Grafton Sentinel reflects road bond brick dispute in city
A lengthy editorial decries unredeemed promises on brick road paving from the road bond election. It condemns bricks removed from streets left unused while steeped in alleged misrepresentation to voters, and lauds Beech street railroad crossing despite local disruption.
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Grafton
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Grafton Bridge
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Balto, & Ohio
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Gompers Seeks Clean-Up of Labor Movement
Montreal May 14 reports say Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor called for drastic measures to purge unclean elements from organized labor. He urged turning out the rascals amid controversy tied to New York disputes between carriers and building laborers and the building trades.
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Canada
United States
Montreal
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
American Federation of Labor Executive Committee
Gomperawan
New York
Boy Thrown From Bridge Into River By Train
Bird Johnson, about 18, a maintainer with Baltimore and Ohio, was dragged from the Sixth street bridge into the river when a passing engine and caboose tangled his coat. He fell 74 feet, suffered a spine injury and a lacerated knee, and was rushed to the city hospital where doctors expect recovery. T. H. Garrett and Hen Stanley witnessed the incident and rescued him.
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Bird Johnson
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Sixth Street
Johnson
T. H. Garrett
Hen Stanley
Parkersburg Ice Company
Navy says 5 4 3 ratio favors Britain in sea power
Washington reports the Navy Department argues no exact strength ratio covers all factors but cites a 5 4 3 balance among Great Britain, the United States, and Japan. It notes that naval bases and merchant fleets alter power and mentions older battleships needing boiler work to retain speed, with calls for boiler modernization.
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Great Britain
America
Japan
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Naval Affairs
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New York Times
Shearer
United States Navy cruiser program targets 5 5 3 balance with Japan
The department said to reach a 5 5 3 ratio with Japan the US needs 2110,000 ton cruisers and to equal England at 5 5 would require 2210,000 ton ships. Ships would be larger and more modern than British and Japanese units, giving a cruiser strength preponderance if built today. Nations are all expanding cruiser programs, so a future program is recommended.
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Navy Department
Florida
United States
Japan
England
Taylor Co. Gains Voters Amid Stale Registration Report
Taylor County shows a net gain of 948 registered voters since two years ago, with total county registration at 9843 this year versus 9495 in 1922. Accurate per district changes include Flemington gaining, Booths Creek and Knotsville losing, and Grafton/Fetterman realignments from redistricting. Seven teen names added to the registrar’s roll were not distributed to precincts.
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Flemington
Court House
Fetterman
Booths Creek
Knotsvile
Grafton
Thooths Creek
Brestrict
Totat
Court House Distr
Seventeen Year Old Wife Shoots Self in Mud Forks Home
Logan May 14. Aldridge 17 year old wife of John Aldridge a miner was declared to have died by her own action by officers who investigated her death last night in the Aldridge home at Mud Forks. The investigation, ac-
Wife of Neighbor Cited in Aldridge Case Note Incident
County officials revealed that Mrs Aldridge allegedly wrote a note to the neighbor’s husband. When Aldridge began packing to leave, Mrs Aldridge borrowed a pistol from a neighbor and shot herself.
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Cording
Aldridge
Tax Bill In Conference Amid Tax Debates
Washington May 14 The tax reduction bill is in conference with three Republicans and two Democrats from each chamber. Senate amendments favor the administration. negotiations focus on the corpo tax and publicity of returns. Senator Simmons warns of veto risk and hints at further tax cuts to follow, with a showdown by June 15.
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Massachusetts
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North Carolina
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Norris Nebraska
Coalition
German Mother God reads Dawes plan satire
In a New York Herald Tribune column a German mother figure is invoked to mock Berlin propaganda and the Dawes Plan era, hinting that Europe faces burdens as “Fritzie” is portrayed as paying a pennied daily due to slow work.
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New York Herald-Tribune
Berlin
General Dawes
Europe
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Newly Formed Ku Klux Klan Clan Appeals to Police
Police and sheriffs protected twenty five members of a newly organized Ku Klux Klan branch after a clash outside a hall. A crowd gathered as the clansmen left, a free for all fight ensued, and they were chased through the streets before being rescued.
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Letter to Editor Questions Court House and Jail Plans
Harvey B Scramage urges voters to question a new courthouse and jail project in Grafton. He cites past bond mishandling, calls for retrenchment, and argues funds should be spent only after careful, transparent handling by a cautious county government. He notes past broken faith with the people and questions site, cost, and governance. He advocates fiscal restraint and a capable, prudent court system.
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Sentinel
Court House
Boothscreek
Grafton
Pruntytown
South Grafton
West Grafton
West Side
Engineer Down
Local Physicians Attend State Medical Meeting
Dra D C Peek and F 8 Darth among Wheeling doctors attending the annual State Medical Association meeting at the Market Auditorium. The gathering began Tuesday morning and will continue to Thursday evening with many physicians from across the state in attendance to discuss topics including cancer treatment and the issue Cure For Candor.
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Peek
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Wheeling
State Medical Association
Market Auditordium
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