Riot in City Ball Ends in Fatal Police Shootings
Chaos erupts as a crowd at a city ball turns violent. Police Lt. Dalbow and Sgt. Stege confront a preacher Adam Sharp and followers. Shots kill Sharp and wound others, with four children and two adults hurt. Officers pursue suspects to a boat on the Missouri River as the riot escalates.
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L. Dalbow
Louis
Sharp
Gillear
Holt
Carmen
Adam God
Holt Away, the Preacher Tried Toim
Jes Dalbow
Harry B. Stege
Stege
Adam
Louis Pratt
Missouri
Lola Pratt
Lolla Pratt
Sergeant Platte
Murnane
Kiger Is Doing Well In Personal Update
George Kiger of the South Side reports from Jamesville West Virginia that his brother Thomas was hurt falling from a telephone pole. Thomas says he is doing well and may sit up this week. George plans to visit the West for several weeks.
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George Kiger
South Side
Thomas
Jamesville
Ees
JamesviNe
Win
Grafton
W. Va
Thomas Kigrer
Kiger
West
Morgantown Tel ephone sale to independents
The transfer of the local People’s Telephone Company to the Independents is arranged. J Walter Barnes becomes manager, with headquarters in Fairmont. Purchase price is 72000 dollars, involving West Virginia Western, the National, and the Consolidated, totaling about 12000 phones across three firms. Possession takes effect the Monday after New Year. The deal aims to connect West Virginia with Western Pennsylvania. Bell absorption appears to have fallen through.
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Morgantown
People’s Telephone Company
Fairmont
J. Walter Barnes
Consolidated Company
West, Virginia Western
Parkersburg
The
National
Wheeling
Consolidated
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Unwritten Law figures in Hickman defense bail ruling
In eriburg December 9 Judge Wood of the Ritchie County circuit court refused bail for Hickman in the alleged murder of Frank Lin whose body was found at the foot of a cliff near Toll Gate. The judge said the law forbids bail in a first degree murder case but noted letters from county residents defending Hickman as having acted to defend his sister’s honor. The case has stirred strong local sentiment among prominent families on both sides.
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Eriburg
Ritchie County
Hickman
Meldrum
McDonough urges compensation claim for saloon losses
Washington reports President McDonough of the National Liquor League urging the U S Supreme Court to consider compensating Ohio Indiana Illinois and Michigan saloonkeepers driven out by local option votes. He cites 1787 territorial law on compensation and notes liquor revenue funds war and postal deficits while advocating proper industry regulation.
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Washington
McDonough
National Liquor League of the United States
Ilinois
Il Inois
Abraham Lincoln
Thurston
Nebraska
Mquor
Supreme Court of the United States
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Territorial Congress
Supreme Court
Handsome Home on Walnut Street Completed
Cecil Powell's handsome home on Walnut Street is completed. an up-to-date, delightful residence and one of the city's most attractive houses.
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Cecil Powell
Walnut Street
Rumor Says Baltimore Ohio Abandons Call Boy System
A circulating rumor claims the Baltimore and Ohio Railway plans to replace its call boy system with home telephones for all employees and a dispatcher led phone service. Proponents cite faster crew recalls while critics fear loss of time-honored practice.
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Railroad
Cireles
Bal & Ohio Company
Rival Depot Bid Sparks Grafton Hopeful Signs
A street rumor in Grafton claimed the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad allowed an $110,000 appropriation for a new city depot. Col John T. McGraw said no official word reached him, though he suspected the company might approve the grant soon.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Grafton
Hhis
Baltimore
Sentinel
McCraw
The
Gough Gompiment For State Senate Doorkeeper
The Wheeling Inquirer lauds Charles V. Gough of Grafton as a candidate for the state senate doorkeeper noting his prior service, fidelity, dignity, and politeness. It cites strong Senate support and predicts re election, while praising the Wheeling commitment and the Sentinel’s endorsement.
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State Senate
Wheeling Intelligencer
Charles V. Gough
Bas. V. Gough
Grafton
Bogste
Gough
Senate
the Sentinel
Wheeling
Inimitable Anna Holds First New York Show
The New York theatre on Broadway near Long Acre Square hosted Inimitable Anna last Monday night with ticket prices reportedly up to 25 dollars. The crowd praised Janvier’s performance of It’s Perfectly Terrible, and The New York Sunday World secured the rights to print the song from Belcher of Remick & Co to publish next Sunday World.
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New York Theatre
Broadway
Long Acre Square
Rev J Engle Named Commander At Fairmont
Rev J Engle of Fairmont father of Talton W Engle of Gratton has been chosen as commander of Meade Post Grand Army of the Republic in Fairmont. Gratton friends will extend congratulations. notice to Eagles elect officers Friday December 11 at 8 o'clock. J L Wittman Worthy President. 240-31 Don’t miss Jolliffe’s great reduction sale.
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J. Engle
Fairmont
Talton W. Engle
Gratton
Meade Post
Grand Army of the Republic
Bia
Grafton Aerie No. 434
John L. Wittman
Prison 10 Be Their Doom
Frederick A. Hyde of San Francisco received a $10,000 fine and two years in a Virginia prison for conspiracy to defraud the United States of lands in Oregon and Washington. Joost H. Schneider of Allison, Ariz., drew one year and two months for a $1,990 loss. Both appealed. Hyde posted $20,000 bail and Schneider $10,000. The prosecutions, linked to broader West Coast land deal irregularities, cost the government $100,000 and lasted three months.
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Washington
Frederick A. Hyde
San Francisco
United States
Oregon
District Criminal Court
Mounonville
W. Va
Joost H. Schneider
Allison Ariz
Slyde
Transfer of Post Office Inspector Allen Expands Presence
Post Office Inspector E I Allen has been moved from the upper division to the eastern portion including this section. His former duties covered Wheeling and the western and southern areas. now he will be a more familiar figure in this section of the state.
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E. I. Allen
Wheeling
Allen
Is a Ballot Invalidated By Making a Pencil Endorsement
Wyoming County case reaches the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals over whether a pencil endorsement on ballots, used instead of ink as required by law, can invalidate the vote. E. M. Senter seeks mandamus to force a recount after 1,820 ballots were struck in 10 of 12 precincts. Arguments centered on whether pencil endorsements compromised ballot validity and affected the outcome between Senter and J. C. Shannon.
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Wyoming County
Gase
Supreme Court of Appeals
Charleston
W. Va
Supreme Court
E. M. Senter
J. C.H. Shannon
Shaw
John H. Hatcher
M. F. Matheny
Upshur Higginbotham
Arthur Englshood
George W. McClintle
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Kanaas City
People's Company
Independents
Vincent & Burke's
Grafton Sentinel
Jolliffe
Young Hickman
States
Revo
Tygart Valley
Ian
Daily Sentinel
California
Weekly Sentinel
I@lington Piano Company
Cincinnati
Leadige
Vincent & Burke
Jarrett
Iostrusmes
G. W. Loar & Company
Main Street
Rlso
Q. W. Loar & Company
Rutie Bartlett
Miss Rubie
Margaret Love
Edna Lowther
Eliza Henry
Bertie Poe
Rubby Herdrick
Marilla Provence
Nellie Copp
Mary Blaney
Carrie Bartlett
James Copp
Claude Welsh
Hallie Marquess
Clarence Bolliger
Ogden Mine
Ray Cole
Lawrence Henry
Cecil Leachman
Dan Curry
Chas Bolliger
Williamson's Meat & Grocery
John T. McGraw
Gompliment TO
Pdgby
Anna
Fred. Hyde
MR. Allen
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