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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1929
Page
12
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The piece surveys the Graf Zeppelin’s planned circumnavigation of the globe and weighs its historic promise against a backdrop of public morality. It honors Victor Berger, discusses the Hoover crime commission’s structure, and notes rising tax burdens, while touching on Governor Graves’s anti lynching actions and a McGuffey tribute.
A feature piece traces the decline of Michigan's historic logging era as the Manistique drive ends and frontier life fades. It notes bread and cake markets, home baking pride, and the shift of American frontier influence toward Oregon and Washington, with the lumber jack becoming a relic alongside the cowboy and sailor.
The Willard Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue at Fourteenth Street, a Washington icon since 1847, has been sold but the new owners promise the Willard name and its illustrious history will remain intact. Presidents and ambassadors have visited, with Coolidge and Harding histories noted, and the hotel hosting key White House figures and events across eras.
The Willard in Washington hosted the first Japanese embassy in 1860 seeking a copy of the U S treaty burned in 1858 Jeddo fire. The hotel opened in 1847 and gained renown for its cuisine under an enterprising head waiter. The report notes Al Browne, a bantamweight champion, was suspended in Pennsylvania.
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