Mad P.E.E.S. 8 Muddied Plea in Marathon Context
A fragmented OCR note mentions a group labeled mad and peers at MIT with a reference to Marat. The text is garbled and lacks clear events, dates, or full names to confirm a concrete news item.
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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1920
Page
5
A fragmented OCR note mentions a group labeled mad and peers at MIT with a reference to Marat. The text is garbled and lacks clear events, dates, or full names to confirm a concrete news item.
Report details a failed jail break with bars sawn from an outer corridor, notes on suspects Blanche Coffman and Wilkinson, and mentions deputies and sheriff. It covers related forgery charges, jailhouse investigations, and civic committee proceedings about local rate changes and company mergers in Fairmont.
A local meeting tackled the traction company prospects and proposed gas rates. Speakers noted a potential 382000 profit next year versus a 400000 rate increase, while tribal statements and biblical quotes framed opposition. Community leaders urged united action to resist rate changes and protect residents from higher living costs.
An OCR rich travel timetable shows connections for several railroad lines including B and C Rail Road with towns like Grafton Cumberland Washington Laldhure Philhalptia and New Yakoa via Dunbetng and Morgantown. It lists multiple trains with times from early morning to evening, through Wheeling Pittsburgh Uniontown and other points, plus notes on connections and service.
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