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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1907
Page
4
The article discusses a national forest proposal and its expected benefits, with funds sought from Monongah relief efforts. It notes West Virginia politics, candidates, and editorials urging readers to support fundraising and public service during the Christmas season.
A new Odd Fellows lodge will be instituted tonight in Vandalia with Jacob M. Swartz and A. F. Wagner conducting the ceremony. The lodge plans around 85 members. Sweet Melody Flour.
Secretary Wilson releases a long field study urging the government to acquire up to 100000 acres in the White Mountains and about 4001000 acres in the Southern Appalachians for national forests. Lands proposed span Bayaraenh Ridge Great Smoky Mountains Allegheny Cumberland and White Mountain ranges with prices around 6 per acre in New Hampshire and 2.50 in the Appalachians. Immediate action is urged to curb lumbering and protect water power navigation and soil.
State Senator Joseph McDermott forecasts Swisher to win the gubernatorial nomination over Scherr, with Scott likely to be aligned with one side. The Telegram supports generosity for Monongah miners' families and criticizes streetlight policy on Chestnut Street. It urges timely Christmas shopping and notes Santa Claus letters arriving.
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