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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1915
Page
2
Henry Ford sends a personal note urging Watt to deliver a message of life and hope. The message contrasts belligerence with a call to God’s speed and steadfast resolve, framing the act as carrying life rather than doom.
In Mountaineer region reports describe a high school gathering of educators and officials to discuss the day’s events. The Monongahela valley towns including Morgantown and Fairmont were represented. Judge Haymond announced a potential adjournment for the case matter and set future court considerations.
The fragmentary text hints at a distant event or debate with unfamiliar terms and names. It references a roving group and a theory tied to faith, urging further inquiry into the unclear subject and its implications.
Maria Maymond mother of Uiroult Jude We S-Husmond of thik sityacwa underwent eye operation yesterday at home. The surgeon Dr. Stewart M. Muncaster of Washington, D C performed the cataract removal. details note temporary blindness and post operative care. Mrs Haymond's friends in the city plan a public notice of the procedure. Mrs Lucy Doering, Morgantown, accompanied her daughter to the hospital in support.
A muddy scene on Fullmone and Palr mont streets slows delivery horses and coaches. Snow and slush cover pavements as drivers struggle to move wagons, many slipping and finding the road dangerously uneven. Pedestrians, owners, and bystanders contend with blocked routes and obstructed crossings while work crews address the slick surface.
Dinamite scare erupts at Latrobe Pennsylvania Raliwars Steel spring Company plant after a widespread pamphlet claims dynamite blasts are planned. Officials deny knowledge of the discovery while workers recount a young man's warning and authorities investigate the potential threat.
Reports indicate Pennsylvania Railroad to adjust schedules on the Monongahela route from Fairmont to Pittsburgh with New York connection train No 18 departing Pittsburgh at 9 46 and revised arrival times. Patrons faced delays as trains shift, with forecasts of more timetable changes as service reorganizes.
A fragmented report outlines a Lodge of Sorrow memorial service with a large roster of deceased members from Wood County lodges. The program features a memorial procession, prayers, readings, a quartet, and an invocation by Exalted Ruler Bert Leopold, with extensive references to past members and lodge history.
Washington reports a Far East naval incident with German officers Captain Boy-Ed and Captain Vou Papen involved. The notice cites government concern over German naval activity and American responses while naming other officers and the suspicion of espionage across multiple ports.
An eccentric Japanese financier named Baron Shibusawa advocates world peace by urging nations including Japan and Britain to take the lead in disarmament. The report notes mixed humor and unclear fragments but centers on his call for action and dialogue amid postwar tensions.
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