Consolidation Opens Large Coal Development on Helen's Run
The Consolidation Coal Company began two shaft mines on Helen's Run between Farmington and Worthington, aiming for an annual output of 759,000 tons each and coal shipments by January 1, 1916. The project, costing over two and a half million dollars, will create extensive surface works, rail connections, and employment, signaling a major industrial expansion in the Fairmont region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Consolidation Coal Company
Pittsboro
Lake Erie
Rockefeller
Rockefellers
Bamore
Ohio
Maryland
Baltimore and Ohio
Port Covington
Baltimore
Fairmont
Farmington
Worthington
West Virginia
Helen's Run
Pittsburg
Frank R. Lyon
Whon
Fairomat
Birds Sobering Trial Ends in Forestalled Ownership Fight
In Yonkers on April 3 a trial to determine who owns 20 pigeons was postponed to sober up the birds. Claimants William Wardy and John Yoczko watched as Judge Dean ordered a release to let the pigeons choose their home, but only one flew away. The spectacle led to a second hearing after both sides blamed the other for feeding whiskey-soaked corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers
William Wardy
John Yoczko
Judge Deal
Yodzka
Yoczko
Dean
Baltimore
Charles R. Schirm
Southwestern Police Court
Justice Schirm
Methodist Episcopal Horse
Costly remnants found in torn saloon wall
Workmen tearing down a building in St Paul uncover 34,000 dollars worth of checks hidden in the walls. Martin Kramer, who ran a saloon in the building for eighteen years, claimed the checks had been seized from young men during a night raid and were hidden in the hole behind the wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Pawl, Miaun
Martin Kramer
Main Roads into Weston Need Repair
Weston April 3. A county court special term allocated about $5 000 to repair the four main roads leading out of Weston. The town reports a drowning in a wash hole near the city limits, underscoring the need for action. Easter services are planned across local churches, with various congregations hosting events. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Porter Arnold. Mrs W C Harold visits from Walkersville. Homer Troxell of Pittsburg visits before pharmacy school graduation in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
Booma
Witdhole
Homer Troxell
Pittsburg
Typhus Epidemic Threatens Serbia in Early Report
A crowded column reports scattered local notices and events including visitors, deaths, church openings, and school examinations. Notables include Justice O B Westfall of Ireland visiting, Mrs. Elizabeth Ervin's death, and W D Skidmore’s burial near Jane Lew. The county roads face abuse and a Catholic church opens with high mass.
Problem of Rousing Destitute Belgians Grows More Acute
Correspondence from London reports Percy Alden MP warns that 180000 Belgian refugees in England plus 18000 wounded soldiers in hospitals face urgent need for work and housing. He advocates building thousands of wooden huts self constructed by refugees to restore family life and provide work, estimating $500000 needed for initial launch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Lond
Holland
England
Percy Alden
House of Commons
Dr. Alden
Thamselves
Belgium
Cambridge Students Man an English Warship
Cambridge University rowing squad supplies almost all crew for a dangerous naval ship with one senior officer and the stickers. The captain is the ship’s carpenter, while other oarsmen serve as cooks mates and in other roles, per Dr. A E Shipley head of Christ's College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cambridge
Eng
Cambridge University
A. E. Shipley
Christ's College
Cook
Northcott Appointed Public Service Commissioner and Farm Leader
Charleston April 3 The Huntington farmer Elliott Northcott sworn in as public service commissioner succeeding Judge Ogden and joining a busy running board. He has not gone home since, plans alfalfa onion crops and aims to boost farm life. He owns hundreds of acres along the Ohio Valley with 300 acres floodbottom land and a $77,000 farmhouse. He envisions better rural living to attract others back to farm life and ease economic stress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Elliott Northcott
Huntington
Ogden
Northcott
Kilmer
Commission
State Board of Regents
Northeott
Germany
Sertheart
Celline Nennie Heck
Lord Hugh Cecil Learns To Fly In London Air School
Lord Hugh Cecil, a member of Parliament, is learning to operate a flying machine at the Shoreham aerodrome. He has trained for weeks and expects to obtain a license and proceed to the front within a week or two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Lord Hugh Cecil
Pariament
Shorelam Aerodome
Typhus relief plan urged by Johns Hopkins doctors
Dr. William Welch and Dr. Howard Kelly of Johns Hopkins head the Serbian Agricultural Relief Committee of America in urging immediate shipments of clothing and sanitary supplies to Serbia to fight typhus. They compare typhus to bubonic plague in transmission, call for burning contaminated clothing, and warn of a potential European outbreak if aid is delayed. Checks should go to the Serbian Relief Committee of America at 70 Fifth Avenue, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimors
America
Serbia
Wiliam H. Welch
John Hopkins Univert
Rae Dr. Welch
Howard Kelly
Johns Hopkins
Emerg
Serbian Agricultural Relief Committee of
Europe
New York
United States
London
Welch
Bush Terminal
New York City
Serbian Agricultural Relief Committee of America
Fifth’ Avenue
J P! Morean and Company
Penitentiary to Raise South Tower After Escapes
Penitentiary at Moundsville plans to raise the south tower several feet following a series of wall escapes. Five convicts slipped over the wall in broad daylight. two remain at large including Grover Gothard who is serving seven years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsvilile
Mo Z White
Grover Gothard
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eering Corps
William H. Lewis
Knights Templers
United Brethren
And
Porter Arnold
W. C. Harold
Walkersville
Margaret Cox
Mt. de Chantel
Wheeling
Paul Zobrist
W. W. Ayler
Olive B. Brown
Charles A. Frame
Grace Stewart
Jonathan Pickens
Duffy
Parle Reger
Clarksburg
Glenn Norman
Mannington
Lford Rinehart
Singleton Atchison
Murphy's Creek
J.C. Foriash
Moundsville
Samuel Steele
John Switzer
Sutton
Julius Martin
Florida
Aliss Frances Fuller
Mrs
Pearl Fultz
Thorn Koblegard
Thomas Whelan
Harry Vandervort
W. W. Reynolds
Walter Steinbeck
Wallace
Guy Bragg
Machpelah
Mr. Slaughter
Jane Maxwell
Justice O. B. Westfall
Ireland
Ioie Hale
A G. Hale
Bert Wells
Main Street
Joseph Gissy
Louis Burrell
W. H. Frush
East West
Centralia
J. W. Taylor
Alice Rowan
Burton
Virginia
Elizabeth Ervin
M. 3. Ervin
Fair Grounds
John Beddow
Butchersville Cemetery
William Garton
Haleville
W.D. Skidmore
Jane Lew
McCann's Run
M. L. Linger
W.B. Singer
Orville Boggs
Harry W. Lightburn
Methodist Episcopal Church
G. H. Duthie
Men's Brotherhood
Scool
Independent Publishing Company
Albert J. Hardman
Floyd Losh
J. S. Vandervort
George E. White
The
Independent
Will F. Jackson
D. B. Cook
Heal Farmer
New Public Service
Rockport
Castle
Spears Shoe Co
Fourth Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!