginia University
West
Morgantown
West Virginia
D. E. Purinton
H. T. Musselman
The
American Bapt. Publication Society
Philo
Camden M. Cober
Local angler nets two foot eleven inch catfish
Johnnie Jaco of the South Side weighed twenty pounds and measured two feet eleven inches, claiming the largest Nah fish caught in years at the river landing last night.
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Johnnie Jaco
South
West Virginia Sunday School Association Listings
The notice lists officers and faculty for a Sunday school school event in Wheeling and Buckhannon West Virginia. It names Charles M. Phillips Horace Mann School Clara M. Wheeler Hyre D. Clark and Arthur T. Arnold as key figures with contact details for more information in Wheeling.
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Tendent
West Virginia Sunday School Association
Wheeling
W. Va
Charles M. Phillips
Franklin College
Indiana
Clara M. Wheeler
Horace Mann School
New York City
Hyre D. Clark
M. E. Church
Buckhannon
Arthur T. Arnold
Association
Board of Trade Building
Wheeling, West Va
Standard Oil Back of Merger Drives Morgantown Coal Move
Morgantown West Virginia May 19 The Consolidation Coal Company controlled by John D Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company is the driving force behind a merger of five big coal and fuel firms in the northern West Virginia Maryland Kentucky region. Standard Oil quietly expands coal lands and rail interests including the Virginian railroad and Somerset Coal and Coke holdings. The merger aims to centralize operations for economy and better shipping while linking Standard Oil with major rail lines, suggesting a plan to pipe gas from coke production to eastern cities after oil wells exhaust.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Consolidation Coal Company
West Virginia
Maryland
Kentucky
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
New York
Baltimore
Standard
H. H. Rogers
Virginian Railroad
Tidewater
Norfolk
Little Kanawha
Virginian
Somerset
Somerset Coal & Coke Company
Monongahela
Jimtown
Standard Ol Company
Pennsylvania
New York Central Lines
Uncle Sam to Condemn Fugite Property for Federal Building
Cumberland May 19 The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will furnish iron for the New Hampshire Southern and holds a fixed price option. United States Assistant District Attorney E M Showalter of Fairmont arrived to secure grounds for condemnation proceedings to acquire the Fugite property west of the planned post office site. Proceedings will be in the next federal court at Philippi.
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Cumberland
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
New Hampshire Southern
United States
E. M. Showalter
Fairmont
Philippi
Post Office
Washington
Congress
Elkins
Scott
Daylight clock change eyed by Taft cabinet
Washington May 19 President Taft and his cabinet will consider at their regular meeting today whether to turn ahead two hours all government clocks from May 1 to October 1 The Daylight association promotes this to give federal workers more of the cool hours of the day A delegation informed Taft that shifting clocks would shift work toward sunrise and finish earlier in the afternoon The President offered no firm position suggesting they confer with the treasury secretary and the postmaster general for guidance
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Washington
Taft
London
National Daylight Association
Daylight Association
White House
Secretary of the Treasury
Reinstatement talks with Baltimore machinists
Baltimore on May 19, General Superintendent Harris met a committee of fourteen machinists from Mount Clare shops. They requested reinstatement for those who left on the seventh and for those who have since filled positions. Harris explained the company must keep regular employment for new hires and for those who remained. A conference with Vice President Potter was requested. Potter was away at the American Railway Association meeting and expected back Thursday or Friday to respond. The second item notes the government sale of smuggled gowns will begin June 2 with 67 shirtwaists Auctioned, appraised from 50 to 300 dollars each.
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Baltimore
Harris
Mount Clare
Potter
American Railroad Association
New York
Machinists
Paris
Local youth Fred Abbott suffers from blood poisoning
Fred Abbott, a well known young man, is confined to his home with blood poisoning from a shoe rubbing and causing inflammation. Friends hope for a swift recovery from this painful illness.
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Fred Abbott
Baltimore B and O Strike Situation Report
Baltimore reports on May 19 1 45 PM special meny shops at Mt Clare Riverside Locust Point and Curtis Bay working normally Riverside workers called out last week but no response Regular staff remain at work Eighty percent replacement at Locust Point restored normal operations Curtis Bay shops quiet Mt Clare shops busier than in past two and a half years with full machinist complement.
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Baltimore
Mt Clare
Rivers
Side
Locust Point
Curtis # Bay
Riverside
Locust
Curtis Bay
Mt. Clare
Mt. Glare
Templars Join Special Train for Parkersburg Parade
DeMolay Commandery No 11 Knights Templars rode a special train with Vincent's Band from Vincent to Parkersburg for this afternoon's parade. The local unit traveled well prepared to impress as they followed Vincent's Band, joining with Clarksburb and Fairmont commanderies for the event.
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Daily Sentinel
DeMolay Commandery No. 11
Knights Templars
Vincent
Parkersburg
Clarksburg
the Commandery
Fairmont Commandery
Wedding in First Ward by Daily Sentinel
There was a lively wedding in colored society in the First ward as Mr. James William Hall and Miss Ami Adams married at the groom's home at 8 o'clock conducted by Rev. L. B. Grose. Guests then moved to the dining room for a lengthy repast and celebration lasting into the morning. Both are well known and respected in the city. Spokane, May 19: federal authorities and the railroad offer rewards totaling $66,000 for bandits who robbed a Great Northern train near Spokane. detectives are arriving from various places to assist the investigation. Police believe the robbers entered Spokane and are watching saloons and lodging houses.
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Daily Sentinel
Colored Society
First Ward
James William Hall
Ami Adams
L. 8. Grose
West Main Street
M. E
Spokane
Wash
Great Northern
Health and social notes from the community
The text notes good health in the community and lists social visits. Mr and Mrs William Zinn invited their cousin John K Zing Friday night and Stephen Poe visited his sister Mrs Halterman. Mr and Mrs Henry Stephens and their young daughter visited at Fort Noel's Sunday. Sweet Melody Flour.
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William Zinn
John K Zing
Serte Henderson
Robert Neel
Stephen Poe
Halterman
Henry Stephens
Fort Noel
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Kerreeeree
We'le
Huntington Church
Battle Creek
Dr. Tanner
Charleston
J. A. Springer
Flemington
Glasscock
Laing
Department of Mines
Snyder
A. W. Morrison
Harvey Newlon
Western Union
Martin Green
School OF Methods
Standard Oil
Enlarged Consolidation Coal Co
Sam
EL Me Showalter
Philipp
DeMolay Commandery
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