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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1924
Page
1
Paris May 13 Premier Poincare and his reorganized ministry will step from power June 4. The premier viewed Sunday’s leftist majority as a repudiation and decided to resign. The cabinet meeting ratified the move. the new Chamber of Deputies will convene June 2 to elect leaders before adjournment.
The Republican Women’s Club holds its regular Friday meeting at the courthouse. Members will answer distributed questionnaire questions with concise replies. Prosecuting Attorney W Merle Watkins will discuss the questions, and several state office candidates are expected to speak briefly. The event aims for a round-table, informative discussion.
Doctors from all parts of West Virginia converge on Wheeling for the fifty-seventh annual conference of the West Virginia Medical Society. Early arrivals tour local hospitals and observe clinic work led by prominent Wheeling surgeons.
Martinsburg West Virginia elected Albert A. Smallwood Democrat mayor by 742 votes. Four other council seats were filled with three Republicans and two Democrats, as Smallwood led the ticket in 5090 votes cast. The new city administration takes office June 1 with two incumbent council members reelected.
In Wheeling on May 13 Judge W E Baker sentenced Lou L Kline of Meadow Mills Virginia to sixty days in Randolph County jail for Mann Act violation after pleading guilty to aiding transportation of Mrs Andrews from Meadows Mill to Martinsburg West Virginia. Robert Ritter, a codefendant, received thirty days after five months in jail awaiting hearing on a white slavery charge. A 0 Sparks of Tulsa Oklahoma, an Army deserter, was sentenced to six months for impersonating a U S secret service officer to obtain money.
Washington May 15 President Coolidge’s veto of the Bursum pension bill was sustained by the Senate in a 528 to 28 vote short of a two thirds majority. The bill would have granted pension increases to veterans of several wars and marked Coolidge’s first veto override attempt.
A West Virginia girl named Renee Harris from Helen's Run died in Bellevue Hospital New York after ingesting poison during a night of festivities. Her companion Mario Glaminaz, 21, Cuban national, was detained as police investigate possible illness and notes expressing loneliness. Medical examiners noted bronchial pneumonia and stomach contents were tested for poison.
The body of F. J. Waggoner, 66, Weston dairyman, was found at the foot of a cliff near his home. Coroner W. W. Chapman and physicians ruled sudden heart affliction caused the fall. Survived by widow and two children Mrs. Goff Ballard and H. G. Waggoner Sousa. Royalties total $60,000 a year. Portriste is the MAn whose ear formuale has an eventg' business.
Lancaster May 13 four persons including two young children and a nursemaid died in a kitchen in the home of William Stathopulos Believed to be a gas heating accident the maid preparing the children for bed. Physicians say oxygen exhaustion from a gas heater led to the tragedy.
The Tygart Valley river leveled from heavy rainfall over the past three days and fell two feet by afternoon, with many flood area residents reoccupying items and awaiting full normal levels. Pottery Bridge safety was saved when a watchman cut a wire supporting debris, and trains Nos. 1 and 32 between Buckhannon and Grafton were canceled due to flood near Philips and Buckhannon.
Paris May 12 A telegram reports Lt Dolly flying from Paris to Tokyo arrived at Stigon Cochin yesterday afternoon from Tankole Siam Dolly telegram confirms progress on the Tokyo flight.
A Hong Kong report says Sun Yat Sen, president of China’s southern government, is gravely ill with brain fever and may be dead, though confirmation is lacking. The information notes he has been unconscious for two days and data remain unconfirmed.
Governor W J Fields issues a June 1924 Home Coming proclamation inviting native sons and daughters living elsewhere to return for two weeks of events. Highlights include Harrodsburg centennial ceremonies and visits to Bardstown and Louisville, with county gatherings statewide. The message urges Kentuckians abroad to reconnect and celebrate Kentucky heritage.
Rep. O'Connor of New York proposed a congressional inquiry into telephone rates and service. The measure targets the United States and the Organization of the American Telephone and Telegraph Co and its relations with other corporations.
New York May 13 reports say Wilhelm II and Princess Hermine left Doorn for Saubor Silesia possibly to vacation with Hermine’s children, suggesting a possible shift in policy allowing the ex Kaiser to German soil. In Gilman Cole, five miners trapped 1500 feet underground in the Empire Zinc mine await rescue as workers bore a 1.5 inch pipe through ninety feet of earth to provide air and food.
Covington Kentucky May 13 Judge A M J Cochran in federal court sentenced Congressman John W Langley of Kentucky convicted of conspiracy in a 1921 whisky transaction to two years in the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary Lipschutz and Albert F Slater of Philadelphia were found guilty with Langley The jury verdict followed a three hour forty minute deliberation and a separate trial motion period is allowed for new trials
A fire of unknown origin damaged a disused carpenter shop on West Francis Street owned by S. J. Hetlin. It started on a floor level and quickly spread, burning the roof and interior. Estimated damage reached 500. Firemen extinguished the blaze after arriving. rumors connected the Bert Dent garage but were unconfirmed.
In Burbank California retired priest Rev A Bucci has decorated two rooms of his home with 149 242 canceled postage stamps gathered over more than 80 years Representing nearly every nation the stamps cover walls ceilings and borders A Stars and Stripes design uses Italian stamps for the blue field American two cent stamps for the red stripes and Canadian stamps form the brown staff holding the banner while bare ceiling shows as white strips from the completed paper hanging
London May 13 The Marquis of Granby seeks an injunction to stop trespassers and tourist parties from entering fields near his estate. Lawyers say the estate has cost him much to maintain yet footpaths and roads run too close and through the property. He objects to tourists but not to locals.
Clarksburg reports floods receding this morning with transportation rapidly restoring in the area. The West Fork River crested at seven feet nine inches last midnight and fell nine inches by this morning, dropping quickly afterward.
Rivers in the Panhandle undate low lands with costly damage across Martinsburg Harpers Ferry and Williamsport. Potomac Shenandoah rise flood rails and bridges while hundreds of logs wash away. Charleston Kanawha flood wedges city basements. one death reported in Fredericksburg as Rappahannock swells.
Washington May 13 Secretary Hoover urged the nation’s coal consumers to stockpile coal during the summer to prevent a shortage. He asked industries to buy stocks in the slack season to ease fall railroad congestion and curb price rises, in a letter to national and state trade associations.
Railroad officials report Grat ton to Buckhannon and Belington lines delayed for hours as tracks flood. Main line east trains stayed on time, but No. 3 arrived late. Senate investigations this year total 825000, affecting opposition to Hierge campaign contributions.
Health authorities in Lebanon Pennsylvania reported forceful antitoxin treatment to members of the Faith Tabernacle, 2 cult of faith euroid, amid a diphtheria outbreak that has killed nine people in recent weeks. The Roth family losses spanned from April 21 to yesterday’s funeral, with Mrs. Roth finally consenting for herself and four surviving children after initial refusals. The Winterbourne family, including Pastor Edwin Winterbourne, also had members inoculated as the contagious illness progressed.
A large group from Grafton plans to travel to Clarksburg next Saturday to support Teedie Thayer in the state marble championship final. Fans will accompany the player group, attend a theater party, dine, and then attend the 4 PM championship game followed by a banquet and further festivities.
A Buick driven by Harold Wittman and a Ford owned by Mrs. Willian Myers collided at the Main and Bridge street intersection Monday morning. Both vehicles sustained light damage. Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Dunnepy welcomed a nine pound baby girl named Mildred. Thelma Bunner and J F C Bartlett were visiting relatives in Clarksburg.
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