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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1910
Page
4
The article notes a steady thirty three percent rise over the past decade and predicts Grafton will become the queen city of the Tygart Valley. It emphasizes a solid foundation laid in ten years, with期待 growth in the immediate future and the next decade.
In a western city a well dressed man buys ten dollars of Red Cross Christmas Seals at a bank window labeled for sale. A ragged newsboy then offers a penny, saying his mother died of the disease and his sister also needs help, showing the seal's reach across rich and poor.
The Dispatch News argues West Virginia fire insurance rates are high compared to New York and Ohio. It condemns legislative methods and insurance legislation, claiming policy has been engineered with craftiness and that major insurers would not be driven out by real reform.
An editorial argues that early life beauty shapes character and warns against ugly dolls like golliwogs and grotesque figures. It urges parents to choose pleasant, wholesome dolls to foster optimism and humane values in children, while predicting future shifts in communication technology.
A 19th century note discusses ocean mail via telegraph and wireless links saving time, with a San Francisco merchant example. It ponders how newspapers shape public opinion, quoting Senator LaFayette Young who says editors rule America, guiding voters and daily thought through published content.
A Japanese statesman praised missionaries for moral influence and material aid. He noted the doctors nurses hospitals and schools they brought, transforming Japan's birth and death rates from pre Perry era to 2 million births yearly with far fewer deaths. The missions provided both spiritual and practical benefits to the people.
In Kanawha County politics a feud revival is debated as William B. Chilton has not declared for the United States Senate. Ex-Governor MacCorkle, acting as Chilton's spokesman, hints at breaking a peace pact with Col. John T. McGraw, who himself asserts the right to seek the senatorial seat. The Telegram notes public suspicion that Chilton aims to desert Clarence W. Watson and that Kanawha politicians are being closely watched.
Speaker-expectant Clark declares he does not care for the power to appoint House committees. The forthcoming committee on committees will reflect a theory that representatives are equal and that the majority should participate in selection. Critics fear a clique may still dominate the outcome.
John Renard of Wheeling, representing the State Board of Trade, urged relocation to West Virginia to farm six million acres of unused agricultural land. He said keeping food purchases within the state could save millions and boost local investment. The plan, tied to the Commission of Labor, aims to attract immigrants and expand state population and capital for farming and industry.
The state plans to develop farming land for self sufficiency and invites immigrants. Fred Fox of Wheeling’s Security and Trust directs a multilingual information drive about state banks to foreigners. The materials warn against unscrupulous lenders and aim to keep savings from flowing back to old countries.
Program titled Christmas Music at Pauls features Mrs Mamie Walters Pracht as organist and director Mr Job Jones leading a service with hymns No 111 and 112. It includes solos by Mrs J C Deck and Agnes Stuck and readings from Luke 2 1 19 with several anthems and carols by Rubenstein Dressler Williams Harrington and others.
Baltimore seeks to test a segregation ordinance banning moves into blocks by race. penalties include fines up to 100 dollars or imprisonment. Harry A. Cummings, a colored councilman, plans a challenge under the Fifteenth Amendment after the first arrest. Mayor Mahool supported the law as protecting community welfare. Washington notes a $100,000 reward for fraud disclosures at New York docks spurring more informers, with Treasury seeking 90,000 more to fund investigations.
Twelve West Virginia cities surpass 5,000 population, with Morgantown up 877 percent and Huntington and Elkins posting double digit gains. Wheeling and Huntington remain first and second, Charleston rises to third, Parkersburg slips to fourth as Bluefield surges to fifth.
MEMPHIS December 21 federal authorities and Memphis city detectives exchanged fire near a shanty boat on the riverfront during separate raids on whiskey thefts. Revenue collector Baker was seriously wounded when Thomas Shea opened fire, as officers pursued suspects believed to store stolen spirits.
Mr William R Pattie of Prank fort Kentucky, director of the recent Grafton Elks minstrel, met Elks at Elkins Tuesday to arrange a minstrel presentation there He will begin drilling and rehearsal immediately for the forthcoming show likely drawing many local Elks The Pattie’s direction contributed to a highly praised Grafton home talent spectacle.
A fragmented notice indicates a sale involving an individual named Gay Maymond with a stated amount of 2949 and terms described as 07 a meni, mon GN ai. The obscured OCR leaves key facts unclear.
Earl Finley an extra engineer for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad died last evening at 7 16 after a short typhoid fever illness at his home on One Street He was 26 and survived by his wife and small child He belonged to the Firemen's organization and Grafton Camp No 4 Woodmen of the World The funeral will be held Thursday at 1 30 at the home followed by services at Simpson Baptist Church with Rev Leland Jerome Powell and others The interment will be in Simpson Cemetery West Side undertakers Perine and Bartlett directing Train No 12 will stop at Simpson to pick up the funeral party.
A Riverside Prison tale reveals Jimmy Boyle, a lifer, sending books, music and flowers to his wife Helen Boyle, another inmate. He admits plotting to care for her, selling his daily tobacco share to fund gifts. Authorities bar him from contact but grant a 30 minute Christmas visit with presents.
Wm G Lavelle, a promising Preston County youth, is admitted to the bar. A Rock Hill College graduate with LLB from WVU, he won an oratorical medal at Rock Hill and a $100 prize at Georgetown. He also triumphed in WVU Inter Society oratorical contest last June and delivered the master's oration at Rock Hill commencement.
A large blaze caused extensive damage to multiple factories including Twin Lock, United States Leather, and Cahill Shoe, likely incendiary in origin. Over 1,100 shoe industry workers and up to 1,600 total will lose jobs as investigators, led by Mayor Schwab and Safety Director Small, probe the scene. Firefighter Ed Kernan aided comrades as a wall collapsed burying three, one dead on discovery.
The commission records guilty verdicts for railroad law violations with fines totaling $63,000. It notes discrimination persists in contractual practices, and cites July to September railroad revenues at $745,134,204 with operating expenses at $489,699,378. It questions Congress’ reach over 25,000 to 20,000 interstate telephone firms and lists 1910 accident figures. It laments lack of funds for accident investigations and criticizes safety appliance use.
A Boothsville woman seeks aid for Mrs G B Baker family in distress after the burial of her father John Tower and with a crippled husband ill at home Rev Lawler appeals for public sympathy and help from local charities. Sunday at the Y M C A featured a Christmas service with Rev J A McClelland, Miss Florence Hamilton, and Miss Rhea Helionimos amid a good turnout.
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