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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1920
Page
5
A fragmented page item blends a daily quiz, weather readings, and local notices. It references a May 11, 1920 conference, yacht stories, and a sheriff’s operation, plus community events and a farm accident with named locals and relatives.
Fragmentary local items report board session actions on river matters and a July 1 meeting date. An upcoming Monon club dance at Mason Hall with Skinner’s Orchestra is announced for June 17. A separate police incident ends with a suspect in custody following a home discovery.
A Fairmont afternoon meeting with Baltimore and Ohio officials confirms plans to separate the Baltimore and Ohio freight operations. Progress on repairs dictates timing, with work proceeding at the freight station under supervision by J. K. Graham and E. Pursell, among others, as conference details unfold.
Pittsburgh June 19 Two young women were killed and a male companion injured when the car they rode in plunged over an embankment east of Ingomar. The party was returning home from a dance and were traveling at high speed when the accident occurred.
Reports from Tokyo indicate water must be boiled before use due to contamination fears. Authorities say steps are underway to restore safe supply after recent fire and chlorine adjustments.
June 15 Pittsburgh reports the widewheeler City of Charleston chartered by Silas A. Candlet completed its maiden voyage on the Monongahela river trades between Pittsburgh and Monongahela towns. The vessel carried freight, limited path to Grewisboro, and plans regular runs after Lock No. 5 opens for traffic and despite a kept schedule each Tuesday and Friday.
Alexander Howatt, president of the United Mine Workers, declares at the Tabor convention that miners will strike if they believe they must. He asserts Governor Allen defied authority and vows action to defend workers rights, warning of mass resistance and potential jail for miners who refuse to yield.
A Victorian era style poem contemplates creation and the human form staged in a Turkish bath. The speaker questions divine design and whether a god made man in perfect form or through chance and error. The fragment explores beauty, aging, and the tension between ideal and imperfect flesh.
Robert Meads admitted the shooting after a quarrel near Dartmouth College in Hanover New Hampshire. He said he had been drinking and claimed self defense. The incident left a Dartmouth senior dead and many injured as a capts roamed during a violent night.
In Tokyo Count Kato announced an article in the 1911 alliance would remove the risk of American involvement in disputes. A New York University professor assessed U S resources as sufficient to support up to 190 million inhabitants in a renewed treaty context.
In Marion County West Virginia attorneys argue over a restraining order against Paltzmare firm as railcar disputes and coal mine operations loom. Traffic managers add to Northern West Virginia Coal Operators and a Hines Lumber Company official plans visits. daily shipments across B&O lines show coal and coke volumes, with embargo talk looming for New England and Great Lakes markets.
An unclear OCR fragment discusses a commissar and wife, mentions a day, salt demand, and Soviet money in a rural Russian market. It references carrots, salt prices, and a prison or market crowd, with disjointed phrases about buying and money.
Fragments reveal a funeral reference with incomplete wording about a service. The legible parts indicate arrangements but lack precise names, locations, dates, or times. Further context from the original source is needed to produce a complete entry.
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