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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1916
Page
1
Thomas G. Caspisia, Canzos postmaster general, died of pneumonia in Ottawa on Friday. Born in Detroit in 1852, he was a leading lawyer and statesman. The obituary notes his long service and prominence in Dominion affairs.
Lawson Washington Dec 29 The controversy over whether any member of President Wilsons official family profited from inside information on the peace note reached semi official form as Chairman Henry of the House rules committee telegrammed Thomas W Lawson to come to Washington and substantiate his published statement. Henry demanded proof or cease slandering Congress and indicated he would re introduce his bill to regulate the New York stock exchange.
Six Industrial Workers of the World were arrested in Virginia Minnesota on December 28 amid alleged mesal activity tied to a strike at Virginia and Rainey Lake Lumber. Officials say the order came from the I W W local branch, not mill workers, and at most 150 men followed it. Also note: Ochis Sommerville and wife welcomed a seven pound daughter Thursday afternoon at their Buckhannon Pike home.
Washington reports the Federal Trade Commission reopened hearings Friday to study a distribution plan proposed by paper manufacturers. The plan remains under consideration. Philadelphia notes Atlas Powder Company employees received a bonus of ten percent on their yearly wages a few days ago. Atlas operates plants in Tamaqua Pa Lake Hopatcong NJ Paterson NJ and Muncie OK. London confirms the British steamship Copeswood of 509 tons gross has been sunk. The Norwegian steamship Ida of 1 200 tons gross has been reported sunk.
Janet Mannheimer sponsors a revival of the dramatic art once praised in Homeric days. Eleanor Gates hails the organizer as first aid to playwrights, noting her talent to interpret drama, value each scene, and bring out both beauty and underlying thoughts.
Pittsburg reports announce the highest price yet for Pennsylvania crude oil at 2.85 with ten cent advance. Mercer black 2.20, Corning 2.25, Cabell 2.22, Somerset 2.05, Ragland unchanged at 0.95. Refiners push for higher values while producers withhold stocks awaiting $3.00.
Pittsburg December 24 Nearly 400000 more letters and cards passed through the port office this Christmas than last year according to I G Hart superintendent of mails. The district including East Liberty and North Side branches shows a rise of about 1 000 000 pieces. Money receipts at the main office were about nineteen percent higher and parcel post matter increased twenty five percent.
Albert Inge, 31, a salesmen for a New York fur firm, was shot and fatally wounded by one of two men who held up a dice game in a local theater. The robbers entered early Friday and ordered everyone to raise hands. Inge attempted to flee and was shot. Both suspects fled the scene.
Directors announce a six percent extra dividend on common stock and one and a quarter percent on preferred stock. Company praises recent prosperity and projects a profitable year ahead.
New York in December 1929 reports the Russian freighter Kursk carrying 126 passengers struck a mine off Kirkwall Scotland on November 29. A Stoker and another crew member drowned as lifeboats were launched and the stern was torn. The ship drifted before rescue, with passengers later saved by the Lapland and other ships.
The Adamsiton Republicans named the following ticket for the annual town election next Thursday. For mayor Charles J Same. For recorder R2R Powell. For councilmen Winsee Bleysen Alfred Powell Georges Lambe Ceca Pew RNG Mewilunre Franks Murphy was chairman and secretary of the meeting.
In Morgantown district, a nine member jury announced a verdict Friday regarding the death of PENG Sones tcbier or the federal mine. The inquiry centered on the October events at a special train carrying farmers to Morgan University, with evidence presented in Charleton and Harrison counties.
Emily Cochran, 37, wife of Doc Cochran of Saulabury in Webster County, died in a tragic incident reported during a disrupted school reconvene. Authorities investigate, with local officials liaising on the aftermath and community reactions.
Mathematics in Morgantown reports a national effort to reduce living costs through a comprehensive study by the Educational Committee of the National Association of State and City Weights and Measures. C W Waggoner of West Virginia University and W G Lytton will lead a campaign to educate the public on honest weights and measures in schools and review arithmetic textbooks for obsolete tables to replace with modern material.
In Chicago on December 29 the federal grand jury finished hearing extensive evidence on the cost of living inquiry. Prosecutors will discharge the panel and no indictments will be returned, according to United States District Attorney Charles Clyne.
A Maui inventor J N S Williams unveiled a new method to crystallize and recover sugar from final molasses at the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association meeting. The process promises to save millions yearly by reclaiming about half of previously lost eight percent sugar, with crystallization and a high speed centrifugal now extracting the sugar as the molasses solidifies into rock like mass and is processed into syrupy material for final sugar recovery.
A Thursday night coasting accident in Oil City injured four, with two possibly fatally. Victims include Abe Spear 18 and Max Scheffer 18 both with severe injuries, Louis Spear and Mose Spear less seriously hurt. Cause attributed to sleds crashing into an automobile. three Spears are brothers.
Mary Elizabeth Tetrick aged ten, daughter of Hugh M Tetrick of Farmington, died Thursday after illness. Funeral at Method Episcopal Church Sunday afternoon with burial in Masonic Cemetery. Burial procession will arrive via interurban from Fairmont at 12:80 oclock. Father employed at Carnegie Gas Company pumping station. Local figure in city.
Berlin reports that merchant submarines Deutschland and others will carry mail on future voyages. Special postage applies for the first forty grams, followed by charges for each additional twenty grams. Regular international postage will also be used, with anticipated heavy demand and long transit times.
William Goodwin 64 a Catliff mine worker at McWhorter died Thursday afternoon from injuries suffered when trapped under a rail door. Survived by Mrs Ira Paynes Mrs Rimer Mrs Skinner of McWhorter and Mrs Joseph Mecoyson Rosemont daughters and Clarence and John Goodwin of nearby towns. Body prepared for burial and to be taken to Salem Saturday for funeral and burial.
VIETBBURG December 29. A large number of deaths are attributed to open grates. Charles Bubbard, director of Public Safety, announced that the city requires a building engineer to enforce a rigid prohibition on open fire grates in dwellings. The number of victims from open grates has increased over previous years.
December reports indicate the British steamers Pavel Pilz and the St Louis were damaged by mines off the coast. The Pavel Pilz reportedly went aground and sank with three crew lost. further details from consular reports cite another vessel, the French schooner, also struck a mine around December 26.
French infantry and machine guns repelled a strong German attack on the left bank near Verdun. Reports say one French trench north of Dead Hill was penetrated but only a few hostile troops entered, with heavy artillery pounded by both sides and German operations dispersed near Hardoumont.
Berlin dispatch reports German troops repelling French positions and seizing multiple machine guns near Somme front. Separate sieges in Roumania yield 1 400 prisoners, with towns such as Ratchel and Dobri reportedly in German hands as advance moves push toward Tumalioak and Wallachia.
The American Bar Association network convened in various towns including Morgantown Huntington and Fairmont to elect officers for the upcoming term. Franklin Cox and Henry Whoplnas are named for key roles, with Jo Ra Morsissx and others listed among delegates and attendees.
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