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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1907
Page
4
Fragmentary report shows traders on Pike Street facing possible payment pressure as Telegram dispatches influence local stalls. Unclear details limit precise actions and involved parties.
The Evening Echo reports Dr. L. A. Davidson of West Milford proposes a state funded hospital for consumptives to be located east of West Milford. He cites pure air springs and water as favorable, naming several possible sites and urging state action to suppress the disease while noting Clarksburg’s steady growth and active building permits.
The Telegram calls for thorough inquiry into the proposed hospital project at West Milford and the feasibility of locating such a facility in the state. It supports Dr Davidson's view and urges locating the hospital at the earliest opportunity if the West Milford option is unsuitable.
A trial this month at Inmet delays oats case as the investigating committee finishes its work. Governor Dawson announces Virgil A. Lewin and Newton Ogan as solid fits for the Jamestown Exposition commission vacancies. The piece praises the choices and notes support for a possible injunction against reducing course offerings at normal schools.
State items report B B Gary a killed fireman may affect a Parkersburg murder case. County officials accused of misusing sinking fund loans. Marion County Bar Association held its first banquet with E M Showalter as toastmaster. Railroads plan to charge excess baggage fees above two cent fare, free allowance 150 pounds at Cregerent. A Morgantown resident opened a freight box and twenty rats leaped out. he refused freight for rats not on his bill.
Clarksburg hosts a steady stream of state conventions as the Telegram greets visiting dental societies. Col. John Marion is named to succeed Col. A S Hutson in the adjutant general’s office, a change noted amid ongoing department reshuffling.
A report from Marietta Ohio notes the fifth annual session of the Improved Order of Red Men assembly with delegates from across the state. In Washington, the Supreme Court ruled dredge and harbor employment law does not apply to public works, affecting eighty seven million dollars in harbor contracts and agents like Jerome W. Stuart, a Buckhannon business visitor, in city notes.
Harvey W Harmer as special commissioner for B W Boggens transfers one lot on Mulberry street to Metta V Thorn. Anne Matthey transfers one lot to Annie L Atchison in Salem. Joseph Arbogast to Bile Arbogast a titled lot. Homer A Williams to James F Dye thirty four of twenty two acres in Coal Ten Taile district. Included is an advertisement for Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil claiming rain stopping and wound healing sold by all druggists.
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