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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1916
Page
3
East End Sewing Club enjoyed a Thursday evening meeting at Mrs. Ralph Martins home with all members present. Fancy Christmas work was enjoyed and chafing dish refreshments were served. The club will suspend meetings until after Christmas holidays.
A concert at the Methodist Episcopal church showcases diverse acts including Miss Marion Lawson, Vera Golden, Mrs. E. V. Osgerby, Roy Peshak, and others with piano and mandolin solos. The week features friendly visits, a large parsonage reception for Rev. and Mrs. Arnett, and social gatherings with guests from Independence and local families. Bridges to oil-field work and local visits complete the social notes.
Premier Lloyd George shows marked improvement and expects to be able to go before the House of Commons on Tuesday. In the meantime he will remain indoors.
An old advertisement claims Cham berlain's Tablets relieve nervousness caused by constipation and improve digestion. The note suggests quick relief and lists the product as obtainable everywhere.
President Wilson delays formal action on Central Powers peace proposals until after David Lloyd George speaks in the House of Commons. The U S government, via ambassadors in Entente capitals, will stay in close touch while Cabinet members urge caution to preserve peacemaking influence. Secretary Lansing met Wilson in a first post proposals talk as a German Austrian note may arrive tonight. Formal comments are withheld at White House and State Department.
London 16 A British press comment on Andrew Bonar Law’s Thursday statement that government policy still seeks adequate repriation and security for the future. Some papers suggest the door is not closed to considering the German proposal if offered in good form.
Princeton University athletic officials sought a football game with West Virginia on Saturday October 20, 1917, but a Dartmouth contract blocked the date. West Virginia wired to consider another Princeton date if available for next season. Senate hearings on universal military training begin Monday with invitations extended to leading supporters and opponents.
The US circuit court of appeals affirmed Judge Killits ruling finding the Toledo News Company and editor Cochran in contempt of court. The case stemmed from criticism of an injunction related to a three cent street car fare. The newspaper faced a $7,700 fine and Cochran $200. appeal followed.
Washington reports the House military committee discussed army matters tied to volunteer forces as the Senate committee considered related actions. The session focused on future procedures and potential legislative steps.
Burglars entered the Sturn and Wilson drug store on West Main Street for the second time in a year, stealing drugs valued at 25 dollars and 10 dollars in cash. Entry was gained by forcing a stock room window and drilling a door panel. Police found no clues as tracks were hidden by heavy snowfall.
Representatives of the America Newspaper Publishers Association and small papers met to form a plan with paper manufacturers and the federal trade commission. They planned a Saturday meeting to push a production based price reduction and address concerns about price rises. The meetings followed a Justice Department charge that paper makers conspired to raise prices. Joe Hayden actor Joseph Miles dies at 70. author of There ll Be a More Time in the Old Town Tonight.
The American Gas and Electric Company starts building a high tension electric line linking its Beach Bottom plant in West Virginia to West Penn Power’s station at Connellsville. The route extends through West Liberty and Potomac with an extension planned from Connellsville to a south of town point.
Appeals to the supreme court by West Virginia natural gas companies contesting the Public Service Commission's 1914 rate reduction were dismissed Friday at the companies' request. A settlement was reported. Fire destroyed property valued at $2,000 in a nearby district, with several buildings burned and injuries reported.
The House post office committee favorably reported a bill prohibiting liquor advertisements sent by mail to anyone except licensed dealers. The measure targets the mail order liquor business in the territory. Mrs. Paul K Thomas improves from critical condition at St Marys Hospital after days of alarm over her health.
Reports from Minneapolis and Connellsville indicate a fall in barrel prices for flour by twenty five cents amid bearish wheat trends. First patents quoted at nine dollars, down about three fifty from the month’s high, with declines seen across other grades tied to supply and demand shifts. An Associated Press dispatch notes wage increases of about ten percent for H C Mrick Coke company workers, affecting roughly forty thousand employees in the region.
Pittsburg December 16 The Campbell Steel Company announced a price increase of five dollars per ton for tank plate and two dollars per ton for light steel rails effective immediately.
In London on December 36 the Entente powers agreed to grant safe conduct to Count Tarnowski von Tar, recently named Austro-Hungarian ambassador, to travel to the United States.
Pittsburg reports plans to build three boats for the new river patrol service of the Coast Guard. The vessels will aid flood response and enforce maritime laws, with basing in the Mississippi and other rivers.
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