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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1913
Page
1
The Daily Telegram announces 14 651 106 votes cast as the nine week contest ends with sixteen prizes awarded. Judges verify results amid a bustling crowd in the Telegram office as candidates await the final decision. District 1 winner MK. PRANK A Gill secures a combined scholarship.
Contest closed in a blaze of glory and outshone any prior attempts in West Virginia. It was 1.
A vivid account lauds a remarkable contest as ants perform superbly, predicting the event will be remembered as a historic moment in the local newspaper's lore.
The May testimony mentions a White House mint patch tied to Col Roosevelt and tourist interest. The fifteen by four foot herb bed near the laundry lattice has supplied fragrant leaves for juleps used by presidents from McKinley to Wilson, including Taft and Wilson.
A Senate education and labor committee meeting authorized plans to investigate the West Virginia miners strike in the Paint and Cabin Creek fields. Senators Borah Shields Swanson Martin and Kenyon were expected to be named a subcommittee to visit the strike zone.
The Lincoln Chatauqua Association of Chicago will hold a weeklong meeting at the Central school ground from July 5 to July 10. The event brings lectures readings and community gatherings to the town.
The Board of Judges. J J Devine reports winners in the Prize Voting Contest. District One awards a Paige Automobile valued at 6000 and cash prizes to Mrs PF A Qids and others. District Three and Four list additional prizes including a Ford and an Europe tour. Mrs Howard Gibbs wins a second ring for largest new subscriptions between April 1 and May 12, with a 125 prize.
In Marquette Michigan on May 28 the trial of Colonel Roosevelt against George A Newett continued with testimony about Roosevelt s drinking habits. John Callan O Laughlin, a Washington correspondent, testified as the proceedings veered from tension to a calmer course with the case moving forward.
An article notes a government bulletin on why girls quit school based on Worcester Massachusetts data. It reports officials dispute the claim that parents force girls to leave to work for money and cites that many could have continued schooling if not for economic pressures.
The Daily Telegram held a six thousand dollar prize voting contest ending Monday at 9 pm the ballot box sealed in Merchants National Bank vault for counting. Esther Mulvaney District 2 won a single scholarship as the grand prize contender. The scene at Wellston office was lively with friendly rivalry and praise for fairness as judges counted a heavy vote with careful verification and rapid final results.
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