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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1913
Page
6
The Elks charity committee begins preparations for distributing Christmas gifts to worthy persons and families. Reports on eligible recipients must be submitted by December 16 with details to be compiled for centralized donation efforts under lodge supervision.
A combined pressure and recording gauge installed in the front office window of the water works and sewerage board provides minute by minute readings. It serves as an attracting and educational device to show pressure reductions from leaks and to verify pumping station performance. The board plans to expand fire service with new hydrants at multiple city blocks. The note ends with a broad claim about U S fire insurance levels versus other nations.
State figures show West Virginia could fuel world demand for fifty years if all mines shut. Government estimates rate WV as second only to one state in coal reserves, with 9,000 million tons unmined in WV and global consumption about 1.0 billion tons yearly. Findings note safety levels and potential employment growth in the Fairmont region amid expanding mine activity.
The article notes optimism for the coming year with promises of prosperity across the state. It highlights improved mining prospects and potential higher earnings for workers, stating West Virginia miners may earn more than any other era and region.
Dr Maria Montessori renowned Italian educator arrives in the United States to lecture on her Rome school methods. An interpreter will accompany her as moving pictures illustrate the House of Childhood work. The Montessori Educational Association leads the tour with Mrs Al ign president and other officials arranging reception in Washington.
Twenty-one persons were cited for drunkenness after Saturday into Sunday hours and brought before Mayor Will H Cole in the police court Sunday morning. Four paid fines, one received a ten day sentence, and sixteen were discharged after assisting with cleanup at the police station.
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