Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-10-02
q BELINdTorS. ". Va. TfslFsIoAY. OCTOBER ,,
WOMANS FINGERS CUT OFF
BY AEROPLANE'S PROPELLERS
AS 1T FELL AT ELKINS FAIR

lAfHeFS more imam $4,uuV,uuU THIS sea-
son.
The Department of Commerce is
sued report showing that exports
amounting to more than 1921 200, 900
have been shipped from the United
States to Latin-America, during the
last fiscal year,
The biggest agricultural pilgrimage
ever made to Washington will take
place on December S, when 1900
Ohio boys, the champion corn grow
ers Of the State, accompanied by 500
parents and State officials will arrive
for three days sightseeing.
Water has Eeen let into the upper
chamber of tne Gatun lock for the
first time.
In the Sulzer impeachment proceed
ings Chief Judge Cullen ruled tenta-
lively that the charge OF attempting
to coerce Legislators was irrelevant.
Losses sustained during the food
OF last Spring was the cause given
by the Roger Wheel Company, Of Gin
cfnnati, for asking for a receivershtp.
The 400th anniversary Of the dis
covery OF the Pacific by Balboa was
celebrated at Panama
Werner 8. Belyea, OF Worcester,
Mass, died from injuries received In
. football game, the nrst fatality OF
the season.
A monument was dedicated at
Washington's Crossing, N. T., to mark
the spot where Washington crossed
the Delaware in 1776.
Mrs. Susan Rose, OF Fulton, Me-,
was found guilty of killing Ter hus-
band, J. II. Ross, and was sentenced
to ten years imprisonment.
DR.. w. J. Beattle, of Littleton, N.
H., WAS killed instantly when struck
by an automobile at crossing in
Breton Woods. N. H.
Samuel Gompers and executive
members of the American Federation
Of Labor expressed their approval to
President Wilson Of the appointment
Of w B. Wilson as Secretary of
Labor
Irwin DeRaney, an engineer. was
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Lackawanna yards at Hoboken, NJ T.,
after making his last run, prepare
tory to retiring on pension for life.
Secretary Of War Garrison upheld
the action Of the superintendent of
the Military Academy at West Point
in depfiving several cadets of privi-
leges for hazing lower class men.
ID. o. Wheeler, president, and ] B.
Sloan caGhier Of the Exchange Bank
and Trust Co, of Memphis, have been
arrested charged with misapplying
S4,477 Of the banks funds
In order to prevent an automobile
from going over precipice, at Great
harrington, Mass, a chauffeur turned
1t into a pile of rocks, causing injury
to the IA occupants
Vennon Belyea, of Greenfield, Mass,
was fatally injured in football game
between Norwich University and
Holy Cross teams. This is the first
victim of the season.
James A. Allen, the independence
League candidate for Mayor of New
York. offered to withdraw from the
ticket in favor Of John Purroy Nit
chel, the Fusion candidate.
Bert Thenning, of Buffalo, ~ Y,
died Of heart disease while riding on
motorcycle with his wife. The
motorcycle overturned, but Mrs.
Thenning was uninjured
At Harrison, Miss, two thousand
negroes, comprising the colored pop
ulation Of the county, we're compelled
to march in line past the collins Of
the two negroes lynched after they
started a riot that resulted in twelve
deaths.
Governor Foss asked the Massachu-
sets Public Service Commission to
make sweeping investigation Of the
New Haven Railroads relations with
the Legislature under the Mellen
management. He points 10 the mys-
terious expenditure OF $4,000.