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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1912
Page
11
Officials say almost all inhabitants in the flooded Point Coupee parish have been moved out this week. The Texas and Pacific railroad is jammed with refugees, including four white women who stood in water for three days and lost all their clothes and belongings.
Annie Mazur aged months of Northview died Wednesday morning at 9 o clock after a short illness of pneumonia. The funeral is set for Thursday at Pollak church at 2 o'clock with Rev Malhaskio officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery.
J W Kelly Jr, assistant superintendent of the Cumberland division of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad with Keyser HQ, has been promoted to superintendent, succeeding D H Hobbs who becomes superintendent in Butler. The promotion advances railroad leadership on the Keyser line.
A fragmented report recalls Governor Johnson's ambitious push to remove Southern Pacific influence from state politics through initiative, referendum, recall, direct primaries, and a shorter ballot. The narrative links his utopian reform era to Theodore Roosevelt's progressive campaigns and notes prior legislative cooperation.
The annual state convention of the Salghte of Columbus will be held in Martinsburg next Tuesday with regular delegates W Roy Uyrd and James J Deying attending. Major degrees are expected to be conferred Monday evening, boosting interest as Martinsburg entertainment plans include a trip to nearby orchards after the convention.
Formal notice outlines West Virginia primary election procedures under state law and Republican Party rules. It states polling hours from 7 am to sunset, eligibility restrictions, and official signatories A K Thorn and Wade Coffman, dated May 4, 1913.
Harrison county to nominate GOP candidates for county offices at the June 4 1912 general primary. Voters will select judges sheriffs prosecuting attorneys house members assay assessor county commissioner surveyor and local officials as well as party executive committee members to four year terms.
Clarksburg real estate listing describes brick and frame dwellings with stone or metal roofs, 4 to 6 rooms, oak finish, basements, and brick foundations. Prices around 8000 dollars with easy payments and one third down, near car lines with street access and updated interiors. Listings mention multiple properties, two-year terms, and variably described lots and parcels in Glens area.
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