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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1913
Page
1
Associated Press reports 26 of 37 miners killed in yesterday's explosion at Rocky Mountain Fuel Company's Vulcan mine were recovered by today. Three more bodies found in mine rooms and expected to be brought out soon. The dead will be buried in the cemetery with victims of the 1896 explosion.
Hans Schmidt demanded to testify in his own words claiming divine inspiration as the court debated calling him. His sister Elizabeth Chatler testified from Germany about Schmidt's long standing insanity and described his early peculiarities.
An early morning arson attempt at the Bachelor Hall apartments in Pittsburg caused serious injuries to F. Hill of Roseland and left 35 others narrowly escaping death. Oil soaked waste was spread through the four story building tenanted by men in Wilkinsburg before the blaze was set.
Senator Root said in the Senate he could not and would not accept the Republican presidential nomination even if offered. He noted his age would be 72 before the end of the current administration and 76 before the next would finish, making service impossible and the nomination untenable. A wealthy Englishwoman left $40,000 to care for her dog, prompting reflections on Mrs. Pankhurst.
In New York on December 17 Attorney Bernard J. York said Joe Tinker would join the Brooklyn Dodgers next season after reviewing the Herrmann Ebbetts agreement. The contract states Tinker becomes Brooklyn property for 25 000, with league action to be reviewed by Cincinnati directors. Tennis figures side with Tener to settle the dispute or have Johnson act without prejudice.
Washington December 17 The President sent to the Senate the nomination of J Carl Vance to be postmaster at Clarksburg to succeed Sherman C Denham The move mirrors a prior nomination in September but faced opposition from Senator Gort over political grounds The timing follows Neely's arrival and shifting support from Senator Chilton The renomination surprised West Virginians and the President pressed ahead despite uncertainties Also from Taylorville Mississippi December 17 S D Slate editor of Mt Auburn Tribune was acquitted of murder in the Windsor case The acquittal relates to the shooting death of Dr Hennett Windsor of Auburn
A Baltimore and Ohio freight train hit Lloyd Poling early today near Shaffer's Cut, leaving him unconscious with severe head injuries and possible internal damage. Poling, a resident of the East End, was carried to City Hospital in critical condition after two accompanying workers escaped the oncoming engine.
Washington December 17 Predications that the currency bill would pass the Senate before Saturday night were made today by Senators Bristow Burtin and Gallinger Republicans after they rejected overtures from Senator Kern Democratic leader to vote not later than Friday night The Republican Senators are quite as anxious for a final vote on this bill as are the Democrats said Senator Gallinger It is not the Republicans who are delaying action or consuming most of the time The Democratic leader was denounced as being unfamiliar with the bill under consideration and with not having followed the development of affairs in the Senate
John Bennington of the South Side, a well known Monongah division conductor, sustained a severe leg bruise after a car jack was tossed under a train by a repairman crossing the tracks at Clarksburg yard. He was taken to the city for treatment and later home to rest. The bone was not fractured.
In Washington on December 17 a man commanded President Wilson to arrest all doctors in the United States on charges of treason perjury and conspiracy against medical rights. Stanhope C Crane, recently released from a Maryland sanitarium, handed the summons to police at headquarters. Crane, who lived in Morgantown and later Kingwood, West Virginia, was taken to health service for examination.
Concord New Hampshire December 15 liabilities exceed seven hundred seventy eight thousand and assets only four thousand in the bankruptcy petition of Isaac Van Horn Holderness and Boston. Van Horn has been connected with railroad and mining interests in Wyoming. Washington December 17 a new counterfeit ten dollar United States note has appeared and been detected. The crude device printed on bond paper bears a brick red seal and shows signs of fraud.
Crowds formed outside the Central Bank hours before opening to exchange state bank bills for cash. Notices stated the bank would redeem only half the value to holders, conditional on deposits from state banks covering the bills. As deposits were exhausted, redemption would stop.
Five hundred tobacco plant workers in Westby Illinois walked off the job to oppose a wage cut from 50 to 60 cents per hundred pounds. Plants closed with no violence. A sorting committee was formed to negotiate with employers. Other plants in Sparta and Viroqua not yet involved.
Democratic Senators debated a currency bill in Washington proposing to drop the deposits guarantee, make treasury notes redeemable in gold, and seek a final vote by Thursday night. Modifications to extend federal system power to nonmember banks were discussed. House Leader Underwood pledged House passage by Monday. Mrs. W. Da Primm of Webster was seen shopping.
Washington reports the canal zone inquiry into commissary manager John Burk and contractor dealings. Officials say losses are limited but commissions on purchases are being reviewed as Major Boggs coordinates with War Department lawyers. Burk is on sixty day leave.
Officers of the cook and waiters union announced a broad strike in Cleveland hotels. They would call out bartenders chefs and all other hotel staff to back the action begun yesterday at the hotels. Union demands include wage hikes of ten and fifteen dollars monthly.
The charred body of George H. Baker of Owego a well known businessman and son of a former state railroad commissioner was found beneath remnants of his touring car near Binghamton New York today.
Washington December 17 Republican National Committee members debated reform measures to unite the party and reduce representation from Southern States and congressional districts. A sub committee was set to report late today on a plan including four delegates at large and one from each district with an added vote tied to a ratio of Republican to total vote. Also noted is a Baracca Bible class notice urging attendance for a Christmas lesson with Dr Hully.
Clarksburg West Virginia December 11 Patrick Joyce a well known coal mine expert died Tuesday at his East End home from tuberculosis and rheumatism He was 63 years old and son of Pat and Bridget Joyce pioneer settlers in the area.
In Rome on December 17 Cardinal Rampolla former secretary of state died overnight. Pope Pius X was told only this morning by Cardinal Merry Del Val and Monsignor Gressan. Hearing Rampolla’s death caused him deep anxiety and fear though Rampolla had been in good health the previous Saturday and had spoken at length about affairs.
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst the militant suffragette leader was released from Holloway jail at noon after a hunger strike left her collapsed. She will recuperate in Switzerland once fit, then continue her efforts for the suffrage cause amid wartime strain in Europe.
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