Shocking Death of Popular Conductor in Caboose Accident
Conductor J W Johnson of the B and O met a swift death Monday evening when he attempted to jump aboard a moving caboose near Ellenboro. He was 38, survived by a wife and two children, and his widow will receive 1500 from the railway relief fund. Funeral held Wednesday at 2 PM, interment at Odd Fellows cemetery.
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Ellenboro
Johnson
Joel Beckwith
Relief Department
Oddlows Cemetery
Parkersburg
Handsome Revenue Rise Shown by Grafton Depot
A local freight department report details a sharp revenue increase for March 1901 at Grafton, driven by B & O Railroad traffic. Freight Agent T N Jefferys and ten assistants oversee growing tonnage and ticket sales, with total March revenue near 19 852.87. The piece notes crowded depots and calls for a larger facility to handle freight and passenger service, praising mutual friendship with the B & O RoR Company. Also included are brief wedding notices of local B & O workers, and the reburial of a man once thought to be a brother of Thomas McIntire.
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Grafton
Jefferys
T. N. Jefferys
B. & O. Ror. Company
Licket
New Pastor Arrives at First Baptist Church
Rev and Mrs J D Crumley arrive in our city to reside at the Washington street parsonage. The Baptist parsonage has undergone repairs including papering and painting in preparation for their ministry to the First Baptist Church Blaney Co offers decorative wallpapers and canaries to buyers.
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J.D. Crumley
Our City
Ln the Baptist
Washington Street
First Baptist Church
Reform School Invited to Memorial Exercises at Grafton
Reform School invites to participate in memorial services at Grafton on May 30. Superintendent Gluck received notice from the G A R post. attendance by officers and boys is under consideration due to prior smallpox concerns. Board of Directors will decide in early May. The visit last year pleased the boys. The smallpox scare has largely cleared.
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Reform School
Grafton
Gluck
G. A. RK
Board of Directors
Willard
The
Medical Society of
State of
West Virginia
Dec Ghaae
Four teachers sought for Philippines education mission
President P B Reynole of the State University is to nominate four teachers for government service in the Philippines. Two men and two women, graduates of the state university and Conference Seminary, will teach natives in public schools, with salaries of 1200 and 1000 dollars. Applicants must forward to the university immediately. Prof N H Deall, formerly assistant principal in this city, has received an appointment on a similar mission after leaving for New York City.
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P. B. Reynole
State University
Philippines
Conference
War Department
N. H. Deall
Deall
New York City
Why Not Keep the Streets Clean
A city columnist notes clean streets vanished after a Saturday cleaning by the street department. Litter returns Sunday. merchants and residents dump debris on sidewalks and streets. Calls for stricter enforcement, proper trash receptacles, and a law to penalize littering to save city costs. cites Parkersburg ordinance fines and mayoral appeal for cleanliness.
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Main Street
St. John
Latrobe
Council
Parkersburg
Quarantines Lifted in County After Smallpox
The county board of health declares all infected districts free from smallpox and lifts the embargo on public meetings, churches, and schools. Quarantine ends for homes with cases and recovered patients are discharged. Schools reopen next Monday and preparations resume. Community impact noted with business concerns easing and public safety reaffirmed. Also reports of minor accidents, local deaths, and upcoming centennial church celebration in Frederick City, Maryland.
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Grafton
West Virginia Central plans Bridgewater to Elkton railroad line
The West Virginia Central announces a 20 mile line from Bridgewater Virginia to Elkton Virginia. The project would link coal regions to the south and seaboard at Norfolk and connect with Baltimore & Ohio. It would open routes west into Ohio and access limestone beds in Pocahontas county and Mingo flats.
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West Virgnia Central
Bridgewater
Elkton
Mountains
Norfolk and Western
Seaboard
Norfolk
Baltimore & Ohio
Ohio
Pocahontas County
Mingo Flats
Death of Aged Lady Mrs Catherine Madden
An elderly woman of 70, Mrs Catherine Madden, died this morning at her residence. Her funeral will be held tomorrow from the Catholic church, with burial in the Catholic cemetery. She leaves six children, namely John, Patrick, James, William, and others.
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Catherine Madden Jared
Saturday Arch
Bali Campire
Madden
Our City
vis.John
Patrick
James
William van the Thon
Miss Pickett Dies in Early April at 1001 Main Street
Josephine Mary Pickett daughter of Mrs John Pickett of Main street died Tuesday April 30 1001 aged years Her funeral passed from her parents home Thursday afternoon with Rev Father Melanott officiating at the Catholic cemetery mourners recall her kind deeds and associations in the community
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Josephine Mary Pickett
John Pickett
Main Street
Father Melanott
Atholic
Miss Pickett
Baltimore and Ohio announces Erie presidency telegram
General Manager Frederick L D Underwood of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad announced Tuesday the presidency of the Erie. On Wednesday at four o clock he telegraphed the officers and all in the operative department about the change, signing with “Good luck and goodbye.”
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Frederick LD. Underwood
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The
Erie
Baltimore and Ohio
Scarcity of Cars Hits Market Amid Decline
Amid a tightening supply, buyers face longer waits as dealers report limited inventories and rising prices. Auto firms cite production bottlenecks and demand surges, while shoppers scramble for available models across major cities.
Sixty Thousand Dollar Hotel Planned By Col McGraw
Col John T. McGraw returned from Baltimore with plans for a new hotel to rise this summer on his residence lot. The four story up to date building would occupy the entire suite below the alley and court house, costing about sixty thousand dollars and reflecting credit on the city. Remy Reamer, formerly of this city, died in Fairmont after a lingering illness at age 21. he was born in Clarksburg and spent time at the Pruntytown Reform School before a printer's career in Gratton. Funeral services were held at Milford and burial in Harrison county on Tuesday.
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Lyons & Tibbetts
J. EE. Davis
West Main Street
Frank Shumaker
J. Charles H. Straub
Clark
J. Straub
T.E. Cole
Yates’ Avenue
Grafton
D. M. Simonton
Flemington
John T. McGraw
Baltimore
Court House
Remy. Reamer
Fairmont
Clarksburg
Reform School
Pruntytown
Gratton
Is Bhal
Milford
Cemet
Harrison County
Baba Richard Grater
Ladlow Avenue
Cloaked Theft With Piety
A Mineral County preacher, Rev. J. H. Graham, is sent to ten years for horse stealing. The report notes his one arm, long hair, Prince Albert coat, road hat and thunderous voice. He ran revivals in school houses to gain trust before stealing horses across ten counties.
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Moundaville
Philadelphia
Mineral County
J. H. Graham
Graham
State Briefs and Notices From the Capitol Region
Governor A B White favors bicycles for Capitol travel and may outpace office seekers. Railroads show little growth this year from Clay City to Sutton. Secretary of the Navy invited Rep A G Dayton to join the President’s party to the coast but business blocked it. University president candidates slow to emerge. Checks totaling 5400 arrive from corporations under the Dawson tax law. William Shallcross, 4th division brakeman, badly injured near Colfax. left leg amputated below the knee, right foot saved. Mrs Richard Grater retaliates in a saloon altercation with calciners and a whitewash bucket. Names listed include J E Cook, Monica Guth, Clyde Hamilton, Gertrude Heenan, F L Watson, Daisy M Bender, C W Ridenhour, Rosa Poling, Adam Hewert, Mary C.
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A. B. White
Capitol
Pele
Clay C. H
Sutton
Charles
Secretary of the Navy
A. G. Dayton
West Virginia
Dawson Corporation
William Shallcross
Zurney
Colfax
Cardaff’s
Our City
Ellis
Thayer and Vankirk
Shallcross
Harry Shallcross
Wheeling
J. E. Cook
Monica C. Guth
Clyde Hamilton
Gertrude Heenan
F. L. Watson
Daisy M. Bender
C. W. Ridenhour
Rosa Poling
Adam Hewert
Mary C
Smallpox Spreading in Barbour and Randolph Counties
Smallpox spreads across Barbour and Randolph counties with many cases reported. Thirty men are affected from Weaver and Moore and six from Balin, with deaths already occurring. The district records indicate several clusters and rising fatalities.
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Barbour
Randolph
Weaver
Moore
Balin
Man Discovers Son's Suicide at Catawba Graveyard
Russell Harden is found slain near his mother's grave in Catawba Cemetery with a .32 caliber revolver by his side. The 19 year old, son of prominent merchant West Harden, was last seen at home Saturday evening. Police and family note his habit of cigarette use and sensational reading, but his death is treated as self-inflicted. Funeral held beside his mother as Windfield mourns a harsh tragedy.
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Russell “Harden
Catawba
West Harden
Liv
Harden
Thomas Harden
Windeld
Fairmont Evening Times
New Warden Takes Charge at Moundsville Prisons
Administration changes shake up state prison system as C E Haddox assumes wardenship at Moundsville. From Cai Ritchie county Hawkin family relocate to Huntington. Warden Hawk and family move, Hak secures temporary Elkhorn coal-field work, guards potentially displaced. Pruntytown meeting May 4 to discuss issues facing the local Grange Patrons of Husbandry.
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State
Moundaville
C. E. Haddox
Cai Ritchie County
Hawk
Huntington
Hak
Elkhorn
Marshall County
Pruntytown
HE. D. Corre
Auction Notice for Old School Building at Fetterman
An auction is planned for the old school building and adjacent property in Fetterman by the School District. The sale will occur on Saturday May 20, 1901 in front of the building with terms stated at the time of sale.
Baltimore and Ohio directors weigh Paw Paw link plan
Report incomplete but notes a discussion at Baltimore and Ohio about a plan likely to shorten the line to Paw Paw. Figures cited include around two million dollars and several preparatory steps. Further details appear unclear in the fragment.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Grand Lodge Shield of Honor Meeting in Sarenpence
The Shield of Honor Grand Lodge of West Vic plans a gathering in Sarenpence for brethren. The announcement notes a warm welcome and a focus on fraternal duties.
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Grand Lodge
Grand Lodge of
Shield of Honor
West Vic
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Mr. Watson
Miss Bender
F. T. Bender
Mrs. Coulehan
Joseph Cook
Monica Guth
McElligott
Astor
St. Augustine's Church
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Harry Cook
West Side
Thomas McIntire
Kimmer’s
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Columbus
Frederick
McIntire
Blaney &Co
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Beltimore and Ohio Railroad
Underwood
Exie Railroad
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County Board OF Health
Sharch
Oeal
Leroy
Clarence
H. R. Hess
U. B. Church
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Frederick City
Charles Lyon
Charles Lyons
Amos Powell
Blnemont Cemetery
West Virginia Central News
Fem Seco
Eos
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Dea
Drunken Nusband
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Taylor County
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Palatine
Jenkins
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Thornton
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State Medical Society
Moundsville
Had
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