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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1906
Page
5
Clerk W L Cole says the city has reduced expenditures by 12000 since the new council took office and will prepare a financial statement for the last year. He notes a forthcoming report expected Monday detailing finances for city departments and public services.
The West Virginia Board of Regents plans a tour to visit normal schools for commencements. Marshall College Huntington June 4 with over 770 students. Concord Normal Athens June 6 around 200. Shepherd College Shepherdstown June 8 about 150. Glenville Normal Glenville June 10 about 100. Fairmont Normal Fairmont June 13 around 250. West Liberty Normal June 15 about 70. The past year saw student increases and new training departments in three normal schools. New buildings include a large addition to Marshall and a dormitory at Fairmont Normal.
Anita Lodge Clarksburg Star Lodge and W S Kearney Court hosted a lively meeting to discuss hosting the Grand Lodge annual convention in August. Antta lodge contributed the most to the San Francisco relief fund among colored Pythian lodges, with Pueblo Colorado a close second.
List of unclaimed mail items at the Clarksburg West Virginia post office dated May 14 includes names such as C Alley Harry Anne Phebe Cotérll Mane Casalinno Miss Missouri Calhoun Miss L. M. Cop pelge Gar Roush Co. Floyd Cross Mrs. Anna E. Clark George Deil foaugh and others with several misreadings and garbled entries. The notice reads like a standard postal record of pending deliveries.
Base Ball testeeday s araults. The results show New York 6 Cincinnati 3 and St Chictoe Boston 1. Teg Pha wiadelphin 6. Games today include Philadelphia at Pittsburg Boston at St Louis Brooklyn at Chicago New York at Cincinnati.
Detroit defeated Washington 3 to 1 as the American League action continued. St Louis routed Boston 11 to 1 while New York and Cleveland’ game was washed out by rain. Philadelphia faced Chicago in a rain postponement.
Arrangements are under way to build a convention hall on the Cote man lot at South Third Street. The 40 by 100 foot site should suit dancing and skating activities. John Lees may manage the hall after completion, with Shinn Brothers likely handling brick work. The project is not yet definite but probable.
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