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James Watterman Garrison

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James Watterman Garrison

Birth
Sewickley, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
28 Apr 1897 (aged 70)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
h-105.1-3
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From
The Alliance Standard Review
Alliance, Ohio
(Stark County)
Tuesday, May 4, 1897

OLD JOURNALIST GONE

Death of J. W. Garrison, Editor of the First
Newspaper of Alliance

Friday afternoon J. C. Garrison of Keystone street received a telegram announcing the death of his brother J. W. Garrison of Chicago.

The forenoon of Mr. Garrison's life was spent in Alliance. He is well and favorably known to many of our older citizens. It was in this place that he commenced his long career as a journalist, being the editor and publisher of the Monitor, the first newspaper in Alliance. He has been engaged in newspaper work almost continuously ever since.

At the time of his death he was associated with the Chicago Legal News. He was seventy-two years old and all his life had been a useful and enterprising man and a constant christian. In his home he was a devoted husband and father.

He was the eldest son of the late John R. and Francis Goff Garrison.
From
The Alliance Standard Review
Alliance, Ohio
(Stark County)
Tuesday, May 4, 1897

OLD JOURNALIST GONE

Death of J. W. Garrison, Editor of the First
Newspaper of Alliance

Friday afternoon J. C. Garrison of Keystone street received a telegram announcing the death of his brother J. W. Garrison of Chicago.

The forenoon of Mr. Garrison's life was spent in Alliance. He is well and favorably known to many of our older citizens. It was in this place that he commenced his long career as a journalist, being the editor and publisher of the Monitor, the first newspaper in Alliance. He has been engaged in newspaper work almost continuously ever since.

At the time of his death he was associated with the Chicago Legal News. He was seventy-two years old and all his life had been a useful and enterprising man and a constant christian. In his home he was a devoted husband and father.

He was the eldest son of the late John R. and Francis Goff Garrison.


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