Question Raised About Christian Science Healing
A letter to the editor questions a Berlin court ruling that Christian Science healers were responsible for deaths. It cites testimonies of healings, medical witnesses’ limits, and the defense of two practitioners, with appeals to the Imperial Supreme Court and a wider clash between spiritual power and material belief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Selene
Neniex
Cre
Lelease
Imperial Supreme Court ‘of
Germany
Notable Pythian Jewels Gift Ceremony at Clarksburg Lodge
Clarksburg lodge No. 39 of the Pythians will receive gold plated officers jewels and door shirts from E. Wheaton of Minneapolis in honor of having the largest Rathbone Bible class campaign. Samuel B. Montgomery will present on behalf of Wheaton, with William I. Starcher accepting for the local lodge. A banquet and open lodge meeting on South Second Street follow.
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Clarksburg Lodge
E. Wheaton
Minneapolis
Rathbone
Wheaton
Justice H. Rathbone
West Virginia
Clarksburg
Samuel B. Montgomery
Kingwood
Virginia
Mr. Montgomery
William I Starcher
Clarksburs Lodge No. 5
Grat Lodge
Pythian Isl
South Second Street
Pythian Sisters
UMW Congress Adopts War Game Report and Suffrage Move
The Senate in Washington convened to adopt a lodge resolution urging Secretary Daniels to release Admiral Fletcher’s naval war game report from last summer. A suffrage amendment was favorably reported by the suffrage committee. A bill to create a commission to codify and propose amendments to general mining laws passed. The session adjourned to noon Monday after noon meetings and road and power bills were reviewed.
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Tr Ansociatee
Senate
Washington
Daniels
Ferris
Shackelford
National Defense Fund
Keating
Colorado
Monongahela Valley Traction Announces Night Schedule Change
The company office disclosed a revised last car time for the New Fair Grounds Mine line. Beginning Monday night the final car will depart at 11 oclock, with the change aimed at aiding workers from nearby Pisurg Plate Glass and Norwood Glass plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Grounds
Monongahela
Italian liner Giuseppe Verdi Gunned Mounts Reported
Collector Malone reports two mounted three inch rifles on the Italian liner Giuseppe Verdi which arrived in New York with a civilian crew and no Royal Italian Navy gunners aboard. The ship may be detained at New York harbor while the case is reviewed. Officials expect Italy to order the guns dismounted before departure.
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Malone
Giuseppe Verdi
New York
Tansing
New York Harbor
Switzerland considers bread card system to curb wheat prices
Geneva Jan 8 via Paris The federal government seriously weighs bread cards similar to Germany to fight high wheat prices. Congestion on Italian lines delays grain shipments, with heavy wheat consignments held in French and Italian ports awaiting export.
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Genava
Switerland
Paris
Germany
Switzerland
Jury Deliberations Prolonged In New York New Haven Case
The jury in the New Haven railroad anti trust case failed to reach a verdict by 11:20 PM and remained locked up overnight. Deliberations continued after 1:50 PM yesterday with rumors of acquittals and mixed outcomes among the eleven directors. The pivotal issue remains whether a conspiracy existed in 1890 under the Sherman law.
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Sey Apeoe
New York
New Haven
Jan
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Nats
Tune
Street Gas Delays On Monongahela Valley Traction Lines
The Monongahela Valley Traction Company faced two hours of line shutdowns Saturday morning due to snapped high tension wires at Northview Junction and Roane caused by very cool weather. Repairs extended from 5 am, with a delay of about two hours before service resumed, followed by a second surge of similar trouble an hour later.
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Monongahela Valley Traction Company
Hnes
Northview Junction
Roane
Mortgage securing 63 million on B O Railroad filed
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company mortgage to Central Trust Company of New York and James N. Wallace for 63,000,000 was entered in the county clerk's office for recordation. It covers the railroad's entire property and will be recorded in twenty counties. Bonds run twenty years at four and one half percent interest. The document is printed in a voluminous book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Fraulein Elizabeth Aliens
Reliaf
God
Fras Flizabeth Husgen
Christian Science
Lowenthal
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Central Trust’ Company
New York
James N. Wallace
Sermon Subjects at Area Churches
Listings of morning and evening sermons at multiple churches include topics such as Is Christ Barabbas, Divine Power, What Have You in Your Hand, The Ten Commandments, The Value of Human Soul, Building on Pattern, The Prodigal Child, and Sacrament. Speakers include Rev C Leslie Smith Northview Wesleyan and Rev W T King First Methodist Episcopal, with services across Industrial Wesleyan, Central Presbyterian, Adams Tone Methodist, and Christian Science Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Leslie Smith
Indutrial Wesleyan Methodist Church
G. Leslie Smith
Northview Wesleyan Methodist Church
H. J. Alleup
Central Presbyterian Shareh
W. T
Court Trials Start Monday in Circuit Court
Trials will begin in the circuit court with petit jurors reporting. The list includes W. D. Bryan Jefferson Bassel John W. Barnes John W. Bush and many others. The trial calendar runs to February 11 with cases such as Charles Hickman v City of Clarksburg and The National Supply Co. v Schaffner et al. on tomorrow’s docket.
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W. D. Bryan
Jeferson Bassel
John W. Barnes
John W. Bush
Henry Bennett
Orie Benett
George S. Cap
John Comer
Ashiby Cropp
Francis M. Davis
Eppa Dennison
Hiram ‘T. Edmonds
Webb Norning
Mint
Collie Ford
Georg Flending
Fd. Fessler
A. Y W. Mionigan
Thomas Fisher
Will J. Fortney
Royrett
W. J. Greynolds
Trumienore
SW. Highland
Rank
Thomas Hawker
Charterlvon
Berkley Jett
John Pys
Robert Koon
William Lee
Charles M. McDonald
Bruce Mason
Claude Maxwell
Joh W. McKinley
Justus Nusumitufus
Powell
al L. Roberts
Lee Sommerville
Cletus Stout
Orlando M. Swiger
Lloyd L. Smith
George Smith
Awb. Smith
Alvy Shepler
Jene F Strother
Hugh Wine
Blisty Jt. Wilkinson
Boyd J. Warner
Charles L. Hickman
Clarksburg
National Supply Company
Christopher Schaffner
Bessemer Gas Engine Company
National Aluminum Company
The
Motor Car Equipment Company
J. Hood Horner
Harles Muolak
Mohongahela Valley Traction Company
Garrison Supports Compulsory Service Policy
Secretary Garrison told the House Military Committee that compulsory service is the only solid base for a military policy compatible with democracy. The remark signals support amid debates on universal service, with next week hearings planned for War Department officers. Lee Dodd, awaiting trial for violation of the prohibition, was surrendered by his surety and jailed.
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Washington
Jan
Garrison
House Military Committee
Army
War Department
Continental Army
Committee On the Army
General Staff
Lee Dodd
Nellie Virginia Walker
Gold Medal for Fever Conqueror Awarded in Chicago
General William C. Gorgas received the Geographical Society of Chicago gold medal for his work against yellow fever in Panama. He noted poverty as the root cause of disease and urged public education, ventilation, and fresh air to curb illness, predicting a future grippe serum.
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Chicago
Willian C. Gorgas
Panama
Geographic Society of Chicago
Roald Amundsen
South Pole
W. Goethals
Panama Canal
J Geoghy
Georgas
Selenes
Georgas Jn
Progressive party to decide venue and date in Chicago
Chicago hosts Progressive National Executive Committee members meeting Tuesday January 11 to set the convention place and date. Observers expect Chicago as the site for June or June 11, aligning with the Republican gathering week. Fifty prisoners are confined in the county jail, with thirty eligible for road work.
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Chicago
Progressive Party
River Stage Summaries From Wheeling to Morgantown
Rail and river traffic notes list stage readings from Wheeling to Morgantown on January 8 with conditions clear and cold. Readings include Davis Island dam 122 ft stationary, Steubenville 18.9 ft falling, Parkersburg 22.5 ft stationary, Morgantown 10 ft falling, Oil City 6.4 ft falling.
Both Denounces Entente and Central Powers at Banquet
Senator Joseph T. Robinson from Arkansas denounces both sides for mistreating neutral nations and condemns Germany and Austria-Hungary for submarine warfare. He praises a president who has kept the United States out of war amid global intrigues.
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Oy Atsoctirko
Multiple Local Dispatches Report Weekly Workmen's Comp Accidents
Charleston reports seven fatal and 347 non fatal workmen's compensation accidents this week across industries statewide. Beaumont notes a uniform ten cent barrel rise in crude petroleum prices in Texas and Louisiana fields, marking a second advance that week. Three men arrested as suspicious characters Friday afternoon were deported hours after arrest. aliases given included Letty Rosen bloom Reader and William Hamilton, escorted by City Detective L Tae White.
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Charleston
Jan
Workmen's Compensation Department
Beaumont
Tex
Texas and
Lonsiina
Lato
Letty” Rosenbloom
K Reader
William Hamilton
L. Tae White
Villa plots new moves in Chihuahua amid Carranza split
Reported telegrams say General Francesco Villa plans renewed opposition with disaffection in Carranza ranks. General Rosalio Hernandez reportedly joined Zapata forces after disappearing from the Carranza army, with Villa raiding small towns between Madera and Cuidad Juarez. Cattle losses attributed to Villa raids threaten Hearst ranch operations. Six killed and ten wounded in Nancy from German bombardment over three days.
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Paso
Francesco Villa
Guerrero
Chihuahua
Carranza
Villa
Rosalio Hernandez
Benjamin
Arguniado
Zapata
Paral
Torreon
State Department
Madera
Ctwns Grandes
Hearst Ranch
Pan American Congress delegates at Washington banquet
Delegates to the Pan-American Scientific Congress wrap up a two week session in Washington hosted by Secretary Lansing. Notables including Edu ardo Suarez-Mujica and Judge George Grey spoke on unity and military preparedness as North and South American nations move toward closer ties. Delegates will tour northern cities before returning home with an emphasis on peace and defense.
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Washington, Jans
Lansing
Eduardo Suarez-Mujica
Chile
George Grey
Delaware
United States
Ignacio Calderon
Bolivia
Congress
Ambassador Suarez
Prenties
Grey
Wilson
Calderon
North
Boston
New York
Baltimore Board of Trade
Philadelphia
Princeston
New Haven
Ter World
America
Auto purchases and licenses rise in Clarksburg 1915
City statistics show 915 automobile licenses in Clarksburg, up from 226 a year earlier, with about 79 more cars and an estimated 85 new owners. The average price per auto is $800, totaling roughly $68,000 spent in 1915. The article also notes Pan American unity rhetoric from Secretary Lansing aimed at mutual cooperation among American republics.
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Clarksburg
A. J. Bishop
Thanks for kindness in our time of sorrow
The Kle and family express gratitude for the kindness shown during the illness and death of their daughter and sister, acknowledging the support and sympathy received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kle
Columbia miner praises Nerv-Worth remedy in testimonial
G W Leisure of the Columbia mines, Route Three, extols Nerv-Worth after his daughter, four years ill with breast pains and smothering, improves after two bottles. He offers Burke's Drug Store a dollar back if it fails and promises sample doses with no harmful ingredients in the advertisement styled as a personal endorsement.
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Dolinia
G. W. Leisure
Columbia Mines
G. W. Lelaure
Burke's
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UMW Congress
Jury
Railroad
Ohio
Gorgas
Third Party
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Liberty
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Tle
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Columbia
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