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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1916
Page
3
The Overhein Sisters of the United Brethren church in Northview announce an oyster supper and bazaar to be held Friday. Proceeds support church programs and community outreach.
Evening event announced at the Northview school house basement inviting the public to attend. The notice uses informal language and concludes with a playful exclamation.
In Redding California William H. Hollenbeak aged 76 wed Martha M. Brown aged 80 after decades as neighbors. Despite objections from the bride’s relatives the couple traveled through a storm to obtain a license and married in a local hotel. They plan to visit Lodi and San Francisco to see children and grandchildren.
In Norristown Pennsylvania a court revealed a stenographer now earns 58 dollars weekly by washing clothes. Georgianna Guthbert, former stenographer, testified she handles five loads weekly for exclusive society families. Her earnings include 30, 12, 2x12, and 8 dollar payments from clients.
The portrait presents Lord Northcliffe, owner of the London Times and London Mail, as a powerful force shaping British politics. His caustic attack on the Asquith cabinet is credited with helping bring down the government and many say David Lloyd George serves as his political instrument.
Congressman H C Woodard of West Virginia Fourth District files election certificate for a two year term. He mentions an appointment to West Point with no district applicants for the nomination. A bill seeks 50000 dollars to purchase run site and construct a building.
The House committee on invalid pensions favorably approves Neely’s bills granting David Rine of Moundsville 40 dollars a month, James Young of Wheeling 50 dollars, and Samuel H. Rodehaver of Fairmont 36 dollars. Rebecca Menderson of Moundsville receives 12 dollars a month dating from last June. Neely also asks the internal revenue commissioner to urge rescission of penalties against the German Half Dollar Savings Bank of Wheeling and the Chicago Dairy Company of Fairmont.
Charles Edgar Hogg of Charleston attends to business in the Supreme Court area and claims floor privileges in the House as a former Fiftieth District representative. West Virginia delegates including Fleming Brady Davis and others are noted in the city. An English inventor uses over fifty feet of tin tubing filled with peas to filter phonograph sounds.
An old newspaper ad urges readers with backache and weak kidneys to try Hood's Sarsaparilla. It claims the tonic strengthens the kidneys, improves overall health, and builds the system, urging readers to buy today.
About twenty county road workers refused to work on a hill between Grasselli and Bridgeport, going on strike in a snow storm. Guards returned them to the county jail where leaders were jailed and fed on bread and water. Sheriff Stout disputed the complaints, calling the strike engineered by malcontents and planned a pow-wow to ease the trouble.
Dr E M Pearcy shows signs of full recovery after a recent operation at St Marys Hospital. He spent several days in hospital and was released Monday afternoon to return home on Amad Avenue. A narrow escape from death was noted during the episode. The story also notes a historical tangent that the first electric lamps in Argentina were recently produced at a new plant.
Just before sheriff’s sale of delinquent lands, the J. W Thompson coal lands in the county were redeemed by roughly $16,000 in 1914 taxes. Payment was made by W. G. Laidley and A. D. Williams of Uniontown Pennsylvania, receivers for Thompson, who traveled to arrange the redemption.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission a progressive demurrage tariff to take effect December 13 on eastern lines and December 15 on the southwestern district and Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton lines. It charges 1.00 for the first day, 2.00 for the second, 3.00 for the third, and 5.00 for each subsequent day a car is held for loading or unloading. The plan aims to ease car shortages and curb price speculation by preventing equipment being tied up while new markets are sought.
Officers report a German submarine operating in the English Channel just off the Downs halted the Danish steamship Olaf from Rotterdam on November 16 and compelled its captain to submit papers for examination as the vessel arrived in port on Tuesday.
The Olaf Maersk received two firing signals over its bows as commands to halt. After a thirty minute examination, the Danish captain was permitted to continue his voyage.
The Supreme Court session continued Tuesday with a dispute over a petition by Senator Fred L. Fox seeking a writ of mandamus to stop legislative clerks from copying portions of the registration bill into the journal. The petition challenges alleged illegal additions to the last day of the recent special session. Lloyd S. Fleming qualified before the county court as a notary public.
Dec 13 reports Pittsburg schools face a delay as city treasurer and comptroller hold warrants for teachers and janitors. Warrants may be drawn to cover near term obligations but payments up to 16 000 to 18 000 dollars are currently blocked.
Cholera is killing hogs at roughly 50 million dollars in losses per year in the county. Officials warn the outbreak impacts farmers andlocal meat supply as herds shrink and prices rise.
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