Desperate Fight Between Morgan and Indian Attack
The article recounts an elderly frontier settler David Morgan defending his children from two Indian attackers near Prickett's Fork. Morgan, despite age and frailty, used stealth, handgun, and a fight to kill one attacker and mortally wound the other, then returned to the fort with his children. The wounded Indian was found and killed. his companion was scalped and flayed.
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van de Hass
Faldo Morgan
Virginia
West
David Morro
Prickett's Fork
David “Morgan
Sworth
Morgan
Ae ‘Tike
Ran
Steven
Sarah
Beateiter
Hana
Stephen
Morzan
Mor-' San
State Building at Exposition Opened
West Virginia officials opened the state building at the San Francisco exposition with speeches by Governor Henry D. Hatfield and commissioner G. A. Nagle. The building, praised for architecture and hospitality, featured a main reception room and a west Virginia commission report. The United States Marines Band played as West Virginia’s flag was raised and refreshments were served to hundreds of guests.
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Golden Gate
West
West Vic
Endhail
John
Cere
Chester H. Powell
Ornia
G.A
Nagle
Thas Raine
Sapie West
William Bailey
Federal Commission
California
James Rolph, Jr
San Francisc
West Virginia
Fred Paul Groyscup
Virginia
United States “Marines
Virgini
Wes Virginia
Fred Paul Grosscup
M. T
McGraw W. Ey Hite
Most Lowther
G. A. Bolden
Charles S. Williamson
Drs Princes
Kenna
Indicted Man Jailed for Bootlegging in West Virginia
An indicted man named Tussey was jailed Saturday afternoon at a livery stable by Deputy Sheriff Lacp and awaits trial in criminal court. The report notes arrest details and ongoing case proceedings, with a broken card of thanks from the pavilion event.
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Tussey
Lacp
Wolt Ona
Irio Thescriminal
Raleigh
Fragmentary note on violence and Morgan’s absence
The text describes skins being tanned into belts and straps and condemns barbarity. It states Morgan did not join the party, being exhausted from blood loss and the personal conflict, and could not have participated in the incident.
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Morgan
Mules Considered for Cavalry Use by English Army
London dispatch notes that England's latest mule shipment, praised for their vigor, prompts experts to propose using mules for cavalry, transport, and mountain batteries. Britain lacks cavalry horses and faces dwindling heavy draught animals on farms, while Spanish and Mexican forces have long relied on mules for rough terrain work.
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Associated Press
London
England
War Department
Brittan
Welsh Guards Battalion to Be Raised for Prince of Wales
A London AP dispatch notes Welshmen welcome a new battalion of Welsh guards to be added to the army. Recruiters expect no difficulty as Scots and Irish guards already bear thistle and shamrock emblems. Discussion rises on whether Welsh guards will adopt leek, daffodil, or red dragon as their national symbol.
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Associated Press
London
Wellington West
Scots ‘Guards
Princev of Wales
Germans Purchase Nuts and Metals in Italy Reported
A wartime dispatch states Germans are buying quantities of chestnuts and acorns in Italy for food. Italian papers protest and urge the government to restrict exports. It also reports the German government has confiscated stocks of brass, copper, nickel, and lead from major watch and clock centers in the Black Forest.
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Italy
Black- “Forest
Salem Gloom Chasers program to open at college auditorium
Salem March 6 by Ladies' Aid Society of Seventh Day Baptist church with Lesh Davis and George Kenneally present a Gloom Chasers program on March 11 at the college auditorium. The evening includes Gypsy Life chorus, Old Mountaineer family drama, The Flower of Japan, musical numbers, a dramatic street scene, and a two-course luncheon after.
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Salem
Mar
Ladies’ Aid Society
Seventh Day Baptist Church
Lesh Davis
Kenneally Salem
College
L—A Merry Hert
the Old Mountaineer
Japan
Rami
Kenneally
Sarinara Liss
Davis
Sahin
van Horn Tainhidoan
Dzgouras
Alberta’ Davis Symphony
Othe Opera
Wire Ely
Virginia
Ford
Alonzo Ford
Boyd
Livan Williams
Robinson
Clarksburg
Fragmented Note on Measurement Conversions and Artillery Calibers
A damaged fragment discusses metric to imperial conversions and artillery calibers. It mentions inches, centimeters, and millimeters, with references to four times and forty two centimeter howitzers. The text includes stray numbers and garbled phrases, offering little coherent context.
Four Million Wheat Tons Targeted by War Grain Company
Estimates show about four million tons of wheat to be moved through channels under the War Grain Company as part of budgetary measures. The plan implicates around five million producers and relates to established scopes and periods guiding the program.
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War Graint Company
Germany
iRocintad
Tiejproce
Closing Scenes of Congress Mark Patriotsong in Washington
Washington notes recount the final days of the Sixty third Congress with dramatic adjournment scenes in the Senate and House. A farewell tribute to Senator Perkins and a spontaneous singing of America highlight the unusual closing, while President Wilson's tenure is noted for its extended sessions and wartime unity.
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Taft
Wison Hals
Sénate
Congress
Senate
Simmons
Perkins
Carolina
America
Clark
Dlay
Ste
Lonora. Sherwood
Ian Sherwood
Col. James
J) Jervey
Wheeling
Kling Him
Government Corps of
Spencers
Tynes
Tyler
Detitia Christian
Julia Gardner
Julia
Gardner
Wild beasts as foe in Africa headline
Fragmented report describes British troops in Africa facing lions as a serious threat during a German advance. The account mentions several lions circling camps and one officer recalling a close encounter as the force pushed forward amid peril from wildlife.
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East Africa
London
Mary Jives About Breakfast Whereabouts
Mary asks where to find breakfast at Smithy's on Pike Street, noting plans to jive and share fish and other items in a casual city scene.
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Exposition
Frisco
Howard HL Barnum
John B. Stanchfield
Harry Thaw
Matteawan Asylum
Thaw
New York City
Canada
Howard H. Barnum
Welsh Guards
Mess Barkey
Earl Davis
Voss
Joe Matthe
Mary
Christian Temperance Union
Ter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Mothers’ Club
Marth
Woman's Christian Temperance, Union
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Woman's Club
Wwellv
Fred D. Warnes
Saturn Wayynighty
J“Holden
Los
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Panama
Sitis
Washington City
C. P. Thompson
Mr. Thomp
Thompson
James “A. Hughes
Hughes
Portland
Hunt‘ington
Finnay
Wlliam
GS Brown
White House
House
Woodrow Wilson
Reacher
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
George W. Scragg
Allen
Columbia Miller
Leagues
Grace B. Liocyd
Raymond City
Howard J. Peck
Mole Hill
Keenan Tf Toney
Toney
Thomas EB. Dowling
al Wilkinson
Melvin Meredith
Dearing
Everett al “Neal
Henning
Wynefield
Lottie Miller
Smithville
Lock S. Haynes
Mineral
J- G. Boyd
Martz
J.T Willis
Spaulding
Mingo Coursty
Claude Q. Francis
Watt
Meer County
WH. Johnson
Joseph “E) Tate
Hiawatha
Mercer County
Ezra R) Morgan
Taing
Kanawha
Fr ‘Reed
Percival
Lantz
Harry
ES Knight
Barnum
Minéral
Salyons
Beryl
Ey Markwood
Fillmore
Thornton
Singlesidencer
Emma
Spanishburg
Ahereer
Carpenter
Rom
Charleston
Pocottizio
Raymoods Hontas
Créek
Star
Lemreen
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Marche
Shim
Alfort
Spain
Schrbert Halls
Tendays
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