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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1916
Page
8
A lyrical look at the passing of Fingered Three and Mordecai Brown, with tributes to past baseball stars like Fred Merkle and Matt McGrath. The column blends sports nostalgia, Black Hawk lore, and early 20th century boxing notes, including Fitzsimmons’ comeback attempts and notable heavyweight bouts.
Pittsburg Collegians featuring Peck McNutt Diffenbaugh Campbell and Reed Boards face St Mary's All Stars led by Daw son Flanigan Sterrett Neale Murray and McAndrew in a fast paced basketball clash at St Mary's gym at 8 o'clock Wednesday. Additional seats have been added and attendants will be well cared for.
Macon Ga December 20 the Mercer law school will in the future admit women. It is believed to be the first Southern college to take such action. Under its charter and a recent general assembly action allowing women to practice law diplomas will admit female graduates to practice in Georgia and United States courts.
Wallace high school, one of the fastest teams in the Central High School League, visits Stealey Heights Methodist Episcopal church gym Friday night to clash with the local Methodists in a basketball game. Tip time is at o'clock.
West Virginia briefs cover liquor shipments from Kentucky into the state aboard trains and interurban cars, with the C&O booze special running daily between Catlettsburg and Charleston. Pensions are issued to five widows and several children by the workmen’s compensation department, with amounts from $20 to $55 monthly. A coal shortage prompts the city to buy coal for sale at cost, and two new corporate charter filings are noted, Kanawha Grocery and Produce Co. of Montgomery and Ha Hi Gas Co. of Clarksburg, plus a plan for a federal farm loan bank discussed in Martinsburg. Reports from Hurricane and Charleston detail a governor’s hospital visit after a car accident, plus a House member’s attempt to influence river navigation, and a judge’s assessment of bond liabilities in a local suit. Other items report turkey shipments and gas rate objections, plus obituaries and historical society notes.
The athletic committees of West Virginia University and Washington and Jefferson College agreed Tuesday to renew their game next season in Fairmont. The decision ends a week to ten days of discussions with local businessmen. The two schools have wiped out all previous trouble. Wireless wireless technology is mentioned regarding gas lamp lighting in Germany.
The Greater Clarksburg movement committee meeting at 7 30 tonight in the council chamber aims to form concrete plans. All suburban towns in the project are represented on the committee, with a general discussion planned and sub committees to report on all movement phases.
Harry Vance, a junior guard and three year varsity player, has been elected captain of the 1917 West Virginia Wesleyan College football team at Buckhannon. A modern store promotes value giving with ads highlighting its special sales in the Telegram.
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