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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1906
Page
3
The ad touts Dewey's Best flour for snowy white bread and healthfulness. It claims choice wheat milled by expert millers on top machinery and urges housewives and bakers to choose the product sold by all grocers with prices not higher than inferior brands.
New York report states Brodie I Duke of Durham North Carolina was granted an absolute divorce from Alice Webb Duke. The court found Mrs Duke violated marriage vows during a train escape in 1905 and ordered the decree. witnesses for the plaintiff were examined while Mrs Duke did not appear.
Maggie Perkins aged 14 left her Ble Grass home Tuesday night and was found by a Black man who assaulted her. Charles Francis, who claimed the name, was captured at Valley View by Deputy Sheriff James Taylor and confessed. The girl's condition is serious. Miss Perkins is a daughter of James Barnes, a prominent farmer.
Bennington Kansas March 29 a police judge fined Joe Transier two dollars and ordered him confined to bed for a week in a striking sentence. Marshal Florath took Transier home and placed him in bed while his family was restricted from notifying the court if he tried to leave the bed before the week ended.
Inactivity on securing a professional aidit team delayed plans but the high school will organize a team this year. Preliminary writings set for 7:30 this evening at Smith's Hall on Main Street. Members of last year's squad will vote on captain and selections while all candidates are invited to try out.
A fragment references Sweet Melody Flour and a deal involving a studio in Farnes. The text is garbled, with unclear participants or concrete actions, leaving only the mention of a potential business tie between a flour brand and a studio location.
The article notes a basketball preparation day for the Georgetown Washington University squad with coach Forkum guiding players McCarthy Seay Ailey Miller Bayliss Strickler Gronninger Wayman and Phemewm. Practices continued and enthusiasm rose as a ban on Gromninger and Mason was lifted, clearing them for the trip.
The Watts brothers face trials for a string of killings tied to a planned sensational book. They claim their aim was to study the effects of congestion and to insert it into their writing. Victims include Burch and the McDuffie brothers, with Burch killed at a Watts event and the McDuffies slain two days later at a public gathering.
A severe windstorm hit the tent in Waco Texas on a Tuesday evening during Mme Sarah Bernhardt's performance. Flashes of lightning and thunder accompanied the gale and threaten audience panic as canvas strained against tent pegs and wind. Bernhardt continued on stage despite the perilous conditions.
A young woman identified as Miss Brandt from Kansas City Bound for China to become a missionary ran away aboard a fast California train. His father from a Christian church pleaded to stop her as guards watched ships bound for China. Officials reported attempts to dissuade her without success.
Three inmates occupied city cells while awaiting lodging and faced various penalties. John Schultz served time for a minor offense paying a $1.60 fine. Tistin Green, identified as a Black individual, received a ten day sentence for defaulting on a fine.
Fragmentary text lists a person named Wane T Carter and an address 414 Monhedia with unclear references. Mentions Feather a Extrs finance ereem served and lena Wilds esch diay from now until midnight. Police at Cnt cme. Teeny unclear names and actions follow with digressive phrases and garbled terms.
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