Ex-Mayor William C Boyd of Grafton Dies at Home
Veteran of Civil War and Indian fighting William C Boyd longtime Grafton mayor and prominent citizen dies at his Boyd farm home after illness of Brights disease. Born 1838 in Pennsylvania he served in the U S Army fought Sioux in South Dakota and later led Grafton as mayor five terms from 1895 to 1901. Survived by son Charles sister and brother with funeral at First Baptist church and burial in Blenmont cemetery.
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Daily Sentinel
William O. Boyd
Boyd
Bright
County of
Taylor
Mr. Boyd
Somerset County
Braddock
Pittsburg
U. S
West
South Dakota
Est
Grafton
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Harriett Sinclair
John Sinclair
Mollie
Charles
Boyd's
Catherine Snyder
James K
C. L. Trawin
First Baptist Church
Order of Odd Fellows
Roy
Arinkian
Blnemont
Perino & Bartlett
West Side Undertakers
Water Situation Getting Serious in Fairmont
Fairmont West Virginia reports mounting water trouble as winter arrives. river pollution from coal dust and mine runoff worsens the river’s quality while filtration fails to remove odor. town faces potential pool depletion, with fish deaths and ongoing drought signals. Hall's Catarrh Cure and related notices appear in the same text.
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Fairmont West Virginia
City Water Works
Wireless Pair Lem Solved
Paris, November 23. Bellini and Tosi, Italian scientists, say they have solved independent wireless communication using two orthogonal rectangular aerials. Their system claims to transmit measurable currents invisibly, enabling ship-to-shore and ship-to-ship messages with no detectable waves at nearby stations. They foresee uses in locating distressed vessels, sensing enemy movements, and reading secret exchanges. Also includes an advertisement for Foley’s Honey and Tar.
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Paris
Bellini
Tosi
Normandy
Eas
English
Lne
Widow Accused in Murder of Palmyra Husband
Mrs Georgianna Sampson widow of Harry Sampson of Palmyra is formally charged with his murder by Wayne County district attorney and jailed in Lyons. Evidence at the inquest includes gunshot expert testimony that the dead man could not have fired the fatal shot and notes a quarrel over a letter from a man outside the family.
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Georgianna Sampson
Admiral Sampson
Rochester
Harry Sampson
Palmyra
Wayne County
Sampson
Santiago
Fred
President Roosevelt Almost Hit By Bicycle Near Church
A Washington incident reports Gilbert Boyer, a Black youth, arrested after nearly colliding with President Roosevelt as he walked to church. Boyer admitted lacking a suitable bicycle bell and posted five dollars collateral, forfeiting it rather than stand trial.
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Washington, D
United State
Gilbert Boyer
Boyer
Roosevelt
H. Street
Secret Service
Fifteenth Street
Funeral of Mrs. Maloney at Andrews Church
The funeral of Mrs. D. Hop Maloney was held this afternoon at Andrews M E Church with Rev. H C Howard officiating. Interment followed in Blue Mont cemetery under undertaker John A McCabe. The service drew many young friends and abundant floral tributes.
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Daily Sentinel
D. Hop Maloney
Andrews M. E. Church
H. C. Howard
Bluemont Cemetery
John A. McCabe
Howard
Large hawk killed by farmer in Blueville
Mr C C Brown of Blueville shot and killed a huge four foot wing tip to tip hawk that preyed on his chickens. He trapped the bird after it killed a fowl then killed it with a club when the hawk fought. The bird was brought to the Sentinel office for display before being sent to Fairmont to be mounted.
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C. C. Brown
Blueville
Taylor County
Brown
Mr. Brown
Hawk Allvey
Rockefeller Deems Rest Needed as Court Takes Break
New York November 23 John D Rockefeller appeared exhausted after relentless questioning over pipe lines owned by Standard Oil. His lawyers requested a brief respite and the court adjourned at 4 pm until Tuesday. Kellogg pressed for recall on an 1882 Lombard interview amid Rockefeller’s faltering recollection. Rockefeller stated he might endure a few more minutes if allowed to finish today. Adjournment extended to morning as counsel planned extension. Frank Gerkin of G W Loar Co. left for Hierra to spend Thanksgiving with friends.
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New York
John D. .Rockefeller
Kellogg
Standard Oil Company
Rockefeller
Lombard
Mr. Rockefeller
Kelloge
Standard
Mr. Kellogg
Paopre ih cance foral eeehes Fea na ghing whtearmon
An odd OCR fragment references a coast or commerce topic with mentions of EBS, Hallway, Companies, and a migration oversight. The readable pieces point to a descriptive map or bake-related items and a Canadian government or office role, without coherent context.
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Feig
Asa
Oyama
Bee Hive Store Changes Hands In Grafton
Adelson sons acquire the Ryan stock of millinery and ladies goods in Brinkman block. The new owners plan to sell at purchaser figures as they move to Brinkman, with large reductions on Clark building stock. Lure of bargains drives Mrs Ryan’s line and Clark stock into a final sale before relocation. Foley's Honey and Tar advertised as cough remedy by Strother & McFarlin.
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Daily Sentinel
Adelsons
Ryan
Brinkman
Adelson
Grafton
Clark
Clark Building
Adelson’s
Father Tries to Kill Son in Family Tragedy
New York report tells of 67 year old Carl Loos firing on his family during a reunion attempt. A 16 year old daughter Mata was killed, son Frank W. Loos was struck in the breast and seriously wounded, while the father was disarmed and jailed. The son had recently married and become a pastor in Yale South Carolina. The wife had previously sought court relief for beating but did not prosecute.
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New York
Carl Loos
Mata
Frank W
Loos
Frank W. Loos
Yale S. C
West Virginia Republicans give tiny national campaign sums
Washington November 23. A Hat survey finds only two West Virginia Republicans, George Bowerr and Judge Goff, contributing to the national campaign fund. Mr Towers gave 1.00 and Judge Gom 49500, prompting surprise among locals.
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Washington, D. C
West
Five hundred gather as lynching mob forms in Tiptonville
Tiptonville Tenn November 26 crowd of about five hundred surrounds the jail after the capture of Ed and Jim Stineback and two others charged with killing Special Deputy Burrus and wounding Deputy Hall at a negro church last Saturday night. Legal action was planned with Justice Lee Davis to hold court at 5 pm and allow sentencing before hanging near the church as stated by local officials.
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Tiptonsville
Tenne
Marshal
Jim Stineback
Richard Burrus
John Hall
Ridgley
Tiptonville
J. T. Burdette
Taylor Hall
Burdette
J. Caldwell
Haynes
Lee Davis
Grafton House dining rooms to be moved within station
Changes at Grafton House lunch and dining rooms will relocate the lunch counter to the depot side and move the dining room to the Wheel ing division side after repairs. Contractor John Gigley leads the work to create a more convenient dining space for railroad men and travelers. Dr Shoop's Cough Remedy advertised with claims of safety and suitability for children.
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Gigley
Grafton House
Wheeling Division
John Gigley
Dr. Shoop
Largest Baby In World Dies In Springfield
Adelina Guttilla three years old and daughter of Dominico Guttilla died of pneumonia. Once billed as the world's largest baby at 140 pounds and inches, she grew rapidly after birth drawing crowds to her West Pleasant street home before travels with contract to large cities.
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West Pleasant Street
Taft Seen Capable Of Beating Cannon In Speaker Fight
In Washington and Hot Springs dispatches New York papers argue Taft can defeat Cannon if he acts to honor tariff pledges and reforms. Editorials note Cannon could still disrupt if defeated, while Taft’s sincerity earns public support. A clergyman endorses Preventics cold tablets as a parish remedy.
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New York
Washington
Hot Springs
Newene
Taft
Cani
Cannon
Roosevelt
Sun and Times
Frank Hitchcock
Great Storms Hit Arkansas Towns Killing Several
A Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain message reports a tornado north of London Arkansas with ten dead unverified. Despatches from Russellville say 12 to 20 killed in Piney with about 30 injured. Reports also place damage in Wallerville Jethro Berryville Van Buren Mulberry and Piney near London. Communication limited by remote towns.
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St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain System
London
Ark
Little Rock
Russellville
Piney
Wallerville
Jethro
Franklin County
Arkansas River
Berryville
van Buren
Mulberry
Thirty One New Locomotives For St Louis Southwestern
The St Louis Southwestern Railway Company orders 31 new Baldwin locomotives for early delivery to meet rising business. Orders also placed for passenger cars and steel rails as renewal items following record gross carriage in the second week of November.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company
Baldwin Locomotive Works
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