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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1927
Page
4
A ragbag of quotations and observations from 1927 includes biblical verses, social commentary on romance and marriage, notes on Coolidge and Japan, remarks on Geneva boss trading, eclipse reports, and praise of American aviators. It reads as a stray collage with little cohesive news value.
The text notes ongoing reports of outrages and stresses that those charged with judging the poor and vulnerable must ensure a fair hearing in court before punishment for any offense against the state.
J A Kittle signs as a brother replying to a Roller message about M Q Kittle. He notes Kittle worked in the mine on June 16 attended Roller meeting June 18 19 and spoke unclearly the next morning, continuing in Roller style. Kittle has been healthy for 18 months and has worked steadily as a pillar worker with no accidents.
Washington observers awaited action from the Interstate Commerce Commission regarding the Chesapeake and Ohio merger. The C and O has an option to buy Pere Marquette stock from Nickel Plate at 110 a share, expiring July 1, while market price exceeds that figure. Attorneys asked the commission to allow pre decision stock purchase.
The article lauds Maitland and Hegenberger’s Hawaii flight, praising its strategic value for Pacific communications and U S aviation progress. It also notes Byrd’s Paris flight, the Atlantic’s evolving routes, and predicts air links transforming commerce, defense, and international relations while reflecting on local school leadership changes and auto racing dangers.
The New York Evening Post describes an epidemic of vigilante flogging in Georgia and Texas. Up to twelve residents, mainly women, are said to have been seized at night by masked assailants and whipped for alleged immoral conduct. A 15 year old boy was flogged for being too sassy and several men were expelled from the state after punishment. No formal court action appears to have followed these acts.
Cleveland June 36 William B Prenter president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers says he will not quit. A special finance committee may propose reorganizing affairs with a board of trustees replacing current officers. A contest is expected in the convention over the committee recommendation potentially pitting Prenter against Grand Chief Engineer Al vanley Johnson.
New York Central Railroad will issue 33000 shares to holders of record August 10, but the issuance is delayed to November 1. A H Harris, finance committee chair, said the shares will not carry the November dividend, with the record date around October 1.
Cincinnati reports Ray Marsden arrested in Upper Sandusky Ohio confessed to detectives that over 27 years his gang carried out about 15000 robberies in more than 7000 churches across the United States and Canada to obtain a total of 81000 dollars.
Logan June 30 two brothers James Sellards and Wesley Sellards were fatally injured when two kegs of powder exploded in Wesley's home. James tried to open a keg with a miner's pick. The blast wrecked the house and fire broke out. Both men died at a hospital next morning. Wesley's small child was rescued by Gealsa Osborn, the father-in-law.
Six of a party of nine men drowned when their boat capsized off Port au Port near St. Jons Newfoundland. Dispatches received today report five bodies recovered. the victims were residents of Port au Port.
Glenn Wright the Pirates shortstop was badly shaken but unhurt in a Pennsylvania railroad wreck near Dennison Ohio. Wright had a pitching companion Lee Meadows and other passengers were transferred to another train after the engine derailed by a projection on a freight train.
Washington reports that Britain formally informed Ambassador Gibson of full acceptance of American parity on the seas. Bridgeman and Cecil conveyed there was no doubt in Britain about America's right to parity in all ship classes and that negotiations should proceed on that basis.
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