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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1913
Page
1
Delegates report total chautauqua receipts near 7000 dollars with net earnings just over 6500 and a long tour run including Auburh and Attutpaon places. The article mentions Bryan's remarks on the season and notes ongoing political intrigue surrounding acting Governor Glynn and impeachment chatter.
Eski mo boy earns the name Wilson by enduring a mile walk in thirty degrees below zero. The Rev. Dr. Charles L. Thompson, secretary of the Presbyterian Home Missions board, wrote to the president praising the infant born in Washington D.C. and saying a baby who could endure such cold at two weeks old should do well in life.
In Niagara Falls on September 20 the federation of Women’s clubs of America said it will offer no official recognition to Mrs. Pankhurst upon her U S arrival. Executive board member Mrs C H McMahon stated the group does not endorse militant methods to win the ballot but supports equal rights and hopes all U S women gain voting privileges with men.
DERTAN Germany Sept 20 The new naval Zeppelin arrived after its first eleven hour flight at a brisk average speed despite a sixteen mile wind. The Blister ship, from the ant, was destroyed in a gale on September 9, killing fourteen men.
In Huntington on Sept 29 the county court purchased fourteen miles of abandoned roadbed and three bridges from the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company for 19000 dollars. This marks the first step in extending a paved road through Cabell Putnam Kanawha Fayette and Greenbrie counties to the Virginia line.
A Chicago Rock Island and Pacific train derailed two miles west of Manhattan Kansas injuring about twenty. Eight coaches left the track and rolled down a twenty foot embankment. One passenger, George P Baldy of Harrington, Kan, was crushed by a falling trunk and likely to die. Manhattan physicians rushed to aid victims.
Governor Cox appoints Ts. Nichols of Batavia as chief function of the Ohio Supreme Court to succeed the late justice. State Senator W. A. Greeland of Cleveland named to succeed Nichols in the lieutenant governor post, amid秋ead easing changes in Columbus.
Secretary Wilson dispatched B. Stewart, chief clerk of the bureau of labor, to Denver to act as mediator in the impending miners strike.
The Brookline schoolboy Fritts Ouimet defeats Harry Vardon and Ed Birdie to win the American Open Championship. Ouimet scores 72 to Vardon 77 and Birdie 83. The victory marks a landmark for American golf with Ouimet earning a gold medal and plaudits for bringing home the roll of honor.
Boston Sept 20 A fatal incendiary fire swept a three story building on East Brookline Street destroying apartments on the top floor. Mr and Mrs Harley who had married only weeks ago were among those burned. Rescue attempts were hindered by narrow stairways and smoke as flames engulfed the premises.
A West Virginia mass meeting in Wheeling nominated seventy five delegates to the congressional nominating convention. The gathering produced enthusiastic speeches and unified support for a Republican tariff platform. Arthur K Thorn was named permanent chairman with William N Geppert as secretary. The convention asserted for protective tariffs and warned against Democratic free trade policies, pledging the district to support a tariff system favorable to industry and labor.
Washington reports the conference committee kept bananas on the free list after a heated debate. President Wilson supported continued free import of the fruit amid moves to tax banana imports. A ten percent countervailing duty on potatoes was also rejected.
Baltimore reports a new appliance by Professor W W Able of Johns Hopkins University enables rapid testing of individuals suspected of poisoning. A submerged series of tubes in saline mimics kidney function to determine drug effects and identify the poison almost instantly.
In Martinsburg on September 20 the circuit court jury found Bates Cook guilty of second degree murder of her infant and recommended the minimum sentence of five years.
Post master General Burleson announced Jobin Clark as superintendent of the fifth division of the railway mail service with headquarters at Cincinnati. Clark is the present chief clerk of the division.
Pittsburg dispatch notes a meeting of window glass workers and manufacturers as they confer on wage scales for the coming blast. Markets are unsettled with limited stock on hand, signaling a cautious path into 1919.
Virginia Hebrews will be reprented at mass meeting in Cooper Union New York City to protest national Congress in Berlin. Governor Hatfield named Taandra Charleston Louly Gutman Ing and Joseph Lopinsky Welch to represent his jail at the mass meeting.
United States submarine Hiilts returns from target practice and demonstrates precise fire at 3,000 yards aboard a submerged run. The boat launches torpedoes at ten-foot moving targets, scoring bull’s-eye hits on both shots amid sea conditions.
A freight train collision in Michigan this morning caused fatalities and injuries among several workers. Officials reported a misalignment and poor visibility contributed to the crash, with one minor confirmed dead and others hospitalized. Investigations are underway to determine fault and exact casualty numbers.
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