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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1914
Page
4
A 1914 notice lists a change of address for mailing and related details. The piece also discusses labor and wage trends in agriculture, noting higher wages in the North and rising wages overall due to union presence and labor demand, with stronger increases in organized regions.
In a proclaimed push for state road progress the May 28 and 29 window is set as a test of public support. Officials including A D Williams weigh options for the Sixth Street bridge with a choice between overhead and grade crossing designs amid bond limits and cost constraints. The discussion emphasizes safety, engineering practicality, and protecting property, while noting the impact of labor costs on farm help wages and local industries.
A list of social and sports events in Clarksburg including dances at the Trojan Club and Waldo hotel, baseball games featuring teams from Union Park, Hultmanwall, and Fairmont, and a June banquet by the Protective Association. Events span May 12 to June 11 with venues at Masonic Temple, Union Park, Hultmanwall, and Waldo hotel.
The Rev. A. W. Morrison of the Methodist Protestant church will take an early morning train tomorrow to Point Marion Pa and then to Pittsburg to attend a meeting of the near pal board of home missions of his denomination Wednesday and Thursday He is a member of the board He will return Thursday night or Friday
A congress debate centers on a Holdfast plan and Rock Island Railroad finances with allegations of control over finances and massive expenditures. Arguments address stock and securities as measures, with emphasis on accountability and the role of holding companies in railroad operations.
Fourth class postmasters have been appointed in West Virginia. William S. Lattin succeeds John F. Montgomery at Cowhide Lincoln County. Edward M. Hager succeeds Morse at Hager. William Greenjed replaces Herbert F Wood at Ith moval Mason County. Andrew J. Salisbury succeeds Grover C. Salls bury at Ith moval Webster. Rupert A. Weamster succeeds Raleigh W. Harvey at Ronda Kanawha County. Massa J. Adams succeeds Presley Morris at Stinson Calhoun County. Sylvester Ferrell succeeds John T. Moses at Artle Raleigh County. Jerry Lambert succeeds Augustus EB Wagner at Sand Creek Lincoln County. Albaso Woodall replaces Thomas T. Thompson at Sweptland Lincoln County.
A Department of Agriculture bulletin predicts Humper wheat in West Virginia with 238000 acres sown and a crab condition of 95 percent on May 1. Output is estimated at 3200000 bushels, with May 1 price near 1.05 dollars per bushel, steady from last year.
A historical patent-like remedy claims to remove uric acid and relieve rheumatic symptoms rapidly. The formula, attributed to famous Bohemian springs, targets kidneys and liver, with claims of safe, nearly instant effects. production notes suggest limited availability at Wells & Co. and Angle Inn.
Mr Brown, an electrician at Owens Eastern Bottle Company, underwent an appendix operation at a local hospital Sunday. The operation was successful and he is expected to be out in a few days.
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