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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1915
Page
1
Berlin dispatches say Russian troops burned Windau before evacuation, destroying much of the city and harbor works. Reports also claim destruction of other Courland cities per a recently published army order.
The United States Civil Service Commission schedules an exam at Clarksburg on August 28 to fill a rural carrier post in Wolf Summit and future rural routes in Harrison County. Open to male citizens domiciled in the county with other qualifications. forms available from local offices or Washington. Applications should reach Washington promptly. A fraud case involving Mamie Davis was dismissed after a withdrawal in Starcher court.
Washington July 22 The Interstate Commerce Commission decided that the revenues of the stockprosa company are inadequate and issued apex orders as to tolls.
Bridgeport report notes Johnston and Keppler announce a written pact to end machinists strikes at Remington Arms and sub-contractors. In New Jersey Bayonne a riot at Tidewater and Standard Oil plants leaves two men shot, Tony Bednank and John Saginaski, with guards firing on attacking crowds as sheriff Kinkead urges restraint amid ongoing clashes.
Charleston July 22 the bureau of markets to assist West Virginia fruit growers is established by Howard Williams commissioner of agriculture Col Carlton DiPerce of Kingwood to head the effort The bureau aims to secure reduced freight rates for peaches and implement a uniform packing system and will begin work promptly.
Albert Eveling, Paris opera company member held as a stretcher bearer in Germany, recounts a meeting between Emperor William II and a captured French sergeant. The emperor praises the sergeant’s regiment, and the sergeant jokes about future rations, saying bricks may be next.
July 23 Hutson county Sheriff Kin kead requests Governor Filder call out troops to handle a strike related disturbance at Bayonne. Charleston July 22 Dorothy Friend age twelve daughter of Howard Friend dies at Charleston General Hospital from a bullet wound in the abdomen. The incident occurred while children were playing with a brother when a revolver was obtained by an intruder.
The last state uniform examination of teachers for the year is in Towers School Buildings. Count Superintendent Carl S Lawson and assistants conduct the exam with applicants listed from Elementary and Renewal divisions, including many from Wyatt Wilsonburg Shinnston and city schools. the session closes tomorrow evening. Amiens France noted with population 90,000.
Reports from London July describe German forces driving toward Warsaw from the north west and south while nearing the Baltic. Russian defenses retreat under heavy pressure as the Warsaw region and Lublin rail lines face potential collapse, with civilians and troops burning bridges and destroying supplies to hinder the invaders.
A late night wreck on East Main Street near the Golf Plaza bridge left six people injured. Scott Washington is in serious condition at St. Mary's with a broken leg. Agnes Prichard of Danville, Va., Arlene Highland, Clara Smith of Parkersburg, and Merle Williams sustained cuts, bruises, and a broken nose or injuries. George Denham, John Irvine, and Charles B. Lamberd Jr. escaped unharmed as the car struck a pole after skidding on streetcar rails.
In San Francisco on July 22 Reverend Sidney L. Gillick, representing the federal council of the churches of Christ of America, warned that Asia’s awakening and its encounter with Western civilization pose a profound challenge. He stressed the need for the United States to treat Asians as equals and pursue just relations rather than domination, noting that Asia’s rise will compel America to respond with diplomacy and moral leadership.
A local accident case centers on John Wirbeck aged unknown. The Merylemt and Coke Companys of Wendel are named in the suit. W. D. Brown, resigning chief, is reported in connection with the events.
In Sighthsville on July 22 a report notes visions of age and a distant metropolis sparked by a gushing oil well fourteen miles away. A local pool rumor mentions New Martinescie Oil Company and a talent West reporting £0 barra day.
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