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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1910
Page
7
President Taft and aviator Charles Hamilton discussed a locally built monoplane. Hartley detailed his craft to Hamilton who expressed full belief in its flight and urged testing at the Atlantic City meet. Hartley plans to attend and may take a prominent part.
Arch Krieg of Charleston urged prohibition during a West Virginia pharmaceutical meeting in Huntington. He argued liquor should be removed from drug stores, saying professionals and the public would benefit. Webster Springs was chosen for the next meeting site.
June 17 a 38 caliber revolver carrying miner James Stricklin from Cumberland Mass tried to enter the White House executive offices claiming an appointment with the President. He was questioned by Detective Sergeant Dalrymple, disarmed, and jailed after authorities determined he was not in his right mind. Stricklin claimed Taft advertised for him. Secret service probes a possible 2 year old contact with Roosevelt. Also in brief Mrs Harriet Poe seeks eye treatment in Baltimore with her son and daughter. Reverend L B Ressigger travels to Pittsburg for a Christian Advocate committee meeting.
Bruce Rosier of the South Side, a Baltimore & Ohio shop machinist, was arrested on a charge of polygamy after being found with a Parkersburg bride at a central hotel. He admitted guilt while the bride denied it. the case moved to the county jail.
The Gibson family reunion at the Brinkman opera house in Wilkes Barre presented by the Ladies Aid Society of the First Baptist church, directed by Miss Bess Eleanor McCall, captivated a crowded Grafton audience with home talent numbers, solos, and choral scenes led by the Baptist Sunday school orchestra under Prof. Vincent.
A big crowd is expected at Fetterman Field tomorrow afternoon as Grafton and Clarksburg close their series. The wet season has hurt funds, and fans are urged to attend to support the club and help sustain professional baseball in the area.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian church will hold a social in the church lecture room on Friday evening June 17. Cake strawberries and ice cream will be served at the usual price. A short musical program will be rendered. A cordial invitation is extended to all.
The Pfiel sisters Marie and Annie bring a top act to the Casino with singing and contortion, backed by Louis Lenhoff the Jew comedian and new moving pictures. The show earns strong audience praise as the river Tygart Valley runs high and muddy after recent rains, with fears of a Belington flood easing upstream.
Mrs. 9. B. Elking and Miss Katherine Elkins left for New York to sail for Europe, hoping to spend the summer abroad. Mrs. Elkins’s trips are noted for benefit, while Miss Elkins accompanies her mother, C. W. Dillon of Fayette County, who is discussed as a possible West Virginia gubernatorial candidate.
The West Virginia Senator Stephen B. Elkins receives broad praise for steering the interstate railroad rate bill through Congress. Tributes note his fairness and leadership amid a lengthy, strenuous battle with conferees and opposition, culminating in widespread approval from colleagues and press.
A Selig Civil War era drama shown at Webster County's Dixie Theatre last night portrays two lifelong friends divided by war who reunite across time as the North and South join in marriage and kinship. Manager Belt announces a repeat screening this evening due to high demand.
John Miller aged 83 died after a lingering illness at his Evansville home. He was a longtime Taylor county resident and former justice of the peace in Fetterman district. Survived by his wife Ada line Demoss and a large family, with funeral from his residence led by Rev. E H Waters and burial in Payne cemetery.
San Francisco June 18 telegram confirms the Jeffries Johnson fight will be held at Gold Field Arena in Nevada on July 4. Morris Sullivan guarantees promoters one hundred twenty thousand dollars for the bout.
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