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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 25, 1924

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Postmaster General defends postal rate rise plan

Washington hearings revealed the Postmaster General defended a broad rate increase to fund higher postal wages approved by Congress but vetoed by President Coolidge. The measure seeks to raise most classes of mail rates except letter mail. hearings were set across four days with objections from the American News Publishers Association over rush to conclusions.

Washington New Callefore Senate Post Ofice Coolidge Senate Moses Smail Tate Sterling American News Publishers Association John Stewart Bryan Richmond Va Leaeder Association Congress Publishers’ Association Kelly Pennsylvania House, Post Office Committee Post Office Department

City Council Bars Mockery of Safety Chief in Parade

Philadelphia officials instruct parade organizers and club captains to refrain from caricaturing General Butler, director of public safety, or using burlesque or sharp humor in the New Year’s parade. The note, signed by a city council special committee, also requires female impersonators to wear proper wraps to avoid offense.

Ila Philadelphia Butler Public Safety Cen

Drive To Rid Poultry Of European Ill Start Drive To Rid Poultry Of European Ill

Washington December 23 The agriculture department launched a campaign against the European jowl plague and other poultry diseases after Congress approved 100000 for the effort Federal inspectors will survey infected areas and quarantine poultry chicken coops and railroad cars from interstate movement until disinfected and certified Railroads may delay shipments and inspectors will stop and disinfect at transfer points Buildings and coops at assembly centers will face the same measures Destruction of fowls showing symptoms is advised as a quarantine and prevention strategy and the disease is described as highly infectious with low mood appetite loss and purple combs and wattles. The bureau urges strict precautions to prevent spread and notes treatment is futile.

Washington Department of Agriculture Congress Bureau of Animal Industry Mee Bureau

Allied Chiefs Meet Friday on German's Case

Paris dispatch reports Germany's disarmament status to be reviewed by the allied council of ambassadors Friday rather than tomorrow as expected. The postponement allows time for consultations and a drafted letter to Germany, based on the latest reports from the military control commission.

Paris Germany Allied Council of Ambassadors Supreme Allied Military Commission Military Control Commission

Notice to Mooseheart Legion Women Cancelled Meeting

Announcement states no meeting tonight for the Mooseheart Legion women and informs that installation of officers will occur next Tuesday night. It also advertises gifts from Jolliffe 455-Foot Furs and Fur Coats, urging purchases of dresses or coats as Christmas presents to make them happy.

Mooseheart Legion Jolliffe's Jolliffe

Germany seeks exceptional position in League of Nations

Germany asks for an exceptional status as a League member citing lack of armed strength. The note was sent to all members for comment and discussed with keen interest. League circles foresee options from committee review to possible March council action or a special assembly session. The Irish Free State rejects Britain’s stance on the Anglo Irish treaty of 1921 and notes that Article 18 does not apply to the agreement, urging no further controversy.

Germany Geneva League of Nations Formin the League League League Committee John Bull

Christmas At Grafton P. O.

On Christmas Day December 15 the Grafton post office will observe the legal holiday. General delivery and stamp windows open 9 to 10 30 am. No rural or city delivery after 11 am. Mails dispatched as usual per postmaster A Leuthardt.

A. Leuthardt

Air mail death prompts engine fault probe

The body of Clarence Gilbert, air mail pilot, rests at Maywood field awaiting transfer to Plainsville Kansas, as Post Office and aviation experts investigate his plunge to death Saturday near Kaneville. Officials order inquiries to determine engine trouble and why his parachute did not unfurl from an estimated height during a snowy storm.

Chicago Clarence Gilbert Maywood Plainsville Kansas Air Mail Omaha Kaneville J Post Office Department

Paris Court Orders Payment For Silk Stockings

Waith Kel ly Gould must pay 3,660 francs to a Paris merchant for sixty eight pairs of silk stockings bought in October 1918 and other hosiery from earlier that year and the preceding one. The court said the rate was cheaper then than now.

Paris Waith Kelly Gould

Priest Xavier Hayden Resignation Unconfirmed at Atlanta Prison

At Atlanta Georgia on December 23 a report on Father Thomas P Hayden Catholic priest and penitentiary chaplain was not confirmed. Prison officials said he is not there and refused to state whether he resigned or is on leave. Hayden’s name appeared in connections with an inmate bribery inquiry but was not named in the indictment. He is believed to have testified before the grand jury.

Atlanta Thomas P. Hayden Federal Penitentiary Father Hayden Sartain W. L. Fletcher Pletcher

Foot and Mouth Disease Spreads Through Belgium

Belgium reports ongoing foot and mouth disease spread with cases found in two thousand five hundred eighty farm yards across nine hundred eighty three villages. The report notes continued agricultural impact and government monitoring.

Belgium Brussels

Hat gift idea for Christmas from new arrivals

Readable fragments describe a hat as a gift option for mothers or sisters. The item is presented as timely and suitable for holiday gifting, suggesting novelty or fashion appeal. The terse text implies a retail context without detailing prices or brands.

Vanderlip Improves After Typhoid Illness

New York December 23 reports banker Frank A. Vanderlip ill with typhoid at his Scarborough home showing improvement. The patient has reached the critical stage of the disease.

Vanderlip New York Frank A. Vanderlip Banker Scarborough

Heaviest Santa Clause Mail In Nation's Life

Postal officials report a record Christmas mail surge with 26 to 35 percent more letters and gifts than last year. Adverse weather disrupted train service but clerks and carriers work overtime to clear the backlog, aiming to deliver all on time.

Washington

Trotzky amid mountains faces relentless attacks in Moscow

Trotzky, once central in Soviet politics, is blamed for Bolshevik failures as trials from both inside and outside the Communist Party persist. He remains silent, isolated in the Caucasus for health and recovery, despite his continued fame and power.

Moscow Trotzky Communist Party Troky Aolne Caucas Lenine

Police capture Arch Townsend in Edgeworth blackmail plot

Police and county detectives surrounded the home of Thomas Graham in Edgeworth late last night rescuing Arch Townsend after a brown paper wrapped package was left on the porch per a blackhand letter. Townsend faced a riot gun as he approached the item.

Pittsburgh Thomas Graham Veriny Edgeworth Arch Townsend Graham Townsend

Hunt Burglars In Danbury Conn West Port Area

Police chase in 50 mile radius last night as burglars target eight prominent West Port residents. John Adams Thayer magazine publisher exchanged shots with a burglar who fled through a window. loot valued at $500 plus in recent break ins, none found in Thayer’s home.

Danbury Conn West Port John Adams Thayer Thayer

Powder Fire Damages Delaware Plant Buildings

A flare-up at United States Flashless Powder Company on the Baltimore and Ohio line near Wilmington damaged the dry house where it began and several other structures. Fire crews from Wilmington contained the blaze with no injuries and limited losses.

Wilmington Del United States

Weather forecaster predicts white Christmas for much of U S

The weather bureau forecast a white Christmas for a large portion of the United States with snow expected across most of the middle and northern regions from the plateau to the Atlantic coast. Cold conditions to persist in the northwest and plateau as precipitation spreads east of the Mississippi tonight and tomorrow.

United States Weather Bureau Plasteau Atlantic Coast New England Lake Region Great Central Valleys Plains States Rocky Mountain Plateau Mississippi River Washington Atlantic East Gulf States Lower Lake Region Ohio Valley Tennessee Middle Atlantic

Resents Cold And Belches Forth Gases

A Northern California resident in Lassen County objects to the heavy winter attire and reports a sputtering emission from a new crater at sundown yesterday. The centered scene highlights subzero conditions and unusual atmospheric observations during December in Westwood California.

Westwood Cal Lassen Peaky Sub-Zero California

Fr ies death by own action but it fails

Boston December 28 Caleb Jackson vice president of the Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company and its fire insurer attempted suicide after resigning amid reports he misused 48000 in insurance funds He slashed his arm and turned on gas but survived though slight danger was reported he told a sister there was no deficit and he spent the money for the company not the approval of others

Boston Mass Caleb Jackson Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company Workmen's Insurance Bureau Mabel Bresser Jackson

Car Load of Beer Seized in Greensburg Incident

State troopers seized a car load of beer testing over four percent alcohol near Greensburg Pennsylvania. 122 barrels were allowed to trickle and freeze along the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks. The shipment, from Wilkes-Barre, was consigned to William Schaffer of Greensburg, a name considered fictitious by authorities. New dividend news follows with American Can declaring an extra two dollar payout per common share plus the regular quarterly dividend.

Greensburg Pennsylvania Railroad Wilkesbarre William Schaffer Greenspurg New York American Can Company

Taylor County Schools 8th In Test Showings

West Virginia statewide Ayres scale ranks Taylor County eighth among 55 counties with an index of 59.4. Statewide report by Emory L. Bowman notes public school efficiency, data on attendance, days open, and high school participation, with Barbour and Randolph not entered in early listings.

Barbour and Randolph Department of Education Russel Sage Foundation Taylor County West Virginia Emory L. Bowman State Department of Education

Bank officers mistaken for pirates aboard ship

Hoboken December 23. Clifford Sheppard junior officer and Clesson Pierce quartermaster of the steamship Southern Cross were wounded by Sheppard during a quarantine incident while guarding $2,700,000 in gold being moved to New York banks. Both men were hospitalized with bullet wounds to the side thigh and arm. Reports say rumors of river pirates in New York bay and guard strain led to the shooting. Sheppard accidentally wounded himself and Pierce.

Hoboken N. J Clifford Sheppard Southern Cross Pan-American Line Clesson Pierce Sheppard Pierce South America New York New York Bay Poe Gan

Homeless Seek Shelter in New York Churches

New York reports Mr Zero leads an army of unemployed homeless into several churches. After bivouacking at Camp Memorial Congregational Church, 246 men move to seek dimes to gain meals at The Tub restaurant. Recruits turned away last night will meet again to hear Mr Zero’s plan to invade seven more churches and appeal to the federal government for shelter at Shipping Board fleet piers.

New York Mr. Zero Christies Camp Memorial Congregational Church Urban J. Ledoux Tub Zero Shipping Board

Senate Committee Employee Bribe Charge Found No Law Violated

Washington outline reports the Department of Justice investigation into a Senate committee employee accused of taking money for influence in legislation concluded no law was violated. The finding closes the inquiry with no legal fault established against the employee.

Senate Committee Washington Department of Justice Pen

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