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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1909
Page
4
Fragmented telegram recounts a historic senate dispute over executive session and witness questioning in Byrne case. It notes pressure from lawmakers, potential precedent for royal inquiry limits, and quoted views on constitutional rules and legislative procedure.
Wheeling Register editorial reacts to defeat of the prohibition amendment in the state. It argues opponents feared loss of personal liberties and potential confiscation of property, higher taxes, and no compensating benefits, while opposing self government limits in the dry territory debate.
Editorial roundups discuss prohibition's reach in Virginia and West Virginia, noting saloon policy, worker and manufacturer tensions, and calls for reform. References to editors, lawmakers, and governors highlight political maneuvering and the prospect of gradual change amid industrial strain.
The Clarkaburg News urges strong party politics in the upcoming city race while condemning reform movements. It notes sidewalks and street department efforts have been made this year as a storm cleans gutters and prompts debate on party leadership and municipal design.
Clarksburg News reports that 39 percent of Republican state Senate members voted against the prohibition submission amendment while 70 percent of Democratic members did so. The piece accuses some papers of shifting responsibility and notes partisan framing.
Senator Littlepagé, Democratic nominee for secretary of state, says Democrats owed the Anti-Latoon League nothing while Alvord tried to help Bennett for governor. Prohibition organizer Edward W. Mia contrasts with Littlepage as Miller cites Alvord urging votes for Bennett in Wetzel County, a stronghold, yet no one knows where he can be found.
Col. and Mrs. T. Wallis and W. T. Wallis returned to Baltimore after Col. Wallis, patient in a hospital, showing improvement. ACQUITTED OF CHARGE cited. 8. C. Marshall of Columbia Mines tried by Justice Gordon Saturday night for failing to send two children to public school. acquitted on grounds the children had been with Col. and Mrs. Wallis.
Perry Smith of Hast Clarkaburs was fined two dollars and costs by Justice Gordon on Saturday for failing to send his two children to a public school. He was jailed for contempt after an earlier defaulter claim related to a Democratic state measure.
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition in Seattle next summer will feature a pioneer colony on its grounds. Exhibits from an Alaska Indian plan group will be shown in basket weaving and blanket making, and a site is reserved for a campus housing for students and graduates from major universities and colleges.
The Westfork Glass Company posts a midnight restart for workers with grading under an eliding scale. A negotiating committee met management but asked for more time to decide. Plant expected to run by Wednesday or Thursday under the Old National scale used at the outset of the strike.
The firm announces continued operation from the Oak Hall Building opposite The Empire, inviting former and new customers. It offers a full line of goods and promises to source any missing supplies at the cheapest prices, thanking patrons for past support and seeking ongoing business.
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