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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1928
Page
4
A Grafton regional notice reports on ballot theft and prearranged voting schemes tied to a preacher politician arrest and broader probes into crooked county politicians. The piece notes Monongalia county primary ballot thefts and urges officials to pursue the perpetrators to protect the county’s good name.
In Grafton West Virginia dated June 12 1928 a reader disputes claims of who first gave his life for liberty in the Civil War. He cites Daniel Hough private Battery E First U S Artillery killed April 14 1861 five days before the Baltimore murder and honors Comrade Bailey Brown for his sacrifice to keep the nation free.
The Republican national convention begins in Kansas City at 11 o clock CST. The morning program runs from 10 to 11 with music, a call to order by William M. Butter, prayer by Bishop Part ridge, and singing of the Star Spangled Banner by Madame Schumann Heink.
The Republican convention opened with Madame Schumann Heink leading the crowd in The Star Spangled Banner. Butler spoke on party aims while delegates lingered in chatter as Roy West read the convention call. Secretary Mellon entered, Fess prepared to deliver a keynote, and committees were appointed amid applause and scattered resolutions.
The Kansas City convention rises as Hoover supporters gain momentum while opponents show signs of defeat. Reports note Mrs. Coolidge’s illness could delay departure to Wisconsin. Local grocers discuss cooperative buying and advertising to combat foreign chain stores amid a volatile political season.
About eighty grocery merchants from Fairmont met last evening to organize a local cooperative. They aim to strengthen their position against competition from the Cham state and to hold their trade through shared purchasing and unified action.
A woman writer on motor subjects urges clean garages and strict standards. She notes many women dislike dirty shops and prefer attendants who greet cars at the door and return them there. She asserts women value care, appearance, and orderly service, driving more cars and seeking safer, neater facilities.
The convention moved through routine tasks including a keynote by Senator Fess of Ohio, committee appointments to draft a platform, and plans to refine organization. Mme Schumann Heink joined in singing the national anthem as Bishop S C Partridge opened with a prayer for peace.
Deprivation taught nations to rely on domestic resources. The Interior Department reports rich Texas potash deposits discovered during wartime shortages, potentially reducing dependence on imports from Germany. This finding followed a long search sparked by World War need.
Detailed description of the Kansas City convention hall remodeled for the 1928 Republican National Convention. The oval main floor, elevated gallery, ventilating dome, bunting colors, press areas, telegraph keys, radio announcer desks, and a setup designed for rapid nationwide publicity as the event unfolds.
Two men in General Nobile's party were injured when the airship gondola tore loose on May 25. The gondola loss slowed the other four rescuers, as frostbite and limited fuel hampered progress. The main group traveled eighteen miles east seeking medicine while food was rationed. The Hobby and Braganza ships made little headway toward the marooned crew, with Braganza near Mossel Ray and Cape Leigh Smith in a bid to reach Tort the refugees.
President Coolidge postpones departure for the 1928 summer White House trip due to Mrs Coolidge illness. White House physicians judge Wisconsin travel would cause hardship. Preparations remain ready to begin the journey at noon if her condition improves.
At the Kavala headquarters of the American Tobacco Co in Athens today a serious strike related riot left one dead and several wounded. Strikers stoned the gendarmerie and soldiers as shots were exchanged. The government moved to restore order and warned the strike could spread to Xanthi and Drama.
Berlin June 12. President von Hindenburg accepted the resignation of the coalition cabinet led by Dr Wilhelm Marx. He named former Socialist Chancellor Herman Mueller to form a new cabinet. The Marx cabinet had been created January 31, 1927 as a right wing life coalition government comprising Centrists German Peoples Party German Nationals and Bavarian People's Party.
Pleas of guilty to the $123,000 mail train robbery at Evergreen Park were entered in federal court today by three members of the holdup band. Authorities continued the search for gang leader Charles Limpy Cleaver who escaped from the Wheaton jail.
Central Trust Company of Charleston WV announces a public sale of two Grafton lots Nos 474 and 475 as security for second lien notes by Harvey A Tobias. The sale is set for June 14 1928 at 10:00 AM at the Tay lor County Courthouse front door and is subject to the first lien. Terms cash. Trustee: Central Tract Co represented by Vice President Russell G Quarrier.
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