Barnett Family Gathering Hosts Large Attendees
Fifty Barnett family members gathered Sunday at the home of Mrs. Mary Barnett in Porta Rien Woodpyn County for a reunion styled event. A later note mentions planning a guild meeting led by Mrs. Towls Milam at 8 o clock Tuesday evening to discuss a Japan themed summer activity and preparations for an upcoming entertainment.
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Murnet
Barnett
Mary Barnett
Porta Rien
Woddpuyn
Wheely
Charles Heckman
Beron
Charles 14
Hickman
Cuarkshurs
Charles M. Uweknmann
Jolie H. Schinbit
Town
Iron and
Davighter
Chatler
Clarksbures Hl
Sehmidt
Tyal
Hurst
H. Bnustord
Markabure
Charles Barnett
All Wits
Grace
Glunvile
Gon Anil Dauehter
Victoria Hansfard
Larkshure
Mra An Mra
Bruce Barbet
Blandville
Workswite Und Weil
Towls Milam
Weat Main Street
Japan
Miluim
Thea
Plmphl
Lonaline
India
Hss
Liv
Boat Capsizes Near Charlotte In River Rescue Efforts Continue
On July 18 a boat carrying divers to save Nesident Engineer Killian and two Southern railway workers clung to a line in the river when it capsized. Eleven other employees were swept away in the same incident near a bridge. Rescue hopes dimmed as the search for survivors continued including four Western Union Telegraph Company workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlott
Killian
Southern Railway
MMI
Aree
Western Union Telegraph Company
Ioat
Local Boy Joins National Guards For Border Duty
J Dale Creavan nephew of Miss Dora Twachman of East Pile street enlisted in Company A National Guard of the District of Columbia and will leave Washington Monday night for the Mexican border. Family says he trained in Maryland and joined to serve when the conflict peaked, keeping relatives unaware until ready to depart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Dale Creavan
Dora Twachman
East Pile Street
National Guard
District of Columbia
Washington
Milas Leachman
Fireman
Miss Leachman
Maryland
Fewer Deaths Reported in New York Infantile Paralysis Epidemic
New York health department reports a decline in deaths and new cases from the infantile paralysis outbreak. In the twenty five hours ending 10 am Monday, fourteen children died and ninety five new cases were recorded across the five boroughs. Separate dispatch notes persistently rumor Lake Toxaway dam failure with no wire contact to Lake Toxaway.
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New York
Health Department
New York City
Atlanta
Lake Toxaway
Raising tame wild ducks boosts profits says Audubon report
An Audubon Society bulletin outlines profitable wildfowl farming based on experiments at Willian Rockefeller's estate in Tarrytown New York. It notes live wood ducks fetch fifteen to twenty dollars a pair and reports European interest and new sales provisions, with a 22 cent pamphlet translating the study for public demand.
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Audiebon Societies
Willian Rockefeller
Tarrytown
N. Y
America
Sid T. di Bert Pearson
Atocieties
Vistie Shuser
Europe
Oia
Audubon Sowiekiegs
Straadway
New York City
Clarksburg Child Ill With New Plague
A Clark sburg family reports a case of a mysterious plague affecting a five year old and an infant in quarantine. Health officials traced the illness to a visit from relatives and implemented strict isolation. A local physician confirmed the infant’s paralysis as a consequence of the illness while authorities monitor transmission risks.
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Cumberland
Mik
Fk Awenplare Quiekeen
Margaret Mamie
Bey Seth
Bred Hummel
Clarksburg
Terinis
Duane Welate
Shaw
Hume
Cmeer
Collen
Plain coconut oil as hair cleanser advised
An old newspaper advice piece warns soaps and shampoos are too alkaline drying scalp and brittle hair. It recommends plain coconut oil mixed with water as a cheap alternative that creates rich lather, cleanses thoroughly, rinses easily, and leaves hair soft and easy to manage.
ARIMS OFFICERS WASHINGTON REPORTS
A fragmented dispatch notes official statements on continuing actions and planned moves by government and national guard authorities with unclear details about dates and outcomes.
NO PATROL AS WARSHIP MOVEMENTS REPORTED IN WASHINGTON
Washington July 18 The patrol plan is announced as Allerjonn and ships move off the Virydale coast awaiting developments regarding German merchant ships detained near Pentarhinnt. The U S government says no violation of waterway rules is foreseen and a German victory is not anticipated. Predictions place a possible return from Baltimore to Chesapeake Bay by the first dark night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banocraneyt
Rae Wasiington
Virydale
Mibmaring
United States
Haltimorn
Yonir Cave
Hay Favored for Virginia Representative Nomination Vote
In Washington on July 18, a favorable report on Representative Jamien Hay of Virginia for a court position was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee, advancing the nomination to the full Senate for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Repporentarion Jamien Hay
Viterinia
Sen
Local Lawyer Traps Prohibition Officer In Court Dismissal
Dominick Trimarehl of Grafton faced arraignment on a warrant from J Walter Bee for possessing intoxicants. Magistrate Carter dismissed the main charge after defense counsel objected, and Trimarehl was released with two packages of intoxicants. Later in Bellefonte, Jacob Hillor of Philadelphia was executed at 7:05 am for killing two detectives in Philadelphia two years earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Dominick Trimarehl
Jackson
Urarton
Skarrieon Cousty
Carter
Trimarebl
Grafton Jiter
Tarnoon
Dee
Tarmaren
Bee
Tarmarehi
Carter'n Court
Iim
Plagne
Flood Recedes After Devastating North Carolina Storm
Floodwaters recede across Raleigh and surrounding states, leaving extensive damage in North Carolina Virginia and Tennessee. Property losses run high with estimates from ten million to sixteen million dollars. Western North Carolina bore the worst effects, described as the most destructive flood in that region’s history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virgilia
Tenneson
West Virginia
Allantine
Repulse of highway attack reported in Italian campaign
On July 18 the War Office announced the repulse of a highway attack by Austins in the upper Posma valley within the Tren tino district, attributed to an Italian country offensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aneceiatko Heuer Tome
Austins
Posma Valey
Trentino
War oMeo
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Unis Department
Telegram
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Frederick Conrad
Lancaster
Auto Livery Co
Liston’s
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Stonewall Park
Glenn B. Waters
National Guards
Border
Bellans
James Webster
Wetnit
Arims Officers
Onder Wert
le Yartiunnt
Kray Pilleore
Belkin
Finda
Kor
Ty National Gaardamen
Uel Av Goyemane Ald Lu
Riquitfe
Hdoparti
Nushauw
Third Street
Nusbaum’s
Brees
Seward
Alanka
Bristol Bay
Settlemiene
Canan
McCulloch
Beecham
Letne
Syohare
Hill Bros
Starford Coll Company
Second St
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Ieele
Clarksburg Trust
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