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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1912
Page
1
An informal session shows Roosevelt undecided on support for Taft or Parker amid committee hints. Leaders differ on strategy as no formal meeting occurred today. Roosevelt plans no fixed agenda, while party leaders weigh next steps in the contested race.
The National Committee debates temporary chairman as Bryan supports Parker or opposes him. Key states New York Illinois Indiana loom large while West Virginia’s MeStan opposes Bryan. Ohio county and others in West Virginia mobilize 3000 delegates as Bryan and Underwood emerge as main rivals for the presidency.
A large crowd attended the reopening services at the West Milford Methodist Protestant church. The structure was enlarged, papered, painted, and fitted with new seats at a cost of 900 dollars, of which 174.78 was raised Sunday, clearing the church of debt. Reverend Olduker of Clarksburg assisted Pastor Reverend F T Kelley.
In New Martinsville on June 24 N K Smith and his wife were walking home when a freight train struck him at the crossing. Smith died the next morning with his family grieving. His wife survived, and the funeral occurred today. A brother of Mrs Smith died on the same railroad line less than a year ago and several Harigan family members have had minor railroad accidents nearby.
After a string of defeats the West Virginia Business College baseball team defeated the Overfield team 7 to 6 in a well played game Saturday afternoon. Batteries: West Virginia Business College Lowther and Deforest Overfield Woodford and Stewart. Struck out by Lowther 11 by Woodford 12.
A young man hosted a 2 o'clock dinner at his Broad Oaks home on Sunday in honor of guest Dixe Downs of Buckhannon. Attending were Claude Burh, Clute Parrish, Wayne Harding, Quy Garrett, James Showalter, Olly, Frank and Wille Heffner and the guest of honor.
Virgil L. Highland and Sherman C. Denham returned Monday morning from the Chicago convention where they witnessed the renomination of President Taft and Vice President Sherman. George J. Barker and J. M. Whitney, of Boston, were guests of Harry B. Curtin Sunday.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference STOCK HOLM and a plan to erect a Ely point for Uncle Sam. Details are unclear, with multiple garbled phrases and unnamed individuals.
Burhalo New Jersey June 24 five bodies and a list of eighteen missing were brought from the Eagle Park dock collapse into the Niagara river. The injured include Mrs Arthur Mayer and others. the missing names include Mrs August L Heletrom and daughter and Christine Wacker among many. A medical examiner blamed a rotten poorly built dock.
The 36th united ranks of Py thia announce the third annual encampment in Charleston starting August 25. The program spans arrival, camp dedication, regimental and brigade drills, field days, band concerts, parades, and a grand military ball through August 26 to 31 with prize lists featuring $160 top prize and other monetary awards for drill proficiency and individual ranks.
Chicago dispatch reports President Williams I. Taft was renominated on the first ballot late Saturday night with Vice President Sherman named again. Ballot totals show Taft 561, Roosevelt 107, Hughes 2, Cummins 17, La Follette 41, absent 6, not voting 44. A separate group in another hall also named Roosevelt for president on a new party ticket.
Engineer H A Fisher of Pittsburgh studies surveys to harness the Youghiogheny near Swallow Falls Oakland for a large electric plant. A West Virginia and Maryland capitalists group is organized, with about two million dollars to fund construction to supply power to Pittsburgh and other cities in Pennsylvania West Virginia and Maryland.
John Defos a Tin Plate foreigner jailed by Constable Thomas R. Kearns awaiting hearing at 7:20 PM before Junto Jackson V. Carter on a charge of fighting with John Rules another foreigner. The incident occurred Saturday night in the suburb.
Marriage licenses have been issued to Harry Grever and Stella Mathias, Adam W. Smell and Alma B. Strother, and G. W. Wooster and Nora B. Reed.
Samuel Gompers Frank Morrison and Jobin Mitchell were found guilty of contempt of court by the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. They plan to appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States, which previously reversed their earlier conviction.
Tyler County grand jury reconvenes after a Sunday rush of subpoenas. On Saturday it filed a partial report with four degrees in the jail. witnesses remain under examination as the municipal dag scandal unfolds in Slatersville. Judge Willy Taw and the jury face further inquiries into alleged local corruption.
New tin plate worker Mr and Mrs J Gray of Mechanic Street celebrate the birth of a son at their home Saturday night. The infant is expected to grow up with knowledge of the tin plate hustle as his father works at the mills.
There was no session of the county court today. the court will convene tomorrow as usual.
An OCR readable fragment reports WkR Elliot and a Watt from Baxer suffered a stroke during an event. Details are unclear due to damaged text but mention of seizure and prayerful response by bystanders. Further specifics are unreadable in the snippet.
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