02 Aug 1921
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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1921
Page
1
Report discusses Henry Ford aiding cooks during a visit, mentions Firestone and railroad issues, and references private conversations with a Virginian reporter. The tale weaves Ford's role in provisioning a party, labor costs, and a broader talk on railroads and natural resources, with unrelated rental notices and local ads mixed in.
In the Fairmont coal region operators push for wage reductions amid poor business conditions and no near recovery. Occasional brief improvements fail to matter, while union fields in Somerset Pa resume 1917 wage scales. Some operators had already cut wages on July 26, with others returning to pre war rates.
A column praising Jacob Blocher for his decades of public service and refusal of wealth or favors. The writer appeals to Marion County voters and lauds Blocher for prioritizing county and township affairs over self advancement. The piece hints at support for Blocher’s appointment to the coroner role and critiques jealousy in public office appointments.
A 12 year old Columbia prodigy Edis Roche Hardy boasts mastery of about 20 languages and claims the Einstein theory is simple if one can understand. He asserts relativity hinges on capacity to comprehend and presents his view as a marvel of the age. The piece also surveys divorce trends and social quips in a chatty column tone.
In Welch West Virginia Sid Hatfield and Edward Chambers were shot on the courthouse steps as they faced trial for alleged mining-town violence. Police and militiamen patrolled the townsfolk remained largely quiet while funeral arrangements were being planned and formalities observed. Families and a wide circle of townspeople offered sympathy as news of the double tragedy spread through Tug River country.
Funeral services planned for Ralph Edward Robinson seven year old and Juanita Fay Walrymple five year old at the Robinson home in Marquett eight miles from Mannington. The children perished in a barn fire yesterday afternoon after cries drew the family to the blaze. The boy was the Robins on son and the girl the granddaughter staying with grandparents. The father was in Akron at the time.
Enrico Caruso, famed tenor adored in America and abroad, rose from Naples beginnings to star at La Scala and the Metropolitan Opera. His career stretched across Europe and the United States with acclaimed roles, endurance feats, record earnings, and a life marked by triumphs and health battles.
An article notes an acute peritonitis diagnosis proved fatal, with ongoing concerns about relapse and a tentative road to recovery discussed over about a week. Medical officials weigh treatment options and prognosis as family and clinicians monitor the case.
New York mourns as Enrico Caruso dies after a Naples operation for an abdominal abscess that caused peritonitis. Relatives were at his bedside, and his illness followed a long winter in which he had begun to recover before a relapse. The Metropolitan Opera and the public pay tribute to the world famous tenor.
The Fairmont Chamber of Commerce board will meet Thursday at 1 30 p m in the office. Letters from F D Fenhagen housing committee and Gus Theroon secretary of the Monongahela Valley Association are read. Delegates for Philippi meeting to be named and funding for a football training camp and the good roads conference set for August 10 at 1 o clock in the chamber office.
The text presents garbled phrases about fighting, sparing someone, prayers, and vague references to places and names. It reads as a damaged OCR segment with scattered mentions of hope, county, New York, and assorted incoherent terms. No clear event or person emerges.
In Baltimore Aug court session, directors and individual officers of the coal exchange were indicted by a grand jury today on charges linked to a broad scheme. The case proceeds as prosecutors and the grand jury pursue legal action.
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