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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1916
Page
16
J H Weaver of Philadelphia funds Santa visits for Rosemont Coal Company employees and families. A 25 foot community Christmas tree at Rosemont is lit with electric bulbs and decorated for nightly carol gatherings through Christmas. About 300 children receive bags of candy and prizes.
H. G. Herrasti of Wasterly conducted experiments to measure egg shell strength. Brown eggs broke at an average pressure around 156 pounds, while white eggs failed at about 112 pounds, according to the tests using a steel device applying force through a support.
The Company presents each worker with two sacks of Nour and a box of cleara. The festive season is praised by employees and speakers, especially Mr. Weaver, as a joyous holiday for Rosemont staff.
Mr and Mrs John A McNicol of West Main street are spending the holidays in Binghamton New York. Continuen on page 6.
Mra EE. Starcher has been elected mayor of Umatilla Oregon, becoming the only woman to hold the post in the United States. She defeated her husband, who ran on the opposing ticket.
Charter issued by the secretary of state to Ghardeston operators in St Paul Minnesota and Morgantown West Virginia. Incorporators include BOM Chaplin F CuShrivers Lot R Shriver and others. Capital stock listed at 25000 for one, 25000 for the other. Proceedings or details recorded in the corporation action.
Usual Pride Patricans Methodist Episcopal Church holds morning services with the pastor and Sunday school. A Christmas entertainment is planned for Monday night at eight o'clock with Birthgorl Christie present.
Fragmentary text appears to reference rewards, payments, and unclear actions. The readable bits suggest distorted notes about permissions, payments, and a potential investigation but lack coherent facts, names, or dates to anchor a summary.
Lincoln Neb December 23 The Democratic split persists after a statewide victory. Senator Hitchcock appears as the viable figure for six years while Bryan and his brother Charley skip the victory celebration. Governor elect Neville and Attorney General Reed show displeasure toward the Bryans. The party remains divided as Hawkins and Reed win their races, with Bryan absent from events and Hitchcock seeking consolidations.
A large oil deal closed Friday involving Winfield Sinthv and Mannington holders of the Dent’s run fields. The 130 acres of the Smith lease sold for about 500000 dollars, with several producing wells on the property. A major buyer in Mannington district reportedly offered half a million for holdings, but no representative of Standard Oil was present. Local reports say Hepburn, a Quaker from Philadelphia, is linked to the transaction.
A fragmented notice discusses a alleged price comparison where one pound of coal equals two pounds of wood and mentions parties like Heckman Hoffman and Company, Mannington, and Smith in Washington. It references secretaries treasurers and stockholders, and rumors of a new sales model from a forest service laboratory within days.
The Baltimore and Ohio system will observe a holiday on Christmas with freight trains largely suspended. Passenger and essential trains operate mornings only to allow families to spend Christmas at home. Freight offices and stations close after ten, with limited morning deliveries for any urgent freight. Most employees take a half holiday.
Dr and Mrs A B Hall reported Saturday that their son in law Harnard Wildon was named manager of the Deshler Hotel in Columbus. Wildon previously worked at the Windsor in Wheeling and at Waldo and Gore hotels in Deshler, succeeding a former manager removed by the owners.
Fragmentary notes recount a ceremonial presentation of a jeweled emblem to a person named Cunningham at Nemesis temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. The item included a moonstone and diamond, set in bronze, and Cunningham was chosen to represent the temple at the next Imperial council in Minneapolis.
Edward Boolschner, a farmer near Herd, reports repeated hog thefts from his pen over months. Thieves used chloroform to immobilize and carry away hogs, leaving the barn after each raid. the incidents have baffled authorities and locals.
In a December report from Washington toy, the United States is described as the world's largest importer of hides and skins, surpassing all nations except India. The article notes the anecdotal impact of tariffs and trade rules on these imports, with emphasis on the U.S. market's size and the ongoing shifts in global supply chains.
Fragmentary article notes a fake experiment about peanuts involving two girls who allegedly lived three months on peanuts. The text is garbled with repeated phrases and unclear sources, mentioning Caley Dec 23 and Uniteraite ob Cale Wornins but no coherent details or outcomes.
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