Police arrest city officers in front of county court house
Constables Leslie Michaels and Charles Satterfeld were seized Saturday by city police on obstructing traffic after hiring auctioneer Melvin Buror to sell goods in front of the court house. Mayor Bowen and police chief Fred Hart and others faced warrants later. A tense exchange over serving the warrants followed as officers faced potential charges for their conduct. Two hundred delegates are set to arrive for the West Virginia Christian Endeavor Union convention opening Tuesday, with Louis B. Black and Lena Rutten cutter among early arrivals and Dr. Carolyn Gelsel named as a notable speaker.
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Marion County
Leslie Michaels
Charles Satterfeld
Fred
Harr
H. W. Hold
Thomas Ford
Pitzer
Melvin Buror
Bunner
Bowen
Holden
Anthony Bowen
Palize
Count House
Offeera Ford
Har
Michaels
Tom Ford
Hla
Satterfield
Court Ours
Warants
Anthony Tlowen
Chiet
Fred Hart
Miley
Manu
Saterfeld
Michaela
Micheels
Sherift
Court House
Tor
Sagh
E Hing
Christan Endeavor Union
Louis B. Black
Parkersburg
Lena Ruttencutter
Clarksburg
Karl Lehman
Biringham
Alabama
United Society of Christian Endeavor
Ralph E. Mitchell
Fairmont
Milford Lyons Evangelistic Party
Sitty Voices
Misa Nell Layman
Goldie Robe
Cecil McDonald
Hobb Furman
Mra
W. P. Sheaffer
H. Pitzer
Leo Patterson
Madge Helmick
Harvard
Salem
High School
Main and
Quincy
M. P
M. P. Temple
Mia
Lilly D. Hamilton
Carolyn Golsel
Battl Creek
Mich
United States
Dr. Gelsel
Mia. A. A. Clayton
Clayton
West Virginian Seven Thousand Club campaign details
The notice describes a subscriber drive with a large prize pool and extra voting bonuses. It urges active participation to win prizes, promises cash salaries for top workers, and offers Forty-Five Thousand Extra Votes with each club of five subscriptions. The campaign runs until the close date, encouraging direct solicitation of potential subscribers.
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Seven Thousand Club
Gqina Bie Overland
Jane
West Virginson
West Virginian
West Virginia
Open letter shows Roosevelt urging Progressives to back Hughes
Theodore Roosevelt declines the Progressive nomination and urges Progressives to support Charles E. Hughes, citing efficiency, active government, and loyalty to ideals over party. He notes Progressives cannot form a viable new party and that convictions must be carried within current political structures. (Continued on Page 7.)
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Hughes
Roosevelt
New York
Progressive National Committee
Cal
Theodore Roosevelt
Charles E. Hughes
Progressive Party
Progressive National Organization
Motorcycle Cop to Be on Duty Soon
Charles W. Edwards filed oath for special policeman at the Board of Affairs. He will receive a motorcycle and be kept on daily patrol to enforce speed regulations, with harsher penalties for violators. The board also heard routing and paving petitions for State Street and allocated old Locust brick to nearby property owners. Licenses granted included Moran restaurant, Coffey House, Fairmont avenue venues, Skinner's Tavern, and several hotels and a pool room.
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Charles W. Edwards
Board of Affairs
Edwards
W. A. Digman
L. H. Orr
J. G. Lloyd
Securities
M. L. Sturm
A. L. Lehman
Locust Avenue
C. Toothman
AK. A. Shurtleff
G. Wadenworth
C. D., Fleming
Grant- W. DB
Moran Restaurant
Coffey House
Fairmont Avenue
Skinner's Tavern
Cleveland Avenue
Boyd Anderson
J. A. Sumpter
Manley and Watson
Manley Pool Room
Presbyterians Aiming to Raise 20000 Today
Presbyterian fund campaigners expect to raise nearly 20000 today toward a 60000 goal for a new church building. Eight teams totaling eighty volunteers canvass Fairmont under chairs ex gov A B Fleming and M Hartley, with early reports hinting at 18000 to 20000 by nightfall.
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Presbyterian’ Church Fund
Fairmont
First National Bank
A.B. Fleming
M. Hartley
Fatmont
Mayor 10 Report On New Bridges
Fairmont Chamber of Commerce holds a special 4 PM meeting with Mayor Bowen leading the Bridge Committee. A likely proposition to submit involves Industrial Engineer F A Speed joining the effort. Committees finalize contract details to enable Speed to classify and tabulate local industries and assess community assets swiftly.
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Fairmont Chamber of Commerce
Bowen
F. A. Speed
Speed
Alma Baker Dies After Brief Illness at 45
Mrs Alma Garrett Baker wife of N B Baker of Center Street died Sunday night at Cook hospital where she had been a patient for two weeks She was 45 and survived by her husband and a daughter Miss Pauline with brothers and sisters in West Virginia and nearby towns She was a member of the First M B church Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2:30 p m from the residence conducted by Rev Mitchell with interment in Woodlawn cemetery.
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Littleton
G. L. Riddle
Gordon
Kan
H. G.lee
Barrackville
Fay
Garrett & Baker
Eighth Ward
Mitchell
The
Christian Church
Woodlawn
Musgrave, É& Son
Weather forecast notes warmer east tonight
Local weather bulletin from FP Hall Observer reports a warm trend in the east with tonight's conditions likely to include showers on Tuesday. Readings at 5 am show 62 degrees. yesterday was clear with a high near 85 and a low around 67 and no precipitation.
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Virginia
Hall
Maximany
Noua
Clash Reported Between U S and Carranza Factions Near Villa Ahumada
A report from Columbus New Mexico claims another clash occurred between American and Carranza troops near Villa Ahumada. Washington weighs war policy as Carranza seeks to clarify Mexico’s stance toward the American expedition. General Pershing’s punitive column ready, with El Valle near El Camino Valle in Mexican territory cited as a potential staging area for 12,000 fighting troops.
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Columbus
N. M
Villa Ahuamada
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Metia
Carranza
Mexico City
Fairy Lanna
Carta
Lansing
Wil
Catranca
Trevino
Mesas
Wilson
Ranza
Eliseo Avedondo
Cerner
EL Paso
Perking
el Valle
Dublin
Gro. Pershing
Third Guard 0 Certainty Here Third Guard 0
Adjutant Layman says a third National Guard company may form in Fairmont if needed to augment the first regiment. Some from Graf ton may enlist to join, while many express reluctance to war. Grafton recruits face delays as talks continue with Captain Burke and Col Lagol.
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National Guard
Fairmont
Grafton
Claud H. Layman
Charles Burke
GA. Knapp Cay
Toodl
Col. C. Lagol
Jollitte
Jolaiti
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Shles
Col
Presbyterian
Chamber of Commerce
Alma
Baker
Menigo
Pershing
Grafton Patriots
LN. Yost
Dauiehtarn
Hoten Stephensonland
Ann Yost
Emith Montgomery
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