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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1915
Page
4
Real estate ad offers vacant 30 by 120 foot lots near the Jacobs residence priced at 750 dollars in exchange for inside property with a cash difference. Glen Ele two story frame dwelling with bath and basement, six oak finished rooms, asking 2850 dollars with half cash and two years remaining.
The Econ ing store manager Hiller has relocated his family from Weston to Jackson Street, signaling a local residential change and business neighborhood shift.
A vintage advertisement extols Mothers Friend external remedy for pregnancy related discomfort. It claims relief from morning sickness and nervous distress by applying the product to the abdominal surface, promising safer, more comfortable pregnancy and urging readers to obtain a bottle at stores or write for a booklet. It cites Bradish 303 Lemur-Bide Atlanta Ga or Pisapsome end instructive book.
Butcher shop advertises low meat prices with long experience in selecting and cutting meat. It promises to set very attractive prices close to market rates and to earn customer trust with consistent value.
The West Virginia State Board of Trade and local officials organize a special West Virginia train from Wheeling to the San Francisco exposition. Details include July 16 departure, routes via Baltimore and Ohio, schedules from Wheeling to Chicago, then Ogden and San Francisco, with round trip rates from multiple towns and cabin, drawing room, and berth options. The plan aims to showcase the state and attract travelers, with notes on ticket validity and potential Baltimore and Ohio representatives assisting. Also mentions Stealey Heights tabernacle fundraiser and forthcoming church razing and construction.
Washington reports Count Bernstorf, German ambassador, had an audience with President Wilson at the White House. The exchange followed stresses over points raised in last negotiations and the U.S. cabinet’s careful consideration. Bernstorf then conferred with the German chancellery head before returning to Berlin.
Frank Cook of Mannington confessed to bootlegging in four courts before Justice R Leigh Flea ing. He was fined 800 and sentenced to four months in jail per case, totaling sixteen months in jail and 800 in fines. If fines are unpaid he must work off the balance at one dollar per day, potentially extending the sentence beyond four years in the county jail.
A German air raid on Warsaw Wednesday dropped a bomb on a crowded moving picture theater. The blast killed several people and wounded many, mostly women and children, as panic and debris filled the venue. Local reports confirm casualties and injuries amid the attack.
Deeds record transfers including Jesse F Randolph to W J Bishop for seven lots in Salem. Lynch Elliott Real Estate and Improvement Co to Secratus and Emma May Crites for one lot in Glenwood. Mary F Kidd to Frank Gresche for four lots in Adamston. Lillian D Booth and husband to Vincent Mulrovje for two lots in Mount Clare. Martin Brothers Co to Cora Shaffer for two lots in Harwood. County Clerk J Crews and Elizabeth Sidebottom to S J Hyman for one lot in Haywood. Maxlin and J J Crews to S J Hyman for two lots in Haywood. Newman to Claude W Gore for one lot in Colonial Heights. A Fretwell to H G Humphreys for four lots at Stealey Heights. Humphreys to Emma Fretwell for one lot at Stealey Heights. J I Crews County Clerk to S J Hyman for one lot on First Street. I J Crews to S J Hyman for one lot on Pine Grove.
Report from Brownsville states three Villa generals were captured after a clash near the border. Authorities describe the operation as a significant success in quelling hostile actions along the frontier.
Reuben Anderson files act in chancery in the circuit court challenging the Fairmont charter passed at the last legislative session and seeks to enjoin the board from operating its provisions. He attacks the literacy test and the bill’s passage. Judge Dayton has enjoined the board in federal court. Governor Hatfield and Attorney General Lilly are parties. Hearing set for next week.
A circuit court jury Wednesday returned a verdict of 370 dollars against Frank C. Kellen et al. in the Okey B. Jamieson case. In Hirzh et al v Harrison Barbour Coal Co, an answer was filed. A judgment for 741.60 dollars was given in favor of the Doman Consolidated Oil Co. against the Hardy Oil Co.
Charleston June 3 The public service commission on Wednesday fixed July 6 to formally hear the Baltimore and Ohio railroad's request to raise passenger rates to two and a half cents per mile. Under the new law, as interpreted by West Virginia's supreme court, the commission may suspend freight or passenger schedules for ninety days and can extend up to six months if needed.
Minneapolis mills cut flour prices to 37-19 for fancy patents as the market eased. The drop follows wheat declines and lower cash premiums amid recent foreign-ownership withdrawals in May auctions. Also reports from Berlin and Charleston note Russian captures, rail line funding, and Hobson to lecture on prohibition for the Anti-Saloon League.
John Doe figures in treaty indictments and implications of prohibition law. The grand jury returned indictments Wednesday afternoon as reported in the local paper.
The Cologne Gazette reports a serious fire at the prison camp in Torsau Prussia. The barracks for informed officers covering a stretch of 150 yards were destroyed. No lives were lost. Cause of the fire is unknown.
June 3 reports show a white dressed woman with long veil seen around stores and a church, sparking talk of a joke or mental distress as she disappeared by evening. Local residents and visitors mingle with ongoing community updates including visits, health notes, and local games at Union Park.
A coroner's inquest is pending as an infant's body was found bearing rapping paper marks of identification. No verdict from the jury has been reported yet.
A reader from Wabash Indiana praises Chamberlain's Lintment for sprains bruises and rheumatic pains. The letter claims rapid relief and urges others troubled by rheumatic pains to try the product as advertised by Mrs Florence Slife.
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