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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1900
Page
7
A New Yorker newly sent to the United States Senate speaks to young men, noting three words used by a popular figure and urging self improvement. The message emphasizes opportunity, application, and energy, and invites support through savings and deposits.
The Moundsville Herald quotes the Grafton Leader praising a white supremacist line and mocks Democratic allies in West Virginia. The Wheeling Intelligencer notes the piece shows how Democratic editors defend racism while railing at Roosevelt's democracy. The column argues for a white government and claims Republicans intend to intimidate Black voters and fix ballots.
The Philadelphia Press notes the late ex senator John J. Ingalls died on Thursday, once a leading figure as president pro tempore of the U S Senate. It recalls his brilliant but combative style, shifts toward populism, and isolation in Kansas after defeat. A portrait of a gifted but controversial statesman with strong invective and sparse late career achievements.
After weeks of wrangling among state institutions, Kilie the mentally impaired girl, about 17, is returned to her Martinsburg home. Previously at Huntington Home for Incurables, she grew violent and was moved to Cabell jail, with Weston and Spencer asylums declining admission. No court action pursued.
A terse exchange shows a young man scornfully doubting recognition from a man who once lent him money. The older man counters that loans do not grant automatic honor, highlighting class tensions and pride in a brief, pointed confrontation.
The seventeenth Preston county ex soldiers reunion will be held August 24 25 and 26 at the Tunnelton Camp Grounds with bands and a full program. Comrade J E White welcomes attendees. dignitaries include Hon Pod Crogan and Major Scott as speakers. Memorial services, addresses by Mrs Aggie Boggess and Rev S J Cotton, and a planned social and campfire follow.
A prisoner named Conley from Logan County was sent to the state prison at Moundsville to serve a life sentence for the July 4 murder of John Brumfield. The case features a shocking sequence at Chapman's Mills, with Conley fatally shooting Brumfield, another brother James Brumfield, and finally ensuring the first victim’s death. Police firefights followed, wounding both Conley and an officer, while Conley’s previously clean record is cited as a reason for avoiding the death penalty. The scene at his farewell home drew tears from family and locals as they lamented the looming separation.
Residents learn of Major J J Wilson wedding near Morgantown as he visits daughters Virginia and Augusta Wilson Times. Captain C K rs resigns from Company L WV National Guard. Justin M Kunkle to be promoted editor of New Dominion. Kunkle now first lieutenant Neeley to take his post. Lutheran congregation awards $2500 church contract Rev Ira Wallace to pastor. Morgantown’s first Lutheran church history noted, earlier building destroyed by fire.
A Bryanite tirade from the New York Sun argues the US is poor and headed for ruin under the gold standard and trusts. It claims half the British war loan was seized, then notes American capital abroad, labor shortages on farms, scarce railcars, and banks flooded with deposits, asserting jingoism and imperialism threaten prosperity.
You assume no risk when buying Chamerlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The Grafton Brug & Chemical Co offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied after use. Claimed as the most successful bowel remedy and the only one that never fails, it is presented as pleasant, safe and reliable.
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