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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1903
Page
1
Rome reports the papal death as a confirmed event after long illness with officials stating the Pope was unconscious for hours before dying. Coverage notes the Vatican and Italian authorities coordinating burial arrangements and public reaction.
The young man Fred Groves of Salem, married with a wife, aged about twenty, drowned while bathing in a creek near Pine Grove. His body was recovered shortly after and will be shipped to Salem for burial. He had been working in the fields in Weber county prior to the incident.
The Opera House Band schedules a hypnotist exhibition on Thursday July 24 after persuasion by vonald Grable. Mr Charles Hine consents to appear publicly to support the event. Profs Jows and Shinn will handle violin and guitar while the band performs.
Conductor Hartman was assaulted by Carson Wine and Charles Wyatt on a city street car near the Kass factory area after ejecting them. Wine and Wyatt became disorderly, with a scuffle ensuing. the conductor sustained a cut and a loss of a cap while attempting to restore order.
Revi te He Petera leaves Crestiny to attend Sunday school conventions in Wayne county Mason county and Huntington during the coming week. He will be gone until August 1.
John Kirby of Quiet Dell fell on a banana peel on Hike Street near the Swaxer hotel Saturday evening. He sustained a dislocated hip and other injuries as bystanders assisted him to a wagon and home.
Contractor Z. W. Martin organized a crew to proceed with the contract at the Deep Water and Northwestern entry near Charleston. The workers began the job this morning, aiming to advance the project as planned.
Mrs. Ida Coffman of Shinnston suffered serious facial burns when gas accumulated in a gas oven ignited upon opening the stove door on Saturday evening. Doctors report she will recover, though burns and inhalation injuries are severe.
The seventh annual Harrison County Women’s Christian Temperance Union convention will be July 28 at Shinnston Baptist Church. Mrs. M B Davis of Lost Creek prepared an elaborate program with devotions, recitations, readings, and reports led by officers and delegates from Shinnston, Bridgeport, Clarksburg, and surrounding areas.
Temporary officers take charge as City Council plans a special meeting to make permanent fire department appointments after Chief George Isenhart and George Howe resign amid tensions. Feeny’s return allegedly triggered the move. night coverage ensured by officers Laveman and others.
A 1765 deed by The Right Honourable Thomas Lord Fairfax grants 4 300 acres to James Kivan on Patterson Creek in Hampshire County. The parchment bears a quill script and a rental of one shilling per year, signed Fairfax, possibly the oldest document in the region. Roy Alexander holds a later-dated deed predating another Stout record by 28 years.
The Harrison County Union Veterans Association issues a call for its executive committee to meet in the court house at 1 oclock Saturday afternoon July 25. The purpose is to arrange a large fall meeting of the association with representation from each internal district across all counties.
County Superintendent L Wayne and Ogden from Alorgxntown organize the teachers examination to be held here Thursday and Wednesday of the week. Uncertainty remains whether certificates for those who passed the first exam will arrive from Charleston before the test. If not, some who took the prior exam may be unable to proceed to the second examination.
In a fronting altercation over cement pavement in front of a building, J W Dodge E E Van Geison and Councilman Hurst clashed. A second fight followed leading to a warrant sworn for assault as Van Geison accuses Dodge and Hurst of complicity amid a scene at the staging area and hotel.
Covington dispatch reports Lorenzo Dow Patton of Milford as the fastest court reporter in history. He reportedly produced 40 000 words in one hour in the Sweet v Sweet case, averaging 222 words per minute, with prior feats in the Drake and Chase cases.
Attorneys from Baltimore take depositions in the Western Maryland vs Baltimore and Ohio railroads contract dispute. The case centers on alleged breaches over coal shipments, with sessions set to continue in the area through several days.
A meeting of Clarksburg residents will gather at Reed's Hall to discuss applying for a charter. The assembly will review the petition, consider nominees, and outline steps for the division of duties among the group.
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