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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1950
Page
2
A sweeping, fragmentary chronology recalling key decades of modern history from 1900 to 1915. It notes wars, political upheavals, major disasters, technological advances, and landmark events. Strong references include Marconi’s wireless signal, the Titanic sinking, World Wars beginnings, and notable U.S. sports triumphs.
The fragment chronicles a string of dramatic milestones from 1906 to 1911 including the San Francisco earthquake and fire, the Pure Food and Drug Act, the Great White Fleet voyage, court cases involving Harry Thaw, and the Cubs beating the Tigers in the 1908 World Series. It notes national events in Europe and America, tragedies, inaugurations, and key cultural moments in a rapid, year-spanning panorama.
A compact chronology recounts major wartime and postwar happenings from 1916 to 1921. It covers battles, political upheavals, fires, bombings, treaties, and notable moments such as Jutland and Cambrai, pancho Villa, the Fourteen Points, the Versailles treaty, League of Nations, women’s suffrage, and 1921 baseball World Series outcomes.
Dr. George Brown states renewed confidence in Dr. Sander after a board meeting. County Solicitor William H. Craig says a signed medical record links Sander to injecting air into Mrs. Borrote before her Dec. 4 death, calling it murder despite claimed mercy. Also noted are Mrs. Royce G. Martins Sport Page Derby prospects and Bobby Jones' record U S Amateur titles.
Dewey accused socialized medicine in the senate bid while Dulles, appointed by Dewey, denounced the plan in the race against former Governor Herbert Lehman. The item notes a baseball tangent mentioning Jimmy Foxx leading the AL in strikeouts for seven years.
Judge A D Weber of Kansas State College selected Judge Roy Bean a 1240 pound Hereford from Texas as Grand Champion and Chino 8062 an 850 pound junior calf from Maryland as Reserve Grand Champion at the 50th Anniversary International Livestock Show in Chicago. A new show record sold for 11.60 per pound, yielding $15,155 to the Pecos County 4 H Club, with $1355 in prizes from the International Show and the American Hereford Association.
Central Press reports that excise taxes on cosmetics, furs, railroad tickets and related items will be reduced but not immediately. Congress moves slowly, with a projected end to the 20 percent excise tax around June 1, as officials weigh finalizing the measure.
A humorous excerpt shows a trainee for the New York police force asked how he would act if a frightened woman reported being grabbed. He replies he would reconstruct the scene. A Norfolk and Western publicity note then presents a riddle about a near collision and ends with a widow buying a marble cross.
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