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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1916
Page
1
John Harria, linked to a Baltimore and Ohio train robbery near Central Station West Virginia in October, was arrested in San Antonio Texas. Unsigned bank notes were recovered, two found on Harris, with more arrests anticipated.
A convention of Jewish organizations in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin formed to create a congress representing all Jews in America. Sessions approved committees and resolutions urging action on world Jewish settlement, Palestinian questions, and immigration ahead of peace. A proposal to establish a permanent midwestern Jewish congress was debated.
A break in the retaining wall at LeCrete floods the government bar area after an ice jam last night and today. The water covers the area and submerges dredges, with logs heavy and require pumping to clear.
A Youngstown report cites Sheriff Umstead saying there is no danger of a new steel workers strike in East Youngstown. Forty special deputies remain on duty after unrest sparked by rumors. one man, Frank Gurdon, was badly beaten dispersing a group of agitators. Mills and local saloons are quiet, with fears easing though regulators may tighten saloon controls to prevent future outbreaks.
Mrs Kengia Davis aged 19 wife of Stillman Davis of North View died Sunday morning at 6 30 at her home after influenza and heart disease She is survived by husband Stillman Davis Landon and Laws Davis Elva Ross of Bristol Alma Davis of Long Run and a daughter The body was prepared for burial and will be taken to Salem for funeral services in the Seventh Day Baptist church with burial in Greenbrier cemetery The funeral will be held Tuesday with time to be announced later
Mrs Charles M Hart Mrs Harry T Wilson and John B Hart traveled to Wheeling in the morning to attend the funeral services of Miss Eimton Ewing. The services were held at 10 o clock Monday from the Ewing home in Leatherwood. Miss Ewing had resided in Clarksburg the last eight years and her death cast gloom over friends there.
Governor Hatfield issues statewide proclamation urging Jan 27 observance as a day of special effort for relief of Jewish victims of the European war. Citizens urged to donate to the relief fund via Taane Loewenstein, Charleston, who will forward to the New York City central relief committee.
A fragmented 1912 Davenport County Farm Improvement League tale describes secretaries, bankers, and farmers forming agricultural groups. The piece recounts funding, publicity stunts, a hired Ames youth, and misadventures testing seed corn and seed corn methods amid community skepticism, projection, and eventual rewards.
French aeroplanes bombarded Mopanik in southwestern Serbia damaging ammo depots and depots and rail facilities. Reports say Italian expeditionary forces advance toward Aviona with Austrians. Albanian town Telrat reportedly captured. Austrian troops move toward Thurazxo amid Albanian resistance. In Greensburg a jail inmate attacked a guard during a hunger strike, escaping with a key and door open.
River flood results in broken dikes and fleeing residents in Peoria Illinois as rising waters wash away farm property and livestock. Reports indicate extensive damage with scores of cattle and horses found dead along the river downstream.
Btrickland Jackson, arrested for boorish alleged offense, appeared in Carter's court Saturday night and was found guilty on Monday morning. Magistrate Jackson sentenced him to sixty days on the coting road and to pay one hundred dollars fine.
A despatch from Athens claims Entente powers are concerted while reports say Dover city was bombarded. The German admiralty allegedly ordered a naval operation with muttered effects on docks and estimated damage. The wider conflict centers on Austria’s occupation aims in Montenegro and Adriatic actions.
Clarksbury leaders edge toward luring the International Baye Wife Feder Company to establish a manufacturing plant in the city. George W. Duddo rk, secretary of the board of trade, chairs talks with the firm, aiming to place a factory here and boost local employment. The deal envisions an automatic fonda for automobiles and positions the city among key West Virginia towns courting the project.
Washington dispatch says President Wilson acts to speed Congress action on the army and navy appropriations. He plans talks with key chairmen and seeks decisive movement to clear the way for war measures.
Rural architect S W Ford, returning from Middlebourne, was awarded contracts by Harrison and Tyler county courts to prepare plans for infirmaries. The Harrison infirmary will be brick, similar to the Harrison county building, costing about 20,000 dollars. Ford’s firm has extensive ongoing work, including a project for a Went Milford high school building at about 412,500 dollars.
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