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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1913
Page
4
The column lampoons congressional lobbying and tariff debates as well as local governance quirks. It mentions a justice of the peace ruling of damages over a street flushing machine and notes a Bluefield clipping on Senator Goff’s wealth and political spending.
A Wheeling Register editorial fragment complains about a vague want ad seeking lodging for visitors during a semi centennial week. It notes owners may name prices and reserve the right to reject applicants and fears an accommodation crunch similar to Tallimore during a national convention.
The grain of a railway plan raises concern over publicity for hotel rates and accommodations. The Wheeling contingent urged wider publicity to rates at hotels restaurants boarding houses residences and the time.
Readers see an exhibit idea featuring poems and songs from a recent contest as a possible highlight for Huntington and Charleston observers. Editorials touch on sobriety in public life, wartime politics, and the need for efficient postal service amid calls for more clerks and partners.
Charleston June 10 Joseph Miller of Kenova is appointed by Governor Hatfield to the Virginia debt commission to replace Judge John H Holt of Huntington who said he could not serve. In 1912 world telephone use reached about 12,433,000 telephones and 22,768,000 miles of wire.
At a Salem meeting the board of rectors was reelected and a general patriot celebration committee appointed for July 4. Members include C A Schutte Davis Jules Michette S Band George Bourmark Orin Swiger Max Joffe. Working groups are active to ensure a grand city celebration in Reice on the nation’s birthday. Wool price reported at eighteen cents per pound. A Schutte left for Huntington to attend a state Business Men’s Association meeting as local secretary. D I Thomas Hhus resigned from Old Well Supply and returned home. Merrill Haney visited his mother in Bristol.
Bristol June 9 Pearl Matthey four, daughter of Mim and Mrs Julius Matthey, suffered severe burns Monday morning after her gown caught fire from an open gas flame. Doctors say the burns are not serious and she rests well today. Other notes include workers and residents traveling to Chicago Fairmont and Cincinnati for work or visits, and local family moves.
A Sunday evening gathering included Mr Luther Barnes and family with Howard Barnes and children, along with Belle Barnes and others. The readable portion notes a familial visit or social event in a local setting.
A school program is described with hymns songs recitations and readings led by Rev James Kirby and others. Performances include Our Father’s Praise Power of Little Things Sing a Song of Cheerfulness and Baby’s Losto with multiple children named in recitations and an offering for a publication society.
Five men were convicted of street drunkenness at the regular police court session presided by Mayor Will H. Cole. One paid the fine. the other four, penniless, were sent out of town in default.
A Telegram reader notes an advertisement for sporting goods offers extensive practical details for planning a fishing trip. The ad provides gear guidance, tips on tackle, and expectations, presenting itself as a comprehensive aid to the reader’s excursion.
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