30 Jun 1921
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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1921
Page
1
A terse item reports that tile companies are losing office space amid shifts in the market. The note highlights corporate consolidation and closures affecting local offices and staffing. No specific firms or dates are provided in the readable text.
A long fragment from a byline column mixes quip on beauty and wit with odd social musings. It cites legal figures from Cook County about murder acquittals, recalls a 99 year old Cleveland woman’s remark on keeping youth, and wanders through unrelated notes on politics, coal shipments, and random social tall tales. The text is garbled and intermittently incoherent.
June 30 report says Allied forces moved into Constantinople with bayonets fixed and public buildings under guard. Troops fired shots as they entered the city and civilians fled amid large arms and gear visible in the streets.
A garbled report describes a Saturday tournament for shoe pit teams from local factories Dollealle Caio Eo Owens Hottie Co Mid-Want Box Co Willnte Clay Gu Helmick Laundry and Monongab Glu. Events unfold at 2:39 pm at Utxriae Park with teams practicing camping out and a Rotary Club event in the Y pool followed by a dinner for participants and supporters.
President Harding signed the Army Appropriation Bill directing a reduction of the regular army to 160,000 men by October 7. He warned further legislation might be required to relieve the government of burdens and to comply with obligations related to discharged enlisted men.
A garbled report mentions a prize money sum of 740 dollars tied to Norte and a boxing context involving Dear sey Carpentier. The text includes references to officials and an indictment, but details are unclear and fragmentary.
In Barrackville a meeting of local leaders proposed creating a movement to secure better transportation, with plans to form a permanent committee. Floyd Prickett was named to replace N E Hardway on the committee, and the group authorized the chair to recruit more members as needed. Local officials debated organization and future health outreach efforts.
London reports the British cabinet to renew the Anglo Japanese treaty while considering modifications. The decision reportedly follows diplomacy with the United States on attitude and regional stance, with Journalists noting tempered language and potential recommendations for the upcoming conference.
Delegates vote to hold next year’s Loyal Order of Moose convention in a city trio Montrem Mobile and Moonatiear. Newly elected officers will be installed in a public ceremony marking a first in the order’s history. An event for fifty thousand visitors is forecast, with the metallation box opened to the public.
In a local business move W. B. Jenkins and Son announce the purchase of the Stain Street Barber Shop front. They plan future campaigns and will maintain the existing fare and staff while continuing to serve the neighborhood.
In Saturday's regular issue readers are informed an upcoming fight report will appear in The West Virginian Roger edition. The piece notes preparations and a push to secure a copy, urging subscribers to place orders with their news dealer for the Sunday edition.
A pair of robbers struck the Fairmont station at night, taking about $1 000 in cash and checks while leaving the scene before officers could trap them. John Murray, ticket agent, identified the craft and timing, with a 6 o'clock entry by a damaged pipe route. Police planned reports to state officials and the company as they investigate the daring heist.
Washington dispatch reports renewed mentions of Tatt as a potential chief justice. A preliminary note from the administration cites unresolved questions around Mr Taft and the executive branch, with no official announcement forthcoming.
A scrambled West Virginian report notes a rush at a tag business with many people queuing outside the Wise office by 10 oclock and sales doubling from yesterday. The crowd grows as more than a dozen logs are sold before noon and the morning crowd remains steady into the afternoon.
A jury in a negligence dispute between Forbes and the law firm Reeves and Law failed to reach a verdict. The case concerned payment on a loan tied to a car sale where misrepresentation by Teven and other testimony influenced the outcome. The jury, after hours of deliberation, stood five for the plaintiff and one for the defendants.
The funeral for former congressman Tyara Littlepage of Virginia will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from his residence. Rev Morrill Bantor of the Mira Wrenbyterine church will officiate. Burial will be in Boring Hill cemetery. Littlepage, a Democrat, died from indirect poisoning, reportedly from a pineapple.
A local engineering firm Straight McClure Weal qredani undertakes a large new Realty Development near the Heights addition. The Adams heirs sold the tract adjoining the Heights. The project plans 300 to 400 lots and aims to open by late spring or August with streets already under construction.
A New York grand jury today indicted individuals for forging tickets tied to a major boxing event. Tex Rickard, promoter of the bout, announced the charges and outlined the case related to counterfeit admission passes used for the fight.
A report details a contested water street permit with applicants including Jackson and Haya. The hearing granted a license expansion for an establishment run by Barker and others, with investigations and a pending decision on a separate request.
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