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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1913
Page
1
Senate lobby inquiry widens beyond tariff issue as committee plans to hear testimony on sugar and mule interests and potential improper influence. Senator Sutherland testifies owning Utah Idaho Sugar stock while noting no wool ties and urging reasonable duties.
Washington June 9 The Weather Bureau again faces dismissals as Willis J. Moore has been deposed as chief amid push to become secretary of agriculture. Secretary Houston suspends officials J Warren Smith Henry Hursey R H B Pollock and Norman T Conger pending further investigation in Detroit Milwaukee Columbus and Trenton.
Captain John S. once world champion wing shot was found dead in his Hammonton lodging. A hunting dog’s whine led to discovery. cause of death is not known.
In Washington on June 9 Democrats in Congress failed to advance patronage aims in civil service by opening postal and internal revenue jobs as rewards. Despite many efforts, no appointments were made, and it appears the current internal revenue collector may keep his post for now.
Police and a large posse search near 5821 Gertrude Avenue after a man attacked three year old Helen Leteroski and used the child as a shield when her father Joseph Leteroski confronted him. Helen is seriously injured but showing a slight chance of recovery. Clarence P. Stout from Mason County visits from Ben Lomond.
Riotous oratory by Walter R. Jones inflames miners at the Righter Coal and Coke Company between Lost Creek and Woest Milford. About seventy workers walked out for higher wages, a blacksmith shop burned, and authorities guard the site. Early demands rose from fifteen to six cents per mite car, with the company expected to pay workers tomorrow.
A bronze bust of Colonel Richard Dale Owens, camp commandant in 1862, was unveiled at the Indiana State Capitol. The gift honors Confederate prisoners held by Owens and includes a presentation by General Bennett Young with Vice President Thomas R. Marshall to accept for the state.
Over a thousand teamsters from a newly organized union walked off jobs in Buffalo on July 3 seeking wage increases averaging 32 cents per day. The walkout disrupted local industries as organizers press for better pay and contracts.
The second week of the term opens with trials set for burglary cases. Andrew and Frederick Poling face charges for stealing over 490 dollars of merchandise from the East End drag store. Jury lists and jurors for duty are announced for upcoming sessions.
The Fairmont Fair Association set September 1 to 19 for its annual fair and race meet in Fairmont. A London briefing notes a murder trial at the Old Bailey with suffragist figures among the accused and a subdued public interest amid the death of Emily Wildfris Davison following injuries at a racecourse.
Benjamin Nichols of Pal som, an employee of South Penn Oil Company, was hurt Sunday noon when a newly bought car backed over a bank and overturned in front of Mrs Frams Hotel in Sardis. His back was crushed and bruised but not believed to be serious. the machine suffered heavy damage.
The government seeks dissolution of Eastman Kodak Company of New Jersey and Eastman Kodak Company of New York by receivership if needed to break a monopoly in photographic supplies. It asks for division of assets and a ban on resale price controls and other restraints across manufacturers and dealers. The suit cites a Sherman law violation and references a Supreme Court ruling on patent price fixing. The filing notes the two firms control about 72 percent of U S trade and alleges they absorbed competitors domestically and abroad.
The ICC directed Southern Railway to refund Consolidation Coal Company $36.66 plus interest from July 14, 1909. The overcharge arose from shipping coal in a larger car than ordered for a Keyser West Virginia to Paso Robles California carload.
The city must pay P. F. Caulfield five dollars for muddy water splashed on his trousers by a street flushing machine on Third Street. Justice Jackson V. Carter's court handed down the decision Monday morning plus all costs.
Flying fragments of a wheel burst from a turbine at the Alpha Portland cement plant in Phillipsburg New Jersey on June 9 severing the main head pipe and injuring two workers. The plant was shut down for repairs.
Vague OCR notes report a night of unrest with a large fire at Mubat park race course destroying structures at Lea and the North Middlesex grounds. The Great Hurst park fire began in a box with oil saturated furniture and fumes, not extinguished until 8 o'clock this morning.
The Central West Virginia Glass Manufacturers Association, nine Clarksburg area firms including Crescent and Salem Window Glass, petitions the Interstate Commerce Commission to replace current Baltimore and Ohio and connecting lines rates with lower charges for shipments from their plants to various states.
Thomas C Bennett C Day George Tite and Mr Flint set out for a ten day fishing trip twenty miles beyond Webster Springs. Associated reports Fire in Dred Springfield Missouri from defective wiring collapses fifteen buildings around the public square causing about half a million dollars in losses.
Nathaniel Green, described as a Negro, becomes the District of Columbia’s first man hanged. He confesses to the crime amid a tense execution, with officials denying clemency and witnesses recalling final moments while the crowd murmurs.
Radio updates indicate a vessel at sea near the Georgia coast with a reported fire. Authorities say signals show no blaze aboard and the ship appears to be steering toward port amid contradictory garbled reports.
Custer Post No. 3 Grand Army of the Republic expresses thanks to Weber and Ondle7 florists for voluntary contributions of choice cut flowers to decorate the graves of soldiers who died, honoring memorial duties.
A Wilson Creek report says an Industrial Workers of the World organizer was stoned to death in a clash with Italian railway workers near Seattle. The fight began when IWW members tried to persuade Italians to quit work and escalated as the leader was struck on the head, fracturing the skull. No arrests reported.
Business men of Martinsburg form the Martinsburg Retail Business Men's Protective Association with A. R. Emmett as president and James G. Bowers as secretary. The meeting adjourned at 9 o clock with plans to promote local commerce and mutual support. In Washington, Attorney General McReynolds awaits a report from U S Attorney Roy W. Neale on the Saturday indictment of United Mine Workers officials for alleged Sherman act conspiracy in West Virginia coal fields. Officials say publication of the indictment in newspapers was the first word of the prosecution and a formal review of the evidence will follow. In Charleston, no arraignments for the indicted United Mine Workers officials were issued today. proceedings will continue next week.
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