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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1920
Page
8
Fragmented prose outlines a political clash over women’s independence and emancipation. It references Republicans facing moral reform, enacting enfranchisement, and contrasting party stances in the South, urging farmers’ organizations to support enlightened policies while critiquing Democratic inaction.
Final plans announced for a public military funeral in Hamilton with services at Mall Presbyterian Church. The service will be conducted by Ray Baird Mitchell with Fred Heintzelman Post No. 1 and Jean Legion participants. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery.
In West Virginia and nearby areas a major coal transport disruption follows a miners strike over deadwork conditions. Railroads report reduced eastbound coal loads, with 1966 loads east of Gratton and 117 cars coal out of 1418 eastbound. Production declines due to car shortages and easing miner activity. Freight consignments move to Curtis Bay, Greenwich pier, and other points as efforts to resume tipping and mining proceed slowly.
A local suffrage chapter named the Farmout Political Equality Club forms in Fairmont. Charter members include Margaret Grove as president, Ida Burns as treasurer, and Beulah Rucdle as secretary. The group, with 44 members, plans steady education efforts to win support among men and mobilize local women for the cause.
The issue was framed by Mrs. Beulah Dold Ritchie and Mrs. Mary Reed recounting brutal treatment of suffrage protesters in Washington and the progress of the national movement. Speakers recalled early activists, the support from Dr. Anse Shaw, and fund efforts like a pancake supper that funded Shaw’s Charleston visit.
The body of David Fox, 21, was transported from Texas. Details on his death are unclear in the fragmentary report. A funeral for the deceased is scheduled for Sunday afternoon. Local weather notes mention clouds and a slight temperature change. other items reference hospital reads and the case of a shooting on Pennsylvanie Avenue with police involved.
Fragmented transit page lists trains between Morgantown Browniville and Pittsburgh with stops at Cumberland Wheeltmy and Cleveland. Includes Pullman cars, schedule hints, and connections via Gratton, Morganlows, and Eiverville Junction.
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