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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1909
Page
2
A long sermon argues sin begins as desire in the heart and grows to grave acts. It cites James and Romans to claim death follows sin, then presents Jesus Christ as the only path to eternal life. It contrasts eternal punishment with the gift of life and outlines a future restoration of creation and a regenerator kingdom.
The son of liveryman Frank Lucas of Newburg was seriously injured near the Tunnelton Camp Meeting grounds on Saturday morning. He suffered a fractured skull while interacting with a trusted horse and was rushed to Grafton, later moved to City Hospital where an operation was performed. Doctors believe the injury is serious but not fatal and anticipate recovery.
Mrs J M Carskadon of Clarksburg formerly Miss Bessie Compton daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles E Compton is seriously ill at Grafton City hospital after a Sunday morning operation for an affection. Graf ton friends regret her illness and hope for a swift recovery.
Thomas Paschall Adams dies at 85 in Keyser, West Virginia. Survived by wife Frances Howell Adams and two sons George H. Adams and Harry P. Adams, plus daughters Fannie Butler and Mrs John E B Batdorf. He was a former state legislator and long time superintendent of free schools, famed as the early proponent of free schools in the state and for giving the first abolition speech in what is now West Virginia at Bonafield schoolhouse Preston County. He is said to be related to Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams.
James William McFarland infant son of Mr and Mrs G W McFarland of Main street died Sunday night after a typhoid fever illness aged 2 months. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 pm and interment will be in Huemont cemetery under Undertaker John A McCabe direct.
Correspondence from a Missouri editor recounts a Canadian trip in August focusing on 320 acres of wheat land. The piece hints at promised prosperity among farmers and mentions climate and industry conditions, with modest notes on local life and markets.
Gen Theodore A Bingham asserts as New York police commissioner he could have earned 600000 in bribes in the first year and up to 1000000 total bribe value if pursuing graft. He cites offers of cash and favors and estimates 1500 to 2000 officers as unscrupulous grafters, blaming courts for much misconduct while warning investors about the San Louis Valley Land and Irrigation Co fraud risk reported by Washington Star. The Sentinel pledges to inform readers if the Colorado land scheme is legitimate or not, inviting local investors to verify claims upon return from Colorado.
Alfred Haberman a white Federal employee in Washington shot his wife Virginia Pillow Haberman in Columbus after learning she was of mixed race. Both remained alive in serious condition. Pillow was daughter of late estated Columbus man with a substantial inheritance. The Pillow family background has long been denied.
In Randolph County circuit court two Dry Fork district brothers dispute ownership of a horse valued around fifty dollars. The case went to the state supreme court and was returned for retrial. Costs have surpassed one thousand dollars and could reach fifteen hundred before final ownership is decided.
A 12 year old boy Daniel Rosen Vaum fell from a four story building in Philadelphia while avoiding a trolley car. The automobile carrying him overturned and he was again thrown to the street. He died at the hospital where he was transported by trolley car.
A Denver & Rio Grande collision near Hustead 13 miles north of Colorado Springs on August 16 left eight dead and about fifty injured as trains No. 8 and No. 1 collided head on on a curve. Over 400 passengers were aboard with engines and cars derailed and steam enveloping the cars. Officials blame crew of No. 8 for misreading a switch and track clear. List of identified dead includes Frank M. Frederick C S Brown J A Gossage B F Larkens K Parker J R Parker and two unidentified men.
An old advertisement warns that coughing often masks serious illness and urges using Kemp's Uisum as a reliable cough cure. It claims the product is the best remedy and available at druggists for 25 cents.
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