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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1915
Page
11
A former Clarksburg resident recounts a harrowing Arctic voyage from Tronso and Advent Bay to Spitsbergen in 1913 14. He details brutal seas, endless polar night, aurora displays, and survival chores hauling salt water ice, skiing and snowshoe travel amid desolate desolation.
Correspondence from London reports Lt Col A C Yates in a lecture noting German epithets for Indian troops in China and recalling loyalty built from past insults. Viscount Bryce presided as Yates spoke of Indian army casualties and endurance in France, and Holdich commented on the distinct nationalities in the Indian corps.
P. J. Donnelly of the Arctic Coal Co reports a perilous search for a sick member, the recovery and loss as storm danger looms, and notes on midnight sun dates and mail delays. He also outlines geological observations across Spitsbergen, coal seams, fossil flora, and plans to reach latitude 82 45 and return to Advent Bay in 1914 and travel Europe in 1915.
Salem April 10 The East Salem Development Company's first addition is hailed as the latest Salem growth. The tract known as Horner Davis Camden Atkinson farm spans generations from James Biornor to Myra Horner through several marriages including Davis Camden and Gideon Camden Athesen whose name links to West Virginia Governor 1897 1901 and US Court of Claims judge Bells. The long ownership reflects a rare birthright preserved amid typical land sales in the area.
Apr 10 Dola Dola reports activites in Rock Camp with residents visiting friends in Haywood Clarksburg Brown Caldwell Smithfield Point Pleasant and Jones Run. Many locals attended a singing school at Point Pleasant and others hosted guests while repairs and house cleaning took place.
John Kommerstad is awarded 3506 in damages by the Minnesota Supreme Court after a fast mail train struck a horse on the railroad right of way near Benson. The horse was hurled 195 feet, toppled onto Kommerstad as he cut grass. Court notes jury should decide negligence and warning questions.
A farmer declines the title but a new civic corporation plans to develop the estate east of Salem on the old Northwestern Turnpike and B and O line. It seeks to create industrial sites including a window glass factory with Alliance Window Glass Company and to market residential lots at low prices while promoting community interests.
In a March or April gathering in Westchester County, W. S. Garrison, secretary of war, argues that peace requires strong military readiness not peacetime feebleness. He cites the need for a larger standing army, trained reserves, and prudent precautions while noting no aggression against the U S. Any plan should reflect lessons from Washington Adams and Jefferson and align with public opinion to back permanent defense policies. The piece also mentions memorial plans and local social notes.
Fragmented OCR notes indicate Traction Company and SxDrese leaving Clarkaburgy with routes through Grasse Mt. Clare Weston Shinnston and Farmington. Intermediates and shipmanta are to be delivered at a station later than 9 700 a.m. Sunday service interrupted with unspecified terms.
Washington observers report the Grand Army reunion's high interest as it marks the Civil War era's fiftieth anniversary. Plans include the Grant memorial pedestal 260 feet long and 73 feet wide, a 14 foot bronze equestrian statue, cavalry and artillery groups, lions guarding the pedestal, and extensive bronze reliefs. The Lincoln memorial and Arlington projects are also noted, with work proceeding despite delays and funding reaching into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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