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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1909
Page
5
Report from Gibraltar dated May 6 describes Turkish forces entering Hadjin to relieve the besieged Christian population. Many civilians face famine and massacre threats amid mosques and plundered homes. Missionaries report efforts to send aid and remove women and children to safety.
A Grafton editor argues for a citizens committee to oversee a $75,000 bond proposal funding a reservoir pump and intake upgrades. He notes prior debt and urges transparent accounting, price concerns, and potential industrial growth along the Tygart Valley with rail access, aiming to reassure voters and attract investment.
The committee on arrangements for the coming reunion of veterans led by Rev. D Ford meets at the courthouse in Grafton West Virginia on Saturday May 15 at 1 pm to plan the general veterans reunion. All veterans are invited to attend and help get the event started.
On Killermont golf course near Glasgow a field mouse interrupted a match on the nineteenth green by interfering with a putt. The mouse, partially stunned, was captured and exhibited as evidence of the shot, then dismissed amid the match’s conclusion.
A column discusses the mystery of light without heat, imagining a breakthrough by a future genius. It cites comet physics, vacuum limits, and the potential of artificial lumination from ultra vacua, praising pure research and linking discovery to economic progress. It ends with a set of witty quotes on imagination and science.
On a westbound train from New York to San Francisco, a confident eastern woman befriends Scarborough, shares romance rumors about his best man friend Walford, and ends by kissing Charlie just before the journey ends, unsettled by the bold encounter.
An English view of Gibraltar calls it impregnable yet visitors see a silent rock at night. The harbor glitters with searchlights, ships, and hidden galleries packed with guns and stores to outlast a seven year siege. Sentinels guard forts and the coast as Britain’s signals sweep the seas.
A forty eight member Indian band from Pine River agency led by Little Cloud will join the John Robinson circus parade and perform a reenactment of a historic west battle. Warren Travis will star in a head on automobile collision act, touted as the highest paid single act in circus history, with two exhibitions planned for Grafton on Friday May 21.
Gratton May 13 George L Hartley states that the Robinson circus was initially refused access to Fetterman baseball grounds. He says the showmen agreed to use the grounds only if they avoid damaging rings and if it rains twenty four hours prior to arrival. He notes they cannot risk heavy wagons on nearby bridges without strengthening them.
Swedish entertainer Karl Jansen will perform at the West Side auditorium on Tuesday evening May 14 at 8 o clock. Admission is 15c for children and 25c for adults. Jansen has a strong reputation and should receive a liberal hearing.
A reader from Atlantic City describes the joke about a man who returns from China after twelve years only to discover his beef supply eaten up by taxes. The note contrasts with a hypothetical New York man facing similar tax burdens.
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