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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1912
Page
8
An Evening Echo notes friction over West Virginia politics as Democratic congressmen face alien act votes. The Went Union Record hints a Republican governor may emerge, omitting Dr. Thomas K. Hodges as a Democratic candidate, suggesting he stay at the university post.
A Baltimore reader complains about English sparrows roosting on his porch and a newspaper adviser cites USDA advice to drive them from roosts after dark with water sprays or moth balls. Government findings note sparrows prey on the alfalfa weevil, prompting tests on birds and other measures to curb the pest’s spread.
A broad editorial surveys precaution as a modern rail and labor safety watchword, then pivots to a West Union Record editorial critique of Democratic machine politics. It questions Champ Clark's progressive credentials while noting Harmon forces backing Clark and cross-state collaborations shaping the presidential nomination.
The world learns that not enough life boats were aboard Titanic to save all aboard and public opinion calls for action against alleged negligence. The piece notes prior belief in watertight bulkheads could save ships and that fewer boats were prescribed, but the Atlantic disaster reveals the need for broader precautions and modernization.
The readable fragments discuss Clark's candidacy and opposing figures like Fred T. Dubois and Richard F. Petihew Sand William Handolph. It references third party organizing, reactionaries versus progressives, and a controversial stance on important issues of the hour, with unclear rhetoric about running with the hare and bold words.
Washington reports a sugar bill hearing showing the sugar trust backing free sugar efforts. Evidence alleges the reform would aid the trust, reduce beet sugar competition, and trigger price manipulation while refining interests push propaganda to sway public opinion.
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