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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1909
Page
1
A garbled 1309-era plea from the Tax Commissioner laments train collisions and urges justice and faithful enforcement. The letter references penalties and fines, urging officers to act with knowledge of the law and report all violations promptly.
A suspect looted a shop after forcing a window and took a fine overcoat a new suit and two pairs of trousers worth $60. The break in was discovered by the owners who alerted the police, who found clues and pressed efforts to capture the thief.
Didier district chelivers or Ue Baltimore and Ohio Failroad wir nond dMiarlers at Pittsburg may succeed De D Carother who died last Friday as chief deriver of the Baltimore and Ohio system. The name of 4 WY Phompaon chief engineer of maintenance of way has been stationed in connection with mile of feo y MN Dialer is one of the best known engineers on the Baltimore and Ohio. Yale Me has been located in Pittsburgh for many years and has had charge of all construction work in Western Pennsylvania Me, previously division engineer. Mietoeding J B L Dickson is named.
Mickey J. J. Law and Hagar Davais testified in New York as the Burke call suit seeks to compel United States Exyweas Corpans to receive CO. The case proceeds before Judge Gotschur with recent developments including Davie returning home and Law arriving in the morning.
Passengers on the westbound Parkersburg accommodation No 3 collided with freight No 4 near a switch while allowing express No 2 to pass. Injuries were limited to several passengers with cuts bruises and one arm broken. Crews were unharmed. medical aid given at Clarksburg depot.
Baltimore and Ohio officials denounce rumors that the Grafton shops will be moved to Clarksburg as unfounded. They pledge extensive improvements at both Clarksburg and Grafton yards and confirm the Grafton shops will remain.
Ford Linville a 40 year old water well driller resident of Reynolds addition Ely was fatally injured while directing work at a site near Albert Chartard’s place. He suffered a head wound in a fall and died after the accident. He leaves a wife and two children. Baby girl born recently in the family.
A group of retail druggists meeting at the Waldo hotel Wednesday night formed the Clerks Association of Retail Druggists. The new body aims to improve conditions and foster member support similar to local medical societies, continuing the legacy of the old Harrison County Druggists Association. Officers elected include L. T. Maree as president, My Graces as vice president, C. D. Sturm as secretary, and AL W. Toreick as treasurer, with other members named in the roll.
Across several towns including Shinnston Weston Lumberport and Bridgeport voters faced two municipal slates. Mayors include Walter Hareey John Steinbeck George Hamilton and Dr D T Crinkshank with varied slates for recorder and council across Citizens and Republican lines amid light turnout.
A blaze at the Fort View hotel in Winchester early today left one person dead, James Donahue of Winchester fatally injured, and Mina Hallie Von of Lexington badly hurt. The fire caused about $3,000 in damages.
A meeting of Harrison County liquor dealers is set for Friday afternoon at two o clock in Oak Ball. The event aims to discuss protective measures and mutual aid amid evolving regulations and market conditions. Local officials are expected to attend.
APOLIS Ind Jun 7 The Indiana Legislature convenes with Democrats in control for the first time in eighteen years and a bid to elect a United States Senator. candidates include Kern Slack Shively Lamb Menzies Hoffman, with no caucus date set and a coalition needed for victory. Governor elect Marshall to be inaugurated January 11 as key issues noted include repeal of county local option law Sunday baseball Indianapolis and metropolitan police law.
Milpager A W Boggess of the Western Union Telegraph Company received word from Superintendent B B Saylor of Pittsburg authorizing free telegram service for relief funds during the war and for messages to Italy from duly authorized relief committees or public officials.
The Harrison County Medical Society resumes its four year post graduate school with a weekly meeting in the Empire building tonight. The program features anatomy and physiology of the heart with Dr. L F Kornmann Dr C C Slater and Dr A T Post Dr R F Shuttleworth. Diseases of the pericardium presented by Dr William Gaston and Dr J A Maloy.
In Meg, two sisters Florence and Catharine were acquitted today of murdering Captain A Clayton Erb, husband of Florence. The jury returned after eighteen hours of deliberation and the women reacted with half a scream as they hugged each other. The case had involved separate charges in a joint shooting.
Nellie O Wonnell a 70 year old former cashier in Kansas City Missouri was arrested and charged today with embezzling about 4000 while employed by a garment and provision company authorities said the case details remain under investigation and court action is pending.
Mayor B J Wood calls a special city council session to appoint additional election officers and registration officials for the bond election. If likely, the bond election date will be postponed thirty days as a consequence of registration requirements.
William Nern, a former Morgantown newspaper manager, proposes a new weekly and Sunday morning paper with special features. The venture aims to resume weekly news and Sunday events between Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning publication, targeting subscribers and advertisers.
Advance ticket sale announced for reserved seats to the Japanese opera Tite Geisha to be staged at the Grand Theatre. Sale opens Saturday morning at the box office. Highland returns from a visit in Washington.
Reports from Lisbon and surrounding events reveal a planned dethronement of the king. A public warning followed by tightened royal guards at the palace as authorities pursue leads. In Illinois, John A. Bock Jr. died at Indiana Harbor while employed as a telegraph operator, with his family and ties noted in Farmington.
A fragmented legal record lists numerous indictments and charges across various individuals including Pearler Cecil Custogie and G. Harbert, with revolver possession and theft allegations. Other names appear in relation to a literary society, a stabbing death, salting clothes theft, and court actions involving the Hope Natural Gas Company and Harrison County. The document reflects a crowded docket with multiple defendants and procedural notes.
A court action involves Bodh of the peace in a suit against the county. Details remain unclear in the fragment but the conflict centers on a local government dispute.
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