Fragmentary OCR Item About Local Soldier
Incomplete text from a historical page, mentioning a 18 year old male soldier and names such as Bliss. Reads as a partial report with unclear context or actions.
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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1906
Page
11
Incomplete text from a historical page, mentioning a 18 year old male soldier and names such as Bliss. Reads as a partial report with unclear context or actions.
Fragmented text from an OCR page mentions a throat injury and a person named Richard with unclear actions and places. The fragment lacks coherent context, dates, or concrete details to determine a full news item.
Cleveland July 26. Mayor Johnson acting amid friction with the Cleveland Electric Railway company ordered 500 city workers to tear up tracks on Fulton street to force removal and relocation as the board of public service supervised the work. An injunction from Judge Ford soon halted further interference.
Randolph County’s long fight over its courthouse saga dates to 1787 with Beverly chosen as the seat, then Elkine, then a renewed Beverly revolt. A current lawsuit by John P. Conn of Uniontown claims more than $100,000 for rebuilding costs after a court-fire and long delays, with records and rival towns at stake. The piece ties in local history, notable judges and lawyers, and a dramatic county-seat battle spanning 119 years.
A death attended with sad circumstances occurred between evening and eight in a theater area. J S Henderson, 39, of Fetterman district, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Henderson, died en route to his home state after leaving Denver with his wife and baby. He suffered from consumption and passed away in McCabe's ambulance before reaching Clarkeburg. He was a photographer by trade and a member of the Clarkesburg lodge K of P and Maccabees. Funeral plans set for Sunday with interment at Clarkeborg.
A badly decayed skeleton clothed in worn apparel was found near the Jarrett distillery in the first ward. Coroner J W Spencer and a jury examined the remains, which lack identification and may date back months or a year. A revolver with one chamber empty lay with the body, suggesting possible accidental shooting or self-inflicted death, while several personal items were recovered from the clothing. The coroner will reconvene at the courthouse to hear further evidence and render a verdict.
H Holmes of West Union Ohio shot and killed by Patrolman J L Rossiter after firing on him near the government building. Holmes, said to be insane, left hotel singing and complained of not feeling well. Officer briefly aided before Holmes died. The city noted Holmes’s public standing and motive linked to purchasing goods in Cincinnati.
Death of four months old Fred Rex son of Mr and Mrs L J Drummond of the First ward. remains to be taken to Fairmont for interment. Mavel Dunnington visits Flemington to be guest of aunt Mrs W L Shields. W M Welter of Martinsburg recovering at the Bovet residence on Walvatet Street after typhoid fever. Obscure notes on Obes Phaser and family and Miss Wilmouth visiting, plus a Jackson Hustler remark on Bryan nomination and Kennedy sisters going to Piedmont for a few weeks. A northern cantaloupe inquiry is praised as well-timed.
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