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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1908
Page
4
Notices from Western Advertising Representatives Williame and Andraon, Marquette Building Chicago, address above. Complaints regarding irregular service will be immediately investigated and corrected.
A national congress on tuberculosis planned for September in Washington under the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis will emphasize humanitarian and social factors alongside medical aspects. Governors of 49 states and seven of nine federal departments plan participation, with a central state committee network and 600+ volunteers aiding organization and exhibits nationwide.
An article discusses global cooperation to fight the Great White Plague and outlines a local crusade against cocaine and other dope. It notes legislation passed to curb drug use, but enforcement remains weak. Pittsburg editorial urges stricter action as crime linked to drugs and alcohol rises, with doctors sometimes implicated.
The window glass cutters and batteners strike drags on with no early settlement in sight. Factories have not resumed full capacity, prices fall to meet competition, while workers demand higher wages. Labor-saving glassmaking machines press the industry, yet may eventually create work for skilled glass workers. The Telegram urges neutral, cautious handling of the dispute to limit regional harm.
The piece discusses arbitration as a solution to factory disputes, notes opposition to delays and urges both manufacturers and workers to pursue peace. It also covers local anecdotes from Youngstown on a hen that chews tobacco, Monongah relief payments, and political maneuvers surrounding West Virginia governorship hopeful Charles W. Swisher.
Hon. William H. Hearne of Ohio County asks Republican voters to inquire about his qualifications for the office of Governor of West Virginia from any northern Payhandte citizen, regardless of the politics of the informer.
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