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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1907
Page
4
The Telegram laments the death of General Samuel B. Baker and recalls his strong ties to the paper and its staff. The column mocks circus hype, sanitations for trains, a Chicago scandal, political shifts, and local sports, ending with a note about the Bridgeport streetcar line to Cairo.
The document discusses Supreme Court decisions allowing distillers to ship liquor between states via express carriers without law violations. It also notes a Philadelphia church debate on women accepting tobacco users and comments by Senators Rayner and Davis on Bryan and states’ rights. Cumberland Maryland celebrates a United States district court opening as federal presence grows.
Dr JR Howertot of Montreal was elected moderator of the Presbyterian church in the United States while volunteers assisted to remove a derailed freight car from Chesapeake & Ohio tracks near Maysville Kentucky. Abraham Rue testified before a San Francisco grand jury as prosecutors predict mayor Schmitz will confess next. In Cincinnati Leon W H Barmhart of Pittsburgh and two others were killed when a back- ing day tool car struck them.
Charleston May 17 Chief Mine Inspector James W Paul prepares operators and miners for new laws in effect May 22. He distributes circulars and pamphlets detailing the mining code so every provision is clear. Additional inspectors will be appointed by the chief inspector after a strict fitness exam. New safeguards for miners' lives are now required.
Mrs Agnes C Stuart and Miss Katherine returned from St. Lucie Florida where they spent the winter. Their health is fine.
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