State Gas People Seek More Unity In Their Affairs
The Natural Gas Association of West Virginia formed at a meeting of leading producers. Directors in Parkersburg named an executive committee including Lynn S. Horner Clarksburg president, Edwin Robinson Cincinnati? secretary, James P. McGlowkey Huntington, Thomas Parkersburg, J. R. Mames Charleston. The group aims to educate the public about gas industry and push for unified action and fair legislation safeguards for West Virginia's gas sector. No date set for the executive committee meeting. aims to recruit wider industry participation.
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Natural Gas Association of
West Virginia
Rkersburg
Lynn S. Horner
Clarksburg
Pepnestcration
Edwin Robinson
Jent
James P. McGlowkey
Huntington
Thomas
Parkersburg
J. R.mames
Charleston
Hie’ Association
Mit
Association
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Horner
Inter
Come
Swindler Froze In A Five Cent Cigar Swindle
Detectives in Los Angeles traced a quick sting involving Mrs. J Kneve of 123 North Bunken Hill Avenue who was robbed by a suave stranger using a $10 gold piece a five cent cigar and a sequence ending with a $20 gold piece and $9.95 in silver. The con artist left with the money and an eagle and double eagle before the scale of the trick was realized.
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Wey
Bulldog tale on river trip with dog and bass
In Bull dog Rushville Indiana July 17 Dr Jank H Green tells a fish story about Will Bowen and his bulldog joining a night at Green s home on the banks of a river. The boat trip ended when a big black bass jumped aboard and the bulldog seized the tax in its mouth and carried it ashore until the master retrieved it.
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Rushville
Ind
Jank H. Green
Will Bowen
Comfe
Fistrock
Mr. Bowen
Green
Censors May Fight In Marseille Departure
Censors may clash as reports from Marseilles detail Monsieur Rouge arriving abroad and introducing measures that could spark debate. The scene emphasizes potential friction over censorship policies.
Telephone Day Set in New York Suffrage Drive
The Empire State campaign committee designates July 25 as Telephone Day to push the suffrage amendment. Governors of New York New Jersey Pennsylvania and Massachusetts will be appealed to for support while mayors of New York and San Francisco will speak by telephone. All suffragists are urged to call two men to urge a vote for ratification.
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New York
Empire 1 State Campaign Committee
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
San Francisco
Duck Eggs Hatched By Turkey in Minnesota Farm
CENTREVILLE Minn July 1 An unusual test of feminist movement influence appears in a farmer Karl Bislow near Centreville where a tom turkey showed a nest setting tendency. The farmer placed duck eggs under the gobbler who hatched sixteen ducklings. The turkey, an ordinary bronze gobbler about twenty pounds, will be exhibited at the state fair in the fall.
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Centreville
Minn
Carl Bislow
Here
Tom
Fortress Monroe targets show ease of sea-fire defense
Big guns at Fortress Monroe demonstrated how difficult an enemy fleet could enter Chesapeake Bay. Targets placed eight to ten miles at sea were smashed with apparent ease. The demonstration was witnessed by General Frederick S. Strong, department commander of the South Atlantic artillery district.
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Norfolk
Fortress Monroe
Chesapeake Bay
Frederick S. Strong
South Atlantic Artillery District
Ninety Sheep Slain in Wolf Raid Near Walsenberg
In daylight near Walsenberg Col. a gray wolf attacked Librado Martinez and his herd, killing ninety sheep between eight and nine o'clock. The ranchman lives two and a half miles from town. the loss occurred as Martinez’s twelve year old adopted son had just taken the flock out.
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Walsenberg
Col
Librado Martinez
Martinez
Oldest Daughter Makes Best Wife
In San Francisco on July 17 a child welfare meeting at the Panama Pacific exposition featured Dr. G. Hardy Clark of Waterloo Iowa. He argued that ninety percent of children are shaped by their parents and stressed parental instruction and example as key to parental influence.
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San Francisco
G. Hardy Clark
Waterloo
Panama-Pacific
Advice on marriage and child character from Dr Clark
Dr Clark advises young men to marry the oldest girl to avoid wasteful younger children and to share responsibility. He says early childhood years shape character, and warns that careless parental conduct harms children, criticizing men who expect wives to serve them.
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Clark
Poorly Paid Postmistress Of Hilltop Named In U S
Mrs Julia Shaffer of Hilltop a suburb of Johnstown claims the distinction of the poorest paid postmistress in the United States A postoffice inspector found she earned 8 04 for a three months ending July 1 and paid 5 to John Smith for carrying the mail pouch The town population is about 500 and sits 700 feet above Johnstown in the mountains The receipts for the period totaled 160
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Johnstown
Julia Shaffer
Hilltop
United States
War era dress: Germans favor bright colors over black
Prague Tagblatt gathers German women artists authors singers and dressmakers opinions on wartime attire noting a near unanimous push to eliminate black in women’s dress. They advocate bright variegated colors for gowns and hats to lift spirits as soldiers return, arguing black is depressive yet not frivolous, and optimism should show in clothing.
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Berlin
Germany
Austria
Prague Tagblatt
Prague
Alice Trubner
Karlsghue
Anselma Heine
Grete Meis
Hess
Lainy’ Hafgren-Waag
Lucie Hoflich
Deutsche Theater
Frau Trubner
Calf plays piano becomes Winsted sensation in July
In Winsted Connecticut Mrs Minine Snell ownership of a calf named Elizabeth sparks local wonder as the animal taps piano notes with its nose and seemingly performs for friends. The article also notes a snapping turtle incident and a six legged white leghorn, with warm summer weather in the town.
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Winsted, Conn
Winsted
Minnile “Sneil
Warren
Elizabeth
Mrs. Snell
New York
S. J. Ferris
New Milford
Irving Carreer
Chestnut Street
Ferrari Joins Army Amid Berlin News
Berlin July 17 The New York Metropolitan Opera tenor Ferrari, famed in Germany, is reported to have joined the Italian army. He is married to Margarete, a renowned German court singer. The report notes his prominent status in Berlin and across America.
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Percotarro
Seven Hundred Blind Persons in This State
A census bulletin reports 707 blind residents in West Virginia in 1910, down from 1900 figures. The rate is 65.3 per 1000, above the national 62.3. New Mexico has the highest rate, North Dakota the lowest, and most blind are white. Foreign born number twenty six, with origins in Germany Ireland Austria England France and Scotland.
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Washington, D. C
West Virginia
Census Bureau
United States
New Mexico
North Dakota
Germany
Ireland
Austria
England
France
Scotland
Ancient Laws of the Ocean Forge Maritime Rule
The article traces early naval law from Phoenicians through Rhodes and Hammurabi, noting Phoenician voyages and piracy, Rhodes cradle of maritime law, and Greek naval power. It highlights Salamis and Plataea defenses, the rise of Athens maritime jurisdiction, and the enduring influence of ancient sea codes.
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Salamis
Plataea
Mycale
Athens
War of billboards roils Greenville beer town
In Greenville Pennsylvania a conflict grows around the Patxard Park ball field donated by W. J. Brown, a wholesale liquor dealer. Advertising boards circle the park, drawing backlash as a brewing company ad appears on the fence amid local gratitude for the gift.
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Greenville
W. J. Brown
Ball Park
Patxard Park
Inign
Brewing Company
Tenants Confront Prohibitionist Mayoral Candidate over Beer Sign
The tenant next to the park woke to inspect their porches as BW Hodge, a mayoral candidate on the prohibition ticket, faced the brewing ad’s influence. A new billboard appeared reading Wine is a mocker and strong drink is raging, starkly visible to observers at the game. The sign aims to counter the beer display with a quote urging restraint.
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BW. Hodge
Brewing Company
Bride Steals Man’s Wedding in Canton Court Case
Ellen W Carnine of Indianapolis sues Robert F Jacobs president of Waynesburg Bank for breach of promise in Canton Ohio. He hid his bride to be Grace Wendt of Baltimore moments before nuptials. Baltimore postal authorities accuse Grace of using mails to defraud as J W Cowell of Waterloo Mn she bought a 465 razor sharpening machine with 5 cash and notes for balance. Jacobs tried to offer Ohio property for the bond but was refused by federal officials.
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Pittsburg
Canton
Ellen W. Carnine
Indianapolis
Robert FR. Jacobs
Waynesburg
Grace Wendt
Baltimore
United States
J. W. Cowell
Waterloo
Jacobs
Ohio
Rabbit Bite By Pet Rabbit Alarms Oregon Family
In Baker Oregon on July 17 Vera Ware, the child of Mr and Mrs E H Ware, was severely bitten while playing with their pet rabbit near Hereford. Fears of rabies prompted sending the animal to Portland for examination as a precaution against hydrophobia.
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Baker
Ore
Vera
E. H. Ware
Hereford
Portland
German Women Hired as Section Hands on Railroad
Berlin July 1 7 Women have gradually replaced men on the German railroads in roles such as ticket clerks station guards and are now installed by the Bromberg railroad as section hands. The Bromberg jurisdiction covers Greater Berlin and has set women along much of its line with some serving as station masters. They receive 2 89 marks daily.
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Mary Associated
London municipal school trains girls as grocers clerks
London July 17. A six week training program for girls to become grocery clerks has started in the city’s western section with thirty pupils. Tuition is free and those unable to support themselves receive 3 dollars per week from the Prince of Wales fund during the course.
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London
Prince of Wales Fund
Nordag 4 Chosen to Represent Denmark in Panama Pacific Regatta
Copenhagen July 17 The famous Danish yacht Nordag 4 selected to represent Denmark in the regatta at San Francisco for the Panama Pacific fair. The Nordag 4 will be carried on a steamer from Copenhagen direct to San Francisco. Captain Qreulengracht Madsen is Danish, crew will be Americans.
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Copenhagen
Nordag 4
Denmark
San Francisco
Nordag
Qreulengracht Madsen
Dwarf joins French army proves worth despite size
From Paris July 17 the shortest soldier in the French army is Guy Coudert at three feet six inches. Rejected at Versailles for examination he later joined the 168th infantry at Lens where he earned corporal stripes after proving able to keep pace and endure a soldier’s load, despite being the butt of jokes.
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Paris
Guy Coudert
Versailles
168Th Infantry
Lens
International congress on reducing suffering in battlefields
Geneva July 17. An international congress meets to plan steps to avoid unnecessary suffering among combatants. Delegates discuss humane treatment and protection of soldiers and civilians amid ongoing war.
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Aerocrared
Geneva
Delowsts
Lincoln notes temperance efforts in army dialogue
On September 29 1963 a Sons of Temperance delegation presented temperance suggestions to President Lincoln. He declined a full response but offered to submit the address to the proper department for consideration and noted temperance as a major issue. He praised the effort and promised to review the address if provided.
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Sons of Temperance
Lincoln
Temperance
Revolutionary Soldier's Son to Attend Congress
Delegates representing 14 000 descendants of Revolutionary War participants gather in Portland Oregon for the twenty sixth annual congress of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Col D H Mcquons a surviving son of a participant will attend The congress plans patriotic education measures youth training and awards while marking anniversaries and preparing events along the Pacific coast and in San Francisco July program includes a trip on the Columbia River and observances at the Panama Pacific Exposition.
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Pam
Portland
Ore
National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
D.H
Oregon
Congress
Washington Guard
the Sons of the American Revolution
Met
Washington
Philadelphia
Cambridge
Boston
Stat
Columbia River
San Francisco
California Society
Society of Songs of Revolutionary Sites
Descendants of Men of the Revolution
Five Million New York Population Growth Report
New York City grew by about 478,929 people from 1910 to June 15, reaching 6,245,812. Census supervisors in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx and Richmond recorded the increase of just over ten percent.
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New York
New York City
Brooklyn
Queens
Manhattan
Bronx
Richmond
Prisoner and disguised girl held on vagrancy charge
A man claiming to be young Sharkey, a Pacific coast prize fighter, and a 16 year old girl in men’s clothing posing as his wife were jailed by a railroad detective in York Pennsylvania. The girl’s sex was revealed when her cap was removed, exposing long hidden hair. She said traveling as a man was easier than as a woman.
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York Pa
Large bismuth find near Tularosa despite copper hopes
Joe Naylor returns from the San Andreas mountains with a reported large bismuth deposit thirty six miles west of Tularosa. Assay tests range from ten to sixty six percent in bismuth with a forty five foot wide lead, claimed to be the largest bismuth mine in the United States. Hooley Starr, age 23, shoots Charles Dick, 24, after an altercation over spitting on a floor.
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Tularosa
N. Q
Joe Naylor
San Andreas Mountains
Assay
United States
Wales to Death in Sleep in Edinburg Virginia
Joseph Pullen of Edinburg Shenandoah County fell from his second story porch while walking in his sleep and died. He leaves a wife and several children. The report notes the humane societies worldwide attending the scene.
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Harrisburg
Joseph Pullen, G
Edinburg
Shenandoah County
Nitroglycerine Sold for Rent in Ohio and Fatal Shot in Pennsylvania
In Cleveland Mrs Lacy Brunner a rooming house keeper tried to sell a satchel of nitroglycerine with few bidders. Police say she seized it after a tenant left unpaid rent. In York Jesse Jess a 34 year old farmer shot himself, the shotgun blast severing his head.
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Cleveland, D
Lacy Brunner
Brunner
York
Jesse-Jess
Potosi
Hess
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Humane Men
MR. Lincoln
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