Traction fight over St Marys street plan discussed
City meeting with commissioners and Grafton Wheaton Company reps debated aligning street car tracks on St Marys street. Traction firm resisted full cost, proposed grading and paving changes, fundraising drives continued with local merchants and residents pledging support.
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Ford
Jed W. Hobinson
J. Clyde Lewis
Grafton Wheton Company
Che Oflore’s
Hon Company
City of Fields
He Traction Company
Traction Company
Weilings
Lew
Memorial Day Donations and Parade Plans
Daily Sentinel notes Memorial Day observance with funds sought for music flowers and treats for participating children. Committees plan a parade route from Vetterman to East and Maple avenues and aim to bring in and return children from all town areas for the grave decoration services.
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Daily Sentinel
Morgan Bas
Sertin
Eolrira
Pythias
Ime
Vetterman
Aderi
Map'e Avenue
Fennune
West Virginia Captures Notorious Kill Suspect
Officers cornered a suspect linked to a fatal robbery in Grafton county after a pursuit through rugged terrain. The beleaguered man, weakened by exposure and hunger, was captured near a mountaintop hideout as a posse closed in.
Politician C Lewis Killed In Charleston Shooting
West Virginia report states C Lewis a prominent Logan politician was shot dead in Charleston after a quarrel with council member White. Police say the suspect fired and killed Lewis then fled the scene. Local authorities continue investigations into motive and the gunman’s identity.
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C. Lewis
East Negatt
Charleston
W. Va
Lewis
Losin
West Warwinia
Kle
White
Bulipin
Bing
Eto
Latrobe killer sentenced. companion jailed. others convicted
Ernest Mevelin of Latrobe, 23, convicted of murder for the killing of farmer Josiah Wedge near Latrobe and sentenced to death by Judge McCoupel. John Towler, another participant, got fifteen years in the penitentiary. Walter Svod and Thomas Shafer also convicted and sent to the Pennsylvania Reformatory at Huntingdon.
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Electrocup
Areensuurg
Ernest Mevelin
Latrobe
Josiah Wedge
Lattrobe
Wrs
Deauy
McCoupel
John Towler
Seseny
Pennsylvania Reformatory
Huntingdon
Wind-up of West Virginia tax session ends after night work
Charleston May 25 The special legislative session ends after an all night session. The omnibus revenue bill and a follow up appropriation measure restore the national guard and provide funds to West Virginia University Morgantown 100000 and the geological survey 15000. A House committee clears Governor Hatfield on alleged conting ent fund use noting the governor acted within his rights. The session adjourns with bills including public service commission funding 460000 road bonds limits and stream pollution protections restricting prosecutions to a fish and game warden.
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Charleston
W. Va
Segislature
Nation Guard
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Geological Survey
House of Delegates
Hatcheld
Durst
WT Talbott
House
Senate
Public Service
Sparta
Mine explosion costs lives of eight miners
Joolstown Pas May 26 The eight men killed in a Wales Mine explosion at Smokeless Coal Company were brought to the surface today. Rescue crew members who were overcome while attempting to reach them have been discharged from the hospital. Engineers from the Pittsburgh station of the Bureau of Mines arrived to investigate, with the state mining inspector and mine officials awaiting findings.
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Joolstown
Pas
Wales
Smokeless Coal Company
Pitsburg
Furean
Minus
Etate M'Ning
Amino
Masonic Degree Work and Banquet at St Marys
Members assemble at St Marys high school East Pike for degree work second by Fairmont Couns 942 and third by State Deputy Dan B Leonard of Pankersburg with staff An elaborate banquet at 8 p m Sunday in St Marys auditorium followed by speeches and a dance Monday evening May 31 expected attendance exceeds 200 members of the order in honor of new members
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St. Mary's” J High School
East Pike Street
Fairmont Counsel
Dan B. Leonard
Pankersburg
St. Mary's Auditorium
Order
Well Known Lady Dies After Long Illness
Mary Towles daughter of the late John and Sarah Towles died at her sister Mrs C W Creel’s home on West Main Street at 5 am. She suffered paralysis fourteen years and died peacefully. Funeral from the house at 2 pm Thursday with Rev GA Snider presiding. Interment in Bluemont cemetery. Undertaker J A McCabe in charge. She belonged to the Methodist church and left three sisters Mrs C W Creel Mrs Sarah Goodwin and Mrs Virgle Price and one brother John Towles.
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Daily Sentinel
Tuowday
C. W. Creel
West Main Street
Mary
John
Sarah Towles
GA. Snider
Bluemont Cemetery
J. A McCabe
Doesesed
Methodist Church
Sarah Goodwin
Virgle Price
State of
California
John ‘Towles
Grafton
New Postoffice to Open at Wendell
A new post office will be established at Wendell, serving a large rural area once under Grafton. Postmaster Williams will handle mail there as the old Grafton equipment and supplies relocate to Wendell, serving over a thousand residents in the expanded territory.
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Panty
Wondel Mines
Wendel
Williams
Grafton
Wil
Peo Dent
No Postmaster at Hiram Yet
Information from yesterday shows Democrats still unable to appoint a postmaster at Hiram in Taylor County. There is little incentive for anyone to take the office beyond honor, and Otis is not enough to prompt action. The party aimed to fill the post earlier this month but remains without their man.
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Hiram
Taylor County
Honor
Otis
Knights of Columbus Initiation in Clarksburg West Virginia
The Knights of Columbus in central West Virginia plan a large initiation class in Clarksburg on Sunday May 20. Activities begin at 4 20 am with members and candidates assembling at the Knights of Columbus hall on West Pike Street and proceed to the Immaculate Conception church for the ceremony.
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Knights of Columbus
West Virginia
Clarksburg
Clarksburg Knights
West Pike Street
Immaculate Conception Church
Mags
West Virginia Divorces Lose Charm Amid New Laws
West Virginia, once dubbed the Reno of divorces, reports a 90 percent drop in divorce applications after January laws take effect. Divorces no longer granted secretly, with testimony now in open court. Previously heard in chambers with private dispositions. The reform creates a divorce commissioner in each county and tightens procedures.
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Wheeling
W. Va
West Virginia
Reno
Circuit Court
Becker Conviction Upheld in Bequer Murder Case
Albany May 26 The court of appeals upheld the second conviction of former Police Lieutenant Charles Becker for the murder of New York gambler Herman Rosenthal. Becker faces the electric chair unless clemency from Governor Whitman or a US Supreme Court reversal occurs.
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Albany
N. Y
Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
New York
Court of Appeals
Becker
Whitman
United States Supreme Court
Italy Orders Italian Reservists in UK to Return Home
London May 25 Italian embassy reports from Rome instruct all Italian reservists in the United Kingdom to return to Italy at once. The communication stresses immediate repatriation and assumes potential security implications of extended stay.
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London
Rome
United Kingdom
Japan China Treaty Signed In Shanghai Pact
Tokyo and Peking confirmed a new compact between Japan and China signed at 3 PM May 25. Reports from Washington say the two states exchanged notes concerning Shantung, Manchuria, and Mongolia with no details released. In Tokyo, an opposition member in the House called Foreign Minister Kato a traitor, prompting an angry clash and a formal apology.
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China
Petrograd
London
Japan
Gelock
Washington
Washington, D. C
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Shantung Peninsula
Manchuria
Jop
House of Representatives
Kato
Shihada
Shimada
Hamilton Day collections total 88714.04 in Clarksburg
The executive committee announced Hamilton Day collected 8714.04 in Clarksburg to benefit Rev. J. B. Hamilton of Cleeland D. and support the tabernacle project. The event spanned six weeks with gifts and meetings, totaling 2291 conversions reported. a week extension was requested to finish the series.
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Clarksburg
Hamilton
Cleeland
West Virginia stream pollution bill passed with sanitation provisions
Charleston officials report Senate Bill No. 3 limits dumping into streams and coal mine drainage. It allows draining mine water with sanitary controls, sets penalties from 25 to 100 dollars per offense, and requires forestry, game and fish wardens to authorize prosecutions in writing for enforcement. The bill empowers the state board of health to inspect mines and washery premises to ensure sanitary conditions.
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Charleston
W. Va
Thej
State Board ‘of Health
Readers letter on Grafton Bank scandal and public trust
A letter to the editor accuses unknown bank wreckers of theft from depositors, criticizing their arrogance and broken promises. The writer condemns criminal acts against the public and contrasts severity with harsher norms, urging plain language and accountability.
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Grafton Daily Sentinel
Grafton ‘Bank
Grafton
Tor
Haddix death and church burial observed in Flemington
A report from Flemington notes Haddix died suddenly at his daughter's home, buried beside his wife and two children in Bempeah cemetery. Services were led by Rev. Murray at the Baptist church. Haddix, related to Neca Haddie of Grafton and Mrs. George L. Thingy, left three daughters and three brothers, with a statement from a depositor about bank losses and public anxiety.
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Flemington
Joseph Lake
Simpson
Jessie
Biggs
Mee
Destie
Imamington
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