Three Girls Die in Wheeling Fire
A deadly Wheeling fire at 2809 East Street claimed the lives of Margaret Gavin 21 Clara Gavin 26 and Mamie Gavin 24. Their mother Mrs Cecelia Gavin survived serious injuries after leaping from a third floor window along with other relatives. The blaze began on the second floor and rapidly spread to the third, trapping occupants in the Gavin home and leaving the scene a scene of tragedy. The mother remains hospitalized in fragile condition with a possible long recovery ahead. A servant and another guest escaped from the third floor. Local fire crews battled the flames as investigators probe the fire origin.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Ces Sati
East Street
Margaret Gavin
Clara Gavin
Mamie Gavin
Cecelia
Gavin
Margaret
Matt
Clara
J. V. Gavin
Lenng
Democratic Convention Chooses District Ticket
Daily Sentinel reports a West Side district Democratic convention at the West Side school elected candidates for justice of the peace constable and school commissioner. John L. Pracht and L. C. Pepper named for tiến district, Jeff Newhouse and George Radabaugh for Simpson end, John L. Leith for school commissioner. A brief split with Bryan supporters followed as rivals gathered nearby.
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Daily Sentinel
Court House
West Side
A. 8
Warder
Frank Rauscher
Ben Bradford
John L. Pracht
Maple Avenue
L. C. Pepper
Simpson
Jeff Newhouse
George Radabaugh
John L. Leith
Charley Thayer
Bryan
Republicans Hope to Carry North Carolina in 1912
New York reports national committeeman B Carl Duncan and National Committee Chairman Hitchcock expect Republican strength to break into the South. Duncan says funds will back North Carolina campaigns, aiming for Taft victory, a Republican governor, and possible Congressional districts.
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New York
Carl Duncan
North Carolina
National Executive Committee
Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
South
Duncan
Old North
Taft
National Committee
Glenn
Moves family to Erlington in station town change
Grafton loses a notable family as Capt. Eugene Dunnington of Walnut street, conductor on the G and B passenger line, plans to move to Nelington with his kin, altering local civic ties and daily commutes in the region.
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Grafton
Eugene Dunnington
Walnut Street
Nelington
Outlook Bright for Machinists as Merger Clears Path
The Fairmont Coal Company gains control of Southern Transportation Company assets including 6000 acres of coal, as the merger settles $500,000 in bonded debt. Machinists in the Baltimore and Ohio system anticipate resumption of full-time work, with wage schedules likely renewed, amid widespread beltline furloughs and reduced hours.
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Fairmont Coal Company
Southern Transportation Company
Southern Coal & Transportation Company
Barbour
Harrison
Berrybure
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Relor
Southern Coal and Transportation Company
Railroad traffic lifts B and O. In Cumberland
The Cumberland News reports brisker railroad business on the Baltimore and Ohio between Brunswick and Graf ton with ninety five engines active on Monday, up from fifty five to sixty the prior two months. Increased freight and demand for shop work require more machinists and boiler makers, signaling a strong August.
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Brunswick
Grafton
Cumberland News
Absence 36 Years Draws Emil Lucas Back Home
Emil Lucas formerly of this city who left in 1872 visits Grafton. He notes today’s Grafton seems like a Rip Van Winkle awakening compared with 36 years ago. Rev J W Williams of Huntington testifies about Foley’s Kidney Remedy. Strother and McFarlin.
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Emil Lucas
Ilinois
Grafton
West Virginia
Rip VanWinkle
Bishop Donahue to Preach at Washington Cornerstone Event
Rt Rev Bishop Donahue of Wheeling will deliver the dedication sermon at the cornerstone laying of a new boys school for Immaculated Conception parish in Washington DC on August 17. Cardinal Gibbons is in Rome. Donahue has filled episcopal duties in Baltimore and will not return to Wheeling until after the ceremony.
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Bishop Donahue
Wheeling
Washington, D. C
James Cardinal Gibbons
Austen
Rome
America
Donahue
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Fisher Denies Stumping for Swisher in West Virginia
Senator R. M. Fisher of Berkley Springs arrived in Clarksburg for a few days and denied reports he would campaign for Swisher. He warned that neither Scherr nor Swisher could lead a successful administration and argued for a change in the state’s direction in the people’s interest. He claimed Swisher could not strengthen his organization and Scherr would weaken it with a hostile committee.
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R. M. Fisher
Berkley Springs
Swisher
Clarksburg
Mr.Fisher
Moonlight Picnic at Park Draws Young Crowd
A group of young people paddled up the river to the Park under a full moon last night. They enjoyed a lantern lunch as the park’s popularity remains strong and continues to attract visitors drawn to the wild, primitive allure of the setting.
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Daily Sentinel
Enthusiastic Merchants Form Permanent Protective Association
A large crowd of about 400 merchants gathered at the court house to organize a permanent Retail Merchants Protective Association in Grafton. Officers were elected, bylaws amended, and plans set for bi monthly meetings and a credit rating system to determine customer eligibility for credit.
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Court House
Grafton
Daily Sentinel
Retail Merchants Protective Association
Unia
Association
George L. Jollitte
C. A. Keefer
N. C. Musgrove
Ona C. Jefferys
A. G. Park
J. W. Love
M. A. Keefer
J. B. Bradford
H. D. Foreman
J. N.y .Tregellas
C. V. Miller
Board of Trade
Pope Pestle
Otto Anteces
Wheeling
No Compromise Has Been Asked
Farmers near harvest completion shift to fall work as oats prove light but hay good. Local health notes include Mr B J Rogers improving after typhoid fever. Several visits and gatherings in Connellsville and Morgan Town with relatives and friends, preaching lineups announced, and a detailed West Virginia Republican conference dispute surrounding Scherr Swisher and Taft era politics referenced with expectations of electoral impact.
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B. J. Rogers
C. E. Leasure
Connellsville
Rachel Watson
David Watson
Stone
Morgantown
J. B. Watson
J. P. Roberts
Daushter
Isabell
Philadelphia
Roberts
Watson
Lenore Menear
Spella
C. BE. Austin
Wm. Stewart
Mrs. Miller
Victoria
Scott Stewart
South Point
S. W. Watson
Mrs. Watson
Wm. Miller
Etta Grim
James Kerns
U. S. Kerns
Rev
Meredith
Man Amputated After Freight Car Accident
C N Price of Philippi was crushed while attempting to steal a ride on an east bound freight at Clarksburg. He was dragged between cars and his right leg above the ankle was severed. Surgeons at the Senatarium amputated below the knee at noon. He is reported as doing as well as can be expected. Strother notes a kidney remedy advertisement following the report.
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Belington
Barbour County
Smithfield
Daily Sentinel
C. N. Price
Philippi
Clarksburg
Senatarium
The Sheath Gown Attracts City Crowd At Window Display
John N. Tregellas showcases a sheath gown in his window amid a bustling crowd of prominent gentlemen hoping to woo the young buyer. Foley's Kidney Remedy note promises cure for kidney or bladder trouble, as Strother & McFarlin advertise.
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Foley
Strother & McFarlin
John N. Tregellas
Tregellas
Latrobe firm ships 40 pound watermelons to city
J P Hart Produce Company of Latrobe street received a carload of the finest watermelons in decades. The firm set aside one melon for the Sentinel editor, weighing 40 pounds and described as a perfect example. Call the firm for samples and orders.
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J.P. Hart Produce Company
Latrobe Street
Sentinel
Wreck Follows Westbound Freight No 81 Near Long Run
Westbound freight No 81 from this city to Parkersburg jumped the track at Long Run about forty miles west, dragging engine 2299. Fifteen cars derailed, many tumbling down a hillside and wrecking the right of way. Engineer Hor ford and Conductor Tyson were aboard. Repairs delayed until around noon. trains rerouted via New Martinsville and the Short Line to Clarksburg. Also includes an ad for Bucklen's Arnica Salv.
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Daily Sentinel
Parkersburg
Long Run
Hor[ford
Tyson
Clarksburg
New Martinsville
Grafton
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A. 8. Fleming
Fairmont
Charleston
T. C. Miller
John H. Doyle
Fall River
Martha's Vineyard
Massachusetts
West Side School House
Republican National Executive
Erlington
A. L. Stark
The
Baltimore & Ohio
Tygart Valley Lodge No. 618
International Association of Machinists
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Stark
Charles B. Flanagan
J. W. Williams
I. W. Williams
Huntington
Naonal
Capt. Dunnington
Strother & Me
Parlin
John
Flanagan
Weston
Mr. Flanagan
John Flanagan
Dr. Shoop
Charles F. Monroe
Flemington
Tec City
Florence
Lucy Monroe
Chas B. Smith
W. Franklin, Me
Dr. King
al Drug
Mount Hope
Genrly
Hot Springs
Scherr
Frank Hitchcock
Elkins
Scott
Swisher Party
West Virginia Is Giving Mr. Taft
Beaumont
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