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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1912
Page
4
Readable bits suggest an Evening Echo notice or column fragment. The text references a solemn chiel and themes of influence and end, but much of the meaning is obscured by garbled OCR and lacks clear names, places, or dates.
The Democratic platform of West Virginia praises allies in Congress for supporting Roosevelt era measures and criticizes past defeats. It commends senators for votes on Lorimer and for aligning with party leadership while opposing Republican progress. The piece frames the party as in political distress yet hopeful for a shift away from Roosevelt policies.
The source critiques a Democratic state platform plank endorsing a state guards system. It argues the plank serves big interests and shifts costs to the state, accusing state bosses of hypocrisy and using the guard system to mislead voters.
The piece cites West Virginia Republican strategy urging a united state ticket and warns other parties against cross endorsements. It also rebuts claims tying Dr. H H Hatfield to McDowell prison figures, explaining McDowell’s jail population reflects county history and crime rates, not single officials.
Article reviews the political clash over saloons and crime in McDowell County, contrasting prison demographics with tariff policy. It defends the tariff board as an expert, nonpartisan body while criticizing partisan manipulation and misleading reporting in the debate.
Corin of Pittburg Pennsylvania, superintendent of Hope Gas Company, visited the area over the past two days while the Hope Nature and Reserve Gas Companies' baseball team lost 1 to 0 at Burnsville. Prominent locals, including Alger of Pittsburg Automobile Company, were noted in town visiting the local agent.
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