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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1915
Page
1
Governor Hatfield's representative delivers a West Virginia Day address at the San Francisco exposition. The speech lauds the Panama Canal milestone, unity with California and the nation, and notes West Virginia's growing industrial base and resources amid broader national progress.
City police search Clarksburg for James Snider 12 who vanished from Lyons on Saturday after selling berries. His mother Maud Snider reported the disappearance to Chief Harry L. Brooks. Police think he may have run away, noting no foul play reports yet and no sightings matching his description.
Squires and Orlin Davis of Arbutus Park failed to appear for trial after swearing out warrants against each other for assault. Magistrate Jackson V. Carter dismissed the warrants. The case was rescheduled from July 16 after a requested continuance, and a peaceful settlement is suspected.
Chief Brooks received a letter from K D Alllison of Sturgeon Pa requesting investigation into the whereabouts of a man believed to be a former employee in this city. She says he last wrote in April and her letter suggests he may have had an accident. Police were unable to locate him by noon but continued inquiries and asked for any information to be shared with the department.
In San Francisco on July 21 Theodore Roosevelt the former president is scheduled to address the Army and Navy, take part in a tree planting ceremony and serve as guest of honor at a reception. His second talk on War and Peace is planned for the evening, with Roosevelt remarking upon arrival that night that might as well be taken “Damn the Mollycoddles.”
Howard Menge president of the National Brotherhood of Operative Potters announced that 8 000 union members will vote on a referendum regarding the wage advance resolution adopted at Atlantic City. A straight ten percent raise was rejected, but several wage-increase resolutions were approved. Final two year settlement starts October 1 and will be discussed in September with the United States Potters Association and the Manufacturers organization.
Labor leaders announced that pickets stationed at the Remington Arms plant in Bridgeport stopped eighty skilled mechanics on the day shift from going to work. Several machinists were talked to but labor men said not all approached workers stayed away.
Wesley Woodford, a young East End man who escaped Constable Robert Noon, is held in the county jail awaiting a hearing before Magistrate R Edwards Kidd on a peace warrant sworn by sister‑in‑law Nannie Woodford. The hearing is set for 2 p m Thursday after Noon again cuffed him in the street Tuesday.
An election is planned in Sheets independent school district to decide on a twenty cent levy for building a two room schoolhouse on lot No 7 in Distance. New voters must register with the county court or they cannot vote.
In a court proceeding in Ma nstrate T G Nicewarner's court Saunders showed signs of mental distress and collapsed during questioning. His attorney sought divisonary relief while the prosecution objected. warrants against Saunders and relatives were discussed and later dismissed.
London reports rumors of Warsaw fall but German Austro actions slow. Russians lose ground as German moves near Riga threaten supply routes. Baltic advance aims to trap Russian forces and protect Petrograd retreat while Italians fight on the Sponzo front with some gains.
The unique "Beaver Euglet" driven by GB Gardner will race at the test grounds Amy 31. Built from an Indianapolis 1914 design, the freak vehicle features unusually wide front wheels and is expected to shatter circular track records as auto owners join the parade for the largest auto event yet in Clarksburg.
Local businessman J W Russell appointed general agent for the Upper Potomac Fruit Exchange Keyser to cover about half the state He expects to ship fifty carloads to western stores this season selling grades directly to retailers instead of through wholesale houses A separate note reports Frank Cunningsham fined 6 60 for drunken disorderly conduct in police court and a marriage license granted to J William Livesay and Bonnia Groves
A large mob attacked the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey plant in Bayonne during a strike. About 6,000 rioters faced guards. three were wounded by pistol fire, one rioter killed, and around 30 injured taken to Bayonne Hospital. Police and deputies faced stones and slag as they tried to control the crowd.
Milledgeville Ga July 21 physicians report Leo M Frank shows marked improvement after a Saturday night attack by a fellow convict. Temperature near 100, pulse and respiration nearly normal, doctors say he is not yet out of danger but recovery appears likely. Warrant actions involving Atlie Ballas Lucien Walker and others have been withdrawn and releases have been issued.
Sentence details show John Barnhouse and Manterer serving terms in county jail for offenses linked to a court case. One defendant, Jeme g Are Cue, was fined and released after paying a required sum.
A long OCR fragment features a patriotic poem praising West Augusta and West Virginia. It references General Washington, mountaineers, and liberty with lines about the blood of ancestors, frontier pioneers, and the state’s freedom. The piece blends verse and declarative praise of a new commonwealth.
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