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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1914
Page
1
Instructions from Mrs Joseph Elima of the National House Wives League describe a method to preserve fresh eggs by sterilizing water, mixing in water loss, and using a four gallon crock to cover twelve dozen eggs. The process notes a winter price of 45 cents for the eggs.
Militant suffragists of the Woman's Social and Political Union attacked national art treasures in London. A woman wrecked a painting at the National Gallery and another at the Royal Academy, while police tried to control a volatile Bow Street hearing where fifty women were arraigned. One marcher alleged theft of cash from a bystander.
In London a militant suffragist disrupted a matinee at His Majesty's Theatre shouting "Russian czar" at King George and Queen Mary. Police escorted the agitator from the auditorium as several women created disturbances in different theater sections.
May 22 an assault by militant suffragists to burn Stoughton hall failed when a passing gamekeeper alerted caretakers after spotting smoke. A kerosene cache was found and suffrage literature lay scattered around the grounds.
A horse owned by Boehm Brothers bolted from a delivery wagon around 10 o clock and crashed into two wagons in front of City Market on Main Street. It knocked a sidewalk covering support and broke a window in Hop Sing laundry, causing crowd excitement. The MG Market horses fled toward Walts block. the driver jumped and was slightly bruised.
George A. Lake of Rogers, Arkansas, appointed Charles F. Wester of this city as a member of the grand jury for a trip to Denver. The appointment notice came May after today, and Mr Wester took the oath.
The State Department confirms an American citizen of German birth, Richard Urbin, and a companion were attacked by a band of Mexicans eighteen miles west of Neco Ay at Pointed Mountain. Urbin was killed. his companion escaped. The incident prompted an American consular report and investigation.
The Telegram is asked to state that Ms J Cunoighan recanted in police court. Clarification distinguishes her from the widow of Jene Cumningiyan and corrects prior misidentifications. The notice stresses accuracy in naming and relation.
Ohio and West Virginia officials agree to jointly patrol the Ohio River after West Virginia Prohibition takes effect on July 1. The pact aims to curb whiskey smugglers crossing the river and to have bootsleggers caught on the riverfront turned over to the respective authorities.
May 22 two masked gunmen forced entry at a southern outskirts roadhouse and fired on players at cards. David Williams and James Batley were killed. A bandit died, another was wounded, and a player received a chest wound. Highwaymen Galley and Edward Donovan shouted threat then opened fire.
Theody of Jane J Connell died after a three week illness following a nervous breakdown in a Baltimore hospital. The body was transported to the Connell home on Lindon Avenue for viewing until Monday. Funeral services will be at 10 o clock Monday at the Church of the Immaculate Conception led by Father McDermott with burial in Holy Cross cemetery. The rest of the text includes stock broker notices and executor qualifications with errors and unclear context.
West Virginia may rebalance its House seats with a solid Republican delegation, say campaign observers at national headquarters. They report improving conditions since last winter, a weakened third party, and growing unity after a large harmonious convention in Charleston.
A Washington DC article details an eight page circular by the American Forestry Association noting forestry employment of 725000 and wages of 367 million annually, forest value of 1.26 billion, and 50 million acres. It cites fires injuring 70 people yearly and $50 million in insect and disease damage, with measures like forest planting and fire lookout stations and a reduction in fire loss to one tenth of a cent per acre. The piece stresses potential annual income from reforestation and savings from treated wood products.
Funeral services were held for Roby May Pritchard five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Penchant of Northview who died from pneumonia. The obituary notes the time and place for services and mourning details. Further items mention multiple incidents, including a Friday morning police report and an unrelated death.
The 1912 track meet at Guckhannon or Clarkaburg Decoration Day events saw Wesleyan win with 44 points, WVU second with 26, and Glenville, Salem, and Fairmont also competing. Records set include 100 yards, 220 yards, 1 mile and longer races, broad jump, shot put, hammer, javelin, hurdles, and relays, with Wesleyan and WVU leading state marks and several records later tied by other schools.
The report cites no danger to life or property from steel used in the Panama Canal. Major Boggs explains that detected fraud involved counterfeit steel. Defective pieces are replaced and government inspectors oversee riveted joints to prevent further deceit.
Will Nelson, a Tennessee native described as colored, remains in the county jail awaiting a hearing before Justice T. G. Nicowarner on a charge under the Johnson anti-weapon statute. The hearing is set for 7:20 this evening. He was arrested in Glen Elk Thursday night for drunkenness, found with a taser during a police search, and was turned over to county authorities.
In Wallace development South Penn Oil drilled on the John H. Henderson farm and reports a ten barrel pumper since moving. Rupe Natural Gas tested a second well on the Jorn Sprout farm with a test production of ten barrels daily. In Tenmile district South Penn Oil on the J B Dennteen farm reports a dumter and a second pump with a tight pump.
An incomplete May report from Washington mentions officials Bryan and others with unclear roles. The text references hearings, inquiries, and unnamed participants, but the details are garbled, leaving the core event and specifics unreadable.
Residents report altered stream flow in Washington D. C. as storm runoff from the watershed feeds the city’s water supply and power system. The article notes 1910 conditions, falling to 260 miners during a drought, and outlines plans to reforest watershed areas, monitor rainfall, and assess river flow impacts while restoring forest cover and evaluating run-off changes. The work, led by Wallace and the forestry service, aims to protect water, electricity, and power needs with staged plantings and monitoring.
Fragmentary report notes a relief corps action involving a trapabller and Abu with mention of a wetting event. Names and places are unclear due to OCR errors. readable terms indicate a ceremonial or drill context and a possibly misread foreign proper noun. Further text needed for clarity.
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