Death claims Cassatt as a railway man of world reach
News of the death of President Cassatt of the Pennsylvania Railroad spreads sorrow at Long Island RR offices. He directed over 17000 miles of road and led more than 100000 men in Pennsylvania service for nearly half a century. Cassatt’s influence extended to the Long Island road and beyond.
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New York
Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Long Island Railroad
Long Island Road
The
Pennsylvania
Cassatt dies at Cheswold after lengthy railroad career
Alexander Johnston Cassatt, 1839 born Pittsburgh, longtime Pennsylvania Railroad leader, dies at Cheswold Pa after a brief illness. He shaped American rail transport, rising from rod man to president, with 17 000 miles overseen and 100 000 workers. Survived by his wife, children including Major Edward B Cassatt.
Best Deed Offered In Fairview Addition At $90 Up
Christmas aftermath reflections aside the ad promotes THE BEST DEED to a Fairview Addition lot. Call A. B. Booker & Co. to choose a location. Prices range from ninety dollars upward. Delays are warned as costly and risky.
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Fairview
Booker & Co
Steamers to Carry West Virginia Coal to New England
Norfolk reports the New England Coal and Coke Company is building a fleet of self trimming steamers to haul West Virginia coal to New England and foreign ports. The first three ships will be followed by ten to twelve more, each about 860 feet long and 51 feet wide with ten cargo hatches.
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Norfolk
New England
Tidewater
West Virginia
New England Coal and Coke Company
Lambert’s Point
AasTetanbe
Parkersburg Lawyer Samuel Stapleton Dies of Heart Disease
Parkersburg West Virginia December 28 Samuel L Stapleton aged 70 longtime Parkersburg attorney and former criminal court judge justice of the peace bankruptcy referee and school board member died of heart disease Funeral services are planned for Monday highlighting his long public service and legal career
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Samuel L. Stapleton
Italian fulfills vow stabs beloved and wounds second in Portland
Giuseppe Savignani in Portland fulfills a vow in Italy by stabbing Giulia Grignani to death and fatally wounding Annia Vismara. He then tried to commit suicide by shooting himself.
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Ore
Italy
Giuseppe Savignani
Giulia Grignani
Annia Vismara
Adolphus Busch Struck by Pneumonia Illness
St Louis December 28 Adolphus Busch founder of the Anheuser Busch Brewing Company is confined to bed with a slight attack of pneumonia. His age causes uneasiness among friends.
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St. Louis
Adolphus Busch
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company
Strike on the Southern Pacific to End Today
Houston, Texas, Dec. 28 It was semi official announced this afternoon that an arbitration agreement between Southern Pacific officials and the striking firemen will probably be signed tomorrow.
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Houston
Texas
Southern Pacific
Fire destroys building on Wooster Street in New York
Fire gutted the building at 117 Wooster Street in New York tonight with unknown origin. The loss is estimated between $75,000 and $106,000.
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New York
Wooster Street
Declares Militarism is the President’s Fad
Columbus Ohio December 28 President Dabney of the University of Cincinnati declares militarism a fad, signaling caution about rising defense priorities and shifting academic stance amid national policy debates.
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Dabney
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University of Cincin
Washington Doctor Faces Prosecution in Strother Case
Washington officials state that a physician or physicians accused of performing an illegal operation on Viola Strother Bywaters may face prosecution. District Attorney Baker asserts authority to compel witnesses, including those from the Pacific coast, if a case is pursued.
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Washington
Viola Strother Bywateres
Culpeper
Baker
Pacific Coast
One Death in Hotel Fire at Clendennin
Cumberland Md December 28 The Hotel Young at Clendennins West Virginia was ablaze McCullough aged thirty seven was burned to death in his room Considerable damage was caused in the business section of the town The fire originated from the explosion of natural gas in McCulloughs room and it was supposed that he was killed by the force of the explosion The dead man was a plasterer whose home was near Pittsburg
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RS McCullough
MacCullough
Pittsburg
Insurance Official Must Serve His Term
New York December 28 Justice O'Gorman denied the application for a certificate of reasonable doubt on the grand larceny conviction of George Burnham Jr. in the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company case. Burnham was convicted and sentenced to two years in prison.
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New York
O’german
Behal
George Burnham, Jr
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company
Burnham
Tragedy in Burlington as Husband Fatally Shoots Wife
Mrs Asa Veach of Iola dies from a gunshot while asleep after a Wednesday morning incident. The husband then drowned himself, ending the fatal sequence in Burlington Kansas.
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Burlington
Kans
Asa Veach
Iola
Dying as Result of an Appendicitis Operation
James F. Holden, manager of Marshall Field & Co. retail, famed dry goods man, is dying after an appendicitis operation. The notice also mentions moving stock at Carter Furniture Co. and various ads for mince pie, flour, sugar corn, and telegraph classified inquiries. Quick returns.
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Chicago
James FE. Holden
Marshal Field & Co
Carter Furniture Company
Ita
Sixteen Die In Rear-End Collision In Scotland
In Aberdeen on December 28 a rear-end crash between the local Aberdeen train and the Express to Arbroath killed sixteen people and injured thirty seven. Snow blocked signals, a clear track followed a stalled local, and the express engineer could not stop in time. The injured were moved to Aberdeen and Arbroath. survivors faced severe cold before rescue.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
Arbroath
Sheriff Reaches Roanoke Too Late in Dora Powers Case
In Roanoke Virginia on December 28 Sheriff Peery of Tazewell county arrived after Dora Powers was arrested on a bigamy warrant by N. L. Lancaster. Commonwealth's Attorney Perkin waited for local authorities to respond until 5 p.m. yesterday and then discharged Powers. She fled jail with a negro porter and was last seen leaving Campbell Avenue. authorities believe she may have fled the city on a delayed train.
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Sherif Peery
Tazewell County
Dora Powers
N. L. Lancaster
Commonwealth
Perkin
Tazewell
Hairston
Dora
Campbell Avenue
Hns
Lancaster
War With Japan Certain, Commissioner Yamaji Says
Los Angeles December 28. Commissioner Yamaji, Japanese government commercial head and Venice exposition manager, states war with the United States is inevitable. He cites the San Francisco school incident as trivial yet insulting and warns Japan will defend its pride, viewing US actions in the Philippines as a regional menace.
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Japan
Y. Yamaji
Japaniese
Venice
Los Angele
San Francisco
Yomaji
Philippines
James J Hill to Retire From Active Business
James J Hill, president of the Great Northern Railway, will retire from active business and management on July 1 1907 upon turning 68. His successor will be his eldest son Louis W Hill. The move comes as Hill reaches the age limit for continued leadership.
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St. Paul, Minn
James J Hill
Great Northern Railway
Louis W. Hill
Desperate Murderer Captured in Mountains
Moses Wilson, alleged North Carolina desperado who killed Deputy Sheriff Simmons last Saturday, was captured today in the mountains and taken to Jonesboro jail for safe keeping. He is said to have killed several men.
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Tenn
Moses Wilson
North Carolina
Simmons
Union County
Jonesboro
Rescue of Roehr Family After Three Days of Suffering
In Pleasantville New Jersey Frederick Roehr and his five children endured three days of starvation cold and exposure in a home where his wife and mother had died. Neighbors alerted authorities and the family was removed from the dwelling as Roehr raved from misery and the children were found huddled and frightened.
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Pleasantville
N. J
Frederick Roehr
Roehr
Unbalanced man endangers family after wife dies
Neighbors found no signs of life at the Roehr house sparking an investigation. Roehr refused to leave his wife and young children. Mrs. Roehr died and the husband’s reason fled as the children hid from a possibly dangerous father.
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Roehr
Prince Augustus William to Visit United States with Bride
Berlin reports Kaiser Wilhelm urges his son to learn American hustle. Prince Augustus William and Princess Alexandria of Seles wig Holstein plan a moonlit tour incognito in the United States. The princess, age 19, is three months younger than the prince.
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Kaiser Wilhelm
Augustus William
Alexandria
Seleswig
Holstein
Prines
America
Germany
Conference On Japanese Disturbances In San Francisco
Washington December 28 A conference was held today between Attorney General Bonaparte and United States Attorney Robert F Devlin of San Francisco. Devlin leads the suit to test the San Francisco school board authority to exclude Japanese from white schools.
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Bonaparte
United States
Robert F. Devlin
San Francisco
Devlin
Association of Life Insurance Presidents Organized
New York Dec 28 The Association of Life Insurance Presidents was formed with a constitution and by laws. The group aims to improve life insurance by inaugurating better practices across the industry.
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New York
Association of Life Insurance Presidents
Fazewell and McDowell County Couples Elope
Among the couples married at Par on Burroughs Bristol mecca during the holidays were William H May and Miss Julia G Porter of Adria Fazewell County and Jack Warner and Miss Maud Waynick of Eckman.
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Paron Burroughs
Bristol
William H. May
Julia G. Porter
Adria
Fazewell County
Jack Warner
Maud Waynick
Eckman
Norfolk and Western Acquires Big Sandy Line to Suppress Deepwater Move
Norfolk and Western Railway wins control of the Big Sandy East Lynn and Guyan railway, a line eight to nine miles from Wayne to East Lynn, with aims to extend south and connect with Chesapeake and Ohio. The deal pivots on coal country power, signaling a larger battle against the Deepwater project.
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Big Sandy
East Lynn
Guyan Line
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Guyan
B. J. ’Richard
Wayne
Tce
Grand Cale
East Radford
Richmond
Perry
Alabama
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Hig Holdings
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Captain Perry
Chesapeake and Ohio
Twelve Pole River
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Deepwater
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Wanted at once a good driver for delivery wagon
Classified item seeks a skilled delivery wagon driver for immediate hire. Apply Sublette & Barnes, 12 29 21.
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Austin & Nichols
Sublette & Barnes
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