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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1906
Page
1
W Collins, a thief, was caught rifling a bag late at night near Raneth Street. Officers found handkerchiefs and pocket items valued at 22.60 dollars. thief taken to the office where investigators checked drawers and pigeonholes. A hearing is expected.
An engine on the Monongahela River near White below Monongah left its rails and toppled into the river. Engineman Sweeney and Bono were aboard. both escaped injury, but traffic was tied up for hours.
A Friday morning program at the third year high school impressed attendees with a neat sequence of songs and recitations. Students Edna Hardman Bertha Raymond Tina Teenan and Leona Creighton performed under the direction of staff members, showcasing disciplined progress and school spirit.
Salem public school ceremony will take place next night in College hall in Scity. The graduating class includes Blanche A. Wil, Pavna C Carney, Gay H. Robr, Mysers. Irven Johnson, Hall Maymond, J Paul Young, pee. Davis, Bert TL. Taylor, J. Carpenter, Emery W Smith and Charles S. Lynch.
Dr KH Martin of Oxford conducted a surgical procedure at a local institution. Bailes, a terminal patient, was charged today. Mrs Titiro, operated on previously, is convalescent.
The Tatchew Aid Society of First Presbyterian will hold a salt fish and pie sale at the Future store Saturday. Proceeds support church work and community aid.
Supplies arrived by train to Oakland San Francisco Santa Rosa and San Jose for relief distribution. Interior towns and cities of the state were asked to hold consignments until trains are unloaded. E Huntington began a fund with a 30000 personal subscription for professionals affected by the disaster.
Mrs Susie Pew Duncan wife of Carl Duncan died in Weston asylum Thursday night She was daughter of the late Blackburn Pew of Center Branch Her brother employed at Bloch s clothing store left Friday to arrange the burial and bring the body home Duncan had been committed to the asylum about two months ago
Mrs Mary A Wilkinson dies at age 86 in Brookfield Missouri at the home of her daughter Mrs W J H Jones She leaves four children including Mrs Jones of Brookfield Jo N Wilkinson of Bridgeport Gorge W Wilkinson of Grain and H Y P Wilkinson of Boothsville Marion County Burial planned in Brookfield Funeral noted she formerly lived in Bridgeport and was highly regarded by friends in the area
The Ngati Club holds the season finale recital at Waldo on Saturday afternoon at three. Members must attend and settle back dues as the treasurer reports finances. Officer elections for the next year will occur at Waldo on Saturday afternoon May 5, in a members only meeting.
A fair will be held in Centennial hall Monday Tuesday and Wednesday nights next week to raise funds for a proposed Catholic boys' school. Supper starts at 4 30 o'clock and runs all evening with refreshments and amusements for all ages. Strong patronage expected due to the worthy cause.
Peyton Duff Peyton was arraigned on a school warrant for failing to send his small son to school. His trial before Squire Harry Gordon Thursday evening resulted in a fine of 82.00 and costs.
The Tin Weal relief fund for San Francie shows day by day progress with total receipts reaching 1191.70 shown alongside earlier acknowledgments. Owen Kraft and Selle Brothers & Fore are listed among contributors in the city and urged to support the cause.
Clarksburg hosts a large Knights Templar conclave with plans for a grand parade. Invitations to 2400 West Virginia Sir Knights, receptions at the Waldo hotel, and decorated streets with a New York decorative corps. Bands from Wheeling Grafton and others to perform. special trolley service and reduced town fares arranged.
A McAtoo family member swore out a warrant for Earl Dougherty on a felonious shooting charge involving Sylvester McAtor in an early week affray at the Weet Eni. A large witness turnout filled the Friday docket with Squire Riley and county jail waits as Dougherty remains confined. Trial delayed to Monday unless Dougherty appears, with Coffman and Rodgers on the case.
The aged resident of Adimavon, Sriney Johnam, was struck Thursday morning and died later this afternoon at Greenlawn Cemetery. Funeral services were arranged for 3 o clock.
W B McGregor purchases furniture and undertaking business of Cy Warne & Co in Clarksburg. McGregor will take charge around June 1, stock on hand will be taken over, new stock to be purchased. Warne furniture business, the oldest in the city, began years ago and has grown. McGregor aims to modernize and expand to one of the leading furniture stores in the state.
A Wisconsin community event featured Mrs Aterbert Johnson and Miss Tine Carden as prize winners amid a playful program with donkey antics and thanks to the host, followed by 280 delicious refreshments. The evening was described as thoroughly delightful by attendees.
A June 1904 incident at a local school describes a prank where a cow belonged on campus created disruption. The event involved students, a bottling of whiskey, and afterward the caretakers took steps to manage the animal and restore order, with the cow remaining a disruptive point of discussion among staff and pupils.
Fragmentary archaic verse and garbled lines present a cryptic exchange mentioning Mantel and a test of nothingness. The readable bits imply a dramatic dialogue or playful wordplay centered on identity and absence. No clear event or date emerges from the fragments.
Fragmented catalog of performers and pieces listing Tom O Rourke and many stage names, choruses, and numbers. The document details a minstrel program with opening choruses ballads and finales, naming acts and contributors linked to the New York scene. The text preserves names like Mulhern McClannahan Cunningham and Saunders, indicating a complex revue.
Fragmentary text mentions Mrs Hammond and an escape under distress. Names and places are obscured by OCR errors, but hints of a quake or life crisis surface. No coherent event or date is readable to form a concrete, dated news item.
An appropriation of 100000 dollars for repair work at Mine Island California and 70000 dollars for emergency expenditures in the Post Office Department follow a San Francisco based measure. The funds are linked to local infrastructure and disaster response personnel and will affect yard work and related services.
A series of quake shocks were reported in the St Louis region overnight with tremors felt around 8:00 p.m. and subsequent events through the night. Details remain scattered as officials verify the locations and intensities.
A fragmentary report notes a glassworker in distress over drink, with a warrant sworn for unpaid debts that attach to his wages. He is seen visiting a squire’s office, where court action and constable surveillance are implied, indicating ongoing debt collection in a troubled case.
A Bellevue Texas disaster report states a devastating tornado killed fourteen people and left the town wrecked with buildings burning as emergency crews assess the scene. The Associated Press dispatch describes widespread damage and ongoing rescue efforts in Worth area.
In cerb collections and baritone performances, Chester Geret and Suguetié Smith impressed as operatic voices. The ensemble including Jay Reefer and Lewis, Will Tate, Ben Gregory, Frank Minnis, and others delivered varied selections, with Samuel R. Begues standing out as a character artist and prize winner.
A jumbled census fragment lists numerous towns and districts including Bridgeport Clarkshire and Sheir AB with counts of males and females by age groups. It references totals by race and location, noting white and colored categories and broad age ranges, but the data is incomplete and intermingled.
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