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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1906
Page
1
The lodge buys a site adjacent to a street front, 54 feet wide, for a proposed five story steel building. Plans call for the first and second floors to house a washroom and hall, with upper floors for lodge and club rooms. Estimated cost ranges from 98000 to 50000 dollars, with the project expected to elevate the lodge as a premier state building.
A worker at the new residence of 5 Smiley on West Main street fell when a scaffold collapsed in the second story. He suffered a severed ear and other injuries, with recovery expected to take several weeks.
Jason Baker appears in police court for drunkenness in the city street main. He receives five days in default of a $5 fine with costs. sentence suspended on promise to leave Grafton on the next train. General Manager Greene resigns. C F Bant named to succeed. Waldo hotel stand changes hands to new management.
Alarm spread at 3 30 a m in Stealey Addition as a mother reports her second son missing while walking toward the city with two girls A searching party is organized and the boy is found with a coat collar and sent home aided by a No 2 shoe and the help of others
Paris reports Madam Gould, former Countess Dont de Cas tellane, prevailed in suits brought by creditors and money lenders seeking joint responsibility with Count Thirteen in thirteen of fifteen cases dismissed with costs awarded against the plaintiffs.
The county court plans to adjourn tomorrow after delays. Actions include recommitting a road through Cottrill and Norman lands, establishment of a road through Reynolds land, and exonerations for Mary C. Lynch Bermann Brewing Company Marshall Coal Company and Pride heirs with land area and charges adjustments.
Governor Dawson appointed committee in Washington to revise state school laws. Meetings and briefings occur in the Harmer Lynch block with members Trotter Burns Butcher and Harmer in attendance as the panel nears completion before adjourning.
New York December 19 Bishop Charles C McCabe died at 5 20 this morning at his bedside Mrs McCabe and his niece were present He had served as a Methodist Episcopal bishop since 1896 Born in Athens 1836 he studied at Ohio Wesleyan University and joined the church in 1880 His career included Civil War chaplaincy prison captivity and roles with the Wesleyan University Church Extension Board and Missionary Society He was named chancellor of American University in Washington in 1902.
Claude Lindsey was held for the next grand jury in the death of his brother Vanes Lindsey after a hearing before Magistrate T. W. Martin in Lumberport. Bond set at $50. he posted with James W. and A. Lindsey signing. Four witnesses for defense and four for the state testified. the defense contends the knife incident was accidental. The hearing ran from morning until 2 PM with a large crowd present.
Mrs Calle Clifford daughter of B Brown Stout contracted appendicitis and on Tuesday was sent to St Marys hospital to receive treatment and undergo an operation. Joseph Kean of St Claire bought two lots of Kelley from NW B McCarty.
In a Mexico diary from Ocampo to Chihuahua dated December 19, Jay Gladden describes a rugged pack trail for an American party. He details mule names, a fallen rider, and a rough ascent along narrow paths and deep gulches as they push toward rugged destinations.
Members of the Order of Railway Telegraphers returned from Baltimore where they met General Manager Thomas Fitzgerald and officials. A committee presented a new schedule promising better conditions and a substantial salary increase effective January 1. The exact raise was not published but aligns with increases in other departments.
Plentiful Christmas trees and greens flood the local market with robust sales. Dealers report ample supply and widespread purchases of holly mistletoe and decorations, as private residences prepare ornate decor in public rooms.
Fragmentary text mentions a tax sale or property transfer involving a company and Indochine vending. Details are unreadable, with garbled names and figures, making precise event or entities uncertain.
Local attorneys received the program for the twenty second annual meeting of the West Virginia Bar Association to be held Thursday and Friday December 27 and 28 in Elkins. The agenda lists addresses by John W. Dart and others, elections, committees on admissions, auditing, and judicial administration, reports from officers and committees, discussions on nominating primaries and legal education, and a keynote on the Direct Nominating Primaries by J. T. Cooper. A banquet is planned for Friday night, December 23, with proceedings including reports and a session on Torrens System and the American States meeting.
Trustees of Adelphi Lodge object to dancing in the Jodge building prompting Professor Walters to seek another hall. He had engaged the Clarkaburg Amusement Company space, but Eraites warned of an injunction if dances continued. Walters will relocate the dances to a different venue and announce the site later.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a terse note about an ongoing situation with unclear names or places, mentioning “Pulsa” and a phrase implying a signal of activity. The text is incomplete, offering no clear event, date, or involved organizations.
Extradition of Prof Karl Kau of George Washington University Washington DC to Germany was formally granted at Bow Street Police Court this afternoon on the charge of murdering his mother Frau Molitor at Baden Baden on November 5.
The body of Mine Gordie Hawkins, who died in a Philadelphia hospital Tuesday morning, has not arrived in the city yet. Efforts to locate the family and confirm the transport status are underway as authorities await further details.
A report from Webster County notes a woman named Sarah Paugh wandering the street in a distressed state and attracting attention. Seymour Gerson, nearby, attempted to assist and prepared to appear as a witness at the courthouse as the incident unfolded.
Disrupted interurban plan between this city and neighboring towns delays first runs. Officials say service will begin later, with a formal schedule and fare rates to be announced after completion of preparations.
A butcher reports heavy hog sales at Burke meat market on Pike Street. Shoppers note the three carcasses valued near seventy dollars and describe the event as a notable local meat market moment.
A nameless Rev and farmer Moore figure in a disputed supply case at the Hirst church context. The fragment mentions years and various felia and pie rien as related notes, with reference to a preacher.
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