03 Feb 1916
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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1916
Page
1
In a bedroom accident, Audge Haymond suffered fatal injuries after a fall that authorities described as a smothering hazard. Investigators are examining the scene for factors contributing to the incident and whether any third party or environmental causes were involved.
Mrs Maria Haymond mother of Dieuit Court Judge W. S. Haymond, who recently underwent cataract surgery, suffered a broken right shoulder in a morning accident at her Quincy street home. The misfortune occurred when she tripped while reaching a chair after waking, with her condition described as stable and no immediate complications. Doctors expect further glasses fitting tomorrow and a specialist from Washington, D. C. to arrive. The city mourns the accident as a setback to a respected resident.
Thompson assigns rights to committee, transfer of English property, power of attorney for papers and conveyances. Meeting held in Safe Deposit Trust offices with officers present. Samuel Meyer of New York coordinates immediate printing of the agreement and claim, two thirds of unsecured creditors needed to continue.
A large Palatine Baptist Church Sunday School class led by J. C. Poe attended last night to hear Dr. Cambron. Billy Cambron asked the audience to stand and sing Christian Soldiers, then three verses. Dr. Cambron mixed humor with a moral message, lifting the church’s zeal as he prepared to speak again at 7:80 tonight.
The Malta Commandery will confer the Malta degree on several candidates tonight at a new location on the third floor over the Ideal building. A large turnout is expected for urgent business and the event begins this evening.
Newspapers today express conviction that Germany plans a large scale offensive against the left wing at Calais and Dunkirk. Analysts expect heavy infantry assaults backed by massive artillery aimed at breaking through to the French ports.
Report of an attempted solar eclipse view in the city with clouds obscuring the sun. Observers and foreigners on the East Side used smoked glasses and mine lamps while clerks eyed the sky between duties, as the moon crossed the sun from 9 15 to 11 24.
GRAFTON February 11 Mrs Rachel Murdock aged 60 was burned to death in her Kingwood home last night when her clothing caught fire from an open grate. Neighbors extinguished the blaze before it damaged the house. She was a member of a prominent local family.
Associate Press report states Judge Aa Sheppard chief inspector of the West Virginia Public Service Commission opened an inquiry into the boiler explosion that sank the towboat Sam Brown near the city yesterday. Government steam boat inspectors and federal authorities join the probe as Coronal Gar Tach of Cabell county plans an inquest on the dead and the Pittsburgh hospital patient. John Bingleton reports.
President Wilson told an audience of 15 000 in St Louis that the United States should have the greatest navy and that it must be unconquerable. He warned submarine commanders abroad may trigger war, stressing America’s cargo ships and exports could become flashpoints.
Rey, Lev Barnes and a list of officials met with County Court and engineers Wilson and Wilhelm to prepare a report. The group plans to present findings at a small voters meeting at the First Ward Schoolhouse Friday evening. They intend to issue bonds totaling 200,000 dollars in Union district, with estimates supporting the plan.
Road improvements to add 12 and 14 foot wide lanes will affect the Fairmont and Gratton pike to the Taylor county line, Benton's Ferry to Fairmont, Springer's school house to Colfax, Fairmont-Hopewell road, Morgantown pike to the Winfield district line, and Haymont street in Batavia. State Road Commissioner A D Williams will address the convention, coming from Morgantown for the Friday meeting.
Sam Lloyd, famed puzzle maker, claims solution hinges on folding the paper. He describes tracing lines 9 through 16 without lifting the pencil, using a folding method to reveal the pattern. The article notes widespread public guesswork before the reveal.
Post Office Inspector C M Medisch of Washington DC concludes a band of professionals carried out the Rivesville post office robbery on a Saturday night. He links similar heists at Lumberport and Littleton, and notes Zeppelin raids were witnessed nearby during the period. The Seattle snowstorm disrupts rail traffic, blocks roads, and collapses St James Cathedral roof causing about 75000 dollars in damage.
The Associated Press reports Berlin records show withdrawals of workers for war duty last year were far less than believed. Younger and older groups show small reductions. 17 to 20 year olds drop from 15.2 to 14.6 percent, 41 to 45 from 88 to 7.5 percent, while 21 to 25 year olds now form 16.5 percent of those listed in Berlin shops and factories.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad announced a wage raise of 1 cent per hour for machinists effective February 1, impacting several thousand workers across eastern shops with varying pay scales. An additional rise of 1 cent per hour to 6 percent is reported for most unorganized labor, to be applied from February 1, with Gratton divisions applying about ten thousand dollars per month in total.
Wheeling district workers faced sudden unemployment as representatives from a manufacturing light and heat company informed factories that the supply port to Nova Martinsville would be cut during a test. The move affected about twenty two hundred workers as the port was shut to test conditions.
A mysterious airship was sighted Monday hovering over the DuPont Powder Works at Carney Point New Jersey along the Delaware River. Its origin and destination remain unknown as the DuPont Company says it has no information on the visitors or their machine.
At a Board of Directors meeting of the Business Men's Association of Fairmont twelve new members were elected to active membership. The list includes Hall Horner general store Edgemont Fairmont Stogle company merchants street Manley Son grocers Crawford Company meats John Oldroyd grocer Ice Hardisty shoes James Specialty Company automobile supplies Coca Cola Bottling Works Morgantown W F Haney Company Virginia avenue Charles Grottendick baker Independent Garage Fairmont avenue. The association population around 176, large for Fairmont.
AP reports ten children were killed by an aeroplane bomb explosion near Cologne as they played in a ditch. A nearby sentry warned the youngsters, but the device detonated, causing a deadly incident amid scattered rubble and fear.
In Judge Vincent's court the case of Sam Yquinto vs B. & C. over 176 pounds of Rocanefort and cream cheese is heard. Testimony involves Sam Yquinto's claim he never received the cheese, while Bill Yquinto is described and humorous interruptions occur as witnesses recount the affair and a solar eclipse episode distracts the court. Separately the City of Mannington vs W. C. Johnson jury verdict upholds municipal power to enforce non conflicting ordinances.
William N. Davidson announces a city wide military instruction plan for Pittsburgh High Schools. He will present it to the Board of Education on February 16. The program, based on voluntary service, would involve about 5,000 boys and draws on his experience directing military training in Washington DC schools.
A fragmented weather report from Woot Virginia notes fair conditions tonight and Friday with little temperature change. Readings show 8 AM temperature around 16, and by Lake Erie area the forecast remains generally fair with light winds and no significant precipitation.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a Gorm, crown of others, and an attaché Gatnythal reaching shore with Kenworthy, prepared transportation. The readable bits imply an official business with military or diplomatic transport, but details are fragmentary.
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