Main Street and Fairmont to open by July Fourth paving
Mayor Anthony Bowen forecasts completion of Main Street and Fairmont avenue paving by July Fourth as crews accelerate work after months of delays. Concrete mixers operate in Main Street and Fairmont while new tracks are laid and curb work begins ahead of final surface paving between Jefferson and Quincy streets. Local residents along unpaved streets are urged to cooperate with crews to avoid further delays.
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Fairmont Avenue
Trafic
Anthony Bowen
Male Street
Coal Run Bridge
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Cemereta
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Jefferson
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Mainstreats
Fairmont
Te Traction Company
Fairmont Gremur
Fight for Lower Charleston Water Rates Resumes
Charleston city officials press Attorney Ree to negotiate with West Virginia Water and Electric Co for substantial rate cuts. Expect the matter to return before the public service commission as agitation grows for a three member panel with party parity.
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Charleston
W. Va
Ree
Weet
Virginia Water and Electric Co
Public Service Commission
Orden
Ott
Wigginton Funeral Set For Thursday At First Church
Funeral services for Miss Wigginton will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 30 o clock at the First Church. B C Howard will conduct the rites and interment will follow in Maple Grove Cemetery. The body was returned to the family home after services in Barnesville.
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Barnesville
Charen
B.C. Howard
Maple Grove Cemetery
Wigginton
Barnea- Sie
Bighits
Resignation of Marshall College Head Gorbly Announced
De. Lawrence J. Corbiey president of Marshall College at Huntington states that he has resigned as head of the institution and will retire from active duties in the summer. The Board of Regents will confer today in Charleston on a successor, with appointment details to be announced before adjournment. Acting president H Tratter and Vice President B Haworth are mentioned in connection with the appointment.
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Lawrence J. Corbiey
Marshall College
Huntington
Board of Regents
Charleston
James
O. J. Woodley
H Tratter
B. Haworth
Shocking Liquor Confiscation at Fairmont Shooting Contest
Hundreds of quarts of whiskey, gin, rum and more were poured into a sewer on Jackson Street after confiscations ordered by Justice of the Peace Fleming. Deputies Buckey and Setterfield supervised the disposal as crowds watched, while contestants shot at targets in a West Virginia event. Richard Gerstell of Grafton won the shooting championship with a near perfect score amid windy conditions. A separate AP report notes Philadelphia police questioning George Blumstein in a possible Ripley murder case.
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Jackson Street
Jefferson and
Street
Justice of the Peace
T.W Buckiey
Charles Setterfield
Fleming
Clarksburg
Grafton
Clarksbure
Huntington
West Virginia
Richard Gerstell
Gerstell
Smith
A. B
Scott
Main Street
Cut Man's Moustache, Three Are Arrested
Charleston W V June 23 Walter Chatfeld Robert Whitaker D J Reed are arrested on felony charges after they allegedly attacked J Henry Harley a former stenographer for the public service commission and cut his moustache Harley says the same group mauled him previously while he tried to shave a moustache Justice Deering set July 6 for hearings with bonds posted The offense is felonious maiming under the statute and the three workers from the same Charleston factory face the charge
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Charleston
W. Va
Walter Chatfeld
Robert Whitaker
D. J. Reed
J. Henry Harley
Public Service Commission
Harley
O. W. Deering
Drering
Taggart Indicted For Election Fraud in Indianapolis
Indianapolis June 23 125 people including Thomas Taggart Democratic national committeeman Mayor Joseph E Bell and Police Chief Samuel Perrett are indicted for conspiracy to violate election laws bribery and blackmail Regarding bond Taggart and Bell acknowledged service and were released on five thousand dollar bonds
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Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas Taggart
Joseph E. Bell
Samuel . Perrett
Taggart
Bell
Blue Ridicules Saloonist's Offer
State Prohibition Commissioner Fred Blue rejects Sam G. Walister’s bond offer to sell liquor and fund debt repayment. Walister proposed a 4 million bond guaranteeing 12.4 million in debt service over ten years and annual 500 thousand allocations for state improvements amid claims about patent medicines.
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Charleston
W. VI
Prohibition
Fred. Blue
Sam G. Walister
Bluefield
Walker
Blue
Yellow Paper Helps Eyes and Tasks in Study and Writing
The passage notes eye fatigue from white paper and greens as restive, but yellow paper offers softer contrast and may ease reading under artificial light. It highlights use by mathematicians and writers for long calculations and manuscripts, and mentions yellow pages as cheap. It also references Australian reactions to unpopular birds, citing American consul reports on fruit damage and nest predation.
Urgent Red Cross Appeal for Food and Funds
Washington dispatch reports Red Cross funds for Mexican famine relief exhausted and a new plea issued for food and money. Twenty thousand people in Guerrero face starvation. The text notes Guerrero suffering and mentions Vera Cruz, Canada, and a railway gauge line incident with 19 people reported.
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Washington
Red Cross
Mexico
Guerrero
Vera Cruz
Canada
Mendy
Zeppelins Raid England Kill Seventeen at Shields
An overseas report states Zeppelins attacked the Armstrong works at South Shields England, destroying the navy yard and arsenal. Seventeen killed and 40 wounded as fires burned all night. Censorship delayed details. previous London report listed 16 killed and 40 injured.
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Say
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England
Shields
London
Satie
May Implicate Others In Murder
Suspicions rise that Walter Edwards a black waiter knew details of the death of Warden Allen s wife at the state penitentiary last Sunday Chicken Joe Campbell a convict is also under questioning Fred Robinson a prison guard provided information that points to Edwards keeping guilty knowledge Officials moved Campbell from solitary to another area of the prison to avoid a potential convicts revolt.
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Associated Press
Joliet
Til
Walter Edwards
Allen
Campbell
Fred Robinson
Edwards
Helen Boyle Pardons Refused By Board In 1903 Case
HARRISBURG June 33. The pardon board refused to recommend a pardon for Helen Boyle linked to the 1903 Sharon kidnapping of Wille Whitla. She aids her husband James Boyle, who received a life sentence, while she serves 25 years at the Western Penitentiary. A protest by former district attorney J Mea Lininger was filed. no further action occurred.
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Harrisburg
Helen Boyle
James Boyle
Wille Whitla
Sharon
Western Penitentiary
J. Mea Lininger
Istrict
Lininger
Postmaster Nomination At Charleston W V Named
Washington dispatch reports Julius A. De Gruyter is nominated by President to be postmaster at Charleston West Virginia with approval expected today. The appointment affects federal mail service in the city.
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Rane
Washington
Wilson
Julius A. Degruyter
Charleston
Turbulent Fairmont election clash and calls for reform
Fragmented remarks from a Fairmont era discuss alleged Democratic corruption influencing a bond election and city payroll, with references to elections, figures like Cox and the courthouse, and calls for resisting ring control and potential upheaval. The piece cites implications of fraud and demands for constitutional safeguards amid political turmoil.
Italians Repel Alpine Assault Near Monte Nero
Rome June 23 reports from the Italian general staff say enemy activity was limited to long range artillery in several front sectors. In the Monte Nero area Alpine battalions clashed with fresh enemy forces believed from Galicia, the Italians repulsed the attack and inflicted heavy losses. Night infantry assaults on Plava were repulsed.
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Rome
Paris
Monte Nero
Gali
Contemptible Honed in Court Over Carbon Copy and Record Indexing
A court report describes efforts to use a carbon copy after concerns about losing papers. It notes Mr. Black delaying indexing a case, which involves about a dozen papers. The text alleges collusion by an attorney who prepared papers for both sides and had them before the court days ahead to speed a decision to hamper Republicans.
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Terre Haute
Cincinnat
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Dave
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Fleming Will
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Black
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