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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1915
Page
5
A youthful health department investigator visited a lead pencil maker to study product conditions amid questions about lead content and factory processes. The encounter prompted reflections on perception and the blurred line between fact and fiction in industrial reporting.
Mary John, pursued for years by her lover and father of their child, was found in Monongah by B Joseph who was arrested on a warrant for threatening her life. The case, heard before Justice Musgrove, revealed a tale of elopement from Syria to France then the United States, with multiple relocations and a six year old child. The pair allegedly traveled through Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, and Boston before the man secured the child and the woman faced threats and coercion. The court heard the dramatic sequence as spectators watched a notably strange local case unfold.
Emily Smith, 69, long known as a pauper in Indianapolis, was found to hold $847 in cash, a $200 certified check, $5,000 in mortgages, $1,800 in deposits, and other property after sanitary inspectors uncovered cash and valuables hidden under newspapers and packed in a market basket. Police guarded her home as an administrator was to handle the estate.
May Peter Krakus, linked by police to a New Britain murder months earlier, was hanged in Wilmington for a March police officer killing. He claimed gang ties with New York and Boston officers who profited from outlawry and named possible informants. He denied murder of the priest and housekeeper and mentioned a Dayal review with sailors splicing the main brace.
Mrs. Polly Tease widow of Isaac Reese of Muddy Creek nears her ninety eighth birthday in August. In fair health she may reach a century. Her son Gyp Reese has been visiting. she was born in August 1871, long the eldest resident of the area. Her mother was also in good health for years.
The Presbyterian congregation in Fairmont West Virginia decided last night to erect a new church on the Jackson and Jefferson streets site rather than the Barney street lot. The planned modern structure will be placed on the central lot, replacing the old building as soon as plans are prepared.
The passage hints at widespread rumors about a robber acting as a collector yet being imprudent with funds, while referencing a possible Kaiser and his junior partner in another context. The fragment suggests social commentary on financial behavior and authority figures without a clear narrative arc.
United States officials await Berlin’s reply to a note demanding an end to unlawful submarine warfare harming neutral rights at sea. President Wilson sails Mayflower to review the Atlantic fleet while Berlin absorbs the U.S. demand for immediate corrective action to prevent further descents on neutral and Allied shipping.
Washington officials report U S shipyards can deliver submarines at one per week, with potential faster it could take six and a half months to build a large coastal submarine. Submarines for Britain are assembled in American yards and readied for service in weeks. Fore River and Union Iron Works facilities are central to this effort while Russia’s munitions shortage drives shipments of shrapnel shells to Archangel and Russia uses neutral routes to bypass German limits.
The text appears to be an excerpt from a wartime letter referencing neutral nations and citizens. It mentions the imperial German government and the United States, with a sign-off that reads ARYAN. The fragment hints at duties related to rights and free exercise, implying a political or ideological statement within a historical newspaper page.
Charleston W Va May 14 The Supreme Court of Appeals awarded a writ of habeas corpus returnable May 18 on the petition of Frank Kunick who is jailed in Moundville for ninety days for violating the most prohibitory law he challenges the unlabeled container provision as unconstitutional.
The New York Supreme Court today declined to intervene in Harry K. Thaw's case and refused a writ that would delay placing his mental status before a jury. The ruling permits the planned jury determination to proceed next Monday.
A German diplomat predicted Berlin will reply that the United States cannot force Germany to spare ships carrying contraband. The text argues passenger liners should not sail with explosives or war materiel, and notes surprise at America’s stance while stressing the danger of torpedo attacks.
State Treasurer Long replies to the governor saying he will be guided by facts as they arise and by the Attorney General on future blank appropriations. He cannot decide royal duties and will follow official judgment in handling the matter.
Madrid May 15 The Spanish government plans to back coal imports from the United States with a New York credit of at least 1 000 000 pesetas about $200 000 to ease shortages. A royal decree suspends certain duties and taxes on imports while Spain seeks large orders from American companies amid widespread coal scarcity.
Messy OCR item lists residents and visitors in Avon Ohio and surrounding areas. Names such as MtManics Mt. Morris Gratton Fellowsville and Beechwood Farm appear with social visits and events. It mentions a festival at Mt Pleasant church and a few illnesses and travel details among local families.
London reports two soldiers killed at a Colchester military camp near London after inhaling a mystery agent during an alleged testing of gas countermeasures. The May drill involved exposure to fumes used by German troops in Flanders, with details scarce and a sapper said to have entered a trench mystery.
A May report from Washington cites railroads barred from operating ships as retaliation measures rise. The United States faces restrictions affecting ore shipments and coastal trade as carriers adapt to new limits and disrupted routes. Meanwhile, European ports report incidents and salvage efforts after a vessel incident near Weldshal Manchester, with one sailor rescued after a lifeboat mishap.
Funeral rites are set for Des Toom A Wickwre Home Saturday morning at 10 o clock from the home with Rev. WB King of the church officiating. Interment will follow in nearby cemetery.
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