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Newspaper

The Daily Telegram

Location

Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1913

Page

8

Local visitors and residents noted in city listings

Fairmont visitors include PERSONAL 1B J Elsworth Alex R Watson Shafer Parkersburg J J McCuskey Pine Grove A F Lawson Elkins Waldo hotel guest J A Warwick Charleston L J Lepert Ravenswood G W Waggoner Morgantown Mrs Percy Goff Baltimore H M Russell Weston Dorothy Mines Warren Edmund Fittro Neil to Indianapolis for auto races Mayor Will H Cole returns from Fairmont Elks reunion Mrs Ed Mills and daughter to Brooklyn to be with ill daughter Mrs Carl Thompson

J. Elsworth Fairmont Alex R. “Watson Shafer Parkersburg J. J. McCuskey Pine Grove A. F.lawson Elkins J. A. Warwick Charleston Waldo Hotel L. J. Lepert Ravenswood Edmund Fittro Neil Ndiangpolls Ind Cole State Elks Wheeling Ed Mills Brooklyn N. Y Mills Carl Thompson

William Murtough Receives Gold Shower on Farewell Day

Friends of William Murtough longtime tracks supervisor on the Baltimore and Ohio and Short Line division honored him with a shower of gold at his Grafton home. He leaves for Mansfeld Ohio to join the Erie railroad after thirty years of service.

Grafton William Murtough Salem Short Line Mansfeld Erie Railroad Baltimore and Ohio

Kills Sweetheart Then Kills Himself in Erie Boarding House

A railroad engineer Jacob Gem erle shot and killed his sweetheart Mrs. M James at her Erie boarding house then shot himself. Gem erle died at a hospital an hour later. The victim’s identity remains unclear. The same report notes a state legislature committee in Wheeling reviewing 1000 pages of bribery testimony linked to senator elect W S Edwards.

Associated Premerie Jacob Gemerle M James Gemerle Wheeling W. S. Edwards United States Jis Hafield

Anhut Sentenced for Bribery in Thaw Case

John Anhut the New York lawyer convicted of bribery in an attempt to obtain the release of Harry K Thaw from the asylum for the criminal insane was sentenced to not less than two years and not more than four years in Sing Sing prison.

Magma New York John Anhut Harry K. Thaw Asylum For Sing Sing

Cumbo Yards Opened Near Martinsburg

The joint classification yards of the Baltimore and Ohio and the Cumberland Valley railroads at Cumbo six miles from Martinsburg were formally opened for use. Cumbo spans two miles and contains five yards, built over three years with many officials from both roads in attendance.

Martinsburg Baltimore and Ohio Cumberland Valley Cumbo

Walter Garrett Admitted to St Mary's Hospital

Walter Garrett of Broad Oaks, a representative for Prudential Life Insurance, is ill with typsis and hospitalized at St Mary's Hospital.

Walter Garrett Broad Oaks Prudential Life Instance Any St Mary’s Hospital

Hobson introduces free list plan for iron and steel

Washington May 2 Representative Hobson proposed a bill to place pig iron and structural iron or steel on the free list when their price exceeds fifty percent of 1913 levels. The move aims to spur foreign competition and lower prices.

Funeral for Mrs Emma Johnson Set for 2 30 P M

The funeral for Mrs Emma Johnson will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 30 from the residence of Mrs Amelia Wilkes at 348 Monticello area.

Emma Johnson Amelia Wilkes Monticello

Auction Sale at Pinsells Gorn Saturday May 24

Auctioneers announce a sale at Pinsells Gorn on Saturday May 24 conducted by the Fipeilnesburg Horse Co. The notice invites bidders to purchase a variety of store items and goods available at the event.

Pin‘sell Fipeilnesburg Horse Co

Randolph fined for drunken disorderly conduct at Baltimore Ohio station

A young man named Randolph was fined one dollar and court costs after being found drunk and disorderly at the Baltimore Ohio Railroad station. He was remanded to jail until a friend promised to post the fine, after Captain J A Camp of the railroad police intervened.

Deda Randolph Corts Hriday T. G. Nicewarner Bettimore Kr Ohio-Railroad Henig J. A.camp- Best Railroad Police Force

Legion Meeting and May 24 Sale Plans

Social notes report a Legion gathering at the First Methodist Episcopal church planning a picnic site setup and a May 24 sale. An informal dance at Hoffman Hall hosted by the Cadenza Orchestra featured new dances in a pleasant program. In Greece, King Constantine and the army general staff left for Salonika amid renewed hostilities between Bulgaria and Greek troops.

Ance Legion Legion First Methodist Episcopal Church Ariens Greece Constantine Salonika

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