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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1929
Page
4
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A garbled OCR fragment discusses the President setting a good example by reconsidering a matter, asserting proof to construct three orators and the possibility of Congress repealing a Shyer jstven bi phrase. No clear names or events are identifiable, leaving the core meaning ambiguous.
A long mixed page notes the Graf Zeppelin's recent arrival from Germany to the American East Coast and discusses broader German tech feats. It covers reports of aviation and naval advances, opium raids in Chinatown, and a Chinatown shooting incident, with reflections on weather, travel, and regional life. The article blends travel notes with world news and local crime developments.
Tong leaders acknowledged ongoing hostilities amid a clash in Newark North Carolina, where both sides requested detective escorts. The report notes Louis Ga Yung died today in the violence and provides limited context on the ensuing investigation.
The Graf Zeppelin faced gusty winds delaying landing but drew cheers as it hovered over the field before circling New York and docking at Lakehurst. Passengers were disembarked, crew partly aboard, and refueling prepared for the return leg to Friedrichshafen via Tokyo and the U S west coast. The airship, escorted by planes beyond the Jersey coast, will complete its Atlantic crossings at five.
The article outlines continued discussion in the senate led by chairman Britten over naval authority amid ongoing naval reduction negotiations. Swanson notes rising administration concern about a prolonged debate affecting actions and potential suspensions.
Washington August 5 The Long Island railroad controlled by the Pennsylvania system seeks ICC approval to issue 14 997 750 in new stock The proceeds will largely repay advances the Pennsylvania system had made to the Long Island rail line as part of intersystem financing
In New York on August 5 the heat relief came as thermometers plummeted to 56.2 degrees below zero, setting a new metropolitan low. The shock drop follows a week of extreme warmth, with topcoats suddenly back in demand as residents brace for unseasonable cool.
The Guatemala monoplane crew led by Col Miguel Garcia Granados and Sen. Carlos Merlen left Washington Bolling Field for St. Louis and then San Antonio, Texas, where they will attempt a nonstop flight to Nuevo Mexico City, delaying earlier Guatemala City return plans.
Hyannis Massachusetts August 5 The third annual World Unity institute opens a month of public sessions today Dr Parker Thomas Mod associate professor of international relations Columbia University lectures on economics versus politics The first of five lectures focuses on Impertatism and the Economic Foundation of War and Peace.
Peru held the first half of its general elections yesterday and will complete polling today. The Democratic Reformist Party and allied groups are the only candidates. President Leguia seeks reelection with no opposition. Senators deputies and regional deputies are also being elected.
Three oil storage tanks of the McMillan Petroleum Company burned in Signal Hill field near Long Beach. Fire crews contained the blaze after it spread from two wells. about 2,500 barrels of crude oil were in the tanks. A faulty electric ring spark likely started the fire, destroying derricks and pumping equipment.
Secrecy veiled the plans of motion picture producers and Actors Equity representatives meeting here to resume settlement talks over a closed shop in talking studios. The first meeting Friday yielded no public details.
An American, Henry Pareh, was killed in a car crash near Staines Middlesex. Raymond King of Rochester Nyes and two other companions Richard Kilpatrick and Mr Grant were hurt when their vehicle struck a bridge parapet over the Thames and plunged about 25 feet to the grass below. Kilpatrick and Grant sustained injuries.
Willard is dead and his brother Dolland unconscious after a collision in which John Snider coal operator and former Grafton postmaster was injured. Snider left leg broken above the knee, scalp wound, and facial injuries. Others fled the scene. Snider to Grafton City Hospital for treatment. Several other Sunday accidents reported with injuries including Miss Batie Wilt losing three fingers and workers from Wests World Wonder Shows sustaining serious cuts and bruises. A color man Sylvester McDonald was slightly injured after leaving the road at the City Hospital. State troopers Debendorfer and Raid reported a demolished car abandoned on Cheat Mountain road.
Frank Maxella a 47 year old section foreman for the Bere Valley Lumber Company was dying from a bullet wound. He was reportedly shot after being summoned from a camp car on Poplar Fork of Birch River by an unknown man who commanded him to raise his hands and fired twice. The assailant fled.
Washington society revives the 20 year old party pastime of seating guests with colored slips to form a famous painting. Mrs Josephine Flood of Rye Beach inspires its revival and proceeds aid tuberculosis funds. Felix Weinberg, Baltimore art student, designed the flag mast capital for Britain's embassy on Massachusetts Avenue, celebrating heraldic accuracy. President Hoover comments on crime and fishing in a magazine essay, linking moral qualities to restraint and future acts.
Governor Sampson signed the death warrants for two convicted murderers and issued a proclamation to be read weekly until their execution on September 13 in every Kentucky penitentiary and jail. The action calls attention to law violations that led to the sentences.
Langley Field Virginia August 5 with the motors of nine bombing planes humming the second bombardment group took off today for San Diego California. The planes carried about forty pilots observers and non combatants in a single coordinated departure.
J H Dempsey 58 a coal operator from Lewisburg died at Mc Kendree hospital Payette county after an illness He was an owner of Hemlock Coal and Coke company operating along Laurel Creek A Turkish air mission arrives August 12 to study American aviation methods for possible adoption by the Turkish air service
Spokane reports an army of nearly 1000 men scouring northern Idaho to halt advancing forest fires. High winds and rugged terrain hinder air and ground efforts as crews fight to contain the blaze.
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