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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1913
Page
1
Fragmented OCR recounts a political race with Bland and Bland’s rivals vying in Preston County. It notes party splits, votes from French and other delegates, and mentions Englemd and a Democratic tally, with continuation on page two.
The Who to Who publicity contest attracted attention as readers sought the advertisers. The Daily Telegram lists prize winners with cash awards for nearest correct answers, noting four were correct and awarded first through fourth prizes by submission time.
In Morgantown on January 22 four local grocery stores agreed to consolidate. They will buy directly from manufacturers, operate on a strictly cash basis, and eliminate reliance on jobbers to reduce living costs for residents.
Colonel Roosevelt denounces the gariintht workers industry as a threat to future motherhood. He visited a crowd of mostly young women strikers, urged by a settlement worker, amid a crowded hall and a chorus of cheering. Continued on page nine.
Washington reports James T. Mynes formerly of Huntington was murdered on his sugar plantation near Camaguey Cuba on December 9. The American consul at Santiago says a woman and four men were arrested, the woman confessing to the murder and implicating the men. Body found on the estate weeks after death.
Washington June 24 The congressman Carter Glass Virginia chairman of the sub committee on banking warned at the National Chamber of Commerce convention that a financial panic is not distant and could occur despite previous acts He ridiculed the Aldrich Vreeland act as preventive and urged urgent currency reform Secretary Luther Nagel complained tariff plans lack system Henry J Clayton Alabama defended current methods in shaping tariff legislation
The Grand Council of the Ottoman empire convened in Constantinople at noon with about eighty delegates present to decide whether hostilities will resume. In Keysir, W. Waeoner, a 45 year old prosperous businessman, died suddenly from heart failure.
Washington senator Orman opens the fleet in the Senate voicing opposition to the Root amendment for retrial of the free passage provision of the Panamanian canal act. The speech stresses national sovereignty and resistance to foreign influence over domestic commerce.
President Taft conferred with more than thirty Republican House members urging passage of a Senate approved bill granting $2,000,000 for a Lincoln memorial at Potomac Park Washington. He reported that the House might shelve the Senate measure.
Dr J J Cranwell and Dr Life of Weston travel to Charleston on No 2 to advocate a bill for state law protection of veterinarians. They aim to secure passage through the legislature as West Virginia remains among the few states lacking Mayene law protections for veterinary graduates.
On Monday afternoon in Eust Pike street Jane Harmer reported a robbery of a till in her Gracery. Two boys, nine year old Jonni Swinsky and seven year old Tony Swinsky, were arrested at their East End home after Harmer swore out warrants. They faced trial in Judge Gore’s assizes as Constable McVicker carried them to the station for questioning.
Mrs. 1, Forman, guardian of Printy aged 20, married to Nedae, is dying at Keyser after swallowing a vial in a quarrel with her husband. Jesse Jones, Jan 22, bond set at 100. The case notes a year of guardianship and a disturbance leading to the suspected suicide attempt.
A marriage license was issued at the county clerk’s office for Weenae Tine and Zeta Stinw, with the county confirming the filing and names on the record.
Representatives from county lodges will attend a convention in Clarkeburg lodge room on South Third Street Thursday night. Grand Chancellor W. Frank Stout and other grand officers will be present. L. J G Morris of Philippi will exemplify the unwritten work. After the lodge session refreshments will be served and social time observed.
In Martinsburg a barrel of apples presented to Mr Hoy Waugh during a federal court session vanished from his private office seemingly by magic. Onlookers believed the fruit meant for his benefit as the aroma lingered after the barrel appeared empty.
Maskey Romano Mike Manard and Harold Martin were arrested for stealing brass stop corks and spigots from the Phillipe Sheet and Tin Plate Company plant east of the city. The value of the goods is $10.77. T Hellman of the tin plate company filed the charge and Constable Robert McCling arrested the youths.
A blaze in Charleston last night gutted the Navon Bituminous Coal Company store and express office at Eskdale, with losses estimated around $20,100. Fire departments fought the blaze but could not save the depot and distribution area from total damage.
The report covers Roosevelt and William Wills Corry as key witnesses in the stalled dissolution hearings of the Steel Trust. It notes Judge Hays mond Maxwell’s relation to a defendant and mentions special judge Dougings in a circuit court case about payment for house plans.multiple cases and orders referenced across Ada and Clarksburg areas.
At the weekly luncheon of the board of trade J R Wilson of Washington Pa spoke on road improvement and the Mannington district bond issue. He met with the Good Roads committee chaired by T Balt Willison to plan preliminary work and report to directors on possible cooperation and funding.
At Keyster Jan 22 a four year old boy, son of Hubert Miller, jumped onto a carriage along a funeral cortege for Mrs Retta Beckman in the Baltimore and Ohio shops. His leg was caught in a wheel and the limb was amputated below the knee after doctors determined it was necessary.
A local teachers meeting is announced with sessions on the Montessori system, home study, value of numbers, and the library. Speakers include M. Garrett, A. J. Curry, W. Vermeny, R. Guy Wolfe, and others. The program features discussions on citizenship, classroom responsibility, and child character.
In Washington Jan 8 the Interstate Commerce Commission probes railroad passes and their improper and illegal use. The Ash Chapel revival closes with a stirring sermon No Room for Jesus. Ten come forward, nine conversions reported, with more seeking salvation and plans for another night of revival.
A regular meeting of Clarkebure Council No 872 of the Knights of Columbus will be held Wednesday night at 8 30 at the meeting hall. Members are urged to attend the session and participate in the supper party to be hosted by St Vincent de Paul. The council will discuss routine business and upcoming events.
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