Burglary spree probes several home break ins on Hens and Florence
A rash of burglaries disrupted homes on Hens and Florence streets as masked intruders rifled furnishings and safes, stealing cash and jewelry from multiple residences including Mrs Price at the brewery manager EOH Price and J T Scott at their tinplate mill neighborhood. Police tracked the culprits through Churchill and Broad Oaks as Constable Schrader led a manhunt with bloodhounds.
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Fopike
Florence
Satan Sayer
Fey
Thf
Richard Scott
Red
Eoh
Price
H. H. Doyle
J. T. Scott's Houte
Florence Street
Afr
Scott
Welock
John F. Sopher
Mountain State ‘Transfer Company
East Pike Street
W. E. Hursey
Linden Avene
Hays
Chit Bote Scott
Clef
Wilenes
Schrader
Sant Piker Street
Kelley Hhl
Elk Creek
Broad Oaks
Abraehack
Foumiry
Orchestra Goes to Webster Springs Season Under Ray
The orchestra heads to Webster Springs for the season under the direction of Mis feathe S Ray, violinist from the Chicago Conservatory Orchestra, with Mr. Blake also expected to participate here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bie
Webster Springs
Mis Feathe S Ray
Chicago Conservatory Orchestra
Mr. Blake
Bart
Ranciog
City Council Discusses Fire, Streets, and Grants
City council meeting with most members present approved minutes and heard Mayor Crile swear in special policemen Harry Brooks and B. G. Walsh. The fire committee will seek bids for horse feeding. streets superintendent reported extensive street work. Bills for various vendors were ordered paid, including cement for Third and West Pike streets. Building permits were granted to Swiger & Righter, C. C. Findlay, J. F. Rightmire, and W. B. Robbing, with one porch extension noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ity
Cork
Wood
Major Crile
Cole
Crile
Harry Brooks
B. G. Walsh
R. T. Lowndes & Co
Connell
Wiliams & Davisson
Aaron Wilson
Rank C. Welt
West Supply Co
Standard O11 Co.t
Mt. State Transfer Co
Fairmont Coal Co
Clarksburg Supply Co
Alexander & Alexander
Telegram
Elliot & Winchell
Third
West Pike
McReynolds and Johnson
Ernst
M. W. Thorn
West End
Warner
Swiger & Righter
Oak
C. C. Findlay
West Maing Street
J. F. Rightmire
Jefferson and
Virginia Avenues
W. B. Robbing
Infernal machine scare ends as box turns out harmless
A night clerk at a hotel found a suspicious box on the counter and feared a Black Hand device. He dragged the package to a rear hallway while alerting staff. A dentist later identified the box as a new set of false teeth, revealing no danger.
Willan Buys Cunningham Out at Palace Furniture
J L McMillan purchased the stock of M G Cunningham's Palace Furniture and Piano Company and will join the store soon. He plans to visit major houses to stock instruments as the old supply has nearly sold out. The store remains under J M Carskadon and Roosevelt spoke in Washington on the former Mason temple site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. LestersfcMilland
M. G. Gunningham
Palace Furniture & iPhine Company
McMillan
J. M. Carskadon
McCourt Returns Home To Find Wife Accused Bigamy
In a domestic case McCourt returns from the home of relatives to discover his wife has been charged with bigamy. She reportedly faced a difficult time and believed him dead, leading to her marriage to another man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCourt
Incules
Innis Famous Band to Play Here in Clarksburg
Frederick Neil Innia's renowned band will perform at Union ballpark in Clarksburg on July 19 under the Marcato Coup. Arrangements were made at a Waldo hotel assembly hall meeting Friday by Marcato organizers and local agents seeking public support for the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Neil Innia
Clarksburg
Union Ballpark
Waldo Hotel
Tanis Organization
Marcato
June Term of Court Promises Bridge Project Near Highland Ford
The June term of the county court will convene Monday morning for settlement with the Sheriff and taxation matters for the coming year. The term is expected to last several weeks with plans to authorize building a bridge across the Highland ford near West Yokford, addressing a long standing need and benefiting many residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Ford
West Yajiford
Indicted for Peonage as Union Elects Rhodes Successor
Harrison County Odd Fellows held a meeting to shift the reunion date to June 31 and elect James W. Robinson to replace the late Frank H. Rhodes. The session aimed to make the 31st the union’s most urgent gathering ever as delegates from multiple lodges attended.</SI>
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Harrison County Odd Fellows Association
Odd Fellows Hall
Frank Hi. Rhodes
James W. Robinon
Adelph
Chicago Grain Market Report Summary
In Chicago the grain market lists June wheat at 100 7-8 cents, corn at 52 cents, oats at 36 3-4 cents per bushel. Market notes reflect steady trading patterns across wheat corn and oats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Jailed for Grand Jury Dictates Bond in Pike Gambling Case
Jim Borgess, described as a foreigner, was arrested Thursday night in a Pike Street gambling room for allegedly robbing Frank Mark of 35 in a Fuel City hotel barroom in Glen Elk. Captured after a chase, he denied the charges before Magistrate Gordon Friday, who held him for the next grand jury with bond set at 1000. Borgess could not furnish the required surety and was recommitted, while Mrs N C Steele of Fairmont visits here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Borgess
Pike Treat
Frank Mark
Fuel City
Barroogi
Glen Elk
Liberty
Gordon
Burgess
Board of Trade Officers Elected in Local Assembly
The yard of trade directors were organized Friday night with officers elected. Charles Smiley serves as president, George L. Duncan as vice president, Charles E. Lamberd as secretary, and P. M. Robinson as treasurer. The group plans a guided tour for the West Virginia Bankers Association next Thursday afternoon visiting several local mills and plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yard of Trade
Charles 3. Smiley
George L. Duncas
Charles E. Lamberd
P. M. Robinson
Ward
West Virginia Bankers’ Association
Tin Plate Mills
Grasselil Chemical Works
Radford Pottery
Washington Carbon
Hazel-Aviar Ghiss
Board of Trade
Mixer Badly Crushed at Seton Mine Near Shinnston
An Italian miner at the Seton coal mine near Shinnston was badly crushed and taken to the miners’ hospital at Fairmont for treatment. He is twenty years old and in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seton
Shinnston
H ‘1
Fairmont
Hau Confesses To Murder Charge In Germany
Karl Hau, under arrest in Karlsruhe, confessed to fatally stabbing his mother in law Frau Molter near Baden in November. The confession came after news his wife had died by suicide in a Swiss lake following her mother's death and his arrest. Hau, once active in Washington, D. C., faced financial troubles that led to the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karlsrune
Germany
Karl Hau
Indaw
Frau Molter
Mladen Baden
Han
Switzerland
Washington, D.C
Erin
Village Destroyed by an Earthquake Near Van
Constantinople June 8 A Turkish frontier village Seral near Van was destroyed by an earthquake yesterday. Local authorities report damage and possible casualties as rescue teams search the rubble amid aftershocks and ongoing tremors in the border region.
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Constantinople
Seral
Nesr van
Turkey
Persia Frontier
Meager details emerge from York visit and flood reports
Cloudbursts and floods sweep Kentucky and Indiana with multiple deaths and extensive damage. In Gradyville Kentucky eight houses washed away as ten to fifteen people were reported dead or missing, with several bodies recovered. Louisville dispatch notes a southern village nearly leveled, four fatalities confirmed, and families displaced as Big Creek overflowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg, Ky
Janell
Gradyequin
Associated Pres
Louisville
Gradyville
Colored couple entertains friends on Thursday night
Mr and Mrs J Moody colored entertained a number of their friends in a delightful manner with dancing and cards. A late hour supper followed. Guests included Misses Byent Thomas Rus Brow s wi Cty Burney Jackson Lawn Miss James Henry Grea Brown Lae sister and Messrs Wright Blackwall Green Ogdin Jones Mares Henderson Moten Jackson and Greet. The event honored Miss Brown of Bik tus who was the guest of Miss Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Moody
Mire Moody
Thomas
Rus
Brows
Burney
Jackson
Lawn
James Henry
Grea
Brown
Laesiter
Mesers
Wright
Blackwall
Green
Ogdin
Jones
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Gradysville
Orchestea Gofs
Willan
Cunningham
Parnitire and Piano Company
Washington,d. C
Roosevelt
Masonic Temple
Agaty
Innis
Marcato Club
Oune
Wil
Amit
Robinson
Rev. Bentout
Lumberport
L. Shrader
Mt. Clair
M.C. Ingram
Jem
Hederal Grand Jury
Bulle
Dumber Company
Sharleston
Rand
Eire O
Orien
Swine Meat Lumber Company
Maten
Wyoming
Cowsty
Wolfe
Derné
Tahion
Elias
Hatfield
William
Toliiver
Luce Stewart
Derne
Columbus
Apecials
Root
Chicago Grain Market
Ts Dim Borgess
Hau
Lake
Jura
York
Ieee
Pelnia
Indiana
Atorin
Devere
Wisumange
Nashville
Til
New Minden
Bas
Covington
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