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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1916
Page
10
Washington Jan 24 The first of several men suspected in the Baltimore and Ohio railroad train robbery near Central Station West Virginia in October has been arrested in San Antonio Texas. The post office department announced two unsigned bank notes were found on Harris and other arrests are expected soon.
Mrs. Mary Golden died at her home after a long illness. The funeral was held Sunday at the Methodist Episcopal church conducted by Rev. B. S. Hamrick. She was laid to rest at Odd Fellows cemetery beside her husband. Large attendance and floral tributes marked the observance with church choir singing and pallbearers listed. Flowers girls named include Dezzle Lawson Ora Lawson Lula Payne Madge Williams Heather Cornwell and Mabel Williams.
Despatches from Rome report Vienna anxious over Emperor Francis Josephs acute bronchitis and bed confinement. He reportedly refuses military access while Archduchess Itta tends him. In Iowa, Davenport dam disaster floods LeClaire area after ice jam breaches walls. dredge submerged and pumping required.
East Youngstown officials report no danger of a new strike of steel workers. Sheriff Amatend says rumors of trouble are unfounded though forty special deputies remain on duty. One man, Frank Gordon, was beaten and hospitalized as deputies dispersed a noisy group. mills and company officials report no disturbance and expect no trouble.
Tan 14 Mifiie B. Werner a stenographer at the Railway Age Gazette fell from the sixteenth car of the Transportation building in Dearborn street. She was broken by an auto truck loaded with paper boxes but sustained a fractured skull and internal injuries. An eyewitness said she climbed onto the window ledge. police suspect a jump. Werner, 24, had worked at the publication five years. In a separate incident Richard Brooks, a merchant policeman, found a Pike street shoe store door unlocked at 12:3? and notified the proprietor who secured the store.
A $10,000 damage suit by Joseph Evans against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company is on trial in the circuit court. Evans alleges his nine year old son Baker died November 15, 1014 due to the railroad’s negligence after being struck by rain at Columbia.
Report from Smoniki via Havas says forty five French Aeroplanes bombarded Monastir in southwestern Serbia damaging ammunition depots the railway yard and headquarters. Albanian and Turkish movements noted with possible attacks on Avlone and Duragea. Duragea area troop actions and progression toward Fellatara and Avlone. Also a separate item from Greenburg Pennsylvania: Charles Douglas a Black man held in county jail awaiting death after killing and assaulting a guard.
Flooding along the Tilinofa river drives residents from homes and farmland. Dikes have broken in many places flooding valuable land and damaging property. Reports from upstream indicate damage to farm property and livestock with scores of cattle and horses dying downstream.
Birickland Jackson, described as the accused man, was arrested Saturday night in Trade 4 ers alley for bootlegging, and was found guilty or connected to a separate incident Monday morning in an auxiliary location.
Associated Press report from Bakersfield dated January 2 notes Mary Techtyas, an Indian woman reputed to be 160 years old, will be buried Monday by the few remaining members of her tribe. Aquaw, the oldest member of the near-extinct lejoun, lived in the canyon region.
Avnegro, who identifies as Walker, and his home in Bellaire Ohio, are jailed awaiting trial for illegal import of whiskey in a trunk. The arrest occurred Sunday morning in North Fourth after the trunk was unloaded from a Baltimore and Ohio wagon. About 200 pints of whiskey were found. Deputy State Prohibition Commissioner J. H. Tenney secured the warrant. Magistrate William E. Starcher will hear the case at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Republican leaders and subcommittee members met in Chicago to finalize arrangements for the June 7 convention at the Coliseum. They did not plan to name a temporary chairman at this meeting, with executives to be held later to preserve party harmony after the 1914 convention.
Mrs Charles M Hart Mrs Harry P Wilsons and Job B Hart traveled to Wheeling Sunday to attend the funeral services for Miss Emi Mew Ewing held at 10 o clock Monday morning from the Ewing home in Leatherwood The death has cast gloom over her friends in Clarksburg where she resided the past eight years
Panic upon a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train near Johnstonown Pennsylvania as a magazine of blasting powder and dynamite exploded at a nearby coal company site. The blast damaged the area and caused fear among passengers, though no injuries were reported. Authorities investigated the blast and noted the incident occurred just as the train was arriving at the station.
Frank P. Walsh, head of the federal commission on industrial relations, told United Mine Workers delegates that true emancipation and industrial justice require labor self organization. He cited Colorado as an example of exploited workers and dismissed Rockefeller’s plan as bogus, saying the Colorado strike proved the value of collective bargaining.
A mine explosion near Pittsburgh at the Papolo Coal Company site injured 21 men including Charles Dolan and Joseph Greenly. Dolan, a train motorman, was struck when a car carrying blasting powder was hit by a spark from the track. The entire train burst into flames as the blast occurred, leaving Dolan severely injured and prompting emergency response.
Proceedings in the murder case of Dra Franklin Mohr include the divorce petition filed by Mrs Mohr on February 7 1914 amended July 6 1914 alleging extreme cruelty drug use and associations with other women The petition seeks absolute divorce and maintenance for the wife The trial previously set for September 1914 stalled as prosecutors introduced the petition as evidence naming Cecil Brown Henry Spellman and R Tydan among those on trial for murder.
A fatal blast at a plant in Buffalo Nebraska on Monday afternoon killed fifteen workers and left many more fatally injured. The incident occurred at the Trower Company facility in Luarrlaon.
A despatch from Athens reports that Entente powers see no new trouble with Greece, while naval air operations and coastal tensions near Dover are cited. Berlin cautions that military moves are limited to Athens and surrounding areas as negotiations continue.
Monday morning reports indicate Glarkaburg authorities and the International Safe Fender Company plan to establish a manufacturing plant here. Secretary of the board George W. Dudderar says talks center on bringing an automatic fender device to market to reduce pedestrian injuries, with Clarksburg offering inducements to host the factory.
Mrs Kenia Davis aged 29 wife of Stillman Davis of North View died Sunday morning at her home following an illness. Surviving relatives include her husband Lewis Dayh Davis sister Almira Davis of Long Run and daughter. The body was prepared for burial and will be taken to Salum for funeral services at the Seventh Day Hapitat Church with burial at Greenbrier. Funeral arrangements announced later.
President Wilson accelerates legislative work, plans to meet with committee chairs to discuss status of army and navy appropriation bills. White House dispatches indicate aim to move Congress toward action, with southern lawmakers urging swift passage to aid war measures.
Fragmentary report indicates law and wartime policy face delays in senate proceedings. Widespread doubts among party members slow passage while urgency of reform remains unclear.
German statement of war operations claims major Western front actions. It notes air raids, bombardment of road stations, and attacks behind the front lines. The report mentions civilian casualties, wounded and a downed aircraft, with German aviators claiming action against enemy posts and facilities.
A fragmentary OCR reads about Mr and Mrs Alvin and a daughter named Hack and her daughter accompanying them. Parents are described as proud and the note mentions North avante and a potential date in a fragmentary way.
Fragmentary OCR notes report a housing drop during a period described as the height of a local event. Details are unclear but the item suggests market movement or vacancy changes tied to the occasion. Further readable context is needed for precise entities or figures.
Ford, an architect from the area, has secured the Harrison county project to design an infirmary building in Middlebourne. The brick structure, planned at 20 000, aims to replace current facilities and serve as the county infirmary. Tyler county officials toured nearby counties inspecting infirmary designs and facilities.
Harringm County board of education instructs Ford firm to draft plate and specifications for a new high school at West Hilford. Estimated construction cost about 419 501 dollars. Pont notes unusual workload on the board and competition with ongoing projects as winter approaches.
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