Evening Echo of Clarksburg 1916 Progress and Highway Plan
In Clarksburg weekly edition the Telegram notes strong theater attendance and discusses political shifts on the eight hour law. It explains Bankhead highway cooperation with states and the creation of the Bankhead Highway Association to link Memphis Birmingham Atlanta for federal road-building support.
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John da. Bankhead
Alabama
Congress
Bankhead Highway Association
Georgia
Tennessee
Mississippi
Memphis
Birmingham
Atlanta
Science funding by industry grows as research becomes essential
The piece notes that large corporations increasingly support internal scientific departments marking science as a necessity. It observes a feedback loop where industrial demand for research fuels scientific spirit and progress, signaling a major shift in the public view of science.
Reparation Reports Cite Geologic Work For Oil Info
Editorial notes that Western and Midcontinent geologic surveys have not kept pace with public demand for oil and gas information. It cites growing corporate interest in geology and argues landowners and independents need detailed federal or state survey data, warning of consequences from delayed agricultural questions.
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Icture
Ithe
OisBulletin
Embargo Clash Over Cotton at Congress WWI Debate
A western congressman vows to push an embargo on raw cotton if the administration advances restrictions on wheat. The piece cites Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia and Senator Lodge’s rebuke over war trade, arguing that cotton supports belligerents and harms wheat producers. A table shows nine month wheat exports by region. The piece accuses Democrats of using war orders for votes and betraying producers.
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Senate
Georgia
Hocus Smith
Hoke
Samuel
England
Dixie
Davy Jones
Lodge
Smith
Huropé
Belgium
France
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Europe
Congress
Railway Brotherhoods Rally for Eight Hour Day
President Lee of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen warns that any railroad resisting an eight hour day will face a strike. The piece notes suits challenging the Adamson law in federal courts and suggests the Supreme Court may decide soon. The Telegram critiques the union leadership and defiance of government.
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Supreme Court
Lee
Brotherhood ’ of Railway
Attalipia
Congress
Supreme ‘Court
Ody
Filec
Ublic
Fie
Family wedding twist disrupts Lillian Goshanger plans
In a spoof tale residents debate suitable husbands for Lillian Goshanger, considering Gangling Fleet and Amsterdam de Scum for a ballroom union. Lillian yawns through the discourse and reveals she married Fuller Pepp last night, prompting a sudden family sendoff.
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Lillian Goshanger
Gangling Fleet
Amsterdam de Scum
Lillian
Louis
Sniff and Snuff Adv
de Scum
Miss Goshanger
Fuller Pepp
West Virginia Mining Institute holds eighteenth semiannual meeting
The Mining Institute’s eighteenth semi annual meeting occurs December 12-13 in Huntington at the Hotel Frederick with morning and afternoon sessions. A chamber of commerce committee plans extensive entertainment including a Solvay plant excursion by river boat from Huntington to Ashland Kentucky.
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West Virginia Mining Institute
Huntington
Hotel
Frederick
Chamber of Commerce
Jo ‘Ali Berry
JF. C. Prichard
Solvay
Ashland
Ohio River
Green
Veal Demand and Shredded Wheat Endorsement
A curious plea notes high beef prices and argues veal demand as an alternative. The author promotes Shredded Wheat Biscuit as a meat substitute, claiming it offers veal-like nutriment at lower cost and can be paired with milk or fruit. Made at Niagara Falls, NVY.
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Niagara Falls
West Virginia Coal Mining Institute Holds Semi-Annual Meeting
The Eighteenth Semi-Annual Meeting convenes in Huntington at Hotel Frederick on December 12 and 13. Events include morning sessions with welcomes by J Sehon and H Al Morris, papers on mining efficiency and industry relations with railroads, plus an afternoon tour of Solvay Company’s by product coke plant. A December 13 symposium on efficiency amid labor shortages closes the program.
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Rogram
J. Sehon
Huntington
C. Snow
Huntington Chamber of Commerce
J. C. McKin~ley
Wheeling Paner
C. LH Elsom
Charleston
H. al. Morris
Solvay Company
Ashland
Josiah H. ‘Kelly
Kayford
Warren Roberts
Chicago
H. N. Zern
Karl F. Schoen
J. R. Brown
Mansfield
H. D. James
Red Cross Aid Backs Entente as War Supplies Grow
The article notes Armenian and Syrian relief efforts with clothing and hospital supplies sent to Beirut. It cites Red Cross cash and supplies totaling about 3,225,000 by Sept 30, with 1,122,000 in Allied shipments and 350,000 to Central Powers, blocked by blockades. It mentions plans to deploy medical units to Germany and Austria-Hungary, each unit with six doctors and eight nurses, to operate 600 bed hospitals, and discusses postwar rehabilitation efforts. It ends with a cue about a rag time Santa Klaus at the Masonic Auditorium Tuesday night.
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United States
Des Moines
Beirut
Syria
American Committee For
Red Cross
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Ameliree
Christmas Cargo of Food for Armenians and Syrians
The U S navy collier Gaésar sails from New York around December 14 with a Christmas cargo of food clothing and medicine for Armenian and Syrian refugees. Red Cross figures show U S relief contributions nearing 50 million dollars with 200000 tons of provisions and 23000 dollars in medical supplies.
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Ciated
New York
United States Navy
Gaésar
Armenia
Syria
Red Grass
America
United States
Why Not Get Rid of Eczema
An advertise style note claims Resinol Ointment relieves eczema by washing the affected skin with hot water drying it and applying the ointment. It promises instant relief from itching sleep improvement and rapid healing with soothing antiseptic action. It cites decades of doctor prescriptions and widespread drugstore availability.
Resinol Soap Promises Purifying Skin Care
An advertisement extols Resinol soap as purer than others for cleansing the skin. It claims the Resinol medication keeps the complexion clear, fresh, and beautiful, emphasizing its value beyond money.
General von Falkenhayn hailed as top war commander
A vintage photograph shows General von Falkenhayn during the early Roumanian campaign. He is lauded in Germany as one of the greatest generals of the war for driving Roumanians through Transylvania, aiding Mackensen in the capture of Bucharest.
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Transylvania
Mackensen
Bucharest
von Falkenhayn
Germany
Roumania
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