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Grafton Daily Sentinel
Grafton Sentinel Publishing Company
Grafton
W. VA
Howard H. Holt
Latrobe Street
Grafton Printing Co
Associated Press
Grafton Printing Company
The
Sentinel
Bible Thought And Prayer And Murder Mystery Reflected
A fragmented article blends religious exhortation with a sensational crime story. It discusses a young wife who kills her husband’s lover then dies by suicide, noting public fascination with crime as a moral lesson. It also reports a new aeroplane plant near Wheeling marking West Virginia's industrial potential.
Have You Forgotten THE CHRISTMAS CARDS
An interview recounts Henry Ford praising work and spending on tools rather than thrift. Ford argues young men should invest earnings in their trades to build capital, yet notes true success blends effort with savings. The piece discusses money as a measure of labor and the balance between work and prudent accumulation.
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Henry Word
Shington
Mr. Ford
Word
Ford
Portly
Weelks
Quote on Wealth and Labor as a Sieve Analogy
A speaker notes that avoiding the fruits of labor or letting wealth accumulate in other forms fails to build wealth, comparing the effort to trying to dip a sieve into a well. The image emphasizes practical restraint and the fallacy of idle accumulation.
Trial urged for January 14 in Fall bribery case
Government special counsel and United States Attorney Leaver urged the district supreme court to set January 14 for trial in the bribery case of Albert B. Fall former interior secretary. Fall allegedly took 100000 from Edward L. Doheny to influence oil lease deals. Doheny and Wall were previously tried and acquitted on conspiracy charges. Fall’s counsel may oppose, arguing Fall is too ill to attend court.
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Erate Ule
Wahington
Dee
Atlee’ Pomerene
United States
Leaver
District ‘Supreme Court
Albert B. Fall
Fall
Edward L. Doheny
Los Angeles
Eli Hills
Doheny
Wall
Washington
Mall
Pittsburgh Brothers Held For Fraud Charges
Pittsburgh case reports David W. Kuhn coal administrator in World War I and his brother Harry A. New York attorney convicted of filing fraudulent 1923 income tax returns in Igdarar court. Government claims real net incomes far higher than returns show, with sizable tax due noted for both men.
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Pitsburgh
David W. Kuhn
Pittsburgh
Harry A
New York
Igdarar
David Hadias
Harry
Crew Is Removed From Stranded Liner Celtic
A radio message reported the liner Celtic on the rocks at Cork harbor had all hands removed. The skeleton crew aboard was taken off during the night because rough seas. Also noted: John Roberts, 65, prominent attorney and Bluefield city director, died suddenly at his home in Bluefield West Virginia.
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London
Lloyd's Today
Celtic
Cork Harbor
Bluefield
W. Va
John Roberts
Bluefield City
Community Loan and Trust Company
Girl Is Acquitted in Murder Case at Hayward Wis
Valerie Cox, Minneapolis violinist, was acquitted in circuit court of first degree murder charges linked to the death of Minneapolis songwriter Dinner Olson after a cottage party near Hayward in July. The coroner's inquest found no blame, and Cox was released after tears as the verdict was read.
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Hayward
Wis
Valerie Cox
Minneapolis
Olson
Hay- Te
Cox
Bondsmen Hide As Missing Gangster Lurks
Chicago December fourteenth. It has been a year since Polack Joe Sallis evaded arrest and more than 200 days since his bondsmen vanished. Federal officers seek to forfeit Saltis 5000 dollar bond on a beer running charge five years old, if they can locate the bondsmen. Saltis is linked by police to the citys underworld.
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Chicago
Polack
Joe
Sallis
Supreme Court of the United States
Pershing Aide Mrs. Mary E Butler Dies After Illness
Mrs. Mary E Butler of Lincoln Nebraska, widow of A. G. Butler and keeper of General John J. Pershing, died at her home after a prolonged illness. Pershing had visited her weeks earlier during a gall bladder operation, then left as her condition showed signs of improvement. She and her sister Mae Pershing had hosted Pershing in Lincoln. Also note about foreign salon boxed candy and a Court Pharmacy ad on 220 West Main Street.
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Lincoln
Deeg
Mary E."butler
John J. Pershing
General Pershing
Mae Pershing
Butler
COURT
West Main St
Soap Factory Blaze Flares in Cambridge Plant
Firefighters battled a Lever Brothers soap factory blaze in Cambridge Massachusetts. Clouds of soap sentries blinded several firemen, with injuries to their eyes. Damage was estimated at 100000 dollars.
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Cambridge
Mass
Lever Bros
Man Pleads Guilty After Punching Tax Collector
In Jacksonville a man identified as Joseph Buzak pleaded guilty in federal court after paying 250 dollars for punching a tax collector in the jaw. Judge Lake Jones fined him after the incident linked to Mrs Buzak’s tax payment dispute.
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Jacksonville
Win
Joseph Buzat
Buzak
Lake Jones
Amundsen Day Observed Throughout His Nation
Oslo observes Amundsen Day commemorating his 1911 flag unfurling over the South Pole region and his Arctic aid mission. Two minutes of silence at noon, flags at half mast until 2 p.m., and church bells tolled nationwide.
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Oslo
Norway
Amundsen
South Vale
North Pole
Aged Man Penalized In Alienation Suit
Mooorhead Minn Dec 14 An 82 year old man was fined 5 for alienating the affections of Mrs L J Bowman from her 66 year old husband Dr Bowman sued for 28000 The defendant H C G Boyle a former mayor and justice of the peace of Clyndon was accused of waging a scheme to extract money by claiming poetry and love lyrics to Mrs Bowman He admitted the poetry to a jury but denied the rest The article also notes Lawrence Swisher is ill at his West Main street home with friends hoping for recovery
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Mooorhead
Minn
Main
L. J. Bowman
H. C G. Boyle
Postponed Senate Debate on Kellogg Anti War Pact
Washington December 14 the Senate Foreign Relations Committee postponed action on the Kellogg treaty to outlaw war despite hopes for a vote. Senators Reed Shipstead and others sought fuller discussion of its Monroe Doctrine relation and the documents involved. A possible resolution was discussed to express that the treaty does not imply any Monroe Doctrine sanction.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations
Borah
Reed
Missouri
Shipstead
Minnesota
Senate
Woman Confession Solves Dayton Murder Case
Fern Garwood, 33, Burmont, confessed to killing Miss Anna Keough, 68, in her Dayton home on November 30 with robbery as motive. He implicated James McDonald, 48, who is yet to confess. Garwood identified the suspect after police traced him by a bloody overcoat.
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Dayton
Fern Garwood
Burmont
Anna Keough
Garwood
James McDonald
University Needs Submitted by President Turner
Charleston accepts the budget committee's task as John Roscoe Turner of West Virginia University presents the university's financial needs for the two year target. He calls for an adequate graduate school and increases in overall allowances. A $200000 welfare school construction appropriation is discussed with welfare groups, despite prior legislature failures.
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Charleston
John Roscoe Turner
West Virginia University
Board of Public Works
Tamale Vendor Sought As Murderer of Youth
Randolph Knight a UT sophomore and head cheerleader died from knife wounds believed inflicted by a black tamale vendor. Boyd Bryson a fraternity brother was held by police as officers searched for the suspect. Knight was found by a Black woman and died en route to a hospital.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Randolph Knight
University of Tennessee
Boyd Bryson
Knight
Sun
Standard Oil Head Returns to New Jersey after Parkersburg visit
Charles G. Black president of Standard Oil of New Jersey traveled by private car Pennsylvania through Grafion yesterday en route from Jersey City to Parkersburg. He attended a conference with regional Standard Oil representatives in Parkersburg and returned to New York early this morning.
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Pennsylvania
Charles G. Black
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Jersey City
Parkersburg
Parkershoro
Standard Oil and Associated Companies
New York
Mayor Tf Cather Sees Vague Timing For Plant Operation
A garbled report notes Mayor Thomas Tf Cather discussed a new plant's readiness. He could not provide exact expression of when operation would begin, but recent intimations suggest completion is not far off.
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Thomas Tf. Cather
Jan
Widow Mary Howard Slain. Police Seek Suspect
In Lapeer Michigan, December 14, Mary Howard a 39 year old widow was found dead in her bed with head wounds from a heavy object and a gunshot. An autopsy found cash and a diamond ring indicating robbery was unlikely. officers say a mystery surrounds the motive and a suspect is sought.
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Lapeer
Mich
Mary Hward
Here
Light at Pottery street car station remains unfixed
Letter from Grafton Sentinel readers complains the Pottery street car station light, vital for street car operation, has not been repaired despite weeks of complaints. Residents urge officials to fix or replace the faulty illumination promptly as payroll clerk Relu Drayton Mills was shot in an attempted holdup while the light was out.
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Grafton Sentinel
Pottery Street
Traction Company
Spartanbur
Relu
Drayton Mills
Reed
Parkview
City Filter‘company
Roy Welter
Welter
John M. Rice
Harrisburg
Grafton
Earthquake Felt in French Province Aix La Chapelle
An earthquake accompanied by subterranean rumbling rattled the northern part of Aix La Chapelle last night, shaking houses for about five seconds. A light tremor was also reported in Cologne, about 40 miles away, as observers described the rarity of the event.
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Aix-La-Chapelle
Germany
Cologne
John W Bailey passes away after long illness
John W Bailey age 88 a pioneer Hardman resident died after a long illness at his home at 6 PM He was born October 1 1840 on Cheat Mountain and lived in the Hardman area for 57 years He farmed all his life marrying Cyrene Ford on April 11 1872 She died earlier He is survived by daughters Mrs Cora Laymire and Mrs Ida Davis brother Harvey Bailey of Independence and sisters Mrs Moline Meneir Sand Ridge and Mrs Henrietta Shackelford Thornton Funeral services are telegraphed to be 7 30 Saturday morning at Oak Grove Baptist Church with Rev Craft officiating Interment Ford private cemetery Newburg area
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John W. Bailey
Hardman
Thornbury
Katherine Glendenning Batley
Cheat Mountain
Vicini
Cyrene Ford
Cora Laymire
Ida Davis
Harvey Bailey
Independence
Moline Meneir
Sand Ridge
Henrietta
Shackelford Thornton
Oak Grove Baptist Church
Craft. Offteinting
Ford
Newburg
Salvation Army Seeks Funds for Christmas Aid in City
The Salvation Army asks for funds to provide Christmas baskets and a tree program at its Strobe Street headquarters. kettles are placed at downtown sites and personal contributions are urged to keep funds local. The Elks Home hosts the annual Christmas Eve program for invited children on December 24 with early plans described by Exalted Ruler Leland Prize. Grace Poling, a Rock Island stenographer, visits relatives here for the holidays, and Robert Morrow of Baltimore stays with the Keefe family on St John Street.
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Salvation Army
Santa Claus
Army
Strobe Street
Ruler-Leland Prize
Grace Poling
Rock Island
Ill
Robert Morrow
Baltimore
John Keefe
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