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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1915
Page
3
Fragmentary report describes Slone and Mercer aboard the Lusitania with a woman and Mr Frohman on deck as the ship heeled suggesting discussions about trust and safety amid a tense moment at sea. The text is incomplete and names uncertain, with only scattered references to Bare Ww Va Queenmiama and on deck events.
Positive description of a four room bungalow priced as a bargain. Mentions six rooms, bath, pantry, reception hall, front and back porches, good basement, lot 40 by 120 with rear alley. Located in a good residence section of Stealey Heights on Orchard Street. Small cash payment with balanced monthly installments.
The German ambassador called on the State Department and expressed deep regret that the war had caused the loss of many American lives after a 45 minute discussion with Secretary Breen. Both parties issued a statement reflecting mutual sorrow over civilian casualties.
An advertisement for Rheuma from Wells-Haymaker Co. markets a money back remedy for rheumatism claiming rapid relief, with Mrs. Alice A. Brown of Ithaca praising its effects after seven years of hip pain and nighttime sleeplessness. The ad promotes a fifty cent to two bottle price and emphasizes dissolving uric acid within hours.
Secretary Bryan met with Ambassador Bernstorff who declined to answer questions citing a promise to the secretary. The envoy said he had an appointment with President Wilson, marking his first visit to the department since the Lusitania disaster.
Transfers include A W Kerns to L Goodman for 2 lots in Fair Grounds addition and E Clark Tee to Anna Roberts for 1 Elk Grove. Swiger to A Swiger 72 acres plus 2 acres in Clay district. P F Karman et al to Sutton and Saurborne for 1 lot in Bridgeport. Lavern Williams to George W Mason for 1 3 4 acres in Marshville. Lucy E McGee to M Clark Ing ram for 1 lot in Salem. Wirt E Dennison to Jonathan W wenp for 2 acres in Tenmile district Clarksburg Realty Co to Maude S Stutler for 1 lot in Central School addition. Tony Sirene to Thomas Angott for 3 eds in Northrow-Tane. Campbell to James P and Mary McCormick for 1 lot in Bridgeport. Fair Grounds Improvement Co to Michael J and Nora Crow iey for 1 lot in Jackson square. Ransell Johnson to John W Steinbeck for 1 lot on Hickman street. Die Elta Raber to Lulu A Walls for a lot in Enterprise.
British Columbia city Perry Victoria placed under martial law for ten days after renewed attacks by mobs angered by Lusitania sinking. A crowd smashed a brewery hotel jewelry store and other businesses. mayor read riot act and soldiers patrolled as troops from Vancouver expected to reinforce. No injuries reported as Phoenix brewery wrecked.
Leo M. Frank was resentenced in Atlanta to be hanged on June 22 for the murder of Mary Phagan, with the court setting a new date and confirming the severe penalty in the high profile case.
Edmund Denham announces free tabloid musical comedy at Norwood park starting May 29 with William Jennings of New York City as director. A cast and chorus are being selected and rehearsals planned for the latest musical hits. Baseball games will be played each evening on a new diamond as a city league forms twi light contests. An amusement company has secured a ferris wheel ocean wave and carousel, aiming to make Norwood park a leading West Virginia attraction.
The Industrial Relations Commission in Charleston opened with Chief Justice Walter Clark as the first witness on Labor and the Law. Former Justice Cullen condemned military commissions in West Virginia during the coal strike as subverting constitutional liberty. Ida M. Craft, suffrage advocate, arrives in Charleston for a two week tour aiding West Virginia’s campaign for the proposed equal suffrage amendment. In Charleston Mr and Mrs John P Parrill welcome a new son at 14 Willison Street. L Long, state treasurer, says 336000 was disbursed for March salaries for state institutions and schools. Captain Hagerty, longtime Charleston officer, dies of apoplexy. Huntington reports Governor Hatfield advocating a special legislative session to pass revenue measures to ease state finances.
In London on May 11 to 12 a stock exchange committee warned that any Germans attempting to enter would be blocked. A large crowd gathered near the exchange in expectation of trouble, but only a few naturalized Germans surfaced and were driven away with orders not to return.
An American actress Jolivet recalled Frohman’s final remark “War fear Death” before the Lusitania disaster. Jolivet, a survivor, was among the last to speak with him as the ship went down.
Geneva, Switzerland dispatch via Basel reports a number of American citizens, mainly businessmen, leaving Germany to await developments in U S Germany relations. The travelers depart through Paris en route to safety as the diplomatic situation evolves.
The Tonopah monitor and five submarines reached New York harbor as the Atlantic fleet gathers for maneuvers and a review by President Wilson. The E-1 completed 1230 knots from Key West under its own power, a remarkable feat for a submarine of its type. Earlier, the longest self powered trip by an American submarine was 830 miles from Key West to Galveston.
Notice announces that Boggess of Harrison County West Virginia will on the eighteenth day of 1915 at the county courthouse apply to the circuit court for something unspecified in the fragmented filing. The notice seeks attention or action from interested parties within Harrison County.
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