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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1915
Page
14
The Daily Telegram prints as the leading newspaper of Central West Virginia. It notes weekday and Sunday publication, with mail matter status and Associated Press service. Subscriptions vary by carrier and Sunday rate. address changes require both old and new addresses and must be signed for attention.
A Chicago speech outlines a joint U S Labor Agriculture and Post Office plan to curb rural unemployment by coordinating harvest labor. It stresses total needed workers, transportation issues, and uses post office cards to match employers with available labor, aiming for efficient mobilization before the harvest peak.
The Telegram urges Clarkburg traffic bureau to press the streetcar company for improved service between this city and Mt Clare. It notes crowding, lack of seating, and heavy rush hours due to construction and industry, calling for denser schedules and morning afternoon runs to relieve passengers heading to and from work.
The White House claims the Atlantic fleet will pass through the Panama Canal on July 4 but Col Goethals warns it may be hazardous. Goethals arrived in Washington and the Navy secretary suggests there may be no attempt to send the fleet through at all. The administration has backed and filled on the subject, while speakers note the difficulty of returning the fleet. Separate notes report Republican state senators opposing Governor Hartfield over taxation and revenue plans, urging a new extra legislative session.
A humorous tale about Mrs Wollipus firing Vandalia the servant for the umpteenth time. Vandalia refuses to leave, claiming she is a fearless cook, while Bremen townsfolk are drawn into the kitchen showdown as the mistress asserts control.
The Searchlight reports on a Southern California auto club pushing an antinoise crusade with two members equally interested. It notes tests of various warning devices and committees avoiding comparisons to pick the least obnoxious earache causing device. Previous to this, the athletes of this field.
Chang Chen-Hsun leads a Chinese mission in San Francisco to survey North American industry prices and warning signs. The delegation, comprising wealthy Chinese and officials, advocates safety measures near schools and fire stations to reduce congestion and protect pedestrians and the artist from collisions.
A travel sketch portrays the Azores as remote and isolated islands east of New York and west of Lisbon. It details rugged cliffs, cliffside towns like Ponta Delgada, social classes visible in footwear, peculiar money with strong and weak currencies, sparse amenities, and a drive along coast revealing dramatic scenery of red white houses and towering mountains.
Laundries in the city including Sanitary Laundry Co Empire Laundry Co and Ciari Laundry Jeksborg Co announce a cash on delivery plan starting May 3 1915 after months of consideration. Customers may obtain coupon books from drivers and receive a 5 percent allowance on them. The aim is to simplify small bill payments and reduce collection calls.
A vivid account notes visible firing spray during a race as the crowd’s roar remains unheard. The scene emphasizes tense action and sparse crowd noise, capturing the dramatic contrast between spectacle and silence.
The report notes several wells across Pennsylvania West Virginia and Ohio. New Texas in Westmoreland PA shows a light gas well in Speechley sand not an oil producer. Other wells in Plum township Allegheny county and D E McCullom farm show variable production. A Perry county Ohio test yielded 102 barrels in 24 hours.
Reports show Colum bus Oil and Fuel Co testing on Michael Schneider farm in Pike township while Edwards and Company drill on John Bush farm in Cowran district Washington county. In Kax township Columbiana county M Duncan and Compans drill on Waller Stoffer farm through Berea grit with dry results. Negier pool Middleton township sees little new shallow sand activity as prices and crude grades cited for various regions.
Salem won a spirited Friday baseball match 5 to 3 against West Milford. Lineups included Fox as pitcher and Moffat at first for West Milford, while Mole, Wilkinson, Ross, Broadwater, and Morrison starred for Salem with Watson at shortstop and Davis at right field.
Mrs S F Grimes of Crooksville Ohio recounts her daughter’s severe whooping cough with a hemorrhage of the lungs. She credits Chamberlains Cough Remedy as highly recommended and says a bottle relieved the cough at once and two bottles completed the recovery. Advertises the remedy as obtainable everywhere.
Cupid’s efforts lead to a marriage license issued at the county clerk’s office for Camden G. Conaway and Beryl A. Watson. The license marked the first issuance since last Saturday afternoon after a pause following a week of rest for Cupid.
A ledger of property transfers showing multiple deeds between individuals and development companies. Items include E Clarke Lee to V Rotunda one lot in Elk Grove, Edgar E Righter to Floyd A Southern one lot Norwood, Samuel Southern to Clyde O Southern Hartland addition, and several others detailing lots in Riverview Stonewall Park Northview Point Comfort Caton Heights and Duck Creek areas with various buyers and sellers such as Elk Creek Development, Tra DeWitt and D W Jacobs.
Officials and stockholders from the Phillips Sheet and Iron Company will leave Pittsburg at 5 o clock next Wednesday evening in a special car for this city arriving shortly before midnight. The following day they will inspect the focal plant of the company until 10 oclock, then depart over the Short Line for Weirton to inspect plants there. Twenty five or thirty members will comprise the party. The roar of a waterfall is produced mainly by bursting air bubbles.
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