Big Moose Day Draws Town and Out of Town Crowd
A large Moose gathering fills the town for a capital day with Loyal Order of Moose members arriving from Charleston Parkersburg and Marksburg. Delegates from Fairmont Mannington Morgantown and others join a crowded program at the Opera House and Moose headquarters.
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Order of Moos
Eqat
Charleston
Parkersburg
Marksburg
Mannington
Morgan Town
Fairmont
Moosehart
A. J
Reed
Moose
Washington Street
Opera House
Harry Friedman
Grafton Lodge No. 638
Harry Brockman
Cleveland
Brockman
W. M. Rogers
Ovelook
Ciref
W. J. Red*dick
James J. Davis
Pittsburgh
Ling
Mr. Davis
Worthy Moose leaders fuel growth of order abroad
The order’s leaders praised their work and urged greater achievement as Mrs. Davis aided troops in France and European lodges formed in Paris and London. Colonel Logan lauded membership drives, while the new Moose Home drew visitors eagerly despite postponed ceremonies. A Terra Alta initiation and a Keyser lodge plan were announced, with a 30 day grace period keeping admission at six dollars.
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Moosehart
Davis
Colonel Logan
B. H. Waters
O. R. Dhured
Toca
Opera House
Mall
K. of P
Order
James J. Davis
Pittsburgh
Harry Brockman
Cleveland
Ohio
L. H. Duffield
Charleston
Frank Newman
Thomas
J. Moore
Hagerstown
N. H. Palmer
Wheeling
A. H. Logan
Parkersburg
A. C. Grapes
Keser
Terra Alta
Keyfax
Logan
Mr Grapes
Auto thieves nabbed here by Chief Fletcher
A Sunday morning chase on Main street ended with two men and two women arrested after a stolen car matched a Fairmont report. Chief Pletcher detained the group, later identifying aliases Harley Kuhn and Russel Dyannon. Deputies prepared to return the suspects to Fairmont for detention.
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Chief Fletcher
Joe Fletcher
Hoth
Fairmont
Pletcher
Wen
Harley Kuhn
Russel Dyannon
Pairmont
Shriff
J. H. Barrett
Marion County
Fairmont Nether
Wilson condemns miners strike as unjust and unlawful
President Wilson with cabinet support denounces the planned November 1 coal strike by United Mine Workers as unjustified and unlawful. He warns it would disrupt fuel supply, railroads, utilities, and the economy, harming the poor while urging miners to rescind the strike order and seek negotiation. The statement criticizes the strike amid wartime energy concerns and cost of living pressures.
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Washington
Wilson
Sundey
Okcers
United Mine Workers of America
Cleveland
Ohio
United States
United States Fuel Administration
Aime
Crete
United Mine Workers
Business Men Meet At Blen Avon Hotel
A fair attendance of members of the Business Men's Association met at the Blen Avon Hotel where they enjoyed a dinner and discussed local chapter officer elections for the Kel Crows Society. LB Sawyer was elected to the executive committee of the Red Cross and as its chairman, with a Red Cross membership drive planned in Grafton next week. Four minute speakers will appear at city theaters during the drive. No action was taken on road improvement in Taylor county or city finances.
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Blen Avon
Offits
Kel Crows Saiety
LB. L. Sawyer
Uist
Red Goosa
Sawyer
Association
Grafton
Red Crogs
National Organization
Focal Chapter
Cty
Taylow County
Pipe lovers cheer new exclusive smoking process
Advertisement exalts a patented process for smoking with P. A. products, claiming wide appeal to new and veteran pipe smokers alike. It urges readers to use their Jimmy Pipe or papers to switch to P. A. for relief of their smoke appetite.
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P. A
President Urges Recall of November 1 Coal Strike
In a public address the speaker appeals to national and local officers and United Mine Workers members to recall orders for a November 1 strike. He warns any action to paralyze coal production would harm the nation and public welfare, and proposes a tribunal to hasten an orderly settlement between operators and miners.
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United Mine Wotkers of America
Thiv
Tecan
19 Days on Merican Flyers Y Mex Fishermen
19 days on American flyers and Mexican fishermen describe men who tried for two days to catch fish to quell hunger then walked north toward the border. Their water ran out and they drank radiator water to survive before being taken to Guadalupe Gay via a Turkish inn.
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Angeles
Gaudeloube Gay
Tv Tluher Inn
Aviators slain by Mexican fishermen near Lower California
Buenos: The bodies of Army aviators Lieutenant Cecil H. Connelly and Frederick B. Waterhouse were recovered by the destroyer Aaron Ward near Bahia Los Angeles after a border patrol flight went awry. Slayers identified as Mexican fishermen from a sloop, known to U.S. and Mexican governments, faced pursuit. The aviators endured 19 days without food, with their notes and final messages revealing a tragic end near the Gulf of California.
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San Diego
Calif
Ollie
Cecil H. Connelly
Frederick B. Waterhouse
Weiser
Idaho
Lower California
Aaron Ward
Bahia
Los Angeles
Gulf of Lower California
Yunta
Arionia
R. S. Braton
United States
Conpony Wnd Walterhouge
Bralion
Bratton
Ststein Tthem
Theodore MacAuley
Ater
Bahia Los ‘Angeles
Lax Morres
Ina
Nie
Belgian King Honors Roosevelt Grave in Quiet Ceremony
King Albert of Belgium placed a wreath on Theodore Roosevelt's grave at Young's Memorial Cemetery in Oyster Bay. The simple observance drew few spectators as Roosevelt’s escort Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt greeted the monarch and the royal party.
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New York
Oet
Albert
Theodore Roosevelt
Long Island
Young’s Memorial Cemetery
Olyster Bay
Sanamore Hill
Roosevell
Third Division Breaks Record Yesterday
Cumberland Md Oct 28 The Cumberland Division of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad surpassed its largest movement record with 8 260 cars moved the prior Thursday 4 500 loads and 4 000 empties. A huge shipment included 22 cars of California grapes eastbound. Limestone and coal traffic shifted due to the Pittsburg steelwalkout and partial steel industry resumption. Connellsville Division delivers about 1 700 coal loads from Fairmont and Somerset to Cumberland division each week.
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Cumberland
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Fairmont
Somerset
California
Martinsburg
Pittsburg
Connelleville
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Naio
Prince Albert
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
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Kronste Abt Forte
Connolly
Wate
Ousetipul
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Roosevelt
King Albert
Revere
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