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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1913
Page
1
A chaotic wartime dispatch notes Americans in Acapulco seeking safety as tensions rise with Mexican forces. Plans report 270 Marines aboard and concern over safety amid ranching and mining activity nearby.
A single room dwelling owned by Mrs Tucy Lacy near the Clarksburg Livery and Sales barn was badly damaged by fire about 10 o clock Wednesday morning. Household goods of an aged colored woman were destroyed. Fire department arrived late. damage estimated under $100. Origin undetermined, suspected from a lamp fixture.
Pr Harriet B Jones of Wheeling spoke to a Central Prlatan church group at 3 PM. She plans a walk tomorrow afternoon at the High School Chapel for the girls and eighth graders. Tomorrow night she will give an address at the courthouse to the general public on First Aid. All lectures are free under the local Woman's Civic Club. Jones travels from Weston and has spoken in Morgantown and other places in a state tour.
Charleston January 15 Republicans draft a new proposition to Democrats after Senate adjournment. The plan concedes to the Nemociate the clerk sergeant at arms doorkeeper and attendants an equal division of attaches and committees and demands the presidency of the Senate.
A London meeting on January 1 discussed measures to slow any unresumed war in the Baltic region. Attendees debated armored reactivity, with hopes for a decisive breakthrough affecting military actions and logistics.
The subject is confined to his room in the Colonial hotel suffering a severe lagrippe attack. Friends express hopes for a speedy recovery.
Jan 18 report states W Hy Locke announced the purchase of the Philadelphia baseball club. Details on price or terms were not disclosed in the brief item.
The Daily Telegram invites readers in Clarksburg to identify and name prominent local merchants and professionals shown in a feature titled Who Is Who. Read descriptions, reserve the list, and send the correct names to win cash prizes. Entries must be received by January 21, with publication of solutions on January 22.
In circuit court on Wednesday the jury failed to agree in the case of Mary J. Davie against the Shinnston Opera House Company and the petition was dismissed. Elias Williams suit against Rezin A Doyle et al was dismissed. Clara B. Yates received a decree from John Yates conditioned on court costs. A judgment motion in Charles Spindler v Kinch Oil and Gas was docketed and continued. Georges Azir v Salem Moses goes to trial. Additional jurors named include Ray Rogers Harry Hood and others.
Mary Barnett reports her sons Revert and Ralph Barnett were arrested this morning on warrants issued by Weitnentig county justice, charged with insolence and disobedience as they failed to attend a Dewrit Tater in the wake of their mother’s claim.
Mrs. Rachel Meyers aged about as wife of William A Meyers of Jon Pike died Wednesday morning after a long illness. She had been in poor health for months and the news of her death shocked many friends. Funeral arrangements await arrival of out of town relatives.
The funeral for Miss Marie Jordan, colored, who died Tuesday in a local hospital after long illness, is set for Thursday at 2 pm at the Baptist church. Rev Kenney will conduct the services, with burial in Grvanniwn cemetery. Relatives and Parkerwbute residents are expected to attend.
Fragmentary text references Ed Walsh of the Chicago White Sox and players from the New York Giants. It includes garbled quotes about future potential and comparison to teammates, with unclear dates or events.
Fragmented OCR reports eight ballots with no compromise candidate. adjournment motion moves to tomorrow. House announces numerous staffing and committee appointments including clerks, pages, doorkeepers, stenographers, and gallery attendants.
Clerks and owners back a shift to later closing in the city amid calls for citywide observance. Merchants report smoother operations and reduced short day delays as adjustments improve staffing and customer service, with debates over enforcement and broader impact continuing.
Nine crew members of the Russian berk Galifornia drowned when the vessel blew ashore on the Northumberland coast and sank. Captain Eskbom reported seven men rescued, crew and salvage operations ongoing.
Fragmentary OCR from a historic page mentions a company and a person with garbled biographical details. The readable bits reference a sale or transfer of property and a connection to New York, but most content is unreadable and lacks coherent events or names.
The article reports the death of John Compton found frozen in a snowbank atop Spruce Mountain Pendleton County after missing his wedding to Miss Nettle Lambert. It also details the Baltimore and Ohio system reorganization with Prendergast transferred to Baltimore as motive power superintendent.
Mil B F Rinehart once vice president of the Farmers and Drover National Bank of Waynesburg Pa was pardoned by President Taft after serving four years of a fifteen year sentence for his involvement in the wrecking of the institution.
Acting president Erwin Fatkins of the American Sugar Refining Company testified as spokesman for the sugar plan amid the Democrats tariff review. Other witnesses represented allied interests, with the Ways and Means Committee hearing set for today.
In 1873 Frank Thomqe moves within the Ohio railroad department to new duties as a clerk in the payroll section. He is noted as advancing from previous roles and taking on the accountant level responsibilities in the department. The report cites the Shly 3 as the timing context and mentions the Jane Syren road and a Mr. Thomas as related names in the payroll transition.
Washington report details Rockefeler Co Nee Whispers afflicted with a speech impairment. Willison Rockefelier plans a Beletn procedure, described as important, with family and medical authorities preparing for the upcoming treatment.
Fragmentary text shows the Powhatan tribe electing officers and stewards for a council or task. Names like Jef Matenicn, Dot Pienieg, Mary Patton, and Pleming appear as officers such as Keeper, Collector, and Gard. The passage references roles and honors within the tribe.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a congressional event at a government state site with references to officials and public seating. The readable items show names like Burleigh and Angusta and mention a formal session toward legislative action and recognition. The text remains unclear but indicates a formal political gathering.
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