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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1914
Page
3
In Appleton Wisconsin heavy rainfall over the past day exceeds totals for May. The Fox River rose eighteen inches, fields and culverts were washed, trains are blocked and service to Green Bay is disrupted.
A June 7 report from Green Bay Wisconsin notes a severe rain and electrical storm left many homes flooded and hundreds without power or telephones. The deluge caused extensive street and property damage with 42 inches of rainfall in 24 hours. Local crews work to restore services and assess the impact.
Baltimore and Ohio railroad executives met with Clarksburg merchants at the board of trade to address complaints about delayed freight shipments. Immediate improvements were promised for carload service and claims processing, with extra facilities to be added at Wallace to speed westbound traffic. Local business leaders and company representatives attended, and broader congressional action was anticipated within days.
Judge Thomas J Stealey formerly a Wetzel county jurist and Parkersburg resident now living in Washington traveled back to Parkersburg for legal business expecting to stay a week. He was accompanied by Mrs Stealey and Judge Staley recently marked his eighty fourth birthday.
An open letter from Belleville’s ministerial alliance denounces the Belleville board of education for granting a bar permit at the Bellevue public school annual picnic. The letter claims the sale of liquor at the event corrupts children and school life.
Supreme Court of Ohio refers a case about enforcement of a miners’ coal payment order. The appeal seeks injunctions against enforcing the earlier decision requiring payment by the coal company. Officials and congressmen comment on the matter, noting district interests and the broader political context.
Fragmented OCR notes discuss proposed antitrust and rail legislation. It cites George Crownwell on giving the Interstate Commerce Commission broader powers, including oversight of railroads and directorate structures, with debate over government supervision versus owner responsibility.
Washington June 5 post offices have been established in West Virginia including Hardman Gilmer county with Delhert Stalnaker as postmaster Knox Park Were county with Astins Jo Mfe as postmaster Stumptown Gilmer county with Sylvester Stump as postmaster Canneton Fayette county with Virginia N Gray now of Montgomery as postmaster Minnora Calhoun county with Otto H Groves now of Chioe as postmaster Tamroy Taleren enunty with Samuel Sumder son of Oswald as postmaster
The Washington telegraph reports ongoing support for a court bill as Senators Brown from the Second West district and Sutherland back the measure. Details are preliminary as discussions continue in the capital.
Hopkinsville resident T. F. Thompson attests Saxo Salve solved two decades of scalp eczema after one tube. The ad promises a money back offer if Saxo products fail and cites Stane & Mercer druggists in Clarksville and nearby towns.
Fragmentary notice seeks advertisement in Daily Telegram to fill a federal courts reform bill. Mentions Williamson and Hiking terms, Mr Bront and Mr Sutherland as district representatives, urging readers to indicate business ability for the position.
Notices state the Gratix Roan County and Parsles Tyler County post offices will be discontinued in a few days due to no eligible postmaster being found. The sources imply massed advertising in the Daily Telegram may reveal relevant details.
Bill Smith, Bid Smith, and A Arnold were fined ten dollars plus three dollars costs after pleading trespass on Baltimore and Ohio railroad property at the local station. Judge T G Nicewarner sentenced them Thursday. Captain J A Campbell of the railroad detective force assisted in the arrest and prosecution.
Restorative claims describe Eckman’s Alternative aiding ailment relief in a district where officials attribute improvements to the treatment. Reports mention weight gain, health improvement, and ongoing work as November progress cites treatment and public interest in the Eckman remedy.
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