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Newspaper

The Daily Telegram

Location

Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1915

Page

4

Telegram Calls For Better Weston Line Streetcar Service

The Telegram urges the local traffic bureau to press the street car company to improve intercity service between Clarkburg and Weston and Mt Clare. It cites crowded single cars during peak hours and requests a double header to meet daily travel needs amid construction and industrial activity. The piece also notes broader state finances and a push for extra legislative action.

Weston Burras Jocal Board of Trade Mt. Clare Clark Country Club Wafic Wed Graseeli Broad Oaks Tie Telegram Weston Moe

The Fleet and the Canal Debate in Early 1900s Press

The report notes controversy over sending the Atlantic fleet through the Panama Canal on July 4. Colonel Goethals warns such a move is hazardous or impossible, while the White House backs a potential passage. Officials question feasibility of returning the fleet if routed to the Pacific, highlighting political debate and constitutional actions regarding an extra legislative session.

Panama Canal Goethal Goerhals Washington Rayy Colonel Goethals White House Pacific Hatfield Sizte Sovernor Br Bym Lee

Fireless Cooker Tale Ends With Lampooned Boss

In a colorful tale from the Daily Novelette, Mrs Wollipus, a wealthy employer, repeatedly fires Vandalia a comically indestructible servant. After summoning the town’s fire brigade, she discovers Vandalia cannot be fired because he mereLy works aboard a fireless cooker, leaving her defeated and in protest.

Mrs. Wolltous Vandalia

The Searchlight Latest News from the Fields Science and Education

The column highlights science and education topics from rural fields through local reporting. It emphasizes investigative notes, community studies, and school achievements, linking agricultural life with scholarly progress and public interest stories.

Auto Club Tests Quiet Warning Devices in Anti Noise Crusade

A southern California auto club begins an anti-noise campaign with equal member interest. Tests compare several warning devices to find one least obnoxious to the ear. A committee conducts measurements and evaluates options.

Southern California

Chinese Statesman Lead Chinese Commercial Commission Arrives

Chang Chen-Hsun, noted Chinese statesman and merchant, 33 chairman of the Chinese commercial commission, arrived in San Francisco with a group of eighteen wealthy, influential Chinese leaders. The mission plans a comprehensive industrial survey of North America to map economic opportunities for the new republic.

Chang Chen-Hsun Chinese Commercial Commission San Francisco New Republic North Amerika

Laundry bill collection change prompts higher prices hereafter

A 1915 notice from Laundries of the City explains that after May 3 patrons face collected payments and higher charges to offset increased account-collection costs. It mentions coupon books, a 5 percent sign allowance, and driver pickup routes near a block from main streets and a fire station for autoists to slow down.

Angeovent

Azores Islands A Remote Atlantic Outpost Of Portugal

The Azores lie 2.0 miles off New York and 60 miles west of Lisbon, a remote Portuguese archipelago with steep coastlines and no flat land save coves. Pont Delgada shows a rough, ferrying town life, barefoot workers, and distinct shoe classes. Housing lacks comforts, markets operate on strong and weak money, and travel reveals stark contrasts between high cliffs and deep valleys.

New York Lisbon Atlantic Portugal Pontz Delgada Ieizores Azores Focal Jelands Uyste Rel

You cannot hear the roar of the breakers

A terse fragment notes a scene where the roar is unheard yet the speaker observes a lying prey in view, suggesting a quiet shoreline moment or a metaphorical warning about deceitful appearances in a coastal setting.

Oil and gas drilling reports mix in Pittsburgh and Ohio fields

Reports from oil and gas operators across Pennsylvania West Virginia and Ohio describe several wells in speechier and maxon sands producing light gas or small oil yields. Notable notes include American Natural Gas Company misidentified as oil but a gas well. T W Phillips No 2 on the D B McCullum farm yielding forty five barrels per day. B J Carter and Company in Sardis district with a gas show on the J Lee Strother farm. Hope Natural Gas in Gordon sand tests at Olive Far and John P Rober farms. Wayland Oil and Gas drilling second test on Tra Mi Hill. and Luther Oil completing a test in Perry county with two barrels in four hours.

American Natural Gas Company of Pitsburg New Texas Westmoreland County Park Unity District Plum Township Allegheny T. W. Phiilips Gas and Oil Company D. BE Lincoln County Wayland Oil and Gas Company James Potter and Companys Ar‘ling Standard’ Fuel Company South Fenn Ofl Company Horse Creek Laurel Creek Spencer Diech Roane County Douglass Heirs Ohio Junction City Jackson Township Perry County Luther Qi

Whooping Cough Remedy Endorsed by Ohio Mother

Mrs. S F Grimen of Crooksville Ohio praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy for curing her daughter’s whooping cough. She reports severe hemorrhage from coughing and rapid relief after using the product, stating the child was well after two bottles. Advertised as obtainable everywhere.

Chamberlain

Oilfield Drilling Notes Highlight County Activity

In Pike township Colum bus Oil and Fuel completes a test on the Michael Schneider farm. In Cow Run district Lawrence township Washington county Edwards and Company drill No. on John Bush farm, a ten-hase daily producer. Reas roa district and nearby areas show active shale work. most late completions in the district are dry. The Negley pool in Middleton township Columbiana county has a new shale sand project. Market quotes list several crude prices by region with Pennsylvania grade at 1.25 dollars.

Pike Township Columbus Oil and Fuel Company Michael Schneider Lawrence Township Washington County Shalow Territory Edwards and Company John Bush Kax Township Columbiana ‘Coun M. Duncan and Company Walter Stoffer Berea Ari Negley Middleton Columbiana County Pennsylvania Mercer Mercer Black New Castle 97. Corning North Lima South Lima Princeton Wooster Indiana Somerset Ragland Illinois Kansas Oklahoma Corsicana Electra Healdton Gaddo Caddo Canada

Salem High School Baseball Drills Past Opponent 31 to 5

Salem records a lopsided 31 to 5 win in a spirited game at Salem High School. The lineup lists West Milford Bob Fox as pitcher and Roscoe Moffat at first base for West Milford, with Salem featuring Buel Mele, Charles Wilkinson, Clair Ross, and Roy Kers among others. Umpire Marshall Daris officiated the game.

Salem Salem High School West Milford Bob Fox Russel Burnside Roscoe Moffat Carson Wilcox Clark Garnet Kemper George Helmick Robert Selby Lester Law Buel Mele Charles Wilkinson Clair Ross Jennings Broadwater Lawrence Bails Roy Kers Feild Huffman Daris Tasker Morrison DeWitt Watson West Wilford Fox Wicox Ross Kers Watson Broadwater Marshall Daris

Cupid Resumes Work Yields First License Since Saturday

Cupid resumed work with a Saturday morning license issued at the county clerk's office to Camden G. Conaway and Bers A. Watson. It was the first license issued since last Saturday afternoon.

County Clerk's Ofice Camden G. Conaway Bers A. Watson

Land transfers listed for several city additions and parks

Deeds show transfers among E Clarke Lee W Rotunda Edgar E Righter Floyd A Southern Samuel Southern Clyde O Southern Riverside Development Co F E Martin T G Hollack Goodwin Salem Daniel Smith Ida M Starchep Lionne Davis L H Piggot Homer Piggot George A Lionne Davis Charles D Johnson Maude E Peck Elk Creek Development Co S W Ford Jot Stonewall Park Ira DeWitt D W Jacobs Union Land Co M T Jacobs Union Land Co M T Haught Union Heights J F Lawman Fair Ground Improvement Co Hartland addition Ford to Fair Ground Improvement Co many transfers involve lots in Stonewall Park Hartland and Northview areas

E. Clarke Lee W. Rotunda Grove Edgar E. Righter Floyd A. Southern Norwood Samuel Southern Clyde O T. G Hollack Garr Alice Goodwin Fot Salem Daniel Smith Ida M. Starchep Lot Glenwood Lionne Davis L. H. Piggot Duck Creek Homer Piggot George A Northview Charles D. Johnson Maude E_ Peck Point Comfort Elk Creek Development Company S. W. Ford Stonewall Park Ira DeWitt D W. Jacobs Union Land Company M. T. Jaconbs M. T. Haught Union Heights J. F. Lawman Fair Ground Improvement Company Hartland Addition Ford Fair Ground

Phillips Sheet and Tin Company Visit to City and Weirton

Officials and stockholders of the Phillips Sheet and Tin Company will leave Pittsburg at 3 oclock next Wednesday evening in a special car for this city arriving shortly before midnight. They will spend the following day inspecting the local plant until 2 oclock, then depart over the Short Line for Weirton to inspect plants there. The party will include about twenty five or thirty members. The paragraph ends with an odd note about a waterfall roar caused by air pockets.

Co-operative Labor Plan Chicago United States Department of Labor Department of Agriculture Post Office Department Mexco Texas Dakotas Department of Phillips Sheet Pittsburg Weirton Planta

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