Debs and Warden Terrell Forge Unlikely Friendship
Debs the socialist leader and J Z Terrell warden of Moundsville Penitentiary met in the executive office and formed a surprising bond. Terrell praised Debs as a Christian figure, emphasizing restraint and concern for others, while noting their shared past as railroad workers and their mutual respect despite political differences.
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Eugene Wil Debs
Debs
Lorraine
Warden Terrell
Scotel
Vineaxo
Denv’r Bartlett Dies from Yard Accident Injuries
Denv'r Bartlett, 18, of Simpson county, died yesterday morning at 5 after being struck between two cars in the Clarksburg yard Sunday. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bartlett of Simpson and leaves three brothers and a sister. Funeral to be held at First Baptist Church Simpson tomorrow at 11:30 with burial in Simpson cemetery. Rail officials will stop train No. 2 for funeral traffic from Grafton.
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Duly Sentinel
Denver
Bamtlett Halistofe
Ohio
Riitvead Krakewan
Clarksburg
Jotn Dg. Bartlett
Simpson
Gordon B
Otis
Robert M. Bartlett
E. K. Criser
First Baptist Church
Grafton
Residents and visitors gather at Mrs Helen Bainbridge’s
Pruntytown area social notes list Zima and wife and several families visiting Helen Bainbridge at her home. Many travel from Fairmont Clarksburg and North Carolina. health matters include typhoid fever and diphtheria affecting Miss Rutie Robinson and Miss Edna Tucker.
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Misa Robbie
Mish Ora Biemple
Homie
Aurora
Preston County
Mre
Elizabeth Warder
W. Warder
Salem
Buest
Moss Mall
Pairmont
Myrtle Utt
Gratton
Eleanor Newton
Rosy Mary Wilson
Rubio Robinson
Operators and Miners Lock Horns in Wage Talks
In Buffalo on September 30 1916 soft coal operators and United Mine Workers delegates clash over whether the 1916 war time agreement stands and how much authority delegates hold to negotiate a new wage scale. John T Lewis defends miners authority and urges detailed review of demands while noting wartime conditions and delaying peace should not penalize miners.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Thomas J. Brewster
Chaiman
United Mine Workers’ Cleveland
Lewis
John T. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Indianapolis
Germany
Berryburg Mine Head Is Announced
AIRMONT Sept 30 Charles M Shinn longtime engineer at Consolidated Coal Co has been named superintendent of the Berryburg mines and will start immediately Everett Drennan West Virginia Coal and Coke Co general manager says B Martin will head transportation and E W Ziler will lead sales both effective October 1 Carl Goff hospitalized after a Buckhannon accident at Pecks Run the 19 year old brake man is said to be improving after being run down by a freight train while attempting to flag it
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Debs
Eeumon
J. Z. Terrell
Moundaville Penitentiary
John J. Cornwell
West Virginia
Hanover County
Patrick Henry
Keyser
Moundsville
Terrill
Manndeville
Exergourt
Eugene V. Debs
Ihs
Mother Jones
Maranall County
Terrell
Airmont
Charles M. Shinn
Consolidated Coal Company
Berrysburg
Everett Drennan
Elkins
West Virginia Coal and Coke Comany
B. Martin
E. W. Ziler
Carl Goff
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Pecks Run
Buckhannon
Foreman Hospital
Young Goff
Hughes Defends Railroad Rates Against Excess Earnings Claim
Former Justice Hughes argues that the Cummins bill would seize excess earnings as a government take, violating the Fifth Amendment. He says only a just and reasonable rate is lawful and that the Interstate Commerce Commission cannot set or collect taxes or exactions beyond ensuring a fair return. He stresses rates fixed by regulators must be just and reasonable at the time set, otherwise enforcement would exceed constitutional authority.
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Washington, D.C
Cummins
Clavier I |Hughes
Association of Railway
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Hughes
Interstate Cosmérce Committee
Commission
Railway, Transportation Board
Government
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hikace
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commissies
Grafton Reinstates Two Present Pastors At Morgantown
The Morgantown Methodist Conference deviated from custom by not reading ministerial appointments at the last Monday Morning session. Instead, superintendents and others acted swiftly, with ministers preparing for the year ahead.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
West Virginia
Morgantown
Grafton to See Pastor Changes at West Main and Nearby Churches
The conference results bring notable clergy moves. West Main street church will welcome Rev P G Yoke to replace Rev M C Miles after a year in that post. St Pauls on the West Side will have Rev Paul Flanegan return, and Andrews will reappoint Rev Albert D Craig for another year. The community anticipates a prosperous year with these pastors.
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Grafton
West Main Street
P. G. Yoke
M. C. Miles
St. Paul's
Paul Flanegan
Andrews
Albert D. Craig
Last Hope of J. Barley Corn Now Vanishing
Washington reports the War Department states that wartime prohibition remains in force until peace treaty ratification and demobilization completed. Attorney General Palmer says the law stays until end of war, while President Wilson urged Congress to repeal the wartime prohibition for light wines and beer after treaty.
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Washington
D. C
War Department
Palmer
Wilson
Congress
Cheaper hogs forecast as Armour warns
Chicago packers told Kansas livestock producers England has grabbed leverage from cold storage seizures and Europe will get a large share of U S meat if curbs persist. Edward Morris of Morris and Co said England is buying with commissions here and Hagkind will also buy for France. Armour of Armour & Co warned hog prices will fall further this winter.
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Chicago
Kansas
England
Europe
Edward Morris
Morris & Co
Mme
Hagkind
France
Germany
J. Ogden Armour
Armour & Co
Electric Merger Explained in Cumberland Hearing
A hearing before Maryland Public Service Commission reviewed the Potomac Edison Company merge plans with the W. B. Bartevow Company of New York to take over and consolidate public utilities in Cumberland. The proposal includes acquiring gas wells and several gas suppliers, and involves the Cumberland Electric Nominating Company and the Cumberland Battle Railway Company, with the aim of controlling a majority of capital stock.
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Cumberland
Potomac Edison Company
Bartevow Company
New York
Bankers and Engineers
Cumberland and Vicinity
Edison Electric Nominating Company
Cumberland Elliattle Railway Company
Public Service Commission For Maryland
Potomac Company
Wee
Complex gas utility deal involves multiple West Virginia and Maryland firms
The proposed arrangement would see payments totaling hundreds of thousands in cash bonds and stock to Grafton Light and Power and Edison Electric Illuminating. The Potomac Company aims to acquire all capital stock of several entities including the Maryland and Northern Natural Gas companies and the Cumberland Street Railway, consolidating gas mains from West Virginia through Maryland. The plan covers vast natural gas mains and wells serving Cumberland and surrounding counties, with major stakes held by West Virginia Central Company and related firms.
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Pliant Wassel
Grafton Light and Power Company
Edison Electric Illumination Company
Edison Electric Illuminating Company
Cumberland
Maryland
Edison Company
Hartland Power Company
Hartland West Virginia
Weat
Virginia
Haran Virginia
Cumberlandtreet Railway Company
Maryland Corporation
Maryland Company
West Virginia
Maryland Gas Company
Piedmont
Frostburg
Mt. Savage
Northern Company
Terra Alta
Corinth
Hutton
Oakland
Mountain Lake Park J
Deer Park
West Via
West Virginia and Maryland Gas Company
Said Corporation
Potomac Company
Jto
West Virginia and Maryland Gas Co
Allegheny
Garrett Counties
West Virginia Central Company
West Virginia and Gas Company
Taype
What if taxpayers would strike in England
England faces a decisive choice between socialist control and private ownership as strikes disrupt railways and coal mines. Miners demand government eviction of owners and state operation with wages and conditions set by workers. If coal sales and prices fail, taxpayers would bear the bill while other industries falter.
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England
Germany Not Defeated Says French Writer
Paris dispatch reports a French writer arguing Germany remains undefeated and unrepentant, warning that reliance on the Versailles treaty will fail. He cites German resolve to arm, declares the treaty a scrap of paper, and says Germany could have 800,000 men now and 2,000,000 soon, urging decisive allied action.
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Germany
Paris
Europe
Tath
Herr Stegerwald
Rhineland
Cologne
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J. 1. Tolinson
Robert
Hoffman
Fairmont
Helen Bainbridge
Cecil Towles
Jane Kemble
Mildred Rector
Washington, D. C
Ruth Steele
Virginia Fawcett
Daisy Larue
Charles Cleane
John Slane
North Carolina
Ben
Fred Whitescarver
John Fredrick
Ethel Shahan
Kate Newton
Sally Batson
Frank Barnes
Ed, Bainbridge
James Bainbridge
Helen
Mttle Colwin
Edna
Tucker
Iptheria
Packer
Public Service Commission OF Maryland
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AME
Astoria Sane
Ledehad
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