British Losses Heaviest Yet in War Report From Front
Despatch from Cairo cites heavy British casualties across southern Arabia with up to 15 000 killed and 20 000 wounded as 20 000 British troops remain at Aden. Reports also note fierce Arab and Turkish assaults and Arab chiefs siding with the Turks. Western front fighting intensifies near Nieuport Ypres and the Argonne with heavy artillery and mine activity.
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Berlin
Cologne
Volks Zeitung
Cairo
Arabia
Araba
Aden
Volkes Zeitung
France
Flanders
Artilery
Nieuport
Ypres
Argonne
Neuwille
Irene
Stix
Atras
Com plaints on disappearances and a leap year social
Dr White of Wolf Summit seeks federal aid to locate his missing wife and mother. Robert S Judge hears the case of drowned Hoblit zells on the Kan awha and promises action. A leap year social by the Progressive Hoard of Walden AME is set for Friday at Mrs G J Bigelow’s 652 Mechanic street. Youngstown finds a wage increase for 100 workers at two foundries from February 1. James Weekley is jailed in Salem on a warrant. Berlin reports say Brittle prize courts face many undecided cases, possibly occupying two years if peace concludes soon.
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Parkersburg
White
Wolf Summit
Clarksburg
Hiay
Robert
Hoblitzell
Ithin
G. Js Bigelow
Byrd Dies at Home in Haymond Area
Perse Byrd died at her home in the Haymond area after an illness. The obituary notes services will be held at a local church with burial to follow in the nearby cemetery.
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Perse Byrd
Nthe Haymond Rae
Ordered to Leave Berlin Officials Order Women Out by February
Associated Press reports Berlin authorities have ordered English women employed in various occupations in the city to depart by February as retaliation for the expulsion of German women from England. The move signals tense wartime reprisals affecting civilian workers.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Jan
Pittynglish
England
Death of William R. Davis at Northview Home
William R. Davis aged 71 died at 1 40 am Thursday at the home of his son Curtis Davis in Northview after an illness of pleuring. Surviving relatives include widow Mrs Loutreta Dalbia and several daughters and sons. Services will be held at Curtis Davis’s home with burial in Greenlawn cemetery. date and hour to be announced.
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William R. Davis
Curtis Davis
Northview
Loutreta Dal
Bia
William H. Davis
Meadowbrook
Mra
Newton Davis
Sopat
Pearl Heatherly
Viropa
Walter Doolittle
Samuel Layfield
Jewish Relief Fund Begun Amid Community Effort
Northern Wat Virginia district manager notes mutual life company honors for 1916, while Dr. Erickson joins Glenn B. Waters firm in Jacob-Prunty building. Waters praises Erickson as a skilled addition and expects firm growth. Household of Ruth installation postponed to February 11 evening. A.D. Row from Lyset day attends the event with stock and home details unclear.
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Read
Mutual Honalit Lith Insurance Company
Wat
Virgil
Virginia
District of
Colimba
Rend
United States
DR. Wrickson
Glenn B. Waters
Household of
Ruth
Showers Chosen Association Head at West Virginia Hardware Meet
E H Showers of Elm Grove was elected president of the West Virginia Retail Hardware Dealers Association at the eleventh annual convention held in the Waldo hotel assembly hall. A J Grove Huntington 1st vice president F G Webber Weston 2nd vice president J H Morgan Morgantown secretary treasurer W H Miller New Martinsville executive committee member J R Kemper Hikins and W H Miller New Martinsville were selected to attend the national hardware dealers convention. The executive committee will convene later to set the next state convention date and place. A resolutions page praised officers, local hosts R Davis and Co Clarksburg for hospitality and urged closer ties among officers and members for the coming year.
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Weat
Virginia
Morgantown
W. H. Miller
New Martinsville
J. R. Kemper
Hikins
W.H. Miller
Miller
W. A. Vance
Clarkaburg
St. Clelland
Fairmont
Rh Iring
Mrs Hilzabeth A McCarty dies in Sabraton aged 73
Mrs Hilzabeth A McCarty, 73, of Sabraton, Morgantown area, died at her home. She was survived by her husband the Rev. I D McCarty and eight children including Mrs Lucy Hunter of Dallas, Mrs Laura Hunter Porter of St. Louis, Mrs Orn Skidmore of Richwood, Mrs Lillie Johnson of Shinnston, Dissie McCarty at home, J. McCarty of Sabraton, J. G. McCarty of Morgantown, and Charles A. McCarty of Albright Preston county.
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Morgantown
Hilzabeth A. McCarty
Sabraton
McCarty
Lucy Hunter
Dallas
Tex
Laura Hunter Porter
St. Louis
Mra
Orn Skidmore
Richwood
Lillie Johnson
Shinnston
Misk Dissie McCarty
J. McCarty
J. G. McCarty
Charles A. McCarty
Albright
Preston County
Fisher estate administrator qualifies with bond
Rossi M. Fisher has qualified as administrator of the estate of Plor ence H. Fisher giving bond of $1,000 with the National Surety Company. The appraisers of the estate are Emory Bates, John Moyd and Jerome Swiger.
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Rossi M. Fisher
Plorence H. Fisher
National Surety Company
Aurdty
Emory Bates
John Moyd
Jerome Swiger
Murderer Pullman Found Dead After Bronx Double Killing
Nathan Pullman a retired Chicago insurance agent identified as the man who allegedly murdered his wife Rebecca and daughter Gertrude in a Bronx apartment. He died in a New York hospital after jumping from a third floor hotel window. Police found papers and letters in his clothing confirming identity. A prior sighting noted him near the Bronx apartments about four o clock.
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New York
Anine Town
Nathan Pullman
Chicago
Rebecca Pullman
Gertrude Bagel
Bronx
Pullman
Totel
Niy
Alook
Arare
Hoth
Charters Granted for Coal and Oil Firms in Charleston
On January 27 Charleston authorized charters for several firms in Omar and surrounding counties. Gilbert Creek Superior Coal Company seeks £100,000 capital to operate at Omar with incorporators A Wood Alex Lenter William T. Jones W H Dower and J A Kelly. Buffalo Creek Superior Coal Company lists the same incorporators and £60,000 capital. Ebanw Oil Company of Washington Pennsylvania is formed with $50,000 capital to operate outside West Virginia. incorporators include F Whitehill M Ws Larkie TJ Burd Charles J Heanley and W M Smith of Charleston.
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Charleston
Gilbert Creek Superior Con) Company
Omar
Logan County
A Wood
Alex Lenter
Willian T. Jones
W.H. Dower
J. A. Kelly
Buffalo Creek Superior Coal Company
Ame Men
Will Porate
Hbana Ol Company
Washington, Pa
W. M. Smith
Charlexton
Baptism Planned at Mt Zion Baptist Church
A baptism is scheduled at Mt Zion Baptist Church with Rev. Fridas and Aimra among those attending. The event will feature local church members and followers from the community near Waptize.
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Mt Zion
Colaredy al Ule
Aimra
Wittens
Revival GOS Steadily On In Interest and Prayer
Despite rain and mud the First Methodist Episcopal church drew a well filled audience for Dr Morrison as he preached on the New Birth from Ye Must Be Born Again. Many responded as two men sought pardon and better Christian experience. A nightly prayer service continues at 7 20 in the church lower room with hopes for hallowed ones. Dr Morrison will preach to children and young people Saturday at 2 30. James Hida of Point Comfort was tried for assaulting Charles Ivory. magistrate Carter would render a verdict Thursday evening.
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First Methodist Episcopal Church
Morrison
Atoroat
Bela
Dr. King
Clork
James Hida
Point Comfort
Jackson V. Carter
Charles H. Ivory
Carter
Typhon Wever Fatat Death of Clarksburg Zinc Works Employee
Joseph Alonzo Typohm Wever Fatat, 25, a Spanish employee of Clarksburg Zinc Works, died at 6:80 o'clock Wednesday evening at his Northview home after an illness of ty ho id fever. The funeral service was held at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon and the burial was at Holy Crown cemetery.
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Joseph Alonzo
Clarksburg
Northview
Holy Crown Cemetery
French losses alleged at Tabor conference briefing
Bristol dispatch reports a deputy addressing the Tabor conference claimed French losses were about 1,000,000 killed and 1,400,000 taken prisoner with 1,000,000 held as wounded or missing. The figures were presented amid questions on casualty totals and military outcomes.
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Ly Associated Press
Bristol
England
Longuet
Social Jet
Wilson rejects federal woman suffrage stance in New York
President Wilson arrives in New York to face suffrage advocates and a delegation of German Americans. He declines to back a federal amendment, stating the suffrage question should be resolved by individual states, amid tensions and planned interviews with about 200 women. He apologizes for earlier delays and notes the issue may move slowly as states decide.
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New York
Wilson
Addrenaes
A. sutraKe
Unitesh
America
Germany
New Yorke
Washington
Congressional Union For Woman
Waldorf-Agtorta Shotel
Mary Heard
Columbia University
Foreclosure Auction to Aid Hatters Foreseen in Danbury
Donation drives across the United States expected to raise the value of an hour’s labor for Danbury hatters facing foreclosure sales. Funds will support AFL relief for 180 defendants in a long running case against D Lonne and Company versus Martin Lawlor and others. An order tied to a boycott suit targets 156 parcels, mainly modest homes, seized in the case’s final stages at the U S district court.
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United States
Danbury
American Federation of Labor
D. ¥. Lonne and Company
Martin Lawlor
United States District Court
Attichmont
Fon
Bold bank robbery shocks Chicago bank in city break in
Four armed robbers entered the Washington Park National Bank in Chicago on January 27 threatening clerks and 20 depositors and escaped with between 12000 and 16000 dollars. Manager J Garland Stall of the Boston Americans was present, witnesses described the tense scene as revolvers were pointed at patrons and staff. Police were notified after the escape.
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Chicago
Evory
Stahl
Banks
Florav
Novaya
Joseph
Auattie
Tae Tourth
Fragmentary OCR Preserves Names and Places
Readable fragments show partial names and a geographic setting with likely people involved. The text remains too garbled to identify a clear event, date, or outcome, but indicates a local news item centered on individuals such as Angela and Winnclerk Uf.
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Dogtor
Shar Yraw Social
Youngstown
Youngstown Foundry and Machine Company
Mahoning Foundry Company
Rte
Salem
James Weekley
TH. Moora
W. P. Starehor
Pulen
Pirro
Mrs
Byrd Tll
Abet
U.S
Baron Frich Zwiedinek
Prince Alfred Zu Hohenlohe-Schillingafurst
Stephen Hedry de Hedri Et de Genete Abu
von Grivicio
K. Lehwenda
C Schacdel
Frank J. Sobotka
Charles “Pollak
Baron Zwiedinek
Jewish Relief Fund
C. W. Reed
Campaign
West Virginia Insurance
A.D. Row
Sifferttie
Europe
Eames
A. Nusbaum
Bambirgor
Telegranco
G. M
Guile
Ty Jo Darnyare
Myer Coton
I Frank Feinberg
Parson Holder
Om Watta-Tanmbard
A. J. Plotshar
Dunsayy
Lipsey Vira Li Highland
Mohard
Cica
M . Craney
Beare Hhoe Companys
Bagi Luuonetty
Clare Ure
Wskit Company
Ayioe
Aileeth Jacob Muchit
Gabor
Obinbon
Ace AW
Morrison Irene
Villa Welk Sists
Marlin Ree al ES
Tesan
Tate H
Frazier A
Tite Beliaor
Paul
Homer
Oh Beulah W. Morgan i HC
Freadleg
B.d.moery
M. J. Hendkeop
Ranson
Lyneh
Columbiay
Pearlinda
Showers
Kim Grove
Wheeling
R. Davis and Company
Alor
Succanis
W. Williany
Waldo Hotel
Mrs. McCarty
PRENH
City OF Chicago
Sheridan
Baudlin
Kwane-Si
Ynnan Provines
Revolutoniate Therm
Emprrom
Ae Winnclerk Uf
Iia
Angela
Navydep
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