Charter Battle in Dayton Erupts Over Voter Registration
Fragmented report details a city charter dispute in Dayton with factions led by local attorneys and politicians challenging a new charter’s voter registration provisions. References to Federal authority, constitutional questions, and court actions link to Haward, Marlon County, and figures such as Senator Shaw and Judge Ma as they seek a fair hearing before elections.
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Thie
Mmip
Fesponatractioniata
Wheeling and
Sttipleyad
Sv Haward
Fusi
Nedijetta
Iniforca
Dayton
Puidun
Marlon County
Federal
Inek
Elias
Keysen
Ople
Feroelty
Omeya Harry Shaw
W. Meretits
John W. Ma
Igmit
Jae Bekind
Reuben Anderson
Man Given Six Months In Jail For Street Violation
Jee Motz was arrested for alleged violations of local law in Jones Street. He pleaded guilty this forenoon and was sentenced to six months in jail plus a $100 fine.
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Jee Motz
Jones
Iquilty
Break Ground For New Normal School In Locust Avenue
Rain-dampened procession of Ardor Normal students led by President Woodley marks the breaking of ground for a new $125,000 Normal building on Locust avenue near the city line. City officials and Chamber of Commerce members attended as shovels and a gilded pick struck earth, pledging rapid construction despite inclement weather.
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C. 1 Woodley
Locust ‘Avenue
Anthony Jowan
J. Walter Barnes
Samuel KR
Nuzutm
Charien Evang
Chamber of Commerce
JH. Hall
J. M. Jacobs
Garlow
Woodley
Nusom
Evans
Mayor Bowen
Barner
C. W. Robin’ Son
Umbrells
Ata
Jury Blames Enemy For Death of Two
London coroner verdict blames an enemy agent in the Zeppelin raid deaths of Henry Jood and his wife. The inquest found the pair died from suffocation and fire after a hostile act ordered by an unidentified agent of hostilities, amid a murder allegation surrounding Charles Smith.
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Mraly
London
Juhe
Nthe Cate
Hoxtila
Henry Jood
Belgian Front Artillery Duel Halts German Advance
Havre dispatch reports an official statement on May 31 describing a Belgian artillery duel along the Belgian front. Belgian guns across calibres fired, blowing up enemy trenches and fortifications, while roads behind the German line were kept under Belgian fire, hindering German advances. Continuous Belgian fire blocked troop movements and maintained a stiff defensive line.
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Ipsy
Terps
Havre
Belgium
Mansad
Belgist
Who Correct Over The West Virginia Injunction Pages
The Times disputes the Virginia paper on page counts for the injunction code. The West Virginia piece reportedly contains 100 pages while the Virginian notes only 44 pages. The correction asks which figure reflects the actual bill filings and page counts.
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Virginian
High School Jinks Stir City With Rival Pranks
Class Rushes On highlights high school jinks as juniors and seniors, aided by freshmen and sophomores, stage pranks to dispel dull care. Banner raids and fake “rashes” draw city officials’ attention while rival classes retaliate with pranks near Coal Run. A sophomore girl laments a wasted chance to see an appealing classmate in Fairmont.
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Hite
Helmg
Schoo i
Retaliaton
South Side
Inia
Claus
Fairmont
Bombing hits Warsaw crowd at cinema in daylight attack
German bombs strike a crowded Warsaw cinema blasting the roof and killing six while wounding 25, most of them women and children. A recital plan follows as Eleanor Blanche Bache’s pupils prepare a concert at the M A C auditorium with Miss Barnen, Carol Powell, and Mary Wogan Sipe to perform tomorrow and tomorrow evening. Public is invited to attend.
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Lyec
Rusesan
Poland
London
Warsaw
Strick
Eleanor Blanche Bache
M. CA
Aeme Place
Barnen
Mins Carol Powell
Mian Mary, Watgan Sipe
Rocitala
Local teachers' exam set for Miller School tomorrow
The teachers examination will be held tomorrow at Thomas C. Miller School on Pike Street, moved from Normal school to assist Norist commencement plans. About 79 teachers will take the exam, overseen by County Superintendent W. M. Kennedy with several county educators assisting. The session starts at 7:30 AM. In later sports news, the YM YWCA baseball season opens Friday at 6 PM at Bovsh Side Park with Athletica versus Pirates. expected large crowd if weather permits. Pirates’ battery may include Morrison and Madden. lineup lists many players for both teams.
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Thomas C. Miller
Pike Strent
Nornig School
Miller School
Yeachera
WW. M.kennedy
Wieck
YM. GC. F
Athletica
Pirates
Bovsh Sida Park
Fairmont
Vidaetint
Morrison
Madden
Photex
H Toothman
Capt
Rison
Smon
E. R. Payne
J. Campbell
Ashcratt
J. Knieht
Turkowteh
Courtney
I Toattimane Maeve
Gass
Bert E Lopold
Ernoat Bet
Wiliam Hanlon
R-Ham‘fiton
Athletice
Auitman
Strickler
H. Tarnes
Snoderly
Bradshaw
C.amos
P. Fleming
Seven Drown When Ship Is Torpedoed
The Dylan steamer Beidieh sailing from Alexandria to Liverpool was torpedoed in the North Sea yesterday. Seven members of the crew including officers were drowned and forty one were landed today. Crowds gathered at South Side Park for a circus show as rain fell, with reduced prices expected to draw large crowds before opening. Mr and Mrs Lee Rich have returned to Homewood after attending a funeral.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Liverpool
North Sea
Ere
X Atowartes
Chat
Aan
Gentry. Bros. Will
Dona
Brnoan
Mrs Lee
Rich
Ratirn
Homewood
Roumania Orders Shoes For Soldiers
Roumania orders a half million pairs of shoes for soldiers to meet special specifications. Decoration Day at Catawba Cemetery will be observed on Sunday June 7 with a general decoration day. Large numbers from Gataproa and nearby areas attend annually.
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Ringhalipton
Catawba
Isian
Alwaya
Mannington Bootleggers Convicted in County Court
In a Mannington district proceeding Justice H. Fleming sentenced Frank Cook to 16 months and fines totaling about 800 dollars for illegal liquor sales. Another Mannington man, Harran Barrack, pleaded guilty to two counts of bootlegging and received six months plus a 300 dollar fine. Evidence gathered by F. H. Lapham of the Perkine Union Detective Agency tied local bootleggers to shipments from Bellaire, with bottles sold at one dollar each. Police found a wagon load of empty bottles at the scene as the operation involved customers supplied with liquor from outside the county.
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Fred Barras
Olan
Ginny” Barras
Contdabla Charlee
F.H. Lapham
Perkine ‘Union
Apdney
Pittsburgh
Maries County
Mannington
Neverkt
Frank
Cook
Manningtom
Leigh Fleming
Frac
Harran
Cothin Mtateria
Battle Scenes From Notre Dame Note Book by Capt Selvert
Paris June 2 An account of fighting near Notre Dame De Loratte written by German officer Captain Selvert who was killed. His notebook covers battles from May 10 to May 20 detailing a battalion of 272 men and repeated demands for help amid May turmoil on the Lorette slopes and Ablais Carenoy sector.
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Bream
Paris
Notre Dame de Loratte
Stevert
Hla
Ratto
Lorette
Ablais-Carenoy
Selvert
Iepora
Prohibition Bans Army Officers From Berlin Salons
Berlin authorities issue a June order barring officers and soldiers of all ranks from visiting luxurious restaurants and wine rooms. The rule aims to keep furloughed personnel focused on physical recovery and nerve and body recuperation, limiting capacity by military regulation.
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Berlin
London
Cathedral Theatres and Guilded Horses Removed in City War Measures
Fragmented OCR text reports cathedral portals and guilded horses removed from the city to prevent damage during attacks. Mentions Eastern Star meeting in Fairmont and a regular Thursday gathering planned for 7:20 pm with officers and members attending. The piece is incomplete and garbled.
Support Stadhger Warrants and Rights in United States Telegraph
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a discussion of warnings and authority rights concerning the United States by telegraph. Mentions a principal figure and references to Patriotism and reassertion of authority, with unclear context or outcome. Further readable details are not present to identify people, places, or events.
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Reuben Anderon
Brig
Frank Durham
Charles Smith
Cloler
Watts
Marmington
Charles Satterfield
Durham
Smith
Azor
Official War News
PAN
Srocern
At-High ‘School
Roumania
Jung
Italy
Helseon
Apistoibe
Germanipteas
Lon
Zeilngy Ak
Fdr
Empire Prancks
Josaph
Parlin
Imbatsitwelt
Sdeclaivel
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Galls
UNITE
Manningtgon Merchant
Justice Fleming
Pergeodate Geecen
Welch
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Ing of
Ofotticeraf
Gother
Wasuiatasiea Wilson
Werningsb United Staten ‘Ean
Telegraph
Dell Iranza
Felten
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