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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1909
Page
2
A passenger train leaving here at 8 am derailed near Hardman, causing about $100 in property damage. The crew and wrecking team quickly cleared the track and no injuries were reported.
Paris May 15 The strikers appear to lose ground as yesterday's deputies vote endorsing government policy toward strikers and government employees not having right to strike. Public confidence grows that government firmness will end the strike, while many fear a threatened revolution. Mail and telegram traffic largely normal. Ministers report reinstatement requests from hundreds of strikers with few new enrollments in key strongholds.
Ward Lanham, noted Grafton athlete, won all Wesleyan College events at Buckhannon and will represent West Virginia Wesleyan at the Inter-Collegiate meet in Pittsburg on May 22. Lanham, son of Dr and Mrs T F Lanham, has excelled in Wesleyan athletics and his selection signals his status as a champion.
Canton Ohio May 14 William J Bryan stood before the McKinley mausoleum and laid a silent tribute to the late president and his wife. He spoke briefly about McKinley’s character and the value of the man who defeated him twice in national elections.
New York May 14 Harry Beetle a Wyoming cowboy with Buffalo Bills show died today from injuries sustained during last Monday nights performance.
New York May 15 The activity of Virginia P s on the New York stock exchange has led to many inquiries at Brown Bros and Co about an early termination of the Virginia West Virginia bonded debt dispute. About 11 million dollars in bonds are involved with Virginia owing 23 million prior to 1863. Certificates recently rose from 10 percent to 45 percent as rumors spread of a government settlement. A special master from Maine may urge West Virginia to settle at 60 to 80 cents on the dollar, with Brown Bros as a major depository and potential saving of about 1.5 million on lost certificates once payment is made.
Dallas reports a serious clash between soldiers and a mob at Tyler Texas after a mob attempted to rescue alleged lynching victims. The mob failed to free Jim Hargis a Black man on May 3. Soldiers fired into the crowd amid fears of a race war.
Philadelphia May 15 Jack McGuigan and Jack O'Brien outfoxed world champion Jack Johnson before their next Wednesday night fight. Johnson demanded 5 000 for percentages but McGuigan agreed to higher takings for O'Brien, who is expected to receive over 7 000 from gate receipts. Tickets are selling high as boxing fans anticipate a record indoor crowd. O'Brien is trained to the minute and has strong support to outpoint the negro in the six round affair.
In Clarksburg on May 14 Cary Cheribino was found guilty of stabbing Jesse Watkin in a closed room Thursday afternoon. The jury returned the verdict after a brief deliberation and he received a three year penitentiary sentence. Sweet Melody Flour.
F Au gusta Heinze once a Montana copper magnate and former Mercantile National Bank president was arraigned in federal court on charges of misappropriating more than two million dollars. He pleaded not guilty and seeks to raise funds to pay back the bank and avoid prison.
Elias B. Burns aged 88 in Gas City Indiana on May 15 on his death bed heard his funeral sermon. He summoned Rev Henry Schwan and 40 friends and neighbors to attend in his bedroom with hymns and a short sermon after reading Romans chapter eight. The service briefly lifted his spirits before he relapsed into delirium.
In Zanesville on May 14 a man named Means, described as a general and a negro, killed his 22 year old wife then committed suicide after arrest for murder. The woman was found buried in the cellar of the Means home, discovered by house owner Eugene Taylor during repairs. Means fled home with an officer, then slit his throat with a razor in his room, amid reports he and another man had been caring for Means' two children.
Fairmont West Virginia May 15 Following the acquisition of the Fairmont Coal company capitalized at 17 000 000 about five other lesser companies by the Consolidation Coal company making a forty million dollar company the largest in the world the announcement is made today that the new company will build at once an eight story office and banking building on the site of the Bank of Fairmont Temporarily the company will occupy other office buildings in the city.
In Washington May 15, a Senate debate over tariff figures triggered fierce display as La Follette and Aldrich clashed over manipulation of the finance committee and alleged underhanded tactics. Tillman Raynor and Gallinger joined in criticizing deception while Root and Money exchanged sharp remarks about New York influence. Root hid his face as Money spoke.
Washington May 15 Girls of Stender age fall victims of tuberculosis more often than boys of the same age, Dr John H Lowman of Cleveland told the National Association for the Study and Preservation of Tuberculosis at the fifth annual meeting. He warned of danger from infected children in public schools and noted rising child mortality after age six, blaming school contact for spreading the disease and criticizing the lack of national preventive efforts.
Fairmont officials plan to require individual bonds for all officers when the pistol toting law takes effect. After weeks of effort the force has secured sureties and will present bonds at the next city council meeting.
A string of tornadoes hits Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma causing multiple deaths and injuries. Hollis Kansas reports three killed and ten injured. Great Bend area sees several injured. Mount Washington and Fairmont Park suburbs in Kansas City suffer heavy damage with twenty five hurt. Widespread destruction blankets towns. trains derailed and bridges washed out. several announcable named victims and crews killed.
New York May 15. Commissioner Bingham ordered that policemen patrolling Coney Island must be married to avoid entanglements. Seventy veterans, each married ten years or more, were summoned to report for duty on the resort’s opening day tomorrow.
Nairobi reports Ker mit Roosevelt wandered from his father's camp near Machakos last Friday and spent the night alone on horseback in an unknown region. The pair reached Jura ranch of George McMilan today and will stay four to ten days depending on luck.
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