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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1922
Page
4
A Graeton W Va editorial comments on President Harding's call for conscience in business. The piece argues that no enterprise can succeed without honesty and honor, noting the link between reward and merit and stressing moral conduct as essential to American business life.
Daily Sentinel notes a long list of visitors and locals in Grafton on Monday. Judges, lawyers, professors, merchants, and shoppers are seen around town with many from Morgantown Parkersburg Fairmont Clarksburg and Pittsburgh. Activities include shopping trips, business calls, family visits, and a fishing party planned to Tucker county.
Court dissolves injunction partially in Welch et al case, allowing certain city street repaving projects including Main street, Walnut and Beech streets, and Barrett Street Bridge area, while sustaining restraints on county roads. The order details road classifications and construction specs, with further affidavits and motions listed. Local officials weigh outcome as county court and advisory board respond to injunction decision.
Walter Cox a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad mechanic was seriously injured here last evening when he fell backward off an engine striking the back of his head. He was rushed to City Hospital where surgical care was given and is resting easily today.
An advertisement style notice touts a Spermatle Shield rupture device claiming instant results without surgery. It promises demonstrations in Chicago and cites U.S. government documents for inspection while warning against other providers in the area.
Readers urge Republican County Committee to convene a mass convention at the court house next Saturday to discuss and name candidates for state senator and the House of Delegates. They criticize a retiring senator’s possible renomination and press for a timely party conference to select strong Taylor county candidates.
The Collins and De Valera parties in Ireland have agreed on a truce but the outcome hinges on the army. The ministers of defense may be chosen by the military, risking a transfer of power from civil to military control. A Praetorian guard could govern, with liberty depending on the army's mood and whether the irregular detachments in Ulster align with or oppose the treaty. An election on June 16 looms amid this uncertain shift.
Wallace Uhl, a notorious moonshiner active in Taylor County, was arrested Saturday night near Webster during a raid by state prohibition officers and local police. He and two others were brought before Squire Charles Lilly, fined $500 each, and sentenced to six months in jail. The operation reportedly involved four to five workers, with efforts continuing to shut down the still and curb moonshining in the county.
Frank A. Vanderlip argues the Soviet representatives are mad yet sincere, believing in their own approach during Genoa negotiations. He notes Western capitals misread Bolshevik strategy and that the Russians, though puzzling, act with consistency in pursuing their aims.
Sterling Coal Co assistant manager Frank Kirke spent the week on business at the Mason farm as the second test well is drilled. locals report very poor road conditions and hope for improvements soon. several residents, including Mrs C W Rauschenbach, Mrs A M Stansberry, and Bryan Mason, made trips to nearby towns for business and social visits.
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