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The Republican
Oakland, Garrett County, Maryland
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In Belington, Barbour County, WV, 13-year-old Oma Booth, daughter of Nelson Booth, suffered a shattered ankle from an accidental discharge of an old loaded Confederate revolver ignited by paper scraps in a fireplace. A second explosion occurred outside, prompting locals to inspect old war weapons.
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The thirteen-year-old daughter of Nelson Booth, at Belington, Barbour county, near Grafton, W. Va., was shot in the ankle a few days ago by a bullet intended for a Yankee soldier thirty-six years ago. An old Confederate revolver, which no one ever thought was loaded, was placed in a fire grate as a summer ornament. Scraps of paper in some manner became ignited and the weapon exploded. Oma Booth's ankle was shattered. Mrs. Booth threw the revolver out of the window, where a second charge exploded, the bullet passing through the door. The incident has caused an overhauling of all the old army weapons in the vicinity.
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Belington, Barbour County, Near Grafton, W. Va.
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A Few Days Ago
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oma booth's ankle was shattered
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The thirteen-year-old daughter of Nelson Booth was shot in the ankle by a bullet from an old Confederate revolver placed in a fire grate as a summer ornament. Scraps of paper became ignited and the weapon exploded. Mrs. Booth threw the revolver out of the window, where a second charge exploded, the bullet passing through the door. The incident has caused an overhauling of all the old army weapons in the vicinity.