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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1916
Page
8
West Virginia briefs report a fatal stabbing case near Montgomery with a victim to Wheeling hospital, plus a Fairmont plant debris clean up for a new site. Parkerburg elects officers, Charleston and Morgantown items note staff reshuffles and educational conference remarks. Also listed are criminal and civil items from Kanawha, Kenova, and Mulberry areas along with local industry updates and a new pea plant powering Parkersburg.
The Women's National Committee of the Hughes Alliance met at the Hotel Astor on July 12 to press a nationwide enrollment drive for Charles Hughes. A central committee of 1000 and an overall enrollment goal of 100000 with a $100000 budget were set. The plan allows any woman to enroll with signed approval, with no required dues, and authorizes auxiliary branches locally. The constitution forbids any branch from displaying foreign names, endorsing Americanism as campaign central. The effort aims to secure votes for Hughes while building a broad, nationwide network of supporters.
Miss vom Werbryke of Lima Ohio recalls two years of frequent stomach trouble and biliousness. She could eat little and felt dizzy, nearly falling at times. After trying Chamberlain's Tablets she improved rapidly. Obtainable everywhere.
Fragments show multiple companies drilling and testing wells in Kanawha Doddridge and surrounding counties. New wells completed on Williams Coal Company No. 2000 and Buckeye Fork Cobbs Creek. South Penn Oil tests on Horse Crewe Truck. Imperial Coal Company results near Walden Fuel Gas tests. Production figures include barrel per day outputs from several sites and ongoing drilling on various farms and districts.
A. J. Minor of 638 West Main Street was missing since Wednesday night and later found near Grafton in Taylor County. He was identified by pocket letters and will remain with Chief Brooks on train No. 85. Mrs Minor and their son, unaware he had been found, hunted hills nearby for traces of him.
Oil activity across southeastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania is reported with multiple wells in various townships and farms. Carter Oil drilled on S. W. Lehman and Bert Seifert farms. Chariers Oil completed a well on W. H. Snergy farm. Colonial Oil drilled on J. Morter farm. Gay and A. Hy Showers pens in Muskingum. Union township tests in Carsl, Eaton, and other sites. Prices paid by buyers in New Castle and regional markets listed with general market conditions.
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