Widow of Senator Davis Interred in Local Cemetery
Washington dispatch reports the body of Mrs. William Hunter Doll, widow of Minnesota Senator Cushman K. Davis, brought to the capital and to be buried locally. The article traces her marriages, social rise, and notable feuds shaping Washington society from 1839 to 1903. It notes her marriage to Hunter Doll on July 29, 1903, after a stormy social ascent and a prominent, influential role in Washington society.
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Washington
William Hunter Doll
Cushman K
Minnesota
Doll
Anon Agnew
Margaret Malcolm
Poultney Malcolm
St. Helena
Napoleon
Evans
Cuchman K. Davis
Davis
Anna Agnew Davis
William R. Merriam
St. Paul
Gov
Davia
United States Senate
Northwest
Mra
Merriam
Republican Court
Mrs. Davis
Wannamaker
Smart Washington
Mrs. Wannamaker
Clarkson
Mr. Clarkson
Senator Davis
Committee On Foreign Relations
Sum
McKinley
William d “m
Promos
Hobart
Genator
Ferrough Bey
Gov. Merriam
Maine
Hunter Doll
Grafton Lodge Names 1909 Officers At Meeting
The Grafton Lodge No. 594 Journeymen Barbers International union met at Remlinger shop for routine business and to elect 1909 officers. Frank H. Kinkaid was chosen president James Reminger vice president Ira H. Wilmoth secretary Alvey Jacobs treasurer Cecil Montgomery and others were named. Leap Year weddings article notes 1908 was a strong year for marriages in Taylor County with many Grafton couples tying the knot. Local brides and grooms favored home ties as many licenses and ministers came from the county seat. The piece questions if Grafton couples show loyalty to home talent or thrift, urging residents to keep dollars local.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Lodge
Journeymen Barbers’ International Union
Remlinger
Frank H. Kinkaid
James Reminger
Ira H. Wilmoth
Alvey Jacobs
Cecil Montgomery
The
Sentinel
Taylor County
Grattan
Grafton
Grafton Boys
Moonshiner Captured After Raid in Tucker County
Deputy U S Marshal E D Hupp captured 4 D Bunner in Tucker County after a raid through Laurel thickets to Green Mountain. Bunner admitted owning and running a still, held on $2,500 bond to appear in Parkersburg, with transfer to Wood County jail for trial. More stills reportedly hidden in Tucker county woods awaiting action.
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Daily Sentinel
Laurel
West Virginia
Uncle Sam
U. S
E. D. Huppl
Parkersburg
United States
Charles R. Lilly
D. Bunner
Taylor County
Hupp
Wood County
Marshal Hupp
Tucker County
Green Mountain
Banner
Dry Fork Creek
Otto Creek
Bunner
Abe Wyatt
Old Abe
Red Fox of
John Fox, Jr
Lonesome Pine
H'owise
Sentinel
Tucker
Shot Out Eyes Of Aged Woman
Special to The Sentinel Huntington December 17 Hamlin Henry Starr to face a maiming act sentence of two to ten years for shooting out the eyes of Mrs. William Whitton at their Lincoln county home near Grimmsville Starr allegedly shot the disabled family and left the mother as the sole caregiver for her deaf and dumb son and blind husband
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Sentinel
Huntington
Hamlin Henry Star
Doolittle
Lincoln County
William Whitton
Starr
Grimmsville
Sis Smith Held for Murder in Gauley Ambush
Charleston reports Mrs E V Smith known as Sis Smith is jailed in Fayetteville after Otto Persinger, 16, claimed she confessed to shooting Grafton Starbuck, a Prohibitionist from Fayette county, in Gauley on November 28. Officers say she admitted joking after arrest. Smith is related to the Hatfield feud family of Logan county.
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Charleston
Grafton
Starbuck
Fayette County
Gauley
E. V. Smith
Sis
Weston Ghost Spooks Town as Police Fail to Catch Him
In Weston on December 18 the town buzzes over a reported ghost sighting. Police have glimpsed the figure and tried to close in but the ghost vanished, pulled its head free, dodged blows, and laughed, leaving residents baffled and amused.
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Weston
Ghost
Tot
Beach Hargis Trial Opens In Kentucky Murder Case
Irvine Kentucky December 18 The trial of Beach Hargis charged with murder last February in Breathitt county store death of Judge James Hargis opens. The Hargis family feud runs strong with both sides present. The widow uses $100000 left to defend the prisoner while her brother W Floyd Byrd supports the prosecution.
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Irvine
Beach Hargis
Jackson
James Hargis
Hargis
Kentucky Mountains
W. Floyd Byrd
Judge Hargis
Breathitt
Fragmented Canadian Railway Notice Deep in OCR Text
An incomplete OCR fragment hints at a railway development in Canada near Hudson Bay. The readable bits mention a railway project, likely involving freight or passenger service, with no clear dates or entities remaining legible.
Taft Arrives in Augusta for Winter Residence
Judge Taft and Mrs Taft arrive in Augusta Georgia to begin a winter stay at Terrett cottage on The Hill with Mr and Mrs Landon A Thomas hosting. The Tafts plan social visits, political conferences, and a bustling season as Augusta seeks to host prominent guests and advisers during the holidays and into February.
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Augusta
William Howard Taft
Georgia City
Taft
Landon A. Thomas
Thomas
Tafts
Terrett Cottage
Jurge Taft
Avenada
Virginia
Oyster Bay
Bean Snrouts In Boy's Ear A Curious Sprouting Incident
Richard Lloyd, nine, of Holt near Fairmont, inserted a bean in his ear on Thanksgiving. The bean sprouted after swelling caused pain, a doctor operated to remove it, and the boy is expected to recover. He had not told his parents earlier.
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Richard Lloyd
Fairmont
Holt
Phone War Ended in Morgantown
Morgantown on December 18 reports that the People's Telephone plant has passed to a new company and the local war against it is called off. Solicitors for the new firm have recovered many phones removed from businesses and homes. It is rumored that the former fine service will be re established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
People’s Telephone Company
New Panda
Runaway Boy Burns Arm In Lamp Accident
A small boy named Johnny from Morgantown, about 16, was detained with another boy from the family of Professor Trotter in Clarksburg. He is seriously burned after a lamp exploded when knocked over during a runaway from home. The incident occurred as officers investigated the youths at Willis Holmes residence.
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Willis Holmes
Morgantown
Johnny
Pennsylvania
B. Trotter
Clarksburg
Squire Ruttenoutter
Steep
Clarkeburg
Road Commission to Hear New Jersey Expert
Charleston December 18. Senator Howard N. Sutherland chairing the good roads commission learned by phone of a seventh child born to his Elkins home. The commission meets all week with A J Marple of Upshur in attendance and seems set to draft a uniform road law for the state after hearing B C Hutchinson of New Jersey. The panel aims to harmonize scattered road statutes and prepare a favorable bill for the legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Howard N. Sutherland
Good Roads Commission
Elkins
Randolph County
Ekkins
B.C. Hutchinson
New Jersey
Jersey
Body Mangled On Railroad
Huntington December 18 John Shepherd was left near the Huntington hospital with his body mangled by an Ohio Valley car. He and a friend tried to board a moving car and, after drinking, he slipped and was run over. His life hangs in the balance as doctors treat his severe injuries.
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Huntington
Dec
John Shepherd Wes
Huntington Hospital
Shepherd
Gronniger Pressures Schism in Pennsylvania Clubs
Rumors swirl as Pa W. Va. League president James D. Gronniger hints at moving the circuit to a State league potentially dropping Pennsylvania clubs. He has not publicly stated plans, with towns like Fairmont, Clarksburg, and Gratton not yet approached while Huntington and Parkersburg hosts stir talk of a broader realignment.
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James D. Gronniger
Pennsylvania
Parkersburg
Wort
Jimmy
Huntington
Charleston
State Isegua
Mysterius
Gronalger
The
Sentinel
Fairmont
Gratton
Clarksburg
Questlor
Fale+ Mont Times
Pa.w. Va
West Virginia
Groninger
Kentucky Joe Is In Custody
Bluefield December 18 Henry Collie alias Kentucky Joe was arrested by local officers under secret service direction. He is 60 and alleged to lead a gang of post office robbers and safeblowers across Virginia Kentucky and Tennessee for over three years. Three confederates were arrested at Tazewell Virginia last week. Kentucky Joe known for breaking jail, a guard placed over him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Henry Collie
Kentucky
Joe
Secret Service
Col- Me
Joe Miller
H. C. Miller
Joe Foster
Virginia
Tennessee
Tazewell
Kentucky Joe
Srone
Bir
Binefield
Bryan May Be at Moundsville Chautauqua Next Year
In Moundsville on December 18 the Chautauqua board pursues William J. Bryan as a speaker for next year. A Cleveland bureau handles bookings, making Bryan highly likely though not speaking on political topics. Governors may be secured, with Gov. Johnson of Minnesota mentioned as a possibility. The program would run late July to August, promising a strong year after improved entertainments.
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Moundsville
Chautauqua +board
William J. Bryan
Cleveland
Chautauqua Board
Bryan
Mowndsville Chautauqua
Gov. Johnson
Minnesota
Johnson
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Mire. Davis
Gov. Meriam
Maryland
Barber's Union
Man
Lilly
Hendricks
Hamlin Henry Starr
Sis” Smith
Teddy
Rock Creek Park
Congress
Cstern
Canada
Tan
Hudson Bay
Georgia
Bean
Orgi
Prof. Trotter
Road Commission
Flotr
Gronniger
Pennsy
Bluefeld
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