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Newspaper
The Grafton Eagle
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1884
Page
2
The Eagle declares its mission to advocate right over wrong and unify the county, pledges Republican alignment, and defends its twelve year record. It attacks divisions, supports Buckhannon convention plans, and notes Shinn buys into the Virginian paper. It hints at Jeffersonian Democratic theory and temperance issues.
The piece argues copyright and patent grants should serve the public good by stimulating creativity, not enrich publishers. It asserts news should remain in the public domain and criticizes the bill as monopoly creating, citing News handlers and newspapers. It references the Grafton Standard and local political shifts.
At the 1888 trial in Cincinnati, William Berner is found guilty of manslaughter for the murder of William Kirk, with the jury sparking a riot as jurors and officials faced mob violence. The city burned the jail and court house amid chaos as militia restored order over three days.
In Chancery Nancy BDe Armey seeks divorce from the defendant Jer es te SoaepheDo Ariey. The case seeks to change the plaintiff’s name to Nancy E Tigipe, maiden name. The defendant, not a resident, is ordered to appear at the April first Monday rules in Graf ton and the notice is to be published in Graf ton Eagle. Clerk Hin. Metamured: ese Blood on the Moon.
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