Failed German Plans to Take Warsaw Amid Polish Front
Reports from private headquarters indicate Mechlve and other German aims to seize Warsaw failed again. Focus remains on Cracow and the Carpathians as Russian resistance and Austrian actions shape the eastern front. Petrograd highlights captured ammunition along the Vistula near Plock and the Reichstag plans a new war loan amid western front quiet. A typhoid outbreak is reported in the Belgian army.
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Poland
Privat
Lodz
Mets
Txeobeen
Jbl
Eis
Viena
Mifon
Cracow
Visuna
Carpathians
Cs 1
Berlin
Boland
Petrograd
Cody
Lowicz
Reichstag
Trial of damage suit enters second day in court
Hovert Fairmont December 2. After two days, the trial of Fr. Abbattlochio against P.M. Schoenen for damages alleged slander proceeded last evening. Ten jurors were present with four for the plaintiff and two for the defendant. The case arose from allegations published by the editor of Echoenon and involve Abbatticohio and FE at parish affairs.
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Fairmont
Abbattlochio
P.M
Schoenen
Echoenon
Pariyaras Wayn
Nave
Abbatt- MccWin
Alformeys
Harry Shaw
Heart Rites For Campbell Tack Held At Local Church
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock at the Episcopal church for Campbell Tack aged 46 who died after a long illness. The service takes place at the home of his mother on Lee Street with his grandmother Anus Preenida and Mr. Duck in attendance.
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Campbell
Lee Street
Ian
Bie
Anus Preenida
Bodiat Episcopal Church
Mayor Cole Warns Robinson Grand over Damaged Goods
The mayor letters manager G Robinson of the Robinson Grand pledging to attend the Saturday show Damaged Goods. He states he will not censor the production but will judge its suitability for Fairmont audiences and protect public welfare.
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Cole
Robinson Grand
Mr Robinson
Bass
Fairmont
Valine
Nuyor
Clarkaburg
Observers Describe Spartan Daily Life at Tin Headquarters
Petrograd dispatch reports Grand Duke Nicholas and the leadership at Tin headquarters maintain a strict, frugal routine. Respondent notes the army’s discipline and efficiency with a Spartan, daybreak-start schedule, water only meals, and a democratic atmosphere despite high command.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Dec
Nicholas
Russia
Risskoe Slovo
Peter the Great
Sougarolt
Skobelemt
Haymaker Funeral Held for Robert B Haymaker
Funeral services for Robert B Haymaker who died Tuesday at 65 will be at the Cenary home at 6 20 tonight. The Rev G D Smith will officiate. The body departs tonight on B&O train No 4 to Winchester Va for burial Thursday morning. He is survived by two sisters Mrs S W Tenary of thirty and Mrs A N Stotler of Fairmont.
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Robert B. Haymaker
Lomimme Bis Bieter
W. Ten
Daisy Street
Broad Oaks
Bright
G. D. Smith
Urat Methodist Episcopal Church
S. W. Tenary
A. N. Stotler
Fairmont
Italian laborer injured falling from elevator at Prunty building
Laborer Jot Batriatrea of Water Street sustained multiple broken ribs after the wheelbarrow he carried toppled on a moving elevator. He fell about thirty feet, grabbing a scaffold to avert death. He was rushed to the rear of the building for first aid and is recovering at home.
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Jot Batriatrea
Water Street
John A. Shinn
Muse
Women Charge Vagrancy After Leaving City
Blele Satterfield and Anon Murray chose trial before a magistrate on vagrancy charges after leaving the city. They were arrested for loitering in the streets by officers who spotted them boarding a westbound train. They had been held in jail since Tuesday pending court. Richard Ziering of the Granaeul Chemical Company was mentioned in relation to a separate matter.
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Blele Satterfield
Anon Murray
Daviuson
Apent
Royal Name in English Court Over Title Dispute
In Chancery Court in London New York and Paris cases involve Lydia Eleanor Fitzgerald and Lydia Moffitt over use of the title Princess Victor of Thurin and Taxis. Judge awarded Mrs. Fitzgerald $500 damages and an injunction against Miss Moffitt amid long running dispute. The Austrian army officer Prince Victor, used by both women, had married Mrs. Fitzgerald in 1911 in Uniontown Pennsylvania after leaving Miss Moffitt.
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Fitzgerald
Princs Victor
Thurin and Taxis
United States
New York
Josephihe Moiftt
Jacksonville
Fla
Mins Moritt
Gerald Fitzgerald
Uniontown
Paris
London
Mrs. Edna Rector Boston Dies At 24
Mrs Edna Rector Boston 24 died Tuesday morning at St Josephs hospital Parkersburg after two weeks treatment Her home was in Petroleum She is survived by husband J W Rostow and several siblings The body went to Rockenstein undertakers then to Petroleum for burial Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon Edna Rostow known in Petroleum through visits to relatives in the city Attended by Miss Maud Hof and Miss Eilen Hof and Mrs H Gordon of this city
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Edna Rector Boston
St. Joseph's Hospital
Parkersburg
Petroleum
Boston
J. W. Rostow
Rockenstein's Undertaking
Smallpox Report Emerges From Grafton Belington Area
A teletyped report from Junior indicates the Grafton and Belington division of the Baltimore and Ohio area is seeing smallpox cases, with several suspects under careful watch. Authorities fear a widespread exposure as more people may have been affected.
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Grafton
Junior
Grafton and
Belington
Everal
Allied Forces Hold In Flanders Amid Heavy Fighting
Paris dispatch reports French war office saying enemy assaults south of Ypres and St. Bloyet were repulsed. Artillery exchanges, battery destruction, and trench gains near Verdun and Fayto were noted along with progress at Fontaine Madame and near St Hubert. United Mine Workers appeal for donations to buy Christmas gifts for 15 000 striking miners families in Ohio and neighboring states.
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Paris
French War Office
Ypres
St. Bloy
Vermelies i
Fay
Peroond
Rggion
Vendresse-Critonne
Fontaine Madame
United Mine Workers of America
United States
Canada
Organize Labor
Ohio
West
Virginia
Santa Claus
Germans Claim Capture of a French Position in Argonne
German official statement claims the capture of a strong French position in the Argonne forest near the western front. The attack included Württemberg regiment No. 120 taking aFrench artillery support point with several prisoners taken. reports from Poland note ongoing enemy actions and large prisoner totals elsewhere.
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Berlin
Argonne
William
Wurttemberg (Plantry
Ennemye
Rueter
Prumala
Poland
Kutsowre
Ws Nraviously
Untran
Wieclawek
Kitna
Lodz
Lowicz
Ramtens
Jan
Daceniser
Huseten Pely Joners
Strike Settlement Talks Loom in Ohio Coal Strike
Eastern Ohio coal miners seek forty-nine cents a ton while operators offer forty four cents a ton as a conference begins to settle the strike affecting about 13,000 miners and their families. United Mine Workers leaders including John P. White are to represent the miners.
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Sleveland
Torby
Ohio
Wibricht
Henefita
John P. White
United Mine Workers Organization
Olio
Unclear historic dispatch reports Balkan and Paris hints
A garbled 1924 era clipping mentions the Balkan front with Belgrade and Nish, a telegraphic cut between Balrade and Nish, and references to a family in Angre and a list of names in a fragmentary fashion.
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London
Sofia
Bulsatia
Servis
Lt Ta
Inv Bean
Belgrade
Balrade
Nish
Good Sport and Gallant Acts in European War
Paris dispatch notes football stars turned soldiers as many French players fight in Flanders and along the Aisne. Augustin Jous, promoted to lieutenant for rescuing a comrade under heavy fire, and Polanus, who bayonetted attackers to save a French cannon, are cited. Cyclists and riders also serve bravely. Auguste Trousseiller was killed charging German trenches.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Flanders
Aisne
Augustin Jous
Perpignao
Nineteonti Dragoons
Leutenant
Bat Tlefield
Polanus
Mairstay
French Sporting Association
Germany
Cyelists
Auguste ‘Trousseiller
Roussellier Brothers
The
Alene
Transportation Strike Triggers National Alarm Across Europe
Confusion and disruption ripple through Italy and Britain as officials coordinate relief and emergency transport. Reports cite damage and casualties linked to strikes and attacks affecting rail and air routes, with authorities promising rapid response and investigations.
Remarkeble Incident Described By ChiePofa Infantry Battalion
A fragmented wartime reminiscence recounts a critical incident told by ChiePofa Battalion of Infantry. The account mentions prewar conditions, a dangerous mission, and medical care including ambulance and surgery details, with emphasis on frontline tensions and postinjury reflections.
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ChiePofa
Fragmented OCR Summary From Wartime Narrative
A damaged OCR fragment discusses wartime rhetoric and nationalist labels. It references Germany and Allied leaders, mentioning King George and President Po n f orne with scattered phrases about language use and battlefield conduct.
Senator Bailey Grafton Dies Suddenly in New York
Ex state senator and prominent West Virginian attorney Bailey fell dead at four in the morning in Wall Street New York. He was en route from Gratton to New York with attorney Hugh Warder when heart trouble caused his sudden death. He leaves a wife a sister and one son. Bailey was about 46 years old.
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Grafton
Dac
Ator
Bailey
Wests Vig
Walltreet
New York
Gil
New Ys
Hugh Warder
Hone
Gratton
Warder
Samuel S. Farts
Brigport
Arlene Batley
Window glass tariffs loom over U S interstate routes
The report notes a proposed twenty percent tariff on window glass from West Virginia to principal markets as part of nationwide adjustments. Officials caution the move could affect transportation and commerce across the United States.
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Washington
West Virginia
United States
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Parkersburg Hospital
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