Indict Woman on Charge of Murder in New York
An in dictment charging first degree murder was returned by the grand jury against Mrs Paulette Saludes a French woman who shot and killed Oscar Martelliere broker in his office on October 16 After the shooting she fled to her attorney s office and said she killed him because he won her away from her husband Four weeks ago Wuhl sang in Racer Connecticut and his former wife heard him They made up their differences and planned to marry again Mr Wubi is the son of 8 Jerome Wubi a Cincinnati portrait painter and cousin of Coles Phillips His former wife is a niece of Mrs Alexander Brinton Coxe a Philadelphia society leader.
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New York
Paulette Saludes
Oscar Martellere
Wubi
Jerome Wubi
Cincinnati
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Coles Phillips
Alexander Brinton Coxe
Philadelphia
Forged Check For 89 Gets 1000 Fine
Edward Hinkle pled guilty to forging an 89 dollar check in August 1920, signed R Snyder and drawn on Buckhannon Bank. He sent it to a Chicago firm for goods, which were delivered and later returned. Hinkle held a railroad position in Elyria Ohio. The court imposed a $1000 fine and costs.
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Wheeling
Edward Hinkle
W. B. Baker
United States
Hinkle
Buckhannon Bank
R. Snyder
Chicago
Buckhannon
Snyder
iAssistant
H. W. Matthews
Elyria
Ohio
Marshall
Russia charges Japs aiding looting in Vladivostok
Moscow reports a joint Soviet and Far Eastern republic note accusing Japanese officers and soldiers of aiding white guards in looting Vladivostok. The protest blames Japan for delaying occupation, enabling evacuation of goods to foreign ports and assigns responsibility to Japanese authorities for violations and losses.
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Moscow
Russia
A. P
Vladivostok
Priamur
Japan
Far Eastern
Operators Fight To Lift Embargo On Lake Shipments
Coal operators in Northern West Virginia want the B and O Railroad embargo on coal shipments to the lakes removed. Some accuse the railroad of discrimination by not embargoing lake shipments from Ohio No. 8 fields, while a glut in the eastern market prompts shippers to push for a lift to protect the lake trade.
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Fairmont
West Virginia
Ohio
Court Clears Legal Points In Election Fight
Charleston Oct 26 The supreme court of appeals handed down opinions on mandamus writs in the Wayne county election fight and on thirteen other cases about contract interpretations. The court granted writs of mandamus October 18 as asked by the Republican and Democratic executive committees in Wayne county.
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Charleston
Wayne County
Pihe Supreme Court
Republican
Democratic
County Court Rules on Election Official Lists
The county court addresses cases on appointing election officials and proxy designation by county committees. It notes that when certified names meet legal qualifications neither county chair nor court may strike or substitute names. The ruling also allows proxies used by Republican committees, citing long standing practice unless prohibited by law. Judge Ritz penned both opinions.
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A. G. Holt
Republican Committee
Supreme Court
Republican Party
Vehicle Load Limits and Special Permit Provision
The text states that no vehicle with gross weight over 22 000 pounds, no vehicle over 17 000 pounds per axle, no vehicle over 9 000 pounds per wheel, and no vehicle more than 600 pounds per inch of tire width may operate on public roads. Special cases may use vehicles exceeding these limits under granted special permits as described in section 94.
Missing Witness Arrives in Cleveland Murder Trial
Baltimore arrival Ham H. Conklin once cashier at the restaurant where the July fatal shooting of Carnival promoter Thomas A. O Connell occurred is ready to testify in the murder case against 22 year old Marie Champion. Conklin reportedly saw Champion fire three shots from a concealed revolver after a quarrel between O Connell and Champion's husband.
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Cleveland
Ham H. Conklin
Marie Champion
Baltimore
Thomas A. O'Connell
New Haven
Conn
Conklin
Monday's Coal Loadings Set New Records
Washington October 25. Bituminous coal loadings reported by the American Railway association car service division surpassed any day in years with 43 243 cars. Anthracite loadings reached 6 398 cars tying the year's maximum daily output.
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Washington
A. P
Car Service Division
American Railway Association
Trucks Must Bear Weights On Right Side Faces Law
Dorsey Bailey, Taylor County traffic officer, announces strict enforcement of West Virginia tonnage and weight figures on trucks and taxis. Beginning next Saturday, drivers using vehicles without conspicuous weight data face a $13.50 fine and possible arrest. The plan aims to curb overloading and ease future highway enforcement as new county and state routes are completed.
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Taylor County
West Virginia
Dortsey Bailey
Mr. Bailey
Ohio
Bailey
Arrests for Auto Violations In Clarksburg and Spencer
S V Williams of Clarksburg and James Smith of Spencer were fined 13.50 each after Sunday arrests by traffic officer Dorsey Bailey for road law violations. Williams drove with the cut out open and Smith parked on the road without lights.
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S. V. Williams
Clarksburg
James Smith
Spencer
Dorsey Bailey
Williams
Smith
Woman Charged With Bigamy in Wheeling
Wheel ing police arrest a woman for bigamy after she admits two marriages without divorce. She wed Paul Anderson in Washington D C on November 10 1920, while Anderson drew 440 a month. Later she married Major McKinley Harris in Welts burg West Virginia on June 7 1921. Harris received 157 a month. The couple have lived in Wheeling for months.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Major McKinley Harris
McKinley Harris
Clarks‘burg
Weltsburg
West Virginia Gretna Green
Harris
Coal Loadings For Northern Section Drop 16,000 Tons
A week of coal shipments in Northern West Virginia fell to 394,730 tons from 410,450 last week due to a car shortage. The Monongah Division of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad moved 195,750 tons, with Charleston 21,500, Connellsville 2,550, Cumberland 38,550, Monongahela 52,700, Morgantown & Wheeling 89,850, W M Belington & Weavers 18,900, and Wyatt Bingamon & Helen's Run 24,050 tons. Car utilization varied across divisions from 12.1 to 91.6 percent.
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West Virginia
Monongah
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Charleston
Conaisvilles
Cumberland
Monongahela
Morgantown & Wheeling
Wyatt
Bingamon
Helen
Card of Thanks for John C. Drags death and burial
The BRAGG family expresses deep appreciation for the kindness shown during their bereavement for John C. Drags. They thank the minister for encouragement and those who provided music donations, automobiles, and floral tributes. May God bless all who assisted.
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John C. Drags
Bragg
GRAFTON Road Plan Extends to Maryland Line
Grafton records show a concrete road built from Terra Alta to the Maryland and West Virginia line. A one and a half mile gap to Oakland will go under contract soon. Once Engineer Corps No 2 finishes between Tunnelton and Pellowavile, work will start at the end of federal aid project No 21 between Grafton and Thornton and continue along the Northwestern Turnpike through Thornton.
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Terra Alta
Maryland and
West Virginia
Oakland
Washington
Engineer Corps No. 2
Tunnelton
Pellowavile i
Grafton
Thornton
Grafton to Fairmont Route Expands State Road Network
Taylor county road expansions forecast connect Grafton Philippi and Webster cemetery area to Barbour county line. State surveys progress from Philippi toward Fairmont and Morgantown, with plans to link Grafton to Elkins, Parkersburg and eastern cities via two new routes completing Class A roads within two years.
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Felloweville
Rowlesburg
Aurora
Maryland
Grafton
Tunnelton
Kingwood
Elkins
Philippi
Taylor County
Unis
Webster Cemetery
Barbour County
Belington
Junior and
Fairmont Road
Pruntytown
Fairmont
Morgantown
State Road Commission
Parkersburg
Lafayette We Come film opens at Brinkman Opera House
Local theatergoers enjoyed the Legion Picture Lafayette We Come at Brinkman Opera House under American Legion Charles Huhn Post No 12. The crowd size trailed the September showing Flashes of Action, but the film earned strong praise for its war setting and carefully arranged plot versus the earlier pictorial news feature.
Walkout of Potters to Cause Tieup
Nationwide strike by union pottery workers tightens lead to Carr China plant closure and 200 job losses. About 2,500 sanitary potters set Oct 31 strike after rejecting a 20 percent wage cut, threatening a broader industry tie up involving 17,000 workers. National Brotherhood of Operative Potters leaders report result pending.
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Union Pottery Workers
Carr China Company
Sanitary Pottery
Sanitary Potters
Carr China
National Brotherhood of Operative Potters
East Liverpool
Monday Coal Loadings Exceed Nine Hundred Cars Report
The Monongah division of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad loaded 957 coal cars on Monday, the second largest shipment this year. Officials predict loadings will reach about 900 cars twice weekly as faster car movement improves service. Forecasts indicate a sustained rise from recent five to six hundred ranges, with April loading comparisons showing dramatic gains.
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Monongah
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Skinner
Curtis ‘ Bay
Weekend College Football Scores Range Wide
A sprawling list of football results includes Bethany 14 versus Rat Georgetown 28 and Fordham 13, Harvard 24 against Centre 10, Ohio State 0, Michigan 19, and Notre Dame 34 over Depauw 7. Numerous other college matchups feature lopsided wins, draws, and close finishes across the nation with scattered noted upsets and ties. A small auction notice follows for J. W. Bradley auctioneer.
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Bethany
Rat
Georgetown
Fordham
LaFayette
Bucknell
Cornell
Coalgate
Harvard
Centre
West Virginia
Washington and Lee
Lebanon Valley
St. Josephs College
Pennsylvania
Swathmore
Ohio University
Western Reserve
Tuts
Norwich
Bowdoin
Colby
Yale
Willams
Detroit
Boston
Trinity
Connecticut Aggies
Pitt
Syracuse
Penn State
Middlebury
Wesleyan
Ohio State
Michigan
Army
New Hampshire
Nebraska
Missouri
Princeton
Maryland
Aggies
South Dakota
Rhode Island State
Delaware
Wisconsin
Indiana
Massachusetts Aggies
Ampret
Springfield
Stevens
Mt. St. Mary's
Western
Vermont
Dartmouth Notre Dame
Depauw
Andover
Freshnew
Texas
Vila Nova
Catholic Univesty
University of Daytton
Move Oy
Colorado School of Mines
Jah Aggies
Franklin College
University of Louisville
University of Kansas Um
Oklahoma
Kansas Aggies
University of Utah
University of Colorado
Dake
Washington
Georgia
T Messes
Alabama
Sewanee
Meccer
Auburn
Mississippi A
Missssippi
Wash
Army Leaders Launch Attack on Pacifists
New York reports Secretary Weeks criticizes pacifists undermining national security and urges strong military preparedness. He warns against disarmament as others arm, and outlines plans to organize ordnance districts to sustain industrial strength for defense.
Fireman killed as train strikes obstruction in Pennsylvania
UNIONTOWN Pa Oct 24 The Baltimore and Ohio passenger train struck a pile of pipe at Sutterville near Uniontown injuring two crew members and shaking passengers. Fireman Charles Imbom of Pittsburgh was crushed under the locomotive as the train derailed three coaches in the wreck.
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Uniontown
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Sutterville
Ysterday
Charles Imbom
Pitsburgh
War memory and peace zeal clash in postwar critique
A speaker catalogs waning pacifist campaigns and rising calls for intervention. He recalls demonstrations, appeals to end war, and public pressure that shifted toward supporting force against Turkey, noting shifts in attitude from 1919 to the present amid global tension and League debates.
Pennsylvania Dividend Boost Restores Six Percent Basis
Philadelphia Oct. 95 4 The Pennsylvania Railroad directors boosted the quarterly dividend from one percent to one and a half percent. The move restores the dividend to six percent annualized. The interim change had reduced the payment in April 1921.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Morgan Claims Record Run Between Grafton and Fairmont
Alfred Morgan asserts he broke the speed record between Grafton and Fairmont by driving an Oakland 22 miles in 47 minutes with factory proof. The prior best was J. F. Stalnaker’s 48 minute run two years earlier. Hora Pratt of Tunnelton and Moears John and Ralph Thomas of MV Pleenant visited during the day.
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Alfred Morgan
Grafton
Fairmont
Mr. Morgan
Oakland
Umno
J. F. Stalnaker
Hora Pratt
Tunnelton
Moears, John and
Ralph Thomas
Pleenant
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Bellaire
Bridgeport
Mingo
Triadelphia
Wellsburg
St. Clairaville
Benwood
Martins Ferry
Fosttoria
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Elking
Mannington
Victory
Clarksburgh
Weston High
J. W. Bradley Auctionger
Apa
Weeks
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Harboard
New York Post
Army Ordinance Association
Woodrow Wilson
Wainwright
Chleta
Cleavenger
Brydon
James G. Harbord
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Britain
League of Nations
Mustapha Kemal
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Ali
White House
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Turkey
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Dove of Peace
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Exchange Mill Co
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