Alexander Cassatt dies suddenly in Philadelphia
Philadelphia dec 29 Alexander J Cassatt president of the Pennsylvania Railroad died Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock from heart disease with Stokes Adams syncope. He had recently battled a whooping cough contracted from grandchildren and had been in frail health since return from Europe. He died at 8202 West Rittenhouse Square surrounded by family after a final attack. He had resumed some duties through December 8, his birthday, before worsening.
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Philadelphia
Alexander J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Cassatt
Europe
West Rittenhouse Square
Broad Street Station
City of Great Britain Under Naval Siege Vision
London Spectator argues Britain faces naval siege as the sea roads close, urging a focus on ships and guns to gauge national safety and independence, treating Britain as a city whose power decays without replenishment of materiel.
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Great Britain
Heltwin
Wir
Britain
London Spectator
The Shooting Gallery Ball That Never Misses
A shooting gallery man explains a hollow glass ball hung as a prize. It is larger and nearer than other targets and has withstood thousands of bullets all season. The air from each gunshot blows the ball aside, keeping it untouched and proving it a never-hit prize.
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Shooting Gallery
Prushis Released Prom Jail On Bond
Clarkeburg December 27 George M Frieb was released from jail Monday night after imprisonment since October for an alleged at criminal assault on Maggie May Sineser on Bridgeport pike beyond Clarkeburg. Judge Charlee W Lynch set bail at three thousand dollars. Boddenen Elmer Baxter Arbella O Baxter and Gertrude Adama served as bondsmen. Liberty came as a Christmas gift as imprisonment had harmed his health.
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Clarkeburg
George M. Frieb
Maggie May Sineser
Bridgeport Pike
Charlee W. Lynch
Elmer Baxter
Arbella O. Baxter
Gertrude
Adama
Liberty
Direct Morgantown Grafton line boosts Bell service
A Bell company acquisition of the Winfield line enables a direct Morgantown to Grafton route. The project eliminates pass through Fairmont for Morgantown area towns and eases the line to Fairmont. Crews began and set up a four mile loop east of Fairmont, with 132 poles to be installed under foreman F M Linson and assistant E M Brown.
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Morgantown
Grafton
Bell Company
Winfield
Belington
Elking
Fairmont Exchange
Modmiantown
Fairmont
Bell Tech
F M. Linson
Pitteburg
Special Election Ordered in Fifth District Huntington Memo
Huntington W V Dec 28 Word was received that Governor Dawson ordered a special election in the Fifth senatorial district to fill the late Senator Forter seat. Republican nominating convention set for January 6. Democrat nominee T 8 Scanlon, defeated earlier by Porter, to be nominated. Election scheduled January 26.
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Huntington
W. Va
William M. C. Dawson
Lincoln
Cabell
Putnam
Forter
Scanlon
Porter
Grafton Sees Change in Local Furniture and Undertaking Firm
An important business change occurs in Grafton as Mrs Will Cruise, a popular Tunnelton man, becomes owner of the Taylor E. Cole furniture and undertaking business. The new owner has possession while inventories are prepared, Cole retires for health reasons, and Cruise is expected to bring advancement and income to the enterprise and its associates.
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Grafton
Will Cruise
Tunnelton
Taylor E. Cole
Cruise
Cole Furniture Store
Cole
Coe
Historic Sword Believed To Belong To John Paul Jones
Washington finds the sword of John Paul Jones in near original condition at the Navy Department, placed by Commander Reginald Nicholson. The blade, 20 inches, with white-brass hilt and a damaged basket, has a lineage tracing to Jones, Theodosia Burr, and successive owners through Philadelphia and Charleston before reaching its current keeper.
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John Paul Jones
Washington
Navy Department
Reginald Nicholson
Jones
North Carolina
Theodosia Burr
Aaron Burr
Joseph Alston
South Carolina
Matthew Davis
Charleston
Dr. Ducahet
Philadelphia
Commodore Summerville Nicholson
Nicholson
Dissolution of Partnership Fortney and Morgan
Notice announces dissolution of the partnership Fortney and Morgan by mutual consent. D W Fortney will conduct the business as successor. Books and accounts remain at Fortney's office. Debts should be settled and claims presented for adjustment. D W Fourney signs dated December 25 1906 with local goodwill thanks.
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Fortney & Morgan
D. W. Fortney
Men Before Foot Lights Seek Damages in West Virginia Suit
In Fairmont on December 26, three men from Monongah Allentown and Wheeling filed suits in the Circuit Court against Eva Tanguay and R G Herndon seeking damages totaling fifteen thousand dollars. They allege public insult and assault arising from Tanguay’s order to eject them from the Grand Opera House during a performance, with Herndon charged in an assault on one of the young men. The defendants were served with papers and ordered to appear at January terms.
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Payton
F. W. Rackman
Monongah
Thomas J. Powell
Allentown
John W. Landa
Wheeling
Circuit Court
Eva Tanguay
R. G. Herndon
W. 8
Meredith
E M. Showalter
Herndon
Furbee
Miss Tanguay
Grafton
Grand Opera House
Ruckman
Powell
Sands
Mies Tanguay
Mr Herndon
M. Showalter
Rockman
Ned Smith
Showalter
Messrs
Hersby Dobler Wedding Solemnized in Brooklyn
The Wheeling Intelligencer notes the marriage of Misa Katharine Isabatte Dobler to Dr Randolph J Hereer. Ceremony at five oclock Christmas afternoon in Brooklyn. They begin a two week honeymoon in Montreal then return to Wheeling at 2200 Chaplingy street.
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Misa Kate Dobler
Wheeling Intelligencer
Brooklyn
N. Y
Wheeling
Randolph J. Hereer
No. Chapline Street
Mise Katharine
Isabatte Dobter
Roman Dobler
New York City
Trades and Labor Assembly
Dobler
Henrietta Flats
Brookly
Dwyer
Congregational Church
Montreal
Canada
New York
Walter Dearing May Recover
Walter Dearing shows improving condition with slight hopes for recovery. Physicians monitor his progress closely as he resists staying in bed, relying on strong constitution and improving care after the Christmas shooting incident.
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Walter Dearing
Partes
Ram
Dearing
Legivatore Organization Formed Elects Mc Dermott President
The Fairmont West Virginians completed the organization of the Legivatore and elected Joseph H Mc Dermott of Morgantown as president. The move marks a key step in establishing leadership and governance for the group.
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Fairmont West Virginians
Legivatore
Joseph H McDermott
Morgantown
First Notice to Creditors in U S District Court
Notice to creditors of Thomas Tibbetts and L Tibbetts co partners doing business as Thomas Tibbetts and Son of Graf ton Taylor County West Virginia. Adjudicated bankrupt December gth 1906 meeting of creditors January 3 1907 10 o clock at office of Referee in Bankruptcy E Workore in Graf ton West Virginia.
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Daily Sentinel
Grafton
W. Va
Maren
Taylor County
West Virginia
Gaid City
Gratton
Sach
Common Council
City of
District Court of the United
LrUstoms
UN E. Wrokore
WR. D. Dewty
Bankru
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