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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1919
Page
3
A dense local column details residents and guests including Mrs. Jolliffe hosting in Kanforth, Mrs. Kent of Worcester, and Mrs. Martin of Fralimont visiting relatives. It lists travels to Cincinnati World Series, Muss, and trips by William G. Demoss, Jacob Berser, and Miss Hattie Crickenberger, plus new businesses, school officials, and out-of-town relatives with dates and places.
Pittsburgh district steel plants resumed operations after a two week strike shutdown. Reports say conditions improved with more workers returning. Monessen sees most departments running except blast furnaces. Donora plants operate in part. Homestead Braddock and Clairton show little change under Carnegie Steel.
The marriage of John R. Cole of this city to Morence Elizabeth LeMasters of Fairmont was performed yesterday in Fairmont by Rev. W. D. Eddy. The bride wore a blue velour coat suit with black accessories and is a daughter of Dr. LeMasters. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Cole of West Washington street and works at First National Bank. After a wedding trip east, Mr. and Mrs. Cole will reside in Grafton.
The wedding of William Seran and Miss Dale, a Fairmont man and McGee native, occurred at Oakland Maryland on Saturday with Rev Dr Wicker of the Methodist Episcopal Church officiating at the Marathon hotel. The bride is Virginia Hustead’s daughter and the groom, Martha Seranare’s son, formerly in Fairmont with the South Side Land Company. They plan to reside in Fairmont and have many friends in Marion and Taylor counties.
A crowd of several hundred gathered on the Huntington courthouse lawn after the jailer released Gilbert Scarberry, husband of a assaulted woman Mary Searberry, to verify the accused Black man had been moved to another city. The mob dispersed around 10 pm as tensions rose.
Little Arthur Spectord two years old wandered from home seeking his father and entered the Wendel mine. A loaded coal car struck him, dragging him along the track and severing his arm beneath the wheels. He is in City Hospital in guarded condition but recovering with hope.
Paris October 7 Extradition of Count Otto Bismarck grandson of the German chancellor is demanded by Lisle court martial authorities. He is accused of shooting fourteen villagers at Vieilonne and burning several houses as examples.
Washington October 7 Secretary Lans ing and Rep Johnson urged continuation of wartime passport regulations for one year to curb influx of undesirable aliens before the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Immigration Committee.
A wage dispute at the Whittaker Glessner Co plant in New Boston causes the bloom ing mill open hearth and bar mill departments to close. Portsmouth reports the labor action began with individual strikes and spread through the facility.
Charles Bush nine year old son of Mr and Mrs W A Bush was operated on Saturday at City Hospital for an advanced appendicitis. The boy recovered quickly from the anesthesia and is now doing fine with every hope of full recovery.
In Charleston on October 7, Gerver Jarrell an alleged leader of the mine workers radical element shot his wife after accusing her of infidelity. A public safety item was used and then Jarrell killed himself near Whiteville in Boone County following a Saturday dance.
A trolley mishap in Atlantic City involves Wayray cars transporting workers. A trolley-man reports wage issues as a crowd swells. Injuries noted in the incident with revolver fears, amid a chaotic morning scene during the thirty-eighth annual convention.
Baltimore Oct 7 The Standard Guano Company plant at Curtis Bay was partially destroyed by a fire of undetermined origin. Two Negro workers were killed. An official estimated the gross loss at 1.5 million dollars.
At a Northern West Virginia Coal Operators Association meeting in Fairmont West Virginia on October 7 the group agreed that many operators will attend the National Coal Association meeting to decide necessary local actions. A labor situation was discussed and a committee was formed to investigate Curtis Bay piers where service is unsatisfactory. The association opposes permit based shipments, preferring the embargo system.
New York Oct 7 Terry Miles Alden editor of Harper's magazine since 1869 died at his home after a long illness. He was eighty two years old.
Wartime decree from Nitro West Virginia cites the War Department rejecting Austrian and German peace terms. The official notice says no bids offered adequate value, prompting immediate negotations to impose terms on property. Local political experts doubt the move will alter the wider dispute.
Washington October 7 A compromise bill proposes permanent rank of vice admiral for Rear Admirals Sims Benson and Mayo. The measure, favored by the Senate Naval Committee, aligns with President Wilsons request for full admiral rank for Sims and Benson but narrows it in the House move.
Waslington October reports removal of the North Sea mine barrage. Secretary Daniels released a cablegram of congratulations to Rear Admiral Joseph Sterves and his force for sweeping dangerous minefields from the sea, detailing ongoing hazardous work accomplished in the North Sea.
Oct 7 dispatch from Stockholm claims Bolshevik forces abandoned Trésk after hard fighting near Moscow. Telegrams relay that Red troops withdrew following a violent clash, with Moscow authorities reporting the Bolsheviks forced to retreat.
A Washington message reports President Wilson pardoned William H. Lewis, a former Clarksburg banker. He served about 20 months of a ten year term in Atlanta for misapplication of bank funds. Lewis will be released November 25 and his relatives repaid an earlier shortage.
Report from Copenhagen dated Oct 7 states a Hun general allied with Bolsheviks in the Baltic area. The joint operations have sparked sharp exchanges with Allied powers. The Telegraph Agency details the development as Allied observers assess the situation amid ongoing military activity and inquiries.
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