Christmas Trees Lost En Route To Clarksburg
Rail freight delay leaves Clarksburg without its usual Christmas trees. About 2 000 trees bound for the city vanished between Clarke shurg and the Atlantic Komalis railroad car, delaying shipment since December. Distributors say no other trees will arrive, leaving Harrison county farms as the only source for a few cut trees for locals.
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Clerkeburg
Clarksburg
Atlantic Komalis & Railroad
Argenty
Carskadon
Sep
Baltimore and Ohio
KML
Hayano
Harrison County
Funeral services for Mrs Mauissa Tee in Fairmont
Funeral for Mrs Mauissa Tee aged 58 widow of Andrew I Ice, Fairmont resident, dies after months of stomach cancer. Services set for 2 30 pm Sunday at Baptist church, Rev W J Paddy officiating, burial Woodlawn cemetery. Surviving relatives include Tee and Ice family members across Fairmont Glenville Barrackville Carolina Mines Enterprise Farmington Clarksburg.
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Mauissa Tee
Andrew I. Ice
Fairmont
W. J. Paddy
Woodlawn
Tee
Pairmont
Taken Home Fully After Appendix Surgery At St Mary's
Miss Lyda Walls a cashier at Watts-Lamiberd department store was released Saturday to her home at 115 Bridge Street after an operation for appendicitis at St Mary's Hospital several days ago.
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St Mary's Hospital
Lyda Walls
Watts-Lamiberd
Bridge Street
Forman Boy Returns Home From St Marys Hospital
Emmett Forman of Broad Oaks son of Mr and Mrs M J Forman recovered from pneumonia after a stay at St Marys hospital and went home Saturday following illness lasting several days.
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Emmett
M. J. Forman
Broad Oaks
St Mary's Hospital
Court Recess and Bond Surety Actions
The criminal court recessed Saturday evening. John Smith’s bondsman William C. Bussey must produce a new bond by 6 o’clock December 26. An order directs $500 be collected from Frank Righam, bondsman for Sam Blair, who defaulted. Similar orders target Cecil Rector and Elmore Rector with Elmore liable for $500. Costs ordered from Almhonso Dinaldo, bondsman for Sat Glows.
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Criminal Court
John Smith
William C. Bussey
Smith
Frank Righag
Sam Blair
Cecil Rector
Elmore Rector
al| Mhonso Dinaldo
Sat
Glows
West Virginia Coal Output Falls Short Of Record
West Virginia coal production in 1916 likely would have set a record, but output remained below expectations due to scarcity of motive power on railroads and car shortages. Long hauls and labor supply issues hindered coal movement across the region.
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West Virginia
Wit
Middle West
Marriage Licenses Reported In Local Notices
Marriage licenses have been issued to Lawrence Ray Shreve and Flossie Davis. William Wills and Ethel Tate. John W. Rifle and Beulah Mizeell. Luther K. Long and Grace Arnett. Basil McDonald and Lucy Haveel. Harvel Haughty and Maude Summers. Bernard Layfield and Effie Radcliff. Robert I. Anderson and Maslinda Molutive. and Johnnie Floyd and Laura Brinkley.
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Lawrence Ray Shreve
Flossie c Davis
Willian
Wills
Ethel Tate
John W. Rifle
Beulah Mi Eézell
Luther K. Long
Grace Arnett
Bazzll McDonald
Lucy Haveel
Harvel Haughty
Maude Summers
Bernard Layfield
Effie
Radcliff
Robert I. Anderson
Mas Linda Molutive
Johnnie Floyd
Laura Brinkley
Cottrill Funeral for Eliza Cottrill Aged 38
Eliza Cottrill aged 38 dies at her daughter’s North Lew home after a lingering illness. Funeral services set for 10:45 Sunday with Rev. J Davis officiating. Burial will take place in a nearby cemetery. The obituary notes a prior illness and mentions possible surgery for Peter Schmit in Now Fall Grounds amid an unrelated medical note.
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Eliza Cottrill
North“lew
J) Davis
Peter Schmit
Gifts Bring Community Tree Gifts To Needy Families
Large number of gifts were donated at the community Christmas tree on the courthouse plaza and at the YMCA for distribution Monday to needy city families. The effort, aided by churches and the Salvation Army, aims to prevent Christmas distress in Clarksburg. Gregory's First resident band played to a large crowd on Saturday night at the courthouse plaza. A sacred concert led by the Mareato Choral Club and Rev. BE Turner will be held in Gira tonight. Fifteen needy families received aid Saturday from First Presbyterian Church Sunday period classoys gifts were distributed. Names of aided families have been removed from the list to avoid duplication.
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Court House Plaza
Young Woman’s Christian Association
Salvation Army
Clarksburg
Gregory
Christmas pardons by Wilson free two federal prisoners
President Wilson ordered clemency for two federal inmates, H il Rosa of Guyandotte West Virginia and Lillian G Munson of Edgewater New Jersey, directing their release to spend Christmas with families. Rosa faced tax evasion charges for retail liquor without payment. Munson was linked to embezzlement during a bank embezzlement scheme and had served two years, with the president citing her partial involvement.
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Washington
Wilson
Department of Justice
Po Tey
Lillian G. Munson
Georgid
Edgewater
Great Crowd Shoppers Fill Downtown Christmas Stores
Downtown streets and shops bustled with Christmas shoppers over the weekend as stores reported heavy demand. Extra clerks worked late to meet needs while many workers and shoppers, including numerous young women, endured a breakneck pace for ten days.
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Ennr
Illness Ties Family Trip to Asheville NC
Serious illness shadows the Lanham Hulderman party as they traveled by train to Asheville North Carolina to visit Veda Richards a sister of Mrs Lanham. Rumors point to a lingering disease that may have afflicted Richards after caring for a sick relative.
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ST. Aulderman
Clarence F. Lanham
Leta Hulderman
Asheville
N.C
Veda Richards
And
Bulderman
Lanham
Alice Hulderman
Hulderman
Guy Hulderman
Richards
Alleged Masher Jailed in West Satin Street Case
Police arrested Maver G. HeGprcan in West Satin Street on Saturday following a riot incident. Chief of Police Nicholas Mf. Whyte announced the arrest as the investigation continues and trials are awaited.
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Iinrmerersetin
Nelien
Halstn
Maver G. HeGprcan
West Satin Street
Nicholas Mf
Logue Child Recovers From Pneumonia
Dorothy Logue, two year old daughter of Clarence Logue, is recovering from pneumonia. The brief item notes the child’s improving condition and mentions immediate family.
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Dorothy
Clarence
Eastern Front Pressures as Russian Forces Hold In Wallachia
Reports describe heavy fighting around Fimmik Sarat between the Buzeu and Sereth rivers in Wallachia as Russian rear guards withdraw north. Russian posts near Rakovitcheni fall back after battles, while lines protect Gelachenul south of Rironik-Sarat. Artillery moves north in Dobrudja and minor action near Verdun and Baranovichi noted.
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Fer Aatoclayne
James
Vadulsorcuol
Gelachenul
Rironik-Sarat
Sereth
Carpathian
Moldavis
Artiery
Dobrudja
Night Riders Acquitted in Homestead Conspiracy Case
In United States district court in Tacoma Washington twelve men tied to the Night Riders were acquitted of conspiring to drive settlers from government homesteads. Plaintiff Mrs Margaret Ross alleged a January 1914 arson and forced removal of her cabin and family in Pacific County. The defense argued Ross squatted on another homestead and the case lingered in county courts before federal action.
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Tacomas Wash
United States District Court
Margaret Ross
Pfcific
Wash
John Brophy elected president of USW district No. 2
John Brophy of Nanty Glo, Pa, was elected president of district No. 2, United Mine Workers of America, in the December 12 election results announced after vote counting. Other officers named include Vice-President Charles ONeill Osceola Mills, Secretary Treasurer Richard Gilbert Clearfield, and district board member William Welsh Nantvale. Thomas Hageerly Reynoldsville joined the national executive board, with John Haholtz Spangler as district organizer. Local figures Lewis Lang of Kenton, D, is noted as Walter Lang’s brother. Separate items report a local funeral, a burial plan with Warne Undertaking, and other scattered notes on residents including Edward Michael of Water Street, an employee at Lane and Chatt box factory, and ongoing illnesses.
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Johnstown -Pa
John Brophy
Nantyslo
United Mine Workers of America
Waa
Charles O'Neill
Osceola Mills
Richard Gilbert
Clearfeld
William , Welsh
Nantv
Five Men Arrested After Disturbance in City Lockup
Five men were arrested and jailed after a Saturday night disturbance in the city. They were charged with frankness in the ruckus and are set to be tried at the next session of police court. Names listed include Tony, Rey, Roe Heck, and Charles Barns.
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Frankenness
Atreck
Tamer
Tony
Torre Rey
Paar Atustine
River Stages and Public Utility Hearing Report
River gauges show Wheeling at 8 feet 3 inches and rising as of December 23 with preliminary notes on navigation. December 24 in Cataholeston a public commission heard evidence from the West Virginia Telephone Company seeking permission to advance charged lines, action deferred.
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Wheeling
Ralng
Catahleston
Worylco
Weal
Virginia ‘Telephone Company
Diking
Robbery at Whycol Grocery Ends With Safe Loaded in Car
In Kanbas Missouri detectives report interior arrangements of the Whycol grocery era hindered work on a safe. A thief loaded about $400 from the safe into a motor car after moving a van to the rear of the store. Patrolmen were ordered to watch for the suspect's vehicle.
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Kanbas
Gudy
Whycol
Mie Intore
Oniail
Track Andi
Jm Motor Cara
Recovery of Eprom and Krank Powell After Wounding
A fragmentary report notes Eprom and Krank Powell recovering from injuries sustained in a platform incident. Healers report gradual improvement over several days at St Marys hospital. Further details on the cause and outcome are not available in the readable text.
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Fragmentary OCR text mentions prisoners and a named individual in a historical setting, with unclear names and places. The readable portion suggests a judicial or punitive context involving individuals such as Burton and Mra Hileey, but details are too garbled to determine a coherent event or outcome.
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Merry Christmas
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Loter
E. C. Hamilton
Prom Hospital
Liston
Chicago
Ghristmas
Glenn B. Wates
Prunty Bldg
Cottrill Funeral
Switzer Bros
Vered
Vida Richards
S. T. Hulderman
Nusbaum?’s, Inc
Baranovichi
Hardaumont
Romé
Paris
London
Rome
Germany
Pitt
Great Britain
Thomas Hagerty
United States District Court Board
Tacoma
Bas ‘la Grippe
Lang Wuneral
Lewis Lang
Kenton
Walter Lang
Warne Undertaking Company
Henton
Edward Michael
Water Street
Lane andsChatt Box Factory
Tas Ia
Erip
Koney
Jersey
Pota
Erult. Banenss Orang
Nln
Ilgrapea
SAIL
Jeprerson
Eprom
Krank Powell
ofiBreadoy
Nel
N. St
Maryisih
Davalaxo
Te Burton
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