Local show opener thrills crowd with cake walk and Hulda Hawkins Ball
Prominent performers and a lively cake walk entertain at Bairmont one night crowd packed orchestra pit to piescape. H L Gould’s bakery cake contest sparked merriment as six to seven couples danced. Ralph Regan and Julian Blings starred in Hulda Hawkins Ball with strong reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. M. Cohan
Hulda Hawkins
Hrrest L. Yost
Ralph Regan
Hulda Hawanng
Joven
Jos Johnson
Julian Blings
Rotary club seeks better transport from Baltimore and Ohio line
Dr W W Golden chair of the Hopkins Rotary transportation committee received a request urging improved service from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The group asked for a spring schedule and restored dining car service to ease Eastern traffic loss, noting current connections and timetables fall short.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thekins Rotary Club
Baltimore
Ohio Railroad
W. W. Golden
Transportation ‘Committee
Hikins Rotary Club
Strom
Quale
Stanley Ennis
Balti- Insieral
Ion
Parker Dies After Brief Illness at Home
Parker aged 37 died at his Penn avenue home after a brief illness from influenza. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Parker, he was married to Rosa Prickett and survived by four children Harold Charlie Rebecca plus two sisters Mrs Light and Mrs Gladys Gainor and others. Funeral arrangements by Undertaker R remain incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
jay,Parkers
Pennavenue
Undertaker R. S
Fire deaths prompt inquest into Keystone Film blaze
An inquest opened February 4 into a fatal Keystone Film explosion and fire that damaged a building weeks earlier. Witnesses testified about the incident and related hazards as investigators seek cause and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos, Ra
Keystone
Rai
Memorial committee letters invite public input on statue design
An earnest open letter to Marion County Soldiers' Memorial committee proposes a memorial blending home front and khaki fighters. It lists a provocative, satirical mashup of named individuals and props to shape the figure, curtain, and display at the Arnett site, urging broad public support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County Soldiers’ Memorial Committee
Centenary Fund Conference for Fairmont District
Churches of the Fairmont district meet in Williams Memorial church to set apportionments for the centenary movement totaling 75 000 dollars. Rev. F S Pollitt presides with a regional clergy group as apportionments for Marion county include Fairmont 4500, Fairview 3900, Farmington 4500, Boothsville 4000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Southern Methodist Episcopal Church
F. S. Pollitt
Huntington
Williams Memorial Church
Fairmont Avenue
Rivesville
C. N. Coffman
A. M. Martin Art
E.W. James
Marion County
Fairmont Church
Fairview
Farmington
Boothsville
Sunday School Night Draws Large Methodist Crowd
Rev J C Broomfield spoke to a capacity audience at First Methodist Church about guiding children to Christ and avoiding harmful worldly images. He warned youth about tobacco and linked early training to fate, citing McKinley’s conversion and Czologos suicide attempt to show two paths from childhood.
Revival Workers Meet at First Methodist Church
Despite heavy rain a noon luncheon drew personal workers from multiple Fairmont churches at First Methodist Episcopal. Rev. F Pollitt of Huntington urged cooperation to advance the King’s Business, with forty to fifty new names added to the list of unsaved men for follow up. A large turnout and several Sunday converts were reported, with many workers listed as attendees and supporters from Fairmont, Huntington, and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Episcopal Church
W. J. Eddy
First Baptist Church
C. EB. Goodwin
First M. BE
Pittsburgh
F. §. Pollitt D D
Huntington
Wairmont
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Centenary Methodist Mission
Pollitt
Cular
Fairmont
Germany
First
Methodist Episcopal Schlavehe
Ieee
Mire
Fray Oydaton
Nels" Brooks
John Bovey
Gibson
Lewis Beebe
Growl
FR Diggs
W.h.béal
C.K. Crane
B. T. Thompson
Crane
Dees Robinson
Sy Riggs
Ala
W. Lynch
Ernest Sherwood
W. W. Cowhway
F. M. Thornburg
Walter Finley
W. Fleming
M. J. Lants
H. of. Ross
CG. Rowand
A. P! Jones
C. H. ‘Meredith
Re J. Denham
Ae Tits
W. J. Wiegel
O ‘Henry
J. Thomas
MC Lough
Fairmont Rotarians Headed to Wheeling District Convention
Twenty Fairmont Rotary members travel on Baltimore and Ohio train No 8 to Wheeling for the district convention leading to 26 local Rotarians expected at the gathering. They plan to arrive about one o’clock and remain in Wheeling until Thursday evening before returning home. The district covers West Virginia and parts of Ohio Pennsylvania and Maryland. Attendees include President Hs Lively and H R Engle D Brady H G Stoetzer T Nelli D Robinson Harry P Robinson W J Wiegel Himest McCoy and Dr Hi Le Satterfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore ‘and Ohio Railroad
Fairmont Rotary, Club
West Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Hs. Lively
Messrs
H.R. Engle
Brady
H. G. Stoetzer
Nelli
D. Robinson
Harry P. Robinson
W. J. Wiegel
Himest McCoy
Pershing Visits Nantes on France Tour Arrival
General John J. Pershing commander in chief of American forces in France arrived last evening in Nantes and was greeted by civil and military authorities and a cheering crowd. He spent a short time at the station and then proceeded to Tours to inspect American cantonments and depots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nantes
France
3. J. Pershing
Tours
Interesting East Side union meeting at Diamond Street Church
Last night at the East Side union gathering at Diamond Street Church three conversions among young men were reported. Rev Eddy of the Baptist church preached on Confessing Christ from Mark 11 19 20 as the audience, including seventh and eighth graders, prepared for further events tonight at 7 30 with prayer and music by a quartet led by Ed Wolf Wayne Meredith Lute Brown and Robert Hudgine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side
Diamond Street
Rev Eddy
The
Baptist Church
Ed Wolf
Wayne Meredith
Lute ‘Brown
Robert Hudgine
Eddy
Christ
Jesus
City delays Monongahela bridge work amid market concerns
Officials from John F. Casey Construction and the City Board of Affairs met to decide if the Monongahela River bridge will commence this summer. Labor conditions and steel market volatility drive a likely postponement, with a conference ongoing to finalize adjustments and salvage from the Southside bridge to be reused.
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Concensus
The
John
F.gasey, Construction Company
City Board of Affairs
Monongahela River
Iis
Board of Affairs
John FE. Casey
Pittsburgh
William Muesser
New York
South Side
Mononogahela
Casey, Muesser, Fuller
Railroad Man Morgan Arrested in Clarksburg on Fraud Charge
Morgan, known as a railroad man, was arrested yesterday in Clarksburg by Deputy U S Marshal McKiney. He appeared before Commissioner Lohm and was held for the May grand jury in Wheeling. Bond set at 1000 dollars. Morgan is charged with ponarcacoun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
Clarksburg
United States
Mckiney
Lohm
Wheeling
Pitts Pocnarcacoun
Not One Drop of This in Fairment Price Report
A fragment notes a price claim about a $5 pint in the state. The text references Associated Charleston and a partial byline. Details are incomplete but center on high alcohol pricing and regional reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PartHeltre
Jury Trials Open in BBE Vincent Court Early This Morning
Intermediate court opened at nine o'clock and juries were drawn for cases including Andrew J. Tary versus A H Toothman Arch Brownfield Alexander Thorn Howard Pople Glen Fleming George B Morgan Clarence Rinehart Charles Connor Sam Prunty J O Barrack Crawford Shaw and C C Durrett Judgment was allowed against Homer C Toothman on the appeal bond principal. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for just over $200. The Town of Rivesville v 6O B Frum docket faced absence and rapid disposition was anticipated as a jury was being drawn by noon. The McCray and Sutton case referenced yesterday noted damages of about $11. The day’s proceedings moved with several cases underway in the same session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew J. Tary
A. H. Toothman
Arch Brownfield
Alexander Thorn
Howard Pople
Glen Fleming
George B. Morgan
Clarence Rinehart
Charles Connor
Sam Prunty
J. O. Barrack
Crawford Shaw
C. C. Durrett
Homer C. Toothman
Ay Security
France
Vincent
Rivesville
Hivesville
McCray
Sutton
Revival attendance planned by Loyal Order of Moose
The Loyal Order of Moose in Fairmont plans final arrangements at its Wednesday meeting to attend revival services at First Methodist Episcopal church. Members will meet at the Moose Home at 7 pm Thursday for processional to the church with an expected turnout of 300. A Mooseband meeting follows the lodge session and a Mooseheart Legion officers’ meeting is set for Morgantown arrangements on February 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont Hedge
Loyal Order of Moose
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Moose
M.B
Moose Band
Mooseheart Legion
Fairmont
Morgantown
Rainy Day Brings Hints of Early Spring
A slow drizzle persisted from pre dawn through the day, dampening ground and warming turf. Citizens note budding trees, emerging grass, early blooms, and birds carrying nesting material as forecasts stir hopes of spring.
Mrs Amy Hess Dies in Her Eightieth Year
Mrs Amy Hess an aged resident of the city died last night at 11 o clock at her home on Spring street after an illness from asthma. She was 80 years old and widow of Civil War veteran Stephen Hess, who died in this city ten years ago. She is survived by a sister Elisabeth D Miller and a brother Clayton, both of this city. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 o'clock with burial in Woodlawn cemetery by Musgrave and Son Undertakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Heas
Spring Street
Stephen’ Hess
Woodlawn
Pittsburgh Mail Delays Reported Overnight
Fragmented OCR text describes a Pittsburgh mail issue causing late arrivals last night with unclear details. The garbled lines reference a mail delay and an attempt to account for a missing delivery, but key facts and entities are obscured.
Settlement of debt arrangements in Virginia to West
A fragmented report notes a settlement of debt involving a commissioned member and counsel, with references to Harriosa and a Western point. The text hints at a tentasy and wine offerings, indicating a formal meeting or negotiation.
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Virginia
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Diy
Parker
Bil Wiegel
Bob Cunningham
Albert Kern
Henry Lively
J. J. Heiskell
Shaw Sch
Levi B. Hart
Ira Smith
Rink Barrington
Lessee
Jack Meredith
George DeHolt
Home Service
Joe Rosier
Ed. Robinson
Arnett
Jacobs
Southern Methodists
Stine Young People
First Church
DR. Broomfield
J. C. Broomfield
D. D
Methodist Protestant Temple
First Methodist Church
Broomfield
P. R.R
James ‘Heaton
Heaton
J. F. Cole Seymour McIntyre
J. Walter Barnes
Ladies Missionary Union of
Mark X
Methodist Church
William McKinley
Leon Czologer
President McKinley
Temple of Music
Buffalo
Czoogosz
F. G. Pollitt
Personal Workers
Pershing
Palatine Baltist Church
Associated Charleston
Bbe Vincent
Intermediate Court
Amy Hess
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