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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1920
Page
7
A fragmentary note hints at a playful puzzle section with odd typography and shaded imagery. The text mentions a cost of 1 cent and promises a surprising result when completed. The exact content remains unclear but suggests a decorative or novelty puzzle involving pictures.
Fragments describe a daily KWIZ feature with scattered names and events. Mentions include patent questions, Julius Verne, Donaldson, the Civil War, Montain City, and local meetings. Weather is briefly noted with a forecast and temperatures.
A crowded personals page lists visits and illnesses among local residents. Mr and Mrs Ray hosted callers. Mrs Loo Parker and Miss Lucy Haney are mentioned among extended family. Edtine Jonesy returns from Baltimore recuperating. Ruth Morgan and daughter Ruth travel to Chattanooga. Galliker family plans to attend Chicago Grand Opera in Pittsburgh. Nearby residents Mr J. Galliker and Meta visit Pittsburgh for performances. Mrs Harry B Crane and Christine of Clarkburg visit Grano and Hough. Miss Christine, Minna, Evelyn Prickett, Jennie Harshbarger and Bedsie Reed shop and attend Grand Opera in Pittsburgh. Thomas Moore of the high school confined at home for ten days, and Miss Onersi Chenoweth called to Glengarry by Mrs R A Lough. K Mansfield of Charleston is in town as a visitor.
Tickets for the American Legion event are selling fast with a packed house anticipated for the appearance of Baroness Norka Rojiskaya at the Hippodrome on March 45. Reserved seats go on sale tomorrow at Fattey’s Drug Store, with general admission for the show and dance to follow at Masonic Hall. Tickets are 20 cents for the show and five dollars for the dance, with distribution to Legion members.
A Logansport farmer named Hayhurst collapsed and died around seven o'clock while feeding stock in the barn. His wife, after waiting for him at breakfast, found him dead in the barn, ending a brief illness thought to be diphtheria. Sheriff Glover was notified.
Department of Free Schools at Charleston lists exam dates for 1920 including April 12 for Elementary and primary certificates, July 22-23 for Elementary primary high school and supervisors certificates, plus renewal sessions on April 1 June 3 and July 22 for coupon credits. Mentions Wootter's Schools and Garland's son of the Middle Border.
John Young, colored, of Clarksburg, arrested last week by Officer Digman and moved to Clarksburg, was sentenced yesterday in Harrison County criminal court to two years in Moundaville penitentiary for theft of a watch after confessing. Young was found at the Alabama house on Sondack Street with his wife.
In Baltimore, the Consolation Coal company reported for the year ending December 31, 1919, with a net surplus of 3,009,275.43 dollars applicable to dividends and total assets of 14,912,910. The board elected O. W. Watson as president and restructured leadership including Starr J. Murphy and H. Crawford Black. Watson predicted a favorable 1920, noting rail privatization could aid movement of coal and strong overseas demand, while Britain’s exchange loss cited.
The Labor Party held a weekly gathering with members voicing support for educating workers on running their own candidates. William Rogers delivered a free talk on organized labor principles while other speakers included L Taylor H Payne C J Baker and J By. Edward Stanton chaired the session.
The jury in the damage suit of Sam Pollne against the Brana 0. railroad had not reached a verdict after deliberating yesterday afternoon and this morning. They were excused at noon and to reconvene tomorrow morning while bar association members attend the funeral of the late ALjis Layman.
A city记 tribute from Fairmont officials and citizens honors Albert Lincoln Lehman. The obituary recalls his service as Mayor from 1902 to 1904 and as Commissioner of Streets and Public Buildings, praising his civic devotion, honesty, and sustained efforts to develop local infrastructure including bridges over Coal Run and the Monongahela River.
The text laments a departed man, praising his goodness and nobility. It evokes divine will and sorrow, asserting there is nothing terrible in death and hoping for rest until dawn.
A well attended Monongah meeting last night aimed to raise funds for Lincoln district public schools. D A., superintendent of schools, urged public improvements funding. A committee including Lee Jones, J A Riedy, Emery Robinson, H O Martin, L C Hetzel, French Collins and Newton Jones was appointed to oversee the effort. Curfew orders close public places at ten each night. John Brooks, relief man for Consolidation Coal, attends to company interests during John Riggins illness. Local notes mention visits by Harry and Mrs Phillips, Geo Hartlick’s Cincinnati trip, Mrs Esketh and Mrs Currey shopping in Fairmont, Julia Nicholas ill with influenza, and a local showing of The Brat. A new newsstand run by Tony Straface, Morris, and Salvatti operates at the street corner, handling papers and magazines.
Coal and coke movements across the Monongahela and Baltimore and Ohio lines on Wednesday show 602 cars of coal and coke, 409 coal east, 80 coal west, 489 mixed coal and coke, with 18 coke cars split east and west. West Virginia district totals reach 100 coal cars, Pennsylvania mines add 176 cars, and daily consignments include St. George’s 1, Michigan points 17, Curti n Bay 98, Ohio points 14, and 49 cars to western points. Rail fuel shipments total 98, with B&O handling 40 carloads as P. & R. follows with 19. East of Grafton, 872 loads move along B&O. twenty trains head for the mountains as A W Calloway of Davin Coal and Coke Co. is named a delegate from the National Coal.
Advance copies of The Coal Review, official organ of The National Coal Association, arrive at The Northern West Virginia Coal Operators Association offices. Reports cover coal trade topics, union activity, shipping outlook, and railway terminal arrangements involving Baltimore and Ohio and Western Maryland railroads.
The readable text suggests discussions on railroads and oiling terms, inventory taking, and rerouting to a mined area. It mentions Baltimore and Philadelphia regions, with reference to bituminous fields and active railroad lines, but the fragment is incoherent and incomplete.
In a tense Washington scene President Wilson shifts from his executive desk as foreign representatives gather for official calls. Congress debates his next moves while two dozen diplomats await, speculating on whether he will resume full personal duties or stay away from active leadership in coming weeks.
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