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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1916
Page
1
Washington December 4 Congress reconvened with President Wilson seeking to hasten railroad legislation and press for ending the Christmas recess. Leaders Clark and Kitchin pledged cooperation to pass measures supplementing the Adamson law while considering an embargo on food exports to curb rising prices.
Congress reassembled for a three month session to press the first Wilson administration agenda. Leaders aim at fast action on railroad reform, anti strike measures, an embargo on food shipments to Europe, and proceeds for suffrage and prohibition while Congress prepares for a new, uncertain House. The opening day featured ceremonial greetings as lawmakers welcomed veterans and new members before adjourning to await President Wilson's address.
President Wilson will read his annual message from the House desk as Congress assembles. The address outlines domestic issues and the railway sector, with notable notes on Rankin as the first woman elected to Congress. Senate gains include Watson, Fernald, and Kirby, while pro tempore leadership questions loom as Congress eyes 1919 budgets and reforms.
In the House of Commons on Monday war trade minister Lord Robert Cecil said Britain and its allies would take immediate steps to bring about a radical solution to the Athens crisis. He stated that King Constantine and his government were involved in the events in Athens and the government would act promptly.
Two Belgians arriving at Sluiskil, Holland, quoted by a Reuters Amsterdam dispatch, report a November revolt in Antwerp where between two hundred and three hundred thousand inhabitants and many German soldiers are said to have been killed as locals were called to work in Germany.
Burglars pried from a window at the Lost Creek postoffice early Monday and ransacked the building but left only about one dollar in small change. A postmistress named Miss Ida Garrison operated the office. Bloodhounds failed to locate a trail.
The Goodrich Transit Company steamer Carolina ran aground on Stony reef outside Sturgeon Bay canal during the night. Passengers and crew were rescued as the vessel broke up. A British steamer King Bleddyn of 4387 tons was sunk in London waters.
An armed band reportedly burst into a local house after midnight Sunday, injuring one man and driving residents to safety. The group, estimated at thirty or more, dispersed without further incident, while the motive was said to be disapproval of the miners' conduct.
A five member commission appointed by Governor Whitman will study the high cost of living and report recommendations. The panel aims to diagnose conditions and propose immediate actions to regulate foodstuffs and transport, guiding legislation next session.
Four bills introduced by Representative Fitzgerald propose actions on food embargoes, transport of cold storage foods, and admission of farm products and manufactured foods to parcel post with reduced rates. Representative Witzgerald claims enactment would bring immediate relief as petitions flood in.
Berlin reports the Ninth army won the battle on the Argenu river northwest of Bucharest. The emperor ordered church bells rung in Prussia and Alsace Lorraine on Monday to celebrate the victory.
In Brlellefonta Pennsylvania two murderers were executed by electric chair at Rockview Penitentiary on Monday. Domenick Digisco, 28, of Pottsville, killed an ice cream vendor, and Stanislaus Woceskoske killed a fellow worker.
Observers in Tokyo and foreign capitals note Marshal Count Terauchi is a military figurehead. They say real power remains with elder statesmen Yasuya, Yamagata, and Marquis Matsudaira, who will steer policy while Terauchi leads in title.
Brazilian-born Ifrena Yousiteh traveled from Chicago to Clarkaburr and located granddaughter Anna Yousieh, reportedly abducted by a gypsy band near Rogeraga. The two planned return to Cleveland by interurban to Fairmont, then train home while Anna’s father in Philadelphia learns of the locate. Local police had previously rescued the girl from the gypsy group last summer.
The war office reports Teutonic forces have occupied the village of Gradichten south of Bucharest. Fierce fighting continues between Alexandria and Bucharest. E G Garrett was in town Tuesday from Meadowbrook.
Impressive memorial service by Clarksburg Lodge No. 482 BPO Elks at Robinson Theatre honored absent members with a carefully staged program. Led by Hy Arthur Heinze, the ceremony featured a refined musical lineup, prayers, and a tribute address detailing immortality.
Brank Alvin, injured when his mechanician Gaston Weigel and Hughie Hughes were killed at Uniontown speedway Saturday, died in the hospital Monday. Doctors said Brank’s skull fracture showed potential for recovery until a Monday sinking spell ended his fight. Cri
Reports from Atlanta reveal a mass migration of Southern black workers to northern states driven by high wages and scarce cotton labor. Estimates place relocations around 100,000, with labor agents and city officials reacting through ordinances and licenses. The exodus strains Southern crops and brings stories of hardship, cold, and deserted homesteads as men like Barl R. Gamble and W. M. Watkins move through the region on business.
The Supreme Court sustained Interstate Commerce Commission orders to raise lower transcontinental freight rates to San Francisco Oakland Portland Seattle and other ports while denying rates to inland California cities Sacramento Stockton San Jose and Santa Clara. Also reported Athens news as civilians and soldiers are being disarmed per a Sunday statement.
Dayton’s human fly Jack Williams plans three roof climbs in the city on Friday to draw Christmas shoppers. He will scale the Union Bank ten stories, the Gomt building nine, and the Wal do hotel six using hands and feet with performances at 10 am, noon, and 7:30 pm. Local committees seek rail and interurban support to move crowds and coordinate special trains from Parkersburg and intercity service from Fairmont Weston and nearby towns. Williams, famed for climbs of Woolworth and Singer buildings, aims to boost the Shop Early movement.
Everett Rodgers star full back of West Virginia University becomes the first WVU player named to an All American football team. Dartmouth’s Frank Cavanaugh places Rodgers in the backfield with Gilroy Georgetown Hastings Pitt and Anderson Cornell. Cavanaugh and Stanford’s Foster praise the WVU back in eastern circles.
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