Mere chance murder plot revealed near Charleroi
Police believe a plot to blow up a Pittsburgh Steel Products Company train car loaded with about one hundred Allenport workers was foiled when a bomb exploded early today near West Belle Vernon Pennsylvania Railroad tracks. The blast occurred minutes before the train. State troopers witnessed the explosion and uninjured bystanders at the station were knocked to the ground. Police say the device was a timed incendiary set to detonate as the train passed. State police investigate.
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Charleroi
Wyatt
Pittsburg Steel Products Company
Allenport
Pennsylvania Railroad
West Belle Vernon
Here
Crisis as Capital Group Wins in Labor Conference
Washington D C Oct labor withdrew from the National Conference after its final bid for a collective bargaining resolution failed by a majority of the capital group. President Wilson’s next move looms as Lane to report the situation. conference to continue with labor split, Gompers calling the defeat flimsy.
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Washington
D. C
Wilson
Lane
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Johny Spato
Two Boys Sentenced After Train Wreck Plot Plea
Thomas Symonds aged 14 and Joseph Peters aged 15 of the First Ward pleaded guilty to attempting to wreck a train at the big curve below Fetter wan. They were arraigned before Justice McCafferty and sentenced to the state reform school.
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Thomas Symonds
Joseph Peters
First Ward
Justice McCafferty
Fetter
Wan
Privitytown School Boys Accused of Train Wreck Plan
Report states boys aged underage truant from a Privitytown school and rode trains with permission, then began to unsafely block rails to disrupt service. Authorities claim a recent effort by railroad workers halted a derailment minutes before passenger train No. 51 bound for Wheeling passed at 5:25.
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Privitytown
Uni School
Peterman
Ards
Missing Billy Dansey Found In Middle West
Hammondtown New Jersey October 28 a child abducted three year old Billy Dansey has been located in the middle west with a woman believed to be holding him. Prosecutor Gas Kill of this county said investigators received information from a railway passenger. A nationwide search has been underway since the boy wandered from home fifteen days ago. Cleveland Ohio October 23 a telegram from B C Gaskill Atlantic City prosecutor said Billy Dansey kidnapped from Hammonton N J was on a train bound for Cleveland with a woman who taught him to say his name was Billy Pittsburgh.
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Hammondton
N. J
Billy Dansey
Middle West
Gaskill
Cleveland
Ohio
B. C. Gaskill
Atlantic City
Hammonton
Billy Pittsburgh
Faction Rivalry Said To Trigger Miners Strike
T L Lewis secretary of the New River Coal Operators Association, a 31 year former international president of the miners union, says factional rivalry within the union led to the November 1 strike threat. He notes one faction backs current leaders while the other seeks entry to the United Mine Workers, with the national action driven by such rivalry.
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Charleston
W. Va
Miners’ National Convention
Minera’ Union
T. L. Lewis
New River Coal Operators’ Association
John P. White
Jre United Ming
Tose
Uiners
Railroaders organize new third party Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh October 24 formation of a political party for Pennsylvania Railroad employees announced by the Central Committee of Transportation a special committee formed to cooperate with the strike. The meeting of railroad brotherhood representatives informed that workers on lines serving steel plants may strike if 51 percent vote in favor.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Central Committee of ‘Transportation
Railroad Brotherhood
Eleven Bids for Nitro Plant Reach Highest Bid
Washington Oct 23 Eleven bids were received for the Nitro plant at Nitro West Virginia the top bid 38 250 000 was higher than prior attempts only three bids were received before and officials would not commit to accepting any bid Nitro cost about 70 million and was built for powder manufacture during the war before the armistice.
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Washington, D. C
Nitro
W. Va
Crowell
War Department
Officials Act in King Case at Federal Level
The Sentinel reports the conviction of Robert E. King for petit larceny at the court of Justice Mc Cafferty. King, a waiter, previously paid a $15 fine and ten days in county jail, then faced federal charges for defrauding the railroad by selling forged passes. He and conspirator Max Wickwire were sent to Philippi jail to await the next U.S. Court term.
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Court of Justice
McCafferty
Robert E. King
Couny
United States
Charles R. Lilly
Thiasity
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Main Street
Crec Ae
King
Philippi
U.S
Jim
Philippi 2
Max Wickwire
Wickwire
Government
Brief History Local Red Cross Chapter at Grafton
The Grafton Red Cross chapter formed in December 1917 under O. C. Noble, then reorganized in January 1918 with EB M Sawyer as chairman. The narrative details leadership, committees, and wide wartime work including hospital garments, canteen service, home relief, knitting, sewing, and casualty support, noting postwar refugee aid and fund drives led by local women and businesses.
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Red Cross Society
Grafton
Taylor County
Red Cross
O. C. Noble
Noble
Beaumont Glass
EB. L. Sawyer
J. L. Robinson
C. W. Steele
Kate Keol
John Nuzum
Grace Whitescarver
Joe Federer
W. G. Byers
J. B. Leamon
Fred Watkins
Laura Knotts
J. J. S. Barlow
Tom Vance
Guy Bennett
Warden Jed Robinson
Cleo Withers
J. A. Anderson
J. D. Findley
E. A. Hildreth
A. Waller
P. Metaner
J. R. Ellis
Belle van Kirk
Sawyer
Main Street
Steele
Miss Keely
Keola
Il Health
Our City Hospital
Leamon
Patrick Judge
Home Service
Mick Laura Knotts
Barlow
Federal Building
Vance
J. E.R. Ellis
Ellis
Tom Love
Washington
Beavers
F. Schroeder
Schroeder
Cassell
Blueville
Federal
Fetterman
Inez Hickel
Tew
Onions
Misa Vankirk
A Keefer
C. F. Schroeder
L. W. Burns
Re Cross
Re Cross Generously Cooperated With Th Business Mens Association
Berrossi
Pgport
J. B. Moran
Grafton Red Cross
Harriet Schroeder
Elk's Club
Here
Lila Love
Prentytown
Hepzibah
Simpson
Harmony Grove
Colored Ladies of
Washngton
L. Sawyer
Elle D. Vankirk
Atto Pearl Rogers
FOR SALE DEAN SCHOOL HOUSE IN TAYLOR COUNTY
Public auction to sell the Dean School House and small buildings on Wid Wire Creek headwaters on November 22, 2019 at 2 pm. Cash or 6 months with security. Board of Education Fetterman District Taylor County West Virginia. Herbert Powell, recently discharged from military service after twenty nine months, visits West Main Street friend, will move to Kansas City Missouri. L A Smith, local resident, attended Luthan Synod sessions at Aurora Preston County, praised as a singer and community figure.
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O'elac
DEAN
Widwire Creek
Board OF Education
Fetterman
Taylor Coun
West Virginia
Herbert Powell
Jernon Wilmoth
West Main St
Powell
Kansan City
L. A. Smith
Luthistan Synod of
Aurora
Preston County
Synod Botolat
Smith
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LABOR
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J. J. Foley
John J. Jr
Fromincinnati
B. Fy McVither
Cecil
Mots
Clty Mra
Poley
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Winston-Salem, N.C
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