Double Murder Case Opens to New Evidence
New Brunswick authorities probing the double murder of Rev Edward Wheeler Hall and Eleanor Rhinehardt Mills disclosed new evidence. Letters between Hall and Mills, a hidden cellar post office, and a rumored $30,000 in securities weight the case as investigators anticipate possible arrests within 48 hours.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Edward Wieder Hall
Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist
Eleanor Rhinehardt Mills
WN. J
Edward Wheeler Hail
Mré
Eleanor Reinhardt Mills
J. W. Mills
Sexton
Hall
David
Ofice
Orient
Mills
Btricker
Brooklyn
Stillman Divorce Case Referees Report Approved
Supreme Court Justice Morehauser confirmed the referees report in the Stillman divorce case and allowed Mrs. Anna Stillman defense costs. White Plains New York dispatch notes details of the approval dated October 6.
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Supreme
White Plains
Nx, Y
Supreme Court
Morehauser
Stillman Divvorce
Anna
Stillman Divorce Bid Denied in Banker's Suit Ruling
Hughes Stillman prevailed in the case as referee Daniel J. Gleaton refused to grant James A. Stillman a divorce. The report cleared Mrs. Stillman of adultery with Fred Beauvois, an Indian guide, and affirmed the legitimacy of baby Guy Suliman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes Stillman
Hhe
Daniel J. Gleaton
James A Stillman
Mrs. Stillman
Fred Beauvois
Guy Suliman
Hallowe'en to Be Wide Open in Grafton
Grafton plans a city wide Halloween celebration with Chief Fletcher allowing a free hand for revelers as long as no property is damaged. Kids react with excitement as plans spread, with police ready to cooperate to keep order during Mystic Night.
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Grafton
Old Town
Fletcher
the Sentinel
Fliers Set Up New Non-Stop Flying Record
Lieut J A MacReady and Oakley Kelley in the monoplane T-2 broke the 1914 endurance record with more than 24 hours aloft near San Diego. They planned to continue until 7 p m as fog delayed a New York non stop attempt and noted a possible crossing of the mountains at the next new moon.
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Army
J. A. MacReady
Oakley Kelley
San Diego
Walter Indemons
Berlin
New York
Sied
Evicted Miners To Be Housed In Barracks
Union leaders in Connellsville say scores of families of striking miners will be housed in barracks during winter. Evicted from company houses at the start of the strike, they are now in tent colonies. barracks will be erected before the first snow.
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Uniontown
Uct
Connellsville Ook
United Mine Workers
Wnt
Vast Gold Mined in Four Centuries
Washington reports the world has produced 875,000,000 ounces of gold since Columbus. Valued at 18 billion dollars, about eight billion remains in circulation or in banks and public treasuries. Two billion is in the U.S. Treasury, while the rest has been used in industry or disappeared over 430 years of record keeping.
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Washington
Columbus
America
Commerce Department
Department
U.S. Treasury
Bega
Personalities and visits fill city for weekend
Numerous residents and visitors converge on the city with weekend business, shopping, and social calls. Mrs. Ethel Arnett and Mrs. Walter Trobridge arrive, while Gale Goodwin and Rufus Holden travel to Parkersburg for meetings and football. Regulars like X.Y. Z. Cleavenger and J. Perry Thompson appear, with others from Simpson, Knottsville, and Clarksburg making rounds.
City visitors and locals noted in daily roundup
Webster resident A Trippett and Route 3 resident A B Murphy were in the city on business and visiting friends. Claude Newton from Route 6 attended to business and social calls. J A Carroll and Mrs N J Fortney were seen on city business and visiting relatives. Mrs Fortney of Kingwood was in town today. RW Kelly of Parkersboro handled business and called on friends. Esther Loughridge of Dent plans to enter local high school. Gilbert Yutzey of Oakland visited friends. Mollie Prendergast and Marie Guth to spend evening in Clarksburg. Mrs Brooks Hart and children visiting W N Malone. Mrs Samuel Rogers and Mrs Williams left for Enterprise for grandfather's funeral. Dellet Newton of Wendell and Dr C D King of Williamstown were in the city. Margaret Painter leaves for Harrisburg after two weeks with Ruth Kirkpatrick. D R McDaniel in Philippi yesterday. John Mason of Hardman and H W Foreman of Aurora in the city. William Johnson of Simpson on business. Orville Montgomery and wife birth of a baby this morning. A B Batson of Route 6 a city visitor.
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J. A. Carroll
Fetterman Disturiet
N.J. Fortney
Kingwood
RW. Kelly
Parkersboro
Esther Loughridge
Dent
Gilbert Yutzey
Oakland
Mollie Prendergast
Marie Guth
Clarksburg
Margaret Painter
Harrisburg
Ruth Kirkpatrick
D. R. McDaniel
Philipp
John Mason
Hardman
H. W. Foreman
Aurora
William, Johnson
Simpson
Obituary for Nathan R McVicker of Barbour County
Nathan R. McVicker born July 29 1849 died September 23 1922 at age 73. He married Hester A. Kellar on September 28 1871 and had three children Jasper N Mevicker Mary Mitchell and James M Mevicker plus 11 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. He spent most of his life in Barbour County on Pleasant Creek farm and died after typhoid and brain fever. He was laid to rest at Mt Zion cemetery Marion County. Relatives and friends.
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Nathan R. McVicker
Levi McVicker
Mr. McVicker
Hester A. Kellar
John Kellar
Pleasant Creek
Jasper N. MeVicker
Adamston
Harrison County
Mary Mitchell
Barbour County
James M. MeVicker
Marion County
J. B. McVicker
Granville McVicker
Ellsworth McVicker
Emeithe Mitchell
Mt. Zion Cemetery
Local Boy on Ward Lanham's Squad to Keyser Game
William Stuck, son of Mr and Mrs W A Stuck of this city, traveled with Cord Ward Lanham's Freshman football squad from West Virginia University to Keyser to meet Potomac State College. Stuck has practiced since September and may win a permanent spot on the team. he previously mentored Grafton's high school football program last year.
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Ward Lanham
Keyser
William Stuck
W. A. Stuck
Cord Ward Lanham
West Virginia University
Potomac State Col
Fomnerly Keyser Prep
Will
Ile
Grafton
WM C Byers Dies at Home After Prolonged Illness
William Clinton Byers died at his Yates Avenue residence Friday at 4 30 PM after weeks of organic heart disease and arterial hardening. Born August 7, 1851 in Shepherdstown he moved to Grafton, held roles in Davis & Byers dry goods, then led The Daily Repub, sold china ware, and served as Willard Hotel night clerk. A lifelong Republican and Mason, he leaves a widow Margaret Beery and four children Karl D. Byers Louise Minnie Margaret, plus three sisters. funeral Monday at 2 30 PM at First Baptist Church with Rev J W Brown, interment Bluemont Cemetery.
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William Clinton Byers
Yates Avenue
Byers
William C. Byers
Shepherdstown
Jefferson County
Virginia
Joseph
Susan Byers
Grafton
T. E. Davis
West Grafton
Mr. Davis
thegBalto. & Ohio Railroad Company
T. B. Davis
Main Street
East Grafton
Davis &Byers
Davis
Pyers
Repub. Nean
Willard Hotel
Grafton Board of
Trato
Margaret Beery
Karl D. Byers
Centertown
Louise Byers
West Milford
Harrigan County
Minnie
Margaret
Railroad Company
Betty
Rose Byers
Ella Phelps
Baltimore
Maryland
First Baptist Church
J. W. Brown
Bluemont Cemetery
Modern Cigaret Rolling Machines Adopted in Egypt
Alexandria report notes Egypt has begun using modern cigarette rolling machines, marking a shift toward industrialized production. The article cites rural and urban adoption, detailing new machinery imports and potential boosts to local employment and manufacturing capacity.
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Egypt
Alexandria
Mall
Machine production cuts cigarette hand rollers
Industry modernization reduces labor cost from 1100 to eight cents for a thousand cigarettes. Hand rollers drop from 1519 to 318, causing widespread dissatisfaction. The Labor Conciliation Board intervenes to resolve the dispute.
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Labor Conciliation Board
Smoke experts speak before Rotary Club meeting
Chad Steele and Charlie Sinsel led the Grafton Rotary Club session at the Lutheran church last night. Monett outlined smoke abatement plans, noting science provides a tested system. The president outlined three aims for the club focusing on education, service, and merit.
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Chad” Steele
Charlie! Sinsel
Grafton
Steel
Sinset
L. R. Hughes
G. Monett
Mr. Monett
Rotary Club
Thaggit
Chamber of Eaumese
Sted Cross
Y.m-C.a
Eat
Rotary
Review of Local Business Conditions in Grafton Shows Prosperity Ahead
Local businessmen and industrial leaders report improving conditions in Grafton with coal and rail activity boosting employment. Increased B&O loadings on the Monongah division, plant reopenings, and rising orders at Hazel Atlas and Tygarts Valley suggest a solid winter ahead, though some strikes and plant closures temper optimism.
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Grafton
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Gratton
Baltimore & Ohio
Boc
Carr China Company
Peters Union
Hazel Atlas Glass
Hazel Atlas
Tygarts Valley
Missionary Society Meeting Set By Women’s Association
The Women’s Missionary Association of the British church will convene at 2230/9 m on Thursday at the home of Cant Charles R. Hue street. Mrs. H A Bowers and Mrs. Ally will host. The association hopes for a full turnout as requested.
Million Dollar Kid: Jackie Coogan Sensible Child Genius
In New York Jackie Coogan, eight years old, is described as dutiful and intelligent by his mother Mrs. Coogan. He plans a European trip for himself and family, studies Greek mythology, excels in mathematics, and drafts carpentry projects while his career and contracts unfold with his mother arranging exhibitions and earnings. Charlie Chaplin praises him as a potential lasting genius.
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James W. Dean
New York
Oct
Jackie Coogan
America
Coogan
Jackie
Europe
Mrs. Ghogan
Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin
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Hallowe'en
Ethel Arnett
Fairmont
Frank Bennett
St. Charles Street
Walter Trobridge
Gale Goodwin
Parkersburg
William Rosenshine
Willam Lawson
Sennett
Walnut Street
Wheeling
Rufus Holden
Clarence Hostlr
Anna’ Heflin
Friends X.Y
Friends X.Y. Z. Cleavenger
Isaac Rinker
Route 1
Lapuis Bartlett
William Horehler
Newbure
J. Perry Thompson
J. F. Bartlett
Lloyd Kuhn
Harry Warne
Imperial Tce Cream Co
Waldo Hotel
Mary Onks
Ben Blackman
Knottsville
Friends
Isaac Lock
Claude
Cir Thomas
D. H. Murphy
F. M. Olea
Clareoburg
G. A. Goodwin
Sind Lick
D. M. Carroll
Mt. Morr's
T. A. Helsey
Cincinnati
William Moran
Flemington
Mary Demossy
Thornton
C.T. Bartlett
Risa Lynn
Glady Creek
Noah Wiling
Chris Simple
Cove Run
Roy, Cleavenger
Sandy Creek
A. Trippett
Webster
A. B. Murphy
Route 3
Claude Newton
Route 6
WM. C. Byers
Chad
Charlie
Taylor County
Tackie
Jickie
Alma
Morris Rosenwald
Chicago
Hirs
Caroline
You
Kora Newes
Master Jackie
Yard
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