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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1916
Page
3
Boston reports a formidable Allied naval fleet off the Atlantic coast. Officials describe them as heavily armed commerce protectors of British and French origin. Details of dispositions remain undisclosed for security reasons.
Amid scant details, the report notes a quiet mood of peace despite ongoing military activity. Forces have reorganized with new units called to report on January 1, increasing available contingents for the front. From Trentino to the Adriatic, Christmas is described as passed in vigilance under severe weather with heavy snow.
The Mareuco Music Club holds a business meeting and notes a busy season with a Christmas dinner dance at the Waldo, visits by Charleston guests, and invitations recalled due to a family death. A Tuesday Literary Club met at Mrs. John J. Davis, with topics on Federation and women’s work. College Girls Club holiday program postponed. First Methodist program celebrated with a boys choir and standout soloists.
Willian Mulholland of this city wed Miss Florence Edgar of Hazelhurst Pa at the bride’s home on Christmas Day. Best man Allman Wingard of Philadelphia and bridesmaid Marie Gerber of Kane Pa. Also, George L Malfregeot wed Charlotte L Leuliette in the First Methodist church parsonage. The couples plan to reside in Northview after January.
Reuben White, an Alabama Negro coal miner newly hired at Ocean coal mine east of the city, is held to the next grand jury in Magstea on charges of attempting to kill Warren Richardson. White’s bond was set at 1.00 with default remand to county jail. Richardson remains hospitalized at St Marys with a thigh bullet wound, condition serious but improving.
On Tuesday Deputy Sheriff Robert McClung qualified before the county court as a deputy sheriff. James F Looman qualified as constable of Eagle district with a $4,000 bond. Other names listed include J Coletrain Amanda Looman P M Robinson and Ziy Phillips as sureties.
Secretary Daniels and top Navy officers congratulated Admiral Dewey at his Washington office on his 79th birthday. A diary entry from 1865 recounts Dewey giving each bluejacket a bottle of wine aboard the old steam frigate Colorado during Christmas. In Washington the silver dollar coin begins circulation January 2 with silver quarter changes.
Dedication services for the late John C. Pendleton prominent attorney and former congressman were held Tuesday afternoon at his home 102 Twelfth Street at 2 o clock. The Rev W H Fields of First Christian Church officiated. Interment followed in Greenwood Cemetery.
Fireworks celebrations caused most of the seventy five injuries treated at city hospitals on Monday. Reports from other southern cities indicate similar incidents as Christmas cracker bursting remains a popular local custom.
An old advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the cure for fatigue rheumatism fevers and indigestion claiming the entire body needs pure blood for strength and tone. It asserts unmatched efficacy and urges readers to buy the medicine from local stores.
In Pittsburgh the defeated Representative Coleman filed in common pleas, seeking court action to control the House election results. He requested ballot boxes be brought to the courthouse under guard, asserting the vote had been improperly counted. The court, after discussion, issued an order directing the boxes be produced and kept under guard by the jail warden.
Fragmentary text from a Brooklyn report notes a perplexing animal and a stalled search. Clues point to a head remains on a page and a reference to belated sightings, with unclear details about the creature and its fate.
About 275 soldiers on parade at Fort Bliss were quarantined after two recruits tested positive for measles. The group included men from Fort Slocum assigned to the War Department commands at heres and in Conerat Pershing's command.
In Chicago on December 47 a wage increase of two hundred dollars per month for skilled railroad workers is announced by the railroad company. In New York on December 27 a one per cent annual salary increase for all other staff is declared by the directors of the National Bank.
The scattered notes describe prisoners in Roumania and a menacing railway village scene with bayonet threats. Separate items mention Norwegian bark, cocoa confections, and wage data. Officials warn of poisoners and a court case involving a pistol violation.
Fragmentary report notes Allied forces in the Otranto area sustaining damage to four warships and two Austrian destroyers during a recent engagement. Separate item mentions Green Bay Specialty Company and a 15 percent increase in wagon employe wages, though details are unclear.
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