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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1911
Page
4
A 1911 column surveys global progress and health reform. It notes China’s awakening to Western civilization and markets state efforts, highlighting Louisiana’s pioneering health train to educate rural towns on sanitation, food handling, water and sewerage, and disease prevention.
The piece rails at the Democratic state machine for opposing direct primary election legislation and critiques silence toward favored officials. It notes disputes within parties over Dice-French style clauses and primary reform, mentioning Maryland’s House of Delegates, the Nelson Hubbard resolution, and a clash with Republican influence amid ongoing political maneuvering.
Judge WF JH Cotternal of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma ruled that the grandfather clause in the Oklahoma election law violates federal provisions. The decision invalidates a key eligibility provision affecting voters.
A historical analysis argues that Supreme Court and Maryland court rulings on the grandfather clause aimed to test ancestral voting rights. It contends federal courts should strike racially based restrictions, allowing states to require education or property qualifiers but enforcing equal treatment, with no discrimination by race or color.
Jacob M. Swarts provides a list of fallen soldiers buried in local cemeteries with graves decorated by veterans, families, and friends yesterday. The roll includes Union and Confederate Civil War soldiers, War of 1812, Spanish American War veterans, and G A R members across Cemeteries such as ORD FELLOWS CELRETERY and OLD JACKSON.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions events or names unclear. No coherent details for a factual summary.
Mrs Maris Goerts of Orienta says her family drank the medicines and stayed in the house for necessity. She claims health was restored and a doctor found chronic catarrh cured. Her husband, daughter, and she reportedly recovered from asthma earache stomach catarrh and throat catarrh after use. She weighed 109 pounds at illness and now 140 pounds. She thanks the doctors and prays for long life.
A clothing shop fire in Buckhannon caused partial counter and garment damage before the fire was suppressed. Nearby social and church notices reference community events and local figures, including a bishop's dedication and several personal updates.
A garbled scan lists multiple deeds and parties including Witlaup, Alden, Treigh, Sharp, and Hoymond. It mentions Cape Salem and Mt. Claire, along with various dates and parcel notes, but most names and places are distorted.
A quirky column from a small Icelandic newspaper notes Max GLa Naf and O. reporting on a whimsical event. The piece mentions Fenermod today and Arokde Kennetl in a playful, transliterated style with a casual stand on the street report.
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