Abruzzi Bridegroom to Leave Regina Etna for Turin Wedding
London dispatches report the Duke of Abruzzi will leave the Regina Etna at Gaeta on September 30 to wed in Turin early in October. The couple will stay at Rocconigi for a time with the King and Queen of Italy before a Vienna visit. The duke gains six months honeymoon leave, may spend part in the United States, and be promoted to rear admiral beforehand.
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London
Globe
Rome
Gaeta
Turin
Rocconigi
Malta
Italy
Vienna
United States
Washington
Naples
Abruzzi
Catherine Elkins
Rumors of new B and O appointments including general manager
News from Baltimore and Ohio Railroad circles hints at several upcoming appointments to fill vacancies since last fall. A new general manager is expected to replace Thomas Fitzgerald, with G L Potter acting as general manager and possibly shifting to other duties as traffic increases. Engineering posts may also be filled, signaling hopes of heavier business. In a separate incident, Walter Buck Davis was badly injured while working on the Bush Building site. He fell from a plank while dumping dirt, struck his head, and required stitches. Dr Doyle attended, and Buck recovered, avoiding a fractured skull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Thomas Fitzgerald
G. L. Potter
Buck" Davis
Walter
Buck
Davis
East Main Stret
Doyle
Puck
Baptist Young People Meet in Cleveland Delegation Session
Delegates from Baptist church societies across the United States and Canada gather in Cleveland for the international convention of the Baptist Young People's Union of America. The event, organized July 8, 1891, will feature addresses from prominent clergy and lay leaders throughout the week, following last year’s Spokane meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Canada
International Convention of the
Baptist Young People’s Union of ‘America
Spokane
Wash
International tax body forms in Toronto meeting
An international tax association open to all U S and Canadian residents will be organized at a meeting in Toronto on October 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ont
United States
Canada
Railroads plan record summer travel and higher rates
Rail officials report passenger traffic this year exceeds all records and expect further rises. About 450 million passengers will be moved, with 1,000,800 planned for Pennsylvania Railroad summer service. Through traffic gains in Pittsburgh district bring more cars in use, despite some local business declines. July and August are forecast to show continued increases, with longer hours for train and shop personnel.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio
Murray
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad
Shrader Mines Resume Operations Across Kanawha County
Mr W Shrader traveled to Clarksburg this morning to handle matters for his Wilsonburg mines and has just restarted this mine after a lengthy shutdown Monday last his Kanawha mine in Kanawha county also resumed operations after closing in December. The company runs four mines on the Kanawha River employing over 180 workers and has secured contracts for the entire output until April 1 next. Shrader expresses optimism about strong business and the year ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Shrader
Clarksburg
Wilson Burg
Kanawha
Kanawha County
Kanawha Triver
Shrader
National Association of Master Plumbers Convention Soon
Arrangements are completed for the National Association of Master Plumbers convention to be held in Boston next week. It is announced that Oklahoma City is likely chosen for the 1909 gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Boston
National Association of Master Plumbers
Oklahoma City
New Declaration of Independence by West Virginia Republicans
Charleston West Virginia last night saw a rebirth of Republican independence as a group of free Republicans pledged to reorganize the party. Arnold Scherr won the gubernatorial nomination amid contested delegations and charges of illegal seating by the Swisher faction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Republican Party of
West Virginia
Arnold
Scherr
Swisher
Hearne
Cabell
Hampshire
Republican Party
State Committee
W. P. Hubbard
Railroads rush equipment as coal and ore traffic climbs
Wheeling dispatch notes increased lake traffic and solid coal movement in the first week of the month. Baltimore & Ohio plans more workers at Benwood shops to repair engines. Cars from grain and freight classes are being returned to West Virginia and eastern Ohio as demand rises. Miners and operators stay hopeful amid lingering idleness and regional improvements in coal and coke shipments.
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Wheeling
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
National Tube
West Virginia
Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio
Benwood
Fairmont and
Clarksourg
Chesapeake & Ohio
Norfolk, & Western
Former Master Mechanic Rejoins Susquehanna Duties
C. J. Kelly once master mechanic at the local shops and now head of the Erie road with headquarters at Susquehanna Pa spent several days in Grafton visiting relatives and friends before returning to Susquehanna to resume his duties. Mrs Warder III is gravely ill at her West Side home prompting telegraphing for Dr Warder who is at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. Col. McGraw remains at the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Kelly
Erie Road
Susquehanna
Grafton
Kelly
Warder III
Labor Unions Urge Republicans To Adopt Labor Planks
Charleston WV June 8 United Mine Workers of West Virginia with other unions press the Republican state convention to back an employers liability law and a national law to curb injunctions in labor disputes. The plank calls for bonds for guards and detectives, verification by county sheriffs, and a jury trial when contempt is charged without court presence.
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Charleston
W. Va
United Mine Workers of West Virginia
Republican State Convention
Congress
National Congress
Roosevelts Friend Abernathy Elopes in Oklahoma City
Lawton Oklahoma reports former Rough Rider and United States Marshal John R Abernathy wed Almira Perviancé in an elopement at Oklahoma City. The 32 year old bride from near Guthrie, with Abernathy a 32 year old widower and father of six, hope to evade the bride’s disapproving father. Abernathy, Texan and longtime friend of Roosevelt, entertained the President at his ranch and helped lead wolf hunts in Comanche county before his 1906 marshal appointment amid charges of unfitness.
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Lawton
Okla
Jane
John R. Abernathy
United States
Oklahoma
Roosevelt
Sas
Oklaahoma City
Almira Perviancé
Guthrie
Abernathy
Galveston
Perviance
Frantz
Community health and local visits noted in Bunners
The community health is very good. Numerous visits occurred from July 4 weekend through Sunday with families such as the Fast, Neel, Stevens, Reese, Elder, Devers, Lucas, Vincent, and Halterman visiting relatives at Neels, Reeses, or Gibson Reese's.
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Luther Fast
Lizzie Neel
Henry Stevens
Albert Neel
Grafton
James Neel
Frank Stevens
Robert Neel
Erna Reese
Arthur Elder
Blueville
Thomas Devers
Thomas Neel
George Lucas
Jonathan
Miss Nelle
Gibson Reese's
Lee Vincent
McConkey Church
Stephen Poe
John Neel
Alma Halterman
Ada Fast
Belle Lake
Lewis Phillips
Charles Halterman
Gibson Reese
A License To Booze in Spokane Plan for Licenses
Spokane proposed a reform by E B Hall to end license restrictions on intoxicants. Drinkers would pay a state license fee and hold permits. sales to unpermitted persons would incur heavy fines. The plan aims to regulate liquor by requiring licenses for temperate, respectable adults.
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Spokane
Wash
Washington
E. B. Hall
Hall
Riis to Dine with Danish King and Roosevelt Affection
Copenhagen reports King Frederick granted Jacob A. Riis an audience and a dinner offer for July 9, as Riis and President Roosevelt share mutual admiration. Riis, born in Ribe Denmark in 1849, rose from poverty in New York to police reporter and sociologist, author of The Making of an American and The Battle with the Slum. The article also notes Baltimore and Ohio Railroad rail renewal estimates and a fleet of 17,000 idle freight cars amid weak business conditions.
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Jacob A. Riis
New York
Frederick
Denmark
Copenhagen
Roosevelt
Riis
Theodore Roosevelt
Citi
Ribe
Santa Claus
President Roosevelt
Watson Will Sound Keynote in Populist Atlanta
In Atlanta on July 25 Populists gathered from across Georgia to hear Thomas B Watson of Georgia nominated for the presidency deliver two addresses on state and national issues. National leaders including J W Forrest George A Honneck er Joseph Keim J A Parker J H Ferris and Dr R H Roomlein will attend. The national committee meets tomorrow morning with reduced rail rates expected to draw thousands to the event. Ben R Bradford reports a large fish catch with 34 catfish weighing 18 pounds total from Brumbaughs camp near Stone House. The Gideon convention in Louisville July 24 26 will launch anti saloon warfare.
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Atlanta
Thomas B. Watson
Georgia
United States
Tomy
People’s Party
J. W. Forrest
Albany
N. Y
National Executive Committee
George A. Honnecker
Joseph Keim
New Jersey
J. A. Parker
Kentucky
J. H. Ferris
Tinois
R. H. Roomlein
Cincinnati
Watson
Ben R. Bradford
West Side
Brambaugh
Stone House
Mr. Bradford
Mr. Brumbaugh
Bradford
Giant Black Falls catfish tale from Pruntytown
Abe Keener claims a 312 foot mud catfish at Black Falls near Valley Falls last Wednesday night. He says the fish weighed 32 pounds and swallowed a 21 inch smaller catfish on the hook. He offers to display the head as proof to locals and Missourians alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pruntytown
Grafton
Abe Keener
Isaac Walton
Black Falls
Valley Falls
Keener
Keener J
Missouri
American rifle team aims for Riseley contest glory at Olympian event
London hosts three day Olympic international champion shooting tournament starting tomorrow at Oxendon. US team members include Major C B Wander Capt S Benedict Lieut H Simon Corporal J L Mastman all from Ohio Sergeant W F Lesher New York Major W B Martin New Jersey Sergeant E H Jeffers Massachusetts Capt K K V Casey J W Hessian Delaware and Capt E A Gresne US Marine Corps. The event features top marksmen from several nations.
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London
Eiseler
Oxendon
Morrow
Eurolope
C. B. Wander
S. Benedict
H.simon
J. L. Mastman
Ohio
W. F. Lesher
New York
Ww. B. Martin
New Jersey
E. 1H. Jeffers
Massachusetts
K. K. V. Casey
J. W. Hessian
Delaware
E. A. Gresne
United States Marine Core
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International Tax Body
Freeman
Bunners
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Alberta
Ottawa
Gov. Agt
Howse
King
Will Farmer
Teddy
Louteville
The
Gideone
Louisville
Jonah
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