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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1916
Page
4
The fragment lists publication timing and distribution notes for the Daily Telegram issued weekly with Sunday morning editions. It includes the Clarksburg Telegram Company address, postal registration, and partial rate figures for daily and Sunday subscriptions, monthly and yearly options, with several OCR glitches obscuring exact amounts.
The issue reflects on sincerity and democracy, touching race and voting rights, the Adamson law delay, and the Supreme Court’s authority. It notes potential shifts in state leadership with Louis A. Johnson as a possible speaker, countered by Walter Davis’ view of him in Washington. It also recalls the Monongah tragedy and local political tension in Clarksburg.
National Grange in Washington passes a resolution urging the president to appoint a farmer with real farm experience to the tariff commission. Officers emphasize they oppose appointing a bookish or paper farmer and want a man who owns and operates a farm and understands its challenges from firsthand experience.
The controversy between railroad employees and managers deepens as new Congress sessions confront the eight hour rule. Adamson law effects and railroad costs complicate affairs. compulsory arbitration is expected to be a key legislative feature amid mounting pressure for solution.
The Washington Post questions pacifist optimism that 1,000,000 would mobilize instantly and that battleships and cruisers could appear overnight. It notes four battle cruisers authorized by Congress would take at least five years to complete, with armor and armament adding time, leaving little chance of instant readiness.
The Telegram officially announces the candidacy of Senator Roy B Parrish for the presidency of the state senate. Despite his silence until today he has drawn wide approval from leading state newspapers and the Telegram offers its strongest support based on his long legislative experience and established record.
The piece argues Parrish should be elected president of the state senate, praising his record and the people of the senatorial district. It contends that postwar economic shifts in Bridgeport and Connecticut would benefit farmers and manufacturers, while warning about Democratic tariff policies and the risk of free trade harming local industry.
The article argues due process under the constitution requires court interpretation of the Adamson law, criticized President Wilson for inviting railroad leaders to discuss the measure. It warns such executive action threatens judicial function and constitutional balance by centralizing power in the White House. The piece cites George H. Sines of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and notes fears of executive interference with court proceedings.
The passage argues against executive overreach and warns that a government of laws requires independent courts. It cites John Adams as a proponent of legal restraint, warning that secrecy and president-led actions threaten due process and judicial independence.
A fragment from The Daily Novelet recounts Lancelot discovering a golden haired woman chained and claimed as his wife by a jilted husband at a lordly feast. The scene blends mock chivalry with marital accusations, ending with a note about lorn “runnies” and Isobar Cohen’s reference.
Clark W Helmick, an aged West Milford resident born June 2 1824, was found dead in his bed Monday after long illness. A lifelong mason and a leading member of the Methodist Protestant church, he married Sarah Dennison in 1868 and had four children. Funeral services were held at his home at 10 am Tuesday. interment in Odd Fellows' cemetery.
West Virginia items report W Hoffman of Wheeling buying Sistersville Theater for remodeling with a 15000 dollar pipe organ. Parkersburg boards oppose Hope Natural Gas rate hike. Marshals transfer William Phillips and John Caskey from jail to Atlanta federal prison. Parkersburg Iron and Steel raises wages 10 percent for 300 workers. Logan Light & Heat seeks electric rate cuts of 25 to 50 percent starting January 1. Martinsburg carpenter bill prompts praise for 8-hour day efficiency. Charleston counsel for Murray prepares appeal facts after poison mail conviction. Wheeling sheriff delays tax sale with creditor check for Thompson properties. Charleston official urges wild game as cost saver. deer farming touted. Huntington and Charleston chambers discuss roads in Putnam county. White Sulphur Springs court hears sane-ty plea for Lawrence Perin. Charleston notices Owens Bottle Machine Company changes via Toledo meeting.
A local advertisement promotes Nerv Worth as a world class nerve tonic sold by Burke Drug Store in Glarksburg and surrounding areas. Testimonial claims pain relief in arms and shoulders after trying one bottle, with a money back guarantee if it fails to regulate bowels tone the liver and soothe nerves.
The Newark company subsidiary plans a $2,000,000 plant near Charleston with bottles for the parent organization produced at the Charleston site. In Parkersburg a four member committee and Walter A. Snow announce West Virginia Sunday School Convention in May with about 1,500 delegates from across the state, aiming to be the largest religious gathering in West Virginia. Look out for him, the rag time Santa Klaus. Masonic Auditorium Tuesday night.
London dispatch reports at the recent British association meeting that Britain will boost inshore fisheries as part of its postwar industrial revival. The talks emphasized shellfish production, shrimping, prawning, white bait and sprat fishing, and herring curing as significant national assets to be developed through prudent expansion.
An old advertisement promotes Cham berlain’s Tablets as quick relief for nervousness caused by constipation and as a aid to digestion. Widespread availability claimed.
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