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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1913
Page
4
The page compiles scattered editorials and notices from Washington on post office rate changes, lobbying, and foreign affairs. It notes public support for rate reductions, critiques opposition, and mentions figures like Burleson, Rhodes, and Wilson. Also referenced are Mexican policy discussions, fraud concerns, and local civic exhortations for community progress.
Court notes urgent need for a concrete crossing at the Glen Elie site. Acknowledges the existing bridge as a menace and calls for immediate action to secure a safe structure.
A compilation of editorials notes an alleged age of peace amid Balkan turmoil, Mexican politics, and Chinese rebellion while critiquing railway fare law and university leadership. It discusses later law promotions, shared disdain for excess, and social dress norms from Charleston to Wheeling.
The stork brought Harry M Brown Jr to the home of Mr and Mrs Harry M Brown in the Hardy apartments last night. The baby is healthy and expected to follow his father into business as a genial, active citizen. The father, general manager of the Clarksburg Light and Heat Company, resisted a proposal to grant thirty days of free gas to domestic consumers to avoid bankruptcy.
Dr. Horace J. Brown of Wilsonburg has returned home by car from Tronton and Gallipolis with his wife and children. They stayed with relatives in Tronton for another visit. The trips were made in Dr. Brown's automobile. W. P. Barlow of Buckhannon is attending to business matters here.
Brock Banks, billed as one of the top middleweight prospects in the state, trains daily for a big bout with Al Greyber at the Victoria theater Saturday night. Banks, six feet tall and about 185 pounds, has many admirers eager to see him advance in pugilistic ranks.
Jesse and Golden Riley, middle aged brothers, were fined 20 and 20 costs and sentenced to 30 days on county roads after allegedly stealing a pair of shoes and four suitcases from the Finger-Siegel store on West Main Street. Justice T G Nicewamer imposed the sentences Saturday morning. the brothers are jailed awaiting further court actions. Police arrested them Friday afternoon after a Finger-Siegel employee swore out a warrant. Read the Telegram Classified Ads.
The article discusses how readers can stretch their money by thoughtful buying in clothes, food, and sanitation. It argues advertising can guide economical choices when approached with care and understanding, urging careful spending and awareness of value.
Mount Glare special notices report nine year old Robert Meredith of North Byron was bitten by a copperhead while blackberry picking. His brother carried him home before returning to kill the two foot eight inch snake. A physician has the case under good control though the wound remains painful. Also noted: a girl born July 22 to Alfonso Stout at J D Gaseel’s home. An odd local item mentions a driller finding a heavy overalls pile and a large rattlesnake near West Milford. A Perry Ord child died of cholera infantum near the Methodist church, burial in Martburg. Other brief items cover local social visits, and a note on Ceylon pearl fisheries near Mannar.
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