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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1908
Page
8
Demonstration by Miles A. Miles of Wilmerding representing Miles & Seese Co at the corner of Third and Main streets this evening. The event will be attended by the fire department and city officials, inviting all citizens interested in fire protection. A tornado in Tucumcari, Texas, left one dead, eighteen hurt, and considerable wind damage last night.
A chaotic account describes officers pursuing a disturbance near Monticello Avenue. A bracelet is found after a tip from a streetcar worker and officer Farmer reports. Officer Howard is suspended for leaving his beat, while questions arise over ownership and fairness.
Buckhannon Athletic football squad meets the Tigers at the old fair ground gridiron Saturday at 3 30 PM. The Tigers average 174 pounds per man versus 164 for Buckhannon, but locals feel optimistic. Lineups given include Coughlin Bell Jackson Boughner Root Limer Miller Steger Young Childers Boughner Lemans Robinson Coyner Ackerman Mearns Dawson with Coyner at halfback and Ackerman at end.
Col R Taylor agency at Trenton found a lawyer taken from a Walnut Lodge hotel with Captain Quinton Rankin. he fled near Tiptonville hours after Rankin was hanged. Militia mobilized by Governor Patterson arrives to restore order as disturbed territory faces distribution of troops. Names listed include George M Shahan Edna Swisher Degonekowski Meri Lasko Harry Gardner and Iole Rector Brice A English Gertrude Bottenfield.
Friends in the city received news of the death a day or so ago at Summerville Nicholas county P L Maloney who visited at the home of Mrs M F Connell here a number of times. He was very popular with his friends here and all are grieved over his death.
A blaze at 83 East Third Street in Manhattan killed three people including Mrs Moscowite and her baby and a boarder from the Moscovwitz household. Four others were severely injured and about a hundred residents facing danger from the fire.
Henry A. Nolte is here from Whel ani. H. J Tirres of Charleston, a business galliter in the city, and I. Carder of Waste Unton were here yesterday afternoon after returning from a West trip of two weeks. Page notes a free offer.
Real estate notices offer a six room house on Kelley Hill with water and sewerage, hardwood finish, 35 by 100, plus two Buckhannon Pike lots at 40 by 120 for 500 each. Also a seven room oak finished Broadus Addition home coming in three weeks near Mulberry Street, with shaded porch. Six Broadus lots remain, 50 by 120 and 40 by 120, priced to sell in Clarksburg.
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