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Newspaper

The Daily Telegram

Location

Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1915

Page

3

Bargain Broom Cottage for Sale with Water Well

Real estate listing describes a finished pine broom cottage with a good water well on a 92 by 110 foot lot with rear alley. Asking price is 16.00 with potential rental income of 15.00 per month.

Buy a Colonial Heights Lot in Prime Residence Area

Right in the best residence section of the city you can buy a lot for 800. Pay 100 cash and the balance at 15 per month. Don’t delay, bay at once.

Colonial Heights Bay

Law Upheld Charleston Court Authority to Appoint Officers

Attorney General A A Lilly rules that the law giving circuit judges power to appoint probation officers to aid courts in handling dependent children is constitutional despite prior challenges. A severe electrical storm in Orlando, Lewis county, destroyed the Catholic church building, saving only the altar and contents. In Wheeling, Wylie M. Jones, five-year-old son of Mrs. Henry Runer, dies at Ohio Valley General Hospital from injuries sustained Monday when he fell beneath a train.

Charleston A.A. Lilly Orlando Lewis County Wheeling Wylie MS. Jones Henry Runer Ohio Valley General Hospital

Local golfers vie in third Wheeling Country Club championship

Three Wheeling golfers have posted strong showings in the third annual championship at Wheeling Country Club while others are eliminated. Notable results include J M Wells defeating Forest McNeill by two up with one to play and D R Sartor taking C W Bates four up with three to play. Frank Hugill and W A Vance remain in contention alongside Boyd E Horner and Jules Pollock, as Pollock seeks a repeat title after last season. Also noted is a camel’s hump described as a delicacy by Arabs, tasting like beef.

Wheeling Country Club Forest McNeill J. M. Wells Wells McNeill D. R. Sartor C. W. Bates John B. Stealey C. A. Smith, Jr Frank Hugilly W. P. Wilson W. A. Vance F. W-Live Say J. Horner Davis Boyd E. Horner W. E. Brady B. J. Stone O.J. R. Sartor W. E. Wells J. B. Stealey Frank Hugill EH. O. Bowers Boyd B. Horner Boyd BE. Horner Jules Pollock Wheeling George Hewitt West Virgina

Face skin trouble heals after Cuticura use

E Coleman reports years of rough patches on his face with burning itching and shedding skin. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment he bathed with warm water applied the ointment and within a week the trouble disappeared leaving the skin smooth and white. Sample free by mail with a 32 page Skin Book on request. Cuticura Dep. Box 66 Boe. Toronto sold worldwide.

E. Coleman Adree Ose Gore iCuttcora

Two Women Killed by Bridgeport Man

A Bridgeport man, Lester Beverly, shot dead his wife and another woman in Geneva, then wounded two others including a man. he shot himself as a sheriff's posse closed in near Horseshoe Bend. The victims are Stella Beverly and Martha Harris. Florence Hart and Frank Evans were wounded. Sheriff Stout and a bloodhound posse pursued Beverly, who fled along the Baltimore and Ohio tracks toward Oral.

Sherif Lester Beverly Beverly Geneva Bridgeport Horseshoe Bend Baltimore and Onlo Oral Harris Hart Frank Evans Martha Harris Florence Hart Blewife Stout

Traveling Man's Experience With Cholera Remedy

A 1588 traveler recalls a severe cholera illness in which two doctors gave no relief. He instead bought Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and, after a double dose, slept and recovered enough to travel next morning. Louisville, Ky reader Hi W. Ireland reports success.

Ireland Louisville

Flood Threat Grips Central Ohio As Rivers Rise

Torrential rains swell rivers across central Ohio threatening floods near March 1913 levels. Ottawa river overflows in Lima and Kenton, severing village communications. In Columbus, a northwest levee breach floods city blocks as authorities brace for worsening conditions. In Seattle 1916 Mystic Shrine convention results: James F. Chandler leads initial ballot, expands on second ballot.

Columbus Ohio Ottawa Lima Kenton Seattle Wash Bufalo James F. Chandler Kansas City Imperial Outer Guard Chandler

New Elks Ritual Adopted in Los Angeles Closing

In Los Angeles California on July 17 a new grand lodge ritual was adopted and used to close the grand lodge session. Previously the meetings ended by motion to adjourn. The grand lodge officers were installed at the last session.

Los Angeles Calif Grand Lodge of Elks Grand Lodge

Muenter to Die by Own Action Verdict Delayed

Man known as Erich Muenter alias Frank Holt, who killed or wounded aboard ships and bombed in Washington, is ruled by Coroner Walter E. Jones to have died by his own action jumping from a prison tier. Witnesses described keepers and statements, including Jeremiah O’Ryan’s, prompting extended inquiry.

Mineola Walter E. Jones Erich Muenter Frank Holt J. P. Morgan Washington Muenter Jeremiah O'Ryan

Postponed Clarksburg Business Men's League Meeting

The Clarksburg Business Men's League postponed its annual meeting and social banquet planned for Thursday night due to unavailable arrangements. Directors met Friday to discuss plans and will announce the new date within a day or two. The banquet is intended for the Masonic temple.

Clarksburg

McKees Rocks Lodge Files Crew Law Complaint in Pennsylvania

Harrisburg July 17. Mc Kees Rocks lodge No. 321 of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen has filed an informal complaint with the Public Service Commission against the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad Company alleging violation of the full crew law in the Pittsburgh district.

Harrisburg McKees Rocks Lodge Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Public Service Commission Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad Pittsburg

Convict Escapes From Road Crew on Bridgeport Pike

Dorsey White, a county convict, escaped from the convict road crew on the Bridgeport pike late Thursday afternoon and is at large. Deputies continue to scour the section for him.

Dorsey White Bridgeport Pike Yarge

Undertakers Elect WV Funeral Directors Leaders

L H Mott of Davis was chosen president W L Noble of Martins Ferry vice president and Frank B Foster of Wellsburg secretary treasurer at Wheeling this week for the West Virginia Funeral Directors Association.

L. H. Mott Davis W. L. Noble Martins Ferry Frank B. Foster Wellsburg West Virginia Funeral Directors’ Association Wheeling

Cabin Creek miners urged to rejoin union after dispute

Charleston reports President Cairns of the United Mine Workers warns that Cabin Creek troubles may restart if miners do not return to the union. He says repudiation of the agreement between workers and operators is imminent, making the situation critical.

Charleston Cairns The United Mine Workers Cabin Creek

Cholera spreads as Austrian interior minister reports rise

In Zurich via London on July 17 the Austrian interior minister said Asiatic cholera reached 809 cases by July 12, up from 77 on July 8, with Galicia bearing the surge among prisoners of war. In Wellsburg, Mrs. Henry C. Wells, 26, wife of the Brooke County assessor, died after being struck by a Panhadle traction car at Beach Bottom.

Zurich Switzerland London Empire Galicia Wellsburg W. Va Henry C. Wells Brooke County

Woman killed by train near Huntington

Mrs. Frank Nicholas, 32, of Huntington, was struck and killed by a Chesapeake & Ohio passenger train west of Augusta. She stepped from the freight track onto the eastbound path during a woolhunt incident.

Huntington Frank Nicholas Paxarier Huntington Chesapeake & Ohio Augusta

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