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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1928
Page
8
A cablegram from General Li Chai Sum to Dr. C. Wu denies press reports from Canton about executions of many young Chinese boys and girls for Communist beliefs. The cablegram states the reports are entirely untrue and refutes the sensational account.
An unusual verdict titled Kiss Aandakesop was delivered by Justice Laurie ASA Weston in his office settling a wife beating case. The ruling appeared in the local pages with minimal details and left the parties to proceed under the judge’s order.
Ray Starr of Wendel was arrested on a charge of wife beating and summoned before Flemington justice court. Justice Weston heard the evidence, assessed a $10 fine plus costs, and ordered further processing. The couple left the court reconciled, returning home together.
A banner week for property transfers in the county clerk’s office saw a record number of transactions. Notable entries include Lee Mason to Anna J. Maker for city lots at 280 dollars, Hobart E. Thomas to Mamie Olive Keener for land at 1 dollar, and Os E. Parrish to H. H. Baker covering 364 acres with a 5 dollar price.
Delegates traveling to Houston for the Democratic national convention pass through Grafton daily. The Maryland delegation, the party's largest so far, arrived in six Pullman cars with Governor Albert Ritchie among them. New York delegates also spent a brief time in the city as eastbound trains bring more participants toward the event.
New York announces the engagement between Miss Mariquita Villard of New York and Lew Warren Hill of St. Paul Minnesota is terminated by mutual consent. The Villards confirm the breakup, tying to Henry Villard and James J. Hill as historical links. Pullman porters decide not to strike, with AFL president William Green approving.
Walter Fleury treasurer of the Hawkenbury hotel system spoke on changes in the hotel business, smaller better paying houses, and the value of a good hotel in a city at the Grafton Rotary Club dinner. Jed W. Robinson returned from Minneapolis and reported on the International convention and Keefer couple.
Bruges, Belgium, June 23. Eight men were killed and forty injured, many seriously, when a large calibre shell exploded in a scrap metal storeroom during a fire. The blast wrecked the storeroom and damaged adjoining houses.
A devastating blaze near a storeroom kills the proprietor and a helper, their bodies blown far from the scene. Several workers and nearby residents are injured while attempts to extinguish the fire continue.
Miss Amelia Earhart faced fatigue amid heavy social duties in London where she rested after a long schedule. She skipped most engagements except a private luncheon at the American embassy for Mrs. A. B. Houghton. Flight partners Wilheim Stultz and Louis Gordon visited Croydon and Manchester to honor Sir John Alcock, with plans to return to the United States aboard the S. S. Roosevelt on June 28.
Swanson says he would be killed if he divulged contents of a vault book. Federal officers have been told the volume records every transaction, listing payees, recipients, and even bill denominations. The government had been informed.
Nebraska's first aviatrix Mrs Charles Tillotson died when her plane crashed at the Norfolk flying field. Eyewitnesses saw the craft dip while returning to land from about 1500 feet. The plane tore through telephone wires and buried its nose. Tillotson was dead at the scene. A board of inquiry will be appointed after Nichols recovers.
An exchange telegraph from Copenhagen reports the Russian ice breaker Maligan picked up nuclear wireless signals believed to originate from the missing plane of Roald Amun dsen and Pilot Rene Guilbaud. The notice notes Nobile was to be informed and prepared to take off.
The Os slo defence department states that if a seaplane lands at sea between Norway and Spitzbergen, radio use would be possible only within a sixty mile radius. The article details gas rates for domestic consumers and manufacturers, notes a re hearing was granted due to falling consumption since 1926, and that new rates became effective immediately.
A witness testified about continued anger surrounding the election of uninstructed delegates. The testimony described regu disputes and pressure related to delegate selection in the ongoing political matter.
Lars advised Hoover and Lowden managers against campaigning in Wisconsin. Steiner pressed Fontaine on whether all who voted for Senator Norris of Nebraska would be considered Republicans for the presidential primary. Fontaine said he did not indict Wisconsin Republicans and aimed to rid the state of divisive elements.
Key figures including committee members and representatives gathered in a late afternoon round-up to discuss campaign plans with Work and Jamé Good, sharing strategy for the forthcoming convention.
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