Col Ino D Rigg Dies In Terra Alta Home
Col Ino D Rigg a long time Preston County resident and former woolen mill executive died at his Terra Alta home. Civil War veteran and active GAR member, he chaired the Terra Alta Woolen Mills board and led the company during its 20th century reorganization. He leaves a widow and daughter Mrs Laura Ring Picking, with other relatives and many friends.
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Grafton
Terra Altm
Col
Ino. D. Rigs
Preston County
Terra Ate
Gal Rigg
Tealand Army
GAR
Pattora
Howard Files
Methodist Cbaren
Coarialé
Billy
Geo Veo
Comtoy Ctizen
Lenoex
Rigg
Mia
Laura Ring
Terra Alta
Iris
Samuel Spencer Killed In Train Wreck Near Lynchburg
Samuel Spencer president of the Southern Railway was killed in a wreck near Sawyer Virginia when the Washington and Southwestern Vestibule limited rear ended the Jacksonville limited. Several others died including Philip Schuyler and D W Davis. Spencer’s private coach burned. eight injured.
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Samuel Spencer
Southern Railway
Lynchburg
The
Sawyer
Philip Schuyler
New York
Spencer
D.W. Davis
Alexandria
J. Terry
Charles D. Fisher
Gill & Fisher
Commission Merchants
Baltimore
F. T. Redmond
Washington and Southwestern Vestibulied Limited
Jacksonville Limited
Jacksonville
Samuel Cox
William Hilliard
Washington
United States
Southern
Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company
Cincinnati
Notable Railroad Leaders and Local News Snippets
A biographical sketch lists Spencer as a former president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and a receiver for two midcentury rail lines, with roles on several companies and a New York Rapid Transit commission member. The piece also notes Philip Schuyler, tied to Revolutionary fame, and various local editorial and shooting-match items from Parker sburg and Claude.
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New Orleans and Pacific Railway Company
Georgia Southern and Florida Railway Company
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
Central Railroad of Georgia
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company
The
Erie Railway Company
Northern Pacific Company
Spencer
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Richmond and
Danville
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway Company
Rapid Transit Commission of
New York
Columbus
University of Virginia
Louisa Vivian Benning
Philip Schuyler
General Schuyler
Alexander Hamilton
Army of the Potomac
Ardsley
New York Life Insurance and Trust Company
Railroad schedule corrected on Elkine to Gratton route
A letter clarifies the new passenger train timetable effective last Sunday. Daily departures from Kling at 6 30 am go directly to Gratton arriving 9 55 am, with Gratton return at 6 55 pm. Elkine connections now align with train No 55 in Grafton, no longer requiring a layover in Belington.
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Borror
Pasenger
Elkine
Erlington
Gratton
Pasgensiere
Kling
Meing
Grafton
Craight
Pope
Ekin
Gratton and
Belington
Gration
Grafingmi Wis
Ekine
Skest
Virginia Central
Pittsbore
Elkins
Morgantown Denied A Commander In Templar Order
Morgantown failed to obtain a new commandry of the Knight Templar order after a Monday vote by the Fairmont commandry. The petition from Morgantown to establish a college city commandry was forwarded, and Fairmont was asked to decide on the proposal.
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Morgantown
Knighte Templar
Tragic Rifle Accident Claims Life Of 11-Year-Old
Yesterday in Parkersburg Ray Tabler, son of D C Tabler, superintendent of schools, mistakenly shot Chester Peppers, eleven, son of Mr and Mrs Willam Pepper. The ball pierced the abdomen and the boy died at the city hospital after the incident. The boy’s father is a brother of Prof WH Tabier, former principal of our city High school.
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Parkersburg
Ray Tabler
D.C. Tabler
Chester Peppers
Willam Pepper
City Hospital
WH Tabier
Our City High School
Healthy fat babies and Scott's Emulsion
The passage argues that fat babies are healthier and happier, storing fat for future needs. It claims scrawny babies feel pain from gentle touches and that Scott's Emulsion calms and comforts them with a sweet, wholesome taste.
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Scott
Free Sample Request for Emulsion Label Bottle
A request urges sending a free sample and describes a thin label on the bottle wrapper. The label lists Scott & Bowne Chemists at 400-415 Pearl Street New York and mentions a price of $1.00, with references to Emulsion and Dru in context.
Denounced His Accusers Welcomed Home After Return to San Francisco
A crowd waited for Mayor Schmitz in San Francisco after he cut short European travel to face extortion and graft charges. About 1,000 gathered at Dreamland pavilion and 800 at the ferry welcomed him under a deputy sheriff's custody. speeches by Rev Yorke and officials followed a lengthy standing ovation. Schmitz denounced press attacks and pledged to face all charges, blaming a labor administration disruption and vowing no quarter in defense of union interests.
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San Francisco
Ayer Bufence RE. Schniltz
Cracd
Waa Nly
Dreamland Pavilion
Enb F. Bonmite
Truckee
Cal
Fred L. Mathies
Peter C. Yorke
Samuel L. Shortridge
Yorke
Schmitz
New York
Bulletin
The
Examiner
Burns
Washington
Union Labor Administration
Eit
Madrigal Club Presents De Syntex Comedy at Brinkroad Dee 13
The Madrigal Club staged the musical comedy De Syntex at Brinkroad Theatre in New York featuring Henry B Dixey Ada Rehan and others. Written by J Cheever Goodwin the show later toured via De Wolf Hopper for two years. Cast includes Ostia Scott and M Kibble with an engaged ensemble and ticket exchanges at Brivkomne for reservations.
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Joe Grafton
Madrigal
Cub
Brinkroad
Dee
Arguetine Daly's
New York
Henry B Dixey
Ada Rehao
de Wolf Hopper
J Cheever Goodwin
Wang
Seine
Fifty Hunters Claim One Doe After River Chase
A party of fifty hunters returning from Pocahoniac county near Toberlick West Virginia faced a sudden doe that caused the train to stop. A fast deer leapt the track and fled across the Greenbrier river. Bullets felled the doe 150 yards away, and amid claims of each hunter’s shot, two plunged into the river while Marlinton’s hunter first reached the deer, delaying the train over an hour.
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Pocahoniac County
Toberlick
W Va
Sournal
Doe
Greenbrier
Fred
Marlinton
The Mildest Man Yet Heard Of
A Philadelphia North American excerpt praises Robert Wilder of Clarkeburg West Virginia as the mildest man. He reportedly handed over 13.25 to a highwayman, apologized for not having more, and compliments circulate about his courteous nature and his wife’s discernment. The piece notes editors Morris of the Parkersburg State Journal gains newspapers’ admiration.
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Brother Morris
Parkersburg State Journal
Poters Day
Morganto En Chronicle
Brothe Morris
Dillon
Parkersburg
Presley W. Morris
Philadelphia North American
Wilder
Robert Wilder
Clarkeburg
W. Va
Dogan’s Dam
Wilder Emilee
Morris
Nerve Restorative Nervine Promises New Vitality
An ad copy extols Dr Miles Restorative Nervine as a brain and nerve food, claiming it rebuilds worn nerve tissue and revives languid minds. It asserts success in curing many illnesses thought incurable and offers a money-back guarantee on the first bottle.
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Miles
Fire Destroys Hotel Killing and Injuring Dozens in St Louis
A Salvation Army hosted hostel in St Louis trapped over 500 sleepers as flames burst from an elevator shaft closet. The blaze swept floors two and three, causing 92 500 in damage. Dozens jumped or were saved, with at least four dead and six others not expected to live. Two victims died at the hospital.
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Fatheise
Marksresta Moretham
Navy Chief Urges Marines Removed From Battleships
Washington December 1 Rear Admiral Converse chief of the bureau of navigation suggests removing Marines from all battleships to boost efficiency and argues blue jackets and marines should not be separated. He also urges revival of the grade of vice admiral and creation of at least two admirals to command Atlantic and Asiatic fleets with subordinate rear admirals and many ships. Plans for mobilizable Atlantic and Pacific fleets are outlined with consolidation under flag officers.
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Washington
Converse
Bureau of Navigation
Atlantic
Pacihi Coaliim
United States
Philipepines
Far East
Nemedom
Pacific Ocean
Tt Ie
Inter
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Col. Ino. D. Rigg
Dinah
Oman
Sant Mat
Uae
Hamline Wizard Oi Co
Chicago
Prive
Balsam Beale
Grafton Drog and Chemical Company
Ayer
Lowell
Will Jenkins
Knottaville
Claude
Will
Jenkins
Marion
Bartley Eckfeld
Thomas Vicary
the Madrigal Club
Salvation Army
St. Lewis
NAVY
Navigation Bureau
Chattanooga
Tenn
Nora
Ten Passeng Enid
Okla
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