Senators Bombarded by Suffraget Delegation in D C
In Washington July 31 a Washington Post memo notes extenuated chatter about Davis’s successor likely being a Republican. West Virginia leaders Nathen Fegecott J W Mason and Joseph Miller claim to have served long terms at the Internal Revenue Service and collected $3.5 billion for the federal government. They recall past campaigns and say Virginia has benefited from Republican representation, predicting a GOP gain in Congress with Davis’s seat.
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D. C
Washington Post
Princis B. Geemer
Washington
West Vireginia
Vigorobe
Mear
Witlard
Tve
Internal Revenue
Nathan Fegecott
United States
Wis
J. W Mason
Wwme
Joseph & Miller
Mary
oMces
Virginia
Way
Cleveland
Nathew Golt
Senate
Scott
Teartago
Goffwin
New York
Orfield
Marehil Jewell
Golf
Blaine
Goff
Organizlion
Eldrnt
Gor
Chillon
Gregathon
Congress
Ihnuse
Davis
Railroad to redeem coupons at three stations
Charleston July 31 announcement from the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad states agents will be stationed at Huntington Charleston and Hinton to redeem coupons under the legal fare rate. Speculators’ counterfeit coupons will not be redeemed following discovery of widespread fakes.
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Chesapeake and Ohio
Sensenl Sells Hotel In Parkersburg Deal
Parkersburg July 21 Tay lor Lemon a hotel man of Cairo has bought the Commercial hotel from Guy R Sinsel and become in charge. If Mr Sinsel retires on health grounds he will likely move to Nebraska where his father runs a large ranch.
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Parkersburg
Taylor Lemon
Cairo
Guy R. Sinsel
Sinsel
Heaith
Nebraska
Great Britain Declines to Participate in Panama Exposition
London July 21 Great Britain has decided against participation in the 1915 Panama Pacific exposition at San Francisco. Official notification to Washington stated Britain was not in a position to take part and no reasons were given. The reversal may relate to the ongoing tolls dispute over the Panama Canal.
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London
Bay
Great Britain
San Francisco
Washington
Forceign
Walter Hines Pare
United States
Panama Canal
Three Weather Bureau Officials Dismissed in Moore Case
Washington July details show Pollock of Trenton Heiskell of meteorology and Carroll chief clerk removed from office amid investigation of Willis T Moore political activity. Officials implicated in the case face dismissal over alleged improper conduct.
Bloody Affair at Steubenville Riot Murders Nine
A Finlander told the Steubenville sheriff a mob of four white foreigners and a negro laborers were stabbed or shot to death at their camp last night during a race riot. Several others wounded. Bodies hidden under hay in a nearby field. Sheriff Huscroft and coroner investigated. no riot basis found. Informant Victor Yazelle arrested as insane.
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Steubenville
Sheria
Fernwood
Sherif W. A Hoscrot
William Herb
Sherift Huscroft
Victor Yazelle
Wright fined for drunken conduct at railroad station
PAYS PINE TM. Wright paid a fine of $1 and costs Thursday in Magistrate T. G. Nicewarner's court for being drunk at the Baltimore and Ohio railroad station the evening before.
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TM. Wright
T. G. Nicewarner
Baltimore and Ohio
Maurer and Brewer Wed in Maryland Elopement
A. J. Maurer of Bridgeport West Virginia and Miss Katherine Brewer daughter of Mr and Mrs E S Brewer of Star City recorded to be married in Gakland Maryland. The ceremony was announced in Morgantown on July 21.
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Morgantown
Jly
A. J. Maurer
Bridgeport
W. Va
Mise Katherine Brewer
Mra
E. S. Brewer
Star City
Jecord
Gakland, Md
Bad
Women Voting Demonstration Besieges Senate Chamber
Delegation of suffragists from every state demanded votes for women as petitions bearing thousands of signatures were presented to the Senate. A parade moved from Hyattsville through city streets to the Capitol, led by Miss Alice Paul and other suffrage leaders. Senate Owens received the petitions as the Senate committee on women’s suffrage had favorably reported the amendment.
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Washington, D.C
Senate Chamber
Senate
Hyattsville
Pennsylvania Avenue
Senate Woman's Suffrage Committee
Patttson
Alice Paul
National American Woman's Suffrage Association
Association
Senate Owens
Miners Gather in Dakota to Vote on Strike Accord
Charleston July 1 Roads and trails in Cabin Creek mining country are filled with miners marching to Dakota W V to attend a mass meeting this afternoon. They will vote on whether to accept the agreement to end the strike between United Mine Workers officers and operators. About two thousand of the district’s 8000 miners are present with leaders of the radical wing largely absent.
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Charleston
Cabin Creek
Dakota
W. Va
United Mine Workers of America
Throat injury of Coca Cola driver at work
B J Furgeon, employee of Coca Cola Bottling Works, was taken to St Marys hospital after a glass fragment from a bottle hit his neck while loading cases into a wagon. Doctors found his windpipe severed but he showed improvement after medical care. He was a Coca Cola driver just starting his shift.
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B. J. Furgeon
Coco Cola Bottling Works
St. Mary's Hospital
Ufurgeson
Gore Hotel set to open Saturday in Clarkshoro
Announcement lists opening of the Gore hotel on Weat Pike street east of the post office with public inspection from 7 to 9 pm. Cadenza orchestra will provide music, and guests will receive refreshments. Simultaneous bowling alley and barber shop openings planned, with cafe service starting at 9:30 pm after the formal hotel opening.
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Gore
Weat Pike Street
Johnson
Gore Cale
Herman Dilly
J. M. Johnson
George B. Sayre
Gore Hotel
T. B. Gore
Clarkshoro
Detectives Flock to Summer Resort
In Narragansett Pier on July 31 detectives from multiple agencies converge on the resort town chasing clues in a high profile gem theft. Residents and visitors face suspicion as authorities say arrests are not imminent and the identity of the thieves who stole $225,000 in gems remains unknown.
Summer Choral Concert at Trinity Methodist Church
A musical and literary concert will be presented by a chorus of forty voices at Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church on August 1. Dramatic readings and violin numbers by a skilled performer will add variety. All are invited to this midsummer musical feast with lawn refreshments.
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Trinity Methodiss Episcopal Church
Tragic Meningitis Death Of Local Infant Eunice Heaton
Eunice Josephine Heaton aged twenty months, daughter of Mr and Mrs Elias Heaton of West Main Street, died at 10 30 this morning from spinal meningitis. Funeral services will be held at the family home Friday at 2 o clock with burial in O Nell cemetery.
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Eunice Josephine Heaton
Elias ‘Heaton
West Main Street
O'Nell Cemetery
Prisoner Escapes in Cincinnati Rail Depot
Frank Buccafurni of Clarksburg West Virginia escaped his handcuffs at Cincinnati Union Station then dashed for liberty. He nearly severed a finger and was caught two blocks away by Joséph Gerdano’s brother Dominick after a chase. Buccafurni was arrested days earlier in Bidgood Indiana and is wanted for murder.
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Cincinnati
Frank Buccaturni
Clarksburg
W. Va
Ciilla
Liberty
Buccafurni
Bu¢cafurni
Joséph
Gerdeno
Dominick Gernado
Clarkaburg
Wuecafurni
Bivgood
Ind
Sullivan
Jerdane
Third
Smith Streets
Central Station
Willards Special to Visit City Officials Return Tour The President Here
President Daniel Willard and other Baltimore and Ohio officials plan arrival this evening for a brief visit in the city on a tour through the division. After a short stay the president's special will depart for Parkerstown where they will spend a short time before heading to Kenom for an extended stop.
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Daniel Willard
Baltimore
Ohio Railroal
Ram
Parkerstars
Keno- Em
Seven Are Dead From Accident Canvass
Seven people died in an accident amid reports of a public concert appeal. Gregory and his band draw crowds, and promoters seek $200 to fund August concerts. Jesse Stealey to canvass city nightly from 5 to 7 to collect 25 cent subscriptions. Names of donors to be published in the Telegram the next day.
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Stealey
Gregory
Jesse Stealey
Sealey
Steafey
Eightth Arrest in Tin Plate Conspiracy Case
George Majestic was arrested Thursday morning at Tin Plate by Deputy Sheriff Clarence Stout on charges of involvement in an alleged conspiracy and assault on El Cronemeyer and Isaac M. Kelley Jr. He posted a $50 bond in Justice Gordon's court for a Monday hearing. this brings the total arrests on the same charge to eight.
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George Majestic
Tin Plate
Sherif Clarence Stout
EL. Cronemeyer
Isaac M. Kelley, Jr
HH . Gordon
Motorcycle Crash at Lagoon Motordrome Claims Dozens
A deadly motorcycle accident at the Lagoon Motordrome last night killed Odin Johnson of Salt Lake City and nine others, with several more injured and in critical condition. Officials say a fireball from the exploding race machine sprayed spectators and burned many, while doctors report at least three may not recover. Names of the deceased and injured include James Wise of Kenton Kentucky and William Devis of Ladiow, among others.
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Odin Johnson
Mt Lagoon
Cotonur
James Wise
Kenton Ky
Ludlow
Salt Lake CH
Utah
William Devis
Ladiow
Henry Andrews
Cincinnwth
Wiliam Michaels
Nijgs
Ehc
Samuel Treeors
Mise
Burckman
Gator
Mower Jones Will Not Deliver Address in Clarkbors
The announcement states that Mower Jones will not come to Clarkbors to deliver an address Sunday.
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Jones
Clarkbors
Boosters Clean Up Clear Million After Cyclone
Washington fights debris chaos as capital workers join White House cleanup after yesterday’s cyclone. White House lawn heaped with fallen limbs. twenty trees down. Philadelphia reports claims against Oklahoma boosters touring the country for oil schemes. Citizens in Sunbury face purchases and payment promises amid warrants and arrests tied to booster activity.
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Ampoditad
Philadelphia
Cope Plaints
Oklahoma Boosters
Gladny
Oklahoma
Pensylvania
W. F Gorsuch
Victor Rausch
Jury pool for David Hill bribery case may require redraw
Webster Springs July 31 The thirty names drawn to form the jury for the David Hill bribery case filled the 200 name box, prompting the possibility that jury commissioners must reconvene and insert 200 new names to select a panel. Many prospective jurors are believed unsuitable or unavailable.
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Webster Springs
David Hill
Hill
Weirton mill strike quiets work at paint plate plant
Steubenville reports July 31 saw men at the Geneite Poems at the Var to quit work in sympathy with Amalgamated workers. The mill remained idle while negotiations continued, reflecting tensions at the plant and ongoing labor action in the steel district.
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Steubenville
Pbne Sbeat
Ae Var
Pertort
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Pays
Gakland
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White House
New Gore Hotel
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Thomas Sullivan
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Weirton Mill
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