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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1916
Page
4
Fragmented newspaper item from early Daily Telegraph text shows garbled telegraph press details and subscription rates. The readable parts reference Associated Press feed, clinic office names, and tariff notes. The fragment mentions daily and Sunday pricing structures and delivery terms in a period voice.
The article cites Secretary McAdoo projecting a 1916 deficit of 185000. It criticizes tariff proposals, notes France’s continued trade vigor under current policy, and reports President Wilson shifting congressional meetings to afternoons for golf, affecting Capitol scheduling.
The Progressive party lost statutory standing on election day after failing to poll enough votes. The Populist party also bowed out, unable to meet legal requirements, signaling the end of its Nebraska influence.
A UL New York editor faced a personal statement about opinions on Senate and State matters. The piece predicts a cleaning up of issues by Mr. Wilson, noting doubts about his willingness to act. It discusses political missteps, railway settlement methods, and possible economic shifts that could define the historical record.
The Americanization effort from the Department of the Interior seeks to unite the nation by inducing at least one non English speaking immigrant to learn American English. The campaign, supported by officials and chambers of commerce, notes rising interest as adult immigrants attend evening classes after Christmas and calls on citizens to donate toward immigrant education programs nationwide.
The article reports trainmen forecasting renewed strike threats as railroad firms challenge the eight hour law in court. Brotherhood leaders accuse employers and public opinion, arguing the national government must settle the dispute based on the facts.
The text argues that strikes should be held in abeyance pending full court determinations and that railroads deserve their day in court. It condemns Tabor organizations for resisting law and urges trainmen to see the folly of the current stance and side against the present menace.
In a playful exchange Percy Vere offers Spillits a cigar. Spillits accepts and enjoys a sequence of aromatic puffs. On the twenty-fifth puff a nitro-vaseline explosion erupts after Vere reveals his hidden twenty-five cent Flore de Rhubarb, blowing his hat off.
Washington dec 20 ex pressed view of President Wilson stands behind a committee report on railroads urging public dominance in dispute resolution. The national chamber of commerce referendum backs full public investigation before any strike, with equal employer and employee representation and a new permanent I C C division to study wages and service conditions. The committee includes notable figures from Aston chamber of commerce Rome to Harvard and Wisconsin universities, with voting due last week of January.
Buckhannon notes a Civic Club operatic production with forty local families, net proceeds aiding underprivileged children, plus a busy poultry show planned for Upshur County. Local residents Auburn updates include visits, travel, and school and government activity as the county court swears in officials and work on municipal projects proceeds slowly due to weather.
Tyrone Pennsylvania resident mourns the death of his sister Mrs. Mary Brisbin last week, with funeral arrangements to be announced by family.
Macon Georgia December 16 Chief of Police Riley ordered the prohibition of selling all articles in Macon on Sundays with the exception of drugs and absolute necessities. The repair of automobiles on Sundays is banned. The move follows a Macon Ministerial Union resolution urging enforcement and officers gather data for a new ordinance.
Turkeys sell from fifteen to twenty cents a pound in South Carolina markets with fifteen cents common. Hens cost ten to sixteen cents per pound and forty to sixty cents each. Butter ranges thirty to thirty-five cents per pound, thirty cents most common. Eyes run about thirty cents per dozen, sometimes thirty-five in some markets. Property owners seek good tenants. good tenants are urged to read Telegram ads.
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