Meredith Nominated for State Senate at Marion County Convention
The Marion county senatorial convention nominated Hon. W. Scott Meredith for the State Senate with unanimous support. Judge Meredith delivered a strong acceptance address amid cheers, as committee members notified him of the nomination and escorted him to the hall. The event drew a large, enthusiastic crowd and reflected party harmony.
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Daily Sentinel
Fairmont, Inc
Court House
Marion County
B. N. Means
Liones H.sommerville
Grafton
W. S. Jones
State Senate
W. Scott Meredith
Marion
BE. M. Hartley
Fairmont
C. V. Gough
Dr.Hall
Morgantown
Meredith
Senate
Taylor County
A. B. N. Means
Sylveter Harnett
Monongalia
J. BE. Powell
Former Grafton merchant visits city on social circuit
Frank Schumann, once prominent in Grafton business circles, now active in merchandising in New Martinsville, West Virginia, is in the city renewing acquaintances and greeting his numerous friends.
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Frank Schumann
Grafton
New Martinsville
W. Va
Man Killed Near Weston In Railroad Accident
Sunday morning at 8 40 o clock M L Hall foreman of the Hope Gas Company in the Fink and Sand Fork fields was struck by train No 2 near Weston and died at 11 o clock about three hours after the accident He was 25 years old and a company physician Dr Warder assisted by several surgeons could not save him Mrs Alice McFadden, visiting Wheeling, returned home today.
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M. L. Hall
Weston
Hope Gas Company
Fink and
Sand Fork
Warder
Revised Homestead Regulations Promoted for Inlets
A historic notice advertises homestead opportunities of ten acres each in a healthful climate. Entry fee is ten dollars per case. For pamphlet Last Best West and migration details, apply to OMava Cand or HM. Williams 413 Gardner Bldg Toledo Ohio Indian Gov Agt Pittsburgh Pa.
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Omava
HM. Williams
Gardner Bidg
Toledo
Candian Gov
House
Pittsburg
Para
Airships May Carry Mail and Sport Use Predicted
Toronto reports Dr. Alexander Graham Bell predicts airships will be used for sport and possibly mail delivery as speeds rise toward sixty miles per hour. He notes twelve successful wing machines exist and cites experiments in Nova Scotia and Hammondsport including a large tetrahedral kite with 400 cells and automatic stability.
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Toronto
Alexander Graham Bell
Washington
Bell
Nova Scotia
Aerial Experiment Association
Hammondsport
Man Falls From High Walk on Bridge Street
Harry Nelson long employed on city streets drank after receiving his check and fell from a high walk along Bridge Street near the Fawcett store. he escaped serious injury, was charged by Officer Riley, and placed in the city jail.
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Daily Sentinel
Harry Nelson
Bridge Street
Fawcett
South Side
Riley
Two Dark Horses Named for the Governorship
In Charleston on June 29 whispers of a compromise emerge as William Seymour Edwards, former speaker and Republican stalwart, rumorously joins the gubernatorial contest against Scherr and Swisher. Swisher supporters seek a strong alternative, with talk of Hon. W. Dillon and Samuel Dixon lining up to challenge Scherr, as Swisher backers fear defeat and search for a viable candidate.
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Charleston
William Seymour Edwards
Scherr
Swisher
Edwards
House of Delegates
W. Dillon
Joe Favante
Samuel Dixon
Dillon
Grover Cleveland Buried In Simple Presbyterian Rite
Princeton New Jersey June 27 Grover Cleveland twice president of the United States is buried without song sermon or eulogy Four clergy men officiated Rev Henry Van Dyke Rev W R Richards Ivester V Bach and Rev M W Bartlett The burial was private but a large crowd gathered in the city guards were posted and militia lines protected the Cleveland home President Roosevelt attended the funeral briefly and departed Attendees included some officials
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Princeton
N. J
Groverleveland
United States
Presbyterian Church
Cleveland
Henry van Dyke
Princeton University
W. R. Richards
Brickerian Church
New York
Ivester V. Bach
First Presbyterian Church
M. W. Bartlett
Roosevelt
Afernoon
Oyster Bay
Sweet Melody Flour Patron Returns After Injury
Mr Jacob Metler a respected city resident who lived in the East End for years and spent two years in Wheeling returned yesterday planning to resettle. He suffered a fall last fall in Wheeling injuring his right thigh and arm and remains crippled for life. He also visited Switzerland before returning to Grafton where he quips there is no place like home. Russell Houser a Knottsville farmer was in town Monday on business and joking with locals.
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Jacob Metler
Wheeling
Metler
Grafton
Switzerland
Nail
Aome
Little Ones Are Burned to Death in Cleveland Home
In Cleveland Ohio on June 27 three Kilmacks children Arthur eight Walter four Ida two were burned to death when fire razed W M Kilmacks home. Father William badly burned mother Anna severely burned Mary Ehrman injured leaping and smothered by smoke while the father tried to save them. The blaze started in an upper portion from an unknown source.
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Cleveland
W. M. Kilmacks
Arthur Kilmacks
Walter Kilmacks
Ida Kilmacks
William Kilmacks
Anna Kilmacks
Mary Ehrman
Woman Clings to Roof in Fatal Midnight Walk
Washington D C June 28 Sadie Pettit 19 climbed from a second story window at 3124 P street NW onto a water pipe and roof ledge 40 feet above ground. After an hour and a half she was rescued by a policeman and is confined to bed with shock and blood loss.
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Washington, D. C
Sadie Pettit
P Street
Miss Pettit
Five Year Old Fatally Struck by Train North of Arden
Elkins June 28 A tragic accident near Arden on the Belington branch of the B and O Railroad left Bessie a beloved dog dead after a playful dispute with southbound train No 3. The fatal collision occurred around 7 PM as the animal wandered onto the track.
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Elkins
Arden
Belington
Bossie
T.J. Gross
Bessie
Balloon ascensions planned by Prof Gowdy in July fourth events
Two balloon ascensions are planned for July 4 by local aeronaut Prof Walter Gowdy known as Potter. An order was placed with Chicago Northwestern Balloon for a 42 by 70 foot balloon. Gowdy has previous successful ascents and parachute jumps and is regarded as an expert in this daring enterprise. Friends of Prof Pot Gowdy Gratton extend good wishes.
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Walter Gowdy
Potter
Chicago Northwestern
Amy
Gowdy
Pot”n Gratton
Dangerous Latrobe Street gar bage practice endangers public health
The article urges authorities to ban street garbage hauling on Latrobe and Main, warning deadly flies and disease threaten thousands daily. It cites hotel trash, heat, and odor as attractants and proposes a covered garbage wagon and off-peak collection to curb contamination. It notes Misses Hester Dayton and Minnie Griffith visiting Fairmont.
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Latrobe Street
Main
Latrobe
Grafton
County Committee Deadlocked Over Chairman Choice
The Republican County Committee met at 10:30 AM to elect a chairman but again failed to break the deadlock. Onc C Jefferys proposed leaving selection to the county candidates, a plan that was rejected. The panel adjourned for two weeks to resume efforts.
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Republican County Committee
Onc C. Jefferys
Man held on charge of attempting to wreck trains
Arnold Camp of Arnold, near here, is jailed on a charge of making numerous attempts to derail trains near his home. Railroad police say evidence appeared when Camp was caught in the act while a farmer spotted him placing heavy scrap iron on the rails. Two trains had already derailed from similar obstructions. motive unknown. Camp’s case awaits the next grand jury. A Sunday morning wedding followed at St. Paul’s Lutheran in West Washington street, uniting Herbert R. Lee of Newbury and Annie Maude Horschler of Newbury. The ceremony was performed by Rev. A F Richardson. The couple, from prominent families, were congratulated by attendees. Clarence Bloom and wife, recently married at Fairmont, returned from their honeymoon to West Side, staying with Mr. and Mrs. George Eckles on Maple avenue. Misses Vivian Morrison and Lettie Hanway, salesladies in Joe’s, visited Tunnelton on Sunday.
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Weston
Arnold Camp
Arnold
Here
Powell
Clarksware
Camp
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
West Washington Street
Herbert R. Lee
Annie Maude Horschler
Newbury
A. F. Richardson
Austin Coal & Coke Co
William Horschler
Newburg
Sentinel
Clarence Bloom
Fairmont
Wheeling
Cleveland
Niagara Falls
Pittsburg
George Eckles
Maple Avenue
West Side
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Alice McFadden
Western
Canada
Katchewan and
Alberts
Seymour Edwards
Curtis Guild
Massachusets
President Roosevelt
Old Grafton
Russell Houser
Knottsville
Nex
Walter A. Wood Bolt
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William Wood
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Hester Dayton
Minnie Griffith
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