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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07
SAYS 1T is FOR THE BEST
Husband Kills Wife "To Save Herr
Then Takes Own Life

Then Takes Own Life
Chicago a signed statement that
he had killed his wife to save her.
is the only motive known to the police
for the action of George Glenn Lind.
bloom, who shot his wife to death in
their apartment and then took his own
life
ut is for the best that / take heI
with me as she might have gone
wrong altogether" said paragraph
in note left by Lindbloom
Another missive, in the handwrit
ing of Mrs Lindbloom and dated a
day before the Staying. said
TO whom It may concern:
Il do this day of my own free will
and cOmpunction declare that do
not promise to live with and be true
20 my husband. George LindbIoom.
Being without children and feeling the
way / do about things | think it best
that we should part while there ara
only ourselves to think about"
The police believe that Lindbloom
convinced that his wife no longer
cared for him, killed both her and
himself
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07
BRITISH MINERS ARE OUT

Approximately 100000 Men Idle as
Result of Wage Controversy.
London. - All work has ceased in
the coal mines of the United Kingdom
with the exception of a very few dis
tricts, and approximately 10000
miners are idle as a result of the con
troversy over the wage issue
Danger that the mines may be flood
ed threatens. and many may be ire
trievably ruined from the thrush of
water Strenuous efforts are being
made everywhere to enroll volunteers.
Yorkshire pumpmen have decided to
remain at work. and hope was ex-
pressed that others would follow their
example.
The first effect of the strike has
been the placing of orders with Amer
ican coal merchants.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07
Rail Lines Suffer Deficit

Washington ID ca deficit for
January of sl167.SO0 was shown for
2O2 railroads of the country in reports
submitted TO the Interstate Commerce
Commission the Association of Rail
way Executives announced Tabula-
tion of the reports as furnished them.
the association added. showed that
1O9 OF the railroads whose reports
were made available failed TO earn
expenses and taxes during the month.
OF these 109, It said, 45 were in tho
eastern. l6 in the southern and 4S in
the western districts.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07
Bebe Daniels Given Jail sentence

Los Angeles Bebe Daniels. motion
picture actress. was found guilty of
speeding by "a jury i'm Judge Cox's
court at Santa Ana and sentenced to
10 days i'm jail A motion for new
trial by Miss Daniels attorney was
denied by Judge Cox. who then i'm.
posed the Jail sentence. The Jury
reached a verdict i'm five minutes.
Whether Miss Daniels will appeal the
case was not stated. She was charged
with driving her car I'm Orange county
at a speed Of more than so miles an
hour
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07
RoB8ER SLAIN IN FIGHT
sIeuths, Hiding In Building, Return
Fire Of Men, Killing One.

ERE OF Men, killing One.
Wilmerding. Pa. - One robber was
shot and fatally wounded by county
detectives, and his companion was
captured when the two attempted to
rob the bakery of August Wormstall,
Ill Caldwell street, Wilmerding.
Chief of County Detectives Robert S.
Braun had received information that
the bakery was to be robbed and.
with three of his men was waiting for
the robbers
The man fatally wounded was iden.
tilted as Harry w. Smith. aged "a
years. He was shot through the abdo.
men, the thigh and the hand, and died
in Braddock General Hospital
The man captured was identified as
John Bair, aged 80 years of Braddock.
He was captured after ne and his
companion had fred volley of shots
at detectives who ordered the robbers
to throw up their hands
County Detective Edward Frank
narrowly escaped death when a bullet
grazed the side bf his face. but it did
not seriously injurc him
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07
BANDITS KILL LUMBERMAN
Masked Gunmen Hold UP 30 Men II
West Viruinia Camp.

"CSA WI BiUld camp.
Redwood - Three masked bandits
shot one man to death and held 80
men at the points of guns in Camp
No. 56 of the Cherry River Boom and
Lumber Company about 30 miles
north of this city and relieved them
of $4,000 in currency and $4,000
worth OF checks, their watches and
other jewelry and then fled into the
mountains towards Marlinton
Bloodhounds arrived here from
Fairmont and are on the tulil OF the
gunmen. Feeling is running high
among the lumber jacks OF Nicholas
and Pocohontas counties The news
Of the holdup and subsequent robbery
Of the mems winter savings having
spread like wildfre. and, coupled with
the excitement. wild stories OF muir
der are rife in the mountains Lum-
Der workers arriving in the city say
the death will be avenged and are
tramping through the hills heavily
armed. with rifles ready for instant
use. All exits of escape from the hills
have been closed Woodmon say the
men were 'cty fellows" as they had
white hands
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07

Detroit-A bomb explosion wrecked
the frame cottage Of Mrs. Mabel John
son II shattered the windows OF
every house within 100 yards. and
brought crowd of several hundred
terrified residents of the neighborhood
into the street The bomb was placed
under the front porch Mrs. Johnson
who was slightly injured. told police
She believed neighbors who had tried
in vain to get her To- sell the house
had bombed it
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07
EIGHT KILLED IN
FIREWORKS BLAST
One Hundred Hurt and Many
Are Missing With Wrecking
of Warehouse
ROOF OF SCHOOL SHATTERED
Building In Heart of Chicago Tene-
ment District Scene Of Disaster
illegal Manufacture and Stor-
age of Explosives Alleged

Chicago Manufacture and storage
OF fireworks in manner prohibited
by city ordinances was blamed by
city and police officials for an explo-
sion in the heart OF the West Side
tenement district which killed at
least eight persons. injured 100 or
more. rendered dozens temporarily
homeless and damaged buildings
blocks away.
Two men were held in Jail in con
nection with the disaster and two
others, possibly killed in the explo-
sion. were sought by the police.
The explosion wrecked the ware.
house of We'll & Company. paper deal
ers, where dozen men were working.
All are believed to have been killed.
Next door was the firm of Singer
& Schaffer. dealers in novelty mer.
chandise. Chief of Police Charles
Fitzmorris and Fire Attorney Shirley
High, after completing Investigations,
declared the Singer & Schaffer firm
had manufactured fireworks in and
around the warehouse in violation OF
city ordinances and that combustion
of these fireworks was to blame for
the disaster
They declared the firm frequently
had been warned to discontinue the
manufacture and had been repeatedly
warned that fireworks could not be
stored within the city limits.
More than ton OF explosives is
believed to have been consumed in
the blast
Hundreds of children attending the
James Garfield public school nearby
had just left the building for recess
when the explosion shattered the
glass roof. covering the desks on the
top floor with debris, but no one was
injured
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07
Ten MISSING Alter ships coIIide.

Seattle. Wash. - Seven passengers
and three members of the crew of the
passenger steamship Governor, sunk
off Point Wilson. are missing. accord.
ing to a wireless message from the
steamer West Hartland. which is
bringing the survivors to Seattle.
Three boat loads of passengers from
the ship Governor started for shore
after the wreck. according to a wire.
less message received from CAPTAIN
John Alwyn of the West Hartland
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07
Bullet Removed From Brain.

Ossinigg " Y-One of the rarest
operations known TO medical science.
that of removing a bullet from a
mans brain. was successfully accom-.
plished in the Sing Sing prison hos.
pital. remarkable feature of the
operation was that DR. William l..
Chapman of Brooklyn. who performed
the work. is himself an invalid and
was wheeled TO the operating table in
chair propped in which he worked
on the patient
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07
Pennsy Freight Leaves Rails

BIairsyille Pa Sixteen cars OF
coal were scattered over a distance OF
about half a mile when cxtra-train
No. G33S on the Pennsylvania railroad
was derailed at Blairsville Interscc-
ton. 40 one was injured The wreck
occurred at the junction of the lines
of the Conemaugh and the Pittsburgh
divisions and the wreckage covered all
tracks. tying mp traffic and delaying
trains between New York and Phila
delphia and points west from two to
FIVE hours
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07
Dies After Celebrating Anniversary.

Franklin, Pa Becoming i'll follow
ing the celebration of his sixty-seventh
wedding anniversary, George Nc
kinley Sc years old. of this city.
died shortly after midnight The aged
man had left his bed but n few min
utes to procure some medicine when
he dropped dead Too much excite
ment in greeting many friends is be-
Iieyed to have been the primary cause
of the death. His widow, 80 years old.
is Drostrated at the sudden death OF
her husband
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07
IneendIary Wave 800 ennland.

London A campaign of inccndiar.
Ism in various parts of the country
rs assuming such proportions that the
authorities of Scotland Yard are
mobilIzing a feet of motor cars and
lorrics TO rush men to any point
where there s. q call for their serv
ices Twenty farm buildings were
burned in New Castle district. while
other fires occurred at ST. Albans and
in Hertfordshir2. Beaconfeld and
buckingham Near the ruins at n
number OF places empty OIL cans
we're discovered.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07
Bank Bandits Lake s5n.oon

ST. Paul Mimi Five men entered
the City Bank of ST. Paul. struck
down Tine cashier and a woman teller
with tine butts of their revoIvers and
escaped with cash and bonds valued
at $4,000 The bank is in the center
of am outlying business quarter. The
bandits passed mp 100000 more in
cash and bonds ion their haste.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07
Bandits Get sa ooo In e,nL

Chicago Three automobile bandits
fully armed held up the Summit state
Bank. in Summit. ILL.,. on the southern
outskirts of Chicago, and escaped with
between $4,000 and $4,000 i'm cash
Shotgun squads were Immediately
sent t' intercept the bandit car
which bank officials reported as head.
ing Tor Ch-na.n
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07

SICK elephant starts Liquor RAID.
Milwaukee. Wis The sickness OF
an elephant belonging To- a vaudeville
troupe led to raid by the police. in
which 1870 cases OF liquor worth $50.
900 were seized. and one arrest made.
The elephant had been sent TO a local
veterinary hospital for treatment The
animal broke down % partition dis
closing the liquor and The raid fol-
lowed
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07
Ford Company Assets sss4554.o4t 6s

Lansing. Mich Total assets of
$3S45549U Gs on December "a 1920.
are shown i'm the annual report of
the Ford Mlto~ Company. filed with
the secretary of state. Cash ON
hand, including deposits iu banks is
given aa Sl3.,GG21451. and the value
OF credits owing To- the company
placed at S545,43SC335O. LiabHfics
of the company ON secured indebted
ness are shown at $143.O25 3OO6t
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07

San Francisco Identification OF
the young man who shot and killed
himself iu the executive Offices of the
San Francisco Bulletin after an un-
availing attempt To- obtain $4,000 as
j N Murray. son of "a Johustown. Pa.
hotel proprietor. was established
here
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07
Car sroozers Should Carry cIoets

Detroit Street car slumberers
should carry alarm clocks. says Judge
Cottor Hc fined Fred Ammon s12
for pulling the trolley off the wire
when angry because the conductor
failed TO wake him at the point where
he wanted 90 get on
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07
chIeaao 80 panIIaht savLnn.

Chicago Chicago has entered upon
\ seven months period of daylight
saving Timepieccs were set ahead
officially one hour at 2 m and will
be turned back October 3d.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07

Huntington Herman Moore. "a
wealthy oiI and gas man. and hts wife.
MIS- Kathryn Moore or 1856 Third
avenue wcro slightly injured and their
automobile, % Buick touring car. com
p'eteIy demolished when struck bv a
wcs-bound Third avenue street car.
The wreck was one OF the worst that
has occurred in Huntington in recent
months, and spectators stated that n
was miraculous that either of the pas.
Seneers Of the wrecked machine es-
capped with their lives.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07
N E w S
CULLINGS
FROM -
WEST VIRGINIA

IA FROM
WEST VIRGINIA IL
gathering data for a new city dircc-
tory.
Martinsburg.- w. Griffin had an
eye removed when the optic became in
fected
Clarksburg.-Hon James w Robin
son denied that he is mayoralty can
didate.
Pence Springs. - Kermit Farmer
was arrested for breaking into a car
load of sugar.
South Charleston.-An epidemic OF
-mumps has broken out in the Marine
barracks here.
WestOn.-The large band mill Of the
Holt Lumber Company at Bablin was
q stroyed by fire.
Sistersville.-MrS II p. Robinson
was badly burned while lighting the
gas in her kitchen stove.
Lewisburg seasons first rat
tlesnake, measuring over feet, was
killed by Walter Bryant.
Hinton.-Sixty merchants organized
chamber of commerce. II. +. Dun
lap was elected president.
Huntington.-Warren Balenge was
sentenced to four years Imprisonment
ealing an automobile.
nswood.-Charles Harpold. for
mer mayor and president of the county
court, died here at the age of 81
Clarksburg.-The Savare Coal Com
Pany paid $205,OOO for 10 acres of coal
land owned by Alexander Ronay.
Shinnston.-The Shinnston Planning
Mill Company, with capital Of $5O,-
O0O was chartered at Charleston.
Weirton.-James KlorriS was arrest
ed, charged with operating "A still at
his general merchandise store here.
Martinsburg-Thi looted club
houses along the canal near Shep-
herdstown, securing many articles Of
value.
Weirton.-Fire thought to be Of in
cendiary origin completely destroyed
the CarusO building. The loss was
25,OOO.
Bluefeld.-Wiu Payne was brought
back here from Middlesboro. Ky.
where he was arrested on a charge Of
burglary.
Sandstone.-The two-year-old son Of
Jim Gillian was burned to death when
he got too near hot stove from which
his clothing ignited.
Clarksburg-Because they broke a
scarlet fever quarantine Patsy Roma
no and Julia Zula were fined SLIGO
each in police court.
Clarksburg-Mi Michael Scott Floyd is
another modern Enoch Arden Re
turning to his home after 20 years he
found his wife Remarked
Grafton.-It is feared the smallpox
epidemic which recently swept Clarks-
burg Will spread TO this city Several
cases have been reported
Martinsburg.-H Harry Butts was ar
rested, charged with stealing meat
from a butcher shop He was arrested
at the request Of his wife.
Clarksburg. Lloyd Morgan. Luther
Ice and Robert Quinn were found gull
~ Of assauIting and robb.ng Jackson
Edsell, q night watchman
Cabin Creek Junction Tboma.
Slack was killed and VIII Crawford
dangerously wounded in ii p.sto. b-awI
40 pool room at Dry Branch
Huntington. The Nrter Homes
Corporation here secured contract
to- erect 40 houses for tine F.9yd Coal
Company at Betsy Lane, ks
Montgomery William Ballard or
Sm.thers became violently INSANE lnd
waS placed in charge of fHr Hern and
later removed 90 the state lu
Blucfeid-In personal clash he.
tween Fred Mycr ats policeman.
and IT, y. Robertson. thn rYrm.r, r...f
ear was rHowcI completely gr Rob.
son .I.. lrrl.fr#
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07

Huntinston-A trick once worked
by Abraham Lincoln when he wa,
prarticing law won rbe freedom for
% nr2rrss charged with burglary here.
IS witness testified he saw the woman
commit the robbery "bv the light Of
the moOn.' Her attorney produced am
almanac and proved there was uo
moon shining al The time of the rob
berry Hnd .nr woman was freed lin
coin used fhr argumar. in case at
Springfield. lll., in the .O's.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07

Weston.-The large band mill Of the
Holt Lumber Company at Babin was
q Stroyed by fire.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07

Bluefeld.-William Johnson Tabor,
who was shot on the streets Of Welch
by Mayor J. II. Whit, died at the
Welch hospital. Mayor Whit, who was
arrested following the shooting and re-
leased on bond, was again rearrested
and placed in the Mcdowell county
JAIL charged with the murder of Ia
Dor, county traffic officer and deputy
sherin of Mcdowell county.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07

Huntington. - Policemen Caldwell
and Saunders, who have been hiring
out their two bloodhounds for the
chasing of criminals have been forbid
den 10 do so any more by their chief,
or at least they can NOT accompany
The dogs, even by hiring substitutes to
work for them.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07

Martinsburg.-Thi looted club
houses along the canal near Shep-
herdstown, securing many articles Of
value.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07

Fairmont.-A property loss of S75,-
900 was caused by a fire that destroy
ed the store of the Underwood Supply
Company at Jamison Mine No s, at
Pennington, near here. The origin of
the fire has not been determined, but
suspicion points toward incendiarism,
as there was no fire in the building
when the clerks left. Sheriff Charlton
is conducting an Investigation.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07

WeirtOn.-Fire thought to he of in
cendiary origin completely destroyed
the Caruso building. The loss was
e25 900.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07

Sandstone.-The two-year-old son Of
Jim Gillian was burned to death when
he got too near hot stove from which
his clothing ignited
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07

Bluefeld.-Wiu Payne was brought
back here from Middlesboro. Ky.
where he was arrested on a charge Of
burglary.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07

Charleston.-An entirely new indus
try viii be introduced 10 the Kanawha
valley by a corporation being form
ed by Stephen l.. Tinglcy, OF Boston.
who recently purchased land and
building at Nitro from the Charleston
industrial corporation. j was learn
ed that Mr.. Tingley plans the manufac-
ture of calcium carbide, the source Of
acetylene, which is extensively used
in mining sections.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07

Sistersville.-Mrs II. p. Robinson
was badly burned while lighting the
gas in her kitchen stove.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07

South Charleston.-An epidemic of
mumps has broken out in the Marine
barracks here.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07

Parkersburg. George Price, who
was sentenced to be hanged on May
18th, and was granted stay of judg-
ment until September 80, was removed
to the penitentiary, where he will re-
main until the Supreme Court disposes
of the appeal.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-07

Weirton-James KlorriS was arrest
ed, charged with operating a still at
his general merchandise store here.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-02
WEATHER PREVENTS MANY
GAMES BEING PLAYED

The greater majority of baseball
games scheduled by local teams over
the weekend, to be played in this
city and on foreign grounds, were
not played due to the rain and the
cold weather. Included in the games
cancelled due to the weather was
the opening contest of the county in
dustrial championship fight, the
Rooster & Hasslacher nine of this
city and the Dupont Powder Works
team being scheduled to cross bats
at Parlin in this affair.
The first double bill of the season
scheduled by Manager Joseph Null
len for his>Perth Amboy team also
had to be called off due to the
weather. The Danbury nine of New
York and the Railway representative
combination were the opposing
teams scheduled to appear here. AL
though the two games played by the
Amboy team so far this season were
played after the grounds had been
drenched by rain on Saturday and
Sunday morning. 1t was impossible
to stage the games yesterday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-02
SAINTS WIN At
LONG BRANCH
Perth Amboy Team Breaks
3 Game Winning Streak of
NorWoods Yesterday, 1916

The st. Anthony baseball nine of
this city travelled to Long Branch
yesterday afternoon where they de-
feated the crack Norwood Club nine
of that place. in a slugging match
by a score of 10 to 6. This was the
second victory of the season for the
st. Anthony team in three starts, and
the first defeat of the season for the
Norwood outfit after three straight
wins, The Norwoods were cham
pions of Monmouth county last sea-
son.
All of the st. Anthony players con
tributed their share toward the
heavy stick work, twenty-five hits
being collected in this game. Neal
Leary, star left fielder of the team
collected four safeties in five trips
to the plate, two going for doubles;
Tague and Herman Jeroff each fol-
lowed by clouting out three hits.
and Andy Mazurek, crack shortstop
collected a triple and a single. the
former being the longest hit of the
game, and came with the bases
loaded.
Jeroff, the Amboy pitcher, al
though touched for ten singles. held
the situation we'll in hand through.
out. The Saint twirler was strongest
in the pinches, retiring the side in
the second. inning after the first three
men safely reached the bags. Three
Norwood batters famed the breeze
and three passes were issued.
Joey Burns work in center field
for the st. Anthony team was main
ly responsible for the victory. lie
handled numerous difficult
and was an important factor in two
y~,,IJN N1aYra nno raffrfnO n rnnneT
at the plate on a nice throw to Sin
Diet. and the second retiring a runner
at second base on a throw to- w.
Mazurek. Brownmiller played a
good game at first base.
The first score of the game came
in the third inning, the Saints sent
two nner acros in this stanza as
a result of four hits, but the home
team went ahead in the fourth when
thew scored three counters on three
hits and two errors. The Saints, how
ever. again took the lead in the NTH
stanza. when five runs were rusneo
across on eight clean hits,
triple coming in this inning.
Norwoods counted once in the last
stanza and twice in the elghtn ~
ming. edging up on the visiting a
by their hitting mixed with 81. An
thongs miscues.
The visiting team put the game
on ice in the ninth inning, when
three runs were sent across the pan.
The home team failed to score In
their last time at bat.
The weather was far diferent
from that favored by the baseball
players and fans. and the grounds
showed the effect of the steady rain
on Saturday and yesterday morn
eng.
The box score: