Anti German riots in London east end intensify
Reports from London describe renewed anti German violence in the east end with mobs attacking anyone showing German signs. Police are strained by manpower losses, special constables deployed, German shops raided and looted, residents hiding, and some officers injured. Russians and Jews mistaken for Germans seek protection as fears of wider arson grow and troops prepare to assist authorities.
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London
East End
Teutons
Gerumn
Tey
West End
Tusitania
Teutant
Totar
East India
Knights of Columbus to Meet Next in Weston
FATHER M DERR0TT BLUEFIELD May 12 Weston chosen as the place of the next meeting of the state council of the Knights of Columbus. Officers elect ed to serve the ensuing year are Michael J Cullinan Wheelie state deputy S J Hodges Shepherstown treasurer Thomas J Gillory Weston advocate William G Lavelle Tunnelton Lecturer L J Smith Elkins warden and the Rev P H McDermott Clarksbury chaplain William G Lavelle Tunnelton and Mike H King Elkins chosen as alternates to the supreme convention.
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Bluefield
William G. Lavelle
Tunnelton
Mike H. King
Elkins
Salem man accused of forging King check for 45
Willis Wilcox of Salem is arrested on a December forged check charge in Magistrate Carter's court. The $45 check to Herman Richards allegedly used E. V. King's name. Local officers tracked Wilcox after a bank witness helped locate him. He is jailed and to be arraigned soon.
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Willis Wilcox
Salem
Jackson V. Carter
E. v King
Herman Richards
Wilcox
Tim Unti
L. C. Reeder
First National Bank of
Wilcos
Italian War Enthusiasts Rioting in Rome Report
Fragmentary notes report weekly riots by Italian war enthusiasts in Rome. Readers recall a chaotic scene tied to wartime sentiment and public unrest, with no clear fatalities or official statements.
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Rome
Hersch
Health fund for Huntington employee Miss Gladys Price
Huntington May 12 Provision for a health fund for Miss Gladys Price of 1622 Ninth avenue, an employee of United Woolen Mill Company store here, is made in a letter from W A Hersch, company president. Price will receive five dollars weekly for a year to enable her to go to a mountain resort to regain her health. The president urges outdoor living and wholesome foods and promises continuing communication and hope she can resume duties after recovery.
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Huntington
Gladys Price
Ninth Avenue
United Woolen Milix Company
W. A. Hersch
Miss Price
French Gains Report From Arras Front During War Update
The Paris war desk reports northern Arras gains remain firm, Loos front shows a night counterattack that reclaimed part of yesterday's area, and artillery activity occurred along the rest of the front. Mrs H A Davidson of Morgantown is visiting her sister. Mrs. W Woodin is mentioned in passing.
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Associaren Secen
Paris
Arras
Loos
H. A. Davidson
Morgantown
Woiden
British Hopeful of the Outcome in War Front
British and Allied forces push in Flanders and northern France as Berlin and London debate a pivotal phase of the war. German reinforcements move from Lens and Douai while Verbal reports from Petrograd and Berlin show divergent accounts of progress near Ypres and the eastern front. Washington dispatches loom large as observers await President Wilson's possible action.
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London
Flanders
France
Berlin
Lens
Doual
Trops
Arras
German War Office
Ypres
John French
Lille
Petrograd
Washington
America
Wilson
Globe
Mrs Biggs Dead In Stealey Heights Home
Ida Biggs 36 wife of Joseph Biggs of Clarksburg Light and Heat Co. dies at brother M Shinn’s Stealey Heights home. Survived by husband five children four brothers and a sister. Services at 3:00 PM Thursday at Reorganized Latter Day Saints church Stealey Heights led by Elder Richard Asldwin. burial in Greenlawn Cemetery.
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Ida Biggs
Joseph Biggs
Clarksburg
M_ Shinn
Stealley Heights
RutheJssie
Martha Lillian
Charles Biggs
Charles M
Frank Lorease M
John A. Shinn
Corbin, Charles J. prominent dealer dies at Monroe home
Charles Jacob Corbin 63, head of the wholesale firm Charles J. Corbin and Sons, died at his Monroe street residence after a long illness. The community mourns the loss of a leading citizen whose business shaped local commerce.
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Fairmont
Charles Jacob Corbin
Charles J. Corbin and Sons
Monroe Street
Man Pursued Family With Razor During Lunacy Outburst
A. A. Wolf, a middle aged man, caused a violent scene at Stop 1 on Bridgeport Streetcar Line by smashing furniture and chasing family members with a razor while gas was on. He was arrested, jailed, and faces a lunacy hearing in Magistrate T. G. Nicewarner's court after a warrant was issued April 23 by Mrs. Wolf.
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Bridgeport
Hts
A. A. Wolf
T. G. Nicewarner
Wolf
Lace Wolfe
Nicewarner
Boy Accused of Stealing 45 Dollars
Fourteen year old Cerl Stealey, stepson of RE Whiteman and a Stealey Heights railroad worker, was held by Magistrate William Starcher for grand jury action after allegedly taking 45 dollars from a calendar wall pocket at Stephen B. Ward’s house. Bond set at 50 dollars, furnished by his stepfather, and efforts to recover the money failed.
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Cerl Stealey
Whiteman
Stealey Heights
Ngext Grand Jury
William “. Starcher
Stephen B. Ward
Mr. Ward
United States Demands Strict Accounting for Lusitania Sinking
Washington notes the U S government formally demands Germany provide full accounting for the Lusitania sinking and violations of American rights in the war zone. It seeks guarantees against repetition and hints at potential further steps, with the note to be delivered to Berlin by nightfall.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Berlin
White House
Tumulty
William Suter
Wilson
Impressive Prohibition Demonstration Draws City Crowd
Evangelist at his best as Masons and Eastern Star members attend services tonight in body. Week of events includes Masonic night with a sermon on Shelter and multiple themed nights at Bridgeport Hazel-Atlas and a personal message.
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Eastern Star
Shelter
New Fair Grounds
Bridgeport
Mr Allen In Hospital After Chest Injury
Stephen C. Allen, of Point Comfort, is a patient in a local hospital with a lung ailment linked to an old accident when a piece of timber struck his chest. He underwent admission for an operation hoped to relieve the trouble.
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Stephen C. Allen
Point Comfort
Jones To Act As Secretary Of Elks Lodge
Former Major Wil H Cole has gone to Delaware to oversee a peach orchard project in which he and others are interested. During his absence Ron W Jones of Williams Hardware Company will act as secretary of the Elks Lodge, a role Cole has filled for many years.
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Wil H. Cole
Delaware
Ron W. Jones
Williams Hardware Company
The
Elks' Iodge
Cole
Outlaw Rose Still At Large In Wild Chase
Fugitive known as Rose or Griffith eludes pursuers across Braxton, Braxton, and surrounding counties after allegedly killing Constable Je Goff and officer D K Comer. Ferguson, jailed at Sutton, claims Rose spoke of a murder and used bogus checks to fund escape. Rewards totaling 752 dollars have been offered. the hunt includes bloodhounds and rapid escapes from trains and vehicles.
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F. 5. Rose
W. H. Griffith
Creston
Witt County
Wautton
Braynton
Je’ Goff
Wirt County
Sutton
Gassaway
J. J. Ferguson
EM. Layman
Ord Thompson
Rose
Griffin
Thompson
Charleston
D. K Comer
Comers
Jerguson
Gilmer
Braxton
Rose’s
Griffith
Ritchie County
Braxton County
Hat‘field
Ferguson
Mason County
Sutton and Gassoway
B Ferguson
Fort Leavenworth Federal Prison
United States Army
Kanawha
Centralia
National Prohibition Night Demonstration in Clarksburg
A large turnout in Clarksburg for the tam bernade campaign titled National Prohibition Night. The parade, led by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union from Uncomery, featured representatives from four states and a police escort, ending at the Bereacy Temple. Evangelist Hamilton preached on assurance of salvation, noting church membership alone is insufficient, and fifty-three decisions were recorded. Tonight, Masovic leads a large public gathering with Knights Templar, Eastern Star, and two hundred visiting women expected at the Masonic tabernacle.
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Clarksburg
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Boosters
Lexual Temperance Legion
Iris Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Hemlock Temple
Mr. Hamilton
wTat
Evangelist Hamilton
Soule
Masovic
Knights Templar
Marrae
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Salandra
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Resta
Emanuel
Pope Benedict
Corbin
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Dignig
Stealey Heights Lad
Grand Jury
DR. Hamilton
Nee - Eaant
MR. Allen
Outlaw Rose
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