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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1908
Page
5
Practical guidance on manure value, wool handling, bark removal, lamb worm risk, milking schedules, grounding of wire fences, and 30 day sheep quarantine from Canada. Also notes on soil needs, crop rotation, animal cooling, intensive farming profits, and a Berkshire England example with French gardener showing intensive multi crop yields on small plots.
Fairmont West Virginia September 23 Dr John R Cook prominent physician is gravely ill at his Fairmont avenue home with blood poisoning. He developed a finger wound that progressed to a hand and arm infection. Attending are local doctors and Johns Hopkins specialists from Baltimore. An operation may be performed and prognosis is hopeful given his strong constitution.
The health of our people is very good at present. Mr and Mrs Wimner Brown and children of near Grafton spent several days last week visiting friends and relatives here. Edward Neel and sister Lizale are visiting relatives at Graf ton this week. Keyes Linn spent Sunday with his parents on Glady Creek. Rebecca Radcliff and son Johnny of Quiet Dell visited Mrs Salife Lake. T J Neel was visiting Geo Neel Sunday evening. Charlie Reese of Pittsburg is visiting his parents here. Wiffle Adgell and Edith Belle of Smithfield are visiting her mother Mrs Belle Henderson. Several young people attended services at the Annon church Sunday. A funeral for Mrs Alice Linn, who died last Wednesday on Grady Creek, was held here. Mrs Lill, formerly Miss Alice Rudy, had many relatives and friends who were sorry to hear of her death.
Saturday night the Republicans invite all city residents and others to a rally at Brinkman Opera House marking the campaign’s first major event in Taylor county. Speakers include Hon. George C. Sturgis, Hon. Joseph L. Barbour, and Stuart F. Reed, with emphasis on Lincoln era progress and state issues.
Detectives in Chicago seek Guiseppi Gulliana who vanished from his father's home at 79 Oak Street last Saturday. Police believe the Black Hand is behind the abduction after the father reported three threats demanding $500 or the child. A White Hand meeting was called to discuss recovering the boy.
Washington reports cholera rising in both the Philippines and Russia. Measures aim to curb outbreaks and prevent immigrant spread, with quarantine officials warn and consulars inspecting Russian ports. In St Petersburg, cholera cases surge. 880 cases and 155 deaths noted, with more expected as hospitals report data. American victims include Alfred McVeigh and infant Josefina Hall.
Deputy Marshal B D Hupp arrested George Jackson in Fairmont for dispensing alcohol without a permit in dry Marion County. Jackson pled guilty before U S Commissioner Charles R Lilly and was held on a $500 bond to await federal court in Martinsburg in November. unable to post bond, he remained jailed.
Detroit and Cincinnati dispatches report William J. Bryan defending Gov Has Kell against a Roosevelt attack and vowing not to allow Republican misrepresentation. The other item confirms Frank H. Hitchcock remains Republican National Committee chairman with Taft’s telegram expressing full confidence and supreme control.
Chicago reports Jules F. Koelling, tied to the Home and Fireside Protective League of America, was arrested on Stolzenau’s complaint alleging a fake insurance game and confidence scheme. Bond set at 1000 dollars. The plan offered large sums for marriages and births, with dues and promises to heirs, and was claimed by Koelling to be shut down after legal concerns. Stolzenau says he was hired as a general agent in Iowa and deposited 150 dollars as security, which was not returned.
It is calculated that 4,000 London beggars make a living by begging with an average weekly income of 30 shillings, totaling over 300,000 pounds annually. Last year 1,926 were arrested for begging and over 1,500 were imprisoned for one week to three months. Many carried money and bankbooks showing sizable deposits.
The Atlanta Constitution notes a witty jab about a fresh writer who plans to read his newest tale aloud. The quip imagines preferring a fall from two stories to hearing the reading, capturing a playful press moment.
A fragment describes thunder spread into plain tones becoming a lullaby for children. It calls for a quick, united peal to move the heavens, quoting Schiller on the royal impact of sound. The text reads as a poetic meditation on sound and mood.
Senator Crane of Massachusetts on September 22 issued a formal statement to deny rumors that his Chicago visit presages a reorganization or subordination of Chairman Hitchcock. He said he came at Hitchcock’s request to discuss the campaign and noted Taft was satisfied with Hitchcock’s management. Hitchcock said the campaign would start October 1 as planned, with Nagel remaining in charge in Hitchcock’s absence.
A brief reflection echoes a daily routine filled with petty concerns and duties. It asks for strength to face work with cheerfulness and diligence, and for rest that night to be weary yet content and undishonored, ending with a prayer for peaceful sleep.
A reflective line by R. M. Barham notes that children lift the spirit like morning sun lifts the body. They bring boundless life and energy, leaving no exhaustion in their wake.
Washington report outlines Attorney General Bonaparte saying no evidence the steel trust violated federal law and inviting Bryan and Haskell to provide specific, verifiable information. The New York World editorial calls on N Kell to prove innocence or leave the Democratic National committee, criticizing Haskell’s conduct and demanding moral vindication.
New York report describes a Black Hand attack on tenants at 333 West 113th Street. Police and firemen rescued a hundred residents as flames trapped occupants and a man named Nicola Devile leaped from a third story window. The fire caused about $3,000 in damage.
New York reports two Minneapolis grain men insured for 590000 each in a million-dollar life insurance milestone. Frank H Peavey president and Frederick B Wells vice president of F H Peavey & Co own the world’s largest grain elevator system. Peavey founded the firm with 1 500 000 life cover. Vanderbilt is the only other at 1 000 000 single policy.
Washington officials consider using the Washington monument as a wireless telegraph station for experiments with ships at sea and potentially across the Atlantic. A request for permission has faced vigorous opposition over desecration concerns and the visual impact of wires atop the monument.
The Sentinel urges city council to replace the rotting wooden walk along St Marys street from Main to the county bridge with a brick path. Pedestrians and funeral processions rely on this route, and a safe, durable path would reduce hazards for West Side travelers and improve the corridor. City officials Shaw Remlinger Perine Thayer urged to act.
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