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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1908
Page
4
A clipped Telegram delivery notice from the Clarks area warns that complaints about poor service will be investigated and corrected promptly by our regular carriers in the vicinity.
An 1907 state property valuation tabulation places Harrison County as the second wealthiest in West Virginia after Ohio County. The Dispatch notes Harrison’s strength rests on local development and compares neighboring counties’ wealth, highlighting industry and land value as indicators.
A flood of notices from Harrison County Republicans proclaims candidacies for Sheriff County Clerk Clerk of the County Court Prosecuting Attorney State Senator and Assessor. Candidates include GEO. H. BERRY L. WAYMAN OGDEN CLARENCE P. STOUT I. WADE COFFMAN WILL B. MORRIS HAYMOND CHARLES B. LAW RENEST L. PIGOTR and others urging primary support and party unity.
City announcements from Clarksburg show Lamuel H. Alexander and Edward Doyle announcing candidacies for city streets commissioner and superintendent of streets respectively. Both pledge faithful service and seek voter support at primaries and convention with Roosevelt era party alignment noted.
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